Order Book Part 1

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Session 2002 - 03
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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 15 January 2003

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 15 January 2003, of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.
* 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 15th JANUARY

1
N   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much funding Sefton Council has received from the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund; when funds were received; what projects have been funded and by how much; and which organisations are responsible for (a) managing and (b) delivering each project.

(89485)

2
N   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much funding Sefton Council has received from the Community Empowerment Fund; what organisations manage the fund; what projects have been developed; and which communities benefit.

(89486)

3   Matthew Green (Ludlow): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total value of discounts provided under the right to buy scheme was in each year since 1980.

(90984)

4   Matthew Green (Ludlow): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what total payment has been made to date to local authorities to pay off debt left after housing transfers.

(90985)

5   Matthew Green (Ludlow): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total value of payments made to local authorities was in each year since 1997 regarding overhanging debt payments for authorities transferring housing stock.

(90986)

6   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many council dwellings were built in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.

(91145)

7   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what advice he gives local authorities in respect of handing over control of public amenities to charitable trusts which have exemptions for tax and business rates; and if he will make a statement.

(91146)

8   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much funding has been allocated to the Housing Corporation for the current financial year for new dwellings; how much will be given for the next financial year; and what figure the Corporation has stated it needs to meet requests made by registered social housing landlords for new dwellings.

(91140)

9   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many dwellings were constructed by registered social housing landlords, excluding local authorities, in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and how many are planned to be built in the next financial year.

(91143)

10   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many council dwellings were sold in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.

(91142)

11   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many council dwellings he estimates will be built in (a) the current financial year and (b) the next financial year.

(91144)

12   Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had with housing associations about developing solar heating and photovoltaic applications for social housing; and if he will make a statement.

(91112)

13   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he asked for an environmental impact assessment to be provided for the application for a wind energy development at Cherston Down, Isle of Wight, which was referred to him for call-in; and if he will make a statement.

(90989)

14   Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will establish an official body responsible for tenants' deposits and able to act as an authoritative third party in private letting contracts.

(90997)

15   Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he will publish the results of the 2001 English House Condition Survey.

(91065)

16
N   Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations her Department has made in the last six months to (a) the International Cricket Council and (b) the English Cricket Board with regard to (i) World Cup matches being rescheduled outside Zimbabwe and (ii) the England Cricket Team not playing in that country.

(90643)

17   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many public libraries there are in each local authority in England.

(90961)

18   Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much lottery money remains unspent, broken down by the distribution body.

(91113)

19   Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding from her Department and its agencies is available to British independent film-makers.

(90996)

20   Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many firearms have gone missing from the stocks of the (a) Army, (b) Navy and (c) RAF in each of the last five years; and what category of weapons these were.

(91329)

21   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many working days have been lost due to illness in his Department in (a) 2002 and (b) each of the preceding five years.

(90966)

22   Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which north east companies have had negotiations with the Defence Diversification Agency in each year since its inception.

(91082)

23
N   Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to review the compulsory retirement age of 60 for some Ministry of Defence employees; and if he will make a statement.

(90219)

24   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures are in place to protect (a) merchant and (b) naval shipping from terrorist attack.

(91235)

25   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the programme is for the disposal of HMS Sheffield; and what revenue has been or is expected to be raised by her disposal.

(91220)

26   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of possible terrorist threats to UK oilfield platforms.

(91232)

27   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement about the (a) allocation and (b) cost of Royal Naval resources used to assist the UK community during (i) the foot-and-mouth crisis and (ii) the firefighters strike.

(91230)

28   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes his Department has made in respect of future (a) numbers of and (b) armament for fast patrol boats as a result of Islamist terrorist maritime threats since the attack on the USS Cole.

(91234)

29   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what vessels are (a) stationed on Atlantic Patrol Ship (South) duties and (b) assigned to Standing Naval Force Mediterranean duties.

(91229)

30   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list, according to theatre or country, the units of the (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Marines deployed on duties determined by (i) the UK exclusively, (ii) NATO, (iii) the European Union and (iv) the United Nations.

(91238)

31   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement about the damage caused to HMS Trafalgar.

(91227)

32   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what effect on the overall capability of the submarine fleet has been caused by the withdrawal of HMS Trafalgar for repairs.

(91228)

33   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Royal Naval and (b) other service personnel are on duties associated with the national firefighters' dispute; and if a schedule has been set for their return to normal military duties.

(91307)

34   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the totals of (a) ships intercepted and (b) seizures made of (i) contraband and (ii) illegal drugs by the Royal Navy in each of the past five years.

(91241)

35   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Royal Navy vessels have recently been fitted with (a) general purpose machine guns and (b) other weapons systems suitable for close-range defence.

(91237)

36   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 16th December, Official Report, column 516W, on naval establishments (unauthorised entry), and his letter to the honourable Member for New Forest East of 18th December 2002, how many intruders of those listed in each of the tables set out in that letter as having been arrested were charged with offences; and what the reasons are for the disparity between numbers arrested and numbers convicted following incursions at (a) RNAD Coulport from April 2001-02 and (b) HMNB Clyde from April 2000-01 and from April 2001-02.

(91284)

37   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the outcome will be known of the boards of inquiry into the accidents involving (a) HMS Trafalgar and (b) HMS Nottingham.

(91219)

38   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to what extent HMS Glasgow will be able to fulfil the specialist functions of HMS Nottingham as developed in her 1999-2000 refit.

(91280)

39   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when HMS Albion is expected to become available for operational tasking.

(91222)

40   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the implications of recent unrest in the Ivory Coast for British defence interests in West Africa.

(91226)

41   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when HMS Glasgow was placed in extended readiness; and when she is expected to be fully operational.

(91221)

42   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on (a) the operation and (b) the cost of the Trident submarine fleet in each year since 1997.

(91240)

43   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Royal Naval units are deployed in the protection of (a) UK oilfields and (b) UK fishing grounds.

(91231)

44   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the future amphibious capability of the Royal Navy in respect of (a) ships and (b) personnel.

