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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 23 April 2002

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 23 April 2002, of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

For other Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 23 April 2002, of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order of Business.

 


 

TUESDAY 23rd APRIL

1  
N  
Mr John Greenway (Ryedale): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish the statistics compiled by the DCMS monitoring group on playing field sales on the number of applications reported to the group for the disposal of playing fields over the past two years.

 (51920)

2  Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the replacement of the directors of the Wembley Board.

 (52136)

3  Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether units of the British armed forces are equipped with full body armour based on ceramic plates; and what distribution of body protection (a) has been made and (b) is planned.

 (52125)

4  Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many transport aircraft have been chartered and leased to operate on behalf of British armed forces (a) for ISAF and (b) as part of the operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan; and from which (i) sources and (ii) countries the leased aircraft have come.

 (52115)

5  Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the proposed timescale is for a decision on the development of X-band radar in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

 (52097)

6  Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the responses, by percentage in each category of answer, from members of the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Royal Airforce and (c) Army in the latest available continuous attitude survey to questions regarding (i) service family accommodation and (ii) single living accommodation; and if he will make a statement.

 (52106)

7  Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the last Stock Condition Survey was conducted of (a) single living accommodation and (b) service family accommodation; what conclusions were drawn as to the work required to meet the target of upgrading his Department's housing by 2003; if he will put the latest copy in the Library; and if he will make a statement.

 (52103)

8  Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the upgrading of the software of the radar in Fylingdales and Menwith Hill; how long it is expected to last; how much it is expected to cost; and if he will make a statement.

 (52119)

9  Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the total requirement of the Royal Navy, broken down by ship type, in (a) 1997, and (b) 2002 and planned for (c) 2007, (d) 2012 and (e) 2017; and if he will make a statement.

 (52113)

10  
N  
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which maintained schools have changed status between (a) foundation, (b) community, (c) voluntary aided and (d) other in each year since the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 created the categories, giving the initial status and the new status in each case.

 (51945)

11  
N  
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the occasions on which a maintained school applying for a change of status has been refused permission by the school organisation committee, stating the grounds for refusal in each case.

 (51944)

12  
N  
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of education funding was delegated to schools by local education authority area in the latest year for which figures are available, estimating the extra spending per pupil in each authority delegated at the highest percentage level.

 (52085)

13  
N  
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many maintained schools have outside toilet facilities.

 (52086)

14  
N  
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the increased costs for (a) schools and (b) local education authorities as a consequence of increased employers national insurance contributions proposed in the 2002 Budget.

 (51946)

15  Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her Answer of 10th April, Official Report, column 136W, on the City Academy, Newcastle, if she will state the dates of the discussions with potential sponsors of City Academy; and if she will list the potential sponsors.

 (52117)

16  
N  
Mr John Greenway (Ryedale): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what procedures she has in place to monitor the extent to which the proceeds of sale from the disposal of school playing fields are being used for sport and education.

 (51917)

17  
N  
Mr John Greenway (Ryedale): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much money was realised by each local education authority from the disposal of school playing fields in each of the past five years.

 (51919)

18  
N  
Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which children are excluded from the exercise of a local authority's functions under section 14 of the Education Act 1996.

 (51800)

19  
N  
Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what provisions of race relations statutory provision apply to access to school places for children of asylum seekers.

 (51801)

20  Mr Jonathan R. Shaw (Chatham & Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions she has had with ministers in the Home Office on the proposals to remove refugee children from the application of sections 13 and 14 of the Education Act 1996; and if she will make a statement.

 (52102)

21  Mr Jonathan R. Shaw (Chatham & Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the availability of appropriate teaching staff in the proposed accommodation centres.

 (52101)

22  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the targets agreed by Sir Thomas Rich's School, Gloucestershire LEA, at the time of its acquisition of specialist status, identifying those not yet achieved.

 (52144)

23  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the targets agreed by Our Lady's Convent High School, London Borough of Hackney LEA, at the time of its acquisition of specialist status, identifying those not achieved.

 (52143)

24  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the new requirements (a) placed on and (b) removed from head teachers in the last year for which information is available.

