Order Book Part 1

House of Commons

Session 2002 - 03
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The Order Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 2 April 2003

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 2 April 2003, of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

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

WEDNESDAY 2nd APRIL

1   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Advocate General, how many staff in her Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies receive paid leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in 2002.

(106776)

2   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Advocate General, if she will list the EU Directives and Regulations which have been implemented by her Department since 17th April 2002.

(106834)

3   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Advocate General, how many staff were employed by her Department in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(106976)

4   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Advocate General, what progress has been made with the pay review in her Department, with particular reference to the gender pay gap; and if she will make a statement.

(106746)

5   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the EU Directives and Regulations which have been implemented by his Department since 17th April 2002.

(106830)

6   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff were employed by his Department in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(106982)

7   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress has been made with the pay review in the Cabinet Office, agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which the Office is responsible, with particular reference to the gender pay gap; and if he will make a statement.

(106730)

8   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the sunset clauses included in legislation from his Department since 1997.

(106938)

9   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies receive paid leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in 2002.

(106737)

10   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies receive paid leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in 2002.

(106735)

11   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the EU Directives and Regulations which have been implemented by his Department since 17th April 2002.

(106827)

12   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff were employed by his Department in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(106980)

13   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress has been made with the pay review in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible, with particular reference to the gender pay gap; and if he will make a statement.

(106753)

14   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the sunset clauses included in legislation from his Department since 1997.

(106939)

15   Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to use (a) enhanced capital allowances and (b) other fiscal measures to assist energy services providers to contribute to the UK's environmental objectives.

(106790)

16   Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what fiscal measures or instruments he plans to use to encourage (a) registered social landlords, (b) private landlords, (c) local authorities and (d) other public bodies acting as landlords to install the most efficient heating systems in their properties.

(106791)

17   Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what fiscal measures and instruments he plans to use to encourage the installation of the most efficient heating systems in domestic properties.

(106812)

18   Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what support he is giving to international efforts to tackle the spread of HIV and AIDS through (a) financial support and (b) the availability of medical treatments.

(106760)

19   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of total payments to EDS (a) to date and (b) over the 10 year contract for services provided under its Strategic Partnership Contract; and if he will make a statement.

(106793)

20   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost was of the ICM polling reproduced in his Department's press release 41/03 of 26th March; and if he will make a statement.

(106794)

21   Vera Baird (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on her Department's policies to help tackle deprivation and youth crime through sport.

(106815)

22   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made with the pay review in her Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which she is responsible, with particular reference to the gender pay gap; and if she will make a statement.

(106742)

23   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in her Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies receive paid leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in 2002.

(106771)

24   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff were employed by her Department in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(106978)

25   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the sunset clauses included in legislation from her Department since 1997.

(106941)

26   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much grant funding was located by English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund for the conservation of listed buildings in Buckinghamshire in 2001-02.

(106987)

27   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the EU Directives and Regulations which have been implemented by her Department since 17th April 2002.

(106839)

28
N   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what action she is able to take to make orders for spot listing of historic buildings where the owners refuse access or are otherwise not co-operative.

(106660)

29
N   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many applications for the spot listing of historic buildings were (a) granted and (b) refused in the last 12 months.

(106661)

30   Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what responsibilities under the Geneva Convention coalition forces have to deliver humanitarian relief in disputed territory in Iraq.

(106846)

31   Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate has been made of the number of troops required to deliver humanitarian relief in Iraq.

(106845)

32   Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK forces will seek to deliver humanitarian relief in disputed territory in Iraq.

(106844)

33   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the sunset clauses included in legislation from his Department since 1997.

(106953)

34   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff were employed by his Department in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(106964)

35   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made with the pay review in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible, with particular reference to the gender pay gap; and if he will make a statement.

(106740)

36   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies receive paid leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in 2002.

(106769)

37   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the EU Directives and Regulations which have been implemented by his Department since 17th April 2002.

(106841)

38   Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the recent announcement by the Deputy Prime Minister that troops taking part in operation Fresco have been stood down, whether these troops are available for alternative deployment overseas.

