Order Book Part 1

House of Commons

Session 2001- 02
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The Order Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Friday 26 April 2002

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Friday 26 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.

FRIDAY 26th APRIL

1
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Advocate General, how much has been spent by her Department on training by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52735)

2
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Advocate General, how much has been spent by her Department on voice coaching for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52696)

3
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Advocate General, how much has been spent by her Department on training in leadership skills for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52722)

4   Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his definition is of the term Wider Public Servants used in the Cabinet Office publication Taskforces and the Advisory Groups and Reviews published in October 2001; and whether it includes honourable Members.

(53010)

5
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much has been spent by his Department on training in leadership skills for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52729)

6
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much has been spent by his Department on training by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52745)

7
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much has been spent by his Department on voice coaching for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52705)

8   Linda Perham (Ilford North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will establish an age equality commission; and if he will make a statement.

(53116)

9
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the newspapers subscribed to (a) Monday to Saturday and (b) on Sunday by his Department, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52843)

10
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many digital radios are owned by his Department for use in departmental buildings from which Ministers work; and what the (a) cost and (b) date of purchase of each radio was.

(52854)

11
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the magazines and periodicals subscribed to by his Department, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52844)

12
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been spent by her Department on training by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52742)

13
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been spent by her Department on voice coaching for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52709)

14
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been spent by her Department on training in leadership skills for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52733)

15   Mr Tony Colman (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the future of ITV Digital.

(53218)

16   Sue Doughty (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will provide a breakdown of amounts (a) allocated and (b) retained by each of the bodies allocating Lottery money in each of the last 12 months.

(52985)

17   Sue Doughty (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will ensure that the National Heritage Memorial Fund publishes a breakdown of the funds that have been allocated, indicating (a) to whom the funds have been allocated, (b) how long the allocation has been in place and (c) reasons for significant delays in the release of funds to the beneficiaries.

(52996)

18   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made in the review of the procedures for reviewing the Lottery licence at the end of the prescribed licence period.

(53004)

19   Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many copies of Pride of Place have been (a) sent to end recipients and (b) sold.

(52987)

20
N   Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy that (a) HMS Whimbrel and (b) HMS Zenith be preserved in Chatham Dockyard.

(52876)

21
N   Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Egyptian Ambassador to London on (a) HMS Whimbrel and (b) HMS Zenith.

(52877)

22
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how she determines whether a letter from (a) a member of the public and (b) an honourable Member receives a reply personally signed by (i) her, (ii) other Ministers in her Department and (iii) her officials.

(52887)

23
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the newspapers subscribed to (a) Monday to Saturday and (b) on Sunday by her Department, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52815)

24
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) letters and faxes and (b) e-mails addressed to (i) her, (ii) other Ministers in her Department and (iii) officials her Department have received since 8th June 2001.

(52888)

25
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if Ministers in her Department are informed of donations to political parties made by any (a) individuals, (b) companies and (c) organisations (i) before and (ii) after a meeting with them.

(52882)

26
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 process by which she decides whether an announcement is too controversial to be made in a pre-election period.

(52890)

27
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 portable antiquities scheme.

(52891)

28
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many digital radios are owned by her Department for use in departmental buildings from which Ministers work; and what the (a) cost and (b) date of purchase of each radio was.

(52851)

29
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the magazines and periodicals subscribed to by her Department, stating for each subscription the (a) number of copies taken and (b) annual cost.

(52816)

30
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps she has taken to communicate to (a) ministerial colleagues and (b) honourable members, the importance of digital switchover.

(52883)

31
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which constituencies (a) she and (b) other Ministers in her Department have visited since 8th June 2001.

(52885)

32
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department takes into account the political party of honourable Members when answering (a) letters from and (b) written questions tabled by honourable Members.

(52879)

33
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many letters (a) she and (b) Ministers in her Department have personally signed since 8th June 2001.

(52889)

34
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 method by which it is decided whether (a) she or (b) other Ministers in her Department answer oral questions in the House.

(52878)

35
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 role of her Department in the (a) funding and (b) organisation of state and royal ceremonial occasions.

(52880)

36
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department's targets are for the length of time taken from the receipt of a letter from (a) a member of the public and (b) an honourable Member to the sending of a reply; and if those targets have been met since 8th June 2001.

(52886)

37
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent by his Department on training by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52716)

38
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent by his Department on training in leadership skills for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52723)

39
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent by his Department on voice coaching for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52718)

40
N   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which (a) machine guns, (b) light machine guns and (c) assault rifles are in service with the Royal Marines deployed in Afghanistan.

(52899)

41
N   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the design work for the Type 45 destroyers will be completed.

(52897)

42
N   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to dispose of Type 23 frigates; and what discussions he has had with foreign governments in respect of their future disposal.

(52894)

43
N   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of malaria there have been amongst UK forces in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Sierra Leone.

(52901)

44
N   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy ships are (a) being refitted and (b) preparing to be refitted; and when the refit work is due to (i) commence and (ii) finish.

(52892)

45
N   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to put further Royal Navy vessels at states of low readiness.

(52895)

46
N   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to withdraw British forces from Kosovo; and if he will make a statement.

(52900)

47
N   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the first Eurofighters will be delivered to the RAF; and when they will become operational.

(52898)

48
N   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the first cutting of metal for (a) HMS Daring, (b) HMS Dauntless and (c) HMS Diamond; and when these ships will be launched.

(52896)

49
N   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the Royal Navy has sufficient manpower to crew all operational surface ships; and if he will make a statement.

(52893)

50
N   Mr John MacDougall (Central Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money has been spent on the conflicts that the UK has been involved in as combatants since 1972.

