Order Book Part 1

House of Commons

Session 2001- 02
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The Order Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 18 April 2002

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Thursday 18 April 2002, 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.

THURSDAY 18th APRIL

1
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many contracts the Cabinet Office has with consultants; what level of professional indemnity insurance is standard in contracts with small consultants; whether he can make exceptions to the level of professional indemnity insurance; and what recent discussions he has had with other Government departments about the level of professional indemnity insurance.

(50826)

2
N   Peter Bradley (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps will be taken to recover the £120 million of Lottery funding invested in the project should the decision be taken not to proceed with the development of a new national football stadium at Wembley after 30th April.

(50928)

3
N   Peter Bradley (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she will have received, analysed and based a decision on the advice identified as being necessary to address the four issues to which she referred in her statement of 19th December 2001, Official Report, column 292, by 30th April.

(51082)

4
N   Peter Bradley (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her oral statement of 19th December 2001, Official Report, column 292, on the National Stadium, if she will make a statement on the four points to be addressed by the FA and WNSL, with special reference to a decision to build the stadium at (a) Wembley and (b) Birmingham; and what deadline she has imposed for receiving answers on the four points.

(50929)

5   Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Sports Action Zone money has been spent in the Workington constituency since the initiation of the scheme; and on what projects.

(51267)

6
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many contracts her Department has with consultants; what level of professional indemnity insurance is standard in contracts with small consultants; whether she can make exceptions to the level of professional indemnity insurance; and what recent discussions she has had with other Government departments about the level of professional indemnity insurance.

(50825)

7   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost was of refurbishing Winston Churchill's bunker in Neasden; and if he will make a statement.

(51245)

8
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the films funded by the Film Council for which (a) members of staff and (b) members of the Board of the Council have received an on screen credit, stating for each (i) the nature of and (ii) the reason for the credit.

(50178)

9
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her estimate is of (a) the number and (b) the percentage of households in the United Kingdom that (i) receive and (ii) can receive digital television by (A) digital terrestrial, (B) digital satellite, (C) digital cable and (D) other means.

(51071)

10
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 provision of sports in schools in Bristol.

(51076)

11
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on what date she (a) received the first report from the Digital Television Action Plan project and (b) will publish it.

(51070)

12
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many letters Ministers in her Department and officials have received about the provision of sports facilities at Cotham School, Bristol.

(51075)

13
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the circumstances under which a television licensing officer can enter a private dwelling.

(51073)

14
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the circumstances in which the owner of a television in the United Kingdom (a) does not and (b) does require a television licence.

(51072)

15   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with representatives of the armed forces regarding the removal of the traditional sentry duty of Edinburgh Castle.

(51271)

16   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations the Government has received regarding the decision to remove the traditional sentry duty of Edinburgh Castle.

(51274)

17   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the costs associated with the traditional sentry duty of Edinburgh Castle were in the last 12 months.

(51272)

18   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment the Government has made of the impact the traditional sentry duty of Edinburgh Castle has on (a) morale of army soldiers and (b) army resources.

(51273)

19   Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his Department's policy to rule out the use of Britain's nuclear weapons in response to the use of chemical or biological weapons against British forces overseas.

(51140)

20   Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the United Kingdom's policy is with regard to the possible use of Britain's nuclear weapons to prevent the use of weapons of mass destruction against British territory, armed forces or civilians.

(51139)

21   Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 31st January, Official Report, column 498W, on stolen equipment, if he will list the reported thefts and the related property code of (a) computer equipment and (b) computer data, indicating whether the property was recovered; which of those reported thefts are recorded as (i) no crime, (ii) closed detected and (iii) closed undetected; and if he will make a statement.

(51195)

22   Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the maximum number of warheads loaded onto the individual Trident D5 missiles currently deployed; and what is the maximum number of warheads that could be deployed on each of the United Kingdom's Trident D5 missiles.

(51137)

23   Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to provide the figure for the total number of operational nuclear warheads in the United Kingdom's stockpile; and if he will make a statement.

(51138)

24
N   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement about the reduction in the number of RAF Nimrod patrol aircraft.

(50871)

25
N   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Harrier force will leave service; when the JSF will enter service; and how many JSF aircraft will be procured.

(50872)

26
N   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the shortfall is in the number of pilots for (a) Sea Harriers and (b) RAF Harriers; and what steps the Department is taking to reduce this number.

(50869)

27
N   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) FA2 Sea Harriers and (b) GR7 RAF Harriers are in service.

(50868)

28
N   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the types of aircraft used by the RAF; and how many of each are operational.

(50873)

29
N   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Harrier aircraft will operate under the Joint Force Harrier; and what improvements will be made to the GR9 Harrier to allow the separate Harrier forces to integrate.

(50870)

30   Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow, Pollok): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 25th March, Official Report, column 552W, on senior members of the armed forces, how many officers of the rank of General and above in each service attended (a) independent and (b) state schools.

(51228)

31   Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the Department's contract for Ro-Ro ferries has been signed; and if he will make a statement.

(51134)

32   Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to place the order for two British aircraft carriers.

(51133)

33
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost of the refit of HMS Illustrious is.

(50815)

34
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilians are employed in connection with MoD PFI programmes.

(50789)

35
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 10th April, Official Report, column 14W, on Navy vessels, how many (a) officers and (b) crew will remain on HMS Illustrious until her refit commences; what their duties will be; how often officers and crew will be redeployed; how many officers and crew will remain with HMS Illustrious during her refit; and what HMS Illustrious's reduced state of readiness will be until October.

(50777)

36
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's involvement is in research and development of a successor system to the Harpoon missile.

(50784)

37
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the main elements will be in the refit of HMS Illustrious; how long the refit was originally planned to take; and how long it is expected to take.

(50874)

38
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact the absence of hangars on LPDs will have on the serviceability of helicopters.

(50817)

39
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what ammunition stocks are held in the UK.

(50931)

40
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on married quarters at RAF Benson.

(50820)

41
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the progress of the future air-to-surface guided weapon; and which Royal Navy helicopters will be equipped with this weapon when it becomes operational.

(50782)

42
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the latest in-service date for the Surface Torpedo Defence System new system is; and if he will make a statement on progress on the programme.

(50786)

43
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the level of stocks of ammunition has changed since 1997.

(50932)

44
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many married quarters there are at RAF Benson; and how many of them are (a) under repair and (b) waiting repair.

(50818)

45
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans there are to provide temporary helicopter hangars on HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark.

(50816)

46
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to place an order for a third multi-role survey ship.

(50781)

47
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which submarines will be fitted with the Submarine Acoustic Warfare Command System; and when the system will be operational.

(50785)

48
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received about relations between the Defence Housing Executive and RAF Benson.

(50819)

49
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has classified the secure supply of ammunition as being of strategic importance.

(50934)

50
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, under what circumstances it is the Government's policy to subsidise ammunition manufacturers in the UK to ensure its supply.

(50935)

51
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Active Off-Board Decoy System will become operational on Royal Navy warships.

(50787)

52
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contractual guarantees exist to safeguard the supply of ammunition by overseas manufacturers in (a) peace and (b) war.

