Order Book Part 1

House of Commons

Session 2002 - 03
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The Order Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 7 July 2003

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Monday 7 July 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.

MONDAY 7th JULY

1   Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Advocate General, what new IT projects with a value in excess of £10,000 the Department has authorised in the last three financial years.

(124246)

2   Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Advocate General, how much the Department spent on IT (a) licences, (b) hardware, (c) maintenance and (d) software in the financial year 2002-03.

(124247)

3
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff at each civil service grade within each Department were aged (a) 16 to 25, (b) 26 to 35, (c) 36 to 45, (d) 46 to 60 and (e) over 60 in each of the last five years.

(123422)

4   Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what IT projects with a value in excess of £10,000 the Cabinet Office authorised in each of the last three financial years.

(124424)

5   Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Cabinet Office spent on IT licences in 2002-03.

(124425)

6   Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Cabinet Office spent on (a) IT hardware, (b) software and (c) maintenance in 2002-03.

(124432)

7   Mrs Anne Campbell (Cambridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the balance of payments in aviation tourism was in each of the last three years.

(124252)

8   Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the subvention to Northern Ireland was in the last financial year.

(124364)

9   Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how much revenue was collected through stamp duty in Northern Ireland in the last financial year.

(124365)

10   Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was paid to the European Union to fund the operation of the (a) European Commission, (b) European Parliament and (c) European Council of Ministers in the last financial year.

(124366)

11   Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how much (a) income tax, (b) corporation tax and (c) value added tax was collected in Northern Ireland in the last financial year.

(124367)

12
N   Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what effect he estimates the proposed funding system for universities in England will have on the funding criteria for assessing payments under the Barnett Formula.

(124132)

13
N   Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer which economic consultancies have been commissioned by HM Treasury in (a) 2000, (b) 2001, (c) 2002 and (d) 2003; and in each case what the cost was of each consultancy.

(123664)

14   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the introduction of the Childen's Trust Fund; and when money will be received from the Children's Trust Fund.

(124470)

15   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on delays in payment of the Child Tax Credit; and what steps he is taking to reduce the delays.

(124471)

16   Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take measures to ensure that no guarantor of a joint and several personal guarantee is able to default; and if he will make a statement.

(124494)

17   Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will amend the Data Protection Act 1998 to make provision for individuals to be able to make informed decisions about the financial soundness of potential joint guarantors.

(124495)

18   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out the basis for his decision on the rate by which duty on biodiesel is being reduced; what consultations he held with the fuel industry; and what reductions the industry proposed.

(124400)

19   Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how much the Treasury spent on IT (a) software, (b) hardware, (c) maintenance and (d) licences in 2002-03.

(124419)

20   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his Answer of 10th June, Official Report, columns 746-7W, on council tax, what the council tax was as a percentage of gross income for (a) female-headed households and (b) male-headed households in each income decile in England in the financial year 2001-02.

(124370)

21   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the publicity and advertising campaigns run by his Department since April 2002, specifying the (a) purpose, (b) cost to public funds, (c) number of staff involved and (d) method of evaluation in each case; and if he will make a statement.

(124371)

22   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the number of eligible individuals who have failed to apply for the (a) minimum income guarantee and (b) child tax credit in the Truro and St Austell constituency.

(124445)

23   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the document The effects of taxes and benefits on household income 2001-02, what percentage of gross incomes was paid in indirect taxes by income decile for (a) retired and (b) non retired households; and if he will make a statement.

(124448)

24   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer which taxes were the main component elements of the (a) other indirect taxes and (b) other intermediate taxes described in the document The effects of taxes and benefits on household income 2001-02; and if he will make a statement.

(124449)

25   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the document The effects of taxes and benefits on household income 2001-02, what percentage of gross incomes was paid in customs duties by income decile for (a) retired and (b) non-retired households; and if he will make a statement.

(124450)

26   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the document The effects of taxes and benefits on household income 2001-02, what percentage of gross incomes was paid in stamp duties on house purchases by income decile for (a) retired and (b) non retired households; and if he will make a statement.

(124451)

27   Mr Bill Tynan (Hamilton South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he intends to invite representatives of the Northern Irish and Scottish bank note issuing banks to join the Notes and Coins Working Group.

(124264)

28   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many cases of tax credit fraud have been detected in each of the last six years; and how many resulted in successful prosecution.

(124506)

29
N   Hywel Williams (Caernarfon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what his latest estimate is of the number of outstanding claims for (a) working tax credit and (b) child tax credit for (i) Wales and (ii) the UK; and how many of these were submitted before 4th April.

(123847)

30   Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether Sport England has settled regional budgets for the current year; and what the budget allocation is for the English regions.

(124241)

31   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her Answer of 12th May, Official Report, column 31W, on the Millennium Commission, what the estimated final cost of running the Millennium Commission is; and what the estimated final cost of consultants employed by the Commission is.

(124455)

32   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her Answer of 12th May, Official Report, column 31W, on the Millennium Commission, what the final cost of consultants on each of the completed major projects was; and what the estimated final cost of consultants on those projects still under construction is.

(124456)

33   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her Answer of 12th May, Official Report, column 31W, on the Millennium Commission, how much was received in private finance by each major project; and when each payment was received.

(124457)

34   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the progess of the Wembley Stadium project.

(124488)

35   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Department for Education and Skills on increasing the time spent on sport in schools.

