Order Book Part 1

House of Commons

Session 2002 - 03
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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 21 May 2003

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 21 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.

WEDNESDAY 21st MAY

1   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many agency workers have been employed by the Department in each of the last two years; and at what cost to public funds.

(115203)

2   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many agency workers have been employed by the Department in each of the last two years; and at what cost to public funds.

(115207)

3   Mr Michael Howard (Folkestone & Hythe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the figures for the assumed trend output growth used to estimate the output gap in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(115303)

4   Mr Michael Howard (Folkestone & Hythe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the fiscal rules in connection with the next economic cycle.

(115300)

5   Mr Michael Howard (Folkestone & Hythe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how much has been spent on the euro changeover plan; and if he will estimate planned expenditure over the next three years.

(115299)

6   Mr Michael Howard (Folkestone & Hythe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will commission a technical review of the Treasury's forecasting procedures.

(115301)

7   Mr Michael Howard (Folkestone & Hythe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Pre Budget Report public finances projections for 2004-05 in respect of his Budget 2003 are based on the bottom of the forecast range for growth in each year of the projection period.

(115468)

8   Mr Michael Howard (Folkestone & Hythe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 16th May, Official Report, columns 26-28WS on National Insurance Contributions Deficiency Notices, how many National Insurance payers are affected; who is heading the inquiry; what remit has been given to the inquiry; and how the inquiry report will be presented to Parliament.

(115429)

9   Mr Michael Howard (Folkestone & Hythe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish the technical studies upon which his growth forecasts are based.

(115302)

10   Mr Michael Howard (Folkestone & Hythe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what research has been commissioned into the potential impact on the broader economy of the condition of UK pension funds.

(115304)

11   Mr Michael Howard (Folkestone & Hythe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the methodology used to calculate Treasury corporation tax forecasts.[R]

(115305)

12   Lembit Opik (Montgomeryshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people in (a) Montgomeryshire and (b) Wales are eligible to receive (i) child tax credit and (ii) working tax credit; and how many are receiving them.

(115065)

13   Mr George Osborne (Tatton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what formal appraisal was carried out by the Treasury of the Cambridge MIT Institute (CMI) project before it started operation.

(115445)

14   Mr George Osborne (Tatton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer which minister was responsible for the Cambridge MIT Institute (CMI) project between 1998 and 2000.

(115446)

15   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer whether Bermuda will be excluded from the EU Savings Tax Directive.

(115318)

16   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the ruling of the President of the Court of the First Instance of the European Communities that the imposition of the EU Savings Tax Directive on Britain's Overseas Territories is not a legal requirement that flows from the Directive itself.

(115317)

17   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer which Overseas Territories have expressed a position to the Treasury on the EU Savings Tax Directive; and what those positions are.

(115339)

18   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the decision-making process regarding who will decide whether overseas and dependent territories should implement the EU Savings Tax Directive.

(115336)

19   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans the Treasury has to undertake an assessment on the impact of the EU Savings Tax Directive on the UK's Overseas Territories.

(115337)

20   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the agreements the EU has made with Switzerland in exchange for her signing up to the EU Savings Tax Directive.

(115338)

21   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the constitutional convention that governs the relationship between the UK and its Overseas Territories on matters relating to finance policy.

(115319)

22   Mr Alex Salmond (Banff & Buchan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer when he intends to reply to the letter of 5th March from the honourable Member for Banff and Buchan regarding climate change levy which was transferred to his Department for answer from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 19th March (ref 180356/AP).

(115188)

23   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many agency workers have been employed by the Department in each of the last two years; and at what cost to public funds.

(115196)

24
N   Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what studies have been undertaken by her Department regarding a link between liberalised gambling laws and addictiveness; and if she could place copies in the Library.

(114779)

25   Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she received the Treasury documents relating to the five economic tests and the 18 background studies; what discussions she has held with ministeral colleagues on the tests since receipt of the documents; when she expects to complete her analysis of the documents; and what representations (a) she and (b) departmental officials will make to other Departments before a decision is reached on the economic tests.

(115394)

26   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the change in financial support to funding youth football teams in Shropshire will be for the next season.

(115029)

27   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the projects removed from the sports funding agency programme for 2003-04.

(115308)

28   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the savings made following the restructuring of regional arts councils in May 2001.

(115307)

29   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Transport for London regarding the public transport infrastructure in East London in relation to the British Olympic bid.

(115334)

30   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Mayor of London regarding the financial implications of a British Olympic bid for the London boroughs.

(115335)

31   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the financial implications of a British Olympic bid for the London Borough of Havering.

(115332)

32   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has received from the London Borough of Havering regarding the British Olympic bid.

(115333)

33   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the National Library of Wales regarding the Legal Deposit Libraries Bill.

(115034)

34   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what financial provision she has made for legal deposit libraries arising from their new responsibilities under the Legal Deposit Libraries Bill.

(115036)

35   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has received from on-line publishers regarding the Legal Deposit Libraries Bill.

(115035)

36   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many libraries have closed since 1997; what improvements have been made to libraries in this period; what internet and computer provisions have been made available at library sites; and if she will make a statement on her assessment of library services.

(115168)

37   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions have taken place with English Heritage regarding provision of maintenance work on historic buildings.

(115169)

38   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been allocated to assisting the tourist industry since September 2001; what assessment has been undertaken on the extent of recovery in the industry; and what further plans she has to attract foreign visitors to the UK.

(115171)

39   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what finance was allocated to English Heritage in each year since 1997; and how many sites and buildings have been listed in this time.

(115170)

40   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many agency workers have been employed by the Department in each of the last two years; and at what cost to public funds.

(115194)

41   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proposals he has received from BAe Systems to supply trainer jets to the Royal Air Force; and if he will make a statement.

(115122)

42   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the contractors who have been asked to provide proposals to supply trainer jets to the Royal Air Force; and by what criteria bids will be assessed.

(115121)

43   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the Government's procedures regarding competitive tendering will apply in the case of the supply of trainer jets to the Royal Air Force.

(115123)

44   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether British Aerospace (a) sought and (b) obtained clearance from his Department for the payment of agency commission in connection with the sale of defence equipment to Qatar.

(115148)

45   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with Finmeccanica concerning (a) its proposals to supply Aermacchi jets to the Royal Air Force, (b) its commitment to build the jet in the UK and (c) its commitment to use Rolls-Royce as its engine supplier.

(115119)

46   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many trained personnel have gone absent without leave in each of the services in each of the last five years.

(115098)

47   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many trained personnel have left each of the services by (a) premature early release and (b) retirement in each of the last five years.

