Order Book Part 1

House of Commons

Session 2002 - 03
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The Order Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 8 May 2003

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Thursday 8 May 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.

THURSDAY 8th MAY

1
N   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list, broken down by Act, the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his office since 1997.

(112112)

2   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the capacity of the Bank of England to act as lender of last resort in the event of UK entry to the eurozone.

(112284)

3   Mr Tony Colman (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on progress at the Spring Meeting of the IMF on the introduction of the legal framework of the sovereign debt restructuring mechanism.

(110038)

4   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his Answer of 6th May, ref. 106256, on entertainment, on what dates he entertained Labour honourable Members at public expense in the last 12 months; and at what cost in each case.

(112317)

5
N   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list, broken down by Act, the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Department since 1997.

(112111)

6   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the people appointed to ad hoc posts within his Department bearing the titles of advocate, tsar, adviser, champion and comparable titles since May 1997; what their job title is or was; what their role is or was; whether they were or are being paid; what the total cost of each such person was in each financial year, including expenses and benefits; what the expected cost of each such person is in 2003-04; to whom they are accountable; and if he will make a statement.

(112462)

7   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer which of his Department's projects have received sponsorship in the last financial year; who the sponsor was in each case; what the nature of each project was; what time period was covered by each project; what the total cost of each project was; how much money was involved in each sponsorship deal; and if he will make a statement.

(112403)

8   Lembit Opik (Montgomeryshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what guidance his Department has issued to local registrars on the issuing of birth certificates in the Welsh language to parents who have made this request; and if he will make a statement.

(112191)

9   Lembit Opik (Montgomeryshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer under what circumstances parents can apply for the birth certificate for their child to be issued in Welsh; and if he will make a statement.

(112190)

10   Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to alter the rate of insurance premium tax.

(112418)

11   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many multiple identity tax credit fraud investigations have been conducted in each year since tax credits were introduced; and what the maximum number of identities assumed for a given case was in each of those years.

(112342)

12   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many multiple identity tax credit fraud investigations are under way; and what the maximum number of identities assumed for a given case is.

(112341)

13   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many successful child tax credit applications were received (a) before and (b) after 31st January; and how many of those who opted for (i) weekly payment and (ii) monthly payment are receiving their entitlement.

(112340)

14   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many of his staff have been (a) disciplined, (b) suspended, (c) dismissed, (d) prosecuted and (e) convicted for matters relating to tax credit fraud in each year since tax credits were introduced; and what amount of tax credit was defrauded in each case.

(112343)

15
N   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list, broken down by Act, the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by her Department since 1997.

(111788)

16   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the people appointed to ad hoc posts within her Department bearing the titles of advocate, tsar, adviser, champion and comparable titles since May 1997; what their job title is or was; what their role is or was; whether they were or are being paid; what the total cost of each such person was in each financial year, including expenses and benefits; what the expected cost of each such person is in 2003-04; to whom they are accountable; and if she will make a statement.

(112461)

17   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which of her Department's projects have received sponsorship in the last financial year; who the sponsor was in each case; what the nature of each project was; what time-period was covered by each project; what the total cost of each project was; how much money was involved in each sponsorship deal; and if she will make a statement.

(112395)

18   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will increase the financial assistance to local authorities responsible for ancient monuments; and if she will make a statement.

(112489)

19   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what powers she has to require local authorities to maintain ancient monuments; and if she will make a statement.

(112490)

20   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to provide grants to local authorities specifically to assist in the maintenance of Roman town walls.

(112491)

21   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will require local authorities with Roman town walls to provide her with (a) an audit of their condition, (b) a statement of works required to repair them and (c) an estimate of the cost of repairs.

(112492)

22   Andrew Bennett (Denton & Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list (a) land acquired by his Department for military training since 1997 and (b) land released by his Department since 1997.

(112359)

23   Andrew Bennett (Denton & Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list (a) improvements to and (b) restrictions placed upon access to land owned by his Department since 1997.

(112360)

24   Andrew Bennett (Denton & Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many acres of land were used on a permanent basis by his Department in England (a) in 1980, (b) in 1990, (c) in 2000 and (d) on the latest date for which figures are available.

(112358)

25
N   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his French counterpart on the future of the European Rapid Reaction Force.

(111874)

26
N   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what research has been undertaken into the threat posed by the use of electromagnetic pulse weapons; what steps have been taken to protect against the effects of such weapons; and if he will make a statement.

(111231)

27   Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures exist to control the onward sale to third countries of (a) RBL 755 and (b) BL 755 cluster bombs originally exported from the United Kingdom.

(112482)

28   Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date he expects the Brimstone air-launched anti-armour weapon to be in service.

(112481)

29   Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the cost of NATO assistance for operations in Afghanistan will be met from the regular budget.

(112484)

30   Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made in identifying the causes of death of (a) Sapper Luke Allsopp and (b) Staff Sergeant Simon Cullingworth; and if he will make a statement.

(112486)

31   Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to replace cluster bombs used by Her Majesty's armed forces in Iraq.

(112480)

32   Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to which countries (a) RBL 755 and (b) BL 755 cluster bombs have been exported since 1973.

(112483)

33   Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 9th April, Official Report, column 298W, regarding the Wafa al-Qaed water treatment plant, what reports he has received on the cause of the curtailment of electricity supply to the plant and who was responsible; whether there were (a) bombing activities and (b) special forces activity in the area; how long the treatment plan has been out of action; whether it is fully repaired; who is taking responsibility for the repair; and if he will make a statement.

(112494)

34   Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Iraqi, (b) US, (c) British and (d) other (i) combatants and (ii) civilians have been killed as a result of military action in Iraq.

(112346)

35
N   Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many acknowledgement letters and cards were dispatched by his Department in each year since 1997 for which figures are available; and what the estimated average cost was per letter and card.

(111870)

36
N   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list, broken down by Act, the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Department since 1997.

(110992)

37   Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if it is his policy that measures will be taken to ensure that UK air-launched weapons stocks can more fully inter-operate with US aircraft and vice versa.

(112440)

38   Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures the Government is taking to ensure that the (a) cost of weapons integration and (b) benefits of inter-operability in the Eurofighter Typhoon project are shared equitably between the participating countries.

(112441)

39   Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the extent to which the UK's air launched weapons stocks can inter-operate with US aircraft, and vice versa, in current operations.

