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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 20 November 2002

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 20 November 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 20th NOVEMBER

1  David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much additional funding has been granted to each fire authority since 11 September 2001 for (a) CBRN training, (b) protection equipment and (c) additional search and rescue equipment.

 (82391)

2  David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether his Department's bid to the Capital Modernisation Fund for money for extra equipment and training for firefighters for a CBRN emergency has been successful.

 (82390)

3  David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many CBRN decontamination facilities have been established since 11 September 2001, and where they are.

 (82389)

4  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many times he has visited East Lancashire in his official capacity; and what the purpose was of each visit.

 (82406)

5  Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what impact changes in the local government formula grant will have on public services delivered by (a) South Buckinghamshire District Council, (b) Wycombe District Council and (c) Buckinghamshire County Council.

 (82384)

6  Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of spending by (a) Buckinghamshire County Council, (b) South Buckinghamshire District Council and (c) Wycombe District Council has been financed by council tax payers in each year since January 1996; and what proportion is to be financed by council tax payers in 2002-03.

 (82386)

7  Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what responses relating to the local government finance consultation have been received from (a) South Buckinghamshire District Council and (b) Wycombe District Council.

 (82383)

8  Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many units of affordable housing have been built in the Beaconsfield constituency in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

 (82382)

9  Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what impact changes in the local government grant will have on public services in South Buckinghamshire.

 (82381)

10  Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the recent firemen's strike.

 (82219)

11  Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the grants funded by his Department for which individual members of the public and organisations may apply; and if he will make a statement as to (a) the total of such funding in the last financial year, (b) the total number of awards and (c) their administrative costs.

 (82195)

12  John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the timescale is for agreement between English Partnerships and the East Midlands Regional Development Agency on the infrastructure works and marketing of the former Manton pit site.

 (82254)

13  John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what consultation with honourable Members is planned on the future of English Partnerships.

 (82257)

14  John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many of the Audit Commission recommendations from their report Changing Habits, have been adopted by the Government.

 (82275)

15  John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the English Partnerships' budget is to bring the former Manton pit site to the market.

 (82255)

16  John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what criteria are being used to determine whether the coalfield programme is maintained by English Partnerships or the regional development agencies.

 (82256)

17  Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many (a) local authority properties, (b) registered social landlord properties and (c) residential properties were classified unfit for human habitation in (i) December 1999 and (ii) January 2000.

 (82394)

18  Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many homeless persons were living in (a) bed and breakfast hotels, (b) hostels and (c) other temporary accommodation in (i) December 1999 and (ii) January 2000.

 (82395)

19  Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many council properties were sold under the right to buy scheme in (a) December 1999 and (b) January 2000.

 (82393)

20  Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many empty (a) local authority properties, (b) registered social landlord properties and (c) residential properties there were in (i) December 1999 and (ii) January 2000.

 (82396)

21  Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many persons were homeless during (a) December 1999 and (b) January 2000.

 (82392)

22  
N  
Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average Band council tax was in (a) Norfolk, (b) Essex and (c) Cambridgeshire in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) 2002-03.

 (81111)

23  Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what representations he has received from the Hare Krishna Temple at Letchmore Heath, Hertfordshire concerning their application for planning permission to extend the Temple.

 (82358)

24  Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what representations he has received from the Swamanarayan Hindu Mission concerning their dispute with Brent Council; and if he will make a statement.

 (82359)

25  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what rent is received from Prince Michael of Kent in respect of his apartment at Kensington Palace; and what the estimated open market rent of this property would be.

 (80877)

26  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on television reception in rural Lancashire, with particular reference to the villages of Whalley, Billington and Langho.

 (82374)

27  Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations she has received on the future of the Elgin Marbles.

 (82224)

28  Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the grants funded by her Department for which individual members of the public and organisations may apply; and if she will make a statement as to (a) the total of such funding in the last financial year, (b) the total number of awards and (c) their administrative costs.

 (82193)

29  Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her statement on 15th November, Official Report, column 336, what the basis was of her statement that 5,000 school playing fields were sold off between 1979 and 1997; and how many school playing fields have been sold since 1997.

 (82408)

30  
N  
Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the repair work to HMS Trafalgar to begin; and how long it will be out of commission.

 (81113)

31  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times he has visited East Lancashire in his official capacity; and what the purpose was of each visit.

 (82403)

32  Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on the PFI contracts for (a) the Hazardous Stores Information System, (b) the Yeovilton Family Quarters, (c) DFTS, (d) Electronic Messaging Service (Armymail), (e) the Hawk simulator, (f) Tidworth Water and Sewerage, (g) DHFS (Helicopter Flying School) and (h) TAFMIS (IT); whether the contracts are on schedule; and if he will make a statement.

 (82266)

33  Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the Army indicated when last questioned that they were (a) satisfied and (b) dissatisfied with the standard of their Service Family Accommodation; what percentage of those responding this represents; what percentage of actual strength this represents; what areas they indicated were in greatest need of improvement; and if he will make a statement.

 (82244)

34  Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the order for Hawk AJT (MFTS) from BAE Systems, Brough Site will be confirmed.

 (82243)

35  Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on the PFI contracts for (a) the Germany White Fleet, (b) MHE vehicles and (c) the RAF White Fleet; when the contracts were completed; and if he will make a statement.

 (82258)

36  Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the (a) RAF and (b) Army indicated when last questioned that they were (i) satisfied and (ii) dissatisfied with the standard of their accommodation; what percentage of those responding this represents; what percentage of actual strength this represents; and if he will make a statement.

 (82246)

37  Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the extra men training days that have been granted for the Civil Contingencies' Reaction Force will be spent on (a) bringing each serviceman and woman to a common standard of basic training and (b) CBRN training.

 (82209)

38  Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Civil Contingencies Reaction Force will be fully effective.

 (82211)

39  Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when (a) RFA Wave Ruler and (B) HMS Bulwark will enter service.

 (82210)

40  Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when British forces will be able to deploy weaponised unmanned aerial vehicles; and if he will make a statement.

 (82213)

41  Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what UK operations and training exercises HMNLS Rotterdam has participated in the past two years; and which British personnel were embarked on the ship.

 (82212)

42  Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on his procurement strategy for the replacement of the Canberra PR9s.

 (82215)

43  Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Perisher submarine training exercises have taken place in each of the past five years.

 (82214)

44  Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the grants funded by his Department for which individual members of the public and organisations may apply; and if he will make a statement as to (a) the total of such funding in the last financial year, (b) the total number of awards and (c) their administrative costs.

 (82189)

45  Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much it has cost to make the submarines sold to Canada fit to put to sea; and if he will make a statement.