(106995)

39   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was in the Levins containers found in the former First World War training area near Saltdene; what happened to this material; and what representations were received from the Health and Safety Executive about the disposal of this material.

(106785)

40   Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his oral Answer of 26th March, Official Report, column 300, what steps he is taking to ensure that procedures to prevent friendly fire incidents work effectively in high intensity warfare.

(106843)

41   Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements are being made to enable members of the public to send support parcels to troops in the Gulf.

(106822)

42
N   Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) mandate, (b) range of duties and (c) composition is of the existing Joint Regional Teams in Afghanistan.

(106679)

43   Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to enable people in the UK to send parcels to service personnel serving in the Gulf free of charge once the situation becomes more stable.

(106848)

44   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many staff in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies receive paid leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in 2002.

(106738)

45   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many staff were employed by his Department in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(106981)

46   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the sunset clauses included in legislation from his Department since 1997.

(106948)

47   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the EU Directives and Regulations which have been implemented by his Department since 17th April 2002.

(106829)

48   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what progress has been made with the pay review in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible, with particular reference to the gender pay gap; and if he will make a statement.

(106755)

49
N   Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he will issue guidance and advice to local authorities on changes in the rules on part-time employees in the Local Government Pension Scheme; and if he will make a statement.

(105224)

50   Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what progress has been made in meeting the commitment made by his Department in April 2002 to improve the collection of data concerning the number of possession orders and evictions by social landlords; and what discussions have taken place with the Lord Chancellor's Department about this issue.

(106921)

51   Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to use regulations to require the installation of micro CHP heating systems.

(106797)

52   Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what research into the relative efficiency of condensing boilers and micro CHP heating systems his Department has assessed in developing its policy regarding building regulations.

(106798)

53   Matthew Green (Ludlow): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list area-based initiatives operating in (a) the West Midlands and (b) the South East region, giving the (a) annual budget and (b) regional budget for each in each year since 2000.

(106880)

54   Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the additional cost to local authorities in a full year of the recently announced extension of TUPE provisions in PFI and PPP contract arrangements.

(106993)

55   Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to adjust formula spending share of local authorities to reflect different costs and savings incurred in modernisation of the fire service.

(106994)

56   Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps his Department is taking to combat the fear of crime amongst (a) women, (b) men, (c) the elderly and (d) young people.

(106818)

57   Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what studies his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated of the fear of crime amongst (i) women, (ii) men, (iii) older people and (iv) young people.

(106819)

58   Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the expenditure of his (a) Department and its predecessors, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies was on newspaper advertising, by title, in each year since 1997; and what estimate he has made for 2003-04.

(106856)

59   Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will publish a map showing (a) present and (b) projected wind farms in England.

(106817)

60   Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which ministers in his Department visited Essex in 2002; and what subjects were discussed.

(106820)

61   Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the (a) cash and (b) real terms training budget has been each year for his Department; and how much in each year in (i) cash and (ii) real terms was directed to the training of young people.

(106821)

62   Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list for (a) his Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each year since 1997 the daily average number of staff absent on sick leave, and what the numbers represent as a percentage of the relevant total work force.

(106816)

63   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many staff in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies receive paid leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in 2002.

(106734)

64   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress has been made with the pay review in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible, with particular reference to the gender pay gap; and if he will make a statement.

(106752)

65   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) day nurseries, (b) playgroups, (c) childminders, (d) out of school clubs and (e) holiday schemes have been provided in Buckinghamshire in each year since 1997.

(106991)

66   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the sunset clauses included in legislation from his Department since 1997.

(106940)

67   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of school pupils achieved level 4 at Key Stage 2 in (a) English and (b) maths in (i) England and (ii) schools in the Buckingham constituency in 2002.

(106766)

68   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the EU Directives and Regulations which have been implemented by his Department since 17th April 2002.

(106826)

69   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many staff were employed by his Department in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(106979)

70   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many assaults on staff by (a) pupils and (b) parents have taken place in each year since 1997; and in how many cases was a conviction obtained.