(91233)

45   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if changes have been made to the anticipated (a) repair costs and (b) time out of service for HMS Nottingham since she arrived in the United Kingdom for repairs.

(91279)

46   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the principal (a) Royal Naval and (b) Royal Marines deployments on (i) peacekeeping, (ii) anti-terrorist and (iii) humanitarian operations in each of the past five years.

(91239)

47   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Tomahawk submarine-commanded cruise missiles have been acquired for the Royal Navy in each of the past five years.

(91282)

48   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when HMS Trafalgar is to return to operational service.

(91218)

49   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the (a) air defence and (b) anti-terrorist maritime capabilities of HMS Glasgow in comparison with those of HMS Nottingham.

(91281)

50   Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British troops have been (a) killed and (b) wounded in Afghanistan in the last 12 months.

(91009)

51   Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many NHS personnel (a) resident and (b) working in Eastbourne have received notice that they may be called up for active service; and what are their positions in the NHS.

(91195)

52   Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions he has had on measures to mitigate the effects of fires in schools; and if he will make a statement.

(91311)

53   Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions he has had over the past year on measures to reduce arson attacks on schools; and if he will make a statement.

(91310)

54   Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has for (a) issuing guidance and (b) making it a statutory obligation that newly built schools should have fire sprinklers installed.

(91313)

55   Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what was the estimated cost of arson attacks in schools in each of the past five years.

(91314)

56   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what evidence he has collated of software problems in the Learning and Skills Council's funding arrangements for colleges; and what action the Department and the Council are taking to eliminate such problems.

(91183)

57   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether bankruptcy discharges liability to repay student loans; and if he will make a statement.

(91182)

58
N   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding has been received by Sefton Council from the Children's Fund since its inception; how the funds were allocated, broken down by project; what posts have been funded and by how much; and in which organisations these posts arise.

(89477)

59   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of persistently truant schoolchildren in Lancashire in the last year for which figures are available.

(90975)

60   Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to ask OFSTED to monitor spending on schools' laboratories and equipment supplies in more detail than at present.

(90956)

61   Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what provisions will be made for schools with unsatisfactory or worse science accommodation that did not benefit from the funding made available through the School Laboratories for the Twenty First Century scheme.

(90957)

62   Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what information the appraisal of asset management plans generated on the condition of accommodation and equipment in secondary school science laboratories.

(90955)

63   Mr Bob Laxton (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Construction Industry Training Board about the levy made on Plant Hire Construction.

(91223)

64   Mr Bob Laxton (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to meet representatives of the Hire Association Europe to discuss the Construction Industry Training Board levy made on members' companies in the hire industry.

(91224)

65   Mr Bob Laxton (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action he proposes to take arising from the judgement of the honourable Mr Justice Keith in the High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division, on 23rd November 2001, about Gibbon Equipment Hire Ltd and the Construction Industry Training Board.

(91225)

66   Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of modern apprentices in each profession receive the minimum training allowance; and what is the average (a) wage and (b) training allowance received by modern apprentices in each profession.

(91331)

67   Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to monitor standards of on-line learning programmes; and if he will make a statement.

(91064)

68   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the consultations undertaken by his Department in the last calendar year, indicating those which did not comply with the good government guidance on consultation.

(91245)

69   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his arrangements are for consulting the governors of (a) community schools, (b) foundation schools and (c) voluntary schools on changes to regulations; and if he will make a statement on the circumstances in which such consultations have been undertaken through an intermediary body in the last 12 months.

(91242)

70   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his reason was for the duration of the consultation on the code of practice on admissions which concluded on 11th October 2002.

(91244)

71   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his arrangements are for consulting the trustees of voluntary schools (a) in the trusteeship of dioceses and (b) in other trusteeships on changes to regulations; and if he will make a statement on the circumstances in which such consultations have been undertaken through an intermediary body in the last 12 months.

(91243)

72   Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the present appointees of the (a) Centre for Information on Language Teaching, (b) Construction Industry Training Board, (c) Engineering Construction Industry Training Board, (d) Equal Opportunities Commission, (e) Funding Agency for Schools, (f) Further Education Funding Council, (g) Further Education Funding Council Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Committee, (h) Higher Education Funding Council for England, (i) Investors in People UK, (j) Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, (k) REMPLOY, (l) National Advisory Council on Employment of People with Disabilities, (m) National Disability Council and (n) Teacher Training Agency.

(90987)

73   Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils sat GCSEs in (a) French, (b) German, (c) Spanish and (d) Russian in each year since 1997.

(91317)

74   Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils and students sat A levels in (a) French, (b) German, (c) Spanish and (d) Russian in each year since 1998.

(91316)

75   Andrew Bennett (Denton & Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will set out the timetable for the implementation of regulations under Part I of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.

(91136)

76   Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on progress with the flood defence scheme for the Silkstream, Edgware.

(91179)

77   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farm waste grants have been awarded in nitrate vulnerable zones.

(90962)

78   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many working days have been lost due to illness in her Department in (a) 2002 and (b) each of the preceding five years.

(90967)

79   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average size of farm waste grants was in the last period for which figures are available.

(90964)

80
N   Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the research conducted by her Department and its non-departmental public bodies regarding the immunocapillary electrophoresis test.

(90036)

81   Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who is responsible for calculating the deer figures in the UK; and what they were at the most recent date.

(91173)

82   Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many deer were shot by the Forestry Commission in Somerset in (a) 2000-01 and (b) 2001-02.

(91172)

83   Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what legal rights drainage boards have to carry out their duties.

(91180)

84   Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the chairmen of flood defence committees have to declare other jobs they hold.

(91170)

85   Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the grant levels for flood defence throughout England are in (a) 2001-02, (b) 2002-03 and (c) 2003-04.

(91171)

86   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost has been of her Department's television advertising campaign to discourage illegal meat imports; how many advertisements have been or will be broadcast, and at what times of the day; and if she will make a statement.

(90979)

87   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of lakes in the UK are designated as polluted.

(91122)

88   Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her latest estimate is of the number of litres of bottled mineral water consumed in the UK, in the last period for which figures are available.

(91002)

89   Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of (a) fruits and (b) vegetables sold in the UK were organic, in the last year for which figures are available.