(112439)

40   Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take measures to ensure that weapons stocks procured before the Joint Strike Fighter enters UK service will be able to operate efficiently on the JSF.

(112438)

41
N   Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft the Government intends to purchase; when the order for tranche 2 will be placed; and what progress is being made on the development of a ground attack version of the aircraft.

(111912)

42   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK personnel in Iraq have received special training on the protection and rights of women and girls in armed conflict situations in line with the commitments in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325; and what discussions he has had with his US counterpart about their implementation of these commitments.

(112159)

43   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what quantities of supplies were transported from the UK to the Gulf (a) by sea and (b) by air for Operation Telic.

(112253)

44   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role he envisages for (a) the Royal Navy and (b) the Royal Marines in an EU rapid reaction force.

(112263)

45   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was to his Department of additional security at the Faslane base caused by anti-nuclear protests in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(112258)

46   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes there have been in recruitment rates for (a) the Royal Navy and (b) the Royal Marines since the outbreak of the Gulf conflict.

(112268)

47   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Joint Strike Fighters he intends to order for the Royal Navy.

(112265)

48   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent co-operation there has been between units of the Royal Navy and of the French Navy.

(112254)

49   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role was undertaken by the Royal Marines in preventing the destruction of Iraqi oil facilities during the Gulf conflict.

(112256)

50   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the work of RFA Argus during the Gulf conflict.

(112269)

51   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the scheduled return to the UK of Royal Marines following the end of the Gulf conflict.

(112259)

52   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason HMS Glasgow remained non-operational for 12 months.

(112299)

53   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what port facilities under UK naval and military control are available for humanitarian assistance to be brought into Iraq.

(112251)

54   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects (a) RFA Largs Bay and (b) RFA Lyme Bay to enter service.

(112270)

55   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the work of Royal Navy minehunters during the Gulf conflict.

(112272)

56   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the role of 3 Commando Royal Marines in the seizure of Umm Qasr port during the Gulf conflict.

(112261)

57   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects (a) RFA Sir Galahad and (b) RFA Sir Tristram to be paid off.

(112271)

58   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what unmanned aerial vehicles he intends to acquire for Royal Navy use.

(112266)

59   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress there has been on repairs to HMS Nottingham.

(112273)

60   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Royal Navy helicopter presence will remain in the Gulf after the return of HMS Ocean and HMS Ark Royal.

(112262)

61   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to change the (a) size and (b) composition of the submarine fleet.

(112264)

62   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Tomahawk cruise missiles were fired by the Royal Navy during the Gulf conflict; and from which vessels.

(112257)

63   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for commemorating the 60th anniversaries of major naval campaigns and events in the Second World War.

(112267)

64   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the construction of Marchwood military port to the success of Operation Telic.

(112252)

65   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role the Royal Navy is undertaking in respect of Sierra Leone.

(112255)

66   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance is being given by (a) the Royal Marines and (b) the Royal Navy to facilitate the reconstruction of Iraq.

(112250)

67   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the flame-retardant properties of Royal Marines' uniforms.

(112260)

68   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individuals have (a) died and (b) been injured as a result of collusion with loyalist paramilitary groups, as identified in the report of Sir John Stevens.

(112275)

69   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role (a) Army and (b) official personnel played in planning, preparing and carrying out the killing of Cllr Eddie Fullerton.

(112274)

70   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the reports of Sir John Stevens.

(112276)

71   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) agents and (b) covert human intelligence sources are receiving pensions.

(112277)

72   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the people appointed to ad hoc posts within his Department bearing the titles of advocate, tsar, adviser, champion and comparable titles since May 1997; what their job title is or was; what their role is or was; whether they were or are being paid; what the total cost of each such person was in each financial year, including expenses and benefits; what the expected cost of each such person is in 2003-04; to whom they are accountable; and if he will make a statement.

(112460)

73   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which of his Department's projects have received sponsorship in the last financial year; who the sponsor was in each case; what the nature of each project was; what time period was covered by each project; what the total cost of each project was; how much money was involved in each sponsorship deal; and if he will make a statement.

(112402)

74   Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Prime Minister's statement of 14th April, Official Report, column 615-7, on Iraq and the Middle East, how many of the possible sites for weapons of mass destruction have (a) been visited and (b) not been visited; what reasons have prevented sites being visited and inspected; and whether the list has been shared with the UN weapons inspectors.

(112366)

75   Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether extended SCUD missiles have been found in post-war Iraq.

(112478)

76   Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) the Amariyah Sera and Vaccine Plant, (b) the Al Dawrah Foot and Mouth Disease Vaccine Institute, (c) Project Baiji at Al Shargat and (d) the Ibn Sia plant at Tarmizah, referred to in the document 'Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction' laid before the House on 24th September 2002, have been inspected subsequent to the conflict.

(112479)

77   Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contribution the UK has made to the USA's programme for a new generation of earth penetrating nuclear weapons.

(112196)

78   Andrew Bennett (Denton & Reddish): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list public planned inquiries in each of the last five years which took evidence for more than five weeks; how soon after the inquiry the inspector made his report to the Secretary of State in each case; and how long it took the Secretary of State to reach a decision in each case.

(112356)

79   Andrew Bennett (Denton & Reddish): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the length of public planning inquiries.

(112357)

80   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to reform the law on the rights of travellers.

(112285)

81   Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will allow the Rent Service to publish local reference rent determinations on its website.

(112430)

82   Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will give landlords the right to seek pre-tenancy rent determinations from the Rent Service.

(112431)

83   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 29th April, Official Report, column 351W, on Command Paper 5778, which parts of the Children Act 1989 are failing to be implemented effectively in his Department as set out in paragraph 2.22 of Command Paper 5778.

(112182)

84   Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many publicly owned residential units there are within each of the six districts of Cornwall and on the Isles of Scilly, broken down by (a) lead government department and (b) proportion of each district within each of the four parliamentary constitutencies.

(112420)

85
N   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list, broken down by Act, the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Department and its predecessors since 1997.

(111790)

86   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which of his Department's projects have received sponsorship in the last financial year; who the sponsor was in each case; what the nature of each project was; what time period was covered by each project; what the total cost of each project was; how much money was involved in each sponsorship deal; and if he will make a statement.