(106956)

71   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many supply teachers are working in Buckinghamshire; and what percentage supply teachers represent of the total number of teachers in Buckinghamshire expressed as full-time equivalents.

(106985)

72   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of students achieved (a) one and (b) one to three A-E grades at A level (i) in England and (ii) at schools and colleges based in the Buckinghamshire constituency in 2001-02; and if he will break down those figures between (A) independent schools and colleges and (B) state schools and colleges.

(106984)

73   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made with the pay review in her Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which she is responsible, with particular reference to the gender pay gap; and if she will make a statement.

(106750)

74   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the sunset clauses included in legislation from her Department since 1997.

(106942)

75   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff were employed by her Department in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(106973)

76   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) waste incineration plants and (b) landfill sites there were in Buckinghamshire in 2002.

(106988)

77   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many notifications the Environment Agency has received from (a) Buckinghamshire County Council and (b) Aylesbury Vale District Council under the requirements of the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995.

(106934)

78   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the EU Directives and Regulations which have been implemented by her Department since 17th April 2002.

(106825)

79   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list for Buckinghamshire by (a) tonnage and (b) percentage the amount of waste disposal by (i) landfill, (ii) recycling and (iii) incineration in 2002.

(106933)

80   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in her Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies receive paid leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in 2002.

(106733)

81   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding her Department has allocated to (a) Buckinghamshire County Council and (b) Aylesbury Vale District Council to assist with the costs of storing and processing refrigerators and freezers; and what plans she has to make further funds available.

(106992)

82   Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the per kilogram rate of compensation is in the over thirty month scheme for slaughtering cattle; what plans she has to alter this; and what the equivalent rates are in (a) France, (b) Germany and (c) Republic of Ireland.

(106759)

83   Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action she intends to take as a result of the judicial review into the Government's fur farming compensation scheme; how the Government will ensure that it complies with (a) common law and (b) the European Convention on Human Rights; and if she will make a statement on the judgement.[R]

(106854)

84   Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will include railway property in future reviews of (a) public litter problems and (b) the effects of degraded environment.

(106887)

85   Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the possible CO2 savings that could be secured by the installation of micro combined heat and power in (a) residential properties, (b) small businesses and (c) commercial properties.

(106801)

86   Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what role she plans for micro combined heat and power in (a) CO2 reduction policies and (b) policies to end fuel poverty.

(106799)

87   Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what role she plans for micro combined heat and power in achieving carbon savings up to 2010.

(106800)

88   Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what role she plans for micro combined heat and power in the achievement of Government objectives in (a) the Climate Change strategy, (b) the fuel poverty strategy and (c) the Energy White Paper, in so far as they relate to her Department; and if she will make a statement.

(106857)

89   Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the Performance and Innovation Unit's assessment contained in Table 6.1 of its report on Energy Policy that micro combined heat and power is the most efficient method of carbon saving.

(106802)

90   Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the reasons are for delays in payments to farmers by the Rural Payments Agency regarding set-aside land after grass crops; and what information the Rural Payments Agency may require in order to effect the payments as speedily as possible.

(106847)

91   Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the impact on low income families of the (a) pricing and (b) regulatory regime for water services.

(106922)

92   Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what obstacles are delaying the introduction of a shellfish licensing scheme; and if she will make a statement.

(106758)

93   Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to introduce a statutory instrument to ban the landing of buried lobsters; and if she will make a statement.

(106757)

94
N   Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when Zimbabwe's suspension from the Councils of the Commonwealth will be reviewed; and what discussions his Department has had with the South African Government concerning Zimbabwe's suspension.

(105835)

95
N   Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contingency plans the High Commission in Harare is putting in place as a result of the recent increase in state-sponsored violence; and if he will make a statement on the situation in Zimbabwe.

(105836)

96   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made with the pay review in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible, with particular reference to the gender pay gap; and if he will make a statement.

(106745)

97   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies receive paid leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in 2002.

(106774)

98   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the EU Directives and Regulations which have been implemented by his Department since 17th April 2002.