(91000)

90   Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to receive the results of the rodent survey element of the 2001 English House Condition Survey.

(91066)

91
N   Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many sheep have been tested by her Department and its non-departmental public bodies using the immunocapillary electrophoresis test; and what proportion of sheep were identified as (a) scrapie-infected and (b) non-scrapie infected.

(90035)

92   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the Government's policy on the use of rebated gas oil.

(91158)

93   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what consideration is given to the costs associated with (a) the millennium development goals and (b) combating HIV/AIDS in the construction of poverty reduction strategy papers for countries wishing to enter the HIPC initiative.

(91162)

94   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the external debt is of (a) the Gambia, (b) Ethiopia, (c) Cameroon, (d) Chad, (e) Zambia, (f) Senegal, (g) Rwanda, (h) Niger, (i) Nicaragua, (j) Mali, (k) Malawi, (l) Madagascar, (m) Honduras, (n) Guyana, (o) Guinea-Bissau, (p) Guinea (q) Ghana, (r) Sao Tome and Principe and (s) Benin; and what the debt level was when each country reached its Decision Point under the HIPC initiative.

(91174)

95   Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the income tax receipts foregone, since 1998, as a result of the Government's policy of levying a lower rate of VAT on the installation of energy-saving materials in homes.

(91018)

96   Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of companies that have taken advantage of (a) the all-employee share plan and (b) the enterprise management incentives as set out in the 2000 Budget.

(91025)

97   Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost of setting up and administering the provision of (a) tax return filing and (b) vehicle excise duty licence application via the internet.

(91024)

98   Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of (a) tax returns filed and (b) vehicle excise duty licences applied for via the internet since these services were first made available.

(91022)

99   Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many companies have declared two employees or fewer who are taxed through PAYE since 1999.

(91019)

100   Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the income tax receipts foregone, since 1st April 2000, as a result of the tax credits introduced by Her Majesty's Government to encourage corporate venturing in the budget of that year.

(91026)

101   Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the income tax receipts foregone, since 1999, as a result of the Government's policy of offering a tax relief on employee-loaned computers.

(91021)

102   Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the total amount of money that was spent on research and development by small and medium sized companies in (a) 1998-99, (b) 1999-2000, (c) 2000-01 and (d) 2001-02.

(91020)

103   Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the income tax receipts foregone, since 1st October 2000, as a result of the Government's policy of levying a lower rate of tax on ultra-low sulphur petrol.

(91023)

104   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how much has been collected in fines from financial service companies for wrongdoing in each of the last three years; and to what use this money has been put.

(91087)

105   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make it his policy to set up a national network of free or affordable financial advice centres.

(91086)

106   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to increase consumer awareness about sources of unbiased financial advice.

(91085)

107   Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what information relating to the transfer out of Equitable Life by the PIA's pension scheme in 1998 was available to the Treasury at the time the transfer took place.

(91188)

108   Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer who the trustees are of the pension scheme of the Financial Services Authority; who the trustees were in 1998; who the trustees were of the pension scheme of the Personal Investment Authority in 1998; and what the role of the trustees is in relation to the (a) FSA and (b) other Government and regulatory bodies.

(91191)

109   Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many members of the pension scheme of the Personal Investment Authority paid additional voluntary contributions to Equitable Life in (a) 1997-98, (b) 1998-99 and (c) 1999-2000.

(91189)

110   Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the Government's strategy is for economic reform in the European Union; and if he will make a statement.

(91198)

111   Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if the trustees of the Personal Investment Authority pension scheme in 1998 had access to internal assessments undertaken by (a) the Government Actuaries' Department and (b) other regulatory and Government bodies, in relation to the viability of Equitable Life.

(91193)

112   Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to review staffing in relation to his Department's not meeting key targets set out in the 2000 Public Service Agreement.

(91200)

113   Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the aggregate amount was of additional voluntary contibutions paid to Equitable Life by members of the pension scheme of the Personal Investment Authority in (a) 1997-98, (b) 1998-99 and (c) 1999-2000.

(91186)

114   Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what research his Department has undertaken into the progress of member states of the European Union towards achieving the goals set in the Lisbon Strategy in March 2000.

(91199)

115   Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library copies of the (a) Personal Investment Authority and (b) Financial Services Authority pension scheme trustees' annual reports for 1998-99.

(91192)

116   Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what investments of the Personal Investment Authority pension scheme were held in Equitable Life at its scheme year end in 1998; what payments relating to the pension scheme were made to Equitable Life during the year 1997-98; what changes were made to the arrangement for investments with Equitable Life during the years (a) 1997-98, (b) 1998-99 and (c) 1999-2000; what the reasons were for those changes; and what costs were incurred by (i) the Personal Investment Authority and (ii) the Trustees.

(91190)

117   Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with the International Accounting Standards Board regarding the development of a new insurance standard.

(91197)

118   Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to initiate research into the cost of a possible conflict with Iraq; and if he will make a statement.

(91196)

119   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what funds will be transferred from the Treasury to the (a) Scottish Parliament, (b) Welsh Assembly and (c) Greater London Assembly in the next financial year.

(91327)

120   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on the GLA proposed budget for 2003-04.

(91338)

121   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what level of net international migration of population of working age is assumed in his trend growth projections for 2002-03 to 2007-08; and if he will make a statement.

(90983)

122   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library the formula for aggregating the underlying data into the performance indicator of the Customs and Excise Spring 2002 report; and if he will make a statement.

(90982)

123   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many of the recommendations made by Grant Thornton in its Action Plan on the Royal Mint had been addressed by 31st December 2002; if he will place a report on the actions in the Library; and if he will make a statement.

(90952)

124   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many taxpayers have been prosecuted for fraudulently evading income tax in each year since 1997-98; and if he will make a statement.

(90980)

125   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library the information on release of posts from support for redeployment which was the basis of the report in the Customs and Excise Spring 2002 report, column 5427, on PSA 2000 target 7; and if he will make a statement.

(90981)

126   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the cost to the Exchequer after (a) five years, (b) 10 years and (c) 20 years, of the Government's proposals to give people a lifetime limit for pension contribution tax relief.