 (82143)

46  Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the meetings he, his Ministers and his officials have had with representatives of Gracemoor Consultants since 1997.

 (82153)

47  Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the former employees of his Department who have taken up positions with Gracemoor Consultants, stating in each case the name and date of leaving.

 (82152)

48  Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the staff seconded to his Department from the private sector since April 2000, stating in each case the secondee's name, company, position within his Department and the duration of placement.

 (82345)

49  Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the senior staff from his Department who have been seconded to the defence industry since April 2000, stating in each case the secondee's name, position, company and duration of placement and whether the person concerned is still employed by his Department.

 (82388)

50  Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the senior officials who have left his Department since April 2000 to take up posts in the private sector, stating in each case the name, position previously held, date of leaving, and the company and position taken up.

 (82387)

51  Mr David Cameron (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent consultations he has had with bodies representing pre-school play groups (a) in rural areas and (b) elsewhere, over proposals that all four year olds should attend primary schools.

 (82051)

52  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils have been excluded from (a) state secondary schools and (b) state primary schools in (i) the Ribble Valley and Fulwood, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) the North West of England in each of the last five years.

 (82378)

53  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many times he has visited East Lancashire in his official capacity; and what the purpose was of each visit.

 (82401)

54  Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of state school pupils achieved at least GCSE grades A*-C in (a) maths, (b) science and (c) English in 2002.

 (82142)

55  
N  
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what reasons underlay the change in the number of staff employed by his Department between (a) 1996 and 1997 and (b) 2001 and 2002; and if he will make a statement.

 (81724)

56  Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the grants funded by his Department for which individual members of the public and organisations may apply; and if he will make a statement as to (a) the total of such funding in the last financial year, (b) the total number of awards and (c) their administrative costs.

 (82192)

57  John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many LEAs collect statistics on actual and perceived heroin abuse by parents with primary school children.

 (82270)

58  John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the levels of literacy in coalfield areas are, and how this compares with the national average for citizens born in the United Kingdom.

 (82248)

59  John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact on primary school children of having a heroin-dependent parent at home.

 (82272)

60  John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of children whose fathers are coal miners or former coal miners entered higher education in each year since 1997; and how this compares with the national average.

 (82249)

61  John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how the educational attainment of school children in current and former coalfield areas compared with the national average in each year since 1997.

 (82251)

62  John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many primary schools have more than five per cent. of pupils with a heroin addicted parent at home.

 (82271)

63  John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the level of capital investment in school buildings in coalfield areas was in each year since 1997; and how this compares with the national average.

 (82252)

64  John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent estimate he has made of the number of children at primary school level who have a parent addicted to heroin at home.

 (82273)

65  John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent analysis has been carried out by the Learning and Skills Council of the skills base in coalfield areas compared to the national average.

 (82276)

66  John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of children left school with no academic qualifications in coalfield areas in each year since 1997; and how this compares with the national average.

 (82247)

67  John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what representations he has received from (a) LEAs, (b) drug action teams and (c) school heads on the guidelines for drug education in secondary schools.

 (82269)

68  John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the staying-on rate in post-16 education in coalfield areas was, in each year since 1997, and how this compares with the national average.

 (82250)

69  Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the engineering colleges that have been created under the Specialist Schools Programme, stating in each case the date of establishment.

 (82150)

70  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she takes to ensure each batch of sewage sludge spread on agricultural land is not unacceptably contaminated by heavy metals.

 (80842)

71  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will estimate the CO2 emissions from the aviation sector in each year since 1990; and what the projected figures are for each year to 2010.

 (80844)

72  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what controls exist on the use of toxic ash from incinerators as an ingredient in breeze block manufacture; and if she will make a statement on the steps taken by her Department on the construction of such breeze blocks by Ballast Phoenix, using material from the London waste incinerator at Edmonton.

 (81582)

73  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has of the fox population in urban areas in England.

 (80871)

74  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the estimated total cost of global warming to the British economy was in each year since 1997.

 (80875)

75  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms exist to ensure environmental policy set by her Department is reflected in decisions taken by (a) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, (b) the DfID and (c) the DTI.

 (81590)

76  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is in respect of the trade in elephant products where these can be authenticated as having come from properly managed stock.

 (81598)

77  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the percentage of greenhouse gas emissions which emanate from (a) the US, (b) other OECD countries and (c) developing countries; and what this represents in each category as emissions per person.

 (80876)

78  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to review Section 9 of the Conservation of Seals Act 1970

 (80856)

79  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to improve reporting and monitoring practices in respect of seals.

 (80855)

80  Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many seals have been killed (a) deliberately and (b) accidentally by humans in each year since 1972; and of those killed deliberately, how many were despatched pursuant to Section 9 of the Conservation of Seals Act 1970.

 (80857)

81  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average (a) consumption of energy by and (b) emission of greenhouse gases from the average family house was in each year since 1997.

 (80865)

82  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list external (a) public relations/communications companies, (b) advertising and marketing companies, (c) management consultancies, (d) accounting companies, (e) banking firms, (f) individual consultants and (g) other specialist consultancies used by her Department since June 2001; what actions those consultancies or companies have performed within her Department; and what costs have been incurred through use of these consultancies/companies.

 (80867)

83  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the estimated population was of each species of butterfly in (a) 1991 and (b) 2001.

 (80873)

84  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Government spent, in the last year for which figures are available, on monitoring air pollution.

 (80849)

85  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the discharge of her responsibilities in relation to seals under (a) the EU Habitats Directive, (b) Article 8 of the Berne Convention and (c) the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

 (80853)

86  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage (a) fishermen and (b) fish farmers to adopt the use of non-lethal means of seal deterrence.

 (80854)

87  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information she has collated on recycling rates within the OECD for (a) glass, (b) plastic and (c) total waste stream in each year since 1990.

 (81591)

88  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much water was estimated to be lost from company supply pipes, broken down by each water supplier, in (a) 2001, (b) 1997 and (c) 1992.

 (80874)

89  Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pet owners used the pet travel scheme in the last 12 months.

 (82370)

90  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times she has visited East Lancashire in her official capacity; and what the purpose was of each visit.

 (82397)

91  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding has been allocated to the Rural Payments Agency in each of the last five years.

 (82203)

92  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding has been allocated by the Rural Payments Agency to Lancashire farmers in each of the last three years.

 (82204)

93  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the financial impact of the twenty day movement standstill on Lancashire dairy farmers.

 (82201)

94  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the size was of the average dairy herd in Lancashire in each of the last five years.

 (82202)

95  
N  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Sustainable Farming and Food Group last met; and if she will lay a copy of the minutes of that meeting in the Library.

