Order Book Part 1

House of Commons

Session 2001- 02
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The Order Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 16 May 2002

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Thursday 16 May 2002, of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

THURSDAY 16th MAY

1   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what measures his Department takes to address the needs of children and young people who sexually abuse; and if he will make a statement.

(57196)

2   Denzil Davies (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the basis was for the reference in her advertisement for the post of National Governor (Wales) of the BBC to a substantial proportion of the output of BBC Wales being in Welsh.

(57208)

3
N   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on how many occasions in the last six months members of her Department have met their Italian counterparts; and what subjects were discussed.

(56894)

4   Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the volume of waste to be removed from land at RAF Portreath as part of the Ministry of Defence's clean-up operation; what guidance has been issued to local authorities and agencies responsible for the removal and disposal of waste from RAF Portreath; at which locations waste from RAF Portreath will be deposited; and what assurances he has given local residents and local authorities regarding the disposal of waste removed from RAF Portreath in landfill.

(57175)

5   Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the British armed forces have (a) procured and (b) deployed the E100 Series Integrated Grenade System with the fragmentation grenade E105 incorporated into the trip wire mechanism manufactured by PW Defence.

(57228)

6   Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions have taken place between his officials and PW Defence regarding the status of the E100 Series Integrated Grenade System and fragmentation grenade E105 incorporated into the trip wire mechanism under the Landmines Act 1998.

(57227)

7   Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will initiate a system of independent review of decisions concerning low-flying areas.

(57306)

8
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Gurkha have accompanied postings; what plans he has to expand the Gurkha units; and what recent discussions he has had with the Prime Minister of Nepal about Gurkha pensions.

(57028)

9
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if HMS Sheffield will be returned to operational service in 2004; and if she will continue as an operational warship until the end of the decade.

(56699)

10
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many crew are serving on HMS Fearless.

(56702)

11
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what maintenance work is being carried out on HMS Monmouth.

(56703)

12
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the planned refits are for (a) HMS Invincible, (b) HMS Illustrious and (c) HMS Ark Royal before the end of their service lives.

(56701)

13
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if HMS Sheffield will have further refits before the end of her service life.

(56700)

14
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if Flight Lieutenant Holland's and Lieutenant Hamblin's letter in The Times on 13th May was approved by their commanding officers.

(56705)

15
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned in service dates are for each of the ordered Type 45 destroyers.

(56704)

16   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) consultation he has had with and (b) guidelines he has issued to the emergency services about dealing with large-scale terrorist attacks; and if he will make a statement.

(57354)

17   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many sites in the UK are capable of assembling a large enough vessel to operate conventional take-off and landing aircraft; what modifications are needed to potential sites to bring them to this capability; and if he will make a statement.

(57351)

18   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to publish the RAND study into warship procurement; and if he will make a statement.

(57347)

19   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what basis the decision was made to reject the BAe proposal to build all 12 Type 45 warships; and if he will make a statement.

(57348)

20   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what alternatives to the Harland and Wolff Ro-Ro contract were considered; what assessment was made of the alternatives; and if he will make a statement.

(57353)

21   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the houses sold back to Annington Homes have been (a) Grade 1, (b) Grade II, (c) Grade III and (d) Grade IV since 1996; how much was spent on the repair and renovation of these houses in each year since 1996; and if he will make a statement.

(57350)

22
N   Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the compatability of the pay and conditions of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment and other regiments in the British Army, excluding the Gurkhas; and if he will make a statement.

(56896)

23   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on changes in the ownership of land at and adjacent to Throckmorton airfield since 1992 with reference to the Crichel Down rules.

(57337)

24   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on his plans for the privatisation of QinetiQ.

(57336)

25   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on his proposals for the development of Throckmorton airfield.

(57334)

26   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list land in the ownership of QinetiQ; and what development proposals are under consideration for each such piece of land.

(57335)

27
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department was of employing staff in (a) London and (b) the south east from employment agencies in each year since 1997.

(56509)

28
N   Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance is given to serving officers on the submission of letters to newspapers for publication; if the letter from Flight Lieutenant D. Holland RAF and Lieutenant James Hamblin RN to the Times, published on 13th May was approved by commanding officers; and if he will make a statement.

(56882)

29
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what law enforcement agencies and prosecuting authorities designated with legislation there are within the responsibility of his Department; and what complaints procedure is available for each.

(57104)

30   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ex-servicemen have been awarded pensions as a result of health problems resulting from their service on (a) Christmas Island and (b) other nuclear test sites.

(57221)

31   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what have been the legal costs to his Department of opposing claims by ex-servicemen for pensions claimed as a result of ill health stemming from their service on Christmas Island or other nuclear test sites in each of the last five years.

(57214)

32   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what has been the cost to his Department of claims by ex-servicemen for pensions claimed as a result of ill health stemming from their service on Christmas Island and other nuclear test sites in each of the last five years.

(57212)

33   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many claims by ex-servicemen for pensions claimed as a result of ill health stemming from their service on (a) Christmas Island and (b) other nuclear test sites are outstanding.

(57215)

34   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what target timescale he has for payment of backdated sums awarded by the Pensions Appeal Tribunal to ex-servicemen who have successfully appealed refusals of pensions claimed as a result of ill health stemming from their service on (a) Christmas Island and (b) other nuclear test sites; and how many awards have been paid within the target period.

(57216)

35
N   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions in the last six months (a) he and (b) his officials have met their Italian counterparts; and what subjects were discussed.

(56887)

36   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many claims by ex-servicemen for pensions based on health problems claimed to result from their service on (a) Christmas Island and (b) other nuclear test sites have been (i) refused and (ii) appealed to the Pensions Appeal Tribunal within the last five years.

(57220)

37   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many appeals by ex-servicemen against refusals of pensions as a result of health problems claimed to result from their service on (a) Christmas Island and (b) other nuclear test sites which have been appealed to the Pensions Appeal Tribunal since 1972 have been successful; and how many such awards have included an award back-dated to the original application.

(57219)

38   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her Answer of 2nd May, Official Report, columns 905-6W, what the average (a) distance and (b) time travelled by schoolchildren was (i) on foot (ii) by bus (iii) by car and (iv) other to rural (A) primary and (B) secondary schools between 1992 and 2000.