(91091)

127
N   Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made in the last six months to (a) the International Cricket Council and (b) the English Cricket Board with regard to (i) World Cup matches being rescheduled outside Zimbabwe and (ii) the England Cricket Team not playing in that country.

(90644)

128   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what evidence has been collated by his Department on Taliban activity in the Zabul province of Afghanistan.

(91160)

129   Ross Cranston (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) NGOs and (b) Amnesty International on Guantanamo Bay; and if he will make a statement.

(91089)

130   Sue Doughty (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Indonesia following the prohibition of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community from practising their religion by local authorities in the Kuningan Regency; and if he will make a statement.

(90958)

131   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many working days have been lost due to illness in his Department in (a) 2002 and (b) each of the preceding five years.

(90968)

132   Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects to publish his autumn departmental reports on public service agreement targets; and if he will make a statement.

(91006)

133   Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many additional staff are being posted to Kingston, Jamaica to deal with applications for visas to visit the UK from Jamaican nationals.

(91341)

134   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the Government has had with the government of Guyana on holding their local government elections.

(91319)

135   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on levels of criminal and political instability in Guyana; and what recent discussions he has had with the government of that country.

(91312)

136   Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how the UK ambassador to the UN voted in relation to the setting up of a tribunal to try former Khmer Rouge leaders; and if he will make a statement.

(91069)

137
N   Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford & Southend East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information he has received from the Government of Lebanon regarding the reported admission by Yusef Shaban that he had responsibility for the Lockerbie disaster.

(90931)

138   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what evaluation he has made of the ability of the UN Oil for Food Programme to continue in the event of war in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.

(91123)

139   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his US counterpart regarding the protection of water and sanitation supplies in the event of military intervention in Iraq.

(91124)

140   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the United States concerning the British prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay.

(91117)

141   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the interim government of Afghanistan concerning the abuse of women's rights in that country.

(91119)

142   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he and the international community have to extend ISAF beyond Kabul.

(91121)

143   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his US counterpart regarding the protection of food security in the event of military intervention in Iraq.

(91125)

144   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the implementation of the policies on Africa announced by the Prime Minister in September 2001.

(91268)

145   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when in the last 12 months representatives of Her Majesty's Government have visited each province of Zimbabwe.

(91266)

146   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British subjects he estimates reside in Zimbabwe; and how many have left in the last 12 months.

(91263)

147   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether Robert Mugabe and his government are guilty of genocide.

(91264)

148   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information he collates on the extent of Government inspired murder and torture in Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement.

(91261)

149   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list his meetings in the last 12 months with representatives of Zimbabwean (a) Government, (b) opposition, (c) churches, (d) humanitarian organisations, (e) sports organisations and (f) commercial interests.

(91260)

150   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to secure international agreement for (a) a sporting boycott, (b) power sanctions and (c) wider economic sanctions against Zimbabwe; and what the value of imports from Zimbabwe to the United Kingdom was in the last 12 months.

(91269)

151   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the steps taken by (a) Her Majesty's Government and (b) the Commonwealth troika to end misgovernment and reintroduce democracy and the rule of law in Zimbabwe.

(91262)

152   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on which occasions banned representatives of the Zimbabwe Government have visited (a) the UK and (b) the EU in the last 12 months, and under what authority.

(91267)

153   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on taking action under international law and conventions against governments which starve their own people.

(91265)

154   Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on his policy on single hander GP practices.

(91148)

155
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many residential and nursing home beds were available in England in 2002, broken down by local authority.

(90034)

156
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 25th November, Official Report, column 136W, on ethical foreign nurse recruitment, what action he has taken on the reported cases of breaches in the code of conduct.

(90121)

157   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what monitoring his Department has undertaken on the availability of sufficient hand basins for effective infection control procedures in NHS hospitals.

(91126)

158   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines he has issued on the use of alcoholic hand gels in the prevention of the spread of noroviruses; and if he will make a statement.

(91129)

159   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what powers have been given to ward managers to enforce rigorous cleaning standards with particular reference to powers to withhold payment from contractors or staff; and if he will make a statement on the use of these powers by ward managers to date.

(91130)

160   Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will lay before Parliament the Statutory Instrument to implement the provisions of the Foods Supplements Directive.

(91070)

161   Mr Michael Connarty (Falkirk East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether recombinant treatment products will be made available this year to all haemophilia sufferers in (a) England and (b) Northern Ireland.

(91283)

162   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many working days have been lost due to illness in his Department in (a) 2002 and (b) each of the preceding five years.

(90969)

163   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many mixed sex acute mental health wards there are in (a) Lancashire, (b) the North of England and (c) England.

(90963)

164   Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will publish his autumn departmental reports on public service agreement targets; and if he will make a statement.

(91007)

165   Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the purpose was of the recent NHS advertisement in the German press entitled Become one in a million.

(91114)

166   Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what will be the total cost of (a) the recent NHS advertisement in the German press entitled Become one in a million and (b) the seminars referred to in the advertisement.

(91116)

167   Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans there are for the NHS to advertise for consultants and general practitioners in the foreign media; and if he will list such campaigns since 1st May 1997.

(91115)

168   Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Healthy Start Scheme will reflect FSA guidance on the age limits for (a) whole milk and (b) semi skimmed milk.

(91076)

169   Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many members of the Commission for Health Improvement attended the scrutiny sessions of the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in 2002; and what was the cost of the visit.

(91071)

170   Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evidence he has assessed concerning the introduction of cows' milk in infant diets before the age of two and the incidence of iron deficiency anaemia.

(91077)

171   Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will announce the results of his consultation on the Healthy Start proposals; whether the Healthy Start Scheme will maintain the value of benefit to mothers who choose to bottle-feed their babies; and how many mothers and children he estimates will be eligible for the Healthy Start Scheme in each of the next five years.

(91074)

172   Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of mothers on income support are projected to (a) breastfeed and (b) bottlefeed in each of the next five years.

(91075)

173   Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many employees there are in the Commission for Health Improvement.