(115099)

48   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) requirement and (b) strength of pilots for (i) the Sea Harrier and (ii) the GR7 is; and what his strategy is for meeting the requirement.

(115100)

49
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when an accouncement will be made on the award of the through-life maintenance contract for the two aircraft carriers to be built under the CVF programme.

(114520)

50
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the allocation of work on the CVF programme between the UK shipyards will be announced.

(114521)

51   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to publish the Defence White Paper 2003 between 8th and 18th September.

(115298)

52   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to put HMS Ark Royal into reserve ahead of schedule.

(115326)

53   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on which dates the whole of 800 NAS and 801 NAS have been deployed at sea in each of the past three years.

(115320)

54   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel serving on Operation Telic have received (a) LOA and (b) LSSA payments.

(115325)

55   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to withdraw Sea Harriers earlier than dates previously announced.

(115321)

56   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his Spanish counterpart concerning Gibraltar; and if he will make a statement.

(115375)

57   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance his Department is providing to members of the Territorial Army and Reserves who have lost their employment after being called up for Operation Telic; and how many such cases have been notified to his Department.

(115322)

58   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what investigations into war crimes and crimes against humanity have been undertaken by British forces near Basra; and if he will make a statement.

(115324)

59   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what critical manning groups have been identified in the Royal Navy; and what its strength is against establishment in each case.

(115327)

60   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Storm Shadow missiles were fired by Tornado bombers during Operation Telic.

(115323)

61   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to change the withdrawal from service dates of Type 23 Frigates; and whether the withdrawal date of any Type 23 is under review.

(115328)

62   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ALARM missiles were fired by (a) Tornado F3 and (b) Tornado GR4 during Operation Telic.

(115323)

63   Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he received the Treasury documents relating to the five economic tests and the 18 background studies; what discussions he has held with ministeral colleagues on the tests since receipt of the documents; when he expects to complete his analysis of the documents; and what representations (a) he and (b) departmental officials will make to other Departments before a decision is reached on the economic tests.

(115392)

64   Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total expenditure on ordnance was in the UK for 2002-03.

(115415)

65   Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel have been employed in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.

(115072)

66   Mr Kerry Pollard (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) medical treatment and (b) other work medical reservists stationed in Iraq have carried out in the last month; and if he will make a statement.

(115073)

67   Bridget Prentice (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) support and (b) guidance the Government has provided to the Iraq Medical Aid Organisation since that organisation's first meeting on 27th April.

(115348)

68
N   Rachel Squire (Dunfermline West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the (a) housing, (b) career development and (c) personal development costs pertaining to each DSTL employee at Rosyth who is being required to relocate.

(114574)

69
N   Rachel Squire (Dunfermline West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the relocation costs of moving Rosyth DSTL staff to Porton Down.

(114575)

70
N   Rachel Squire (Dunfermline West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of recruiting and training replacement staff for DSTL staff at Rosyth who are unable or unwilling to relocate to Porton Down.

(114576)

71
N   Rachel Squire (Dunfermline West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the fixed limit is on the assured tenancy of DSTL at Rosyth.

(114577)

72   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what sustainable development guidelines are issued to the Ministry of Defence Commercial Policy Group.

(115041)

73   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures are in place to ensure that members of the Ministry of Defence Commercial Policy Group do not gain an unfair advantage when tendering for contracts to supply goods and services to the Ministry of Defence.

(115042)

74   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria are used by his Department when appointing commercial organisations as members of the Ministry of Defence Commercial Policy Group; and whether there are restrictions placed on foreign commercial organisations becoming members of this group.

(115040)

75   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the (a) members of the Ministry of Defence Commercial Policy Group, (b) organisations which have contracts to supply services to UK forces and (c) value of those contracts in each case.

(115039)

76   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what non-operational academic lessons are given in training to officers in all branches of the armed forces; what (a) history, (b) military history and (c) political lessons are provided; what links there are to civilian educational establishments; and if he will make a statement on the value of such education to professional soldiers.

(115161)

77   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many foreign military units have visited the UK and overseas territories since 2001; what the purpose of their visits was; what joint training was undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the value of (a) small and (b) large scale interaction between British and foreign militaries.

(115160)

78   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what service housing is available to military personnel; how much has been (a) sold, (b) built and (c) improved since 1997; what plans he has to integrate military families with surrounding civilian families; and what support is available to military personnel with families unable to find suitable accommodation.

(115162)

79   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what provision is made to teach naval history to Royal Navy (a) officers and (b) crew; whether visits to historical naval sites are made available; and if he will make a statement on the purpose of teaching British naval history to the Royal Navy.

(115163)

80   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many agency workers have been employed by the Department in each of the last two years; and at what cost to public funds.

(115202)

81   Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what evaluation he is carrying out of the impact of the new financial formula determining the Government settlement on local councils on (a) councils in the south-west region, (b) Dorset County Council, (c) Poole Borough Council and (d) Purbeck Council.

(115092)

82   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average weekly housing benefit payment to (a) a council tenant and (b) a housing association is in each region of England.

(115266)

83   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average weekly rent for (a) council homes and (b) housing association properties is in each region of England.

(115265)

84   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many council homes have been subject to stock transfer in each year since 1997.

(115262)

85   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which local authorities have signed contracts for the refurbishment of homes under PFI schemes.

(115264)

86   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many council homes have been refurbished under PFI schemes since such schemes were introduced.

(115263)

87   Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he received the Treasury documents relating to the five economic tests and the 18 background studies; what discussions he has held with ministeral colleagues on the tests since receipt of the documents; when he expects to complete his analysis of the documents; and what representations (a) he and (b) departmental officials will make to other Departments before a decision is reached on the economic tests.

(115393)

88   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many social houses (a) in England and (b) in Shrewsbury and Atcham are inhabited which have been built using asbestos materials.

(115032)

89   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many new social houses are planned to be built in each of the next five years in Shrewsbury and Atcham.

(115027)

90   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many people are on the waiting list to be housed in Shrewsbury and Atcham.

(115026)

91   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many social houses were built in Shrewsbury and Atcham in each year since 1992.

(115031)

92   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the responsibilities are of the Business Co-ordination Unit; and if he will make a statement on its (a) aims and (b) performance since 1997.

(115133)

93   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what measures he has taken since 1997 to provide improvements to housing in poorer inner city areas throughout the UK; and what proposals he has to regenerate these areas further.

(115132)

94   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many agency workers have been employed by the Department in each of the last two years; and at what cost to public funds.

(115209)

95   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to his Written Ministerial Statement of 15th May, Official Report, column 13WS, on bankruptcy and student loans, how many and what amount of student loans have so far been written off on account of bankruptcy; and if he will make a statement on action being taken to frustrate write-offs in advance of correcting legislation.