(57463)

39   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many nurseries there were; and what proportion of these were located in rural areas, broken down by region in each of the last 10 years.

(57462)

40   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her Answer of 2nd May, Official Report, column 905W, on school transport, how many children were included in the National Travel Survey in each year between 1992 and 2000.

(57464)

41   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures have been introduced to enhance the National Childcare Strategy in rural areas.

(57458)

42   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures her Department takes to address the needs of children and young people who sexually abuse; and if she will make a statement.

(57195)

43
N   Patsy Calton (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of young people who are profoundly deaf went into further and higher education in each of the last three years.

(56491)

44
N   Patsy Calton (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of profoundly deaf young people achieved (a) five A to C GCSE grades and (b) 5 A to G GCSE grades, broken down by local authority in the last four years.

(56492)

45
N   Patsy Calton (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many deaf children were taught (a) with British sign language and (b) without access to British sign language in the last 12 months for which figures are available.

(56493)

46   Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what her Department's policy is on the promotion of Her Majesty The Queen's Golden Jubilee in schools; and how this policy is being integrated into the regime of Ofsted.

(57327)

47
N   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many additional places for 16 to 19 year old students in full-time further education will be created in Warrington in 2003; and what the average cost per student of funding those additional places will be.

(56680)

48
N   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what was the average number of teaching hours per week for (a) 16 to 18 year old students studying full-time in further education colleges and (b) 16 to 18 year old students with special needs studying full-time in further education colleges in the last academic year.

(56681)

49
N   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions she has had with the Cheshire Learning and Skills Council on how its new funding formula will affect students with special needs at Warrington Collegiate Institute; and if she will make a statement.

(56678)

50
N   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans she has to make education maintenance allowances available to young people in Warrington North; and if she will make a statement.

(56679)

51
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress she has made on implementing the Stewart report recommendations on the beam of greatest intensity from mobile phone masts and schools on their grounds.

(57095)

52
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what law enforcement agencies and prosecuting authorities designated with legislation there are within the responsibility of her Department; and what complaints procedure is available for each.

(57127)

53
N   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, on how many occasions in the last six months members of her Department have met their Italian counterparts; and what subjects were discussed.

(56895)

54
N   Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what powers exist for local authorities to take legal action against sewage disposal companies on grounds of public nuisance.

(57142)

55
N   Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what additional steps she is taking to prevent the importation of foot and mouth virus during the World Cup Finals in South Korea.

(57141)

56
N   Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8th January, Official Report, column 727W, with reference to the note to table iv, from which counties (a) the 100 dangerous contact cases, (b) the 120 contiguous premises cases and (c) the 54 slaughter on suspicion cases orginated.

(57144)

57
N   Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the risk posed to UK livestock by the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in South Korea.

(57140)

58
N   Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what imports of meat there were in the last 12 months into the United Kingdom from nations which have not adopted equivalent legislative controls to those banning the use of certain growth promoters within the European Union; and what controls are in place to prevent the importation of such meat.

(56597)

59
N   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Spanish Presidency regarding the agenda for her meeting with her EU counterparts in Mallorca; and if she will make a statement.

(56975)

60   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many requests have been made for information on village pub diversification, broken down by region.

(57457)

61
N   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to discuss reform of the Common Agricultural Policy with her French counterpart; and if she will make a statement.

(56972)

62   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent on (a) parish plans, (b) community service grants and (c) parish transport grants, broken down by initiative, in 2001-02.

(57461)

63
N   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 8th May, Official Report, column 162W, on the veterinary service, how many private veterinary surgeons have (a) applied, (b) received temporary appointments and (c) received permanent appointments as local veterinary inspectors broken down by region in each of the last 10 years.

(56883)

64
N   Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 18th April, Official Report, column 1071, on the Countryside Stewardship Scheme, on what basis decisions are made to visit farms after the first year of the scheme; and what monitoring systems are in place to check whether a visit in the second year is necessary.

(55338)

65
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 her Department's policy with regard to bonfires, with specific reference to (a) the impact upon climate change and (b) nuisance to neighbours; what discussions she has had recently with (i) the Local Government Association and (ii) individual local authorities on the subject of bonfires; and what recent research her Department has undertaken into the impact of bonfires.

(57108)

66   Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assistance is available to farmers to facilitate development of potential new markets to be opened by EU enlargement.

(57305)

67   Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what income was received by farms in each of the past three years (a) before deductions of wages paid to farmers and their families and (b) net of those deductions.

(57264)

68   Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average cost per annum per average family would be if the cost of the proposals in the Curry report were added to the average cost and subsidies and compensation paid to the farming industry in the past three years.

(57260)

69   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support and assistance she will provide to dairy farmers in (a) Lancashire and (b) the UK, to assist them in relation to falling prices.

(57452)

70   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the price of milk that dairy farmers receive in Lancashire.

(57451)

71   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department had on the application for agrimoney aid to support dairy farmers; what recent discussions her officials have had with supermarkets in order to ensure that farmers receive a fair price for milk produced; and what action she is taking to ensure that the price of milk in supermarkets reflects the price paid to dairy farmers.

(57454)

72   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the change in milk prices in the last two months for dairy farmers in Lancashire.

(57453)

73   Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assistance her Department gives to support recycling of used silage films.

(57254)

74   Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the Farm Films Recovery Scheme.

(57253)

75   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make a statement on changes in land ownership since 1992 at and adjacent to Throckmorton airfield with reference to the Crichel Down rules.

(57338)

76
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost to her Department was of employing staff in (a) London and (b) the south east from employment agencies in each year since 1997.

(56508)

77
N   Mr Richard Page (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many convictions for fly tipping have been obtained in each of the last five years.

(56971)

78   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) submissions the Minister for Rural Affairs has received and (b) meetings he has attended with outside organisations concerning the current consultation on hunting with dogs.

(57257)

79
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what law enforcement agencies and prosecuting authorities designated with legislation there are within the responsibility of her Department; and what complaints procedure is available for each.

(57102)

80
N   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how many occasion in the last six months (a) she and (b) her officials have met their Italian counterparts; and what subjects were discussed.

(56886)

81   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to offer assistance to small businesses in rural areas to enable them to access broadband communications as they become available.