(124489)

36   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support she is providing to the British film industry to increase the number of UK productions.

(124490)

37
N   Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what action he will take to expedite the issue of the Suez Medal 1951-1954.

(123983)

38
N   Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether cluster bombs have been used in Iraq since the declaration of the end of the war.

(123604)

39   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether additional troops will be sent to Iraq for peacekeeping operations.

(124463)

40   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which countries are providing troops for peacekeeping duties in Iraq.

(124464)

41   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the effects of 24-hour media coverage of the recent military action in Iraq on ensuring that families of casualties are informed before details are made public.

(124465)

42   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British troops are deployed in (a) Kosovo, (b) Bosnia and (c) Afghanistan.

(124466)

43   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where apples consumed by the armed forces are produced.

(124467)

44   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Typhoon fighter aircraft will be adaptable for use in the Future Aircraft Carriers.

(124468)

45   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contribution the UK is making towards the re-establishment of the Iraqi armed forces; and if he will make a statement.

(124358)

46   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long fresh troops sent to Iraq will have for acclimatisation in Iraq before being committed to operational duties; and what period is recommended in medical advice.

(124359)

47   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of (a) dehydration and (b) heat exhaustion there have been amongst UK armed forces in Iraq since the start of the recent conflict; and whether, in any of these cases, inadequate time for acclimatisation for fresh troops in theatre has been deemed a cause.

(124360)

48   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what financial resources are available to the UK armed forces for the administration of the British sector of Iraq.

(124361)

49   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions took place at the recent NATO ministerial meeting in Madrid concerning the EU decision at Copenhagen to assume the NATO peacekeeping mandate in Bosnia; and whether (a) NATO and (b) the United States has accepted that decision.

(124362)

50   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when each of the Civil Contingency Reaction Forces will be operational.

(124496)

51   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the Territorial Army remains available for mobilisation; how many TA soldiers this represents; and what proportion of the Territorial Army will be available for mobilisation at the start of 2004.

(124497)

52
N   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what technical problems were experienced by (a) HMS Ocean and (b) HMS Cardiff during their deployment to the Gulf region.

(123840)

53   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information he has submitted to Aylesbury Vale District Council under regulation 48(2) of the Conservation (Natural Habitats) Regulations 1994 about his plans to redevelop the Princess Mary Hospital site, RAF Halton.

(124243)

54   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to apply to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for a licence to develop the Princess Mary Hospital building, RAF Halton.

(124244)

55   Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact on plans to redevelop the Princess Mary Hospital site, RAF Halton, of the discovery that bats are roosting in the hospital building.

(124245)

56
N   Mr Stephen McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received on recognition for Midlands veterans at the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings; and when he will announce the programme of commemoration events.

(123844)

57   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the investigation of allegations concerning the destruction of documents and evidence that may be required by Sir John Stevens.

(124330)

58   Phil Sawford (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when contributory pensions were introduced for members of the armed forces; what criteria have to be met to qualify for a pension; and what changes have been introduced in these criteria since 1970

(124509)

59
N   Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what revisions to the Building Regulations are planned by his Department to achieve the energy efficiency savings by 2010, as outlined in the Energy White Paper.

(124080)

60   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which wards and programmes since 1997 within Sefton have benefited from (a) capital investment in housing, (b) major repairs allowance, (c) disabled facilities grants, (d) Neighbourhood Renewal Fund, (e) Community Empowerment Fund, (f) Community Chest and Community Learning Chests, (g) the Objective 1 Programme, (h) the Objective 2 Programme, (i) the Objective 3 Programme, (j) the Community Champions Fund, (k) Pathfinder Young Community Champions Fund, (l) Sustainable Development Regional Promotional Budget, (m) Renewable Energy Programme, (n) Building Safer Communities, (o) Wardens Scheme, (p) Small Retailer in Deprived Areas, (q) Partnership Development and (r) Partnership Support Programme since 1997.

(124386)

61   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on programmes under the Small Retailers in Deprived Areas initiative funded by the Government Office for the North West.

(124387)

62   Mr Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 3rd June from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Pam Whittle.

(124329)

63
N   Mr Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list by region levels of European Regional Development Fund expenditure for this financial year.

(124037)

64   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what percentage of buildings owned by Cornwall County Council are accessible by people with physical disabilities.

(124446)

65
N   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make it his policy to use the building regulations to raise the standard required for new and replacement boilers to the level of the most efficient boilers; and if he will set a target of installing five million condensing boilers by 2010.

(123747)

66   Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what reasons underlay the exclusion of further education college lecturers from the Laptops for Teachers initiative; and what plans he has to extend the scheme.

(124325)

67   Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to reform the method of calculation for projected school rolls to include estimated migration as well as birth rate.

(124326)

68   Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the implications of migration in the calculation of predicted school rolls.

(124327)

69
N   Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what representations he has received on the obligation of community schools to admit up to their published admission number if they have sufficient applications on a set date.

(124135)

70
N   Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether community schools may reserve places at the beginning of an academic year for pupils who move into the defined catchment area after the cut off date for admissions but before the start of the academic year.

(124136)

71   Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of creative education partnerships.

(124253)

72
N   Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many graduates were due to commence student loan repayments in April 2003; and how many have commenced repayment.