 (52120)

25  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the targets agreed by Bournemouth School, Bournemouth LEA, at the time of its acquisition of specialist status, identifying those which are not yet achieved.

 (52142)

26  
N  
Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the availability of places in schools in the vicinity of the proposed sites for accommodation centres.

 (51660)

27  
N  
Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether accommodation centres which provide education for asylum seekers will have a statutory obligation to have an anti-bullying policy.

 (51662)

28  
N  
Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether accommodation centres which provide education for asylum seekers will be required to have a governing body.

 (51663)

29  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what arrangements she has made for the contaminated land exposure assessment and guidance to be made available to local authorities.

 (51985)

30  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the development of voluntary service councils in rural areas.

 (51986)

31  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to increase the penalties for fly tipping.

 (51993)

32  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures she is taking to encourage the planting of energy crops; and if she will make a statement.

 (51990)

33  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received from voluntary environmental groups concerning the availability of insurance cover.

 (51987)

34  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Budget on rural areas.

 (51983)

35  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the impact on (a) employers in rural areas and (b) agricultural and related industries of the increase in National Insurance contributions announced in the Budget.

 (51984)

36  Mr A.J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will reply to the correspondence from the Right honourable Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed dated 24th January referring to correspondence dated 23rd October 2001 which was referred to her by the Paymaster General relating to constituents who let holiday cottages in an area subject to foot and mouth restrictions.

 (52099)

37  
N  
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which international conventions on the environment (a) her Department and (b) the Government has signed since 1997; what the timetable for implementation is in each case; and what steps her Deparment is taking to monitor implementation.

 (51924)

38  
N  
Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford & Southend East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the application of the EU Code of Conduct to the Channel Isles.

 (51478)

39  
N  
Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of GNP has been spent on official overseas development assistance, excluding the UK's contribution to the HIPC scheme in each of the last five years.

 (51921)

40  
N  
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to Paragraph C48 on page 221 of the Budget Red Book, if he will provide his estimate of how much lower grant in the contracted-out rebates is than was expected in the Pre-Budget Report; and if he will provide his estimate of higher receipt in the later years of the forecasts.

 (51949)

41  
N  
Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how much revenue the insurance premium tax has generated since 11th September 2001.

 (51475)

42  
N  
Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to raise insurance premium tax.

 (51476)

43  
N  
Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reason there is no financial allowance for those who collect insurance premium tax for the Exchequer.

 (51477)

44  
N  
Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 15th April, Official Report, column 724W, on Zimbabwe, if he will make his substantive reply.

 (51948)

45  Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what account he will take of British public opinion before reaching decisions on the future of Gibraltar.

 (52151)

46  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what has been the cost in the past five years of consultants fees incurred in relation to reviews of the configuration of ambulance services in Surrey, Kent and Sussex; and if he will make a statement.

 (51988)

47  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for further reviews of ambulance services in the South East.

 (51989)

48  
N  
Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will reply to the question of 6th March, ref. 41920, from the honourable Member for West Chelmsford on mixed sex wards at Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford.

 (51227)

49  
N  
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children were placed in (a) care, (b) foster care and (c) adopted in each of the last five years.

 (51079)

50  
N  
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will answer the parliamentary question from the honourable Member for Sutton and Cheam regarding overseas nurse recruitment of 28th February.

 (51081)

51  
N  
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what appointments he has made to the Audit Commission in each of the past five years.

 (51923)

52  
N  
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which companies were asked to tender for the contract to supply smallpox vaccine for the NHS.

 (51916)

53  
N  
Mrs Marion Roe (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the honourable Member for Broxbourne will receive a reply to her letters of (a) 21st January, (b) 21st February, (c) 19th March and (d) 18th April relating to her constituent, Mr R. Merkitt of Wormley.

 (51802)

54  
N  
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his outcome targets are for the NHS for (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04, (c) five years hence and (d) 10 years hence; and how they have changed as a result of his statement on 18th April.

 (51915)

55  
N  
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the care home sector of additional employers' NI contributions as summarised in the Budget statement.

 (51914)

56  
N  
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what legislative changes will be required to implement the health reforms envisaged in his statement on 18th April.