(50933)

53
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the trials of Sea RAM with HMS York; and what plans he has to procure the weapon system.

(50783)

54
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many contracts his Department has with consultants; what level of professional indemnity insurance is standard in contracts with small consultants; whether he can make exceptions to the level of professional indemnity insurance; and what recent discussions he has had with other Government departments about the level of professional indemnity insurance.

(50824)

55
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to procure a successor system to the Type 675 Jammer, to be fitted to Type 45 and other future warships.

(50788)

56   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when Private Gray commenced duty at Deep Cut Army Camp on 16th September 2001; what his schedule of duty was (a) that and (b) the next day; and if he will make a statement.

(51153)

57   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) service family accommodation and (b) single living accommodation units were of (i) grade one, (ii) grade two, (iii) grade three and (iv) grade four standard in each year between 1997 and 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51168)

58   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many rounds of ammunition Private Gray was issued with before going on duty; how many rounds were found in his weapon or on his person following his death on 17th September 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51150)

59   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what record there is of Private Gray's routine on the evening of the 16th September 2001; when the last time was he logged out on guard duty; when the last time was he logged back in from guard duty having completing a patrol; and if he will make a statement.

(51159)

60   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when civilian authorities were advised of the death of Private Gray in Deep Cut Camp on 17th September 2001; who was advised; by whom; and if he will make a statement.

(51162)

61   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what record there is of a civilian staying the night at the officers' mess of Deep Cut Camp over the night of 16th and 17th of September 2001; if he will identify this person; who authorised his entry into the camp and his overnight stay in the officers' mess; and if he will make a statement.

(51169)

62   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, at what time shots were first heard on the night of 16th and 17th of September 2001; by whom and where; if reports of these shots were logged; and if he will make a statement.

(51164)

63   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) married quarters and (b) single living accommodation quarters have been inspected for health and safety in the last 12 months; how many have failed health and safety inspections; and if he will make a statement.

(51166)

64   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there was an MoD inquiry into the death of Private Geoff Gray in September 2001 at Deep Cut Army Camp; and if he will make a statement.

(51155)

65   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what duties Private Gray was deployed in on (a) 16th September 2001 and (b) 17th September 2001; who his immediate superior officer was on that night; and if he will make a statement.

(51157)

66   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedures were followed at the start and finish of a round of guard duty at Deep Cut Army Camp on the evening of 16th and the morning of 17th and 18th September 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51152)

67   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what time was Private Gray's body removed from the site of Deep Cut Camp on 17th September 2001; by whom it was removed; to where it was removed; and if he will make a statement.

(51161)

68   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) entry and (b) exit wounds were found on Private Gray's body; where they were; and if he will make a statement.

(51156)

69   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the incident late on the evening of 16th September 2001 close to the officers mess at Deep Cut Camp involving Private Geoff Gray; and what other personnel were involved.

(51158)

70   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many repairs have been made to (a) service family accommodation and (b) single living accommodation in each year between 1997 and 2001; how many of these have repeated repairs conducted in the previous year; and if he will make a statement.

(51167)

71   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on (a) the cause of death, (b) the circumstances and (c) the coroner's verdict on the death of Private Geoff Gray in September 2001 at the Deep Cut Army Camp; and if he will make a statement.

(51149)

72   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the calibre was of the bullets that killed Private Geoff Gray; what search was made to recover the bullets; who conducted the search; if the bullets were recovered; and if he will make a statement.

(51170)

73   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what ammunition was found to be missing from Private Gray following his death on 17th September 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51151)

74   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the location was of the incident that led to the death of Private Geoff Gray in September 2001 within the Deep Cut Army Camp; where the death took place; and if he will make a statement.

(51154)

75   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what time the body of Private Gray was discovered in Deep Cut Camp; where it was discovered; by whom; and if he will make a statement.

(51163)

76   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what logs were kept of the round of guard duty of Private Gray on the evening of the 16th and the morning of the 17th September 2001 at Deep Cut Camp; who was responsible for the accuracy of the logs; and if he will make a statement.

(51160)

77   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what happened to the weapon and ammunition of Private Gray following his death on 17th September 2001 at Deep Cut Camp; and if he will make a statement.

(51165)

78   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which Millennium Volunteers projects are based in (a) Buckingham constituency and (b) Buckinghamshire; and what is (i) the nature of the project, (ii) the date of establishment, (iii) the funding received and (iv) the level of participation in each case.

(51390)

79   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which (a) Learndirect and (b) UK online learning centres are based in the Buckingham constituency; and if she will indicate the date they were established in each case.

(51385)

80   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate she has made of the cost to local education authorities in England and Wales in (a) 2002-03 and (b) 2003-04 of her regrading of teachers' pay scales.

(51392)

81   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many learning mentors there are in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) the Buckingham constituency and (ii) England.

(51389)

82   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what awards have been made under the Community Champions Funds to projects in (a) the Buckingham constituency, (b) Buckinghamshire and (c) England, indicating the (i) date of award, (ii) amount awarded and (iii) details of the project in each case.

(51383)

83   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate she has made of the number of people resident in the Buckingham constituency who are studying a Learndirect course (a) online and (b) at a Learndirect centre.

(51384)

84   Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will rank each constituency in England by the percentage of school children eligible for free school meals.

(51288)

85
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many contracts her Department has with consultants; what level of professional indemnity insurance is standard in contracts with small consultants; whether she can make exceptions to the level of professional indemnity insurance; and what recent discussions she has had with other Government departments about the level of professional indemnity insurance.

(50827)

86   Mr Ivan Henderson (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, who is responsible for providing funding for transport for post 16 students in Essex; and how much funding is being provided for transport for post 16 students in Essex in the current academic year.

(51299)

87   Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what targets she sets for (a) measuring and (b) improving teaching standards in schools for children with special needs, with particular regard to children with autistic spectrum disorders.

(51200)

88   Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps are being taken to improve autism awareness among teachers.

(51202)

89   Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps she is taking to improve the collation of data in respect of children with autistic spectrum disorders; what she is doing to increase resources for their education; and if she will make a statement.

(51201)

90
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate she has made of the number of posts for educational psychologists in local education authorities in England and Wales that are unfilled.

(51057)

91
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement about the recruitment and retention of educational psychologists.

(51056)

92
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average waiting time between a child being referred by his school to an educational psychologist and the first consultation taking place has been in the last 12 months.

(51053)

93
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many educational psychologists are employed (a) by each local education authority in England and Wales and (b) in total; what the equivalent figures were for the last five years; and if she will make a statement.

(51055)

94
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidance she has given to schools and local education authorities about gaining access to speech therapy services for children with relevant special education needs.

(51054)

95
N   Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when the City of Bradford Metropolitan Council was invited to submit a bid for the latest round of PFI projects; when the bid was received; and on what date the Department's response was issued.

(51040)

96
N   Mr Alex Salmond (Banff & Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, who attended the education meeting of the EU Council of Ministers on 12th February 2001 on behalf of the UK; and who led the UK delegation.