(52481)

51   Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by when (a) 45 Cd. RM and (b) I R Anglian will be relieved or replaced.

(53051)

52   Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Army training regiments will accept their last infantry recruits.

(53050)

53   Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) consultants, (b) specialist registrars and (c) vocationally trained general practitioners have (i) joined the Defence Medical Services, (ii) completed training in the DMS and (iii) left the DMS in each of the last 10 years, broken down by specialty.[R]

(52989)

54
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the magazines and periodicals subscribed to by his Department, stating for each subscription the (a) number of copies taken and (b) annual cost.

(52826)

55
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many digital radios are owned by his Department for use in departmental buildings from which Ministers work; and what the (a) cost and (b) date of purchase of each radio was.

(52864)

56
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the newspapers subscribed to (a) Monday to Saturday and (b) on Sunday by his Department, stating for each subscription the (i) number of copies taken and (ii) annual cost.

(52825)

57   Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what factors underlay the decision to restrict golden hello payments to shortage-subject specialists trained for secondary teaching.

(53008)

58
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much has been spent by his Department on training in leadership skills for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52713)

59
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much has been spent by her Department on voice coaching for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52700)

60
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much has been spent by her Department on training by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52739)

61   Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of students in further education achieved the qualification for which they were studying in the last two years.

(53060)

62
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on the criteria that were used to decide on the recent allocations of PFI/PPP to local authorities.

(52325)

63
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what bids were received from Gloucestershire Local Education Authority for access to PFI/PPP funds in the recent round; and what discussions took place between her officials and local authority officers as a result, including de-briefing on the bid.

(52326)

64
N   Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of children left school in 2001 without any qualifications.

(52274)

65
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average funding per pupil in 16 to 19 education in (a) school sixth forms, (b) sixth form colleges and (c) further education colleges was in 2000-01 in (i) England, (ii) Hampshire, (iii) Dorset, (iv) Surrey and (v) West Sussex.

(52549)

66
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what financial support her Department has given since 1st April 2000 to projects run by the British Red Cross.

(52947)

67   John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of referrals from Business Links to local learning and skills councils in respect of workforce development requirements of small and medium sized enterprises.

(53099)

68   John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress has been made in achieving national targets for Level 2 qualifications.

(53088)

69   John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much on average the Learning and Skills Council will allocate in 2002-03 to each member of its staff for personal development purposes.

(53094)

70   John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans the Learning and Skills Council has to support the training of childcarers for 2002-03.

(53095)

71   John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of Jobcentre Plus's capacity to support her Department's policies to improve adult literacy and numeracy skills; and what steps she is taking in conjunction with the Department of Work and Pensions to increase the number of referrals from Job Centre Plus to providers of basic learning skills.

(53092)

72   John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of whether there are sufficient resources in the Standards Fund for 2002-03 to improve the provider infrastructure for work-based learning.

(53097)

73   John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Learning and Skills Council has adequate funds to widen successful participation in work-based learning.

(53087)

74   John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions she has had with the Adult Learning Inspectorate on the use of unpublished benchmarks to measure achievement in work-based learning.

(53096)

75   John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps her Department is taking to support National Childcare Month.

(53110)

76   John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when she expects the Learning and Skills Council to publish its workforce development strategy; and which organisations have been consulted in the preparation of the strategy.

(53090)

77   John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many modern apprenticeships were completed in the last 12 months, broken down by local learning and skill council area.

(53091)

78   Gillian Merron (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will define the common funding approach to be adopted by the Learning and Skills Council for (a) 2003-04 and (b) subsequent years.

(53089)

79
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many digital radios are owned by her Department for use in departmental buildings from which Ministers work; and what the (a) cost and (b) date of purchase of each radio was.

(52850)

80
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the magazines and periodicals subscribed to by her Department, stating for each subscription the (a) number of copies taken and (b) annual cost.

(52818)

81
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the newspapers subscribed to (a) Monday to Saturday and (b) on Sunday by her Department, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52817)

82
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been spent by her Department on training by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52738)

83
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been spent by her Department on training in leadership skills for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52712)

84
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been spent by her Department on voice coaching for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52699)

85   Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will respond to the consultation on greater protection and better management of common land in England and Wales.

(53022)

86   Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in how many cases in England and Wales common land grazing rights have been sold separately from the land they were previously associated with since 1972.

(53021)

87   Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications of the House of Lords ruling in the case Bettison v Langton and others for the future management and protection of common land.

(53020)

88
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the NFU on the subject of bovine TB.

(52414)

89
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress is being made on measures to deal with bovine TB, with specific reference to (a) vaccination, (b) husbandry and (c) genetic testing and evolution.

(52416)

90
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on Government advice offered to dairy farmers on the subject of bovine TB.

(52415)

91
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much agrimonetary compensation the Government can draw down for (a) dairy, (b) sheep and (c) arable farmers.

(52417)

92   Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the timetable is for implementing the range of rural proofing measures set out in the Rural White Paper and referred to on page 26 of the Countryside Agency's report, Rural Proofing in 2001-02.

(53312)

93   Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the research and development budget is for horticulture in the next three years; and if she will make a statement.

(53085)

94   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial support her Department has given since 1st April 2000 to projects in the UK run by the British Red Cross in rural communities.

(52968)

95   Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons the Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste sets different targets for different materials in the packaging chain; and if she will make a statement.

(53212)

96
N   Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress is being made in negotiations to amend the EU marketing standard for apples and pears.

(52600)

97
N   Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how negotiations are progressing over the implementation of the environmental impact assessment regulations as they affect top fruit growers.