(91073)

174   Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many members of the Commission for Health Improvement attended the scrutiny sessions of the Norfolk Mental Health Trust in 2002; and what the cost was.

(91072)

175   Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made towards meeting the four hour maximum waiting time target for accident and emergency departments in (a) England and (b) each NHS region.

(91128)

176   Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department collates on the number of adverse events in relation to (a) herbal medicines and (b) dietary supplements.

(91127)

177   Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the funding allocated to primary care trusts for 2003-04 according to their distance from target funding.

(90953)

178   Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance has been issued to local authorities in respect of section 116 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.

(91135)

179
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department will begin procurement for the new network of centralised sterile service facilities for the NHS in England; and if procurement will be open to a full range of suppliers.

(90291)

180
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department plans to spend on centralised sterile service facilities for the NHS in England during the (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2004-05 financial years.

(90292)

181
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many units will comprise the new network of centralised sterile service facilities for the NHS in England.

(90293)

182
N   Mr Michael Portillo (Kensington & Chelsea): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice his Department (a) issues and (b) endorses on the likelihood of HIV being transmitted through oral sex; and if he will estimate the proportion of HIV cases contracted in the last 12 months that can be attributed to oral sex.

(90930)

183   Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who the members of the Retained Organs Commission are; and what their (a) profession and (b) attendance records are.

(91315)

184   Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy that a welfare assessment of new strains of animals, including genetically modified ones, must be made as a matter of course.

(91309)

185   Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Government intends to implement the recommendations of the House of Lords report on the use of animals in scientific procedures.

(91308)

186   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps have been taken to ensure that prison service staff who come into contact with juvenile offenders in adult prisons have been subject to a Criminal Records Bureau check.

(91203)

187   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations his Department has received from (a) NGOs, (b) social services, (c) members of the public and (d) honourable Members regarding the financial implications for organisations of delays in Criminal Record Bureau checks.

(91202)

188   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place in the Library copies of the monthly Business Sector data reports that his Department has received in each of the last six months from the Criminal Records Bureau.

(91176)

189   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been waiting for their Criminal Records Bureau applications to be processed for (a) three and (b) six weeks.

(91177)

190   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish the service level agreements that have been agreed regarding the speed of processing between his Department and Capita in respect of the Criminal Records Bureau.

(91204)

191   Mr Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many civilian staff have been employed in each police force in England and Wales in each year since 1996-97; and how many of these civilians have been employed as a consequence of the civilianisation of posts formerly performed by uniformed officers.

(91080)

192   Mr Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the expected retirement rate is for uniformed officers in each Policy Authority area over the next five years.

(91079)

193   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of gun-related crime were recorded in (a) Lancashire, (b) the North West of England, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) the UK in each year since 1997.

(90965)

194   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of illegal firearms in circulation in (a) Lancashire, (b) the North West of England, (c) Wales and (d) the UK, in the last period for which figures are available.

(90976)

195   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on under age drinking.

(90960)

196   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many working days have been lost due to illness in his Department in (a) 2002 and (b) each of the preceding five years.

(90974)

197   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) injured and (b) killed by guns in (i) Lancashire and (ii) the North West of England in (a) 2002 and (b) each of the previous five years.

(90977)

198   Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to publish his autumn departmental reports on public service agreement targets; and if he will make a statement.

(91005)

199   Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many nationals of (a) Canada, (b) Australia and (c) New Zealand have failed to leave the UK in each of the past five years (i) on the expiry of a limited leave to enter the UK and (ii) after having been granted temporary admission at a port of entry to the UK.

(91340)

200   Mr John Lyons (Strathkelvin & Bearsden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women were jailed for failing to pay fines in (a) 2002 and (b) 1997.

(91092)

201   Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drug abstinence orders have been made by the courts under the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000.

(91015)

202   Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many travel restriction orders have been made by the courts under the Police and Criminal Justice Act 2001.

(91016)

203   Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drug treatment testing orders have been made by the courts; how many have been breached; how many have been revoked; and how many revocations have resulted in a custodial sentence.

(91010)

204   Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many restraining orders for sexual offenders have been made by the courts pursuant to the provisions of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000.

(91017)

205   Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many defendants have, pursuant to section 111 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000, been given the mandatory sentence imposed by that section in relation to three separate occasions of offences of domestic burglary.

(91011)

206   Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the proposed commencement date is for the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

(91014)

207   Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons have, as a result of breaching a community order, been deprived of any benefit to which they are entitled, or had the amount of such benefit reduced, pursuant to sections 62 to 66 of the Child Support, Pension and Social Security Act 2000; and when the sections will come into force in relation to all courts in England and Wales.

(91013)

208   John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the 30 basic command units are; and which 30 police stations dealt with the highest levels of (a) acquisitive crime and (b) crime by drug addicts in the last year for which figures are available.

(91132)

209   Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of staff worked at the Immigration and Nationality Telephone Enquiry Bureau in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001 and (f) 2002; and what the average level of days absent was in each year.

(90988)

210   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the police in Lancashire are taking to promote community cohesion; and if he will make a statement.

(91185)

211   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of dealing with the Hackney siege; and if he will make a statement.

(91194)

212   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many outstanding (a) standard and (b) enhanced Criminal Records Bureau (i) disclosure and (ii) list 99 applications there were in each of the last nine months.

(91201)

213   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what DNA data is held on people with criminal convictions; and if he will make a statement.

(91155)

214   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the current level of policing in (a) the London Borough of Havering and (b) other London boroughs.

(91333)

215   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there are in each London borough.

(91332)

216   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the level of crime in (a) the London Borough of Havering and (b) other London boroughs.

(91337)

217   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with police borough commanders on police numbers in the London boroughs.

(91339)

218   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to increase police numbers and resources in the London Borough of Havering.

(91334)

219   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many over-staying visa-holders have been given exceptional or other leave to remain in each of the last five years; whether such leave implies a right for dependents to join them; and what call on public funds such persons are entitled to make.

(91251)

220   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the progress of his planning applications for the sites of the (a) Parkhurst, (b) Albany and (c) Camp Hill prison estates, stating for each what obstacles remain to the granting of planning permission.