(57213)

82
N   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the European Commission and (b) each other EU member state regarding the Common Fisheries Policy; and if she will make a statement.

(56878)

83
N   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Minister of Rural Affairs in the Scottish Executive regarding the Common Fisheries Policy; and if she will make a statement.

(56879)

84   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if statutory instruments under clause 19 of the Finance Bill will be subject to the affirmative procedure.

(57339)

85   Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the additional revenue that will be raised from the supplementary charge on the oil and gas industry between 2006 and 2010.

(57437)

86   Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what research he has commissioned on the effect of the supplementary charge and 100 per cent. first year capital allowances on expected monetary values of oil and gas assets and investments in the UK.

(57442)

87   Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer when he will begin consultation on his proposal to abolish royalty tax on the oil and gas industry; and how long the consultation period will last.

(57441)

88   Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assumptions about future levels of investment in the UK by the oil and gas industry underlie his estimates of the additional revenue raised from the supplementary charge on corporation tax.

(57436)

89
N   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received since June 2001 on delays in crediting (a) contracting-out rebates and (b) employers' contributions to pension schemes; and if he will make a statement.

(56589)

90   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reason no information relating to the banking regulations was passed to the Countryside Agency for its Rural Proofing report; and if he will make a statement.

(57460)

91   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what measures his Department takes to address the needs of children and young people who sexually abuse; and if he will make a statement.

(57194)

92   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what his definition of poverty is; and what plans he has to alter his definition.

(57190)

93   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the increased revenue from National Insurance employees' contribution from the care home sector.

(57180)

94   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) percentage of (i) pensioners and (ii) pensioner households (A) paying income tax and (B) entitled to the minimum income guarantee.

(57201)

95   Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer when she will reply to letters from the honourable Member for Workington concerning correspondence from Mr Proctor, a Cockermouth constituent.

(57294)

96   Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the timetable is for reviewing the royalty tax on oil revenues.

(57300)

97   Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what action he has taken in the past five years to increase public understanding of (a) endowment mortgages, (b) personal pensions, (c) general insurance and (d) accident sicknesss and employment policies.

(57261)

98   Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the tax implications for an employee of a company which makes accommodation available for key workers recruited from a different part of the country and working away from their normal home base.

(57268)

99   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the estimated amounts of tax revenue attributed to Northern Ireland in each of the last 20 years, broken down by each principal category of (a) income tax, (b) corporation tax, (c) value added tax, (d) national insurance, (e) excise duties, (f) inheritance tax and (g) other.

(57153)

100
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what centrally set targets are in place for monitoring employment status in the construction industry; and on how many occasions these targets have been met in each year since 1995.

(56515)

101
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what measures are in place to monitor the employment status of subcontractors in the construction industry to ensure the status adheres to Inland Revenue regulations when undertaking work on Government contracts.

(56516)

102   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what conventions and methods are used for calculating the Northern Ireland attributed share of UK taxes.

(57152)

103   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what help is available for (a) people and (b) people over the age of 75 who experience difficulties in completing their tax returns; and if he will make a statement.

(57172)

104   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to simplify (a) the tax system and (b) tax returns; and if he will make a statement.

(57171)

105
N   Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the estimated additional cost is to (a) Plymouth City Council, (b) South Hams District Council, (c) Devon County Council and (d) Torbay Unitary Authority in the next financial year as a result of the increase in employer's national insurance contributions announced in the Budget; and what provision will be made to cover the additional costs which will be incurred.

(56291)

106
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what law enforcement agencies and prosecuting authorities designated with legislation there are within the responsibility of his Department; and what complaints procedure is available for each.

(57124)

107
N   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out the basis for the assessment made in para 2.28 of the Taylor report The Modernisation of Britain's Tax and Benefit System: Number Two, regarding the under-contribution to the NI Fund by the self-employed; what his latest estimate is of that under-contribution; if he will undertake a similar comparison between the contributions paid by married woman at the reduced rate and the benefits to which such women are entitled; and if he will make a statement.

(57147)

108
N   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer on how many occasions in the last six months (a) he and (b) his officials have met their Italian counterparts; and what subjects were discussed.

(56890)

109   Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) legal and (b) human rights factors were taken into account before 1998 when his Department considered export licence applications for the (i) E100 series integrated grenade system and (ii) fragmentation grenade E105 incorporated into the trip wire mechanism manufactured by PW Defence.

(57169)

110   Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 3th April, Official Report, columns 649-50W, what response has been received from the Pakistan authorities.

(57443)

111   Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will estimate how many UK passport holders are in permanent employment elsewhere in the EU.

(57303)

112
N   Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Spain concerning joint command of Britain's naval base in Gibraltar.

(57145)

113   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the growth potential for Gibraltar's airport.

(57467)

114   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to increase the capacity of (a) passenger flights and (b) freight in and out of the airport in Gibraltar.

(57466)

115
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost to his Department was of employing staff in (a) London and (b) south east from employment agencies in each year since 1997.

(56514)

116   Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on progress made since the European Council's meeting at Lisbon towards the target to halve unemployment amongst 18 to 24 year olds by 2010 throughout the European Union; and if he will make a statement.

(57258)

117
N   Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what position the Government will be taking on the proposal in the Convention on the Future of Europe that the Charter of Fundamental Rights should be inserted in the treaties; , what discussions he has had about this with other member states and other institutions; and if he will make a statement.

(56596)

118
N   Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what position the Government will be taking on the proposal in the Convention on the Future of Europe that the European Union should be given full legal personality; what discussions he has had on the matter with other member states and other institutions; what assessment the Government has made of the effects of giving the European Union full legal personality; and if he will make a statement.

(56595)

119   Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what was discussed at European Union Foreign and Defence ministers' meeting at Brussels on 13th and 14th May; what conclusions were reached; what was agreed for the agenda for European Council's meeting at Seville; and if he will make a statement.

(57259)

120
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent progress has been made with the establishment of a global certification scheme for rough diamonds.

(56666)

121
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what law enforcement agencies and prosecuting authorities designated with legislation there are within the responsibility of his Department; and what complaints procedure is available for each.

(57126)

122   Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many times a decision has been taken by majority voting in the European Council this year.

(57165)

123
N   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions in the last six months (a) he and (b) his officials have met their Italian counterparts; and what subjects were discussed.