(52596)

98
N   Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will ban imports of fruit treated with Carbaryl (Thinsec); and if she will make a statement.

(52601)

99   Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 10th April, Official Report, column 281W, on the New Forest, what discretion she has in calling a public inquiry into the establishment of a New Forest National Park if statutory bodies and local authorities have objected; and if she will make a statement.

(53252)

100   Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 10th April, Official Report, column 281W, on the New Forest, what criteria will inform her decision on whether to call a public inquiry regarding the establishment of a national park in the New Forest.

(53253)

101   Mrs Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings officials from her Department had with representatives of the Cornish fishing industry in (a) March and (b) April.

(53206)

102   Mrs Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Lion Code of Practice and Lion Quality Mark in (a) reducing salmonella levels in egg production and (b) raising overall food safety standards; what reference was made to the Lion Quality Scheme in her Department's report entitled Sustainable Food & Farming - Working Together; and what plans she has to endorse the British Egg Industry Council's Lion Code of Practice for all eggs sold in the United Kingdom.

(53201)

103   Mrs Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to simplify the administration of milk quotas; and if she will make a statement on the benchmarking in the dairy industry.

(53209)

104   Mrs Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much she has spent on bovine TB research and control in each of the past five years; how much compensation has been paid to farmers following enforced slaughtering of cattle due to bovine TB infection in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement.

(53203)

105   Mrs Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effects multilateral consultation will have on the legislative power of sea fisheries committees; and if she will make a statement.

(53208)

106   Mrs Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of the farm workforce is aged under 35 years in each European Union member nation; and how much financial aid was claimed by each European Union member nation under the EU system of grants and interest rate subsidies to assist young farmers to enter the agriculture industry in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.

(53202)

107   Mrs Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the financial implications for local government of future additional control responsibilities for sea fisheries committee resulting from the 2002 Common Fisheries Policy review; and if she will make a statement.

(53207)

108   Mrs Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proposals she has to encourage greater co-operation and communication between participants in the dairy supply chain arising from her Department's response to the Milk Task Force report published on 3rd January.

(53210)

109   Mrs Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of changes to the geographical incidence of reported cases of bovine TB in herds in the last five years; and what impact this has had on the deployment of her Department's bovine TB testing and control resources.

(53205)

110   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 recently diagnosed cases of bovine TB in herds in Denbighshire, Powys and Monmouthshire; and what steps her Department is taking to control further spread of mycobacterium bovis infection.

(53204)

111
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the newspapers subscribed to (a) Monday to Saturday and (b) on Sunday by her Department, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52821)

112
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many digital radios are owned by her Department for use in departmental buildings from which Ministers work; and what the (a) cost and (b) date of purchase of each radio was.

(52848)

113
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the magazines and periodicals subscribed to by her Department, stating for each subscription the (a) number of copies taken and (b) annual cost.

(52822)

114
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how much has been spent by his Department on training by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52748)

115
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how much has been spent by his Department on training in leadership skills for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52732)

116
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how much has been spent by his Department on voice coaching for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52708)

117   Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate how much (a) businesses and (b) the Inland Revenue will save as a result of introducing a requirement to submit information to the Inland Revenue electronically, as announced in his Budget statement.

(52994)

118   Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Inland Revenue internet service for administering PAYE was introduced; and how many employers have made use of the scheme since its introduction.

(52995)

119   Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many businesses (a) use and (b) have access to computer hardware that may be updated to allow businesses to submit end of year returns to the Inland Revenue electronically.

(52993)

120   Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what action will be taken against those small businesses who are unable to submit their end of year returns to the Inland Revenue by 2010.

(52992)

121   Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what additions to the list of terrorist suspects have been made by G7 Finance Ministers at the Washington summit; and if he will make a statement.

(53081)

122   Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what action he is taking to freeze the assets of a person whose name has been communicated to him consequent on the G7 summit; and if he will make a statement.

(53082)

123
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the Government's policy on the age rule affecting annuities.

(52318)

124   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the total UK beer production will benefit from the 50 per cent. reduction in beer duties for small breweries.

(52984)

125   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many cars in the UK this year will benefit from the new Vehicle Excise Duty band of 120 g/km of carbon dioxide.

(52982)

126   Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how much tax was raised through VAT levied on sun screen products in the last year.

(53013)

127
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the reasons are for his projection in Budget 2002, page 217, Table C7, of a reduction of the revenue from tobacco duties in 2002-03 compared with 2001-02.

(52949)

128
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the reasons are for his projection in Budget 2002, page 217, table C7, of a 50 per cent. increase in revenue from the climate change levy in 2002-03, compared with 2001-02.

(52950)

129
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if it is his policy to freeze the level of the threshold for the higher rate of income tax in 2003-04.

(52951)

130   Mr John MacDougall (Central Fife): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the Treasury's latest forecast is of UK economic growth for the forthcoming year.

(53077)

131   John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress has been made in testing how financial incentives can support employers and individuals in tackling poor basic skills and attainment to Level 2 qualifications.

(53093)

132   Mr Alex Salmond (Banff & Buchan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if the Government conducted an economic assessment of the impact of the 10 per cent. North Sea tax on (a) current and (b) future (i) employment and (ii) exploration related to North Sea activities prior to the measure being announced in the Budget.

(53215)

133   Mr George Stevenson (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how much VAT was raised in each year since 1997 on body shop motor vehicle repairs.

(53061)

134   Mr George Stevenson (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reason VAT is levied on independent motor accident repair businesses for the labour element of the service; and if he will make a statement.

