Order Book Part 1

House of Commons

Session 2001- 02
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The Order Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 19 June 2002

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 19 June 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.

WEDNESDAY 19th JUNE

1   Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many traveller (a) caravans and (b) families were on unauthorised sites within the Borough of Bournemouth in each year since 1997.

(63325)

2   Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what information he has received from local authorities about (a) incidents of slogans, stickers or posters supporting hunting being applied to roads and other public places and (b) what the annual cost is of repairing the damage caused in these incidents.

(63436)

3   Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the Government's new target is for the number of houses to be built in the North West by 2021; and by how much this has changed from previous targets.

(63152)

4   Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which ministers attended the most recent British-Irish Council; and what his role was in connection with the Council.

(63192)

5   Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, for what reason his Department cut the number of houses to be built in the North West region to 12,790; what effect he estimates their decision will have on the area; what account was taken of the North West Regional Agency's aim of encouraging more employment in the North West in making this change; and if he will review his decision after the first year of operation.

(63151)

6   Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how the cost of the planned reduction of new houses in the North West Region will be distributed amongst local authorities in the North West; and if brownfield sites will be treated more favourably than greenfield sites.

(63383)

7   Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proposals he has to amend regional planning guidance in the North West to allow local authorities to encourage the allocation of land zoned for industrial use to be used for housing.

(63149)

8
N   Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham & Stamford): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will state the assumptions on which his estimate of the population of South Kesteven for RSG and standard spending assessment purposes is based.

(62582)

9
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the role sustainable development will play in regional devolution.

(62988)

10
N   Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the incentives there are in the system of allocation for social housing for young people to have children at an early age; and if he will make a statement.

(62399)

11   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will place in the Library the communiques that were issued by the governments of the UK and Ireland following the summit meetings on (a) the environment and (b) drugs policy.

(63431)

12   Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Transport exemption for fire-fighters from London's congestion charges.

(63180)

13   Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will meet the Mayor of London to discuss exemption for fire-fighters from London's congestion charges.

(63177)

14   Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many planning permissions for out of town shopping centres have been granted since 7th June 2001.

(63445)

15
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the help available for community arts in the Stroud area.

(62993)

16   Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much money her Department has spent on consultants in each financial year since 1997, giving (a) the project for which the consultant was employed, (b) the dates on which the consultant was employed, (c) the name of the consultant and (d) the tendering process used for hiring the consultant.

(63375)

17   Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the deployment of women into frontline positions in the Royal Navy.

(63175)

18   Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the role of women in the Royal Marines.

(63174)

19   Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye & Inverness West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that employees of Serco Operations will be offered broadly comparable final salary pension schemes in that company's final salary pension scheme when their jobs are transferred to QinetiQ; and if he will make a statement.

(63168)

20   Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) budget and (b) timescale is for the programme to improve single living accommodation for armed forces personnel.

(63163)

21   Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he intends to improve the single living accommodation at RAF Stafford.

(63165)

22   Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the criteria are for prioritising the projects for the improvement of single living accommodation for armed forces personnel.

(63164)

23   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what ethnic monitoring is conducted by the army.

(63199)

24   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of soldiers in each of the guards regiments are members of an ethnic minority.

(63214)

25
N   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 17th June, ref. 58698, on Colchester Garrison, on what date his Department's PFI Project Team and RMPA Services co-located in offices in central London; who owns the premises; who is paying the operating costs of (a) the premises and (b) staff; and how many (i) of his Department's and (ii) RMPA Services staff are engaged.

(63458)

26   Mr Martin Salter (Reading West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library the documents pertaining to proposals to close AWE Burghfield.

(63453)

27   Mr Martin Salter (Reading West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in what discussions he has participated concerning a successor warhead for Trident; when his last discussion of this subject was; and if he will list the other participants in that discussion.

(63452)

28   Mr Martin Salter (Reading West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library the documents pertaining to future development of the atomic weapons establishments from the time the current management took over to date.

(63450)

29   Mr Martin Salter (Reading West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if in future he will place in the Library copies of submissions made to local planning authorities concerning the atomic weapons establishments as they occur, and inform the House as they are deposited.

(63451)

30   Mr Martin Salter (Reading West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if employees (a) of the atomic weapons establishments and (b) from his Department (i) have had involvement in, (ii) are involved in and (iii) are intended to be involved in the advanced warhead concept teams being established by the US nuclear weapons laboratories.

(63454)

31   Mr Martin Salter (Reading West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list construction and engineering projects at the atomic weapons establishments scheduled to begin over the next 12 months, with their estimated cost.

(63455)

32   Mr Martin Salter (Reading West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the status of proposals to close AWE Burghfield.

(63456)

33   Mr Martin Salter (Reading West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list construction and engineering projects underway at AWE Aldermaston and Burghfield, and their estimated cost.

(63449)

34   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a list of active military sites in Wales.