(115178)

96   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to his Written Ministerial Statement of 15th May, Official Report, column 13WS, on school budgets, what plans he has to issue guidance to local education authorities in connection with those obligations (a) to meet requirements under health and safety legislation and (b) to meet Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2000 requirements in respect of (i) the minimum education of children and (ii) to meet SENDA requirements in respect of physical access to premises.

(115180)

97   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has in conjunction with the Learning and Skills Council to introduce standing arrangements to reduce bureaucracy in the further education sector.

(115082)

98
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teaching staff are still in employment after the age of 60 in each local authority; and what percentage of the total teaching workforce this accounts for.

(114940)

99
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average rate of increase paid to classroom teachers was for each of the last 10 years.

(114951)

100
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions he has had with (a) local authorities and (b) trade unions on the subject of early retirement.

(114939)

101
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the breakdown of funding for pay and pensions out of the total amount provided for education in the recent local government settlement.

(114941)

102
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the state of the Teachers' Superannuation Fund.

(114942)

103   Mr Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many peripatetic music teachers there are per 1,000 school pupils.

(115024)

104   Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on his Department's strategy for developing information and communications technology in schools.

(115250)

105   Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has for primary school league tables.

(115068)

106   Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the cost to state schools of advertising for staff.

(115192)

107   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average amount spent on a school meal by children is in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local education authority area.

(115260)

108   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in each local education authority area are entitled to free school meals.

(115261)

109   Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he received the Treasury documents relating to the five economic tests and the 18 background studies; what discussions he has held with ministeral colleagues on the tests since receipt of the documents; when he expects to complete his analysis of the documents; and what representations (a) he and (b) departmental officials will make to other Departments before a decision is reached on the economic tests.

(115391)

110   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on his Department's policy on age discrimination.

(115402)

111   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the percentage of children with special educational needs in each local education authority.

(115025)

112   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the budget deficit is for schools in Shropshire in financial year 2003-04.

(115030)

113   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost was of collecting university tuition fees from students in the London Borough of Havering in the latest year for which figures are available.

(115342)

114   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was raised through tuition fees from students in the London Borough of Havering in (a) 1998, (b) 1999, (c) 2000, (d) 2001 and (e) 2002.

(115341)

115   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the impact on university applications from students in the London Borough of Havering of the introduction of tuition fees.

(115343)

116   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students from the London Borough of Havering are exempt from tuition fees.

(115345)

117   Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the impact on secondary school budgets of the new system of funding sixth forms via learning and skills councils; and if he will make a statement.

(115438)

118   Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many parenting orders have been issued as a result of truanting children in the last 12 months, broken down by local authority.

(115175)

119   Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many parents have been jailed for refusing to deal with their truanting children in the last 12 months.

(115176)

120   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many religious schools there are; what Government funding is provided to these schools; what proposals he has to create state-funded religious schools; and what assessment he has made on the effects of religious segregation in state education.

(115127)

121   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what careers services are available to pupils in school before they leave education; what plans he has to improve links between schools and local businesses; and if he will make a statement on support for pupils looking for career opportunities at the ages of 15 and 16.

(115126)

122   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many nursery staff are estimated to have been employed in each year since 1997; and what plans he has to increase numbers of nursery staff.

(115129)

123   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what changes have been made to IT lessons in schools since 1997; what advanced courses are available to students who are particularly proficient; and if he will make a statement on levels of computer provision.

(115128)

124   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the level of support a teacher's pension provides for retirement; and what plans he has to increase teachers' pensions levels of support.

(115125)

125   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many education action zones there are; what qualifies an area to be classified as a zone; and what action has been taken in these zones since they were established to improve education.

(115124)

126   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the level of pay of nursery staff in each year since 1997; and what plans he has (a) to increase pay levels and (b) for other financial support of nursery staff.

(115130)

127   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what tasks nursery staff are expected to carry out; what plans he has to improve conditions of work; and if he will make a statement on the value of nursery staff to the (a) children and (b) community.

(115131)

128   Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the progress of the European Commission's proposals for the transportation of horses and donkeys to slaughter.

(115248)

129   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Department has to lobby her European counterparts to reverse the prohibition on the growing of non-food crops on set-aside land.

(115212)

130   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to remove the 10 per cent. set aside obligation on farmers.

(115213)

131   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many agency workers have been employed by the Department in each of the last two years; and at what cost to public funds.

(115208)

132   David Burnside (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total tonnage of beef exports from the United Kingdom was in each of the last seven years.

(115267)

133   David Burnside (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps have been taken to achieve moderate BSE status for the United Kingdom.

(115268)

134   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to discuss (a) reed bed and (b) other soft technology approaches with representatives of (i) Ofwat, (ii) the Environment Agency and (iii) waste companies, with specific reference to sewage alleviation.

(115137)

135   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what effect she estimates the Animal By-products Regulation will have on her plans to make small abattoirs an essential link of the chain of quality meat production and direct food retailing.

(115181)

136   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research she has commissioned into the effect which the Animal By-products Regulation will have on small abattoirs; and what the results of that research were.

(115184)

137   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is carrying out a welfare study of the deer at the Baronsdown Deer Sactuary.

(115254)

138   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) the carcasses of all deer found and (b) deer culled on the Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary will have to be disposed of at an appropriate plant under the EU Animal By-Products Regulation.

(115251)

139   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance she has issued to the State Veterinary Service on whether a deer missing a hind foot should be classified as exhibiting signs of ill treatment or suffering.

(115253)

140   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the change in (a) running and (b) capital costs for small abattoirs as a result of the Animal By-product Regulations.

(115187)

141   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects Lord Haskins to report.

(115182)

142   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects the Countryside Agency's rural policy report to be published.

(115183)

143   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the European Communities about grant funding for small abattoirs to provide capital to upgrade to the standards required under the Animal By-products Regulations.

(115185)

144   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date she was given the State Veterinery Service Report on the Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary; who commissioned the Report; and what criteria investigation were given to the State Veterinary Service to determine the health of the deer at the Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary.

(115252)

145   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the State Veterinary Service has required that all deer carcasses found or deer culled on the Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary be subject to post mortem examination by a qualified veterinary surgeon.

(115258)

146   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is her policy that deer found dead in parts of the country where cows have been infected with TB should be tested for that disease.

(115259)

147   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what grants are being made available by other EU member states to help small abattoirs implement the Animal By-products Regulation.

(115186)

148   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how long representatives of the State Veterinary Service spent at the Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary; and whether the State Veterinary Service carried out a detailed health assessment on the deer at the Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary.