 (81157)

96  
N  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had on extending insurance schemes to livestock farmers with respect to infectious diseases.

 (81153)

97  
N  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to provide financial support for the disposal of fallen livestock from 2003; and if she will make a statement.

 (81159)

98  
N  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many, and what proportion, of farms have diversified in each of the last 10 years, broken down by region.

 (81151)

99  
N  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the timetable is for the implementation of the recommendations outlined in the Report on the Future of Farming and Food.

 (81156)

100  
N  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average age of (a) entrant, (b) current and (c) departing farmers was in each of the last 15 years, broken down by region.

 (81152)

101  
N  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the collection of fallen livestock for disposal and its relationship with existing livestock movement regulations; and if she will make a statement.

 (81160)

102  
N  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the relationship between fallen livestock and hunts; and if she will make a statement.

 (81158)

103  
N  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent by her Department and agencies on local heritage initiatives in (a) 2000-01, (b) 2001-02; and (c) 2002-03 to date; and if she will break down the spending by (i) category and (ii) region in each year.

 (81142)

104  
N  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the use of incinerators for dealing with fallen livestock; and if she will make a statement.

 (81162)

105  
N  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent by her Department and agencies on rural housing enablers in (a) 2000-01, (b) 2001-02, (c) 2002-03 to date; and if she will break down the spending by (i) category and (ii) region in each year.

 (81141)

106  
N  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding schemes are available for organic farming; and how much is available in each scheme.

 (81149)

107  
N  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many veterinary practices and surgeries are (a) registered and (b) not registered with the RCVS in the UK.

 (81155)

108  
N  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many funding schemes are available through her Department for farmers who wish to adopt environmentally friendly farming practices; and how much is available per scheme.

 (81150)

109  
N  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure her Department receives EU funding related to BSE.

 (81145)

110  
N  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fallen livestock there have been in each of the last 10 years, broken down by region.

 (81161)

111  
N  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average fine was for slurry contamination in 2001-02, broken down by region.

 (81147)

112  
N  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many late applications for EU and other funding, broken down by category, have occurred in her Department and its predecessors since 1997; and if she will list them by amount.

 (81144)

113  Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average cost was of a (a) conventionally and (b) organically produced (i) turkey, (ii) chicken, (iii) duck in (A) 1979, (B) 1985, (C) 1990, (D) 1995, (E) 2000 and (F) 2002.

 (81164)

114  
N  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) farmers and (b) farms are involved in the organic farming schemes, broken down by region.

 (81148)

115  
N  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average size of farm is, broken down by (a) category and (b) region.

 (81146)

116  
N  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to amend the disciplinary process for veterinary surgeons in the UK; and if she will make a statement.

 (81154)

117  Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will place copies of the reviews of her Department's science and regulatory agencies in the Library of the House; and if she will make a statement.

 (81165)

118  Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average cost was of a kilogram of (a) conventionally and (b) organically produced (i) potatoes, (ii) carrots, (iii) onions, (iv) cauliflower, (v) peas and (vi) mangetout in (A) 1979, (B) 1985, (C) 1990, (D) 1995, (E) 2000 and (F) 2002.

 (81163)

119  
N  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent by her Department and agencies on social exclusion projects in (a) 2000-01, (b) 2001-02 and (c) 2002-03 to date; and if she will break down the spending by (i) category and (ii) region in each year.

 (81143)

120  Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received on the 20 day rule.

 (82221)

121  Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the grants funded by her Department for which individual members of the public and organisations may apply; and if she will make a statement as to (a) the total of such funding in the last financial year, (b) the total number of awards and (c) their administrative costs.

 (82184)

122  Mr Gwyn Prosser (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many live sheep were exported from Dover to continental Europe on (a) 13th November and (b) 14th November; when and where health certification was carried out in respect of the sheep; how many of the sheep were rejected as unfit for the intended journey (i) during inspection for health certification purposes and (ii) at Dover docks; to where those sheep were taken; and what the address was of the final destination given on the route plan for each of the consignments.

 (82072)

123  Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who is serving on the (a) Advisory Committee on New Foods and Processes, (b) Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committee, (c) Apple and Pear Research Council, (d) British Potato Council, (e) Consultatative Panel on Badgers and Bovine Tuberculosis, (f) Environment Agency Board, (g) Farm Animal Welfare Council, (h) Food Advisory Committee, (i) Food from Britain, (j) Harbour Commission, (k) Home Grown Cereals Authority, (l) Horticulture Research International, (m) Meat and Livestock Commission, (n) Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal, (o) Regional Floods Defence Committee and (p) Sea Fisheries Committee; and what remuneration they receive.

 (82344)

124  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list, for each year since 1997 and by Department, the total amount of fines levied against government departments for the incomplete return of departmental accounts.

 (81116)

125  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the (a) actual and (b) anticipated annual payments by government, for each year from 1997 to 2020 are in respect of PFI contracts already entered into.

 (81117)

126  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress is being made towards the introuction of an EU aviation fuel tax regime.

 (80841)

127  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many seizures were made of (a) species and (b) other material listed under the CITES regime the last year for which figures are available; how many prosecutions were pursued; and what the outcomes were of those prosecutions.

 (80870)

128  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of (a) the practicality and (b) the potential revenue stream arising from the introduction of taxation on aviation fuel used in domestic flights.

 (80840)

129  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many customs officials have (a) had training in respect of and (b) been allocated to the detection of illegal imports of (i) bushmeat and (ii) species and material listed under CITES.

 (80869)

130  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make it his policy not to exempt the nuclear industry from the climate change levy.

 (80866)

131  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the application of the rules relating to company car taxation in respect of cars used by Ministers and which are provided by the Government Car and Despatch Agency.

 (81139)

132  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the annual cost is of manufacturing Maundy Money; and who bears that cost.

 (81583)

133  Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many motor vehicles were seized by Customs & Excise at channel ports in each of the last three years.

 (82371)

134  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many times he has visited East Lancashire in his official capacity; and what the purpose was of each visit.

 (82405)

135  Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the grants funded by his Department for which individual members of the public and organisations may apply; and if he will make a statement as to (a) the total of such funding in the last financial year, (b) the total number of awards and (c) their administrative costs.

 (82194)

136  Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people died as a result of lung cancer in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the rest of the United Kingdom in the last year for which figures are available.

 (82066)

137  Mr David Cameron (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what further progress his Department has made in assisting Jonathan Lincoln Brown, a constituent who is held in Oman.

 (82050)

138  Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has received about the use by the Zimbabwe Republic Police of tear gas from the UK; and if he will make a statement.

 (82259)

139  Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the action taken by his Department concerning British nationals seeking assisted suicide overseas, with special reference to the practice in European jurisdictions.