(63196)

35   Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many criminal records checks have been undertaken in respect of people applying to work in schools as (a) teachers, (b) governors and (c) volunteers in the current school year; and what has been the cost of checks in each category.

(63159)

36   Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps her Department has taken (a) to reduce the number of new initiatives and (b) to improve the rigour of assessment of those initiatives following the publication of the School Teacher's Review Body report on teacher workload.

(63167)

37   Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on the work of the Better Regulation Task Force in reducing unnecessary regulations for which her Department is responsible.

(63158)

38   Mr Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what statistics she collates on the number of students who have lost or had to postpone university places because the results of re-marked exam scripts arrived too late for consideration.

(63176)

39   Mr Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research has been undertaken by her to examine the quality and consistency of marking in public examinations.

(63166)

40   Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what funding is available for scholarship support relating to International Baccelaureate study at the United World College.

(63183)

41   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what educational assistance is given to pupils with myalgic encephalomyelitis who miss schooling through illness.

(63144)

42
N   Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when a decision will be made on the application to dispose of the playing fields element of Brookfield School in the constituency of Bradford North.

(62671)

43
N   Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of pupils living in (a) a residential care home and (b) with foster parents took (i) authorised and (ii) unauthorised absence in the last five years for which figures are available broken down by (A) Government Office region and (B) local education authority.

(63115)

44
N   Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what provision the Government has made to ensure children in care remain in the same educational institution until the age of 16 years.

(63114)

45
N   Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, who is responsible for appointing (a) the chair and (b) the board of trustees of the (i) British Educational Communications and Technology Agency, (ii) National College of School Leadership, (iii) Teacher Training Agency, (iv) Technology College Trust and (v) Centre for Information on Language Teaching.

(63117)

46
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what dissussions she has had with her counterparts in New Zealand and Australia on the subject of bovine TB.

(62991)

47
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will set out her Department's advice on the appeal processes involved in the registration of GM seeds.

(62992)

48
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 how her Department intends to overcome difficulties in the manner in which the 20-day standstill is being interpreted for sheep movement in (a) Scotland and (b) England and Wales.

(62989)

49
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what investigation is underway in her Department to examine how an organic stewardship scheme might be introduced.

(62990)

50
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the threat to (a) alders and (b) willows by phytophthora infections; how that assessment is influencing her policy; and if she will make a statement.

(61601)

51
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to guard against the risk of Sudden Oak Death in the United Kingdom.

(61602)

52
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many sheep were disposed of at Great Orton, Cumbria; how many of those sheep tested positive for the foot and mouth virus; and if she will make a statement.

(61603)

53
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to receive the report of Sir Iain Anderson's Lessons Learned inquiry.

(61604)

54
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to receive the report of the the Royal Society Inquiry into Infectious Diseases in Livestock.

(61605)

55
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the pilot areas for the use of the gamma interferon test for bovine TB.

(61606)

56
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the use of the gamma interferon blood test for bovine TB commenced in pilot areas.

(61607)

57
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many sheep have so far been tested for scrapie under the sheep abattoir survey that began on 7th January; when she expects to meet her target of 20,000 tests; and if she will make a statement.

(61608)

58
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the European Commission's proposals for fleet reductions set out on page 49 of draft Council Regulation 2002/0114.

(61609)

59
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if it is her policy to support the European Commission's proposal to extend vessel monitoring by satellite to include all fishing vessels down to 10 metres.

(61610)

60
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she plans to offer financial support to the owners of fishing vessels to cover the costs of complying with the European Commission's proposal to extend vessel monitoring by satellite to all vessels over 10 metres.

(61611)

61
N   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish a compliance cost assessment of the impact on the United Kingdom's fishing industries of the European Commission's proposals to reform the Common Fisheries Policy.

(61612)

62   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who designed her Department's stand for this year's Countryside and Agricultural Show; and what the cost was of (a) the design work, (b) the production of the stand and (c) used the stand, excluding staff costs, at the shows.

(63195)

63   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the purpose was of the presence of the DEFRA stand at this year's agricultural shows; at which shows it appeared at; and how she will assess its effectiveness.

(63194)

64   Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason she has not responded to the letter from the honourable Member for West Derbyshire of 18th April regarding agrimonetary compensation for dairy farmers.

(63181)

65   Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will respond to the letters of the honourable Member for West Derbyshire of 25th February, 9th April and 23rd May regarding the future of farming in the United Kingdom.

(63182)

66   Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the recent FAO discussion paper on Good Agricultural Practice, with specific reference to the section on animal welfare; and if she will make a statement.

(63330)

67   Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the stocking programme for salmon and trout on the River Esk has been over the last 20 years; when it was last stocked; and who provided the finance.

(63362)

68   Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the tonnage of farmed salmon in England was in each year since 1990; and what the average size of the fish produced was in each year.