(51038)

97
N   Mr Alex Salmond (Banff & Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, who attended the education meeting of the EU Council of Ministers on 8th June 2001 on behalf of the UK; and who led the UK delegation.

(51037)

98   Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress the Government has made in closing the pay gap between teachers in schools and colleges.

(51303)

99   Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action her Department is taking to provide financial support to low paid families whose children take vocational qualifications when they leave school.

(51302)

100   Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress her Department has made on equalizing funding for sixth form funding for schools and colleges.

(51301)

101   Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on the review of funding for schools.

(51300)

102
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many letters Ministers in her Department and officials have received about the provision of sports facilities at Cotham School, Bristol.

(51074)

103
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on the provision of sports in schools in Bristol.

(51077)

104   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action the Government is taking to tackle global illegal trade in wildlife.

(51270)

105   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the impact illegal wildlife trade is having on endangered species; and if she will make a statement.

(51269)

106
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what professional indemnity insurance clause is part of her Department's standard consultants' contract.

(50828)

107
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how often she has made an exception to the professional indemnity requirement of her Department's standard consultants' contract in the last five years.

(50831)

108
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received from small businesses about the level of professional indemnity insurance in contracts with her Department; and if she will make a statement about professional indemnity insurance with small contractors.

(50832)

109
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what level of professional indemnity insurance was required by her Department of small businesses contracted with them in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001 and (f) 2002.

(50829)

110
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many small businesses have individual contracts with her Department.

(50830)

111
N   Mr Richard Page (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government expects to announce its intentions regarding the reimbursement of the additional expenditure incurred over refrigerator disposal.[R]

(50867)

112   Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what further measures she plans to implement to combat bovine tuberculosis in England and Wales.

(51378)

113
N   Mr Alex Salmond (Banff & Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who attended the fisheries meeting of the EU Council of Ministers on 27th November 2001 on behalf of the UK; and who led the UK delegation.

(51035)

114
N   Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on her policy with respect to nitrate vulnerable zones.

(46522)

115   Mrs Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the conditions for the setting up of regional advisory councils in connection with the Post 2002 Common Fisheries Policy.

(51444)

116   Mrs Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has made to HM Treasury in support of the abolition of stamp duty on land acquisitions.

(51459)

117   Mrs Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the recent European Commission's Food and Veterinary Office report on the implementation by the French authorities of European rules on protective measures against BSE in France; what discussions she has had with (a) her French government counterpart and (b) the European Commission about the report's findings; and if she will make a statement on the continuing French ban on imports of British beef.

(51455)

118   Mrs Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with HM Treasury about allowing farmers to benefit from (a) 100 per cent. capital allowances for plant and machinery and (b) 25 per cent. allowance for buildings.

(51458)

119   Mrs Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the reliability rate of the computer model used during the 2001 foot and mouth disease outbreak to predict the spread of the virus; what percentage of error was expected from the model; if her Department has commissioned a new computer programme for predicting disease spread; and if she will make a statement.

(51457)

120   Mrs Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the matters relating to (a) agriculture, (b) fisheries and (c) other subjects that are to be discussed at the forthcoming meeting of the Agriculture Council on 22nd April.

(51456)

121   Mrs Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the recent change in the farmgate price of milk on the future viability of dairy farming; and what recent representations she has received from the dairy industry regarding agrimonetary compensation available to dairy farmers.

(51454)

122   Mrs Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the honourable Member for Scunthorpe's Answer of 18th March, Official Report, column 130, on the Mari Geni, under which sector of the United Kingdom fleet the Mari Geni was registered; and what was the total amount of (a) tonnage and (b) kilowatts the sector has been reduced by due to the decommissioning of the Mari Geni.

(51445)

123   Mrs Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 20th March, Official Report, column 375, on fish quotas, if she will make a statement on the relationship between the Shetland Island Council and (a) the Shetland Development Trust and (b) the Shetland Leasing and Purchasing Company; and how much money was expended by SLAP for the purchase of fish in the years (i) 1998 (ii) 1999 (iii) 2000 and (iv) 2001

(51443)

124   Mrs Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she next intends to meet representatives of (a) the Royal Agricultural Society and (b) the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society to discuss the future viability of the agriculture industry.

(51446)

125   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government has done since 1997 to preserve and manage fish stocks in UK and European waters.

(51235)

126   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proposals the Department has made at EU level to reform the Common Fisheries Policy.

(51236)

127   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the use of forests as sink holes for carbon dioxide; and what measures have been taken since 1997 to increase the size of forests.

(51238)

128   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken at international level to increase forest protection and improve forest management; and if she will make a statement.

(51237)

129   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51120)

130   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Income Tax (Indexation) (No. 2) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51118)

131   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Friendly Societies (Modification of the Corporation Tax Acts) (Amendment) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51107)

132   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Consequential Amendments and Savings) (Industrial Assurance) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51094)

133   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Transitional Provisions) (Partly Completed Procedures) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51089)

134   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Individual Savings Account (Insurance Companies) (Amendment) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51108)

135   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (UK Depository/Interests in Foreign Securities) (Amendment) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51115)

136   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Law Applicable to Contracts of Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51085)

137   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Savings, Modifications and Consequential Provisions) (Rehabilitation of Offenders) (Scotland) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51098)

138   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Personal Equity Plan (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51117)

139   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Prescribed Markets and Qualifying Investments) (Amendment) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51126)

140   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Taxes (Interest Rate) (Amendment No 3) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51111)

141   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Misleading Statements and Practices) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51096)

142   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51091)

143   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Consequential Amendments) (No 2) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51112)

144   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Variation of Stamp Duties Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51123)

145   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Disclosure of Confidential Infomation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51087)

146   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Consequential Amendments) (Taxes) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51100)

147   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 6) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51125)

148   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Friendly Societies Act 1974 (Seal of The Financial Services Authority) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51124)

149   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Value Added Tax (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51122)

150   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Friendly Societies (Provisional Repayments for Exempt Business) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51109)

151   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Transitional Provisions and Savings) (Information Requirements and Investigations) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51095)

152   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Bankruptcy (Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) (Scotland) Rules 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51090)

153   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Protection of the Euro against Counterfeiting Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51110)

154   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Financial Services and Market Act 2000 (Scope of Permission Notices) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51119)

155   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Dissolution of the Board of Banking Supervision) (Transitional Provisions) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51086)

156   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Transitional Provisions and Savings) (Business Transfers) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51099)

157   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Value Added Tax (Cars) (Amendment) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51121)

158   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Control of Business Transfers) (Requirements on Applicants) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51102)

159   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment No 2) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51113)

160   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51084)

161   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Money Laundering Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51097)

162   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Consequential Amendments and Repeals) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51092)

163   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Enterprise Management Incentives (Gross Asset Requirement) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51114)

164   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Confidential Infomation) (Bank of England) (Consequential Provisions) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51093)

165   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51088)

166   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Individual Savings Account (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51116)

167   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Control of Transfers of Business Done at Lloyd's) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51101)

168   Julia Drown (South Swindon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his Answer of 11th April, Official Report, column 576W, on heavily indebted poor countries, if he will estimate the proportion of the additional $50 billion per annum which would be devoted to debt relief, broken down by country.