(112405)

87   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the people appointed to ad hoc posts within his Department bearing the titles of advocate, tsar, adviser, champion and comparable titles since May 1997; what their job title is or was; what their role is or was; whether they were or are being paid; what the total costs of each such person was in each financial year, including expenses and benefits; what the expected cost of each such person is in 2003-04; to whom they are accountable; and if he will make a statement.

(112458)

88   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what action he plans to take to require local authorities to provide sites for travellers and gypsies; which authority in areas with two tiers of local government is responsible for (a) the location, (b) the financing and (c) the management and maintenance of sites; and if he will make a statement.

(112407)

89   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much money is to be allocated in (a) this financial year and (b) the next financial year to assist local authorities in the provision of sites for gypsies and travellers; and whether the money can be used for replacement sites in areas where previous sites have closed.

(112410)

90   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what representations he has received from (a) local authorities, (b) organisations representing travellers and gypsies and (c) others to allocate additional finance to provide the additional pitches for travellers and gypsies by 2007 to meet the Government's target.

(112408)

91   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what procedures he has laid down for local authorities to bid for financial support for the provision of sites for gypsies and travellers; and if he will make a statement.

(112409)

92   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what representations he has received about abuses in the postal vote system in the May local government elections in England; what steps he is taking to investigate alleged abuses; and if he will make a statement.

(112493)

93   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will move polling day for future local elections to a Sunday.

(112384)

94   Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the comparative costs incurred by local authorities in (a) staff and (b) administrative time in dealing with enquiries from personal search agents making enquiries about land and property information (i) by post and (ii) electronically; and if he will make a statement.

(112181)

95
N   Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of enterprise zones; and whether he plans to bring forward a successor scheme when enterprise zones end in 2005.

(111377)

96   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to his Answer of 14th April, Official Report, column 553W, on departmental pay, if he will submit an action plan to the Cabinet Office on the subject and place a copy in the Library.

(112320)

97   Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what effect the announcement of an Office of Fair Trading inquiry into the existing Microsoft Schools Agreement will have on negotiations about a new schools agreement between his Department and Microsoft.

(112434)

98   Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he expects to conclude a new schools agreement with Microsoft.

(112432)

99   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress has been made on the incorporation of Higher National Diplomas and Higher National Certificates within the Foundation Degree framework; and what representations he has received on this matter.

(112203)

100   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what information he collates on the relative performance at undergraduate level of students (a) with GCE A-level qualifications, (b) with GNVQ or equivalent vocational qualifications, (c) with advanced modern apprenticeships, (d) with overseas qualifications and (e) with other qualifications.

(112205)

101   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what figures he collated for annual expenditure on skills development for persons over 16 (a) by publicly-financed and (b) by private sector providers in the last three years.

(112202)

102   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will report progress on the establishment of the Foundation Degrees Forward concept.

(112201)

103   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the future funding of (a) development work, (b) validation, (c) institutional funding and (d) student support for those undertaking foundation degrees.

(112204)

104   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 29th April, Official Report, column 351W, on Command Paper 5778, which parts of the Children Act 1989 are failing to be implemented effectively in his Department as set out in paragraph 2.22 of Command Paper 5778.

(112184)

105   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to protect the employment of newly recruited teachers against the consequences of the financial difficulties of the schools which employ them.

(112245)

106
N   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the teaching of languages in secondary schools.

(111711)

107
N   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effects of languages being non-compulsory at GCSE level.

(111712)

108
N   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on his plans for compulsory GCSEs in all subjects, with particular reference to mathematics.

(111713)

109
N   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list, broken down by Act, the offences created in legislation sponsored by his Department and its predecessor since 1997.

(112110)

110   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which of his Department's projects have received sponsorship in the last financial year; who the sponsor was in each case; what the nature of each project was; what time-period was covered by each project; what the total cost of each project was; how much money was involved in each sponsorship deal; and if she will make a statement.

(112397)

111   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the people appointed to ad hoc posts within his Department bearing the titles of advocate, tsar, adviser, champion and comparable titles since May 1997; what their job title is or was; what their role is or was; whether they were or are being paid; what the total cost of each such person was in each financial year, including expenses and benefits; what the expected cost of each such person is in 2003-04; to whom they are accountable; and if he will make a statement.

(112463)

112
N   Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the meetings he has had with Devon teachers to discuss the budgetary allocations for 2003-04 in the last six months.

(111858)

113   Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12th December 2002, Official Report, column 445-446W, on landfill sites, if she will list the locations of the sites against which each fine has been levied; and what the (a) reason for the action and (b) level of fine was in each case.

(112428)

114   Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what date she has set for the full implementation of the EU Solvents Emissions Directive; and if she will make a statement.

(112391)

115   Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 29th April, Official Report, column 308W, on nuclear waste, what contingency plans are in place to deal with future arisings of low level wastes that cannot be accommodated at Drigg.

(112456)

116   Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure 100 per cent. of the solvent waste stream from the dry-cleaning industry is recycled.

(112390)

117   Andrew Bennett (Denton & Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress is being made in dedicating Forestry Commission land for permanent public access.

(112361)

118   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 8th April, Official Report, column 133W, on the pay review, if she will place a copy of her Department's action plan in the Library.

(112324)

119
N   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list, broken down by Act, the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by her Department and its predecessors since 1997.

(110988)

120   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which of her Department's projects have received sponsorship in the last financial year; who the sponsor was in each case; what the nature of each project was; what time period was covered by each project; what the total cost of each project was; how much money was involved in each sponsorship deal; and if she will make a statement.

(112401)

121   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the people appointed to ad hoc posts within her Department bearing the titles of advocate, tsar, adviser, champion and comparable titles since May 1997; what their job title is or was; what their role is or was; whether they were or are being paid; what the total cost of each such person was in each financial year, including expenses and benefits; what the expected cost of each such person is in 2003-04; to whom they are accountable; and if she will make a statement.

(112459)

122   Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what weight of wild fish is required to provide fishmeal for the production of one kilogram of farmed fish; and what assessment she has made of the long-term implications for wild fish stocks.

(112417)

123
N   Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the highest recycling rate is that has been achieved in England and Wales in areas which do not receive regular separate collections of recyclable and non-recyclable waste.

(111862)

124
N   Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the proportion of homes that will require separate collections of recyclable and non-recyclable waste in order that (a) 30 per cent, (b) 33 per cent and (c) 50 per cent of households waste in England and Wales is recycled.