(106836)

99   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff were employed by his Department in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(106968)

100   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the sunset clauses included in legislation from his Department since 1997.

(106946)

101   Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the British Consul General was part of the European Consul Delegation of 5th March to Nablus City; and what reports he has received of the damage to the Old City in Nablus left behind by Israeli forces and its impact in (a) economic and (b0 cultural terms.

(106881)

102   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on recent developments in Zimbabwe.

(106863)

103   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on Graham Island.

(106862)

104   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with other Commonwealth governments on Zimbabwe.

(106861)

105
N   Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps have been taken by the (a) UN and (b) Afghan Transitional Authority to register the Afghan population for future democratic elections.

(106678)

106
N   Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 5th March, Official Report, column 1066W, on Afghanistan, whether the programme of demobilisation, disarmament and reintegration of former combatants in Afghanistan has begun.

(106680)

107   Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the explanatory statement was sent by New Delhi to London in the case of Baluant Singh (GV100/76955/NW); and when the Home Office accepted delivery.

(106932)

108
N   Mr A.J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects work to start on the new Rothbury cottage hospital; and if he will make a statement.

(105380)

109   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses are employed in each of the hospitals located in the Buckinghamshire Health Authority.

(106990)

110   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many home helps were employed in each local authority in England in the last year for which figures are available.

(106943)

111   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff were employed by his Department in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(106967)

112   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nursing vacancies there are in the Buckinghamshire Health Authority area; and what the average figure is for each hospital trust.

(106989)

113   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients in the Buckinghamshire Health Authority area waited more than (a) three months, (b) six months, (c) nine months, (d) 12 months, (e) 15 months, (f) 18 months and (g) 24 months for (i) heart operations, (ii) cancer treatment and (iii) hip replacements in 2001-02.

(106955)

114   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many community pharmacies in the Buckinghamshire Health Authority (a) closed and (b) opened in 2001-02.

(106954)

115   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people gave blood in Buckinghamshire in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(106935)

116   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made with the pay review in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible, with particular reference to the gender pay gap; and if he will make a statement.

(106744)

117   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS walk-in centres there are (a) in England and (b) in the Buckinghamshire Health Authority area; and what plans he has for further centres.

(106983)

118   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies receive paid leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in 2002.

(106773)

119   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the EU Directives and Regulations which have been implemented by his Department since 17th April 2002.

(106837)

120   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the sunset clauses included in legislation from his Department since 1997.

(106949)

121   Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of the population in England are registered with a GP.

(106883)

122   Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what courses and qualifications are available to ensure that overseas dentists wishing to practise in England have training, skills and qualifications at an equal level to dentists trained in England.

(106884)

123   Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what levels of professional indemnity cover (a) dentists from EU countries practising in England and (b) dentists trained in England receive.

(106885)

124
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many councils have reviewed their eligibility for adult social care to ensure they do not discriminate on the basis of age as part of the milestones set out in the National Service Framework for Older People.

(106223)

125
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) specialist multi-disciplinary teams and (b) interfaces for care for older people throughout hospitals have been identified as part of the milestones set out in the National Service Framework for Older People; how many strategic and operational plans, including initial action to address identified age discrimination, he (i) has received and (ii) expects to receive as part of the milestones set out in the National Service Framework for Older People; how many of the intermediate care joint investment plans have been agreed, as set out in the National Service Framework for Older People milestones; and which general hospitals have (A) submitted and (B) not submitted plans to introduce a specialised stroke unit by 2004 as part of the milestones set out in the National Service Framework for Older People.

(106224)

126   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 31st March, on children in care, whether a child who has entered a period of foster care is classified as a child in continuous looked-after child care.

(107005)

127   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 31st March, Official Report, columns 39-40WS, on children in care, what targets will be set for looked-after children who undergo less than one year of continuous care.

(107003)

128   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 31st March, Official Report, columns 39-40WS, on children in care, what the outcomes are for 11-year-old looked-after children in (a) English and (b) maths in each of the last five years; and what results will be measured for 11-year-old looked-after children under the new PSA target.