 (82245)

140  Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the grants funded by his Department for which individual members of the public and organisations may apply; and if he will make a statement as to (a) the total of such funding in the last financial year, (b) the total number of awards and (c) their administrative costs.

 (82196)

141  Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the former employees of his Department who have taken up positions with Gracemoor Consultants, stating in each case the name, position previously held and date of leaving.

 (82151)

142  Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what military equipment has been purchased with funds from the Global Conflict Prevention Pool in each year since the programme's inception, indicating in each case the amount spent and the end uses.

 (82241)

143  Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role the Military Intelligence Support Group within the Nepalese Army will play in conflict prevention; and what its objectives are.

 (82372)

144  Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the staffing is at the British Embassy in Yemen.

 (82357)

145  Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the US Government concerning the situation in Yemen.

 (82356)

146  Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on relations between Britain and Yemen.

 (82354)

147  Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the outcome of the election in Turkey and its impact on Turkey's accession to the EU.

 (82343)

148  Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British citizens are in Yemen.

 (82355)

149  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to curtail the illegal production of smokies from sheep.

 (80868)

150  Mr David Cameron (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received about the regulation of adult placement schemes; and if he will make a statement.

 (82049)

151  Julia Drown (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what cost benefit analysis has been carried out of the transfer of Public Health Laboratories to host NHS trusts.

 (82141)

152  Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representation he has received about the need for earlier diagnosis by GPs of dementia.

 (82261)

153  Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to improve the training of doctors in the diagnosis and treatment of dementia.

 (82261)

154  Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will change his policy on free provision of long-term nursing personal care.

 (82264)

155  Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the National Carers Strategy is meeting the needs of people who care for those with dementia.

 (82265)

156  Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on government support for people with Alzheimer's Disease.

 (82263)

157  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines he has issued on the dispensing of the drug Anti-TNF Alpha; and if he will make a statement.

 (82206)

158  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times he has visited East Lancashire in his official capacity; and what the purpose was of each visit.

 (82400)

159  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been prescribed the drug Anti-TNF Alpha; and how many are on waiting lists for the drug, broken down by health authority area.

 (82205)

160  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people under the age of 18 years were diagnosed as diabetic in (a) Lancashire and (b) the North West of England in the last year for which figures are available.

 (82376)

161  Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the grants funded by his Department for which individual members of the public and organisations may apply; and if he will make a statement as to (a) the total of such funding in the last financial year, (b) the total number of awards and (c) their administrative costs.

 (82199)

162  John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many deaths from heroin overdoses there were in (a) 2001 and (b) 2002.

 (82268)

163  John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what responses to the Audit Commission report Changing Habits have been received from (a) the National Treatment Agency, (b) individual drug action teams and (c) individual drug reference groups.

 (82267)

164  John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs prescribe drugs to combat heroin addiction, broken down by region.

 (82274)

165  Mr Chris Pond (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of each of the current LEA Byelaws on the employment of school age children.

 (82425)

166  
N  
Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the criteria are for the prescription of beta interferon to multiple sclerosis sufferers; and how patients obtain funding.

 (82018)

167  Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent research he has undertaken to examine the effect on health of using Quat.

 (82237)

168  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to relax regulations on the use of terminally anaesthetized animals for training surgeons.

 (81126)

169  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking formally to consult individuals and organisations on the format, layout and language of the Home Office Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals.

 (81124)

170  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to remove from the Home Office Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals, animals from GM strains which are bred but not otherwise used in regulated procedures.

 (81121)

171  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to ensure that designated research establishments using animals are inspected at least once a year by an Inspector from another area.

 (81137)

172  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to encourage his EU counterparts to make development and validation of replacements for animal experiments a priority.

 (81134)

173  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that Ethical Review Processes relating to research using animals have external lay members, whose term of office is time-limited.

 (81131)

174  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to repeal section 24 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in favour of a specific justification for each class of information that needs to be kept confidential.

 (81122)

175  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to provide improved statistics on animal suffering pursuant to animal experimentation.

 (81125)

176  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to engage in a systematic and visible search for methods involving the reduction, refinement and replacement in toxicology.

 (81133)

177  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to enable visiting scientists and students in higher education to carry out work under the licenses of an established licence-holder in research using animals.

 (81128)

178  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to subject the Home Office Inspectorate for the regulation of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 to periodic review by a body other than the Inspectorate itself.

 (81136)

179  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to (a) strengthen the secretariat of the Animal Procedures Committee and (b) separate it from the Home Office regulators.

 (81129)

180  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to encourage the Home Office Inspectorate to convene a regular forum to discuss specific scientific and welfare issues related to the use of animals in experiments.

 (81123)

181  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure a welfare assessment of new strains of animals used in experiments.

 (81120)

182  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to simplify and reduce the length of project licenses involving animal-related research.

 (81127)

183  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to promote the adoption of replacements and the incorporation of refinements into animal test guidelines.

 (81132)

184  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to delegate interim authority from his Department to the local Ethical Review Process when approving routine or minor amendments relating to research using animals.

 (81130)

185  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to promote the commercial advantages of reduction, refinement and replacement in toxicology.

 (81135)

186  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to make public the substantive details of anonymised project licences, describing the expected benefits of animal-related research and the harms to the animals involved after they have been approved and funded.

 (81138)

187  Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to reduce paperwork for police officers.

 (82149)

188  Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on trends in the numbers of children being held in jails in England and Wales in the last 10 years.

 (82148)

189  Julia Drown (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the next guidance on managing illegal camping and travellers will be released.

 (81140)

190  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times he has visited East Lancashire in his official capacity; and what the purpose was of each visit.

 (82404)

191  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many convictions there have been in the last 12 months for breach of an anti-social behaviour order in (a) Lancashire, (b) the North West of England and (c) Wales.

 (82377)

192  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of (a) racially aggravated offences, (b) violent crime, (c) robbery of personal property and (d) drug offences were recorded in (i) Lancashire and (ii) the North West of England in (A) 1997, (B) 1998, (C) 1999, (D) 2000 and (E) 2001.

 (82373)

193  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) non-operational police officers and (b) non-operational civilian support staff there were in each police force in the UK in each of the last five years.

 (82368)

194  Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will instruct Capita to deal first with the backlog of claims for the Criminal Records Board which have been waiting for adjudication for more than six months.

 (82073)

195  Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been issued since their introduction in the Beaconsfield contituency.

 (82385)

196  Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Chief Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis concerning the current advertising campaign by the Metropolitan Police to encourage police officers of Thames Valley to leave their employment and work in the Metropolitan Police; and if he will make a statement.