(51278)

169
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many contracts HM Treasury has with consultants; what level of professional indemnity insurance is standard in contracts with small consultants; whether he can make exceptions to the level of professional indemnity insurance; and what recent discussions he has had with other Government departments about the level of professional indemnity insurance.

(50836)

170   Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what Government buildings owned by his Department have solar panels installed.

(51189)

171
N   David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on recent action which he has taken to ensure that the full tax liability is paid by very wealthy individuals.

(51000)

172
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many contracts his Department has with consultants; what level of professional indemnity insurance is standard in contracts with small consultants; whether he can make exceptions to the level of professional indemnity insurance; and what recent discussions he has had with other Government departments about the level of professional indemnity insurance.

(50833)

173   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he has obtained an undertaking from the Government of Spain to abide by the results of referenda held in Gibraltar on its future status.

(51450)

174   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proposals are being discussed with his Spanish counterpart in relation to the future status of Gibraltar.

(51451)

175   Mr Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he will reply to the letter dated 21st February from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mr Salah Zanie.

(51427)

176   Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what Government buildings owned by his Department in the United Kingdom have solar panels installed.

(51191)

177   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) the date and (b) the outcome was of meetings his Department has held with representatives of the (a) Portuguese, (b) Indonesian, (c) Australian and (d) New Zealand governments concerning the deaths of Malcolm Rennie and Brian Peters; and what matters were discussed.

(51309)

178   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the British Government was informed that East Timor was to be taken over by Indonesian-backed forces; and if he will make a statement.

(51251)

179   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Indonesian Government in relation to Yumus Yosfiah and the deaths of Malcolm Rennie and Brian Peters.

(51308)

180   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the United Nations transitional administration in East Timor in relation to Yumus Yosfiah and the deaths of Malcolm Rennie and Brian Peters.

(51307)

181
N   Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received concerning the arrest of Yasim Malik, Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, on 25th March at Srinagar.

(50998)

182   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met President Kostunica of Serbia; and what was discussed.

(51241)

183   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the latest developments on the Macedonia/Kosovo border.

(51240)

184   Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the possible positive impact of pneumococcal vaccinations for the over-65s.

(51131)

185   Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to introduce a 65 years and over age recommendation for pneumococcal vaccinations.

(51130)

186   Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the implication of the refusal of planning permission by local authorities in respect of drug treatment centres for the Government's strategy of increasing treatment facilities for drug users; and if he will make a statement.

(51294)

187
N   Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information she has collated on the number of (a) adults and (b) children who are currently overweight or obese; and what percentage of each population that figure represents.

(49310)

188
N   Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimates she has made as to the total cost (a) to the National Health Service and (b) to the economy of illness, inactivity and premature death associated with overweight and obesity.

(49311)

189
N   Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on his plans to combat obesity.

(49312)

190
N   Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what were the main conclusions of his Department's recent response to the Ninth Report of the Committee on Public Accounts on the subject of obesity.

(49313)

191
N   Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what targets he intends to set for reductions in the levels of overweight and obesity; and what resources and strategies he will put in place to ensure that they are achieved.

(49314)

192
N   Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department gives to directors of public health and general practitioners about the appropriate use of (a) traditional diets, (b) exercise, (c) formula slimming foods, (d) surgery and (e) slimming drugs, as part of the strategic response to the problem of overweight and obesity.

(49315)

193
N   Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures were enacted to raise tenders for the production of smallpox vaccine recently in the UK.

(50790)

194
N   Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whom he consulted in deciding (a) the number of units of smallpox vaccine required for production in the UK and (b) the number of individuals to be covered.

(50791)

195
N   Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the process by which it was decided to use the Lister strain of the smallpox virus for vaccination of the UK population.

(50792)

196
N   Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total (a) cost and (b) distribution figure was of the NHS Plan—A Progress Report 2000-01.

(50806)

197
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice he has received from NICE about Glivec.

(50821)

198
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many contracts his Department has with consultants; what level of professional indemnity insurance is standard in contracts with small consultants; whether he can make exceptions to the level of professional indemnity insurance; and what recent discussions he has had with other Government departments about the level of professional indemnity insurance.

(50844)

199
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement about Glivec.

(51083)

200
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Scottish First Minister about Scottish NICE advice about Glivec.

(50822)

201
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NICE and Scottish NICE are allowed to liaise with each other about similarities and parallel inquiries into a particular drug.

(50823)

202   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list those sites which are part of NHS hospitals on which applications have been made to be registered as town or village greens; which of these have been successful; which are outstanding; and if he will make a statement.

(51180)

203
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what powers PCTs will have to determine service provision by acute hospital trusts.

(50807)

204
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans Inventures has for the land it owns at Cold East Hospital.

(50798)

205
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures have been adopted to determine if land owned and occupied by (a) PCTs, (b) acute hospital trusts, (c) health authorities and (d) his Department should be transferred to Inventures.

(50797)

206
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will set out the components of the weighted capitation formula used to allocate resources to PCTs.

(50794)

207
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the publicly available performance measures for (a) PCTs, (b) acute hospital trusts, (c) consultants and (d) departments within acute hospitals.

(50793)

208
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what powers PCTs have to commission services from outside the NHS.

(50804)

209
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what financial targets have been set for Inventures.

(50805)

210
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans there are to increase the number of national service frameworks.

(50802)

211
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms are in place to monitor the use of resources earmarked for cancer treatment.

(50803)

212
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list those parties which have indicated interest in providing franchised management services for acute hospitals.

(50800)

213
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the contracts signed with non-NHS suppliers for the provision of health care services in (a) 2000 and (b) 2001.

(50801)

214
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how Inventures is accountable to him.

(50796)

215
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of funding for acute hospital trusts will be (a) channelled through PCTs and (b) directly provided by his Department.

(50795)

216
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of health service spending in 2002-03 is covered by national service frameworks.

(50799)

217   Mr Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will reply to the letter dated 5th March from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Miss P. Brown.

(51424)

218
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many posts for speech therapists in (a) the National Health Service and (b) each relevant trust are unfilled.

(51060)

219
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many speech therapists are employed (a) by the National Health Service and (b) by each NHS trust in England and Wales; what the equivalent figures were for the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

(51058)

220
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time between a child on the Register of Special Educational Needs being referred to a speech therapist and the first consultation taking place has been in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

(51052)

221
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the recruitment and retention of speech therapists.

(51059)

222   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many checks were carried out in 2001 on the safety of food sold from mobile caravans and trailers; how many failed to meet the required standards; and if he will make a statement.

(51304)

223   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many complaints he has received in the latest 12 months for which figures are available from medically qualified NHS personnel concerning the cleanliness of operating theatres; and if he will make a statement.

(51305)

224   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number and percentage of people over (a) 95 and (b) 100 who are being cared for in (i) an NHS hospital and (ii) a nursing home.

(51306)

225
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with (a) NHS managers and (b) private companies, about the provision of extra large medical compression tights; and if he will make a statement.