(91272)

221   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons who do not have leave to remain in the United Kingdom are resident in each county in England.

(91253)

222   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on his performance against the target of 30,000 deportations a year of failed asylum applicants; and what plans he has to amend that target.

(91246)

223   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where maintenance of the streets, street-lighting, drainage and sewerage systems on the Parkhurst, Albany and Camp Hill prison estates remain the responsibility of the Prison Service of his Department, (a) what programmes of planned maintenance are in place, (b) how financial responsibility for maintenance is divided between his Department and householders and (c) which of his or the Prison Service's managers holds day-to-day responsibility for the delivery of essential maintenance.

(91271)

224   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum-seekers, broken down by year of initial application, are in each stage of the process towards admission or deportation.

(91254)

225   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what manpower complement is allocated by immigration services to each of the south coast ports; what his estimate is of how many persons entered through each port in the last year for which information is available; and what coverage is available for non-canalized ports of entry.

(91252)

226   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional copies of correspondence he has asked honourable Members to provide in the last twelve months relating to (a) immigration and nationality issues and (b) other issues.

(90993)

227   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he takes to trace failed asylum seekers who have disappeared.

(91248)

228   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons were admitted in return for the closure of the Sangatte Red Cross camp and under what power; and under what power were they issued with work permits.

(91249)

229   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers came from each country in the last 12 months.

(91250)

230   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications were received for asylum in each quarter of the last five years; how many failed; and how many of those who failed (a) have left or been removed, (b) have been granted leave to remain, (c) remain in the legal process and (d) have disappeared.

(91247)

231   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the residential streets on the Parkhurst, Albany and Camp Hill prison estates, showing for each (a) how many housing units have been sold and how many remain in the ownership of the Prison Service or his Department and (b) whether, where houses have been sold, (i) ownership and (ii) maintenance of the streets, street-lighting, drainage and sewerage systems remain the responsibility of the Prison Service or his Department.

(91270)

232   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) men and (b) women are imprisoned under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997; and how many of those are parents seeking contact with children.

(90994)

233   Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many landlords were prosecuted by their tenants for breach of contract in (a) 2002, (b) 2001 and (c) 2000.

(90998)

234   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contribution her Department has made to the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea on the demarcation of the border between the two countries; and what estimate she has made of the impact which the projected funding shortfall of the Mission will have on the progress towards demarcation.

(91163)

235   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what evidence has been collated by her Department on abuse of civilians by army personnel in the Cabinda enclave of Angola; and if she will make a statement.

(91156)

236   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress has been made in the distribution of food aid to inaccessible areas of Angola.

(91165)

237   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what action she is taking to assist countries which have passed their completion point under the HIPC initiative with unsustainable debt.

(91161)

238   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the (a) numbers affected and (b) volume of crops destroyed by recent flooding in Malawi; what impact flooding has had on the distribution of food aid in Malawi; and what steps she is taking to assist those affected by the flooding.

(91164)

239   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement on the humanitarian situation in the Zabul province of Afghanistan; and what action is being taken to ensure the security of those distributing aid in the province.

(91159)

240   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many working days have been lost due to illness in her Department in (a) 2002 and (b) each of the preceding five years.

(90970)

241   Mr Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the organisations her Department works with which specialise in sexual reproductive health; and if she will make a statement.

(91181)

242   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her estimate is of how many people are suffering from famine in each province of Zimbabwe; what steps she is taking to ensure British aid supplies reach all areas of Zimbabwe; and if she will make a statement on the amount of British or British-supported food aid delivered to each province of that country in each month of 2002.

(91255)

243   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that humanitarian organisations can deliver aid in Zimbabwe without interference by the Government of that country; and of what interference she received reports in 2002.

(91256)

244   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her estimate is of how many people are suffering from famine in (a) Zambia, (b) Malawi, (c) Zimbabwe and (d) other countries south of the Zambezi; and how much humanitarian aid was delivered to each country in 2002.

(91257)

245   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the principal points of entry are for international aid to (a) Zambia, (b) Malawi and (c) Zimbabwe.

(91258)

246   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her latest estimate is of the productivity of the agricultural sector in Zimbabwe.

(91259)

247   Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much development aid was paid to Palestinians in 2002; and which projects were funded.

(91001)

248   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many working days have been lost due to illness in the Department in (a) 2002 and (b) each of the preceding five years.

(90971)

249   Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, when he expects to publish his autumn departmental reports on public service agreement targets; and if he will make a statement.

(91004)

250   Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if she will list the (a) roles and ranks, (b) purpose and (c) cost of royal appointments in (i) the UK and (ii) Bedfordshire.

(91083)

251   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what representations she has received about companies claiming status as specialist registration agencies for implementation of the Data Protection Act 1998; and what action she is taking to ensure that those who need to register do so through approved channels.

(91141)

252   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many working days have been lost due to illness in his Department in (a) 2002 and (b) each of the preceding five years.

(90972)

253   Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on proposals to link anti-social behaviour to housing benefit penalties in Northern Ireland.

(91302)

254   Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary about extending to Northern Ireland the new penalties proposed for illegal possession of firearms in England and Wales.

(91304)

255   Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of pensioners living in Northern Ireland are eligible for means-tested benefits.

(91303)

256   Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the extent of pensioner poverty in Northern Ireland.

(91301)

257   Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on progress in Northern Ireland in reducing child poverty.

(91300)

258
N   Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Prime Minister, what representations he has made in the last six months to (a) the International Cricket Council and (b) the English Cricket Board with regard to (i) World Cup matches being rescheduled outside Zimbabwe and (ii) the England Cricket Team not playing in that country.

(90642)

259   Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his oral Answer of 18th December, Official Report, column 835, what rules he is applying in respect of the release of the names of UK companies named in Iraq's declaration to the United Nations as supplying arms or weapon-making technology or material to Iraq; and if he will make a statement.

(91330)

260   Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Prime Minister, how many honours have been awarded in each constituency since 1st May 1997.

(90954)

261   Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Prime Minister, which department is responsible for the delivery of its public service agreements.