(63361)

69   Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total percentage of salmon caught by (a) The Scottish Nets, (b) Northumbrian Nets, (c) Yorkshire Nets, (d) Scottish Rods and (e) Northumbrian Rods was in each year since 1990; and what the total number of salmon caught in the United Kingdom was in each of those years.

(63363)

70   Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many inspections have been carried out on the premises of duck producers in the last five years.

(63170)

71   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people are in receipt of (a) the working families tax credit and (b) the disabled persons tax credit in (i) the Edinburgh West constituency, (ii) the City of Edinburgh local authority area, (iii) Scotland and (iv) the UK; and what percentage these figures represent of the estimated numbers of the people who are eligible for the credits in these respective areas.

(63193)

72   Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his Answer of 12th June, Official Report, column 5437W, on the recommendations of the Wanless Report, which passages of the Chancellor's Budget Statement of 17th April addressed the recommendation of the Wanless Report on the need for a study of the trends affecting social care.

(63378)

73
N   Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of marriages have ended in divorce in each of the last 30 years in the UK.

(62405)

74
N   Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the proportion of babies born to teenage women in the UK in each of the last 25 years; and if he will make a statement.

(62402)

75
N   Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of children in the UK have been born outside marriage in each of the last 30 years; and if he will make a statement.

(62403)

76
N   Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the percentage of dependant children living in lone-parent families in the UK in each of the last 30 years; and if he will make a statement.

(62404)

77
N   Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is for the latest year for which information is available of (a) the percentage of children living in one parent families, (b) the number of live births per 1,000 teenage women and (c) the percentage of children born outside marriage, broken down by (i) social class, (ii) income, (iii) race and (iv) geographic location; and if he will make a statement.

(62406)

78   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what (a) financial advantages he derives and (b) costs he incurs from the diversity of bodies able to issue bank notes in Northern Ireland; and what bodies regulate issuing banks.

(63433)

79   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many bank notes of each denomination from each issuing bank were in circulation in Northern Ireland on the last day for which information is available.

(63432)

80   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will update his Answer of 27th February, Official Report, column1330W, on self-assessment tax returns; and if he will make a statement.

(63209)

81   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the annual savings to the Exchequer which would result from lower debt interest costs if United Kingdom interest rates were (a) 0.5 per cent., (b) 0.75 per cent, (c) one per cent, (d) two per cent. and (e) three per cent. lower across the yield curve for (i) 2001-02, (ii) 2002-03, (iii) 2003-4, (iv) 2004-05, (v) 2005-06 and (vi) 2006-07.

(63210)

82   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will update his Answer of 19th July 2001, Official Report, column 382W, on the cost of internet tax returns; and if he will make a statement.

(63206)

83   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his Answer of 22nd April to the honourable Member for Glasgow, Pollok, Official Report, column 92W, on pension liabilities, if he will list the liabilities of the UK Government to unfunded public service pension schemes broken down by pension scheme; and what assessment he has made of the proportion of the rise in liabilities in recent years due to (a) wage inflation, (b) longevity, (c) extension of the rights of part time workers and (d) other factors; and if he will make a statement.

(63205)

84   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place the underlying data used for the scorecard approach to monitoring public services value for money in Table 3.16 of HM Treasury's Annual Report, (Cm 5425) in the Library.

(63211)

85   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost of the withdrawal of five pound notes announced by the Bank of England on 27th May; by what means he reached the figure; and if he will make a statement.

(63208)

86   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what penalities have been paid under the strategic partnership contract with EDS as a result of recent problems with the facilities for submitting self-assessment tax returns over the internet; and if he will make a statement.

(63207)

87   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what his assessment is of the extent to which (a) each EU government has made its labour markets more successful at adapting to structural economic change and (b) the EU economy has improved its ability to create jobs and respond to structural change.

(63368)

88
N   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support was given by the United Kingdom to the United States during their recent peace keeping mission to the India/Pakistan border.

(62705)

89   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his estimate is of the area by (a) acreage and (b) location on the (i) Israeli and (ii) Palestinian side of the planned and actual fence and trench which goes beyond their borders as defined by the (A) 1947 and (B) 1967 UN Resolutions.

(63355)

90   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish a map of the fence and trench (a) planned and (b) under construction between Israel and the Palestinian West Bank.

(63356)

91   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations (a) have been made and (b) he plans to make to (i) the Israeli Government and (ii) Arab nations concerning the plans by Israel to build a fence and trench dividing Israel and the Palestinian West Bank; and if he will make a statement.

(63354)

92   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if it is his Department's policy to support the construction of a fence and trench dividing Israel and the Palestinian West Bank; and if he will make a statement.

(63358)

93   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's estimate is of the number of Israeli civilians killed by Palestinian suicide bombers who were understood to have entered Israel from (a) the Palestinian West Bank and (b) Gaza.

(63360)

94   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) length, (b) structure, (c) size and (d) defensive effectiveness of the fence and trench being constructed between Israel and the Palestinian West Bank.