(124042)

73   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many UK online centres were opened in (a) deprived and (b) rural wards in the North West in 2002-03; and how many centres there are in the region.

(124383)

74   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which wards and programmes within Sefton have benefited from (a) Connexions, (b) Connexions Summer Plus, (c) Transforming Youth Work Development Fund and (d) Lifelong Learning Partnerships.

(124517)

75   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Department for Work and Pensions on raising the retirement age of teachers.

(124480)

76   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the impact on teachers of increasing the retirement age from 60 to 65.

(124481)

77   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the funding arrangements for higher education.

(124482)

78   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to his visit to King's Ford Junior School, Colchester, on 9th June, when he will report on the funding requirements for schools with large numbers of children from military families; and if he will make a statement.

(124337)

79   Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to raise the age at which teachers may receive their pensions.

(124431)

80   Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding was made available by her Department in (a) 2002-03 and (b) 2003-04 (i) directly and (ii) via local budgets for work to improve public rights of way.

(124324)

81   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the Sustainable Development Strategy—A Better Quality of Life paper, with particular reference to the recommendations for reducing corporate energy consumption.

(124388)

82   Sue Doughty (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects the Agricultural Waste Regulations to come into operation.

(124458)

83   Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of cattle herds in (a) the South West region and (b) England and Wales suffered an incidence of bovine TB in (i) 1999, (ii) 2000, (iii) 2001 and (iv) 2002.

(124314)

84   Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will update the statistics on her Department's bovine TB website and reconcile them to the data on the incidence of TB collected by the British Cattle Veterinary Association.

(124315)

85   Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on progress with respect of the TB Forum; and when it is expected to reach conclusions.

(124316)

86   Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the collection of data on the TB 99 epidemiological survey.

(124317)

87   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures she is taking to promote plastic recycling.

(124491)

88   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures she is taking to ensure that local authorities implement and promote doorstep recycling strategies.

(124492)

89   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with supermarkets on the price of milk paid to dairy farmers.

(124493)

90   Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what reports she has received from the United Nations on the UK's performance in meeting its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol.

(124248)

91   Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the Government meeting its target of halting the decline in biodiversity by 2010; and what part she intends that the UK's system of local wildlife sites will play in helping to meet that target.

(124249)

92   Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to publish guidance on establishing a common approach to managing local wildlife sites.

(124250)

93   Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many local wildlife sites are managed by the wildlife trusts; what funding her Department gives to the wildlife trusts for this purpose; and what information her Department receives from the wildlife trusts about their performance.

(124251)

94   Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received from local authorities about the actions required to promote and protect local wildlife sites.

(124352)

95
N   Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many local authority posts of Real Nappy Project Development Officers there are.

(123979)

96
N   Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures are in place requiring farmers and growers spraying crops to inform the public about the type of chemicals being used.

(123002)

97
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with EU Ministers about the killing of sharks; what proposals there are to change EU policy; and if she will make a statement.

(124033)

98   Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will reply to the letter from the honourable Member for Totnes of 19th May concerning the Early Day Motion calling for a ban on trade in cat and dog fur.

(124268)

99
N   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made towards reducing levels of radioactive discharges and of additional contamination in the marine environment by 2020; and if she will make a statement.

(123744)

100
N   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the level was of radioactivity discharged into the marine environment by type and location in each year since 1998.

(123745)

101
N   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress the Government has made towards achieving reductions of discharges, emissions and losses of radioactive substances as agreed during the 1998 meeting of environment ministers at Sintra.

(123746)

102
N   Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the level of radioactive discharges from Sellafield has been in each of the last five years by type; and what the projected level is for the next five years.

(123748)

103   Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the Government next plans to host a visit by the Israeli Prime Minister.

(124417)

104
N   Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK lorry drivers have been arrested in EU countries for offences related to drug smuggling and human trafficking in each of the last three years; and what proportion of these have claimed to be innocent.

(121454)

105
N   Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his statement of 28th April, Official Report, column 31, on Iraq, when he will make a written statement on the disruption of the INDICT conference in Paris in 2000.

(123984)

106   Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to European Union govenments about links between terrorist organisations in Northern Ireland and terrorist organisations in other EU countries.

(124476)

107
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Moroccan authorities on the jailed Saharani human rights activist Ali-Sulem Tamek.

(123849)

108
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the impact on the Saharawi people of changed restrictions on their civil rights by the Moroccan authorities.

(123850)

109   Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the itinerary, with (a) dates and (b) agenda, of the recently announced roadshow of UK cities and towns as part of the EU information campaign; what budget has been assigned; how many staff have been tasked; what measures he will take to ensure that (i) honourable Members whose constituency it visits are informed and (ii) a full and open exchange of views occurs; and if he will make a statement.

(124323)

110   Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the US administration on the timescale for the construction of court rooms at Guantanamo Bay.

(124228)

111   Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on proposals to construct an execution chamber at Guantanamo Bay.

(124229)

112   Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations have been made to the US administration on the future of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay.

(124230)

113   Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will ask the US to set a date for bringing to trial the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay.

(124231)

114   Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in what circumstances British detainees held at Guantanamo Bay would be returned to the UK.

(124232)

115   Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on (a) the total number of UK citizens who are prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, (b) their country of origin, (c) how many have been returned to their country of origin and (d) what their ages are.