 (82380)

197  Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the grants funded by his Department for which individual members of the public and organisations may apply; and if he will make a statement as to (a) the total of such funding in the last financial year, (b) the total number of awards and (c) their administrative costs.

 (82186)

198  Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of (a) practical and (b) procedural difficulties in relation to the imposition of anti-social behavioural orders; and what remedial proposals he has.

 (82086)

199  Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the changes his proposals for revealing previous convictions to a jury will make to the law on similar fact evidence.

 (82084)

200  Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prison places there are in England and Wales; what the prison population is; and what plans he has to increase the number of prison places over the next three years.

 (82090)

201  Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many child curfew orders have been imposed.

 (82085)

202  Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applications are awaiting an initial decision after more than (a) six and (b) 12 months at the latest date for which figures are available.

 (82088)

203  Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time residential treatment places are available for drug offenders; and how many were available in each of the last three years.

 (82095)

204  Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences have been committed by defendants on (a) police bail and (b) bail from the court in each of the last three years.

 (82089)

205  Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many community service and community punishment orders have been made by the courts; how many have been breached; and how many breaches resulted in a custodial sentence being imposed in each of the last five years.

 (82098)

206  Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is his policy to remove Afghan asylum seekers who have failed to gain asylum.

 (82081)

207  Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on policies to improve crime detection rates.

 (82092)

208  Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his policy is on resettlement of ex-prisoners; and if he will make a statement.

 (82087)

209  Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers whose cases are outstanding are (a) detained and (b) detained in prison; and what proportion of each category has been charged with or convicted of a crime.

 (82094)

210  Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many probation/community rehabilitation orders have been made by the courts; how many have been breached; and how many breaches resulted in a custodial sentence being imposed in each of the last five years.

 (82099)

211  Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers whose cases are outstanding or whose appeals have failed, and who are in detention or prison, are pregnant women.

 (82093)

212  Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the level of Government grants to the Surrey Probation Service was in each of the last five years.

 (82091)

213  Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been imposed in each of the last two years.

 (82083)

214  Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions there have been in the UK against surgeons carrying out female genital mutilation in each of the last 10 years.

 (82208)

215  Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to categorise cannabis as a herbal substance.

 (82236)

216  Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to propose a change in the law to make illegal the use of Quat.

 (82235)

217  Angela Watkinson (Upminster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on progress in the initiative to ban visitors found smuggling drugs into prisons; and how many visitors were banned during the last six months.

 (82146)

218  Angela Watkinson (Upminster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect of introducing CCTV in visits areas on the amounts of drugs smuggled into prisons.

 (82145)

219  Angela Watkinson (Upminster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect on drug availability in prisons of passive and active drug dogs.

 (82144)

220  Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to announce the timetable for the UK meeting the UN on 0.7 GNI aid commitment following the announced aid increase to its ODA in the Queen's Speech; and whether aid increase is additional to that announced during the Comprehensive Spending Review.

 (82074)

221  Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how the African Action Plan highlighted in the Queen's Speech will be implemented; and whether this will result in her Department increasing the amount of aid from the UK recently announced for NEPAD.

 (82075)

222  Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much (a) funding for humanitarian assistance and (b) food her Department is providing to Ethiopia (i) bilaterally and (ii) through the World Food Programme.

 (82076)

223  Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the grants funded by her Department for which individual members of the public and organisations may apply; and if she will make a statement as to (a) the total of such funding in the last financial year, (b) the total number of awards and (c) their administrative costs.

 (82185)

224  Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what action her Department has taken since the seminar on education in Sudan on 29th July held by her Department; and if she will make a statement.

 (82234)

225  Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment her Department has made of the rate of spread of HIV/AIDS in (a) India, (b) Bangladesh, (c) Thailand and (d) Indonesia.

 (82239)

226  Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what military equipment has been purchased with funds from the Africa Conflict Prevention Pool in each year since the programme's inception, indicating in each case the amount spent and the end uses.

 (82240)

227  Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to combat the epidemics of kala azar and guinea worm in southern Sudan.

 (82238)

228  Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with (a) her counterparts within the EU and (b) the World Bank regarding the Plan Puebla Panama in Mexico.

 (82229)

229  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what progress the Interdepartmental Group on Transsexual People has made in considering the judgement in the case of Goodwin v UK; what conclusions it has reached pursuant to this case; and if he will make a statement.

 (81115)

230  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what legislative changes he proposes following the case of Goodwin v UK and within what timescale; and if these changes will encompass issues relating to pension entitlement of transsexual people.

 (81114)

231  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many times the Lord Chancellor has visited East Lancashire in his official capacity; and what the purpose was of each visit.

 (82367)

232  Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, when he will publish his response to the report on the Royal Peculiars.

 (82077)

233  Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what the cost of operating the night session at Bow Street Magistrates' Court has been since its inception.

 (82097)

234  
N  
Mr Tony Banks (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the percentage take-up amongst electors of the new electoral identity cards.

 (81574)

235  
N  
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what timescale he has set for filling the vacancies created by resignation within the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.

 (81575)

236  Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent representations he has received on progress with decommissioning; and if he will make a statement.

 (82218)

237  Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the grants funded by his Department for which individual members of the public and organisations may apply; and if he will make a statement as to (a) the total of such funding in the last financial year, (b) the total number of awards and (c) their administrative costs.

 (82187)

238  Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many patients in Northern Ireland are awaiting (a) angiography and (b) angioplasty; and what the waiting times are in each case.

 (82183)

239  Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the percentage survival rates for patients in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the rest of the UK are for (i) one year and (ii) five years, after diagnosis with lung cancer at the latest date for which figures are available.

 (82071)

240  Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in Northern Ireland suffer from (a) anorexia nervosa and (b) bulimia nervosa.

 (82069)

241  Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in Northern Ireland committed suicide in the last 12 months; and what the figures were, per capita, in the rest of the United Kingdom.

 (82065)

242  Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people aged 16 or under in Northern Ireland have been diagnosed with eating disorders; and at what age they were diagnosed.

 (82067)

243  Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of people diagnosed with lung cancer have been treated by surgery in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the rest of the United Kingdom in the last year for which figures are available.

 (82070)

244  Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in Northern Ireland suffer from type I and type II diabetes mellitus; and what estimate he has made of the prevalance of this condition in Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom.

 (82216)

245  Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of lung cancer sufferers in Northern Ireland (a) are and (b) were smokers in the last year for which figures are available.

 (82068)

246  Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of births in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the rest of the UK in the last 12 months were (i) emergency and (ii) non-emergency Caesarian sections.

 (82064)

247  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the President of the Council, how many members claimed a bicycle allowance in the last year for which figures are available.