(63357)

95   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Government of the United States concerning the construction of a fence and trench dividing Israel and the Palestinian West Bank; and if he will make a statement.

(63359)

96
N   Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reason he has not yet replied to the letter from the honourable Member for Yeovil dated 27th May, regarding visa arrangements for constituents in relation to travel from Pakistan; and if he will make a statement.

(62670)

97   Mr George Osborne (Tatton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met officials from (a) the UN and (b) the EU to discuss the status of the Western Sahara.

(63326)

98   Mr George Osborne (Tatton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last discussed the status of the Western Sahara with the Moroccan Government.

(63327)

99   Richard Ottaway (Croydon South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has for the British Council Library in Paris; and if he will make a statement.

(63333)

100   Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of developments in the human rights situation in Belarus since September last year; and if he will make a statement.

(63323)

101   Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on relations with Belarus.

(63322)

102   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what Her Majesty's Government's policy is towards the Lamassoure Report approved by the European Parliament on 16th May.

(63364)

103   Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance the UK has given to each EU applicant country since 7th June 2001.

(63443)

104   Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff are employed at UKREP.

(63444)

105
N   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has conducted to examine the link between abused children and their potential to become abusive adults.

(62717)

106
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on what support his Department has made available to those wishing to set up mutual organisations in the field of health and social care.

(62986)

107
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to make more funds available to ringfence funds to prevent sudden deaths in epilepsy.

(62987)

108   Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he has issued on the availability of tuberculosis medication for HIV patients; and if there are any circumstances in which an HIV patient would be expected to pay for tuberculosis medication.

(63465)

109   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action is being taken to improve access to NHS dentistry in Yeovil constituency; and if he will make a statement.

(63371)

110
N   Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action the Government is taking to increase investment in drug rehabilitation services in Somerset; and if he will make a statement.

(62396)

111
N   Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many units there are in Somerset providing residential rehabilitation for drug users; and if he will make a statement.

(62398)

112
N   Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time is from GP referral to initial treatment for users of illegal drugs, broken down by each statutory drugs service in England; and if he will make a statement.

(62407)

113
N   Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on waiting times from GP referral to initial consultation for users of illegal drugs in Somerset.

(62397)

114
N   Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of drug and addiction consultancy posts are vacant in England at the latest date for which information is available; and if he will make a statement.

(62401)

115
N   Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the waiting time is from referral to initial consultation for users of illegal drugs, broken down by each statutory drugs service in England; and how many such services have met the Government target of a two week waiting time limit from GP referral to initial consultation.

(62408)

116   Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she will reply to the letters of the honourable Member for West Derbyshire of 1st February, 1st March and 5th April concerning NHS Direct.

(63184)

117   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the effects of holistic and complementary therapies in helping patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis.

(63143)

118   Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to require applicants for posts in health authorities, hospital trusts and primary care trusts to disclose membership of secret societies; and if he will make a statement.

(63329)

119   Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the one-off compliance costs to the NHS in real terms are of replacing the Ionising Radiation (Protection of Persons Undergoing Medical Examination or Treatment) Regulations 1988, with the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000.

(63202)

120   Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual compliance cost was to the NHS in real terms, of the Ionising Radiation (Protection of Persons Undergoing Medical Examination or Treatment) Regulations 1988.

(63201)

121   Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many lives he estimates were saved as a result of the introduction of Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000; and if he will make a statement.

(63204)

122   Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual compliance cost is to the NHS of the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000.

(63203)

123   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many posts for NHS consultant neurologists are unfilled; and if he will make a statement.

(63468)

124   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects both positions for consultant neurologists at Colchester General Hospital will be filled; when the posts were advertised; and if he will make a statement.

(63469)

125   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are being trained to become consultant neurologists; and how many were being trained in May 1997.

(63470)

126   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the approved number of posts for consultant neurologists was in the National Health Service in each of the last five years.

(63467)

127   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many consultant neurologists were employed by the National Health Service in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

(63466)

128   Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the necessary structures and systems will be operating in Essex, to assess MS patients' eligibility for disease modifying therapies for MS.

(63146)

129   Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the establishment of the structures necessary to assess MS patients in respect of their suitability for the use of beta interferon.

(63147)

130   Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many MS patients have commenced assessment for eligibility for beta interferon in the first four weeks since the scheme was launched on 6th May in each regional health authority; and if he will make a statement.

(63145)

131   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which authorities hold lead responsibility at local level for the preparation and delivery of teenage pregnancy strategies.

(63332)

132   Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses from overseas were working in United Kingdom hospitals in 2001.

(63474)

133   Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people had heart transplants in the United Kingdom in 2001.

(63473)

134   Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases each responsible local authority would be expected to deal with under the formula for transferring funding for residents of care homes and nursing homes on preserved rights from the Department of Work and Pensions to local authorities.

(63157)

135   Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what unit of funding was used in arriving at the formula for the transferred responsibility for residents of care homes and nursing homes with preserved rights to local authorities.