(91166)

262   Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Prime Minister, to whom Mr Michael Barber is responsible.

(91168)

263   Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Prime Minister, what measures he plans to take in relation to his proposals for European Union institutional reform, to strengthen the contacts between national parliaments of the EU.

(91003)

264   Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Solicitor General, when she expects the CPS to publish its autumn departmental reports on public service agreement targets; and if she will make a statement.

(91008)

265   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 7th January, Official Report, column 152W, on post offices, if she will list the post offices closures which were put out to consultation on (a) 29th November and (b) 16th December 2002.

(91273)

266
N   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many days per employee have been lost through sickness in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement.

(88828)

267   Ross Cranston (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the UN Convention on International Sales.

(91088)

268   Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has received from the Chairman of the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce on the effect of a war in Iraq on UK trade with the Arab world.

(91154)

269   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has received concerning changes in the number of red post boxes in rural areas; and if she will make a statement.

(91325)

270   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions she has had with the Post Office on the continued provision of red post boxes in rural areas.

(91326)

271   Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what reports she received on the transfer out of Equitable Life by the PIA's pension scheme in 1998 at the time the transfer took place.

(91187)

272   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assistance she is giving to the textile industry in East Lancashire; and if she will make a statement.

(91184)

273   Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what consultation took place with the Department of Work and Pensions before the delay imposed on the issue of personal invitation documents for the post office card account.

(91138)

274   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much the post office receives for each benefit transaction that is processed.

(91298)

275   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much the post office will receive for each benefit and tax credit transaction paid via the (a) universal bank and (b) post office card account.

(91297)

276
N   Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the risk of birdstrike to planes landing at and taking off from Gatwick Airport.

(90432)

277
N   Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 7th January, ref 88280, what payments have been made to Avia Solutions in connection with work undertaken in relation to his consultation on the future development of air transport in the United Kingdom; and what future payments to Avia Solutions his Department has contracted for.

(90481)

278
N   Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 7th January, ref 88280, what work Avia Solutions has undertaken for his Department in respect of the possible development of Redhill Aerodrome; and what payments have been made, or are contracted to be made, in relation to such work.

(90482)

279   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many road vehicles which run on liquid petroleum gas fuel were in use in each year since 1999.

(91157)

280   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many of the Future Development of Air Transport—Scotland consultation documents were (a) sent out and (b) downloaded from the Department of Transport website by 10th January 2003; and how many responses have been received.

(91175)

281   Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on how figures for attributable delays on the London Underground are to be used as (a) a performance measure for the PPP and (b) a basis for payments to the consortium; and who will evaluate the figures.

(91068)

282   Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many attributable delays of 15 minutes or more there were on each London Underground line in each year since 2000.

(91067)

283   Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many letters were received by his Department on the proposed policy of the Mayor of London to introduce congestion charges in London; and what percentage of the letters (a) supported the proposal and (b) opposed it.

(90978)

284   Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the future of the Thameslink 2000 project.

(91178)

285   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many working days were lost due to illness in his Department in 2002.

(90973)

286   Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 8th January, Official Report, column 22W, on St Pancras cemeteries, how many representations he received; what issues were raised in the representations; what response he made to each of the representations; what contacts he had with the contractors responsible for the work as a result of the representations he received; when the work of removing the graves will be completed; how many graves will be removed from the cemetery as a result of the work; how old the graves are which are being removed; what information he has collated regarding surviving relatives of those buried in the graves; and what action he has taken to ensure that the removal of graves is being carried out in conformity with the relevant regulations.

(91328)

287   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he will introduce legislation to increase the Air Travel Trust Fund; and if he will make a statement.

(91322)

288   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has to amend ATOL Regulations to cover firms who sell package holidays by air under separate contracts; and if he will make a statement.

(91321)

289   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what representations he has received on changes to the law affecting Air Travel Organisers' Licensing (ATOL); and if he will make a statement.

(91320)

290   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what representations he has received concerning the protection of individual airline passengers against schedule airline failure from whom they have bought accommodation from a listed supplier; and if he will make a statement.

(91323)

291   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what measures he intends to take to protect individual airline passengers who have bought accommodation from a listed supplier against scheduled airline failure.

(91324)

292   Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he plans to publish the Government's response to the Central Railway's proposals for a freight line; and if he will make a statement.

(91027)

293   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many possible vehicle registration numbers exist, and how many were issued, in each of the series 51 and 02.

(90990)

294   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many possible combinations of letters in the pattern of current vehicle registration numbers exist; and of those, how many are available for allocation in any six month period.

(90991)

295   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many documents were sent to DVLA as proof of identity in the last year for which information is available; and how many are known not to have been returned to their owners or holders.

(90992)

296   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many letters he received from members of the public in relation to his ministerial responsibilities in 2002.

(90959)

297
N   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make a statement on the state of the railway service in Wales.

(89728)

298
N   Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what action he is taking to prevent public sector workers from facing compulsory retirement at age 60; and if he will make a statement.

(90218)

299   Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he intends to limit the number of post office card accounts issued to benefits customers.

(91133)

300   Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the decision to delay the issue of personal invitation documents for the post office card account.

(91139)

301   Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with (a) Postmasters and (b) the National Federation of Subpostmasters on the introduction of direct payment of benefits into bank accounts.

(91078)

302   Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information the Government's public information campaign on the payment and banking options available for benefit customers has disseminated, with particular reference to the personal invitation documents for the post office card account.

(91134)

303   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 9th January, ref 88793, on pensions, if a UK citizen moves from a country where UK pensions are not uprated back to the UK and thence to another EU member state, whether they will be entitled to an annually uprated basic pension, and if this payment will be at the same rate as if they lived in the UK.

(91299)

304   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library a copy of each edition of leaflets that his Department has produced addressing the issue of married women's reduced rate national insurance contributions since 1973.

(91090)

305   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when automated credit transfer invitation letters will be sent out to each type of benefit recipient.

(91288)

306   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if the migration of each benefit caseload to automated credit transfer will take place on a common date.

(91286)

307   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when (a) tax credit and (b) benefit claimants will be able to use the post office card account.