(107002)

129   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what model his Department intends to roll out for e-prescriptions; what timetable has been set for the roll out; and what the budget was in each of the last three years.

(106789)

130   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 31st March, Official Report, columns 39-40WS, on children in care, how many and what percentage of female looked-after children (a) had a child, (b) had an abortion and (c) became pregnant in 1998.

(107004)

131   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what training has been provided to (a) GPs and (b) carers in identifying children who (i) have problems in schools, (ii) have alcohol or drug misuse problems and (c) are committing anti-social or criminal behaviour as set out in paragraph 2.15 of Command Paper 5778.

(106783)

132   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has undertaken into the wraparound model for caring for looked after children.

(106784)

133   Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the Department's policy on NHS dentists' charges for missed appointments.

(106855)

134   Julia Drown (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the report of the review of neonatal intensive care provision will be published.

(106813)

135   Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients who had received treatment at Leeds General Infirmary's Assisted Conception Unit before November 2002 have since taken DNA tests.

(106851)

136   Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures NHS hospital trusts follow to ensure the safety and reliability of the test-tube baby procedure.

(106850)

137   Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what investigation his Department is carrying out into procedures at Leeds General Infirmary Assisted Conception Unit; and whether the results of the inquiry will be made public.

(106853)

138   Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust will make public how many families are at risk from errors of procedure made at Leeds General Infirmary's Assisted Conception Unit; and how many families have been informed of this risk.

(106852)

139   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements are in place to require NHS IT managers to compare external supplier costs to costs of goods and services procured under framework contracts.

(106795)

140   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what monitoring his Department is undertaking of clinician (a) satisfaction with and (b) use of new NHS IT systems; and if he will make a statement.

(106796)

141   David Wright (Telford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the Health Service budget is used to settle cases of malpractice.

(106849)

142
N   Mr A.J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) future annual cost of living pay increases and (b) cost of living increases covering the last two years are to be withheld from instructional officers in Her Majesty's prisons and youth offender institutions who have not signed the new contract; and if he will make a statement.

(105379)

143   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made with the pay review in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible, with particular reference to the gender pay gap; and if he will make a statement.

(106739)

144   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff were employed by his Department in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(106963)

145   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies receive paid leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in 2002.

(106768)

146   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the EU Directives and Regulations which have been implemented by his Department since 17th April 2002.

(106842)

147   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the sunset clauses included in legislation from his Department since 1997.

(106947)

148   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding has been awarded to schemes under the reducing burglary initiative in Buckinghamshire in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what targets have been set to reduce crime under the schemes.

(106767)

149   Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of prisoners entered HMP YOI Styal (a) in 2002 and (b) since January 2003 with drug misuse problems; and if he will make a statement.

(106792)

150   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which (a) departments, (b) local authorities and (c) voluntary organisations his Department consulted in drafting Command Paper 5778.

(106781)

151   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the IRT system will allow the sharing of information on children in need before they come to the attention of the police.

(106782)

152   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many young offenders have participated in family group conferencing since its inception in 1999 as set out in paragraph 2.17 of Command Paper 5778.

(106787)

153   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dysfunctional families his Department has identified in each of the last five years as set out in paragraph 209 of Command Paper 5778.

(106780)

154   Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proposals he has to use the former Bela River prison camp, between Milnthorpe and Holme in Cumbria, as a dispersal centre for asylum seekers.

(106891)

155   Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he was consulted by the Strategic Rail Authority before the suspension of the Rail Passenger Partnership schemes between local authorities and train companies intended to reduce crime and public fears in and around railway stations; and if he will make a statement.

(106886)

156   Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of serving police officers have voluntarily provided DNA samples to be held on the UK National DNA Database; what personal data is stored with an individual's DNA profile on the UK National DNA Database; and which other databases may be linked to the UK National DNA Database by the police.

(106876)

157   Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been arrested but not charged during the last five years broken down by (a) offence, (b) age, (c) ethnic origin and (d) gender; and what percentage of these individuals were arrested in connection with recordable offences.