(56888)

124
N   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients received liver transplants under the NHS for conditions related to infection with Hepatitis C in each of the last five years; and what the unit cost of such operations was compared with drug therapies.

(56335)

125
N   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients received drug therapy on the NHS for infection with Hepatitis C in each of the last five years.

(56333)

126   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 16th April, Official Report, column 926W, on community hospitals, how much will be spent on establishing the 5,000 intermediate care beds by 2004; and what proportion of funding and beds will be allocated to rural areas.

(57469)

127   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 16th April, Official Report, column 926W, on community hospitals, how many intermediate care beds there were in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01 and (c) 2001-02; and what proportion were located in rural areas, broken down by region.

(57468)

128   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information is provided on the Care Direct schemes in rural areas; and if he will make it available.

(54456)

129
N   Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will reply to the letter of 24th October 2001 from the honourable Member for West Chelmsford concerning Mr Stubbins and pneumococcal vaccination (ref: POH (3)5499/13); when he received (a) a second copy of the correspondence which was faxed to his Department on 17th January and (b) a reminder letter which was sent to his Department on 28th March; and if he will make a statement as to the cause of the delay.

(56496)

130   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) representations and (b) letters he has received from (i) honourable Members and (ii) members of the public regarding the failure of care homes to pass on the NHS free nursing care contribution to residents.

(57182)

131
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects NICE to publish guidance relating to atypical antipsychotic medication for schizophrenia.

(56592)

132
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 17th April, Official Report, column 1025W, on international recruitment, which (a) international recruitment agencies, (b) their representative bodies and (c) other stakeholders have been asked to establish arrangements whereby agencies can register their agreement to comply with the Code of Practice on international recruitment.

(56628)

133   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures his Department takes to address the needs of children and young people who sexually abuse; and if he will make a statement.

(57198)

134   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 10th April, Official Report, column 486W, on intermediate care, how many people in each quarter of 2001 who were (a) referred to/receiving intermediate care in a residential setting to prevent hospital admission and (b) referred to non-residential intermediate care teams to prevent hospital admission were subsequently admitted to hospital within (i) one month, (ii) two months, (iii) three months and (iv) four months.

(57191)

135   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings he has had with ministerial colleagues in the last two years with regard to children and young people who sexually abuse.

(57200)

136   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received from health care providers on the use of intermediate care money to (a) reopen previously closed wards and (b) rebrand existing care beds as intermediate care beds.

(57183)

137
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 25th April, Official Report, column 459W, on care homes, if he will place copies in the Library of the letters sent to national providers about the increases in fees experienced by residents.

(56594)

138
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 17th April, Official Report, column 1025W, on international recruitment, how many of his officials have been assigned to implement the Code of Practice on international nurse recruitment.

(56630)

139   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to conduct further research into children and young people who sexually abuse.

(57185)

140   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department will produce the joint guidance on housing adaptations which will include a health and safety rating system.

(57184)

141
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research has been undertaken on the trend in prescribing of anti-psychotic medication; what the key findings are; and if he will set out prescription numbers for such medication for each region and health authority for 2001 for age groups (a) 0 to 15 years, (b) 16 to 59 years and (c) 60 years and over.

(56593)

142
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 17th April, Official Report, column 1025W, on international recruitment, what steps he is taking to ensure that overseas nurses will receive information relating to the compliance of international nurse recruitment agencies to the Code of Practice.

(56629)

143   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the changes of National Insurance contribution on the care home sector; and what estimates he has made of the increased costs to care homes following the increase in National Insurance contributions by (a) employers and (b) employees.

(57181)

144   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what protocols are in place for child and adolescent mental health services in dealing with children who sexually abuse.

(57186)

145   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the impact on the care home sector of mergers and acquisitions of care homes in the last five years.

(57187)

146
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research he has commissioned into the (a) short, (b) medium and (c) long-term future of (i) the residential care home sector, (ii) the nursing home sector and (iii) dual registered care homes.

(56591)

147
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 17th April, Official Report, column 1025W, on international recruitment, what the website address listing will be where those agencies who comply with the Code of Practice on International Recruitment will be published.

(56627)

148
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the oral statement by the Secretary of State for Health of 13th February, Official Report, column 112WH, if he has completed consideration of research on antipsychotic drugs in different care settings and the recommendation to ask the National Institute for Clinical Excellence to produce guidance on the use of such drugs for older people.

(56631)

149   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the success of the long-term relationship between social services and the independent care home sector following the launch of the (a) concordat, (b) building capacity, (c) joint funding and (d) change agent arrangement initiatives; and if he will make a statement.

(57189)

150   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the rate of outsourcing of surgical interventions has been in the last 12 months.

(57155)

151   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost of a (a) hospital intensive care bed and (b) hospital surgical bed was in the last 12 months, broken down by trust.

(57154)

152
N   Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the honourable Member for Montgomeryshire of 9th May, Official Report, column 346W, how many occupational therapists were in post in each health authority at March 2001 per head of population.

(56632)

153   Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what services are included in the definition of core services with respect to an acute hospital in the NHS.

(57295)

154   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women have failed to make appointments for their regular smear test in each of the last three years; how many appointments for smear tests have been broken in each of the last three years; how many cases of cervical cancer have not received their regular smear test in that time; and if he will make a statement.

(57349)

155   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to address bed blocking in the Hampshire Health Authority; how many cases there have been in 2002; how many were from rural areas of Hampshire; and if he will make a statement.

(53746)

156   Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 12th April, Official Report, column 692W, on doctors (suspensions), what the total cost was to the NHS of the suspensions; and what the costs were in (a) doctors' and dentists' salaries, (b) payments to locum replacements and (c) legal fees.

(57150)

157   Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many whole-time equivalent general practitioners per 100,000 population there were in (a) July 2000 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available.

(57168)

158   Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average wait for an audiology appointment (a) at the Northern Devon Healthcare Trust and (b) in England has been in (i) each of the last seven years and (ii) each of the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

(57173)

159   Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been on the waiting list for an audiology appointment at the Northern Devon Healthcare Trust in each of the last seven years; what has been the average waiting list for an NHS trust for patients waiting for an audiology appointment in each of the last seven years; and if he will make a statement.