(63153)

136   Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what attempts were made to assess the capacity of the private sector to meet the assessed care needs of individual residents in care homes and nursing homes with reserved rights before arriving at the funding formula for transfer of undertaking to local authorities.

(63154)

137   Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of vandalism, criminal damage and other offences apparently carried out by those supporting hunting were reported to the police (a) in 2001 and (b) so far this year.

(63437)

138   Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost has been of policing (a) demonstrations and other events arguing against legal restrictions on hunting and (b) hunting events (i) in 2001 and (ii) so far this year.

(63438)

139
N   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what security measures are being taken to prevent terrorists from (a) smuggling into the United Kingdom a dirty bomb and (b) detonating such a device.

(62708)

140
N   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what performance indicators are utilised to describe the efficiency and effectiveness of Victim Support; when the indicators were established; and if they have been reviewed.

(62716)

141
N   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the terms of reference and membership are of the body which replaces the Victims Steering Group; and who has been working on the terms of reference for the group.

(62714)

142
N   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if officers interviewing convicted criminals in prison on the basis that the criminal is a victim of a crime give prisoners the opportunity to be contacted by Victim Support; and how it is ensured that each prisoner receives a Victims of Crime leaflet.

(62712)

143
N   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the review of the Victims Charter will be completed; who and what agencies have been involved in the review; and what recent developments have been included in the review.

(62718)

144
N   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action the Government has taken in response to the responses from individuals in relation to the review of the Victims Charter.

(62715)

145   Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of visitors from overseas entering the UK in each of the past five years by visa became overstayers.

(63435)

146   Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of visitors from Jamaica in each of the last five years to the United Kingdom became overstayers.

(63434)

147   Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which detention facilities in which asylum seekers are detained are defined as (a) short-term and (b) long-term; and what is the average length of time he estimates asylum seekers will be held in (i) short-term and (ii) long-term detention

(63462)

148   Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his policy is regarding (a) when and (b) for how long asylum seekers should be detained.

(63461)

149   Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons asylum seekers may be moved from one place to another within the detention estate.

(63463)

150   Eric Joyce (Falkirk West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers living in Falkirk West constituency are awaiting (a) the outcome of their asylum applications and (b) the outcome of appeals against decisions made in respect of their asylum applications.

(63380)

151
N   Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent analysis he has made of a link between changes in crime and changes in the number of children (a) born to teenage women, (b) born outside marriage, (c) born into poverty and (d) in one parent families; and if he will make a statement.

(62409)

152   Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with his Dutch colleagues about Dutch Somalians who have left the Netherlands to settle in the UK.

(63446)

153   David Wright (Telford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many football supporters resident in the West Mercia Police Authority area have been banned from travelling to the FIFA World Cup.

(63377)

154   David Wright (Telford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what capital resources are made available for initiatives to change the physical arrangement of an area to reduce crime in residential neighbourhoods in England.

(63148)

155
N   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what food supplies have recently been sent to Kashmir.

(62707)

156
N   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid has been given to (a) India and (b) Pakistan in the last 12 months.

(62710)

157   Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, with reference to the letter of 13th February from the honourable Member for Doncaster Central to the honourable Member for Nottingham North, when he expects the Official Solicitor to have traced the members of the Strelley Social Club in order to distribute the income of the club to the surviving members; and if he will make a statement.

(63457)

158   Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what reasons have been given for adjournments in hearings dealt with by the IAA since January 2001; and how many adjournments have been granted under each reason.

(63460)

159   Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many adjournments there have been in hearings dealt with by the IAA since January 2001; and of these how many have been requested by the (a) IAA, (b) Home Office, (c) appellant's representative and (d) appellant, respectively.

(63459)

160   Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Prime Minister, how many (a) EU applicant countries he has visited and (b) EU applicant Heads of Government he has met since 7th June 2001.

(63442)

161   Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Prime Minister, what public appointments he has made since 7th June 2001; and if he will list the names of the persons and the organisations to which they have been appointed.

(63441)

162   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Solicitor General, how many prosecutions for extortion have been pursued in Northern Ireland in each year since 1994; and how many convictions have resulted.

(63430)

163
N   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the outstanding amounts of ECGD guarantees were in respect of defence equipment, broken down by country, for financial year 2001-02.

(62711)

164
N   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the Government's policy on the provision of export credits for military equipment.

(62706)

165   Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement about the 'Consignia' freepost service for services for the blind.

(63178)

166   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 26th February, Official Report, column 1128w, on GATS, if she will make a statement on progress in her Department's meetings with WTO members on the drafting of a clarification of the GATS exclusion of public services.

(63428)

167   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 26th February, Official Report, column 1128w, on domestic subsidies, by what date after the final date for the conclusions of negotiations her Department estimates export and trade distorting domestic subsidies will be phased out.