 (51913)

57  
N  
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners in adult prisons in each of the last five years were previously (a) children in care, (b) children in foster care and (c) adopted children.

 (51080)

58  
N  
Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) separated children and (b) children in families arrived in the UK and made an asylum application in each of the last six months.

 (51743)

59  
N  
Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether children and their families will be accommodated in separate units within accommodation centres.

 (51745)

60  
N  
Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many families there were awaiting a final decision on their asylum application in each of the last six months.

 (51742)

61  
N  
Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of places required for children in accommodation centres (a) during the pilots, (b) in five years and (c) in 10 years.

 (51744)

62  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter from the honourable Member for the Isle of Wight dated 21st March concerning anti-social behaviour orders.

 (52098)

63  
N  
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken to inform members of the public of their right to ask the Attorney General to review unduly leniant sentences under the Criminal Justice Act 1998.

 (51991)

64  Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what minimum daily calorie level is recommended for juveniles held in prisons and courts.

 (52138)

65  Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many juveniles in prisons are looked-after children.

 (52140)

66  Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many young prisoners have been subjected to restraint under rule 52 of the Rules for Young Offenders Institutions since April 2000; and what sort of restraints were used in each case.

 (52137)

67  Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will publish the most recent report on the UK by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture.

 (52141)

68  Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many juvenile prisoners were held in segregation units for longer than seven days in each prison since April 2000.

 (52139)

69  
N  
Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost per pupil of education provision in detention centres has been in the last year for which figures are available.

 (51659)

70  
N  
Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the most recent Ofsted inspection of education provision in each (a) detention and (b) removal centre in England took place.

 (51661)

71  Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many detention centres for children aged 12-15 he plans to build; in what circumstance children will be referred to the new detention centres; who will run the new detention centres; what activities will take place within them; and if he will make a statement.

 (52149)

72  Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement regarding the age of criminal responsibility.

 (52150)

73  
N  
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the timetable is for implementation of the Millennium Declaration; what steps have been taken to set interim targets for 2005 and 2010; and if she will make a statement.

 (51922)

74  
N  
Mr John MacDougall (Central Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has for the construction of an airport runway on St Helena; and if she will make a statement.

 (51479)

75  Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what foreign infrastructure programmes the Department is involved in.

 (52148)

76  Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with drug companies to ensure that their products are made available to Third World countries cheaply.

 (52145)

77  Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid went to each South American country in the last 12 months; and whether it was ring-fenced for particular projects.

 (52146)

78  Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of aid from the UK was spent on (a) education, (b) health and (c) environmental projects overseas in the last 12 months.

 (52147)

79  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what proposals he has to amend the Data Protection Act 1998.

 (49317)

80  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the President of the Council, if he will propose changes within the House to allow abstentions to be recorded.

 (49316)

81  
N  
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Solicitor General, how many applications he has received in the last 12 months via (a) the CPS, (b) members of the public and (c) honourable Members for the review of unduly leniant sentences; and how many in each category have (i) been rejected as out of time, (ii) been reviewed resulting in referral to the CPS, (iii) been reviewed resulting in referral to the courts and (iv) resulted in increased sentences.

 (51992)

82  
N  
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 10th April, Official Report, column 381W, on energy markets, what action her Department has taken since May 2001 in regard to bringing the benefits of market liberalisation to rural consumers.

 (51950)

83  
N  
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 10th April, Official Report, column 380, on energy markets, what her Department's definition of the term 'vulnerable consumers' is.

 (51952)

84  
N  
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 10th April, Official Report, column 380W, on energy markets, if it is the UK Government's policy not to take a position on individual European Parliament amendments that are not included in the European Commission's revised text.

 (51951)

85  
N  
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) urban and (b) rural post offices are facing closure in Northern Ireland.

 (51947)

86  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when Ministers in her Department have visited other countries in support of firms seeking contracts in those countries, stating (a) each company, (b) each contract and (c) whether each bid was successful in each of the last three years.

 (52127)

87  
N  
David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the honourable Member for Walsall North will receive a reply to his letter of 19th March concerning correspondence from an engineering firm in Walsall.

