Order Book Part 1

House of Commons

Session 2002 - 03
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The Order Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 9 July 2003

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 9 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.

WEDNESDAY 9th JULY

1   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with (a) colleagues in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (b) counterparts in the European Union about the legislative competencies covered by the draft European constitution.

(124782)

2   Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) non-departmental public bodies, (b) government agencies and (c) other public sector bodies were receiving funding from the Government in 1997; and how many are doing so in the current financial year.

(124955)

3   Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the amount of money that has been laundered through British businesses in each year since 1997-98; and if he will make a statement.

(124733)

4   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with (a) colleagues in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (b) counterparts in the European Union about the legislative competencies covered by the draft European constitution.

(124777)

5   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many planning applications have been made to site mobile telecommunications masts on land owned by the Department.

(124816)

6   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average proportion of income paid out in council tax by a pensioner household in the South West of England is.

(124620)

7   Mr David Cameron (Witney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the amount of revenue which would be lost if the Gift Aid declaration was replaced by allowing all personal donations to charities to be free of tax; and if he will make a statement.

(124909)

8   Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if it is his policy to use the one-number census process to determine population in the future.

(124747)

9   Andrew George (St Ives): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average proportion of income paid out in council tax by a non-pensioner household in the South West of England was in 2002-03.

(124674)

10   Andrew George (St Ives): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average proportion of income paid out in council tax by a household in the top income decile in the South-West of England was in 2002-03.

(124677)

11   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer from which departmental budget the costs of (a) the Yeomen of the Queen's Bodyguard and (b) the Gentlemen at Arms are paid; and what the budget was in each of the last 10 years.

(124638)

12   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what positions have been held since January 2000 by (a) Mr Graham Dean, former Inland Revenue Officer in the International Division and (b) Mr Robert Fudge, former Inland Revenue Officer in the Special Compliance Office.

(124954)

13   Mr John Horam (Orpington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many of the Department's policies have been screened for their environmental impact since June 2001; how many environmental appraisals have been conducted, and on what policy issues; and what information has been published about these screenings and appraisals.

(124709)

14   Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths in England have been recorded as suicides in each year since 1990; and if he will make a statement.

(124875)

15   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Airport Passenger Tax is designed to produce environmental benefits.[R]

(124761)

16   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the revenue received by the Government from taxes paid by different modes of transport that are designed to have an environmental impact (a) as a proportion of total UK environmental tax revenue and (b) in relation to the contribution made to UK GDP by each transport mode.[R]

(124766)

17   Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many pensionable age persons live in each constituency in the UK.

(124760)

18   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesborough, representing the Church Commissioners, what proportion of each diocese's income is represented by payments made by the Church Commissioners.

(124800)

19   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesborough, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to his Answer of 7th July, Official Report, column 585W, on the financial performance of dioceses, whether the information received by the Archbishops' Council is published for comparative purposes.

(124801)

20   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with (a) colleagues in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (b) counterparts in the European Union about the legislative competencies covered by the draft European constitution.

(124780)

21   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many planning applications have been made to site mobile telecommunications masts on land owned by the Department.

(124809)

22   Mr John Horam (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many of the Department's policies have been screened for their environmental impact since June 2001; how many environmental appraisals have been conducted, and on what policy issues; and what information has been published about these screenings and appraisals.

(124718)

23   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 on protecting school playing fields.

(124880)

24   Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assistance is available to develop areas of sustainable tourism; and if she will make a statement.

(124753)

25   Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Access All Areas programme is being promoted in all tourist areas.

(124762)

26   Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how the revisions to the National Lottery system will affect the distribution of funds to seaside resorts.

(124764)

27   Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what type of marketing procedures have been used to promote VisitBritain to local communities.

(124765)

28   Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to introduce an indicator for disability access friendly services within the tourism sector.

(124767)

29   Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what types of incentives are available for tourism-related small businesses that are renovating their premises to improve access for people with disabilities.

(124768)

30   Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her estimate is of the total cost to her Department of the implementation of the EnglandNet project.

(124770)

31   Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much she estimates will be spent by her Department on funding the e-commerce impact assessment on the UK tourism sector.

(124771)

32   Mr Mike Wood (Batley & Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of hosting the Olympic Games on (a) the development of and (b) investment in grass roots sport in the UK.

(124621)

33   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with (a) colleagues in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (b) counterparts in the European Union about the legislative competencies covered by the draft European Constitution.

(124786)

34   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many planning applications have been made to site mobile telecommunications masts on land owned by the Department.

(124811)

35   Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 3rd July ref 123650, how long is left of the unexpired period on the Sigma Aerospace Ltd contracts (a) to repair and overhaul TS6 Hercules engines and (b) to provide second line servicing on the Allison engine fitted C130J Hercules.

(124928)

36   Mr John Horam (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the Department's policies have been screened for their environmental impact since June 2001; how many environmental appraisals have been conducted, and on what policy issues; and what information has been published about these screenings and appraisals.

(124716)

37   Mr Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the Ministry of Defence Police's support for DARE anti-drug projects in schools.