(115255)

149   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the study carried out by the State Veterinary Service involved checking post mortem records of all deer carcasses found on the Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary.

(115256)

150   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what samples were taken and whether post mortem examinations were carried out on deer by the State Veterinary Service on the deer at the Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary.

(115257)

151   Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she received the Treasury documents relating to the five economic tests and the 18 background studies; what discussions she has held with ministerial colleagues on the tests since receipt of the documents; when she expects to complete her analysis of the documents; and what representations (a) she and (b) departmental officials will make to other Departments before a decision is reached on the economic tests.

(115390)

152   Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on TB control in Somerset.

(115414)

153   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what targets she has set for the use of industrial crops for alternative fuel use.

(115306)

154   Bridget Prentice (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the British Government has taken to persuade the US to stop military sonar testing which may harm or kill dolphins and whales.

(115346)

155   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will estimate the annual number of each species of animal affected by the EU Animal By-products Regulation which will require disposal.

(115089)

156   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the landfill sites approved to take ash from animal incineration plants.

(115090)

157   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how and when her Department intends to advise hunt kennels on how to upgrade their incinerators to knacker's yard standards according to the EU Animal By-products Regulation.

(115087)

158   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what allowances will be made for hill farmers under the proposed national fallen stock scheme.

(115091)

159   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the costs likely to be incurred by a farmer to dispose of (a) a cow, (b) a sheep and (c) a pig under the proposed national fallen stock collection scheme.

(115088)

160   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if an approved renderer of the proposed national fallen stock scheme will be obliged to pick up all the fallen stock within a defined geographical area.

(115086)

161   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the accrued funds from the proposed national fallen stock collection scheme will be allocated to the approved renderers.

(115085)

162   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many national parks there are; how much land they cover; and what representations she has received to (a) enlarge them and (b) create new national parks.

(115152)

163   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what tree planting programmes are in existence; and what plans she has to increase forestland in the UK.

(115153)

164   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assistance is available to farmers who do not use pesticides on their crops; and what proposals she has to encourage non-use of (a) pesticides and (b) other chemicals on crops.

(115135)

165   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what controls are in place to govern the use of pesticides on crops; who is responsible for allowing the use of new pesticides; what checks are in place; and if she will make a statement on her most recent assessment of the effectiveness of pesticides.

(115134)

166   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment has been made of the (a) size and (b) future of fish stocks in UK waters; which European countries have permission to have fishing fleets in UK waters; and what recent discussions she has had with representatives from these countries regarding conserving fish supply.

(115155)

167   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures are in place to make large industrial companies responsible for their immediate environmental surroundings; and what plans she has to strengthen regulations.

(115151)

168   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what European Union funding is available to support farmers to encourage non-use of pesticides on crops; and what recent discussions have taken place with EU representatives regarding organic foods.

(115136)

169   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many agency workers have been employed by the Department in each of the last two years; and at what cost to public funds.

(115198)

170   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what guidelines the Foreign and Commonwealth Office issues to staff based overseas on reporting allegations of corruption by British companies; and if he will make a statement.

(115147)

171
N   Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to press the European Commission to introduce laws to prevent the import and sale of illegally logged timber and timber products in the European Union; and if he will make a statement.

(112939)

172
N   Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the call for UN sanctions on Liberia to be extended to include timber; and if he will make a statement.

(112940)

173   Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the involvement of employees of Dyn Corp in (a) prostitution rings and (b) sex crimes against children in Bosnia; what contracts the UK Government has with Dyn Corp in (i) Bosnia, (ii) Kosovo, (iii) Iraq and (iv) Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.

(115472)

174   Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he is having with (a) the Israeli Government, (b) the Palestinian authorities, (c) the United Nations and (d) his American counterparts regarding progress on the implementation of Phase 1 of the roadmap for peace.

(115140)

175   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the situation in Aceh; and what discussions he has had with the UN and national governments on bringing a peaceful solution to conflict there.

(115277)

176   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to meet representatives of the Polisario Front to commemorate the 30th anniversary of their demand for self-determination in Western Sahara.

(115278)

177   Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he received the Treasury documents relating to the five economic tests and the 18 background studies; what discussions he has held with ministerial colleagues on the tests since receipt of the documents; when he expects to complete his analysis of the documents; and what representations (a) he and (b) departmental officials will make to other Departments before a decision is reached on the economic tests.

(115389)

178   Bridget Prentice (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to what extent UK forces and aid workers have restored (a) electrical power and (b) water resources to homes in Basra; and if he will make a statement.

(115347)

179   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Prime Minister of (a) Australia and (b) New Zealand; and what plans he has to visit these countries.

(115344)

180   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Zimbabwe over the expulsion from Zimbabwe of Mr Andrew Meldrum.

(1151450)

181   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Turkish authorities to ensure that they are complying with the criteria laid down in Copenhagen for EU accession; and if he will make a statement.

(115038)

182   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Turkish authorities in respect of their undertaking to ensure that Kurds in Turkey gain full political and social rights, including the right to learn and study the Kurdish language, by 2004.

(115037)

183   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on Montserrat; and what developments have taken place since the volcanic activity in 1997.

(115164)

184   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with governments in the Far East regarding (a) drug crime and (b) piracy; and if he will make a statement on the threat of crime in the region.

(115166)

185   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what negotiations have taken place with Chinese representatives regarding the preservation of Hong Kong's special status; and if he will make a statement on the role the UK has in Hong Kong.

(115165)

186   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many agency workers have been employed by the Department in each of the last two years; and at what cost to public funds.

(115199)

187
N   Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for which NHS job profiles he expects an increase in the length of the working week under Agenda for Change.

(113583)

188
N   Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the pay bands are for the (a) clinical coders, (b) medical secretaries, (c) medical records clerks and (d) maintenance fitters (support services); and what the proposed pay bands are under Agenda for Change.

(113584)

189
N   Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS employees he estimates will require pay protection under Agenda for Change; and what proportion of the workforce this represents.

(113585)

190
N   Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average annual increase above inflation which NHS employees will receive over the first three years if Agenda for Change is implemented.

(113586)

191
N   Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how long the Government has been preparing the job evaluation profiles under Agenda for Change; and for which categories these are yet to be completed.

(113587)

192
N   Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what average change in pay he expects for speech and language therapists in real terms over three years under Agenda for Change; and what proportion of these posts in the NHS are held by women.

(114781)

193
N   Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the implementation of Agenda for Change is conditional upon the results of a ballot of NHS staff; and what account will be taken of the results of consultation with NHS staff in deciding whether Agenda for Change will be rolled out nationally in October 2004.