(57174)

160
N   Mr Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent research his Department has carried out into potential links between ADHD in children and food supplements, food colouring and mineral deficiencies.

(55046)

161
N   Mr Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children were diagnosed with ADHD in each of the past 10 years.

(55049)

162
N   Mr Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent research his Department has carried out into potential links between behavioural problems among children at school and food supplements, food colouring and mineral deficiencies.

(55047)

163
N   Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if it is his policy under the Government's new proposals for out-of-hours medical cover that general practitioners will be able to conduct their own out-of-hours cover if they so wish.

(55050)

164
N   Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if it is his policy to exempt from the recommendation that providers of out-of-hours services put in place appropriate systems for call abandonment, call recording and the recording of clinical consultations those general practitioners who wish to carry out their own out-of-hours cover.

(55051)

165   Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made with plans to launch a national advertising campaign to promote the MMR vaccine.

(57455)

166
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to his Department was of employing staff in (a) London and (b) south east from employment agencies in each year since 1997.

(56511)

167   Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made by his Department in implementing a multi-agency model to address (a) the risks posed by and (b) the needs of children and young people who abuse.

(57320)

168   Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding was available for programmes to address the needs of children and young people who sexually abuse in (a) 1998, (b) 1999, (c) 2000 and (d) 2001.

(57322)

169   Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to address the shortage of paediatric pathologists.

(57202)

170
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will next consider proposals for research projects on mobile phone masts.

(57096)

171   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have died as a result of a food allergy in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement.

(57256)

172   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in the UK have been diagnosed as having a potentially fatal food allergy.

(57255)

173   Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of apples and pears supplied to the pilots for the National School Fruit Scheme in (a) autumn 2000 and (b) autumn 2001 were of UK origin; and if he will list the other countries of origin of the apples and pears.

(57167)

174
N   Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money NHS hospitals have claimed from motor insurance providers to recover the cost of treating road accident casualties in each of the last 10 years.

(56657)

175   Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action he is taking to implement the recommendations of the Audit Commission's 'Fully Equipped' report on the provision of disability equipment services for older and disabled people.

(57151)

176
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what law enforcement agencies and prosecuting authorities designated with legislation there are within the responsibility of his Department; and what complaints procedure is available for each.

(57105)

177   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the services provided by the National Health Service for which charges may be made.

(57447)

178   Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children were adopted in each year since 1990.

(57193)

179   Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many public inquiries have been held into child (a) abuse and (b) neglect cases since 1990.

(57192)

180   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of the health budget in each NHS trust area in England is spent on professions allied to medicine broken down by each discipline.

(57298)

181   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) radiologists and (b) chiropodists there are per head of population in each of the National Health Service trust areas in England.

(57210)

182
N   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions in the last six months (a) he and (b) his officials have met their Italian counterparts; and what subjects were discussed.

(56893)

183   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many physiotherapists there are per head of population in each of the National Health Service trust areas in England.

(57299)

184   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to increase the numbers of persons entering training as chiropodists.

(57218)

185
N   Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to meet the European Commission's Health and Consumer Protection Directorate when it visits the United Kingdom to discuss shellfish hygiene.

(55118)

186   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to reach a conclusion on the suitability of RAF Turnhouse as a site for an asylum seeker accommodation centre; what factors have prevented a decision being reached; and for what reasons the Killingholme and Hooton Park sites are no longer under consideration for such centres.

(57332)

187
N   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evidence he collates as to the incidence of Hepatitis C and treatment programmes for that condition within the prison population.

(56334)

188   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures his Department takes to address the needs of children and young people who sexually abuse; and if he will make a statement.

(57197)

189   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings he has had with ministerial colleagues with regard to children and young people who sexually abuse in the last two years.

(57199)

190   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of children and young people who are required to register in accordance with the Sex Offenders Act 1997 received treatment for sexually abusive behaviour in (a) 1998, (b) 1999, (c) 2000 and (d) 2001.

(57176)

191   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made in implementing the recommendations made as a result of the consultation, 'Setting the Boundaries: Reforming the Law on Sex Offences'.

(57188)

192   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will set out the regulations by which Schedule 1 status is applied to juveniles.

(57177)

193   Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many CS gas cannisters are known to be missing from Metropolitan Police stocks; and if he will make a statement.

(57444)

194   Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow, Pollok): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on financial support for asylum seekers.

(57265)

195
N   Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the consents he has given to the Experience Corps under the terms of Paragraph 17 of the Financial Agreement.

(56337)

196
N   Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new volunteers were recruited by the Experience Corps in the year to 31st March.

(56339)

197
N   Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Experience Corp's Annual Business Plan for 2001-02.

(56341)

198
N   Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department agreed with the Experience Corps its Annual Business Plan for 2002-03; and if he will place a copy in the Library.

(56342)

199
N   Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time equivalent animators were recruited by the Experience Corps by 31st March.

(56338)

200
N   Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he intends to publish the statement of actual expenditure incurred by the Experience Corps.

(56340)

201   Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of those seeking asylum were convicted of criminal offences in each of the past five years.

(57263)

202   Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to deter applications for asylum from citizens of countries that have democratic benign governments.

(57262)

203   Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the application of Metropolitan Police Conditions of Service (a) Chapter 4.3,2 and (b) Chapter 4.3 annex C, subsections 1, 8, 9, and 13, to the disciplinary proceedings against Christopher Stephen-Martin.

(57352)

204
N   Mr Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of those convicted of criminal offences against young people were themselves young people in each of the last three years.

(55045)

205
N   Mr Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent research he has carried out into potential links between the behaviour of people detained in young offenders' institutions and food supplements, food colouring and mineral deficiencies.

(55048)

206   Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action is being taken in respect of the British company alleged to be selling illegal anti-personnel landmines at the Arms Trade Fair in Docklands; and if he will make a statement.

(57157)

207   Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures his Department is taking to stop the illegal manufacture of anti-personnel landmines in the UK.

(57158)

208   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the scope of the environmental impact assessment in relation to the proposed asylum accommodation centre at Throckmorton.

(57341)

209   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many private sector sites have been offered to his Department for the proposed asylum accommodation centres; and for what reasons such sites are not being given further consideration.

(57344)

210
N   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he has decided which sites should be taken forward to public inquiry as possible sites for asylum accommodation centres.