(106877)

158   Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many DNA profiles are held on the UK National DNA Database; and how many DNA samples have been retained.

(106874)

159   Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals have their DNA held on the UK National DNA Database broken down by (a) offence with which they have been charged, (b) age, (c) ethnic origin and (c) gender; and what percentage of DNA profiles held on the UK National DNA Database relate to individuals who have been convicted of a recordable offence.

(106875)

160   Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what response the Government has made to the Human Genetics Commission's recommendations in their report, Inside Information, of May 2002, that (a) the Government should promote a greater degree of dialogue about the justification for the apparent increase in the range of offences for which DNA samples may be taken, (b) the Home Office and the Association of Chief Police Officers establish an independent body, including lay membership, to oversee the work of the National DNA Database custodian and the profile suppliers and (c) consideration be given to the creation of a criminal offence of the non-consensual or deceitful obtaining and analysis of personal genetic information for non-medical purposes.

(106913)

161   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Mayor of London and (b) the Metropolitan Police Authority regarding community support officers.

(106860)

162   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many community support officers are being assigned to the outer London boroughs; and how many (a) have been assigned and (b) are planned to be assigned to the London Borough of Havering.

(106867)

163   Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken in response to the letter from IND to the honourable Member for Leicester East dated 3rd October 2002 concerning the case of Mr. Mahmood Mohd Jibreel, date of birth 31st December 1968.

(106930)

164   Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the reasons for the retention by his Department of the passport of Mrs. Elizabeth Jensko, Beatty Avenue, Leicester, date of birth 30th March 1979.

(106931)

165   Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the case of Mr. Mahmood Mohd Jibreel, of Leicester, date of birth 31st December 1968, and the reasons for the length of time to take a decision on whether he is entitled to indefinite leave.

(106929)

166   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the EU Directives and Regulations which have been implemented by her Department since 17th April 2002.

(106828)

167   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress has been made with the pay review in her Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which she is responsible, with particular reference to the gender pay gap; and if she will make a statement.

(106754)

168   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff were employed by her Department in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(106974)

169   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in her Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies receive paid leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in 2002.

(106736)

170   Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is giving to (a) the Government and (b) non-governmental organisations in Zimbabwe to combat the threat of mass starvation.

(106762)

171   Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is giving to (a) governments and (b) non-governmental organisations in Africa to combat the spread of HIV and AIDS.

(106761)

172   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what humanitarian aid has been delivered in Iraq.

(106865)

173   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs regarding humanitarian aid to Iraq (a) during and (b) after the war.

(106864)

174   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with the United Nations regarding humanitarian aid to Iraq.

(106866)

175
N   Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she will respond to the First Report from the International Development Select Committee Session 2002-03 on Afghanistan.

(106677)

176
N   Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to her Answer of 7th March, Official Report, column 1252W, on Afghanistan, whether electricity is available 24 hours a day in Kabul.

(106681)

177   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of her Department's funding for the UNHCR has been allocated to support (a) Afghan refugees and (b) Iraqi refugees.

(106915)

178   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, further to her Answer of 13th March, Official Report, column 354W, how her Department will measure the effectiveness of the Global Health Fund.

(106916)

179   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement on the slum areas arising around Kabul, Herat and other Afghan cities, with particular reference to the humanitarian conditions in these slum areas.

(106918)

180   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the number of children being smuggled into Britain for prostitution in the last year for which figures are available.

(106927)

181   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 27th March, Official Report, column 353W, why officials from her Department were not previously in a position to meet with local Iraqi non-governmental organisations.

(106924)

182   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much money was pledged by donors in Tokyo for Afghan reconstruction in 2002; how much money has been received for Afghan reconstruction; and how much of this money has been spent on (i) relief and (ii) reconstruction and development.

(106917)

183   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the rights of Afghan women outside Kabul.

(106923)

184   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of (a) political stability and (b) the humanitarian situation in Burundi.

(106928)

185   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department is doing to tackle (a) human trafficking and (b) trafficking of women.

(106926)

186   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to encourage countries to sign the Hague Convention.