(53062)

135   Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his Answer of 22nd April, Official Report, column 94W, on what dates since June 2001 (a) Ministers and (b) officials have met their EU counterparts to discuss the proposed EU energy tax.

(53069)

136   Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the Answer of 23rd April, Official Report, columns 127-28W, what percentage of revenue raised by the climate change levy in 2001-02 has been (a) recycled to business through a reduction in employers' national insurance contributions and (b) funds targeted programmes of support measures for business investing in energy-saving technologies and practices; and if he will make a statement.

(53054)

137   Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the Answer of 23rd April, Official Report, columns 127-28W, if he will make a statement on (a) the management and (b) the funding of the targeted programme of support measures for business investing in energy-saving technologies and practices.

(53067)

138   David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer when he will reply to the letters of (a) 20th March and (b) 18th March from the honourable Member of Walsall North, regarding constituents.

(52974)

139   Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what his policy is on underspending against departmental expenditure limits; and if he will make a statement.

(53306)

140
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many digital radios are owned by his Department for use in departmental buildings from which Ministers work; and what the (a) cost and (b) date of purchase of each radio was.

(52855)

141
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much has been spent by his Department on training by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52750)

142
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much has been spent by his Department on training in leadership skills for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52725)

143
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much has been spent by his Department on voice coaching for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52720)

144
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the US Government with regard to appointments to international bodies with specific reference to (a) the control of chemical weapons and (b) global warming.

(52320)

145
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the situation in Madagascar with regard to the prospects of avoiding conflict in that country.

(52321)

146   Andy King (Rugby & Kenilworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received concerning the treatment of Christians in Bhutan; and if he will make a statement.

(53074)

147   Andy King (Rugby & Kenilworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Jordanian authorities concerning the case of the Siham Suleiman Moussa Qandah.

(53075)

148   Mr David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the reasons for the removal from office of Mr Jose Bustani, formerly Director General of the Organisation for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons.

(53023)

149   Mr Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he will publish the Green Paper on strengthening the Biological and Toxic Weapons Convention and countering the threat from biological weapons.

(53246)

150   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Russian authorities to register officially displaced Chechen persons in the republics neighbouring Chechnya.

(53056)

151   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made and to whom for an independent international inquiry into violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in Chechnya.

(53055)

152
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the newspapers subscribed to (a) Monday to Saturday and (b) on Sunday by his Department, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52839)

153
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many digital radios are owned by his Department for use in departmental buildings from which Ministers work; and what the (a) cost and (b) date of purchase of each radio was.

(52857)

154
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the magazines and periodicals subscribed to by his Department, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52840)

155
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent by his Department on training by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52749)

156
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent by his Department on training in leadership skills for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52726)

157
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent by his Department on voice coaching for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52702)

158   Ross Cranston (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average annual increase in NHS wages and salaries has been for (a) doctors, (b) nurses and (c) ancilliary staff in each of the last 10 years.

(52998)

159   Julia Drown (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many opioid prescriptions were issued in the UK in each of the past 10 years.

(53197)

160   Julia Drown (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the national suicide prevention strategy will address the issue of assisted suicide; and if he will make a statement.

(53196)

161   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were waiting more than eight months to have heart by-pass surgery in Lancashire in each year since 1997.

(53106)

162   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average response time for emergency ambulances was for each hospital in Lancashire in each year since 1997.

(53107)

163   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were waiting more than eight months to have brain tumour surgery in Lancashire in each year since 1997.

(53109)

164   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were waiting more than six months to see a consultant for the first consultation in Lancashire in each year since 1997.

(53108)

165   Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what changes he plans to make to the development of private finance intiative schemes.

(53229)

166   Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on progress with including locums on health authority supplementary lists.

(53226)

167   Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 5th March, Official Report, column 277W, when (a) he and (b) his Ministers last met Nikki Griffiths of his Tobacco Policy Team.

(53068)

168   Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time for routine endoscopies was in the last 12 months.

(53231)

169   Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions the independent reconfiguration panel has met.

(53228)

170   Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the estimated cost was of treating sun-induced skin cancers in the last year.

(53012)

171   Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to broaden the definition of cancelled operation to include operations cancelled the day before admission.

(53223)

172   Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent advice his Department has given to the Nursing and Midwifery Council on registration procedures.

(53224)

173   Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he plans to announce the recruitment of further GP appraisers.

(53230)

174   Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason the fees for the re-registration of nurses have increased in the last year.

(53232)

175   Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many out-of-hours services have opted out of NHS Direct in the past 12 months.

(53227)

176   Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many MRI scanners there are in London.

(53225)

177   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy that no elderly or disabled person should have to wait more than six months for aids and adaptations to enable them to take a bath or shower.

(53314)

178   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what impact he expects the budget announcement on health and social services spending to have on waiting time for disability facilities grants.

(53315)

179   Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations have been presented to the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition's sub-group on salt, other than the submissions sent to the secretariat in response to the call for evidence.

(53198)

180   Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition's sub-group on salt plans to produce an interim report of its review on the evidence on salt.

(53200)

181
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what financial support his Department has given since 1st April 2000 to projects run by the British Red Cross.

(52946)

182   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ask NICE to review its decision on the use of irinotexan and oxaliplation in treating bowel cancer patients.

(52971)

183
N   Sir Brian Mawhinney (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will reply to the letter from the Right honourable Member for North West Cambridgeshire of 16th January, on behalf of his constituent Mrs A. Tremlett.

(52480)

184   Laura Moffatt (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the contribution voluntary organisations make to the running of the National Health Service.

(53073)

185   Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many care home places there were in Wiltshire in (a) 1997 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available.