 (51803)

88  Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, on what grounds he is seeking leave to appeal against the High Court's decision in the case of the planning application of the Terningwheel site, near Gatwick.

 (52121)

89  Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what guidance he issues to passenger transport authorities about travel and subsistence costs.

 (52118)

90  Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will set out the distribution of properties, by council tax band, in (a) Newcastle upon Tyne, (b) the London Borough of Wandsworth and (c) the London Borough of Richmond; and what the average distribution by band is in each government office region of England.

 (52116)

91  Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, which wards of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne are included in the Pathfinders study of housing in low demand.

 (52126)

92  
N  
Mr John Greenway (Ryedale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has to require local planning authorities to inform (a) his Department and (b) the DCMS monitoring group on playing field sales of the outcome of all applications to build on playing fields.

 (51918)

93  Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what arrangements have been made for co-ordinating security measures for UK ports with the Royal Navy since 11th September 2001; and if he will make a statement.

 (52104)

94  Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment has been made of security risks regarding maritime container traffic since 11th September 2001; and if he will make a statement.

 (52105)

95  Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what proportion of UK ports were not in receipt of TRANSEC advice prior to 11th September 2001; and if he will make a statement.

 (52108)

96  Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what recent assessment has been made of measures required in respect of protective security for UK ports; and if he will make a statement.

 (52107)

97  
N  
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what action he has taken to prepare a statutory definition of the purpose of the planning system; and if he will make a statement.

 (52091)

98  
N  
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how much his Department and its predecessors have spent on (a) multi-modal studies and related research and consultancy fees and (b) infrastructure charging studies and related research and consultancy fees since May 1997.

 (52089)

99  
N  
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the sub-groups of the Urban Sounding Board, the membership of each group and their terms of reference.

 (52092)

100  
N  
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the titles of the officials from DTLR, the Government Offices for the Regions and the Highways Agency who attended the DTLR Multi-Modal Study infrastructure charging seminar on 1st February.

 (52088)

101  
N  
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when the summary papers for the DTLR Multi-Modal Study infrastructure charging seminar on 1st February were produced.

 (52087)

102  
N  
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what infrastructure charging research work his Department is funding.

 (52090)

103  
N  
Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the estimated cost is to his Department of supporting the half-fare concession bus pass in 2002-03.

 (50027)

104  
N  
Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what estimate has been made of the cost of providing concessionary travel for men aged 60 to 64.

 (50028)

105  
N  
Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what estimate has been made of the cost of providing a free transport concession to all pensioners.

 (50029)

106  Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many towns and cities have elected mayors; what the turnout was in each election; and if he will make a statement on the powers of elected mayors.

 (52152)

107  
N  
Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many men aged between 60 and 65 years were eligible to claim backdated winter fuel payments by the deadline of 30th March 2001 for backdated applications.

 (51609)

108  
N  
Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of those eligible men aged 60 to 65 years made a successful claim for backdated winter fuel payments in the last three years.

 (51608)

109  Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 17th April to the honourable Member for Hertsmere Official Report, column 1004W, on welfare, what plans he has to calculate the proportion of the total welfare bill spent on those living below 60 per cent of the median income.

 (52153)

110  Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will set out the differences in eligibility criteria for each category of people claiming the (a) basic state pension and (b) state second pension.

 (52100)

111  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the countries in which UK recipients of the state retirement pension do not receive regular upratings; and what the estimated annual cost is of extension of upratings to each such country.

 (52122)

112  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons United Kingdom recipients of the state retirement pension resident abroad receive upratings in some countries and not others.

 (52123)

113  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many residents of each constituency are known to the CSA as (a) parents with care and (b) parents without care.

 (52124)

114  
N  
Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to transfer responsibility for the administration of local authority benefits to Jobcentre Plus offices.

 (52084)

115  Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the Government's response to US Government action to replace Dr Robert Watson as the Chair of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change.

 [Transferred]   (52154)

116  Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he expects the review of fire service pension arrangements to be concluded; when the review commenced; and which Government department and agencies are engaged in the review.

 [Transferred]   (52114)



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