(124233)

116   Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has received from human rights organisations on the treatment of detainees who are UK citizens at Guantanamo Bay.

(124234)

117   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on delivering peace in Iraq.

(124428)

118   Alice Mahon (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps are being taken to prevent acts of violence against members of the Serb community in Kosovo.

(124421)

119   Alice Mahon (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) Serbs and (b) other minorities have returned to Kosovo in the past year.

(124422)

120   Alice Mahon (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many ethnic Albanians have been (a) arrested, (b) charged and (c) convicted for the destruction of Orthodox churches in Kosovo since 20th March.

(124423)

121
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with ministers from (a) North Korea and (b) China with respect to human rights in North Korea; and if he will make a statement.

(123976)

122   Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the sale of national assets in Iraq by the Coalition provisional administration.

(124313)

123
N   Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to promote contact and co-operation between (a) employers, (b) trade and employers' organisations and (c) trades unions in the government-controlled and occupied areas of Cyprus.[R]

(123421)

124   Mr Bill Tynan (Hamilton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Israeli Government to restore equality of levels of access and treatment for the BBC to that accorded to other media organisations.

(124263)

125   Mr Bill Tynan (Hamilton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the United Kingdom is taking to support the implementation of the Townsville Peace Agreement in the Solomon Islands.

(124265)

126   Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to hold a detailed analysis of the causes of the increase in allergies.

(124223)

127
N   Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what he estimates the cost will be of the Primary Care Trusts' inspections by building surveyors, of individual medical and dental practices for compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

(124124)

128
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the oral Answer by the Prime Minister of 25th June, column 1040, how the conclusions and recommendations in the Health Service Ombudsman Report (HC399) would give rise to the cost consequences he described.

(124040)

129   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in each primary care trust aged up to 4 have been prescribed Riterlin in each of the last five years.

(124236)

130   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many agency staff of all grades NHS Professionals has employed to carry out its central functions and administration in each month; and at what cost.

(124303)

131   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) start up and (b) quarterly costs of NHS Professionals have been since its inception; how many staff have been employed; and at what cost.

(124304)

132   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS trusts NHS Professionals has had contracts with in each month since its inception; when those contracts were entered into; when they ended; and what their value was.

(124305)

133   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many agency staff NHS Professionals has deployed in each month since its inception; what the cost was to NHS Professionals of deploying staff; and what the income received from NHS trusts was.

(124306)

134   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what grades of staff have been retained for agency work by NHS Professionals in each month since its inception.

(124307)

135   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff will be employed by the Commission for Public Patient Involvement in Health at (a) national head office, (b) regional offices and (c) primary care trust level; and what their cost will be.

(124308)

136   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people suffered a hip fracture (a) recorded as a first episode and (b) recorded as a second episode in each of the last five years; and what the cost was in each case.

(124309)

137   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the Public Health Laboratory Service laboratories that (a) will transfer and (b) have transferred to NHS trusts, broken down by (i) trust, (ii) date of transfer, (iii) current running cost and (iv) staffing complement.

(124310)

138   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many public patient involvement forums he expects will be functioning by the end of 2003; and how many people will be sitting on each forum at the end of 2003.

(124401)

139   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will set out for each NHS trust the (a) status, (b) number of staff and (c) budget of its Patient Advocacy and Liaison Service.

(124402)

140   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements his Department has made to ensure that the Commission for Public Patient Involvement in Health will evaluate and learn from the trial Independent Complaints and Advocacy Service.

(124403)

141   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to extend the duty of consultation on NHS bodies to the Commission for Public Patient Involvement in Health.

(124404)

142   Patsy Calton (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are in place to prevent discrimination in the treatment of older people with breast cancer.

(124372)

143   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs with Special Interests are working in (a) the UK and (b) South Sefton Primary Care Trust; and how many he estimates will be working in the UK by 2004.

(124343)

144   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the accreditation and payment plans of GPs with Special Interests.

(124344)

145   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the proposed new pay system for NHS employees, under Agenda for Change.

(124345)

146   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) the UK and (b) Sefton are taking anti-depressant drugs.

(124369)

147   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse has to locate staff within the Government Office of the North West area during 2003; and when this will be.

(124384)

148   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which wards and programmes within Sefton have benefited from Drug and Alcohol Training Programmes administered by the Government Office of the North West.

(124385)

149   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to publish this year's star ratings with the local context of each primary care trust.

(124391)

150   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the shadow commissioners who have been appointed to help establish the new Commission for Healthcare and Inspection which will be operational from April 2004; and for which companies they work.

(124392)

151   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the government plans to spend to modernise cancer equipment over the next three years; and which pieces of cancer equipment will be replaced with new equipment.

(124393)

152   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action he is taking to ensure that the strategic health authorities and local clinicians are developing flexible and imaginative plans with NHS and private providers to make best use of the extra funds for cataract operations.

(124394)

153   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on mental health costs in (a) the UK and (b) Sefton in each of the last five years; and what he estimates will be spent on mental health costs in the next (i) five years and (ii) 10 years.

(124395)

154   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether mental health is included in the new sets of guidelines for GPs with special interests; and if he will make a statement.

(124396)

155   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is being done to improve the care of people with mental help problems regarding service redesign and strengthening local partnerships across traditional organisational boundaries in (a) the UK and (b) the South Sefton Primary Care Trust.