(57114)

211   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the sites that were considered as possible locations for asylum accommodation centres in preparing the short-list of sites, along with the reasons for the rejection of each site.

(57333)

212   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what date he estimates the first asylum accommodation centre will be open.

(57343)

213   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about compensation arrangements for residents living adjacent to Throckmorton airfield as a result of the combined impact of the foot and mouth disease burial site and the proposed asylum accommodation centre.

(57345)

214   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the terms of reference are of the Review of Deaths in Custody in HMP Brixton; who has been appointed to conduct this review; when he expects a report; and if he will lay the report before the House.

(57205)

215
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to his Department was of employing staff in (a) London and (b) the south east from employment agencies in each year since 1997.

(56510)

216   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of the prison population in (a) HMP Brixton and (b) England and Wales are non-literate or at severe disadvantage as a result of their literacy skills; what measures are being taken to address this disadvantage; and what targeting is in place to address those groups disproportionately affected by non-literacy.

(57204)

217   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deportation orders have been made against Irish nationals in each full year since 1996.

(57203)

218   Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding was available for programmes which addressed the needs of children and young people who sexually abuse in (a) 1998, (b) 1999, (c) 2000 and (d) 2001.

(57321)

219
N   Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken was between (a) approval of visa applications and (b) the subsequent issue of a decision and the return of passports to applicants by the ICD in (i) April 2001 and (ii) April 2002; and if he will make a statement.

(57123)

220   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of police officers in (a) each basic command unit (b) each police force and (c) England are probationers; and what restrictions apply to their activities.

(57448)

221
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what statutory law enforcement agencies and prosecuting authorities there were within the responsibility of his Department; and what complaints procedure is available for each.

(57106)

222   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what minimum accommodation and other requirements he sets for each asylum accommodation centre.

(57449)

223   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria he set for locating asylum accommodation centres.

(57450)

224
N   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions in the last six months (a) he and (b) his officials have met their Italian counterparts; and what subjects were discussed.

(56892)

225
N   Patsy Calton (Cheadle): To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what arrangements are in place for monitoring pay and positions by ethnicity, gender and disability on the parliamentary estate; and if he will make a statement.

(56494)

226   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many specialist advisers have been employed since 1997 by each select committee; what was the duration of their contract and scale of remuneration; in each case, whether the post was openly advertised; what the total cost of special advisers was, broken down by committee; and if he will break down the numbers of special advisers by (a) sex and (b) ethnic origin.

(57159)

227
N   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department takes the lead in policies connected with UK membership of UNESCO; and if she will make a statement concerning co-operation with other government departments in this matter.

(56336)

228
N   Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what financial support she gives to developing countries to help them combat illegal logging.

(55292)

229   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what development programmes and financial support have been provided to Nepal in the last five years; and if she will make a statement.

(57178)

230
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cost to her Department was of employing staff in (a) London and (b) south east from employment agencies in each year since 1997.

(56512)

231
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on research into innovative water technologies and water conservation techniques for the agriculture sector in the past five years; and if she will list each research project.

(56660)

232
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement on the progress of the Africa Trade and Poverty Programme.

(56664)

233
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much assistance her Department provided in (a) 2000-01 and (b) 2001-02 to support anti-corruption bureaux in developing countries; and if she will list them.

(56662)

234
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much assistance the Government has given to the Global Environmental Faculty in each of the last five years.

(56658)

235
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her assessment was of the outcomes of the UN Special Session on Children (UNGASS) which took place in New York in May.

(56667)

236
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what financial assistance her Department gave to (a) South Africa, (b) Uganda and (c) Nigeria for sustainable water supplies and sanitation systems in (i) 2000-01 and (ii) 2001-02.

(56661)

237
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which developing countries are members of the World Trade Organisation; and what progress has been made in streamlining the least developed countries' accession process to the WTO.

(56665)

238
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the outcome of the enhanced integrated framework pilot scheme to improve the efficiency of trade-related technical assistance to developing countries was; and if this will be extended to a wider initiative.

(56663)

239
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress has been made towards the implementation of national strategies for sustainable development for developing countries; and which countries have strategies in place.

(56668)

240
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which countries have received assistance from the Global Environmental Faculty in each of the last five years; and how much they received.

(56659)

241
N   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many occasions in the last six months members of her Department have met their Italian counterparts; and what subjects were discussed.

(56885)

242   Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what recent representations he has received about the release of official papers relating to the abdication of King Edward VIII; and if he will make a statement.

(57217)

243   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, pursuant to his Answer of 12th February, Official Report, column 158W, on jury intimidation, when he intends to publish policy on the prevention of intimidation of jurors in Northern Ireland.

(57161)

244
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what statutory law enforcement agencies and prosecuting authorities there are within the responsibility of his Department; and what complaints procedure is available for each.

(57129)

245
N   Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make arrangements for the Queen's Jubilee Medal to be made available to members of the Northern Ireland Prison Service; and if he will make a statement.

(55065)

246   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his Answer of 16th April, Official Report, column 839W, on 999 calls, how many 999 calls for each emergency were received at Belfast Regional Control Centre on each day of the Christmas Week in 2001; what the standard target is for number of rings before a call is answered by each service; how many calls failed to reach this target on each day; and what targets are set by the PSNI in North Belfast to respond to emergency calls.

(57156)

247
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Prime Minister, what further discussions he plans with the Prime Minister of Nepal about the Gurkhas.

(56706)

248
N   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Prime Minister, if he introduced Mrs Blair to the Prime Minister of Nepal on his visit on 13th May.

(56707)

249
N   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Prime Minister, what the arrangements are for the appointment of the next Lord Lieutenant of Essex; who is serving on the committee considering names; and who appointed them.

(57115)

250
N   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what representations her Department has received from COSLA regarding the impact of (a) the aggregates levy and (b) the rise in employers' national insurance contributions on Scottish local authorities in 2002-03.

(56881)

251
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Solicitor General, what statutory law enforcement agencies and prosecuting authorities there are within the responsibility of her Department; and what complaints procedure is available for each.

(57128)

252   Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what export licences have been granted since 2nd May 1997 for the export of the E100 Series Integrated Grenade System manufactured by PW Defence.