(111864)

125
N   Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average recycling rate is for households in England and Wales which (a) are provided with separate collections of recyclable and non-recyclable waste and (b) receive only a single collection of mixed waste.

(111863)

126
N   Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of households in England and Wales are provided with separate collections of recyclable and non-recyclable waste.

(111865)

127
N   Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is her policy that the water service regulator, in determining the charges that water companies can make to their customers, should take account of the need for these companies to rectify flooding problems which do not necessarily involve direct ingress of water or sewage into people's homes.

(112099)

128
N   Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the schemes making grants to farmers that have met the targets in the Citizens Charter for (a) notification and (b) payment.

(111860)

129
N   Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is owed to Mr and Mrs T. McCoy of Dartmouth in relation to their 2001 bovine claim; and what the reasons are for the delay in payment, with reference to her Department's letter to the honourable Member for Totnes of 15th March, ref 179375/JW.

(111859)

130   Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the economic impact on the dairy industry of a delay in deciding the base year for milk quota; and if she will make a statement.

(112206)

131   Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to reach a decision with her European partners on the base year for milk quota; and if she will make a statement.

(112207)

132   Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of proposals in the mid-term review in respect of commoning in the New Forest; and if she will make a statement.

(112208)

133   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 14th April, Official Report, columns 369-70W, on departmental pay, if he will place a copy of his action plan in the Library.

(112323)

134   Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is in dealing with unfulfilled contracts with countries which subsequently are subject to arms embargoes; and if he will make a statement.

(112295)

135   Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what ministerial meetings have taken place with representatives of other countries at which the (a) export and (b) promotion of British military equipment was discussed in (i) 2002 and (ii) 2003 to date, in each case what was the country concerned and the substance of discussions; and if he will make a statement.

(112292)

136   Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which countries were invited by his Department to attend meetings promoting arms exports in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003 to date; and if he will make a statement.

(112294)

137   Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what projects were funded from the Global Conflict Prevention Pool in 2002-03; and if he will make a statement.

(112290)

138   Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in which countries ministers in his Department conducted arms promotion activities in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003 to date; and if he will make a statement.

(112293)

139
N   Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the reports from Israel that the terrorist responsible for the suicide bombing on 29th April in Tel Aviv and his accomplice were British citizens; and if he will make a statement.

(111876)

140
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Russian Government on their intervention in Chechnya.

(112100)

141
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advocacy he has undertaken on behalf of British companies with regard to the rebuilding of Iraq; and if he will list the companies that have secured contracts.

(112101)

142
N   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list, broken down by Act, the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Department since 1997.

(111791)

143   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on whether the closure, by Russian authorities, of internally displaced persons camps in Ingushetia has stopped following President Putin's statement on 10th December 2002; and what (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral action the UK Government is taking to press for an end to this closure.

(112160)

144   Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what involvement the United Nations has in Iraq in respect of (a) delivery of humanitarian aid, (b) policing and other civilian security, (c) re-building works, (d) economic development and (e) establishment of new political institutions.

(112283)

145   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which of his Department's projects have received sponsorship in the last financial year; who the sponsor was in each case; what the nature of each project was; what time-period was covered by each project; what the total cost of each project was; how much money was involved in each sponsorship deal; and if he will make a statement.

(112399)

146   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the people appointed to ad hoc posts within his Department bearing the titles of advocate, tsar, adviser, champion and comparable titles since May 1997; what their job title is or was; what their role is or was; whether they were or are being paid; what the total cost of each such person was in each financial year, including expenses and benefits; what the expected cost of each such person is in 2003-04; to whom they are accountable; and if he will make a statement.

(112464)

147
N   Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that Iraqi women and Iraqi women's organisations are included in all stages of preparation for the Iraqi interim authority and the preparation of a new Iraqi constitution.

(111909)

148   Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the US government about the Pentagon's proposals of 4th March to repeal the 1993 legislation that bans research and development of further nuclear weapons.

(112278)

149   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Sudanese Government regarding their refusal to provide security clearance for the flights of the verification and monitoring team in Sudan.

(112178)

150   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he is making to those countries who voted against the resolution to continue to monitor Sudan's human rights record in the UN.

(112179)

151   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK has ratified the UN protocol against the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition; and which other states have ratified the protocol.

(112169)

152   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterparts concerning safeguards to monitor the performance of the Bechtel Group in their new contract to re-establish water and electricity services in Iraq.

(112170)

153   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he is making to the UN force in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

(112180)

154   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart concerning the privatisation of water supplies in Bolivia by the Bechtel corporation.

(112171)

155   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which countries have (a) signed and (b) ratified the African Union Peace and Security Council.

(112172)

156   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 14th April, Official Report, column 606W, on departmental pay, if he will submit an action plan to the Cabinet Office on the subject and place a copy in the Library.

(112321)

157   Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which primary care trusts have been the subject of independent review since they were established.

(112433)

158   Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the clinical effectiveness of ibogaine in treating drug addiction; and what funds are available for further trials.

(112364)

159   Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department will make available to finance the start-up costs of children's trusts in each of the next three years.

(112363)

160   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the views of consumers are obtained by the National Care Standards Commission; and how those views influence its work.

(112354)

161   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether a person placed in a care home found on a first assessment not to be eligible for continuing care will be reassessed periodically.

(112355)

162   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information will be available to patients to enable them to take part in the patients' choice initiative.

(112157)

163   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people received NHS continuing care in (a) nursing homes and (b) residential care homes in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

(112164)

164   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will publish the results of the first national patients' survey; and how much the survey cost.

(112156)

165   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many self-funders there are in each of the bands of registered nursing care.

(112163)

166   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the unit cost of each category of inspection undertaken by the National Care Standard Commission (a) was in 2002-03 and (b) will be in 2003-04.

(112349)

167
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the results were of the exercise his Department commissioned from Strategic Health Authorities to assess the numbers of people who have been incorrectly denied continuing care funding; what actions he is taking in the light of the results; what guidance he gave to ensure consistency of approach by strategic health authorities; which strategic health authorities (a) replied by the deadline, (b) have yet to reply and (c) have replied but about which the Department has queries; and if he will publish the submissions sent to the Department by each strategic health authority.

(112113)

168   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost was to the NHS of providing continuing care in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

(112165)

169   Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on his Department's policy regarding NHS trusts' participation in the New Deal.