(124397)

156   Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are in place to ensure that fertility clinics protect their patients from the risk of HIV transmission.

(124398)

157
N   Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of the staff of his Department, including special advisers, are seconded from pharmaceutical companies.

(124131)

158   Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many general practitioners working in the (a) Taunton Deane, (b) South Somerset, (c) Mendip, (d) Somerset Coastal and (e) North Devon primary care trusts are aged (i) under 40, (ii) 40-55, (iii) 55-65 and (iv) over 65.

(124434)

159   Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what written directions his Department has given to the strategic health authorities to ensure the methods for calculating and presenting cancer allocation data in local delivery plans are transparent and nationally consistent; and when these directions were given.

(124346)

160   Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list by strategic health authority how much money has been allocated to cancer services (a) overall and (b) by specific area in each of the financial years from 2003 to 2006.

(124347)

161   Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the restructuring of ambulance services in Coventry; and what estimate he has made of the likely savings to be made from the restructuring.

(124508)

162   Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on the numbers of consultant obstetricians in labour units in the NHS; what guidelines he has issued on the (a) optimum and (b) minimum coverage of labour units by consultant obstetricians; and what the average number of consultant obstetricians in labour units in (i) England and (ii) each strategic health authority is.

(124224)

163   Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total clinical negligence bill in obstetrics and gynaecology was in each year since 1997.

(124225)

164   Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many security incidents in maternity units in the NHS there have been in (a) England and (b) each strategic health authority in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement on each incident.

(124226)

165   Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average number of babies born per bed per day in labour units in England and (b) each strategic health authority has been in each year since 1997.

(124227)

166   Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 30th June, Official Report, column 173W, on primary care trusts, if he will list the average distance from target in each primary care trust, in each year since 1997.

(124254)

167   Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average age of midwives was in each year since 1990.

(124255)

168   Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people suffered from cystic fibrosis in (a) 1980, (b) 1990, (c) 2000 and (d) 2003.

(124338)

169   Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people suffered from cystic fibrosis in (a) England, (b) Tyne & Wear, (c) South Tyneside and (d) the Jarrow constituency in (i) 1980, (ii) 1990, (iii) 2000 and (iv) 2003.

(124339)

170   Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of the population suffers from cystic fibrosis.

(124340)

171   Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much does the NHS spend on cystic fibrosis in 2002-03; and how much this was expressed as a sum per head of population.

(124341)

172   Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average life expectancy is of a sufferer of cystic fibrosis; and what it was in (a) 1980, (b) 1990 and (c) 2000.

(124342)

173   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Department for Education and Skills on introducing annual health checks for school children up to the age of 16.

(124483)

174
N   Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 30th June, Official Report, column 155W, on inventures, whether the real estate partnership deal now being considered by his Department for the sale of surplus NHS properties is sufficiently different from the original terms of the sale offer to merit opening negotiations up to the original underbidders.

(124031)

175
N   Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will reply to the questions from the honourable Member for East Worthing and Shoreham refs 108820 and 108822, tabled on 8th April and refs 116467 and 116468 tabled on 3rd June.

(124043)

176
N   Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 30th June, Official Report, column 156W, on inventures, what valuations of NHS properties being considered for sale have been concluded by Insignia Richard Ellis in the last 18 months and at what cost.

(124044)

177
N   Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 30th June, Official Report, column 153W, on inventures, how much has been charged by KPMG to date.

(124045)

178   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the impact of the implementation of the working time Directive on Junior Hospital Doctors.

(124430)

179   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost was of the Victoria Climbie� Inquiry; how long it lasted; and how many days it sat in public.

(124335)

180
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what considerations led him to stipulate £1 as being the appropriate fee to register as a member of a public benefit corporation.

(123577)

181
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the expected cost is of maintaining a register of members of public benefit corporations.

(123578)

182
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimates he has made of the percentage of electors who will register to become voting members of a foundation trust; and what estimate he has made of likely turnout.

(123579)

183
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether members of the public seeking to become members of public benefit corporations will have to (a) pay and (b) pledge to pay £1 to exercise voting rights; and if he will make a statement.

(123841)

184
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in what respects public benefit corporations are mutual bodies.

(123842)

185
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research he has commissioned on the likelihood of passing on the AIDS virus through sexual intercourse while wearing a condom; and if he will make a statement.

(123978)

186
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to change the Milk Welfare Scheme; and if he will make a statement.

(124032)

187   Phil Sawford (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action he is taking to promote and encourage research into endometriosis; and what Government funding is available.

(124259)

188   Phil Sawford (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action he is taking to promote awareness of endometriosis amongst medical practitioners.

(124260)

189   Phil Sawford (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the number of women in England and Wales who (a) suffer from endometriosis and (b) receive treatment for endometriosis.

(124261)

190   Phil Sawford (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when (a) he and (b) his predecessors last met representatives of the (i) National Endometriosis Society and (ii) Simply Holistic Endometriosis Trust.

(124262)

191   Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received from the medical profession concerning the possible benefits of the use of biologic drugs Etanercept and infliximab as an early treatment to halt the development of rheumatoid arthritis.

(124266)

192   Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent by the NHS on the (a) use of biologic drugs Etanercept and infliximab as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and (b) disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, including methotrexate in each of the last five years.

(124267)

193
N   Mr Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how he will define the electorate for a foundation hospital based on North Manchester General Hospital.