(50925)

226
N   Mr Alex Salmond (Banff & Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who attended the health meeting of the EU Council of Ministers on 4th June 2001 on behalf of the UK; and who led the UK delegation.

(51036)

227   Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total level of Government funding for research specifically related to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in the last six years has been; and what percentage this represents of the Government's total commitment to medical research in the last six years.

(51141)

228   Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients in the UK are diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; how many new patients were diagnosed with the condition in each of the last six years; and what the annual mortality rate for children and young adults with the condition was in the last six years.

(51142)

229   Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the advantages of withdrawing from NHS consultants with whole time NHS contracts the option of undertaking limited amounts of private work under his review of the consultants' contract.

(51266)

230   Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the cost of the National Survey of NHS Patients being carried out by the National Centre for Social Research.

(51285)

231   Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce the provision of light-weight anti-stab vests for front line ambulance personnel.

(51286)

232
N   Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list names of the chairperson and chief executive of each strategic health authority in England.

(50022)

233   Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the level of salaries that are being paid to overseas doctors and nurses who are recruited through agencies; if he will make a statement on his Department's review of the health funding system; if the new funding system will target funds in areas of poor health; and if it will take into account (a) the number of people in each area who have access to private medical care and (b) the early death rates in areas with high levels of deprivation.

(51276)

234   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Department has spent on research into spinal cord injury since 1997; what efforts have been made with (a) his European counterparts and (b) the World Health Organisation to increase resources for the treatment of spinal cord injury; and what measures have been introduced to help people suffering from spinal cord injury.

(51230)

235
N   Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to use urgency powers when deciding the location of accommodation centres for asylum seekers.

(50930)

236   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to issue guidance to magistrates dealing with wildlife crime; and if he will make a statement.

(51268)

237   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to increase the maximum sentence for illegal dealing in wildlife; and if he will make a statement.

(51381)

238   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will announce his response to the outcome of the appeal by Ms Yoko Sibthorp for the right to remain permanently in the United Kingdom.

(51426)

239   Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reviews of prison officer/staff ratios have taken place, and when, in the last 12 months.

(51144)

240   Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reviews of prison inmates' privileges and facilities have taken place in the last 12 months.

(51145)

241   Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recruited prison officers have been trained by the Prison Service colleges during the last 12 months.

(51143)

242   Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have resigned from the Metropolitan Police force in each of the last three years.

(51148)

243   Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prison officers have been recruited and employed within the Prison Service during the last 12 months.

(51147)

244   Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unpaid hours of time off in lieu of hours worked by prison officers at Wandsworth Prison there are.

(51146)

245
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many contracts the Home Office has with consultants; what level of professional indemnity insurance is standard in contracts with small consultants; whether he can make exceptions to the level of professional indemnity insurance; and what recent discussions he has had with other Government departments about the level of professional indemnity insurance.

(50843)

246   Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what penalties exist for (a) buying and (b) selling (i) ivory and (ii) tiger products.

(51242)

247   Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training is being given to police officers to improve autism awareness.

(51203)

248   Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance police officers receive about interviewing witnesses who may have an autistic spectrum disorder.

(51204)

249   Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of staff are employed by the National Police Training Unit.

(51171)

250   Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the remit is of the National Police Training Unit.

(51172)

251   Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which directorates and units of his Department cited on his Department's website at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/direct.htm were created after May 1997.

(51442)

252   Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost is of the National Police Training Unit.

(51173)

253   Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what Government buildings owned by his Department have solar panels installed.

(51188)

254
N   Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions there were under section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 in (a) 2000 and (b) 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(50809)

255
N   Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken was from first application to initial decision in asylum cases in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

(50808)

256
N   Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letters from the honourable Member for Woking dated 7th November 2001 and 9th January on the subject of Mrs Dayekh on appeal (ref no VV 03010/2001).

(50865)

257   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information has been supplied by British security services to (a) the Indonesian Government, (b) the Australian Government, (c) the New Zealand Government and (d) the Portuguese Government concerning the deaths of Malcolm Rennie and Brian Peters.

(51246)

258
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff were employed in the Prison Service as (a) prison officers and (b) operational support grades in each of the last five years.

(50814)

259   Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford & Southend East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the Department has not responded to the application for consideration of political asylum for Mr. Mohamed, an Iraqi national, port reference EDD/01/20967 and HO reference M1051379, which was submitted on 10th April 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51132)

260   Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department has made of the number of dependants of asylum seekers under 18 years old who will be housed in pilot accommodation centres.

(51135)

261
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many contracts her Department has with consultants; what level of professional indemnity insurance is standard in contracts with small consultants; whether she can make exceptions to the level of professional indemnity insurance; and what recent discussions she has had with other Government departments about the level of Professional indemnity insurance.

(50842)

262   Mr Ivan Henderson (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid her Department plans to make available to Angola in the next five years.

(51298)

263
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to review the specification of performance targets to reflect her Department's activities and the timescale over which such targets can be met.

(50780)

264
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to develop performance indicators of the Department's (a) quality of processes, (b) policies and (c) resources.

(50779)

265
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if her Department will increase financial assistance to water and sanitation projects serving slum populations surrounding Dhaka, Bangladesh.

(50863)

266
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of the bilateral aid given to Bangladesh in (a) 2000 and (b) 2001 was allocated to water and sanitation projects.

(50866)

267
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the situation regarding safe water and adequate sanitation systems in Dhaka and the surrounding areas in Bangladesh; and if she will make a statement.

(50864)

268
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what financial assistance her Department has given to aid agencies working in Bangladesh in (a) 2000 and (b) 2001 for water and sanitation projects; and which projects are involved.

(50778)

269
N   Tony Worthington (Clydebank & Milngavie): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement about the flow of refugees out of Afghanistan into Pakistan; in which areas this is occurring and at what level; what the reasons for this are; and what is being done by the international community to counteract this.

(49004)

270
N   Tony Worthington (Clydebank & Milngavie): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what action is being taken by the Government of Pakistan and representatives of the international community to address tensions between local residents and refugees in the Balochistan area of Pakistan.

(49005)

271   Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what the average cost per day of a court case in (a) a Crown court and (b) a magistrates' court was over the last 12 months.

(51292)

272
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many contracts the Lord Chancellor's Department has with consultants; what level of professional indemnity insurance is standard in contracts with small consultants; whether he can make exceptions to the level of professional indemnity insurance; and what recent discussions he has had with other Government departments about the level of professional indemnity insurance.

(50840)

273   Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what Government buildings owned by the Lord Chancellor's Department have solar panels installed.

(51190)

274
N   Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what the implications are for the operation of the Personal Injury Pre Action Protocol arising out of the case of Carlson v Townsend heard in the Court of Appeal April 2001.

(51002)

275
N   Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, when the Personal Injury Pre Action Protocol was introduced; and what changes have been made since its inception.

(50999)

276
N   Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what plans the Lord Chancellor has to issue guidance on the case of Carlson v Townsend heard in the Court of Appeal April 2001.

(51001)

277
N   Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what obligation there is on the part of a defendent to disclose medical reports to a third party under the Personal Injury Pre Action Protocol.