(91293)

308   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the distribution of automated credit transfer personal invitation letters was delayed.

(91292)

309   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he intends to evaluate the outcomes of the child support reforms IT system testing.

(91295)

310   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which areas are piloting the child support reforms IT system; and of those areas, which are testing cases calculated using the (a) existing rules and (b) new rules.

(91294)

311   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to publish the results of the Operational Readiness Review of the transfer of benefit payments to automated credit transfer.

(91289)

312   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if it is his intention to transfer the existing Child Support Agency caseload onto the new scheme on a single common date.

(91296)

313   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what sequence state retirement pensions will be transferred to payment by automated credit transfer.

(91287)

314   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when each benefit will begin to be paid by automated credit transfer.

(91285)

315   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to publish the Office of Government Commerce gateway review into the transfer of benefit payments to automated credit transfer.

(91290)

316   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Office of Government Commerce follow-up gateway review into the transfer of benefit payments to automated credit transfer will be completed; and what plans he has to publish the results.

(91291)

317
N   Mr Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with his colleagues in (a) the National Assembly and (b) Whitehall on help for film, music and literary activities in Wales.

[Question Unstarred] (89733)

318   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the threat of terrorist attack upon UK-registered vessels.

[Transferred] (91236)

319   Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to include (a) nursery schools and (b) Ethelred Nursery School in the National School Fruit Scheme.

[Transferred] (91318)

320   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what discussions he has had with pensioner groups on the extension of free travel passes to all parts of the United Kingdom.

[Transferred] (91335)

321   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has to make funds available for free travel for all pensioners.

[Transferred] (91336)

322   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the pledged assistance for the reconstruction of Afghanistan has been received by the Afghan government.

[Transferred] (91118)

323   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of the money received by the interim government of Afghanistan has been spent on projects other than humanitarian aid.

[Transferred] (91120)

324   Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in which EU countries (a) racism and (b) xenophobia is a criminal offence; and how it is defined in each case.

[Transferred] (91131)

325   Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much money in total has been withheld by way of retention or kept back by way of deprivation in relation to orders made pursuant to sections 62 to 66 of the Child Support, Pension and Social Security Act 2000; and what the total administrative costs incurred through such orders are.

[Transferred] (91012)

326   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what procedures are in place to give effect to court orders permitting divorced parents access to their children.

(90995)

327   Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what legal advice, in addition to that provided by the Citizens Advice Bureaux, is available to tenants whose landlord breaches the letting agreement.

[Transferred] (90999)

328   Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Cabinet Office, from which vote the delivery unit will be funded.

[Transferred] (91167)

329   Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Cabinet Office, how many people are in the delivery unit; and how many are (a) working within the Treasury and (b) transferred to the Treasury.

[Transferred] (91169)

330   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what official record is maintained of holders of hereditary peerages of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom.

[Transferred] (91081)

331   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of further savings that will be made if the rules of public service pension schemes are changed so that new members receive an unreduced pension from age 65.

[Transferred] (91084)

332   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which warships are in extended readiness; for how long each ship has been in extended readiness; what the levels of extended readiness are for warships; and if he will make a statement.

(Notice originally given for Thursday 16th January) (91030)

333   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which SSNs have been given Tomahawk capability; which further SSNs will be refitted with Tomahawk capability; and when these refits will take place.

(Notice originally given for Thursday 16th January) (91031)

334   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the final nuclear safety justification for HMS Sceptre will take place; and when he expects the submarine to be fully operational.

(Notice originally given for Thursday 16th January) (91032)

335   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether HMS Sovereign is fully operational; and if he will make a statement.

(Notice originally given for Thursday 16th January) (91033)

336   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when Storm Shadow will enter service with the RAF.

(Notice originally given for Thursday 16th January) (91034)

337   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Warrior, (b) Challenger II, (c) Challenger I, (d) AS90, (e) FV430 series and (f) MLRS armoured vehicles have been written off in accidents in the past five years.

(Notice originally given for Thursday 16th January) (91035)

338   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the requirement is for (a) Sea Harrier pilots and (b) Harrier GR7 pilots; and how many there are in each case.

(Notice originally given for Thursday 16th January) (91036)

339   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the outcome of the McKinsey Report into the operations of the Defence Logistics Organisation; and what plans he has to reduce staff numbers at the Defence Logistics Organisation.

(Notice originally given for Thursday 16th January) (91045)

340   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made with the desertisation of Challenger II tanks; when he expects the work to be complete; and if he will make a statement.

(Notice originally given for Thursday 16th January) (91047)

341   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the serviceability rate is of (a) Gazelle, (b) Lynx, (c) Sea King, (d) Chinook and (e) Puma helicopters (i) on operations, (ii) for training and exercises and (iii) overall.

(Notice originally given for Thursday 16th January) (91037)

342   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on defence reviews; and what further defence reviews are planned for the armed forces.

(Notice originally given for Thursday 16th January) (91038)

343   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have been discharged from the Armed Forces on account of their suffering from asthma in the last 12 months.

(Notice originally given for Thursday 16th January) (91039)

344   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what medical advice is given to personnel in advance of their inoculation against biological agents.

(Notice originally given for Thursday 16th January) (91040)

345   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether defects have been found in S10 gas masks supplied to armed forces units; and what inspections are routinely made.

(Notice originally given for Thursday 16th January) (91041)

346   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether defects have been found in Mk IV NBC suits supplied to the armed forces; and what inspections are routinely made.

(Notice originally given for Thursday 16th January) (91042)

347   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his assessment is of the feasibility of basing missile interceptors in the UK as part of a ballistic missile defence system; and if he will make a statement.

(Notice originally given for Thursday 16th January) (91043)

348   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to announce the appointment of the new Chairman of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body; and if he will take a statement.

(Notice originally given for Thursday 16th January) (91044)

349   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Desert Equipment has been issued; and to which elements of British armed forces.

(Notice originally given for Thursday 16th January) (91046)

350   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the operational status is of (a) 22 Regiment Royal Artillery and (b) 161 (Ambulance) Regiment RLC.

(Notice originally given for Thursday 16th January) (91048)