(124039)

194   Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what response he plans to make to representations from the President of the Royal College of Surgeons on the services provided by Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

(124348)

195
N   Hywel Williams (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in what way foundation hospitals in England will be accountable to their patients from Wales.

(123848)

196
N   Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individual convictions there were for sexual offences in the last five years; and how many of those convictions have resulted in sentences of four or more years.

(124125)

197
N   Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research he has conducted on the number of individuals convicted of sexual offences against children who were themselves abused as juveniles; and if he will publish the results.

(124126)

198
N   Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has for specialised treatment centres for paedophiles to replace the Wolvercote Centre.

(124127)

199
N   Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many treatment centres are available to treat paedophiles; and how many paedophile patients these centres can treat at any one time.

(124128)

200
N   Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of women in prison are serving a sentence because of non-payment of fines; and how many of them had as an original offence the non-payment of the TV Licence Fee.

(123514)

201
N   Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will answer Questions ref 117115 and 117116 from the honourable Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole tabled for answer on 5th June.

(123982)

202   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria are used by immigration officers, who release a person from immigration detention, to determine whether an address is suitable as one where the person will be required to live under the terms of the temporary admission; and what checks immigration officers are expected to carry out before releasing a person from detention to ensure an address meets these criteria.

(124238)

203   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when it became his Department's policy not to enforce removals of people refused asylum to (a) Iraq, (b) Zimbabwe and (c) Somalia; and what the reasons are for this policy in each case.

(124239)

204   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship will reply to the letter from the honourable Member for Crosby regarding delays in releasing persons subject to immigration control from Her Majesty's Prison Liverpool at the end of criminal sentences.

(124240)

205   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which wards and programmes within Sefton have benefited from (a) CCTV programmes, (b) the target policing initiative and (c) violence against women.

(124389)

206   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on CCTV programmes administered by the Government Office of the North West.

(124390)

207   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria are used by immigration officers who release a person from immigration detention to determine whether an address is acceptable under the terms of temporary admission; and what checks immigration officers are required to carry out before releasing a person from detention to ensure an address meets these criteria.

(124473)

208   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when it became Home Office policy not to enforce removals of people refused asylum to (a) Iraq, (b) Zimbabwe and (c) Somalia; and what the reasons for this policy are in each case.

(124474)

209   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter from the honourable Member for Crosby on delays in releasing persons subject to immigration control from Her Majesty's Prison Liverpool at the end of criminal sentences.

(124475)

210   Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been prosecuted for having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor in the last five years for which statistics are available.

(124399)

211
N   Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the departmental press office will answer enquiries about the Taunton/Bridgwater contract run by Clearsprings Ltd on behalf of the National Asylum Support Service.

(124222)

212   Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the targets on which basic command units in each constabulary are assessed on a (a) quarterly and (b) annual basis.

(124433)

213   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the contribution of the gambling industry to the British economy in terms of (a) jobs and (b) contributions to the Treasury; and if he will make a statement.

(124452)

214   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to introduce a Gaming Bill.

(124453)

215   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research he has commissioned into difficulties faced by the British gambling industry and the effects of such difficulties on the British economy; what reports he has received on difficulties faced by the gambling industry in other European companies; and if he will make a statement.

(124454)

216   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures he is taking to ensure that the emergency services are prepared to deal with a terrorist attack in the UK.

(124412)

217   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures are being taken to reduce the incidence of gun crime across the UK.

(124413)

218   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures he is taking to tackle the number of suicides in prisons.

(124414)

219   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the provision of education courses in prisons.

(124415)

220   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to contract out education courses in prisons.

(124416)

221   Mr Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 20th May from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mrs A. Bibi.

(124328)

222
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what targets he has set for prisoner re-offending rates.

(124034)

223
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent on education in prison in each of the last five years.

(124035)

224
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the prisoner re-offending rates were in each of the last five years.

(124036)

225
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to change the regulations on the use of animals in (a) scientific and (b) other experiments; and if he will make a statement.

(123977)

226   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers per head of population were employed in Cornwall in each of the last 10 years.

(124447)

227   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures the Department is taking to promote human rights in (a) Cuba and (b) Afghanistan.

(124368)

228   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much (a) the EU and (b) the UK spent on capacity building in (i) 2001-02 and (ii) 2002-03; and how much is budgeted for 2003-04.

(124377)

229   Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance the Department has given to Romania in each year since 1997.

(124478)

230   Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what agencies in Kenya received money from the Department in each year since 1997.

(124479)

231   Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if the Government will make it its policy to support France's call for a moratorium on export subsidies during the current round of World Trade Organisation negotiations.

(124318)

232   Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proposals her Department has for providing greater opportunities for poor countries competing for access to heavily protected markets in the developed world.

(124319)

233   Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement on the consultations held between her Department and campaigners for fair trade before the 5th World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference in Cancun.

(124320)

234   Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if the Government will press its partners in the developed world to commit to quota and tariff-free access to European and US markets for all imports from low-income countries in Africa.

(124321)

235   Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proposals the Government has to revive negotiations over the implementation of the Doha Agreements to improve the access to markets for developing countries.

(124322)

236   Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if the Department will take steps to ensure that aid channelled through the EU that has until now been spent in the 10 EU accession states will from 2004 to 2006 be spent instead in (a) sub-Saharan Africa and (b) south Asia on (i) development and (ii) water, sanitation and hygiene improvements towards the Millennium Development Goals.