(50924)

278
N   Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what advice the Lord Chancellor's Department has given to solicitors and the Law Society on the operation of the Personal Injury Pre Action Protocol.

(51003)

279   Mr John Taylor (Solihull): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will make a statement on Government policy relating to publication of census information, with special reference to information contained in the website at http://learningcurve.pro.gov.uk/FocusOn/census/what is/intro.htm printed on the census forms for England and Wales; and what action the Public Record Office has taken to amend the information published on its website.

(51181)

280
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many contracts his Office has with consultants; what level of professional indemnity insurance is standard in contracts with small consultants; whether he can make exceptions to the level of professional indemnity insurance; and what recent discussions he has had with other Government departments about the level of professional indemnity insurance.

(50839)

281   Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the President of the Council, pursuant to his oral reply on 21st March, Official Report, column 441, what has been the outcome of his inquiries relating to the effect of the Data Protection Act 1998 on hospital chaplaincies.

(51229)

282
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the President of the Council, when he will respond to the report from the Public Administration Select Committee, Continuing the Reform; and if he will make a statement.

(50862)

283
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Prime Minister, which department has responsibility for maintenance of air and sea transport links (a) between those parts of the United Kingdom with devolved assemblies and (b) between those areas and England.

(51041)

284
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the occasions since May 1997 when he has benefited from the hospitality of an overseas government (a) when on official business and (b) otherwise.

(51042)

285   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment she has made of the cost effectiveness of the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc) (Amendment) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(51105)

286   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment she has made of the cost effectiveness of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Order 2001; and if she will make a statement.

(51106)

287
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many contracts her Office has with consultants; what level of professional indemnity insurance is standard in contracts with small consultants; whether she can make exceptions to the level of professional indemnity insurance; and what recent discussions she has had with other Government departments about the level of professional indemnity insurance.

(50838)

288   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Solicitor General, if she will make a statement about her Department's handling of the case of Christopher Reeves, Oxford Crown Court T2000/022.

(51371)

289
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Solicitor General, how many contracts the Law Officers Department has with consultants; what level of professional indemnity insurance is standard in contracts with small consultants; whether she can make exceptions to the level of professional indemnity insurance; and what recent discussions she has had with other Government departments about the level of professional indemnity insurance.

(50841)

290   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answers of 26th March, Official Report, column 796W, 11th March, Official Report, column 678W and 14th February 2002, Official Report, 518W, when she expects to reply to the letters of 30th November 2001 and 10th January 2002 from the honourable Member for Edinburgh West.

(51382)

291
N   Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many claimants have received a final settlement through each of the top 10 claims handlers for (a) chronic bronchitis and emphysema and (b) vibration white finger of former coalminers.

(50813)

292   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many businesses (a) from the Buckingham constituency and (b) in total have received mentoring support from the Business Volunteer Mentoring Association in each year since its inception.

(51387)

293   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the average gap between men's and women's pay in (a) England and (b) the Buckingham constituency is.

(51395)

294   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many calls the National Business Debtline has received (a) in total and (b) from businesses based in the Buckingham constituency in each year since its inception; and what the cost was in each year.

(51388)

295   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many companies were spun out by universities in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) England in each year since 1997.

(51425)

296   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the productivity and profitability of (a) businesses assisted by Business Links (i) in the Milton Keynes, Oxford and Buckinghamshire area and (ii) nationally and (b) businesses not assisted by Business Links in the latest year for which figures are available.

(51391)

297   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many volunteers (a) in total and (b) from the Buckingham constituency have signed up to the Business Volunteer Mentoring Association in each year since its inception; and how much funding her Department has provided to the Association.

(51386)

298
N   Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what services the UK Government (a) unilaterally and (b) as part of the European Union will be requesting be liberalised under World Trade Organisation's General Agreement on Trade in Services to be specified by 30th June.

(50776)

299   Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she was notified by the management of Consignia of negotiations which have taken place within the last 12 months regarding a potential sale of an equity share in the business.

(51244)

300   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what negotiations have taken place with Postcomm on the sale of postal services.

(51380)

301   Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to set a minimum rate at which electricity companies may buy electricity from owners of solar panels.

(51194)

302   Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what incentives are available for people investing in solar energy.

(51197)

303   Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what Government buildings owned by her Department have solar panels installed.

(51196)

304   Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what forecast she has made of the proportion of UK electricity generating capacity which will use solar energy in the next decade.

(51192)

305   Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will set a target for the installation of solar panels on domestic properties.

(51193)

306
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which areas qualified for consideration for the assisted areas map by virtue of being (a) substantially below the national average for employment and (b) substantially above the national average for (i) residence-based unemployment, (ii) workforce-based unemployment and (iii) manufacturing employment share.

(51005)

307
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the rates averaged over the three years used for the purpose of formulating the assisted areas map were for (a) the Isle of Wight, (b) the Isle of Thanet, (c) England and (d) the United Kingdom of (i) employment, (ii) residence-based unemployment, (iii) workforce-based unemployment and (iv) manufacturing employment share; and what the standard deviation was for each of the purposes of the European Commission's regional aid guidelines.

(51004)

308
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which areas warranted further consideration in the formulation of the assisted areas map by virtue of their divergence from the national average in the prescribed indicators; if he will publish the rates averaged over the three years used for the purpose of formulating the assisted areas map, for each area of (i) employment, (ii) residence-based unemployment, (iii) workforce-based unemployment and (iv) manufacturing employment share; and what the standard deviation was for each for the purpose of the European Commission's regional aid guidelines, indicating those areas not chosen for inclusion in the assisted areas map.

(51006)

309
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the sub post offices which have closed since May 1997, indicating for each (a) whether it is rural or urban, (b) whether it is in an area of deprivation and (c) the distance to and name of the nearest sub post office to that which closed.

(51007)

310
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) warrants and (b) cheques for each benefit were cashed in the Post Office network in each year since 1997.

(51008)

311   Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the number of employees who do not receive payment for bank holidays.

(51379)

312   Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions she has had with the Treasury regarding tax incentives for industries in areas of deprivation.

(51374)

313   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what discussions he has had with (a) representatives of the Strategic Rail Authority, (b) the Scottish Executive Minister for Transport and (c) others, regarding the SRA's decision not to run the 190 mph north-south rail link to Scotland.

(51275)

314   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the impact of the SRA's decision not to run the 190 mph north-south rail link to Scotland on (a) the plans to increase the capacity of Scotland's railways, (b) the target Glasgow to London journey time of less than four hours and (c) the Government's 10 year transport plan.

(51277)

315   Mr A.J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will raise the income thresholds for eligibility under the disabled facilities grant scheme.

(51265)

316   Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 26th March, Official Report, column 983W, on HSE, what technical support services were provided by each of the suppliers referred to in Annex 1 under the Framework Agreement.

(51447)

317   Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the statutory harbour authorities in the UK broken down by (a) companies, (b) local authorities and (c) trusts; which authorities had completed implementation of the Port Marine Safety Code by 31st December 2001; and what steps he is taking to ensure full compliance.