(52988)

186   Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 11th March, Official Report, column 806W, on information for health strategy, what assessment he has made of the report by Professor Protti on the Information for Health Strategy; and if he will place a copy of the report in the Library.

(53195)

187   Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the availability of the latest generation of medicines to those who suffer mental illness.

(53011)

188   Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what change there has been in the number of care home beds in the Eastern Cheshire Primary Care Trust area since 1997.

(53304)

189
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the newspapers subscribed to (a) Monday to Saturday and (b) on Sunday by his Department, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52831)

190
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many digital radios are owned by his Department for use in departmental buildings from which Ministers work; and what the (a) cost and (b) date of purchase of each radio was.

(52861)

191
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the magazines and periodicals subscribed to by his Department, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52832)

192
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent by his Department on training in leadership skills for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52734)

193
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent by his Department on voice coaching for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52755)

194
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent by his Department on training by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52715)

195   Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the participation by the London Borough of Islington and the police in a crime reduction strategy.

(53233)

196   Ross Cranston (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average annual increase in police pay has been in each of the last 10 years.

(52997)

197   Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to revoke the UK citizenship of a person whose name has been communicated to him; and if he will make a statement.

(53083)

198
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has recently had with the Police Federation with regard to changing the pay and terms and conditions of police officers.

(52319)

199   Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the service agreement aspect of the contract with Premier Services can be placed in the public domain.

(53216)

200   Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the Committee of Visiting at Dungavel was arranged; who was appointed to sit upon the committee; what criteria are used in deciding who can act as a visitor; and what the total cost was for the conversion of Dungavel from a prison to a detention centre.

(53217)

201   Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if it is his policy that the Wolvercote Clinic should close.

(53222)

202
N   Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received from (a) police (i) forces and (ii) organisations, (b) organisations with a reporting line to his Department and (c) official bodies concerned with immigration about further powers which may be required in relation to deporting those who pose a security threat to the UK.

(52550)

203   Mr Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the outcome was of the Justice and Home Affairs Council held in Brussels on 22nd April; what the Government's stance was on the issues discussed, including its voting record; and if he will make a statement.

(53111)

204   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the role of special constables.

(53112)

205   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the powers of arrest given to community wardens under the Police Reform Bill.

(53141)

206   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the ability of police officers to cross police authority boundaries when pursuing suspected criminals.

(53115)

207   Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on trends in crime levels in Wales in the last 12 months.

(53310)

208
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what financial support his Department has given since 1st April 2000 to projects run by the British Red Cross.

(52945)

209   John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners who are Irish citizens have died in United Kingdom prisons in each year since 1996.

(53245)

210   Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the longest time taken has been in the last five years to process an application of a person to remain in the UK indefinitely; and how many cases were outstanding at 22nd April 2001.

(53213)

211   Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list those countries where there are difficulties in obtaining information on internal checks for people applying for indefinite leave to remain in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

(53211)

212
N   Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what class of offences DNA samples are (a) taken and (b) held even where prosecution does not proceed.

(52942)

213
N   Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the recommendations of the Prison Pay Review Body are; and when they will be implemented.

(52944)

214
N   Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what class of offences bail is (a) automatically refused and (b) automatically allowed.

(52943)

215
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the newspapers subscribed to (a) Monday to Saturday and (b) on Sunday by his Department, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52837)

216
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many digital radios are owned by his Department for use in departmental buildings from which Ministers work; and what the (a) cost and (b) date of purchase of each radio was.

(52858)

217
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the magazines and periodicals subscribed to by his Department, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52838)

218
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much has been spent by her Department on training in leadership skills for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52711)

219
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much has been spent by her Department on training by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52737)

220
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much has been spent by her Department on voice coaching for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52698)

221
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement on what help she provides to assist the development of primary education in the Sudan.

(52322)

222
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with the British Council with regard to the teaching of English in the Sudan.

(52418)

223
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with the Government of the Sudan on the subject of its use of oil revenues for development purposes.

(52323)

224   Andy King (Rugby & Kenilworth): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of total UK bilateral aid each low-income country received in (a) 1999-2000 and (b) 2000-01; and how much each received in 1999-2000.

(53059)

225   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department gives to aid agencies working in Chechnya.

(53052)

226   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of health needs in Chechnya, with special reference to the prevelance of tuberculosis.

(53053)

227   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Chechnya; and if she will make a statement.

(53058)

228   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the conditions in Chechen refugee camps in Ingushetia.

(53057)

229
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many digital radios are owned by her Department for use in departmental buildings from which Ministers work; and what the (a) cost and (b) date of purchase of each radio was.

(52852)

230
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the newspapers subscribed to (a) Monday to Saturday and (b) on Sunday by her Department, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52813)

231
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the magazines and periodicals subscribed to by her Department, stating for each subscription the (a) number of copies taken and (b) annual cost.

(52814)

232
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how much has been spent by his Department on voice coaching for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52697)

233
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how much has been spent by her Department on training in leadership skills for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52710)

234
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how much has been spent by his Department on training by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52736)

235
N   Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will instruct the Public Record Office to consult their counterparts in Scotland on lessons to be learned from the launch of an Online Census service in Scotland.

(52751)

236
N   Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what steps have been taken to ensure that 1901 Census Online will, when re-launched, be able to accommodate peaks of demand.

(52920)

237
N   Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, when the 1901 Census Online facility will be reinstated at the designated regional service centres.

(52754)

238
N   Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what value of pre-payment vouchers for 1901 Census Online sold by the Public Record Office (a) has been refunded, (b) is eligible for refund and (c) is ineligible for refund by virtue of having been opened.