(112193)

170   Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on his Department's policy with regard to NHS trusts using the services of Job Centre Plus.

(112192)

171   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much public money has been spent on services provided by private care homes in the last 12 months.

(112246)

172   Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice his Department has given hospital and health trusts, who ended either or both of the last two financial years in debt, on the relative importance of (a) clearing their debts and (b) meeting government performance targets.

(112472)

173   Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance has been offered to those hospital and health trusts which have (a) ended the year in debt and (b) ended at least the last two years in debt.

(112471)

174   Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assistance is available from (a) his Department and (b) a strategic health authority to PCTs and hospital or health trusts which experience (i) avoidable and (ii) unavoidable end of year debt.

(112474)

175   Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which and how many (a) PCTs, (b) hospital trusts and (c) other health trusts have been permitted by his Department or the strategic health authority to carry forward accumulated debt; and in which cases and for what period of financial years they have been permitted to carry the debt forward.

(112473)

176   Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what targets his Department has set (a) primary care, (b) health and (c) hospital trusts for (i) debt recovery and (ii) end of year debt avoidance.

(112476)

177   Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice his Department has offered to each of the PCTs, hospital and health trusts which have requested authority to carry forward end of year debt (a) for one year, (b) for two years and (c) for three or more years.

(112475)

178   Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which (a) PCTs, (b) hospital trusts and (c) other trusts ended the year 2002-03 in debt.

(112470)

179   Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which PCTs inherited a debt legacy from their predecessor organisations or authority; and of these how many and which PCTs ended their (a) first and (b) second financial years in debt.

(112477)

180
N   Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many acknowledgement letters and cards were dispatched by his Department in each year since 1997, for which figures are available; and what the estimated average cost was per letter and card.

(111868)

181   Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the progress of the development of mental health services for young people.

(112166)

182   Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority spent on obtaining legal advice in 2002-03; and if he will break down the advice by categories of subject.

(112412)

183   Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many visits to non-EU countries have been made by officials on behalf of the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority during 2002-03; and what was the (a) destination, (b) cost and (c) purpose in each case.

(112389)

184   Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Cheshire and Merseyside Health Authority spent on (a) contracted architectural services and (b) controlled chartered surveyors in 2002-03; and if he will list the firms used.

(112387)

185   Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff directly employed by the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority are in receipt of performance-related pay; what the total cost of performance-related pay for staff is in 2003; and what the average value of such payments is.

(112414)

186   Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority spent on recruitment consultants during 2002-03; how much is budgeted for 2003-04; and if he will list consultants used.

(112385)

187   Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many car parking spaces the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority (a) has within premises owned by them and (b) rents or leases from other organisations; and at what cost per year.

(112416)

188   Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff members of the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority have cars provided as part of their package of remuneration; and at what cost.

(112386)

189   Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many employment tribunals are in progress for (a) staff and (b) former staff of the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority.

(112413)

190   Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority spent on entertaining during 2002-03.

(112415)

191   Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many visits to EU countries have been made by officials on behalf of the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority during 2002-03; what the cost was of such visits; how many non-executive directors were involved in each case; what the average cost was per visit; and what the purpose was of the visit in each case.

(112388)

192   Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS trusts have fitted digital hearing aids; and how many they have fitted.

(112429)

193   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what training the Chief Executive of Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority has undergone since her appointment.

(112307)

194   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements are in place for honourable Members to contribute to reviews of the performance of a chair of a strategic health authority.

(112304)

195   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent training the Chief Executive of Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority has received (a) in dealing with complaints from and (b) on the role of Members.

(112309)

196   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many requests for meetings the Chief Executive of Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority has received from individual honourable Members since her appointment.

(112306)

197   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual salary is of the Chief Executive of Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority; and how much was claimed in expenses by the Chief Executive of Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority in the last financial year.

(112311)

198   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings the chair of Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority has had with (a) honourable Members, (b) regional public bodies and (c) individual trust chairs since her appointment.

(112302)

199   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people from each parliamentary constituency in the area (a) applied and (b) were interviewed for the post of chair of Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority.

(112300)

200   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the names and job titles of those who served on the interviewing panel when the current chair of the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority was appointed.

(112303)

201   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average time taken by the Chair of Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority to reply to letters from honourable Members has been in the last 12 months; and what the average time between the receipt of a letter from an honourable Member requesting a meeting with the Chief Executive of Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority and such a meeting taking place was in the last 12 months.

(112312)

202   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what powers the chair of a health authority has to initiate legal action arising from or relating to duties as chair.

(112305)

203   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what payments were made to the chair of the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority in the last year for which figures are available.

(112301)

204   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people applied for the post of Chief Executive of the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority; and how many were interviewed.

(112310)

205   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements are in place for reviewing the performance of the Chief Executive of Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority; and when, and by whom, such reviews are carried out.

(112308)

206   Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of training programmes to meet future levels of demand for NHS dentistry.

(112282)

207   Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many training places are available in 2003-04 for (a) dentists, (b) dental therapists, (c) dental hygienists and (d) dental nurses; and what the figures were in 1997-98.

(112280)

208   Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) dentists, (b) therapists, (c) hygienists and (d) nurses work in dental practices in which NHS dentistry is available.

(112281)

209   Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many vacant NHS posts for consultant radiologists there were in March in (a) England, (b) each NHS region and (c) each NHS trust.

(112194)

210   Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many additional (a) specialist registrar training places in radiology have been created and (b) consultant radiologists have been employed in (i) England and (ii) each NHS region in each of the last six years.

(112195)

211   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which of his Department's projects have received sponsorship in the last financial year; who the sponsor was in each case; what the nature of each project was; what time period was covered by each project; what the total cost of each project was; how much money was involved in each sponsorship deal; and if he will make a statement.

(112404)

212   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the people appointed to ad hoc posts within his Department bearing the titles of advocate, Tsar, adviser, Champion and comparable titles since May 1997; what their job title is or was; what their role is or was; whether they were or are being paid; what the total cost of each such person was in each financial year, including expenses and benefits; what the expected cost of each such person is in 2003-04; to whom they are accountable; and if he will make a statement.

(112465)

213   Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to implement the National Autism Plan for Children; and if he will make a statement.

(112244)

214   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 8th April, Official Report, column 208W, on departmental pay, if he will place a copy of his action plan in the Library.