(114782)

194   Patsy Calton (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the hospitals which have been given leave to apply for foundation status, and the constituencies within which each is situated.

(115177)

195   Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice he issues to General Practitioners on the (a) diagnosis of medical conditions and (b) issuing of prescriptions by telephone, and if he will make a statement.

(115471)

196   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to publish an interim report at the end of June on the position of his Department in relation to the OFT report on pharmacy services.

(115295)

197   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the recent National Institute for Clinical Excellence reviews of schizophrenia and electro-convulsive therapy; and what impact the recommendations contained will have on policy towards mental health.

(115138)

198   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to provide additional support for members of ethnic minorities suffering from schizophrenia.

(115139)

199   Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the terms and conditions under which diagnostic and treatment centres (DTCs) will provide non-urgent surgery to the NHS; how many non-NHS units and companies have been asked to tender; what the (a) nationality and (b) company HQ address is of the non-NHS companies on the list; what terms and conditions will be applicable to non-NHS staff working in DTCs; and what legal protection will be offered to patients receiving treatment outside the NHS from private DTCs.

(115174)

200   Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is regarding screening for aneurisms; and if he will make a statement.

(115249)

201   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the use of (a) temporary nurses and (b) locum doctors in the NHS, with particular reference to NHS institutions covering Portsmouth and the rest of Hampshire.

(115093)

202
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to provide additional resources to primary care trusts for commissioning dental care under the proposals set out in the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill.

(114522)

203   Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many new cases of autism were reported in each year from 1990 to 2002; and if he will make a statement.

(115191)

204   Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of the population in Essex has been registered with an NHS dentist in each of the last 12 years.

(115190)

205   Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists there were per head of population in Essex in each year from 1990 to 2002.

(115189)

206   Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he received the Treasury documents relating to the five economic tests and the 18 background studies; what discussions he has held with ministerial colleagues on the tests since receipt of the documents; when he expects to complete his analysis of the documents; and what representations (a) he and (b) departmental officials will make to other Departments before a decision is reached on the economic tests.

(115388)

207   Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs are training in Somerset in 2002-03.

(115416)

208   Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the pilot scheme in Lambeth to raise awareness of and treatment for young men suffering from depression.

(115095)

209   Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the Beating the Blues cognitive behaviour programme piloted in Hungerford for dealing with depression problems.

(115096)

210   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the National Health Service plans to invest in research into the benefits of alternatives to medication in the treatment of mental ill health in the next five years.

(115377)

211   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to reduce the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases.

(115075)

212   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children are on the waiting list to receive the mumps vaccine; and at the current rate of entry of the vaccine into the UK, how long he estimates it will take to clear the backlog.

(115221)

213   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many doses of mumps vaccine are allowed into the UK each day.

(115220)

214   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many doses of the mumps vaccine are held in the UK.

(115219)

215   Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to improve services for sufferers of autistic spectrum disorders.

(115066)

216   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on admissions to hospitals in the London Borough of Havering in the last year for which figures are available.

(115331)

217   Dr Gavin Strang (Edinburgh East & Musselburgh): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many new cases of (a) sporadic CJD and (b) variant CJD there were in the UK in (i) each quarter and (ii) each year from 1990 to the latest available date.

(115063)

218   Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received regarding proposals for local authorities to undertake the commissioning of health services; and if he will make a statement.

(115437)

219   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospitals have privatised cleaning services; and what measures are in place to ensure that cleaning companies keep high standards.

(115157)

220   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what health services are available in prisons; how much has been allocated to the prison health service since 1997; and what action is taken when a prisoner faces serious health difficulties.

(115156)

221   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which hospitals have failed to maintain cleaning standards in the last three years; whether they have privatised cleaning services; and what action is taken against companies that do not keep to high cleaning standards.

(115158)

222   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which hospitals have privatised food providers; what measures are in place to ensure they provide good quality food; and what action can be taken against companies that fail to maintain standards.

(115159)

223   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many agency workers have been employed by the Department in each of the last two years; and at what cost to public funds.

(115193)

224   Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has held with the Deputy Prime Minister on the effect of the provisions of the Anti-social Behaviour Bill upon the duties of landlords under Part 3 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the demotion of tenancies and exclusion from premises.

(115274)

225
N   Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will issue the grant of status letter to Ms Nargis Shaheen (Home Office ref no s1128716).

(112672)

226   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on progress towards the introduction of multi-agency public protection panels; and what relationship these panels have to youth offending trials, and crime division activities.

(115433)

227   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Government's policy is towards corrective procedures; and what steps he is taking to encourage greater co-ordination between police, probation, criminal services and the legal system.

(115430)

228   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on progress with the Offender Assessment System; and what discussions he has had with police and prosecution services on implementation.

(115435)

229   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list (a) the number of people in training, (b) the training establishment, (c) the number of full-time equivalent posts vacant and (d) the training budgets in each probation area.

(115432)

230   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the terms of reference of the review looking into corrections policy; and what progress is being made in producing a report.

(115434)

231   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role Martin Narey is playing in advising the Government on corrective policy and criminal justice reform.

(115431)

232   Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which private companies are to be given access to confidential police records; whether they will be given access to police files; what undertakings a private employee must give before being given access to confidential information; and what protection is available for private individuals where malpractice is proved against a private employee.

(115279)

233   Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received regarding the position of retired police officers who have their pension reduced to pay for an increased widows pension, where their wives pre-deceased them before or after retirement; and if he will make a statement.

(115067)

234   Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he received the Treasury documents relating to the five economic tests and the 18 background studies; what discussions he has held with ministerial colleagues on the tests since receipt of the documents; when he expects to complete his analysis of the documents; and what representations (a) he and (b) departmental officials will make to other Departments before a decision is reached on the economic tests.

(115387)

235   Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time equivalent inspectors of youth offending teams there are; and what the professional background of each is.

(115097)

236   Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons have become (a) registered and (b) naturalised as British citizens since the passing of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.

(115217)

237   Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what regulations under subsection (1)(ba) or (bb) of the British Nationality Act 1981 have been published since the passing of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002; and if he will place copies in the Library.

(115216)

238   Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons have been deprived of citizenship under the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.

(115218)

239   Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place in the Library a summary of the discussion he has had with his counterparts in (a) Albania and (b) elsewhere on deciding asylum claims offshore.

(115215)

240
N   John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average cost per day of prison is for (a) an adult and (b) a juvenile.

(114780)

241   Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact on the prison population of the Criminal Justice Bill; and what consequential changes he plans to make to the level of provision in the prison estate.

(115141)

242   Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish a prison population impact assessment for each part of the Criminal Justice Bill.

(115142)

243   Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the health implications of the terrestrial trunked radio system; and what plans he has for an investigation into a health and safety study.