(52753)

239
N   Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how much revenue the Public Record Office has received from the sale of pre-payment vouchers in connection with the 1901 Census Online service.

(52752)

240
N   Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, when internet access will be restored for 1901 Census Online.

(52921)

241
N   Mrs Betty Williams (Conwy): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what discussions he has had with the Appeals Service in North Wales about contractual arrangements for the provision of a medical assistant as chaperone for medical examinations.

(52941)

242
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been spent by his Department on voice coaching for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52707)

243
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been spent by his Department on training by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52746)

244
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been spent by his Department on training in leadership skills for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52731)

245   Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he expects the establishment of the District Policing Partnership Boards in Northern Ireland; and what the reason for the delay in their establishment has been.

(53214)

246
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many digital radios are owned by his Department for use in departmental buildings from which Ministers work; and what the (a) cost and (b) date of purchase of each radio was.

(52862)

247
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the newspapers subscribed to (a) Monday to Saturday and (b) on Sunday by his Department, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52829)

248
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the magazines and periodicals subscribed to by his Department, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52830)

249
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the President of the Council, how much has been spent by his Department on training by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52744)

250
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the President of the Council, how much has been spent by his Department on voice coaching for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52704)

251
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the President of the Council, how much has been spent by his Department on training in leadership skills for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52728)

252
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the President of the Council, if he will list the newspapers subscribed to (a) Monday to Saturday and (b) on Sunday by his Office, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52841)

253
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the President of the Council, if he will list the magazines and periodicals subscribed to by his Office, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52842)

254
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the President of the Council, how many digital radios are owned by his Department for use in departmental buildings from which Ministers work; and what the (a) cost and (b) date of purchase of each radio was.

(52856)

255
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Prime Minister, when he expects the Performance and Innovation Unit's investigation into the voluntary sector to report.

(52324)

256   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Ross, Skye and Inverness West, about MoD pensions, if he will make a statement on the letters the MoD have sent to MoD pensioners about arrangements for collecting their pensions in post offices; and how many such letters have been sent.

(53079)

257
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Prime Minister, how many digital radios are owned by his Department for use in departmental buildings from which Ministers work; and what the (a) cost and (b) date of purchase of each radio was.

(52853)

258
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the magazines and periodicals subscribed to by his Office, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52846)

259
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the process by which Ministers decide whether an announcement is too controversial to be made in a pre-election period.

(52884)

260
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the newspapers subscribed to (a) Monday to Saturday and (b) on Sunday by his Office, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52845)

261
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much has been spent by her Department on voice coaching for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52695)

262
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much has been spent by her Department on training in leadership skills for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52721)

263
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much has been spent by her Department on training by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52741)

264   Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye & Inverness West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, which the competent authority is to which members of the public should refer questions relating to (a) the classification of statutory instruments and (b) whether statutory instruments should have been laid before Parliament, with reference to statutory instruments with solely Scottish applicability and which pre-date the establishment of the Scottish Parliament but relate to matters that have been devolved.

(53076)

265
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will list the magazines and periodicals subscribed to by her Department, stating for each subscription the (a) number of copies taken and (b) annual cost.

(52824)

266
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will list the newspapers subscribed to (a) Monday to Saturday and (b) on Sunday by her Department, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52823)

267
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many digital radios are owned by her Department for use in departmental buildings from which Ministers work; and what the (a) cost and (b) date of purchase of each radio was.

(52847)

268
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Solicitor General, how much has been spent by her Department on voice coaching for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52701)

269
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Solicitor General, how much has been spent by her Department on training in leadership skills for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52714)

270
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Solicitor General, how much has been spent by her Department on training by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52740)

271
N   Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many post offices closed in the last financial year ending 31st March, broken down by (a) whether rural and urban and (b) constituency.

(53066)

272   Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action she is taking to rationalise the number of registration schemes which promote quality within the construction industry.

(52991)

273   Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the Office of Fair Trading will publish its response to the consultation on the review of the Newspaper Supply Code of Practice.

(53007)

274   Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what progress her Department is making in establishing a quality mark scheme for the construction industry.

(52990)

275   Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many responses the Office of Fair Trading received from (a) retailers, (b) wholesalers, (c) publishers and (d) other bodies, relating to the review on the Code of Practice for the Supply of Newspapers.

(52999)

276
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent discussions she has had with the National Federation of Sub-Post Masters.

(52327)

277
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what training is available to new entrants to the sub-post office network (a) prior to them taking on a business, and (b) following the acquisition and start of that business with respect to funding by her Department.

(52328)

278   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the total annual UK production of beer is in pints.

(52983)

279   Linda Perham (Ilford North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the complexities referred to in Towards Equality and Diversity are that require age discrimination legislation to be introduced on a longer timetable than equivalent legislation on sexual orientation, religion or belief; what action will be taken before 2006 to tackle these complexities; and if she will make a statement.

(53118)

280   Linda Perham (Ilford North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, with whom she is consulting on the implementation of the European Community Employment and Race Directives; how the proposed draft regulations impact upon the policy responsibilities of government departments; and if she will make a statement.

(53119)

281   Mr George Stevenson (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many insurance company-owned motor body shop repairers there are in England and Wales.

(53065)

282   Mr George Stevenson (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many complaints have been received by the Office of Fair Trading in the last three years concerning insurance companies and the Late Payments of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 in relation to independent motor body vehicle repair businesses.

(53063)

283   Mr George Stevenson (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many independent motor body repairers there were in England and Wales in each year since 1997.

(53064)

284
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the newspapers subscribed to (a) Monday to Saturday and (b) on Sunday by her Department, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52819)

285
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the magazines and periodicals subscribed to by her Department, stating for each subscription the (a) number of copies taken and (b) annual cost.