(112322)

215
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are detained without trial under the Terrorism Act 2000; and how many of them are under 18.

(112114)

216   Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions in each of the last three years he has overturned a decision to refuse entry.

(112485)

217   Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions his Department has with hospitals in which there are people seeking asylum in the UK who are receiving hospital treatment, with particular reference to those receiving medical treatment for HIV and Aids, before that person is moved to another area of the UK; and if he will make a statement.

(112158)

218   Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women serving a prison sentence in England and Wales have young children with them in prison.

(112279)

219   Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied young people under 16 seeking asylum have been allowed into the United Kingdom in each of the last three years.

(112198)

220
N   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the cost of crimes committed as a result of drug addictions in the UK in each of the last five years.

(111573)

221
N   Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what investigations he is making into the connections and circumstances in the UK in which two British citizens allegedly went to Israel to carry out a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv on 29th April; and if he will make a statement.

(111877)

222
N   Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will investigate the connections of Asif Mohammed Haniff and Omar Khan Shariff with fundamentalist organisations in Britain; and if he will make a statement.

(111878)

223
N   Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which companies hold contracts to supply the Prison Service with meat products; and on what basis those contracts were awarded.

(111879)

224
N   Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether meat products rejected by suppliers for sale to the general population are being supplied to the prison service for consumption in HM Prisons.

(111880)

225   Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reasons underlie his policy that officers of adjacent police forces carrying out the same duties and responsibilities may receive different levels of remuneration.

(112437)

226   Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take measures to discourage officers from forces where special priority payments are limited to 30 per cent. of the force from transferring to neighbouring forces with special priority payments for up to 40 per cent. of the force.

(112436)

227   Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria he takes into consideration when determining whether special circumstances under the Police Reform Act 2002 enable special priority payments to be paid to more than 30 per cent. of any force.

(112435)

228   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many demonstrators have been charged with (a) conspiracy to commit a criminal act and (b) a criminal act in each of the last 18 months.

(112161)

229   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the proposed deportation to Algeria of Ali Serir; and whether his marriage to Karen Serir is recognised.

(112455)

230   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures have been put in place in the NASS Restricting Access to NASS Support team to comply with the Court of Appeal judgment on section 55 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002; and whether his Department will be issuing a new policy bulletin in relation to changes to procedure.

(112162)

231   Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken to protect staff and residents at the Immigration Reception Centre, Oakington, from the risk of transmission of the SARS virus from newly-arrived asylum applicants.

(112426)

232   Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he intends to change the legal status of the Immigration Reception Centre at Oakington.

(112423)

233   Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to (a) change the composition of asylum applicants housed at the Immigration Reception centre, Oakington and (b) increase the maximum length of stay of residents.

(112424)

234   Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to amend the security arrangements at the Immigration Reception Centre, Oakington.

(112425)

235   Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects no longer to require the use of the barracks at Oakington, Cambridgeshire, as an immigration reception centre.

(112422)

236   Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to improve the directional signing to the Immigration Reception Centre, Oakington, from the A14.

(112421)

237   Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many residents are housed at the Immigration Reception Centre, Oakington; and from which countries.

(112427)

238   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the people appointed to ad hoc posts within his Department bearing the titles of advocate, tsar, adviser, champion and comparable titles since May 1997; what their job title is or was; what their role is or was; whether they were or are being paid; what the total cost of each such person was in each financial year, including expenses and benefits; what the expected cost of each such person is in 2003-04; to whom they are accountable; and if he will make a statement.

(112466)

239   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which of his Department's projects have received sponsorship in the last financial year; who the sponsor was in each case; what the nature of each project was; what time-period was covered by each project; what the total cost of each project was; how much money was involved in each sponsorship deal; and if he will make a statement.

(112396)

240   Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letters of Miss P. C. Adams of Everton, Hampshire dated 7th February and 27th February regarding asylum.

(112209)

241   Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what further action his Department is taking to prevent vandalism to mosques in (a) London and (b) the UK; and if he will make a statement.

(112242)

242   Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action his Department is taking to monitor attacks on mosques in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

(112240)

243   Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of those seeking asylum in the UK from Kosovo have returned since the arrest of Slobodan Milosevic; and if he will make a statement.

(112243)

244   Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what change there has been in the incidence of attacks on mosques in the last three months; and if he will make a statement.

(112241)

245
N   Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, which company is contracted to manage the Parliamentary website search engine; how many years this company has held the contract; how much has been paid to this company in each year for which figures are available; when the contract is up for renewal; and if he will make a statement.

(111871)

246   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to her Answer of 7th April, Official Report, column 44W, on departmental pay, if she will list the areas requiring further analysis to which her Answer referred.

(112319)

247   Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many schools are open in Iraq; who is responsible for the running of them; and what discussions her Department is having with this authority.

(112199)

248
N   Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contributions she has made to the control of malaria in Africa since the Abuja meeting on tropical disease in 2000.

(110623)

249   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the people appointed to ad hoc posts within her Department bearing the titles of advocate, tsar, adviser, champion and comparable titles since May 1997; what their job title is or was; what their role is or was; whether they were or are being paid; what the total cost of each such person was in each financial year, including expenses and benefits; what the expected cost of each such person is in 2003-04; to whom they are accountable; and if she will make a statement.

(112467)

250   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which of her Department's projects have received sponsorship in the last financial year; who the sponsor was in each case; what the nature of each project was; what time-period was covered by each project; what the total cost of each project was; how much money was involved in each sponsorship deal; and if she will make a statement.

(112393)

251   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate her Department has made of the total cost of the reconstruction of Afghanistan.

(112200)

252   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of students in Sri Lanka go on to university (a) in Sri Lanka and (b) abroad.

(112174)

253   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid was given to the education sector in Sri Lanka for (a) primary education, (b) secondary education, (c) higher education and (d) vocational training in each year since 1997.

(112175)

254   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many scholarships have been awarded to Sri Lankan students to study in the United Kingdom in the last year for which figures are available.

(112173)

255   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she is having with the Sudanese government regarding sector wide approaches to (a) health and (b) education in that country.

(112176)

256   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress is being made in providing education to the children of Southern Sudan.

(112177)

257   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, pursuant to her Answer of 8th April, Official Report, column 125-6W, on departmental pay, if she will place copies of her forthcoming action plans in the Library.