(124789)

38
N   Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Suez veterans will be awarded a medal for their service in the Canal Zone; and when medals will be issued to veterans.

(123985)

39   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to provide additional dwellings at Colchester Garrison for the families of military personnel.

(124929)

40   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the timetable to upgrade dwellings at Colchester Garrison is on schedule; and if he will make a statement.

(124930)

41   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will re-purchase the remaining stock of former Ministry of Defence dwellings at Colchester Garrison, occupied by military personnel, which were sold to Annington Homes.

(124931)

42   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the remaining stock of dwellings at Colchester Garrison is sufficient to meet the housing demand for military personnel.

(124932)

43   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the terms of the sale to Annington Homes of Ministry of Defence dwellings at Colchester Garrison provide for their re-purchase if required by his Department.

(124933)

44   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many former Ministry of Defence dwellings at Colchester Garrison have been sold by Annington Homes; how many more are proposed to be disposed of; and if he will make a statement.

(124934)

45   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many dwellings at Colchester Garrison were purchased by Annington Homes.

(124935)

46   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average price paid by Annington Homes for each dwelling at Colchester Garrison was.

(124936)

47   Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the (a) strategic and (b) sub-strategic roles of Trident missiles.

(124740)

48   Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list Joint Working Groups conducted under the auspices of the 1958 Mutual Defence Agreement since 1973.

(124742)

49   Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the Government proposes to extend article III bis to the Anglo-American mutual defence agreement on atomic energy matters, of 3rd July 1958, treaty series No 41 (1958), Command 537 when it expires in 2004.

(124743)

50   Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to conduct negotiations to amend or renew the agreement between Her Majesty's Government and the United States of America for co-operation on the uses of atomic energy for mutual defence purposes, on 3rd July 1958, treaty series No 41 (1958), Command 537; and if he will make a statement.

(124744)

51   Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the United States on their proposals to (a) reduce the test readiness of their nuclear weapons laboratories and (b) fund research into low yield nuclear weapons.

(124745)

52   Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 11th June, Official Report, column 915W, on scientific exchanges, which United States departments and establishments were visited by AWE personnel; from which departments and establishments the US visitors to AWE came; and how many (a) AWE staff visited the US and (b) US officials visited AWE.

(124788)

53   Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 12th June, Official Report, column 1019W, on nuclear weapons, what assessment he has made of when a successor to Trident will be necessary; and what consultation would be undertaken in advance of a decision that a replacement for Trident was necessary.

(124863)

54   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received on the performance of Clansman radio systems in Iraq.

(124671)

55   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with (a) colleagues in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (b) counterparts in the European Union about the legislative competencies covered by the draft European Constitution.

(124783)

56   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many planning applications have been made to site mobile telecommunications masts on land owned by the Department.

(124806)

57   Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 3rd July, Official Report, column 461W on housing revenue account, whether housing revenue account money may be used to fund the administration of anti-social behaviour orders served on people who do not live in local authority housing.

(124939)

58   Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make it his policy (a) to take into account regional wage differentials in distributing the neighbourhood renewal fund and (b) to apply an area cost adjustment to the calculation.

(124746)

59   Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much council tax was collected in each of the last three years in the South West of England.

(124675)

60   Mr John Horam (Orpington): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many of the Department's policies have been screened for their environmental impact since June 2001; how many environmental appraisals have been conducted, and on what policy issues; and what information has been published about these screenings and appraisals.

(124708)

61
N   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the cost was of the production and distribution of the Annual Review of the Government Office for the North West for 2002-03.

(123987)

62
N   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which projects in Warrington have been assisted by the Government Office for the North West in the past year; and what assistance was provided in each case.

(123988)

63
N   Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many times the Government Office for the North West has lodged objections to planning applications in Warrington since 1997; which applications were objected to; and what the grounds of the objection were in each case.

(123989)

64   Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to commission an inquiry into the (a) experiences and (b) causes of hidden homelessness in response to the recommendation contained in the Executive Summary of Housing and BME communities: A review of the evidence base.

(124705)

65   Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to commission research into the housing needs of the Somali community in response to the conclusion in paragraph 3.4 of Housing and BME communities: A review of the evidence base on the availability of housing related data about particular small or new migrant groups.

(124706)

66   Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to commission research in response to the conclusion in paragraph 3.4 of Housing and BME communities: A review of the evidence base on the availability of systematic, empirical material on the housing and neighbourhood experiences of black minority ethnic children.

(124707)

67   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many social houses are being built this year in each local authority; and how many families are on the housing waiting list in each local authority.

(124631)

68   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many homeless families are in priority need in each local authority.

(124667)

69   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many homeless families in priority need are temporarily housed in each type of accommodation.

(124679)

70   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) the avarage waiting time and (b) the longest waiting time for homeless families in priority need before being placed in permanent accommodation was in the last year for which figures are available; and what the range of waiting times was in each local authority.

(124680)

71   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of homeless families in priority need have children; and how many (a) children and (b) children under five are members of such families.