(63429)

168   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 26th February, Official Report, column 1129w, on the WTO, if she will make a statement on progress with measures to make the WTO more transparent and open and its rules easier to understand, including details of measures proposed by the UK Government.

(63440)

169   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 26th February, Official Report, column 1128w, on GATS, if she will make a statement of progress on the WTO services negotiations as to whether Article VI of the GATS will apply to all service sectors.

(63427)

170   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the annual cost to developing countries of TRIPS.

(63426)

171
N   Mr Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Department for International Development about reviewing Criterion 8 of the consolidated criteria against which the Government assesses licence applications to export arms and dual-use equipment.

(62669)

172   Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the estimated level of energy consumption was per square metre within the UK in (a) commercial, (b) retail and (c) government offices in each year since 1997.

(63374)

173   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the ECGD has received (a) an application for support and (b) an expression of interest from UK firms for possible ECGD support regarding the proposed coal plant at Pulupandan in Negros Occidental, the Philippines.

(63197)

174   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his Answer of 10th June, Official Report, column 978W, on export finance, if she will list (a) the project name, (b) the country location, (c) the capacity in MW, (d) the estimated carbon emissions and (e) the value of the loan guaranteed for the seven coal-fired power stations for which the ECGD has provided Overseas Investment Insurance and other insurance.

(63324)

175   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the coal power plants which have had British business involvement with ECGD assistance since 1992; and if she will make a statement in each case on (a) project name, (b) country location, (c) capacity in MW, (d) estimated carbon emissions and (c) the value of the loan guaranteed.

(63200)

176   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, whether the Severn Side site in Monmouth will be included as an option for a new airport in the consultation document for the airport white paper.

(63150)

177   Mr Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the outcome was of the Transport Council meeting on 17th June; what the Government's stance was on each issue discussed, including its voting record; and if he will make a statement.

(63142)

178   Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he will announce the outcome of the review of the PUG2 upgrade of the West Coast main line.

(63161)

179   Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will provide funding for greater car parking capacity at Stafford railway station.

(63162)

180   Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what proposals he has for promoting the shift of freight transport from road to rail in the West Midlands to Manchester Midman Transport Corridor.

(63160)

181   Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what restrictions are placed on EU, but non-UK companies in subcontracting Ordnance Survey contracts to non-EU companies.

(63155)

182   Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many contracts have been awarded to non-EU companies to carry out work for the Ordnance Survey in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

(63156)

183   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Disabled Children (Direct Payments) (Wales) Regulations.

(63310)

184   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Prohibition of Vaccination) (Wales) Regulations.

(63278)

185   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Education (Publiction of Draft Proposals and Orders (Further Education Corporations) (Wales) Regulations.

(63318)

186   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Discharge of Functions) (Wales) Regulations.

(63290)

187   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) (No. 2) Order.

(63246)

188   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Wales) (No. 9) Regulations.

(63271)

189   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Meat (Enhanced Enforcement Powers) (Wales) Regulations.

(63307)

190   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Teacher Training Incentive (Further Education) (Wales) Regulations.

(63269)

191   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Wales) (No. 12) Regulations.

(63225)

192   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Housing Renewal Grants (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations.

(63314)

193   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Street Work (Inspection Fees) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations.

(63260)

194   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Code of Conduct (Qualifying Local Government Employees) (Wales) Order.

(63295)

195   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Relocation Grants (Forms of Application) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations.

(63315)

196   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Wales) (No. 9) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations.

(63243)

197   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Agricultural Processing and Marketing Grant (Wales) Regulations.

(63277)

198   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the the Sweeteners in Food (Amendments) (Wales) Regulations.

(63262)

199   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Contaminated Land (Wales) Regulations.

(63308)

200   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Welfare of Farmed Animals (Wales) Regulations.

(63259)

201   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Amendment) (Wales) Order.

(63313)

202   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Mandatory Travel Concessions (Reimbursement Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations.

(63222)

203   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Education (Assisted Places) (Incidental Expenses) (Amendment) (Wales) Order.

(63256)

204   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 11) Order.

(63244)

205   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Natinal Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations.

(63280)

206   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Housing Renewal Grants (Prescribed Form and Particulars) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations.

(63316)

207   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Beet Seeds (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations.

(63232)

208   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) (No. 3) Order.

(63245)

209   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Adjudications by Case Tribunals and Interim Case Tribunals (Wales) Regulations.

(63289)

210   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Cereal Seeds (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations.

(63231)

211   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 10) Order.

(63248)

212   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the General Teaching Council for Wales (Functions) (Amendment) Regulations.

(63276)

213   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 8) Order.

(63303)

214   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Valuation for Rating (Plant and Machinery) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations.

(63281)

215   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Education (School Government) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations.

(63301)

216   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations.

(63242)

217   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Oil and Fibre Plant Seeds (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations.

(63227)

218   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Local Authorities (Proposals for Alternative Arrangments (Wales) Regulations.