(52820)

286
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many digital radios are owned by her Department for use in departmental buildings from which Ministers work; and what the (a) cost and (b) date of purchase of each radio was.

(52849)

287   Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 24th April, ref. 52041, about Railtrack's random checks of personal track safety certificates, what action is taken (a) by Railtrack and (b) by railway employers in the 2 per cent. of cases where staff do not hold a valid certificate; and what action is being taken to reduce the percentage of staff without a valid certificate.

(53251)

288
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how much has been spent by his Department on training by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52743)

289
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how much has been spent by his Department on voice coaching for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52703)

290
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how much has been spent by his Department on training in leadership skills for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52727)

291   Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, whether pilotage services operated by Humber Pilots Limited are covered by contract; and if he will make a statement.

(53072)

292   Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his reply of 22nd April, Official Report, column 56W, on the Port Marine Safety Code, whether the Department was the originator of this correspondence; and for what reason his Department has chosen not to make the correspondence public.

(53084)

293   Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment his Department has made of EC Treaty Articles 81, 82, 87 and 88 with regard to the PPP of London Underground.

(53114)

294   Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the circumstances in which the Humber Pilots Limited contract with Associated British Ports was terminated and the former pilots' authorisations revoked; and if he will make a statement.

(53070)

295   Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what (a) discussions and (b) correspondence he and his Department have had with the European Commission with regard to the PPP of London Underground and EC Treaty Articles 81, 82, 87 and 88.

(53113)

296   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 1998.

(53071)

297   Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many Humber pilots work for Humber Pilots Limited; how many worked on 12th December 2001; and, in each case, how many were formally authorised by the competent harbour authority and what their qualifications were; and if he will make a statement.

(53086)

298   Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he proposes to make regulations under the Transport Act 2000 to amend the transfers of liability to vehicle hirers for fixed penalty charge notices for bus lane contraventions under the London Local Authorities Act 1996.

(52973)

299   Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, in relation to Statutory Instrument No. 440, Regulation 16A, what assessment he has made of the direct cost to individual houseowners when they install replacement windows; what consultation has taken place over the introduction of this regulation; what requirements there will be to demonstrate compliance on the sale of a house; how homeowners will be able to prove that windows were installed before commencement of the instrument on 1st April; what steps he will take to publicise these regulations widely; and whether notices will be sent to relevant (a) retailers, (b) builders and (c) merchants.

(53250)

300   Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what representations have been made to his Department, and by whom, following the introduction of Building (Amendment) Regulations 2002.

(53006)

301   Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many self-certification schemes are in operation relating to the construction industry; and what the cost is of joining each scheme.

(53001)

302   Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what criteria the Government used to determine who should be consulted regarding the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2002.

(53002)

303   Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, who will be responsible for policing the self-certification schemes introduced by the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2002.

(53000)

304   Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the cost will be to small businesses within the construction industry of complying with self-certification schemes following the introduction of the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2002.

(53003)

305   Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how the self-certification schemes introduced by the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2002 will operate in connection with the existing quality mark scheme.

(53005)

306
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on his response to those parish and town councillors who are refusing to sign the new declaration of interests.

(52329)

307
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on what support is available to maintain and enhance rural bus services.

(52331)

308
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the Government's policy on the provision of social and affordable housing in villages; and how proposals in the planning Green Paper would affect this.

(52333)

309
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the instances in which breaches of declaration of interest by parish and town councillors have been reported to his Department.

(52330)

310
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the role of the Traffic Commissioners with specific regard to the maintenance and enhancement of bus servies in rural areas.

(52332)

311   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many cars are registered on UK roads.

(52981)

312   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how much council tenant rent was written off in each of the last five years in each local authority.

(53101)

313   Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, whether his Department has formally applied for state aid approval for Network Rail.

(53220)

314   Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what his policy is on the creation of a nationwide distribution network for liquid hydrogen for use in cars.

(53219)

315   Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what technology pilots into road pricing schemes his Department is involved with.

(53221)

316
N   Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the status is of each of the 100 new bypasses aimed at reducing congestion and pollution outlined in the 10 year transport plan; what the (a) start and (b) completion date is of each project; and what the date is on which each of the 11 multi-modal studies outlined in the 10 year transport plan will be completed and published.

(52551)

317   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the reports he receives from local councils on the use of the financial support which he gives for disability facilities grants.

(53313)

318   Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the average time in days for processing and dispatching replacement vehicle registration documents by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency was in the last 12 months.

(53199)

319   Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what new affordable housing development schemes in each London borough are being funded by the Housing Corporation's Approved Development Programme in 2002-03.

(53019)

320   Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 22nd April, Official Report, column 46W, on right to buy, who has been commissioned to undertake the research projects into the right to buy scheme; what the terms of reference are of each project; and when work on each will be completed.

(53018)

321   Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 16th April, Official Report, column 798W, on housing, if he will place in the Library a copy of the guidance his Department issued to local authorities on the Cash Incentive Scheme in February 2000.

(53017)

322   Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, for what reasons the carriageway repair work being carried out on the Humber Bridge is not being carried out on a 24 hour basis.

(52969)

323   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what financial support his Department has given since 1st April 2000 to projects in the UK run by the British Red Cross.

(52967)

324
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, which organisations were consulted on the decision to change the policy on mineral working in the Peak District National Park in the Regional Planning Guidance for the East Midlands (RPG8).

(52603)

325
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will define the exceptional circumstance set out in MPG6 for permission for mineral working as it applies to the Peak District.