(115069)

244   Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice is given to local planning authorities about the distance that TETRA masts should be sited from residential properties; if he will list locations where TETRA masts are sited; and if he will make a statement.

(115071)

245   Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the safety aspects of the TETRA communication system used by the police, and if he will make a statement.

(115070)

246   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many Commonwealth nationals employed by CDC Capital Partners have been made redundant since July 2002.

(115367)

247   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the value is of new investments made in sub-Saharan Africa by CDC Capital Partners by (a) country and (b) sector in the last 12 months; and what the projected value is of new investments in the area by (i) country and (ii) sector in the next 12 months.

(115350)

248   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the progress of CDC Capital Partners managed investment funds within the last 12 months.

(115349)

249   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list CDC Capital Partners agricultural (a) investments and (b) disposals (i) by country and (ii) by sector since July 2002.

(115368)

250   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list (a) the countries in which CDC Capital Partners has closed offices since July 2002, (b) the location of those offices and (c) the status of the staff assigned to each office.

(115359)

251   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list the (a) assets, (b) liabilities, (c) equity and retained earnings and (d) net income of CDC Capital Partners in each of the last five quarters.

(115364)

252   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans there are to attract private capital investors in CDC Capital Partners.

(115353)

253   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the progress of CDC Capital Partners in attracting private sector co-investment.

(115354)

254   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what rate of return has been achieved on each CDC Capital Partners investment by (a) sector and (b) country since 1997.

(115360)

255   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the privatisation of CDC Capital Partners.

(115351)

256   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list (a) the countries in which CDC Capital Partners has opened offices since July 2002, (b) the location of those offices and (c) the staff assigned to each office.

(115358)

257   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many projected redundancies there are within the Department, broken down by (a) internal department, (b) specialist area and (c) seniority.

(115357)

258   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on CDC Capital Partners investment strategy in sub-Saharan Africa; and whether it has changed in the last 12 months.

(115352)

259   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list CDC Capital Partners (a) investments and (b) disposals by (i) sector, (ii) size and (iii) country since July 2002.

(115365)

260   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many redundancies there have been within DFID by (a) Department, (b) specialist area and (c) seniority since July 2002.

(115356)

261   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what level of debts has been accrued by CDC Capital Partners in the form of government loans allocated by the Department.

(115366)

262   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cost to the Department of office closures was in the last 12 months.

(115355)

263   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many agency workers have been employed by the Department in each of the last two years; and at what cost to public funds.

(115206)

264   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, from which departmental budget the money provided to ECGD by the Department for debt relief comes.

(115101)

265   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list the payments made by the Department to the ECGD for debt relief, and the dates on which they were made; and if he will list the payments made by the Treasury to his Department in order to cover this debt relief, and the dates on which such payments were made.

(115103)

266   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, by what amount the Department's budget has changed in the last three years in order to pay the ECGD for debt relief to highly indebted poor countries; and if he will make a statement.

(115105)

267   Mr Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Department made a submission to the DTI consultation on Export Control.

(115023)

268   Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when the Secretary of State received the Treasury documents relating to the five economic tests and the 18 background studies; what discussions she has held with ministerial colleagues on the tests since receipt of the documents; when she expects to complete her analysis of the documents; and what representations (a) she and (b) departmental officials will make to other Departments before a decision is reached on the economic tests.

(115386)

269   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid has been given to Overseas Territories since 1993.

(115340)

270   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) the estimated cost and (b) the actual cost of the Chad/Cameroon pipeline project was; and if he will make a statement on the sustainability of the project.

(115423)

271   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Southern Sudan.

(115419)

272   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the security situation in Afghanistan and its effect on humanitarian and reconstruction work.

(115403)

273   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the provision of food aid through the Oil for Food Programme.

(115412)

274   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much food aid is reaching the people of Zimbabwe.

(115440)

275   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the humanitarian situation in Iraq.

(115405)

276   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much direct aid the Department has given to Burma (a) to help the internally displaced peoples on the eastern border of Burma and (b) for environmental projects in the last year for which figures are available.

(115442)

277   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the status is of the design change order for the Chad/Cameroon pipeline project.

(115425)

278   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which accounting standards are (a) applicable and (b) are in place for the Chad/Cameroon pipeline project.

(115424)

279   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe.

(115426)

280   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of human rights violations in (a) Sudan and (b) Dafur, Sudan.

(115421)

281   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will take steps to send an independent international commission of inquiry to Dafur.

(115422)

282   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures are in place to restore and maintain security in Iraq to enable the provision of humanitarian aid.

(115409)

283   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Government is taking to protect the aid agencies' warehouses containing stockpiles of humanitarian aid in Iraq.

(115411)

284   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the fighting and humanitarian situation in Dafur.

(115420)

285   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of medical supplies in Iraq.

(115406)

286   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures are in place to help return refugees and internally displaced people to their homes in Iraq.

(115413)

287   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with non-governmental organisations working in Sudan.

(115418)

288   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the supply of (a) clean water, (b) sanitation and (c) electricity throughout Iraq.

(115407)

289   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which local Iraqi non-governmental organisations his Department is working with.

(115410)

290   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the killing of two UN observers in the northern Democratic Republic of Congo.

(115417)

291   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which ways gender and women's rights are being taken into account in the post-conflict reconstruction of Iraq; and what importance will be given to them in the new constitution of Iraq.

(115404)

292   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with NGOs concerning the post-conflict reconstruction of Iraq.

(115408)

293   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many agency workers have been employed by the Department in each of the last two years; and at what cost to public funds.

(115200)

294   Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, when the Lord Chancellor received the Treasury documents relating to the five economic tests and the 18 background studies; what discussions he has held with ministerial colleagues on the tests since receipt of the documents; when he expects to complete his analysis of the documents; and what representations (a) he and (b) departmental officials will make to other Departments before a decision is reached on the economic tests.

(115385)

295   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what plans the Department has to review the 100 year closure clause on individual census forms; and if he will make a statement.

(115469)

296   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many agency workers have been employed by the Department in each of the last two years; and at what cost to public funds.

(115205)

297   David Burnside (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what action is being taken by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to stop the importation of fish from any area with lower fish health status than Northern Ireland.

(115269)

298   David Burnside (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total tonnage of beef exports in Northern Ireland was in each of the last seven years.

(115272)

299   David Burnside (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the origin of the fish confirmed as having infectious pancreatic necrosis in the latest outbreak in Northern Ireland is.

(115270)

300   David Burnside (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps have been taken to achieve separate moderate BSE status for Northern Ireland.