(63284)

219   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Accounts and Audit (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations.

(63216)

220   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Vegetable Seeds (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations.

(63228)

221   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Amendment) (No 2) (Wales).

(63257)

222   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Common Agricultural Policy (Wine) (Wales) Regulations.

(63309)

223   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Local Authorities Executive Arrangements (Functions and Responsibilities) (Wales) Regulations.

(63286)

224   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Potatoes Originating in Egypt (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations.

(63282)

225   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Change of Category of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations.

(63263)

226   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Prescribed Waste (Wales) (Revocation) Regulations.

(63283)

227   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Abolition of the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Regulations.

(63226)

228   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Wales) (No. 10) (Fees) Regulations.

(63237)

229   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Conduct of Members (Model Code of Conduct) (Wales) Order.

(63288)

230   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Air Quality LimitValues (Wales) Regulations.

(63258)

231   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Ascertainment of Value) (Wales) (No. 5) Order.

(63253)

232   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Carers (Services) and Direct Payments (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations.

(63312)

233   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Seed Potatoes (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations.

(63229)

234   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 9) Order.

(63249)

235   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the General Teaching Council for Wales (Additional Functions) (Amendment) Order.

(63275)

236   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Local Government Investigations (Functions of Monitoring Officers and Standards Committees) (Wales) Regulations.

(63294)

237   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels)(Wales) Regulations.

(63223)

238   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Gelatine (Intra-Community Trade) (Wales) Regulations.

(63306)

239   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Processed Animal Protein (Wales) Regulations.

(63252)

240   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Decisions Documents and Meetings) (Wales) Regulations.

(63287)

241   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Wales) (No 9) (Amendment) Regulations.

(63265)

242   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Local Authorities (Referendums) (Petitions and Directions) (Wales) Regulations.

(63285)

243   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Wales) (No. 11) Regulations.

(63233)

244   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (Consequential Amendments) (Schools) (Wales) Regulations.

(63219)

245   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectivness of the Agricultural Subsidies (Appeals) (Wales) Regulations.

(63268)

246   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Children (Leaving Care) (Wales) Regulations.

(63311)

247   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Farm Waste Grant (Nitrate Vulnerable Zones) (Wales) Scheme.

(63220)

248   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations

(63251)

249   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Standards Committees (Wales) Regulations.

(63293)

250   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations.

(63270)

251   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Foot-and-Mount Disease (Marking of Meat, Meat Products, Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations.

(63266)

252   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Welsh Language Schemes (Public Bodies) Order.

(63267)

253   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Parent Governor Representatives and Church Representatives (Wales) Regulations.

(63218)

254   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Fodder Plant Seeds (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations.

(63230)

255   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Inspection of Education and Training (Wales) Regulations.

(63272)

256   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Wales) (No. 10) Regulations.

(63239)

257   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Standards Committee (Grant of Dispensation) (Wales) Regulations.

(63296)

258   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Education (Schools and Further and Higher Education) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations.

(63221)

259   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations.

(63241)

260   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Feeding Stuffs and the Feeding Stuffs (Enforcement) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations.

(63238)

261   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Central Rating List (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations.

(63305)

262   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Childrens (Protecton from Offenders) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations.

(63240)

263   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Specified Risk Material (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations.

(63254)

264   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Local Authorities (Alternative Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations.

(63292)

265   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Undersized Whiting (Revocation) (Wales) Order.

(63319)

266   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Code of Conduct (Non-Qualifying Local Government Employees) (Wales) Order.

(63297)

267   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Housing Grants (Additional Purposes) (Wales) Regulations.

(63317)

268   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Children's Commissioner for Wales Regulations

(63250)

269   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Commission for Local Administration in Wales and Local Commissioner in Wales (Functions and Expenses) Regulations.

(63300)

270   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 12) Order.

(63224)

271   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Special Waste (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations.

(63235)

272   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Plant Health (Amendment) (Wales) Order.

(63273)

273   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the the Transport of Animals (Cleansing and Disinfection) (Wales) Order.

(63264)

274   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Plant Health (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 2) Order.

(63215)

275   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations.

(63302)

276   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Local Authorities (Proposals for Executive Arrangements (Wales) Order.

(63298)

277   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the BSE Monitoring (Wales) Regulations.

(63279)

278   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Conduct of Members (Principles) (Wales) Order.

(63299)

279   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Specified Risk Material (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations.

(63234)

280   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Agricultural Holding (Units of Production) (Wales) Order.

(63247)

281   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Wales) (No. 8) Regulations.

(63304)

282   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Education (School Day and School Year (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations.

(63274)

283   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the the Local Commissioner in Wales (Standards Investigations) Order.

(63291)

284   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Education (Assisted Places) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations.

(63261)

285   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Local Authorities (Approved Investments)(Amendment) (Wales) Regulations.