 (80878)

248  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, what mechanism, consistent with national security, he has put in place to enable parliamentary scrutiny and accountability of monies spent across government in response to the events of 11th September 2001.

 (81581)

249  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, what plans are in place to refurbish (a) 10 and (b) 11 Downing Street; what the estimated cost will be; and what mechanism exists for public scrutiny of this project.

 (81595)

250  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the countries visited by Lord Levy since the last General Election, giving in each case the dates and purposes of the visits.

 (80847)

251  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, what recent steps he has taken to persuade (a) the US and (b) the Australian governments to sign and ratify the Kyoto Agreement.

 (80858)

252  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, what the cost has been of works to 12 Downing Street to establish a base for his media team.

 (81596)

253  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the environmental matters raised by (a) him, (b) his special envoys and (c) his officials in discussions with foreign powers since the last General Election.

 (80848)

254  David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Prime Minister, on how many occasions since 1997 (a) ministers and (b) Government officials have met (i) Lord Currie, (ii) Lord Brooke, (iii) Karl Milner, (iv) Denise Kingsmill, (v) Jaap Kroese, (vi) Michael Frye and (vii) Professor Roderick Floud; and what was discussed at each meeting.

 (82346)

255  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Prime Minister, how many times he has visited East Lancashire in his official capacity; and what the purpose was of each visit.

 (82407)

256  Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for 20th November.

 (82220)

257  Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with President Fox of Mexico regarding British support for Plan Puebla Panama.

 (82233)

258  Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Prime Minister, whether he intends to meet the Turkish leaders on their present tour to European capitals.

 (82342)

259  Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what representations she has received on the strike by airport firemen in Scotland; and if she will make a statement.

 (82217)

260  Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will list the grants funded by her Department for which individual members of the public and organisations may apply, and if she will make a statement as to (a) the total of such funding in the last financial year, (b) the total number of awards and (c) their administrative costs.

 (82190)

261  John Austin (Erith & Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many staff from ECGD have gone on to work for companies which have received ECGD support; which companies they went to work for, in the last 10 years; and what precautions ECGD takes to prevent conflict of interest.

 (82347)

262  John Austin (Erith & Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many staff have been seconded from the private sector to ECGD and from which companies they have been seconded in the last 10 years.

 (82348)

263  John Austin (Erith & Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what report ECGD received in 1994 about action taken by the Lesothan government pending an audit of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project; what representations ECGD made to the government of Lesotho; what action ECGD took; and if she will make a statement about progress with investigations involving bribery and that project.

 (82350)

264  John Austin (Erith & Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what procedures ECGD operates for investigating allegations of corruption made regarding projects it has covered.

 (82349)

265  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what guidance her Department offers to British companies in respect of the use of animals for cosmetic testing purposes.

 (81597)

266  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent assessment she has made of (a) UK and (b) European legislation in relation to cosmetic testing on animals; and if she will make a statement.

 (80839)

267  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will take steps to prevent donations by BNFL to US political parties or lobbyists.

 (80872)

268  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what information she has collated on the amount of energy within each OECD country generated from renewable sources in each year since 1990 and what the change in total energy consumption was in each case, taking 1990 as a baseline figure of 100.

 (81592)

269  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what legal advice she has (a) commissioned and (b) received to establish whether an EU ban on the marketing of cosmetics tested on animals would be acceptable under the WTO regime.

 (80851)

270  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make it her policy to seek a reduction in the movements of (a) high-level and (b) intermediate-level radioactive material by BNFL.

 (80861)

271  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps she is taking to ensure the WTO regime allows countries to limit imports where there are genuine and demonstrable ethical objections to a product or its method of production on (a) environmental and (b) animal welfare grounds.

 (80850)

272  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps she takes to ensure that BNFL's engagement with US political parties and their representatives is consistent with (a) the national interest and (b) the interests of public funds.

 (80843)

273  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much financial support has been given to (a) wind power, (b) solar power, (c) wave power, (d) geothermal power, (e) hydro power and (f) other renewable energy sources in each year since 1972.

 (80864)

274  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to take (a) legal and (b) other action against British-based companies and their subsidiaries which carry out cosmetic testing on animals outside of the EU where such testing is illegal within the EU.

 (80838)

275  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of England's energy needs have been delivered by (a) gas generation, (b) other fossil fuel generation, (c) nuclear generation, (d) renewable sources, excluding hydro power and (e) hydro power in each year since 1972.

 (80852)

276  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much financial support has been given to (a) the nuclear generating sector, (b) the nuclear waste sector, (c) nuclear fusion and (d) other parts of the nuclear industry in each year since 1972.

 (80863)

277  
N  
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she next expects to meet representatives of small businesses to discuss the impact of the equal treatment at work directive.

 (81564)

278  Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent export licences have been granted to (a) Paines Wessex and (b) other companies for the export of tear gas to Zimbabwe.

 (82260)

279  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many times she has visited East Lancashire in her official capacity; and what the purpose was of each visit.

 (82402)

280  Mr Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the outcome was of the Competitiveness Council held in Brussels on 14th to 15th November; what the Government's stance was on the issues discussed, including its voting record; and if she will make a statement.

 (82242)

281  Mr Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what decision has been made through EU Framework 6 (science funding) on the future of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Programme; what the position of the Government was; and if she will make a statement.

 (82080)

282  Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what enquiries were made of ECGD by the Jersey authorities regarding the contract which it backed between BAE Systems and the government of Qatar in 1996.

 (82351)

283  Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the grants funded by her Department for which individual members of the public and organisations may apply; and if she will make a statement as to (a) the total of such funding in the last financial year, (b) the total number of awards and (c) their administrative costs.

 (82191)

284  Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent representations she has received regarding continuing costs relating to compliance with fire and safety standards British Standard EN 54.4 and EN 54.2.

 (82046)

285  Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the UK companies who have expressed an interest in taking part in the Plan Puebla Panama in Mexico.

 (82232)

286  Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if export credit guarantees have been granted to companies wishing to take part in the Plan Puebla Panama in Mexico.

 (82230)

287  Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the grant given to the East Midlands Development Agency is.

 (82353)

288  Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the total level of bilateral trade was with each EU applicant country in the last 12 months.

 (82352)

289  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, for what reason the franchise for South Central has been reduced to seven years.

 (81578)

290  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what has been the real change in costs of travelling by (a) car, (b) train and (c) bus in each year since 1972, taking 1972 as a base figure of 100; and discounting inflation.

 (81589)

291  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many movements there were in each year since 1985 of (a) high-level and (b) intermediate-level radioactive material, (i) by train, (ii) by road, (iii) by air and (iv) by ship.

 (80859)

292  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many railway stations (a) opened and (b) closed in each year since 1972.