(115273)

301   David Burnside (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is taking to prevent further outbreaks of infectious pancreatic necrosis within the wild trout and salmon populations in Northern Ireland.

(115271)

302   Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he received the Treasury documents relating to the five economic tests and the 18 background studies; what discussions he has held with ministerial colleagues on the tests since receipt of the documents; when he expects to complete his analysis of the documents; and what representations (a) he and (b) departmental officials will make to other Departments before a decision is reached on the economic tests.

(115384)

303   Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to enhance the out of hours general practice service for those living along the Ards Peninsula.

(115064)

304   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will take steps to make male against male rape an offence in Northern Ireland.

(115046)

305   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will abolish the penalty for consensual heterosexual anal intercourse in Northern Ireland.

(115045)

306   Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the President of the Council, when he received the Treasury documents relating to the five economic tests and the 18 background studies; what discussions he has held with ministerial colleagues on the tests since receipt of the documents; when he expects to complete his analysis of the documents; and what representations (a) he and (b) departmental officials will make to other Departments before a decision is reached on the economic tests.

(115383)

307   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many agency workers have been employed by the Department in each of the last two years; and at what cost to public funds.

(115201)

308   Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she received the Treasury documents relating to the five economic tests and the 18 background studies; what discussions she has held with ministerial colleagues on the tests since receipt of the documents; when she expects to complete her analysis of the documents; and what representations (a) she and (b) departmental officials will make to other Departments before a decision is reached on the economic tests.

(115382)

309   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Solicitor General, how many agency workers have been employed by the Department in each of the last two years; and at what cost to public funds.

(115211)

310   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many agency workers have been employed by the Department in each of the last two years; and at what cost to public funds.

(115210)

311   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many small and medium sized enterprises have been incorporated since 1997; and how many of these companies no longer trade owing to insolvency.

(115084)

312   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has made to the Secretary of State for Defence concerning the contract to supply Hawk trainer jets to the Royal Air Force; and if she will make a statement.

(115120)

313   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether commission payments made by British Aerospace in connection with the sale of defence equipment to Qatar were underwritten by the ECGD.

(115179)

314   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the debt owed to the ECGD by (a) Nigeria, (b) Indonesia, (c) The Philippines, (d) Angola, (e) Kenya, (f) Democratic Republic of Congo and (g) Republic of Congo; and if she will list (i) the projects and goods involved for each country's debt and (ii) the date on which the debts for each country was first incurred.

(115102)

315   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether her Department seconded officials to the South African Government in order to assist in the negotiations of the industrial participation agreement between BAE Systems and the South African Government.

(115173)

316   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the Government has guaranteed the industrial participation agreement between BAE Systems and the South African Government.

(115172)

317   Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer to the honourable Member for Blaby, of 16th May, Official Report, column 466W, on post office subsidies, when the Government expects to receive European Commission approval for the state aid announced in December 2002; and when post offices will start to receive these funds.

(115369)

318
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many proposed post office closures under the Urban Reinvention programme which were objected to by Postwatch did not take place.

(114992)

319
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many post offices have closed under the Urban Reinvention programme; and how many such closures were opposed by Postwatch.

(114991)

320   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what actions she plans to take to address the difficulties faced by small and medium sized enterprises in obtaining public sector contracts identified by the Better Regulation Task Force and Small Business Council, with particular reference to (a) payment practices, (b) bundling or aggregation of contracts and framework agreements, (c) degree of openness about lower value contract opportunities and (d) pre-qualification processes that demand a large amount of information with each tender.

(115275)

321   Mr Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 1st May, Official Report, column 456W, on export control, if she will make it her policy to inform the Metropolitan Police of proposed legislative changes to export controls.

(115076)

322   Mr Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the outcome was of the Competitiveness Council held on 19th May; what the Government's stance was on the issues discussed, including its voting record; and if she will make a statement.

(115280)

323   Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she received the Treasury documents relating to the five economic tests and the 18 background studies; what discussions she has held with ministerial colleagues on the tests since receipt of the documents; when she expects to complete her analysis of the documents; and what representations (a) she and (b) departmental officials will make to other Departments before a decision is reached on the economic tests.

(115381)

324   Mr George Osborne (Tatton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the NAO report on the operation of the Cambridge MIT Institute.

(115427)

325   Mr George Osborne (Tatton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will place in the Library the independent review into the operation of the Cambridge MIT Institute commissioned by her Department in June 2001.

(115428)

326   Mr George Osborne (Tatton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what arrangement her Department has with the Cambridge MIT Institute (CMI) for evaluating the success of the CMI project on its termination in 2006.

(115443)

327   Mr George Osborne (Tatton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the projects funded by the Cambridge MIT Institute (CMI) since it started operation.

(115444)

328   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what her policy is on publishing environmental assessments created as a result of the procedures of the Export Credits Guarantee Department.

(115052)

329   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many tonnes of (a) greenhouse gas emissions and (b) carbon were created by (i) energy projects, (ii) manufacturing projects and (iii) other projects supported by the Export Credits Guarantee Department in each of the last five years.

(115049)

330   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she last discussed the Export Credits Guarantee Department with the Secretary of State for International Development; and if she will make a statement.

(115033)

331   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what initiatives her Department has in place to discourage UK companies and businesses from locating facilities and services overseas.

(115048)

332   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many officials work in the Export Credits Guarantee Department; and if she will list their (a) term of office and (b) fields of expertise.

(115053)

333   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what projects submitted to the Export Credits Guarantee Department have been (a) rejected and (b) modified following adverse findings in each year since the introduction of new procedures in 1999.

(115054)

334   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will publish the (a) minutes and (b) papers of the Advisory Council on the Export Credits Guarantee.

(115051)

335   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the impact of the change in outsourcing outside the UK on (a) employment and (b) job creation.

(115047)

336   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the members of her Advisory Council on the Export Credits Guarantee Department, their terms of office and their qualifications for membership.

(115050)

337   Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussion she has had with the Home Department regarding the anti-social behaviour aspect of firework abuse; and if she will make a statement.

(115439)

338   Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions she has had with (a) the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and (b) other departments regarding the enforcement of (i) current and (ii) potential future fireworks regulations; and if she will make a statement.

(115436)

339   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what trade tariffs and restrictions are placed on UK exports to non-EU countries owing to European Union legislation.

(115167)

340   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many agency workers have been employed by the Department in each of the last two years; and at what cost to public funds.

(115197)

341   Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on EU proposals for legislation to oblige air carriers to protect passengers in the event of bankruptcy; and what discussions he has had on voluntary initiatives by carriers to protect passengers in the event of airline financial collapse.

(115378)

342   Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10th March, Official Report, column 47W, on London Underground, if he will provide the whole year figures for 2002-03.