(57225)

253   Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what export licences have been granted since 2nd May 1997 for the export of (a) the fragmentation grenade E105 and (b) the fragmentation grenade E105 incorporated into the trip wire mechanism manufactured by PW Defence.

(57226)

254   Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the impact on the amount of oil and gas that will be extracted from the UKCS as a result of the imposition of the supplementary charge on the oil and gas industry.

(57440)

255   Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the impact on the 20th licensing round of the supplementary charge on the oil and gas industry.

(57438)

256   Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the impact on the PILOT initiative and its targets of the supplementary charge on the oil and gas industry.

(57439)

257
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on her Department's policy on (a) competition and (b) regulation in the newspaper distribution industry.

(57107)

258   Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the future training requirements in the oil and gas sector.

(57307)

259   Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will estimate the percentage of the population unable to make use of (a) ISDN and (b) broadband at their home address in (i) Scotland, (ii) the UK and (iii) Dumfries and Galloway.

(57304)

260   Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the economic impact of the additional levy on the oil and gas industry announced in the Budget 2002.

(57301)

261   Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations her Department has received regarding the Enterprise Bill during the Committee Stage of the Bill in the House.

(57326)

262   Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has received regarding the new powers to be given to the Office of Fair Trading in the Enterprise Bill; and if she will list them.

(57459)

263   Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what costs are arising from regulatory impact assessments for legislation introduced by her Department in the 2001-02 parliamentary session.

(57324)

264   Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has received as part of the consultation process on the Government's Performance and Innovation Unit Energy Review, published on 14th February.

(57325)

265
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the cost to her Department was of employing staff in (a) London and (b) south east from employment agencies in each year since 1997.

(56513)

266
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what statutory law enforcement agencies and prosecuting authorities there are within the responsibility of her Department; and what complaints procedure is available for each.

(57125)

267   Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 19th April, Offical Report, column 1202W, whether her Department has received a report by RoSPA on the safety of confectionery products containing toys.

(57296)

268   Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 19th April, Official Report, column 1202W, whether her Department's research considered the incidence of domestic episodes not notified to doctors involving children placing in their mouths small parts from toys embedded in confectionery.

(57269)

269   Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 19th April, Official Report, column 1202W, what evidence her Department has collated on the impact embedding a toy within chocolate products has on its odour; and if she will make a statement.

(57310)

270   Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 19th April, Official Report, column 1203W, what action she intends to take in cases where manufacturers breach DTI safety labelling guidelines.

(57309)

271
N   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent discussions she has had with the UKAEA regarding (a) disposal and (b) transport of nuclear waste from Dounreay.

(56880)

272
N   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, on how many occasions in the last six months members of her Department have met their Italian counterparts; and what subjects were discussed.

(56884)

273   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to offer assistance to small businesses in rural areas to enable them to access broadband communications as they become available.

(57211)

274
N   Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has to revise planning guidence in relation to flood plains to conform with the recent findings of the UK Climate Impacts Programme.

(57143)

275   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of BAA on safety standards at Edinburgh Airport.

(57311)

276   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when Government safety inspectors last visited Edinburgh Airport; and when the next scheduled inspections will take place.

(57312)

277   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what were the main findings of Government safety inspectors when they last visited Edinburgh Airport with specific reference to (a) staff turnover, (b) staff working hours and (c) staff morale.

(57313)

278
N   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will estimate the proportion of the population increase projected by his Department that relates to rural areas; and how many additional households are expected to be formed by 2016.

(56973)

279
N   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many key workers will receive financial support from the Starter Home Initiative; and how much will be allocated to key workers in rural areas.

(56976)

280
N   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many affordable empty homes there were in (a) rural areas by region and (b) England by region in each of the last 10 years.

(56974)

281
N   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 26th February, Official Report, column 1162W, on affordable housing, if he will provide the figures for 2001-02.

(57027)

282
N   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what definition he employs of the term key worker; and what plans he has to change the definition.

(56689)

283
N   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 30th November 2001, Official Report, column 1162W, on social housing, how many homes were transferred from local authority ownership under (a) the right-to-buy scheme and (b) registered social landlords in (i) 1996, (ii) 1997, (iii) 1998, (iv) 1999, (v) 2000, (vi) 2001 and (vii) 2002.

(57029)

284
N   Patsy Calton (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what provisions there are to ensure that mobile home owners are aware that they do not have the same rights for compensation for noise, dust and vibration nuisance following new road construction as conventional dwellings; and what guidance he has issued to public inquiry inspectors for new roads on this subject.

(56495)

285   Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement about the Consultation document 'Accelerating Change'; what role Constructionline will play in public sector tendering; when Constructionline was formed; what percentage of public sector tenders were vetted by this company in each of the last three years; how many are expected in each of the next three years; what financial sanctions will be imposed on those public sector bodies that do not use Constructionline; and what investigations he has carried out into the cost effectiveness of alternative companies to Constructionline.

(57252)

286   Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, in relation to the Fire College, Moreton in Marsh, how many orders of over £1 million have been (a) won and (b) lost in the last three months; and on what date his Department took over responsibility from the Home Department.

(57222)

287   Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the status is of the review of the framework document on the Fire Service College, Moreton-in-Marsh; in drawing up financial targets for 2002-03, by how much in (a) number and (b) income he expects (i) domestic and (ii) foreign courses to change compared with 2001-02; and when he expects the 2001-02 reports to be presented to Parliament.

(57224)

288   Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the studies and investigations, including audit investigations, instigated and commissioned by his Department on the Fire College, Moreton-in-Marsh; on what date they began; when each is due to report to his Department; if he will publish them; if he will make a statement on the areas in which he expects action to be taken as a result of these reports: and what plans there are to commission further reports.

(57223)

289
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what measures he has introduced to support environmentally friendly transport, with particular reference to rural areas.

(55128)

290   Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what measures are being undertaken to improve accessibility to London's overground rail stations.

(57331)

291   Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has received from Transport for London and the Highways Agency on allowing coaches to use bus lanes.

(57330)

292   Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans the Government has to change controls on the use of land for off-road motorcycling.

(57323)

293   Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what measures the Government is undertaking to encourage public participation in parish councils.

(57328)

294   Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has to encourage the use of coaches for long-distance public transport.