(52605)

326
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the criteria against which decisions to permit mineral working in the Peak District will be taken.

(52604)

327
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, on what date it was decided that the policy on mineral working in the Peak District National Park set out in the Regional Planning Guidance for the East Midlands (RPG8) should be changed; and when the public consultation period on the Regional Planning Guidance closed.

(52602)

328
N   Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will issue guidance to the Planning Inspectorate on the interpretation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights in the determination of appeals.

(52598)

329
N   Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has to amend the regulations governing rights of abode for gypsy families.

(52597)

330
N   Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what guidance his Department issues to the Planning Inspectorate in determining appeals concerning gypsy families.

(52599)

331
N   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his oral Answer of 23rd April, Official Report, column 137, on community transport, by what means community transport groups in South Gloucestershire will have access to the longer term funding to which he referred.

(52595)

332
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the newspapers subscribed to (a) Monday to Saturday and (b) on Sunday by his Department, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52833)

333
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many digital radios are owned by his Department for use in departmental buildings from which Ministers work; and what the (a) cost and (b) date of purchase of each radio was.

(52860)

334
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the magazines and periodicals subscribed to by his Department, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52834)

335
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much has been spent by his Department on training by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52747)

336
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much has been spent by his Department on training in leadership skills for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52730)

337
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much has been spent by his Department on voice coaching for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52706)

338   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had about the provision of rheumatology services in Wales.

(53105)

339   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had about the future capacity of Welshpool airport.

(53104)

340   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the purpose and dates of the events paid for through the hospitality budget in the previous 12 months.

(53103)

341   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many and what proportion of letters received by the Department in each of the last six months, were replied to in (a) under 15, (b) under 20, (c) under 30, (d) under 40 and (e) over 40 working days.

(53100)

342
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the magazines and periodicals subscribed to by his Department, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52828)

343
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many digital radios are owned by his Department for use in departmental buildings from which Ministers work; and what the (a) cost and (b) date of purchase of each radio was.

(52863)

344
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the newspapers subscribed to (a) Monday to Saturday and (b) on Sunday by his Department, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52827)

345
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent by his Department on voice coaching for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52719)

346
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent by his Department on training by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52717)

347
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent by his Department on training in leadership skills for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years.

(52724)

348   Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason service invalid pensions are classed as occupational pensions when deciding the benefit entitlement from incapacity benefit; and when this rule was introduced.

(53311)

349   Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 16th April, Official Report, column 888W, if he will place in the Library the information received from the Rent Service in support of its estimate of the likely increase in the number of localities following the Court of Appeal judgement on local reference rents in Stockport.

(53014)

350   Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many localities the Rent Service has used to determine local reference rents in each year since their introduction.

(53016)

351   Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 16th April, Official Report, column 888W, what organisations he consulted on the impact on the number of localities of the Court of Appeal judgement on local reference rents in Stockport; and if he will publish details of that advice.

(53015)

352
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial support his Department has given since 1st April 2000 to projects run by the British Red Cross.

(52948)

353   John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to involve the private sector in Jobcentre Plus and other emerging departmental programmes as a means for the social inclusion of hard-to-help client groups.

(53098)

354   Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 19th April, Official Report, column 1213W, on the Child Support Agency, if he will place copies of the OGC Gateway reviews in the Library.

(53078)

355   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will update his estimates based on the Family Resources Survey 1999-2000 of (a) median pensioner incomes, excluding means-tested benefits, by age, sex and marital status, on the basis of his Answer of 16th November 2000, Official Report, column 790W, on pensions, and (b) the size of each group.

(53009)

356   Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what loss of benefit is applied by the Benefits Agency on service users who voluntarily assist NHS trusts as a result of being in receipt of out-of-pocket expenses; what plans he has to instruct the Benefits Agency to disregard out-of-pocket expenses received by volunteers assisting NHS trusts from calculations for means-tested benefits; what assessment he has made of the Benefit Agency's rules for eligibility for means-tested benefits on the willingness of service users voluntarily to assist NHS trusts; and if he will make a statement.

(53305)

357
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the newspapers subscribed to (a) Monday to Saturday and (b) on Sunday by his Department, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52835)

358
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many digital radios are owned by his Department for use in departmental buildings from which Ministers work; and what the (a) cost and (b) date of purchase of each radio was.

(52859)

359
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the magazines and periodicals subscribed to by his Department, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost.

(52836)

360   Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to introduce public notification of proscribed foodstuffs at ports of entry into the United Kingdom.

[Transferred] (52986)

361   Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what statements made by UK citizens in Camp X-ray have been communicated to him; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (53080)

362   Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer which companies will be expected to receive tax relief on (a) research and development into vaccines and medicines for the prevention and treatment of malaria, TB and those strains of AIDS which predominantly affect people in developing countries and (b) responsible donations of medical supplies and equipment to support developing countries' own health strategies and the needs of their people.

[Transferred] (53117)

363   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the practice of local authorities writing off debts accrued by tenants in council-owned homes.

[Transferred] (53102)

364   Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) teachers and (b) teaching professionals were awarded work permits for UK recruitment during (a) 2001, (b) 2000 and (c) 1999.

[Transferred] (52972)

365   Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average time that agrimonetary compensation payments were overdue in (a) England, (b) the South West and (c) Somerset was in 2001-02.

[Transferred] (53308)

366   Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when Curry Moor in Somerset was registered as a reservoir; what consultation, and with whom, there was ahead of the registration; what measures were taken to assess the social and environmental impact of the reservoir on Curry Moor; who has responsibility for the reservoir; and whether the reservoir has its completion certificate.

[Transferred] (53309)