(106914)

187   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much money her Department gives to each NGO with main headquarters located in the (a) US and (b) UK.

(106925)

188   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if she will list the EU Directives and Regulations which have been implemented by the Lord Chancellor's Department since 17th April 2002.

(106833)

189   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what progress has been made with the pay review in the Lord Chancellor's Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which the Lord Chancellor is responsible, with particular reference to the gender pay gap; and if she will make a statement.

(106748)

190   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many staff in the Lord Chancellor's Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies receive paid leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in 2002.

(106777)

191   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many staff were employed by her Department in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(106975)

192   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if she will list the sunset clauses included in legislation from her Department since 1997.

(106950)

193   Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many (a) magistrates and (b) crown courts do not have separate waiting areas to ensure that witnesses do not have to mix with individuals against whom they will be testifying.

(106868)

194   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the sunset clauses included in legislation from his Department since 1997.

(106937)

195   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made with the pay review in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible, with particular reference to the gender pay gap; and if he will make a statement.

(106728)

196   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff were employed by his Department in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(106969)

197   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the EU Directives and Regulations which have been implemented by his Department since 17th April 2002.

(106831)

198   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies received paid leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in 2002.

(106779)

199   Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether there has been a change in policy on response levels for the Fire Brigade; and whether response times were met at Coleraine Fire Station on (a) 4th March and (b) 7th March.

(107000)

200   Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on what dates in the past six months fire pumping appliances at Coleraine Fire Station have been found to be mechanically unsound and unsuitable for use in attending fire calls.

(106999)

201   Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what mechanical work has been undertaken to the fire pumping appliances located at Coleraine Fire Station in the six months to 7th March.

(107001)

202   Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Prime Minister, what action he intends to take to address the political problems in Zimbabwe.

(106919)

203   Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Prime Minister, what recent representations he has made to the Saudi Government on behalf of the British citizens imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for alleged terrorist offences; whether he has sought the support of the United States Government on this matter; and what response he has received from the Saudi Government.

(106920)

204   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will list the EU Directives and Regulations which have been implemented by her Department since 17th April 2002.

(106835)

205   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what progress has been made with the pay review in her Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which she is responsible, with particular reference to the gender pay gap; and if she will make a statement.

(106747)

206   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies receive paid leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in 2002.

(106775)

207   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff were employed by her Department in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(106977)

208   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Solicitor General, if she will list the sunset clauses included in legislation from her Department since 1997.

(106944)

209   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Solicitor General, if she will list the statutory instruments issued by the Law Officers' Department since 17th April 2002.

(106756)

210   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Solicitor General, what progress has been made with the pay review in the Law Officers' Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which she is responsible, with particular reference to the gender pay gap; and if she will make a statement.

(106749)

211   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Solicitor General, how many staff in the Law Officers' Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies receive paid leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in 2002.

(106731)

212   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Solicitor General, if she will list the EU Directives and Regulations which have been implemented by the Law Officers' Departments since 17th April 2002.

(106823)

213   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Solicitor General, how many staff were employed by her Department in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(106971)

214   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the EU Directives and Regulations which have been implemented by her Department since 17th April 2002.

(106824)

215   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many staff were employed by her Department in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(106972)

216   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many staff in her Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies receive paid leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in 2002.

(106732)

217   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many households (a) in England and Wales and (b) in the Buckinghamshire constituency have been disconnected by (i) water companies, (ii) electricity companies and (iii) telecommunications companies in each year since 1999.

(106986)

218   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the sunset clauses included in legislation from her Department since 1997.

(106952)

219   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what progress has been made with the pay review in her Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which she is responsible, with particular reference to the gender pay gap; and if she will make a statement.

(106751)

220   Peter Bradley (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to (a) review and (b) amend regulation of (i) the pricing and (ii) the advertising of the pricing of premium rate telephone services.

(106957)

221   Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 27th March to the Member for Bolton South East by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Official Report, column 341W, when she intends to publish the results of the consultation on employment rights in relation to statutory employment rights, particularly as it affects the right of registration officers to be heard at industrial tribunals when they are unfairly dismissed.