(51440)

318   Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 25th March, Official Report, column 671W, on pilotage, when he will place a copy of the report in the Library; and what monitoring of the new arrangements has been conducted by his Department.

(51449)

319   Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 25th March, Official Report, column 671W, on marine and port safety, what subjects were discussed at the two exchanges of correspondence with the acting chairman; and if he will place copies of these exchanges in the Library.

(51448)

320   Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 26th March, Official Report, columns 952-3W, on London Underground, who will make the decision on further revision to safety cases; and who determined the requirement for previous safety cases.

(51453)

321   Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 11th April, Official Report, column 512W, on comfort letters, when the notification period will now end; for what reason the customary notification period was not initially provided; and if he will make a statement.

(51452)

322   Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what recent changes there have been in the (a) measurement of and (b) legal duties for the safety of navigation by harbour authorities; and what progress has been made towards implementation of the Port Marine Safety Code.

(51441)

323   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 1999.

(51439)

324   Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what powers he has to require London Underground (a) in the public sector and (b) under the control of the Mayor and Transport for London to deliver the promised improvements to (i) rolling stock, (ii) signalling equipment, (iii) track and (iv) stations of the Metropolitan Line within budget and on time.

(51263)

325   Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what powers he has to require London Underground (a) in the public sector and (b) under the control of the Mayor and Transport for London to keep particular stations open and particular services running.

(51262)

326
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many contracts his Department has with consultants; what level of professional indemnity insurance is standard in contracts with small consultants; whether he can make exceptions to the level of professional indemnity insurance; and what recent discussions he has had with other Government departments about the level of professional indemnity insurance.

(50837)

327
N   Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will place in the Library written communications received by the Government from the European Commission related to the decision to allow state aid support to Railtrack in administration.

(50767)

328
N   Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if the Government submitted a restructuring plan to the European Commission for Railtrack in accordance with paragraph 31, section 3.2.2 of the Community Guidelines on State Aid for Rescuing and Restructuring Firms in Difficulty (1999/c 288/02).

(50771)

329
N   Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the implications of paragraph 24, section 3.1 of the Community Guidelines on State Aid for Rescuing and Restructuring Firms in Difficulty (1999/c 288/02) for the timing of state aid to Railtrack in administration.

(50769)

330
N   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 implications of paragraph 48 of the Community Guidelines on State Aid for Rescuing and Restructuring Firms in Difficulty (1999/c 288/02) as it relates to the Government's ability to extend state aid for Railtrack in administration beyond 7th October.

(50773)

331
N   Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if his Department received a copy of a letter sent by the European Commission to the UK Permanent Representative to the EU setting out the terms on which permission for state aid had been granted for Railtrack in administration.

(50765)

332
N   Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on section 3.1, paragraph 23, subsections b and d of the Community Guidelines on State Aid for Rescuing and Restructuring Firms in Difficulty (1999/c 288/02) as it relates to Railtrack in administration.

(50768)

333
N   Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when the Government will submit a report under the requirements of paragraph 46 of the Community Guidelines on State Aid for Rescuing and Restructuring Firms in Difficulty (1999/c 288/02).

(50772)

334
N   Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment his Department made of the implications of paragraph 24, section 3.1 of the Community Guidelines on State Aid for Rescuing and Restructuring Firms in Difficulty (1999/c 288/02) before it took the decision to provide financial support for the Network Rail bid for Railtrack.

(50770)

335
N   Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if the stipulation in paragraph 51 of the Community Guidelines on State Aid For Rescuing and Restructuring Firms in Difficulty
(1999/c 288/02) prevents Network Rail from receiving state aid to purchase the assets of Railtrack in administration.

(50774)

336
N   Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if his Department received a copy of the decision made by the European Commission over the application made for state aid support to Railtrack in administration.

(50766)

337   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what guidance his Department issues on how alternatives to port developments should be assessed where adverse environmental impacts are likely; what decisions have been taken on who is to carry out these assessments; and if he will make a statement.

(51376)

338   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, by what means his Department intends to measure port productivity and efficiency to establish what scope there is for improved use of existing facilities; and if he will make a statement.

(51375)

339   Mr Ivan Henderson (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what recent discussions the Government has had with the transport industry on concessionary travel for those under 18 who are (a) in full time education and (b) unemployed.

(51297)

340   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the average length was of the onward journey for freight arriving in deep sea ports, destined for the UK that was taken to its destination by (a) road, (b) rail, (c) a combination of road and rail and (d) short sea shipping in the last 12 months.

(51186)

341   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what percentage of freight leaving deep sea ports by road was later transferred onto the rail network in the last 12 months.

(51184)

342   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what conditions projects must satisfy in order to be eligible for funding from the EU Trans European Transport Network budget.

(51199)

343   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the projects in the UK that have received funding from the EU Trans European Transport Network budget in each of the last five years, giving (a) the amount of funding given, (b) the nature of the project, (c) its expected start and completion dates and (d) the total cost of the project.

(51198)

344   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the environmental costs associated with the sea shipping of freight.

(51187)

345   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what percentage of deep sea port traffic, expressed in containers per annum, had the UK as a final destination in the last 12 months.

(51185)

346   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the level of deep sea port traffic expressed in containers per annum has been in each of the last 10 years.

(51182)

347   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made as to the reasons for parents (a) choosing to take their children to school by car and (b) sending them on public transport.

(51248)

348
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on his Department's policy (a) towards new out of town shopping centre developments and (b) on new shopping centre developments within existing towns.

(49002)

349
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will publish a list of shopping centre planning applications that have been called in by his Department and the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions since 1997.

(49003)

350   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the aesthetic impact of road signs and markings.

(51250)

351   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the shipping accidents in UK waters in the last 10 years that have resulted in the exposure to the environment of dangerous or hazardous goods.

(51247)

352   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what percentage of freight (a) carried to and (b) carried from deep sea ports, went by (i) road, (ii) rail and (iii) sea in the last 12 months.

(51183)

353   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made as to the contamination caused by the release of ballast water by ships; and what guidelines exist as to the (a) location and (b) frequency with which ballast water should be released.

(51249)

354
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will introduce a temporary blue badge scheme; and if he will make a statement.

(50927)

355
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has to speed up the processing of applications for blue badges.

(50926)

356
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many railway journeys have a standard single fare of less than £10; and how many such journeys were undertaken in the last year for which information is available.

(51067)

357
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many passengers per year travel between Waterloo and (a) Southampton Central Station, (b) Lymington Pier Station, (c) Portsmouth & Southsea Station, (d) Portsmouth Harbour Station and (e) stations on the Island Line.

(51066)

358
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans his Department or its agencies have for the improvement of transport links between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of Great Britain.

(51069)

359   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what requirements there are on councils with regard to the wording of council tax bills in respect of precepts by town and parish councils.

(51243)

360
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what information he collects on the number of journeys between different railway stations.

(51065)

361
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what proposals he has received for improvements to the railway network of the Isle of Wight.

(51068)

362
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many contracts the Wales Office has with consultants; what level of professional indemnity insurance is standard in contracts with small consultants; whether he can make exceptions to the level of professional indemnity insurance; and what recent discussions he has had with other Government departments about the level of professional indemnity insurance.