 (81587)

293  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what percentage of journeys made to (a) Gatwick, (b) Heathrow, (c) Stansted and (d) Luton airports were made by (i) train, (ii) bus and (iii) other road vehicles in the latest year for which figures are available.

 (80846)

294  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, whether it is permissable to transport (a) high-level and (b) intermediate-level radioactive material, (i) on passenger ferries and (ii) through the Channel Tunnel.

 (80860)

295  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the role of demand management revenues in the funding process for new highway schemes proposed under the multi-modal study process.

 (81594)

296  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how much has been spent in each year from 1990 on the construction of (a) new roads and (b) new railway lines, excluding in both cases the refurbishment of existing capacity.

 (81576)

297  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the average CO2 emission per air passenger has been in each year since 1990.

 (80845)

298  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the average carbon dioxide emissions per person per journey from London to Newcastle by (a) air, (b) rail, (c) lorry and (d) car.

 (81579)

299  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many miles of new rail passenger line, exluding refurbishment of existing lines, have been opened in each year since 1972; and how many miles have been closed in each of the corresponding years.

 (81586)

300  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many deaths arose from (a) road and (b) rail accidents in each year since 1972 to date, expressed (i) in absolute terms and (ii) per person mile travelled.

 (81577)

301  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what information he collates on the average cost of travelling one kilometre by rail in each of the OECD countries.

 (81580)

302  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many accidents there have been, in each year since 1972, involving the transportation of radioactive material (a) by air, (b) by road, (c) by rail and (d) by ship.

 (80862)

303  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the percentage change has been in road traffic levels in each year from 1997, taking 1997 as a base figure of 100; and what the projected levels are for each year to 2012.

 (81588)

304  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what his policy is on the electrification of rail lines operated by diesel-powered rolling stock.

 (81593)

305  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment has been made by his Department or is planned of the regime of landing charges at airports in the United Kingdom.

 (81402)

306  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what (a) discussions his Department has had or plans to have and (b) representations have been received by his Department with regards the (i) economic, (ii) social and (iii) environmental costs and benefits which (A) have been obtained and (B) could potentially be obtained from changes in the number of international passengers passing through International hub airports in the United Kingdom; and if he will place copies of related documentation in the Library.

 (81405)

307  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what (a) discussions his Department has had or plans to have and (b) representations have been received by his Department with regard the causal processes and mechanisms responsible for (i) past and (ii) potential future modal shifts between air transport and other modes of transport for (A) passengers and (B) freight transport, distinguishing between (1) internal and (2) international flights.

 (81399)

308  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what research has been conducted by his Department or is planned on the role of emissions trading within the aviation industry.

 (81428)

309  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what (a) discussions his Department has had or plans to have and (b) representations have been received by his Department with regard to the past and potential future role of improvements to public transport access at United Kingdom airports upon (i) past increases and future total passenger and freight numbers and (ii) past and future (A) economic, (B) environment and (C) social impacts.

 (81415)

310  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what (a) discussions his Department has had or plans to have and (b) representations have been received by his Department with regard to the past and potential future impact of (i) changes in noise levels permitted from individual aircraft and (ii) changes in the size of aircraft upon (A) past increases and future total passenger and freight numbers and (B) past and future (1) economic, (2) environmental and (3) social impacts.

 (81418)

311  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what (a) discussions his Department has had or plans to have and (b) representations have been received by his Department with regard to the past and potential future impact of (i) compensation and (ii) noise insulation schemes being made available to householders near airports upon (A) past increases and future total passenger and freight numbers and (B) past and future (1) economic, (2) environmental and (3) social impacts.

 (81421)

312  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what research (a) has been conducted and (b) has been assessed by his Department, or is planned on the (i) economic, (ii) social and (iii) environmental costs and benefits which (A) have been obtained and (B) could potentially be obtained from international hub airports in the United Kingdom.

 (81412)

313  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what cost benefit analysis has been conducted by his Department or is planned of the (a) economic, (b) social and (c) environmental costs and benefits from (i) new airports and (ii) airport expansion, which (A) has taken place since 1997 and (B) is planned.

 (81410)

314  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what research (a) has been conducted and (b) has been assessed by his Department, or is planned on the (i) economic, (ii) social and (iii) environmental costs and benefits which (A) have been obtained and (B) could potentially be obtained from changes in the number of international passengers passing through International hub airports in the United Kingdom.

 (81413)

315  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on progress towards an Open Skies agreement with the United States; what discussions have taken place or are planned; what representations have been received.

 (81407)

316  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what (a) discussions his Department has had or plans to have and (b) representations have been received by his Department with regards the potential effect of changes in landing charges at airports in the United Kingdom upon passenger numbers at each airport.

 (80404)

317  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what (a) discussions his Department has had or plans to have and (b) representations have been received by his Department with regard to the past and potential effect on passenger numbers of the inter-relationship between consumer-driven and producer-driven aviation demand.

 (81423)

318  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what research has been conducted by his Department or is planned on the role of advertising and promotion in (a) the past and potential future growth of air traffic and (b) past and potential future modal shift between air transport and other modes.

 (81426)

319  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment and research has been made by his Department or is planned of the past and potential future impact of (a) compensation and (b) noise insulation schemes being made available to householders near airports upon (i) past increases and future total passenger and freight numbers and (ii) past and future (A) economic, (B) environmental and (C) social impacts.

 (81420)

320  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment and research has been made by his Department or is planned of the past and potential future impact of (a) changes in noise level permitted from individual aircraft and (b) changes in the size of aircraft upon (i) past increases and future total passenger and freight numbers and (ii) past and future (A) economic (B) environmental and (C) social impacts; and if he will place copies of related documentation in the Library.

 (81425)

321  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment has been made by his Department or is planned of the potential value of land at Heathrow for uses other than aviation; what other (a) social, (b) economic and (c) environmental assessment has taken place.

 (81406)

322  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what research has been conducted by his Department since 1997 or is planned on increases in air passenger numbers for the United Kingdom which (a) have taken place, and (b) are projected.

 (81409)

323  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what research has been conducted by his Department or is planned on the potential effect of changes in landing charges at airports in the United Kingdom upon passenger numbers at each airport.

 (81403)

324  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what research has been conducted by his Department or is planned on the potential impact of high speed rail links on the modal shift of (a) internal and (b) international air passengers and freight away from air; what incentives have been provided or actions have been taken or are planned to encourage such a modal shift

 (81400)

325  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what (a) compensation and (b) noise insulation schemes are available to householders near airports; what the total level of compensation and financial support has been in each year since 1992; what plans there are to change the nature of the schemes.