(112318)

258
N   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if she will list, broken down by Act, the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by the Lord Chancellor's Department since 1997.

(110989)

259   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if the Lord Chancellor will move polling day for future (a) general and (b) European parliamentary elections to a Sunday.

(112383)

260
N   Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will list the schemes which have been allocated funding from the £25 million earmarked following the 2002 Spending Review over three years starting in 2003-04 for services delivered in partnership with the voluntary sector to help parents improve their parenting skills.

(111861)

261   Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much public funding has been allocated for capital expenditure projects to the maintained and controlled education sectors in Northern Ireland in the last five years.

(112350)

262   Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether Mr McKenna of the Department of Education in Northern Ireland was informed of the aspects of his conduct which the complainant considered to be harassment, during the investigation which followed the formal complaint made in January 2001.

(112353)

263   Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much government funding has been provided for research and development spending in the private sector in each Northern Ireland constituency over the last five years.

(112352)

264   Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much public expenditure has been awarded to groups and individuals involved in the Irish Language medium in each of the last five years.

(112351)

265
N   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list, broken down by Act, the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Department since 1997.

(111789)

266   Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will increase the level of funding for nursery scheme places in the private and voluntary playschool sector.

(112419)

267   Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to ensure consistency in the marking of the transfer tests for pupils attending all types of primary education.

(112411)

268   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Prime Minister, what changes he proposes to make to the composition of the House of Lords Appointments Commission.

(112313)

269   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, which of her Department's projects have received sponsorship in the last financial year; who the sponsor was in each case; what the nature of each project was; what time-period was covered by each project; what the total cost of each project was; how much money was involved in each sponsorship deal; and if she will make a statement.

(112394)

270
N   Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Solicitor General, if she will investigate the public statement made by the leader of Al Mujaharoon, on 1st May on suicide bombing and on British Moslems joining its jihad; and if she will make a statement.

(111875)

271   Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 29th April, Official Report, column 314W, on renewable energy, when the Transmission Issues Working Group report on the cost of connecting new renewable energy in Scotland will be published.

(112197)

272   Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what standard and open export licences were granted in respect of spare parts for Hawk aircraft in (a) 2000, (b) 2001 and (c) 2002 and for which countries; what risk assessments were made to determine the risk of these exports being diverted or re-exported in contravention of arms export licensing criteria; and if she will make a statement.

(112329)

273   Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what mechanisms are in place for independent assessment of the Government's exemptions to its export control policy.

(112326)

274   Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what licences were granted for equipment on the military and dual lists to (a) Congo, (b) Benin, (c) Burkina Faso, (d) Burundi, (e) Cameroon, (f) Chad, (g) Comoros, (h) Central African Republic, (i) Cote d'Ivoire, (j) Ethiopia, (k) Gambia, (l) Ghana, (m) Guinea, (n) Kenya, (o) Madagascar, (p) Malawi, (q) Mali, (r) Mauritania, (s) Mozambique, (t) Niger, (u) Rwanda, (v) Senegal, (w) Tanzania, (x) Uganda, (y) Zambia, (z) Bolivia, (aa) Honduras, (bb) Nicaragua, (cc) Yemen, (dd) Laos, (ee) Myanmar and (ff) Vietnam, in each month since January 2002; what the military and dual use ratings were; and if she will make a statement.

(112296)

275   Mr Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her evidence before the Quadripartite Committee on 3rd April, what assessment she has made of the problems with the end-use monitoring of arms licences in the United States of America, other than with enforcement; and if she will make a statement on the reasons underlying her assessment that the end-use monitoring of arms licences in the US is less effective than that proposed for the UK.

(112380)

276   Mr Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which Government department is responsible for the enforcement and monitoring of arms licences (a) outside and (b) within the UK; and which civil servants are tasked with enforcement.

(112365)

277   Mr Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her evidence before the Quadripartite Committee on 3rd April, what Home Office guidance would be broken by the extension of extraterritorial control to the licensing of military and paramilitary equipment.

(112381)

278   Mr Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 8th April, Official Report, column 165W, what reasons underlie the decision not to grant extraterritorial controls to the (a) sale and (b) brokering of sales in military and paramilitary equipment.

(112382)

279
N   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list, broken down by Act, the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by her Department since 1997.

(110990)

280   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the people appointed to ad hoc posts within her Department bearing the titles of advocate, tsar, adviser, champion and comparable titles since May 1997; what their job title is or was; what their role is or was; whether they were or are being paid; what the total cost of each such person was in each financial year, including expenses and benefits; what the expected cost of each such person is in 2003-04; to whom they are accountable; and if she will make a statement.

(112469)

281   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps her Department has taken to (a) control and (b) prohibit the import of furs of domestic cats and dogs.

(112249)

282   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 8th April, Official Report, column 157-8W, on the pay review, whether his action plan on the subject will be published.

(112325)

283   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many complaints were received from members of the public regarding each rail operating company in each of the last five years.

(112185)

284
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the recent occasions on which a train protection and warning system has been disabled.

(111866)

285
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the assessment costs per fatality are for passengers by (a) road, (b) rail and (c) air in terms of the capital expenditure allocated to try to prevent this from occurring.

(111867)

286   Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 6th May, ref 111284, if he will propose an amendment to the law to allow parish and community councils to make representations about applications for a Goods Vehicles Operators licence regardless of whether they own or occupy land or buildings in the proposed operating centre; and if he will make a statement on the basis for restricting such representation to owners and occupiers of land and buildings.

(112347)

287
N   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list, broken down by Act, the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Department and its predecessors since 1997.

(110991)

288   Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will announce the (a) date for reinstatement and (b) budget for SRA rail freight grants.

(112189)

289   Mr Stephen McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents on the Stratford to Birmingham railway line between Earlswood and Tyseley since 1980 were caused by leaves on the line.

(112168)

290   Mr Stephen McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents have occurred on the Stratford to Birmingham railway line between Earlswood and Tyseley since 1980.

(112167)

291   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which of his Department's projects have received sponsorship in the last financial year; who the sponsor was in each case; what the nature of each project was; what time-period was covered by each project; what the total cost of each project was; how much money was involved in each sponsorship deal; and if he will make a statement.