(63217)

286   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Potatoes Originating in Germany Notification (Wales) Order.

(63236)

287   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the cost effectiveness of the Education (Foundation Body) (Wales) Regulations.

(63255)

288   Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to change the practice of allowing local authorities to make direct payment of housing benefit to registered social landlords; and if he will make a statement.

(63464)

289   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Portsmouth South constituency found permanent employment as a result of the New Deal for (a) long term unemployed 25 plus, (b) lone parents, (c) disabled people and (d) 50 plus in each of the years since they were introduced; and if he will make a statement.

(63370)

290   Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what has been the cost of (a) unemployment benefit and (b) pensions as a percentage of the total services budget, in each year since 1997.

(63171)

291   Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye & Inverness West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if it is his policy to regard money purchase pension schemes as broadly comparable with final salary pension schemes; and if he will make a statement.

(63169)

292
N   Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the incentives in the benefits system for young people (a) to marry at an early age and (b) to have children at an early age; and if he will make a statement.

(62400)

293   Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many New Deal schemes (a) he and (b) his ministers have visited since 7th June 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(63447)

294   Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many civil servants are employed on New Deal related work in (a) Leicester and (b) the UK.

(63448)

295   David Wright (Telford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals have been assisted in the Telford Job Centre Plus offices since their opening.

(63376)

296
N   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he last met the First Secretary to discuss farming.

[Question Unstarred] (59918)

297
N   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what measures are in place to protect radioactive materials already in the United Kingdom that could be used to build a dirty bomb.

[Transferred] (62709)

298
N   Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of children between the ages of 16 and 18 years living (a) in a residential care home and (b) with foster parents were not in education, employment or training for the last five years for which figures are available.

[Transferred] (63113)

299
N   Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of pupils living (a) in a residential care home and (b) with foster parents had special educational needs (i) with and (ii) without statements in the last five years for which figures are available broken down by (A) Government Office region and (B) local education authority.

[Transferred] (63116)

300   Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what happens to the funds raised by the sales of impounded Iraqi oil from ships stopped by coalition forces; and how such funds have been used over the last five years.

[Transferred] (63173)

301   Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many ships were stopped by coalition forces with Iraqi oil on board in contravention of UN sanctions in each of the last five years.

[Transferred] (63172)

302   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the United Kingdom definition is for the purposes of the proposed European arrest warrant of (a) swindling, (b) racism and (c) xenophobia.

[Transferred] (63340)

303   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which offences in France for which British citizens could be extradited under the European Arrest Warrant are unknown to British law.

[Transferred] (63366)

304   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) non-British residents of, (b) British overseas territories citizens resident in and (c) UK citizens resident in (i) Gibraltar, (ii) Jersey, (iii) Guernsey, (iv) Alderney, (v) the Isle of Man, (vi) British sovereign bases in Cyprus and (vii) other British overseas and dependent territories will be subject to the proposed European arrest warrant.

[Transferred] (63331)

305   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards he proposes to prevent the extradition of UK citizens under the European Arrest Warrant for offences which are unknown to English or Scots law.

[Transferred] (63365)

306   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards he proposes to prevent the extradition of UK citizens under the European Arrest Warrant without there being a proper case to answer.

[Transferred] (63367)

307   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which jurisdiction it is proposed will determine, under the European arrest warrant, whether the property in the UK of British residents may be seized as evidence.

[Transferred] (63339)

308   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer when he last assessed the extent to which planned public expenditure would need to be reduced to comply with the EU stability pact; and what his conclusion was.

[Transferred] (63328)

309   Eric Joyce (Falkirk West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the outcome of the meeting held on 30th May between the UK Government, French Government and European Commission to discuss the disruption of rail freight services through the Channel Tunnel.

[Transferred] (63379)

310   Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations the Government made to the insurance industry during and following the serious floods in 2000 to ensure that property insurance would continue to be available to owners and tenants of residential and commercial premises in areas at risk of flooding; what undertakings the insurance industry gave at that time; if she will respond to Esure's statement that insurers have decided to deny home insurance cover to prospective new clients in the 10 per cent. of postcodes most susceptible to flooding; and if she will make a statement about what steps the Government intends to take to ensure that property insurance remains available to all at a reasonable cost.

[Transferred] (63439)

311   Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what are the annual costs to the nuclear power industry of compliance with the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999.

[Transferred] (63198)

312   Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what schemes the Government has introduced since May 1997 to promote energy conservation and energy efficiency within the services sector; and what their impact has been on energy consumption per square metre within (a) commercial, (b) retail and (c) government offices.

[Transferred] (63373)

313   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people aged (a) between 18 and 21 and (b) over 21 years are receiving the national minimum wage; and if she will make a statement.

[Transferred] (63369)

314   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many families are in receipt of the national minimum wage in the Portsmouth South constituency; and if she will make a statement.

[Transferred] (63372)