(115149)

343   Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 15th May, Official Report, column 337W on Central Railway, if he will invite the Strategic Rail Authority to comment on further information submitted by Central Railway.

(115104)

344   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made towards delivering integrated travel information.

(115094)

345   Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been raised in each of the past five years by the DVLA from the sale and auction of cherished registration numbers.

(115372)

346   Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the harmonisation of vehicle registration numbers across Europe.

(115373)

347   Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) objectives and (b) terms of reference are of the Modernisation of Vehicle Registration Implementation Board; what their programme of work is; and what provisions are in place to ensure wide consultation before decisions or recommendations are made.

(115371)

348   Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who the members are of the Modernisation of Vehicle Registration Implementation Board; and what plans they have to consult with (a) motoring organisations and (b) those with knowledge of and an interest in classic or historic motor vehicles.

(115374)

349   Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he received the Treasury documents relating to the five economic tests and the 18 background studies; what discussions he has held with ministeral colleagues on the tests since receipt of the documents; when he expects to complete his analysis of the documents; and what representations (a) he and (b) departmental officals will make to other Departments before a decision is reached on the economic tests.

(115395)

350   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a second or third new runway at Stansted Airport on (a) the local environment, (b) the quality of life of the residents and (c) economic development if there is a dependence on low-cost carriers.[R]

(115376)

351   Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the SRA's assumptions and plans for rail traffic and capacity growth in the next five years.

(115247)

352   Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will review the rationale for the Trans-Pennine franchise; and if he will make a statement.

(115246)

353   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what regulations are in force governing cyclists' conduct when using joint cycle and pedestrian paths.

(115044)

354   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what requirements there are for cyclists to warn other road users of their presence when using joint cycle and pedestrian paths.

(115043)

355   Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) the three for two rule on school buses is being enforced and (b) no children over the age of 14 are sharing a seat with two other pupils; and if he will make a statement.

(115074)

356   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many agency workers have been employed by the Department in each of the last two years; and at what cost to public funds.

(115204)

357   Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he received the Treasury documents relating to the five economic tests and the 18 background studies; what discussions he has held with ministerial colleagues on the tests since receipt of the documents; when he expects to complete his analysis of the documents; and what representations (a) he and (b) departmental officials will make to other Departments before a decision is reached on the economic tests.

(115380)

358   Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department has spent on overseas visits in each year since 1999.

(115146)

359   Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make a statement on the reasons underlying the percentage of invoices paid within the target time in 2002-03.

(115143)

360   Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list (a) the location, (b) the purpose and (c) the cost of each overseas visit made by members of his Department since 1999.

(115144)

361   Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what representations he has made to the Department of Trade and Industry regarding the amount paid to Welsh communities by the Coalfields Regeneration Trust in comparison with other former coal mining communities.

(115145)

362   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list (a) the number of staff and (b) the annual expenditure of his Department for each year since 1997.

(115056)

363   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what incentives the Government offers to (a) encourage businesses in Wales to remain in Wales and (b) discourage the use of outsourcing outside the UK.

(115055)

364   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what meetings he has held with (a) Education Secretaries in the National Assembly for Wales, (b) the First Secretary of the National Assembly for Wales and (c) the Secretary of State for Education to discuss the subject of higher education funding in Wales since the publication of the Government's White Paper.

(115058)

365   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Animal By-products Regulations on farming in Wales.

(115061)

366   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has held with Secretaries in the National Assembly for Wales concerning the expenditure of Education and Learning Wales this year.

(115060)

367   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list each occasion ministers from the Department have attended the Council of Ministers since 1979.

(115057)

368   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps he has taken to ensure that farmers can dispose of fallen stock safely from May 2003 onwards.

(115062)

369   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has held with (a) Secretaries in the National Assembly for Wales and (b) ministerial colleagues regarding the Legal Deposit Libraries Bill.

(115059)

370   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many agency workers have been employed by the Department in each of the last two years; and at what cost to public funds.

(115195)

371   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in how many cases assessments for child support have been suspended because the absent partner is habitually resident in another EU country; in how many of such cases the absent partner retains a material connection with the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.

(115083)

372   Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to ensure that letters to potential claimants for the pension credit are free of ambiguity.

(115400)

373   Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proposals he has to facilitate the payment of the pension credit through post offices; and if he will make a statement.

(115398)

374   Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the proportion of claimants for pension credit who will receive payment at the commencement of the scheme.

(115397)

375   Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the number of persons eligible for the pension credit.

(115399)

376   Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the number of people eligible for the minimum income guarantee who do not claim; and if he will provide a breakdown of such people by (a) gender, (b) age and (c) region.

(115396)

377   Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken on pensions to ensure that all those potentially eligible for the pension credit are individually advised of their right to claim.

(115401)

378   Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he received the Treasury documents relating to the five economic tests and the 18 background studies; what discussions he has held with ministerial colleagues on the tests since receipt of the documents; when he expects to complete his analysis of the documents; and what representations (a) he and (b) departmental officials will make to other Departments before a decision is reached on the economic tests.

(115379)

379   Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what action he is taking to ensure that the helpline for the pension credit will be adequately staffed.

[Transferred] (115276)

380   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what funds have been paid from the United Nations to (a) his Department and (b) the Government in respect of peacekeeping duties carried out by UK armed forces operating under the auspices of that organisation in each of the past 10 years.

[Transferred] (115329)

381   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which cities have green belts; how large they were in 1997; what area they cover now; and what plans he has to enlarge greenbelt land.

[Transferred] (115154)

382   Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects the first accommodation centre for asylum seekers to be operational; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (115214)

383   Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the availability of (a) human expertise and (b) modern IT techniques and equipment for the effective imparting of health education to schools; what plans he has to increase availability; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (115470)

384   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions took place between the Government and the England and Wales Cricket Board on the humanitarian situation and human rights abuses in Zimbabwe in relation to the tour of the Zimbabwean cricket team.

[Transferred] (115441)

385   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the success of the Government in meeting its PSA target to contribute to the reduction of opium cultivation in Afghanistan by 70 per cent. in five years with complete elimination in 10 years.

[Transferred] (115362)

386   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the operation of provincial reconstruction teams in Afghanistan.

[Transferred] (115363)

387   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much money the Government spent on its programme to eradicate poppy production in Afghanistan in 2002; and how much the Government intends to spend on this programme in 2003.

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388   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many businesses in Shrewsbury and Atcham are registered with the environment standard ISO 14000.

[Transferred] (115028)

389   Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many motorists have been convicted in the last 12 months for which figures are available for misuse of or breach of the restrictions surrounding the use of flashing amber beacons.

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