(124441)

237   Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 4th June, Official Report, column 432W, if he will list the countries whose poverty reduction strategy papers now include sanitation, water supply and hygiene as a result of pressure from her Department.

(124442)

238   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the provision of humanitarian aid in Iraq.

(124429)

239
N   David Burnside (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 30th June, Official Report, column 100W, what the publicly declared positions are of each member of the working group on a form of selection in the transfer procedure for pupils from primary to secondary education.

(123981)

240
N   Mr John Butterfill (Bournemouth West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what savings have been made since August 1989 as a result of reductions in the strength of security services in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.

(123663)

241   Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many District Council meetings have been attended in Northern Ireland by (a) Northern Ireland Ministers and (b) other Ministers since October 2002.

(124405)

242   Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether a review of attendance allowances for local councillors in Northern Ireland is in progress.

(124406)

243   Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many jobs have been lost in County Fermanagh in the last five years.

(124407)

244   Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what representations he has received about the number of flights between Belfast and London.

(124363)

245   Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when work will start on construction of housing on the site of the former Somerdale School in Belfast.

(124477)

246   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost was of (a) the Criminal Justice Review and (b) the Patten Commission Review on Policing.

(124332)

247   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what measures he has taken to ensure that Sir John Stevens has sufficient resources to complete his investigation.

(124333)

248   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the terms of reference are of the major crime review team established following the recommendation of the Blakey Report.

(124334)

249
N   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Prime Minister, what steps he has taken to trace the members of the security services who leaked information to the BBC in connection with dossiers on Iraq.

(123843)

250
N   Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what representations he has received from Scotland's First Minister since 13th June concerning the compensation of hepatitis C victims in Scotland.

(124130)

251   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost was of the Cullen Inquiry into the Dunblane tragedy; how long it lasted; and how many days it sat in public.

(124331)

252   Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the impact of Alstom's decision to terminate train manufacturing at its Birmingham Washwood Heath Plant on jobs in (a) the supply chain and (b) the West Midlands region.

(124507)

253   Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether she is seeking repayment of the Export Credit Guarantees Department unrecovered claims from Iraq; and whether she has notified the Coalition administration in Iraq of these unrecovered claims.

(124242)

254   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the OECD guidelines for multilateral enterprises are; and what the Government's policy is on these guidelines.

(124373)

255   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps the Government has taken to secure (a) fairness, (b) transparency and (c) democracy in the application of trade rules.

(124374)

256   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many of the members of the World Trade Organisation are from developing countries; and how many developing countries are seeking to join the organisation.

(124375)

257   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the benefits to (a) the UK and (b) developing countries from eliminating all barriers to trade in goods.

(124376)

258   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the five key targets for the first Merseyside Objective 1 Programme from 1994 to 1999 were.

(124378)

259   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many jobs were created by the first Merseyside Objective 1 Programme between 1994 and 1999.

(124379)

260   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, in how many cases business assistance was provided by the first Merseyside Objective 1 Programme between 1994 and 1999.

(124380)

261   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people accessed further education or training during the currency of the first Merseyside Objective 1 Programme.

(124381)

262   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which wards and programmes within Sefton have benefited from UK Online; and if she will make a statement.

(124382)

263   Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the start-up rate for businesses is in (a) Merseyside, (b) the North West and (c) England.

(124440)

264   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans the Government has to increase the national minimum wage.

(124459)

265   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans the Government has to extend the national minimum wage to those aged 18-21.

(124460)

266   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps she is taking to reduce the regulatory burden of small and medium size businesses.

(124461)

267   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what measures she is taking to increase research and development in the manufacturing sector.

(124462)

268   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which UK companies have submitted bids for contracts in Iraq, broken down by sector.

(124426)

269   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what progress has been made in establishing a one-stop shop for the allocation of public funds grants and advice for small businesses.

(124435)

270
N   Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, for what reason used ink cartridges are classed by her Department as consumables rather than re-cyclable waste; and what assessment she has made of the impact of that classification on (a) the amount of waste going to landfill, (b) the cartridge recycling industry and (c) the cost of cartridges.

(123001)

271   Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much the Department spent on IT (a) software, (b) hardware, (c) maintenance and (d) licences in 2002-03.

(124418)

272   Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent assessment she has made of the benefits of broadband access for small and medium sized businesses.

(124256)

273
N   Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of whether the development of a commercial runway at Redhill Aerodrome with a rail line to Gatwick Station would fall within the vicinity of Gatwick as defined in the 1979 agreement between BAA and West Sussex County Council; and if he will make a statement.

(123846)

274
N   Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 1st July, Official Report, column 192W, on Redhill Aerodrome, what future meetings are planned with Redhill Aerodrome Limited and associated companies and individuals.

(123851)

275
N   Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 1st July, Official Report, column 192W, on Redhill Aerodrome, if he will list the meetings which have taken place with promoters of proposals for new airport capacity that are alternatives to, or variants of, options set out in the Government's consultation document; when the meetings took place; what their duration was; and what the purpose of each meeting was.

(123852)

276   Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance he gives to the Civil Aviation Authority regarding air traffic control delays.

(124336)

277   Mr Iain Coleman (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of residents in London who would be affected by increased noise levels if a third runway was constructed at Heathrow Airport.