(106814)

222   Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has received about delays caused to (a) construction and (b) other development projects due to obstruction by utility companies.

(106765)

223   Andrew Bennett (Denton & Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the progress of the National Walking Strategy for England; and what timetable he has set for its (a) public consultation and (b) publication.

(106996)

224   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff were employed by his Department in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(106966)

225   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies receive paid leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in 2002.

(106772)

226   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the sunset clauses included in legislation from his Department since 1997.

(106945)

227   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made with the pay review in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible, with particular reference to the gender pay gap; and if he will make a statement.

(106743)

228   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the EU Directives and Regulations which have been implemented by his Department since 17th April 2002.

(106838)

229   Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to require future editions of the annual report on Railway Safety to incorporate all known data and performance measures on the (a) personal security of passengers and (b) outcomes of action taken.

(106895)

230   Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what risks he has identified in (a) permanent removal and (b) variable removal of a hard shoulder on a motorway.

(106894)

231   Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he will take to ensure the safety of motorists on motorways where there is a variable or permanent removal of the hard shoulder; and what estimate he has made of the likely cost.

(106893)

232   Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent research has been used to assess passenger (a) personal security and (b) perceptions about their surroundings on the railways; and if he will make a statement.

(106888)

233   Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what performance indicators are in place to ensure that personal security issues and measures for rail travel are tackled satisfactorily; and if he will make a statement.

(106889)

234   Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the proposal submitted to him by London Regional Metro for an east-west rail link for London; and if he will make a statement.

(106890)

235   Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of information collected on incidents affecting passenger (a) experiences and (b) perceptions of personal safety when using the railways; and if he will make a statement.

(106882)

236   Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on accepting road safety research conducted overseas as being valid for the United Kingdom; and whether this policy is applied uniformly throughout his Department.

(106892)

237   Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) qualifications and (b) training are required for Maritime and Coastguard Agency inspectors to inspect living and working conditions on UK registered ships.

(106859)

238   Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what pay safeguards UK seafarers have on UK registered ships outside UK waters.

(106858)

239   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many contracts the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has given to independent assessors in the last two years; and what assessors were appointed to the Humber.

(106786)

240   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the EU Directives and Regulations which have been implemented by his Department since 17th April 2002.

(106832)

241   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff in his Department receive paid leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in 2002.

(106778)

242   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the sunset clauses included in legislation from his Department since 1997.

(106936)

243   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff were employed by his Department in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(106970)

244   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what progress has been made with the pay review in his Department, with particular reference to the gender pay gap; and if he will make a statement.

(106729)

245   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what mechanisms have been put in place by his Department to identify second and further convictions for benefit fraud.

(107006)

246   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff were employed by his Department in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(106965)

247   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress has been made with the pay review in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible, with particular reference to the gender pay gap; and if he will make a statement.

(106741)

248   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the EU Directives and Regulations which have been implemented by his Department since 17th April 2002.

(106840)

249   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the sunset clauses included in legislation from his Department since 1997.

(106951)

250   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies receive paid leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in 2002.

(106770)

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N   John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate for 2000-01 (a) income support take-up, (b) minimum income guarantee take-up, (c) housing benefit take-up and (d) council tax benefit take-up, broken down by region.

(106611)

252   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for how many pensioner households he holds verified address information; and if he will make a statement.

(106879)

253   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his letter to honourable Members of 17th March on the Pension Service and the Pensions Credit, how many personal direct mail packs his Department is sending to pensioner households; and if he will place a copy of a pack in the Library.

(106878)

254   Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what efforts the UK Government is making to improve the understanding by overseas governments of the challenge facing the states of Africa in tackling HIV and AIDS.

[Transferred] (106763)

255   Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is giving to international efforts to overcome the threat of starvation in Zimbabwe.

[Transferred] (106764)

256   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which parts of the Children Act 1989 are failing to be implemented effectively as set out in paragraph 2.22 of Command Paper 5778.

[Transferred] (106788)