 (81419)

326  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what research has been conducted by his Department or is planned on the past and potential effect on passenger numbers of the inter-relationship between consumer-driven and producer-driven aviation demand.

 (81422)

327  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what (a) discussions his Department has had or plans to have and (b) representations have been received by his Department with regard to the role of emissions trading within the aviation industry.

 (81429)

328  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what research has been conducted by his Department or is planned on the causal processes responsible for (a) past and (b) potential future increases in air passenger numbers and air freight; and if he will place copies of related documentation in the Library.

 (81416)

329  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment and research has been made by his Department or is planned of the past and potential future impact of improvements to public transport access at United Kingdom airports upon (a) past increases and future total passenger and freight numbers and (b) past and future (i) economic, (ii) environment and (iii) social impacts.

 (81414)

330  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what (a) discussions his Department has had or plans to have and (b) representations have been received by his Department with regard to the causal processes and mechanisms responsible for (i) past and (ii) potential future increases in air passenger numbers and air freight.

 (81417)

331  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what research (a) has been conducted by his Department and (b) has been assessed by his Department or is planned on the impact of air traffic growth on air traffic control services, and which has taken place (i) by 2004-05, (ii) by 2015 and (iii) by 2030.

 (81411)

332  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the potential role of Open Skies for Regional Airports in the United Kingdom.

 (81408)

333  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what (a) discussions his Department has had or plans to have and (b) representations have been received by his Department with regard to the potential impact of high speed rail links on the modal shift of (i) internal and (ii) international air passengers and freight away from air; and if he will place copies of related documentation in the Library.

 (81401)

334  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what (a) discussions his Department has had or plans to have and (b) representations have been received by his Department with regard to the role of advertising and promotion in (i) the past and potential future growth of air traffic and (ii) past and potential future modal shift between air transport and other modes.

 (81427)

335  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what research has been conducted by his Department or is planned on the causal processes and mechanisms responsible for (a) past and (b) potential future modal shifts between air transport and other modes of transport for (i) passengers and (ii) freight transport, distinguishing between (A) internal and (B) international flights.

 (81398)

336  
N  
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what UK legislation covers the maximum level of noise from aircraft (a) registered, (b) landing and (c) flying through airspace in the United Kingdom; and what plans there are to amend the legislation.

 (81424)

337  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many times he has visited East Lancashire in his official capacity; and what the purpose was of each visit.

 (82399)

338  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what recent guidelines he has issued on the use of bus lanes by cars.

 (82082)

339  Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the grants funded by his Department for which individual members of the public and organisations may apply; and if he will make a statement as to (a) the total of such funding in the last financial year, (b) the total number of awards and (c) their administrative costs.

 (82198)

340  
N  
Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the Government's policy is on sharing information on airline passengers with the United States of America; what the Government's position is on the European Commission's policy on sharing information on airline passengers with the United States of America; and if he will make a statement.

 (81112)

341  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what plans he has to visit Brussels and Strasbourg in an official capacity.

 (82379)

342  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make a statement on the pay differential between Wales and the rest of the UK in the last 12 months.

 (82200)

343  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the average personal salary is in (a) Wales and (b) the rest of the United Kingdom.

 (82375)

344  Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the grants funded by his Department for which individual members of the public and organisations may apply; and if he will make a statement as to (a) the total of such funding in the last financial year, (b) the total number of awards and (c) their administrative costs.

 (82188)

345  Mr David Cameron (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to reform the Social Fund; and if he will make a statement.

 (82078)

346  Mr David Cameron (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the administrative costs of the Social Fund were in each of the last five financial years; and if he will make a statement.

 (82079)

347  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claimed (a) job seekers allowance, (b) child-related benefits, (c) winter fuel payments and (d) sickness related benefits in (i) Lancashire and (ii) the North West of England in each of the last five years.

 (82147)

348  Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times he has visited East Lancashire in his official capacity; and what the purpose was of each visit.

 (82398)

349  Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what take up there has been of stakeholder pensions.

 (82222)

350  Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the grants funded by his Department for which individual members of the public and organisations may apply; and if he will make a statement as to (a) the total of such funding in the last financial year, (b) the total number of awards and (c) their administrative costs.

 (82197)

351  John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the literacy levels of long-term unemployed people in coalfield areas were in each year since 1997; and how this compared with the national average.

 (82253)

352  
N  
Dr Doug Naysmith (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will introduce a de minimis rule in implementing the housing benefit changes due in April 2003, whereby a small charity, with less than 10 units, may continue to have its 'support' costs included in housing benefit payments.

 (81563)

353  Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of a civil service pension started their service prior to 1949.

 (82047)

354  Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to review pensions given to civil service employees who started their employment prior to 1949 and who receive half pensions for that period.

 (82048)

355  
N  
Mr Clive Soley (Ealing, Acton & Shepherd's Bush): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will conduct a study of the relationship between high value rented properties and the adequacy of housing benefit as part of the trials being carried out on changes to housing benefit.

 (81550)

356  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Cabinet Office, if he will list the consultants employed by the Government Car and Despatch Agency in 2001-02; and what the total cost of employing consultants was in this period.

 (81119)

357  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Cabinet Office, what has been the average cubic capacity of cars within the Government Car and Despatch Agency fleet in each year since 1997.

 (81140)

358  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Cabinet Office, under what circumstances Ministers are allowed to use official cars provided by the Government Car and Despatch Agency when not on official business.

 (81118)

359  
N  
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Cabinet Office, when he last met a representative of the National Assembly of Wales to discuss civil defence in Wales in cases of emergency.

 (81554)

360  Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Cabinet Office, what recent review of civil contingencies procedures there has been.

 (82223)


361  Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people in the Greater London area have received the recent increase in the national minimum wage.

 [Transferred]   (82369)

362  Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many hours the night session at Bow Street Magistrates' Court has operated; and how many cases have (a) been disposed of at first hearing and (b) been remanded over to a later date.

 [Transferred]   (82096)

363  Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that female genital mutilation is not carried out in the UK.

 [Transferred]   (82207)

364  Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans his Department has to conduct a social and environmental impact assessment of the Plan Puebla Panama in Mexico.

 [Transferred]   (82231)

365  Angela Watkinson (Upminster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect of the low furniture initiative in prison visits areas on the amount of drugs being smuggled into prisons.

 [Notice Originally Given for Monday 5th December]   (82181)

366  Angela Watkinson (Upminster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what checks are made in the immigration appeal system to prevent individuals making subsequent appeals under an alias after their original appeal has been refused; and what the cost was of such appeals in each of the last five years.

 [Notice Originally Given for Monday 5th December]   (82182)




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