(124408)

278   Mr Iain Coleman (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he expects new areas of Hammersmith and Fulham to be affected by the construction of a third runway at Heathrow Airport.

(124409)

279   Mr Iain Coleman (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the flight path for the proposed third runway at Heathrow Airport.

(124410)

280   Mr Iain Coleman (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to assess the research submitted by BAA on air quality as part of the consultation into the future of air transport in the UK South East.

(124411)

281   Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to increase the number of slots for British Midland between London and Belfast.

(124469)

282   Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the statement on 25th February by the former Minister for Transport to the Select Committee on Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions, when he will make a statement on transport provision in the new housing growth areas.

(124443)

283   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the removal of the rail franchise from Connex South Eastern.

(124484)

284   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on the impact of the London congestion charge.

(124485)

285   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what new safety standards have been put in place following the Hatfield rail disaster.

(124486)

286   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures are being taken to ensure that private contractors meet safety standards on rail maintenance.

(124487)

287   Andy King (Rugby & Kenilworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many responses to 'The Future of Air Transport in the UK: Midlands, the Department received (a) in total and (b) during the extended period of consultation, broken down by region.

(124269)

288
N   Mr Stephen McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in what circumstances Network Rail carries out routine tree felling; and if he will make a statement.

(123845)

289   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his rail freight targets set out in the Ten Year Transport Plan of the decision by the Royal Mail to transfer post deliveries from rail to road; and if he will make a statement.

(124436)

290   Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Department spent on IT (a) software, (b) hardware, (c) maintenance and (d) licences in 2002-03.

(124420)

291
N   Mr Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent changes have been made in the risk profile of the London Underground PPP.

(124038)

292
N   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners use a pension book.

(123070)

293
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements will be put in place for benefit and pension claimants who do not choose to take out either a bank account or a post office card account.

(123853)

294   Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost of automatically creating Post Office Card Accounts for those benefit and pension claimants who choose not to open a bank account following contact from his Department as part of the migration programme.

(124302)

295
N   Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received from (a) the First Minister of Scotland and (b) the Secretary of State for Scotland since 13th June concerning the compensation of hepatitis C victims in Scotland.

(124129)

296
N   Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the cost of raising the basic state pension to (a) 20 per cent. and (b) 25 per cent. of average earning on a (i) gross and (ii) net basis after tax and means-tested benefits.

(124041)

297   Jane Griffiths (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will pay all pensioners in receipt of state pension in arrears; and if he will make a statement.

(124237)

298   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were claiming jobseekers allowance in North Yorkshire on (a) 1st April 2000 and (b) 1st April 2003.

(124427)

299
N   Mr Alan Reid (Argyll & Bute): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of state pensions who used a pension book to collect their pension have been written to by his Department to inform them that they must change to a direct payment method; and how many have chosen to have their payments made into (i) a bank or building society account and (ii) a post office card account.

(124081)

300
N   Mr Alan Reid (Argyll & Bute): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the statement of 11th June of the honourable Member for Croydon North, Official Report, column 773, when the first report will be placed in the Library.

(124133)

301
N   Mr Alan Reid (Argyll & Bute): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the statement of 11th June of the honourable Member for Croydon North, Official Report, column 773, if he will list the client groups that his Department has contacted early on; and if he will make a statement on the order in which client groups will be written to to inform them that they must specify a bank or a Post Office card account into which their benefits and pensions will be paid.

(124134)

302   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average time taken to complete claim form TC 600; and what useability tests his Department has undertaken for completing the form.

(124311)

303   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average time taken to claim forms for the pension credit.

(124312)

304   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work-related (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries occurred in the Truro and St Austell constituency in (i) 2000, (ii) 2001 and (iii) 2002; and how many prosecutions took place as a result.

(124444)

305   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff were employed to detect and prosecute suspected fraud in each of the last six years; and what the cost was of their employment.

(124498)

306   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the savings his Department has made from the investigation of fraud in each of the last six years.

(124499)

307   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls have been made to the National Benefit Fraud Hotline in each of the last six years; and how many have resulted in successful prosecutions.

(124500)

308   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many report-a-cheat-online claim forms have been submitted in each year since they became available; and how many have resulted in successful prosecutions.

(124501)

309   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the savings arising from the (a) National Benefit Fraud Hotline and (b) report-a-cheat-online claim forms in each of the last six years.

(124502)

310   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost was of administering the (a) National Benefit Fraud Hotline and (b) report-a-cheat-online claim form in each of the last six years.

(124503)

311   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have committed benefit fraud on two or more separate occasions since 1st April 2002; and of that number how many have had their benefit reduced under the two strikes provision of the Social Security Act 2001.

(124504)

312   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases of benefit fraud have been detected in each of the last six years; and how many resulted in successful prosecution.

(124505)

313
N   Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures he has put in place to ensure that pension credit will function effectively when it is introduced in October.

(123980)

314
N   Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost of paying the full minimum income guarantee to all people over the age of 75 years.

(123994)

315
N   Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of men and women do not receive the full basic state pension, broken down by age.

(123995)

316
N   Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to compensate people who have had their occupational pensions placed into administration; how many occupational pension funds are in administration; and how many occupational pension funds have been wound up since 1997.

(123996)