(50835)

363
N   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the crisis loan expenditure on living expenses (alignment) in each year since 1996; and what such expenditure was expressed as a proportion of crisis loan expenditure.

(51043)

364
N   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for Social Fund payments have been subject to (a) an internal Benefits Agency review and (b) a review by the Independent Review Service in each year since 1992; what proportion of the reviews was successful; what the average waiting time was for each type of review; and if he will break down the applications by each type of Social Fund payment.

(51044)

365
N   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his assessment is of (a) the incidence of fraud in Social Fund applications and (b) the cost of such fraud in the last 12 months for which figures are available.

(51045)

366
N   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for Social Fund payment have been investigated as a result of suspected fraud in each year since 1997; how many of them have resulted in (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions; and if he will break down the figures by the sentences imposed in cases which resulted in convictions.

(51046)

367
N   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the understanding of Social Fund applicants of (i) the conditions of eligibility for each of the Social Fund payments and (ii) the basis on which decisions are taken relating to their Social Fund payments.

(51047)

368
N   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for making personal advisers available for Social Fund applicants.

(51049)

369
N   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for improving the training of Benefits Agency staff who deal with Social Fund applicants.

(51050)

370
N   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the guidance issued to Social Fund staff on the administration of the Social Fund since 1997.

(51048)

371
N   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the staff turnover in (a) administrative officer and (b) administrative assistant grades in the Benefits Agency was in each year since 1997; and if he will break down the turnover by region.

(51051)

372
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many contracts the Department of Work and Pensions has with consultants; what level of professional indemnity insurance is standard in contracts with small consultants; whether he can make exceptions to the level of professional indemnity insurance; and what recent discussions he has had with other Government departments about the level of professional indemnity insurance.

(50834)

373   Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training employment advisors are given in respect of the needs of people with autistic spectrum disorders who are seeking work.

(51205)

374
N   Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for each of the last 10 years, how many new claims have been made for industrial injury benefit; how many claims have been paid; and what was the total cost of benefits paid (i) in cash terms and (ii) at December 2001 prices.

(51039)

375
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many departures from Child Support Agency assessments have been (a) applied for and (b) approved in each year since the scheme's inception.

(51061)

376
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many assessments have been made by the Child Support Agency within (a) one month, (b) two to six months, (c) seven to 12 months, (d) one to two years and (e) more than two years of application in each year since the Agency's creation.

(51062)

377
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many parents without care have failed to pay the necessary maintenance to parents with care for (a) six to 12 weeks, (b) 12 to 26 weeks and (c) more than 26 weeks in each year since the creation of the Child Support Agency; and what proportion they represent of all parents against whom maintenance orders are kept.

(51063)

378   Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will disregard family allowances in benefit calculations.

(51290)

379   Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will introduce proposals to change the pensions rules to remove the ability of companies to take contribution holidays from their employees' pension schemes.

(51377)

380   Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will extend help to low paid families whose children are in vocation work-based training.

(51291)

381   Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department will introduce the new child support system for (a) new and (b) existing cases.

(51289)

382
N   Tony Worthington (Clydebank & Milngavie): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many appeal tribunals in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK have been adjourned as a result of the Tribunal of Commissioners decision in CSDLA/1019/99.

(49006)

383
N   Tony Worthington (Clydebank & Milngavie): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full sessions in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK have been adjourned as a result of the Tribunal of Commissioners decision in CSDLA/1019/99.

(49007)

384
N   Tony Worthington (Clydebank & Milngavie): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if medical members who would be disqualified by conflict of interest as judged by the Tribunal of Commissioners decision in CSDLA/1019/99 are still being allocated to sit on Appeal Tribunal hearings; and if he will make a statement.

(49008)

385
N   Tony Worthington (Clydebank & Milngavie): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what costs have been incurred owing to the cancellation of appeal tribunal hearings as a result of the Tribunal of Commissioners decision in CSDLA/1019/99.

(49009)

386
N   Tony Worthington (Clydebank & Milngavie): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what policy changes have been made to the conduct of appeal tribunal hearings in the UK as a result of the Tribunal of Commissioners decision in CSDLA/1019/99.

(49010)

387
N   Tony Worthington (Clydebank & Milngavie): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many medical members in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK of appeal tribunal hearings he estimates could be disqualified from hearings when the findings of CSDLA/1019/99 are applied.

(49011)

388
N   Tony Worthington (Clydebank & Milngavie): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when an Appeal Tribunal is adjourned, what costs have to be met for personnel and services; and what these have amounted to on average in the last year.

(49012)

389   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans the Government has to increase security at the new Jobcentre Plus centres; and if he will make a statement.

(51232)

390
N   Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what tests for disease are carried out on live animal imports.

[Question Unstarred] [R] (46516)

391
N   Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on how the liberalisation of social services under the World Trade Organisation's General Agreement on Trade in Services will affect women as (a) citizens and (b) workers.

[Transferred] (50811)

392
N   Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what impact assessment has been made of how the liberalisation of social services under the World Trade Organisation's General Agreement on Trade in Services to be specified by 30th June will affect women as (a) citizens and (b) workers.

[Transferred] (50812)

393
N   Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what commitments the Government has made under the World Trade Organisation's General Agreement on Trade in Services regarding the liberalisation of public services.

[Transferred] (50810)

394   Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which detention centres for asylum seekers (a) provide and (b) have provided on-site education; for each centre that provided on-site education which (i) private and (ii) public organisation provided the education; and what elements of the national curriculum are followed in each of the centres.

[Transferred] (51136)

395   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the UK contribution to European Union funds has been for each of the past five years; and how much the UK has received in its rebate in each of those years.

[Transferred] (51239)

396   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Posthumous Appeals) Amendment Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (51393)

397   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the President of the Council, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Pension Sharing (Excepted Schemes) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (51394)

398   Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to remove company representatives from the management of pension funds.

[Transferred] (51373)

399   Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will introduce proposals to require employees to pay into a joint insurance policy to underwrite employees pension schemes.

[Transferred] (51372)

400   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment she has made of the cost effectiveness of the Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (Scotland) Regulations 2001; and if she will make a statement.

[Transferred] (51129)

401   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment she has made of the cost effectiveness of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 (Conditions Attached to PSV Operators' Licence and Competition Tests for Exercise of Bus Functions) Order 2001; and if she will make a statement.

[Transferred] (51103)

402   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Environment Act 1995 (Commencement No. 20 and Saving Provision) (Wales) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (51127)

403   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment she has made of the cost effectiveness of the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2001; and if she will make a statement.

[Transferred] (51104)

404   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the Artificial Insemination of Cattle (Emergency Licences) (Wales) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (51128)

405   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what efforts the Department has made at EU level to raise the level of investment in new information and communication technologies training.

[Transferred] (51233)

406   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures the Department has taken since 1997 to increase the availability of training for workers in the use of new information and communication technologies.

[Transferred] (51231)

407   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the Government has done to help people over 50 learn how to use computers and to receive training in information technology.

[Transferred] (51234)