(112398)

292   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the people appointed to ad hoc posts within his Department bearing the titles of advocate, tsar, adviser, champion and comparable titles since May 1997; what their job title is or was; what their role is or was; whether they were or are being paid; what the total cost of each such person was in each financial year, including expenses and benefits; what the expected cost of each such person is in 2003-04; to whom they are accountable; and if he will make a statement.

(112468)

293   Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will press the Council of Ministers to refer proposals by the European Parliament for increased flying hours to the European Aviation Safety Agency.

(112345)

294   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which of his Department's projects have received sponsorship in the last financial year; who the sponsor was in each case; what the nature of each project was; what time period was covered by each project; what the total cost of each project was; how much money was involved in each sponsorship deal; and if he will make a statement.

(112392)

295
N   Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his estimate is of the number of (a) pensioners and (b) people on income support who will be helped by the Budget proposals regarding stays in hospital.

(111898)

296
N   Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many acknowledgement letters and cards were dispatched by his Department in each year since 1997 for which figures are available; and what the estimated average cost was per letter and card.

(111869)

297
N   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list, broken down by Act, the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Department and its predecessors since 1997.

(111787)

298   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the people appointed to ad hoc posts within his Department bearing the titles of advocate, tsar, adviser, champion and comparable titles since May 1997; what their job title is or was; what their role is or was; whether they were or are being paid; what the total cost of each such person was in each financial year, including expenses and benefits; what the expected cost of each such person is in 2003-04; to whom they are accountable; and if he will make a statement.

(112457)

299   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which of his Department's projects have received sponsorship in the last financial year; who the sponsor was in each case; what the nature of each project was; what time period was covered by each project; what the total cost of each project was; how much money was involved in each sponsorship deal; and if he will make a statement.

(112400)

300   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of non-resident parents who have had their driving licences removed by the courts since April 2001 as a result of the provisions introduced under the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000.

(112338)

301   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted under the criminal offence of non-co-operation with the CSA; and what the average sentence was from that conviction.

(112333)

302   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new applications for child maintenance assessments have been received by the Child Support Agency since 3rd March; and how many have been cleared.

(112339)

303   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimates he has made of the rate of (a) cash and (b) case compliance under the new Child Support Scheme.

(112336)

304   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average child support maintenance assessment is for (a) all, (b) employed and (c) unemployed non-resident parents for (i) one, (ii) two and (iii) three or more qualifying children, for new claims processed under the new Child Support Agency formula.

(112335)

305   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many multiple identity fraud investigations have been conducted in each of the last six years; and what the maximum number of identities assumed for a given case was in each of those years.

(112330)

306   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many multiple identity benefit fraud investigations are under way; and what the maximum number of identities assumed for a given case is.

(112344)

307   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list each benefit that is subject to a Departmental benefit review; and for each of those benefits, what the estimated (a) percentage of customers who are receiving benefit at an incorrect rate, (b) percentage of customers receiving an underpayment, (c) percentage of customers receiving an overpayment, (d) grossed up number of customers receiving an underpayment, (e) grossed up number of customers receiving an overpayment, (f) average amount of weekly underpayment, (g) average amount of weekly overpayment, (h) grossed up annual underpayment and (i) grossed up annual overpayment is.

(112337)

308   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average child support maintenance payment received by the parent with care is for (a) one, (b) two and (c) three or more qualifying children, for new claims processed under the new Child Support Agency formula.

(112334)

309   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate expenditure (a) in cash terms, (b) in current prices and (c) as a share of GDP on (i) retirement pensions, (ii) winter fuel payments, (iii) means-tested benefits for pensioners, (iv) all other benefits for pensioners and (v) free TV licences in (A) 1992-93 and (B) each succeeding year to the end of the public expentiture planning period.

(112332)

310   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) Benefits Agency staff and (b) Jobcentre Plus staff have been (i) disciplined, (ii) suspended, (iii) dismissed, (iv) prosecuted and (v) convicted for matters relating to benefit fraud in 2002-03; and how much benefit was defrauded in each case.

(112331)

311   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Leicester East of 28th April, Official Report, column 191-2W, on pensioner households, what the average women's state pension as a percentage of the average men's state pension was in each of the last 10 years.

(112362)

312   Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the UK Government in consultation with other donor countries will be doing to achieve the 2005 Millennium Development Goals on gender parity and access to primary and secondary education.

[Transferred] (112186)

313   Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Millennium Development Goals on universal primary education gender parity in access to primary and secondary education will be a priority for governments at the G8 summit.

[Transferred] (112188)

314   Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when the UK Government will follow up on commitments made at the IMF and World Bank spring meetings on the Education Fast Track Initiative; and if she will make a statement.

[Transferred] (112187)

315   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government made about the invitations to the National Dialogue Conference in Iraq on 15th April; whom the Government met for discussions, and on which dates; who made the final decisions about the list of invitees; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (112316)

316   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1st May, Official Report, column 449W, on Iraq, what factors underlay the decision on whom to invite to the National Dialogue Conference on 15th April.

[Transferred] (112348)

317   Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria are used in assessing whether a country is likely to be a conduit for arms supply to banned countries.

[Transferred] (112291)

318   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has placed a copy of the most recently published annual report into the sale of antibiotics for use in animals in the UK in the Library; and what period that report covered.

[Transferred] (112406)

319   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29th April, Official Report, column 351W, on Command Paper 5778, which parts of the Children Act 1989 are failing to be implemented effectively in his Department as set out in paragraph 2.22 of Command Paper 5778.

[Transferred] (112183)

320   Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to investigate the allegations that British-made spares for Hawk aircraft were shipped to the Zimbabwean Airforce in contravention of sanctions against Zimbabwe; and what the results were of the investigations.

[Transferred] (112327)

321   Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports the Government has received since 1st January 2002 from (a) international governmental organisations, (b) international NGOs and (c) other sources, regarding the supply of Hawk jet spare parts to the Democratic Republic of Congo; what the content was of the reports; what action has been taken; and if he will make a statement

[Transferred] (112328)

322   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what his policy is towards the proposed changes in the (a) voting and (b) decision making procedures of the European Central Bank.

[Notice originally given for Tuesday 13th May] (112287)

323   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent estimate he has made of the likely cost (a) for public funds and (b) to the public sector of changeover from the pound to the euro.

[Notice originally given for Tuesday 13th May] (112288)

324   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the impact of the exchange rate of the pound to the euro on export performance.

[Notice originally given for Tuesday 13th May] (112289)