(57329)

295   Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, who the shareholders are in Network Rail; and what obligations it has to report to the Strategic Rail Authority.

(57292)

296   Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, whether he is planning to introduce a bill prohibiting the use of mobile phones by car drivers.

(57293)

297
N   Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the impact on 3G cellular telephony roll-out of different models of planning controls with regard to masts.

(55143)

298   Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what recent assessment has been made of the success of (a) the postal vote and (b) other experimental voting systems; and what assessment has been made of extending the postal vote to general elections.

(57160)

299   Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what safeguards have been put in place to ensure that tenants in supported housing, whose support costs are met in full by housing benefits, will continue to have these costs met in full from April 2003 under the provisions of Supporting People.

(57209)

300   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if the circular 18/84 proposed development procedures require a government department to provide an environmental impact assessment for a development that is within Schedules 1 or 2 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999.

(57342)

301   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the compatibility of Circular 18/84, Development by Government Departments, with European directives on environmental impact assessments.

(57340)

302
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the cost to his Department was of employing staff in (a) London and (b) the south east from employment agencies in each year since 1997.

(56507)

303
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he will publish the draft legislation to take forward the recommendations of Lord Cullen's inquiry into rail safety.

(57146)

304
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if the new national procurement for radio systems in the Fire Service will replace the regionally based system of procurement.

(57099)

305
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if the impact of noise on schools is part of the criteria used to consider noise reduction programmes on motorways.

(57097)

306
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if the national procurement for radio systems in the Fire Service will provide funding for infrastructure and terminal equipment and through life support; and what funding is available for the system.

(57098)

307
N   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many people died as a result of road crashes which occurred on (a) 10th January, (b) 10th February, (c) 10th March and (d) 10th April.

(57118)

308
N   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, on how many days in the last 12 months the number of people killed in road crashes totalled (a) seven and (b) more than seven; and what the highest number was on a single day.

(57117)

309
N   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many people died as a result of road crashes in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

(57120)

310
N   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what his strategy is towards eliminating fatalities in road crashes.

(57121)

311
N   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many people died as a result of railway crashes in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

(57122)

312
N   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the average number of people who died each day as a result of road crashes in the last 12 months for which figures are available is.

(57119)

313
N   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many people died as a result of road crashes which occurred on 10th May.

(57116)

314
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what statutory law enforcement agencies and prosecuting authorities there are within the responsibility of his Department; and what complaints procedure is available for each.

(57101)

315   Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what has been included in the Single Capital Pot for road, bridge and street lighting maintenance as part of this year's LTP settlement.

(57266)

316   Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, whether an allowance for street lighting will be included in the LTP settlement for 2003-04.

(57267)

317
N   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, on how many occasions in the last six months (a) he and (b) his officials have met their Italian counterparts; and what subjects were discussed.

(56889)

318
N   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many refusals of transfer of cherished plates have been made, and on what basis refusals were made, in the latest year for which figures are available.

(56877)

319
N   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many cherished number plates were transferred and how much was received by the Government for transfer of cherished plates in the last year for which figures are available.

(56876)

320   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many council houses have been transferred to RSLs and other private bodies since 1997.

(57271)

321   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what guidelines there are governing the minimum size and amount of living space to be provided in new housing; and if he will make a statement.

(57272)

322   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if new modular homes will be available to people on low wages in the private sector.

(57274)

323   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many council houses have been (a) built and (b) sold in each local authority since 1997.

(57270)

324   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many new modular homes will be built; and what estimate he has made of their average price.

(57273)

325
N   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many newly qualified pensioners have lost part of their state retirement pension in each of the past five years on account of failure to apply within three months of the qualifying date for first payment; what the total was in (a) unpaid pension entitlement and (b) discretionary payment of restored pension in cases where administration failure has occured; and if he will make a statement.

(56590)

326
N   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has received on the implications and operation of the new permitted work scheme; how many (a) gainers and (b) losers she estimates there are (i) in this scheme and (ii) the previous therapeutic earnings arrangements; and if he will make a statement.

(56588)

327   Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of pensions are under-funded on an MFR basis in the (a) public and (b) private sector; and if he will make a statement on trends in each sector.

(57308)

328
N   Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list by (a) date, (b) value and (c) contractor contracts for consultancy and research into (i) smart card and (ii) e-business which have been placed by or for the office of the E-Envoy by (A) competition or (B) single tender in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

(56977)

329
N   Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish draft legislation for new regulations under the Employment Agencies Act 1973 relating to agents for the acting profession and performing arts.

(56875)

330   Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what time limit for claims for winter fuel payments will be imposed for winter 2002; and if it will be possible to accept claims now from pensioners who would have qualified for payments in winter 2000 and 2001 who did not submit claims in time.

(57207)

331
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what law enforcement agencies and prosecuting authorities designated with legislation there are within the responsibility of his Department; and what complaints procedure is available for each.

(57100)

332
N   Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions in the last six months (a) he and (b) his officials have met their Italian counterparts; and what subjects were discussed.

(56891)

333
N   Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on what her Department is doing to tackle crime relating to wildlife.

[Question Unstarred] (55136)

334
N   Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received on the impact climate change will have on flooding in the United Kingdom.

[Question Unstarred] (55139)

335   Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions have taken place following the acts of violence committed by Millwall supporters following the club's Division One play-off match against Birmingham.

[Transferred] (57162)

336   Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what further plans he has to combat football hooliganism.

[Transferred] (57163)

337   Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions have taken place between the Government, football authorities and clubs to help eradicate hooliganism.

[Transferred] (57164)

338   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military assistance has been provided to Nepal in the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (57179)

339   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what investigations he makes into the background of people coming to the UK on official and reciprocal police training programmes in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (57297)

340   Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the number of EU nationals (excluding UK passport holders) who are permanently employed in the UK.

[Transferred] (57302)

341   Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average gap between men's and women's pay is in Bolton.

[Transferred] (57170)

342   Mr Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh & Berwickshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how much has been spent on the promotion of credit unions in (a) Scotland and (b) England and Wales by (i) central and (ii) local government since 1979.

[Transferred] (57166)

343   Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress has been made on developing payment systems to ensure that the main carer of a child, even if she or he does not have a bank account, can be paid Children's Credit from April 2003 onwards.

[Transferred] (57206)