(124681)

72   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of members of homeless families in priority need (a) have criminal records and (b) are on a drug rehabilitation scheme.

(124682)

73   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of homeless families in priority need have a family member who is registered unemployed.

(124683)

74   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much it cost per week on average to house temporarily a homeless family in priority need in the last year for which figures are available; and what the total cost was of housing such families.

(124694)

75   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of homeless families in priority need have a family member registered disabled.

(124696)

76   Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the cost of changing signs on each fire station from Fire Service to Fire and Rescue Service.

(124758)

77   Mr Mike Wood (Batley & Spen): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to introduce an easier and more affordable way for people to appeal against decisions made by the Planning Inspectorate.

(124622)

78   Mr Mike Wood (Batley & Spen): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what funding is available to enable successful neighbourhood warden schemes to continue.

(124623)

79   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions he has had with (a) colleagues in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (b) counterparts in the European Union about the legislative competencies covered by the draft European constitution.

(124776)

80   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many planning applications have been made to site mobile telecommunications masts on land owned by the Department.

(124815)

81   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of outstanding student loans are (a) loans for maintenance and (b) loans for tuition fees.

(124668)

82   Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what additional funding over and above the standard allocations (a) was spent and (b) has been allocated by the Learning and Skills Council to assist colleges in financial health category C in (i) 2000-01, (ii) 2001-02 and (iii) 2002-03 from (A) participation, (B) Standards Fund and (C) other budget heads.

(124702)

83   Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many further education colleges were assessed by the Learning and Skills Council or its predecessor bodies as being in financial health category C at (a) 31st March 2000, (b) 31st March 2001, (c) 31st March 2002 and (d) 31st March 2003.

(124703)

84   Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps have been taken by the Learning and Skills Council since April 2000 to assist colleges in financial health category C to improve their position.

(124704)

85   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the level of higher education funding in Wales was in present day prices in each year since 1979.

(124672)

86   Mr John Horam (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many of the Department's policies have been screened for their environmental impact since June 2001; how many environmental appraisals have been conducted, and on what policy issues; and what information has been published about these screenings and appraisals.

(124720)

87   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many cases which are the responsibility of CAFCASS remain unallocated; how many of these are considered to be at high risk; and how many are in the Greater London area.

(124919)

88   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many education hours were cancelled in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last 12 months.

(124920)

89
N   Mr Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list (a) local education authorities and (b) schools where allegations of inappropriate sex education have been reported in each of the past two years.

(124357)

90   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidance is issued to (a) local education authorities and (b) schools on supporting children from homeless families in priority need.

(124684)

91
N   Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what representations he has made to OFSTED about their instructions to inspectors of nurseries and childminders to keep to a quota of 10 per cent. categorised as good.

(123750)

92   Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures he supports to ensure that those with learning disabilities are not disadvantaged within the examination system.

(124754)

93   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with (a) colleagues in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (b) counterparts in the European Union about the legislative competencies covered by the draft European constitution.

(124775)

94   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many planning applications have been made to site mobile telecommunications masts on land owned by the Department.

(124814)

95   Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many responses to the questionnaire on the proposed National Fallen Stock Disposal Scheme were (a) in favour and (b) against; in what publications the deadline estimates of 7th and 28th May were notified; how individual farmers with more than one livestock holding were notified that they could cast a vote for each holding; how many eligible farmers and livestock holdings there are; how those not voting were classified; and on what basis the 50 per cent. threshold was set.[R]

(124865)

96
N   Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial allocations to the Warm Front scheme are planned for 2003-04; whether the Warm Front scheme has regional spending pots; how these have changed; and whether she has set out change in (a) priorities and (b) eligibilities for 2003-04.

(122779)

97   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's policy is on the issue of farm subsidies within the world trade negotiations in Mexico.

(124821)

98   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 19th June, Official Report, column 358W, on agricultural shows, which (a) agricultural shows and (b) other rural events she has attended this year in her official capacity; and how many she plans to attend in the rest of the year.

(124952)

99   Mr John Horam (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of the Department's policies have been screened for their environmental impact since June 2001; how many environmental appraisals have been conducted, and on what policy issues; and what information has been published about these screenings and appraisals.

(124712)

100   Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures will be put in place for removing fallen stock from farms.

(124878)

101   Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action has been taken to assess rodenticides residue in (a) domestic and (b) non-domestic animals customarily eaten by humans and potential implications for public health.

(124636)

102
N   Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many completed feedback forms have been received from the GM Nation website.

(124605)

103   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 2nd April, Official Report, column 767W, on marketing budgets, if she will place evaluations of the campaigns funded in the Library.

(124722)

104   Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much hazardous waste was sent to landfills in (a) 1999, (b) 2000, (c) 2001 and (d) 2002; and what predictions have been made by (i) the Department and (ii) the Environment Agency on the quantities of hazardous waste that will be sent in (A) 2005, (B) 2006, (C) 2007, (D) 2008 and (E) 2009 to landfill sites that will be classified as hazardous from 16th July 2004.

(124723)

105   Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps (a) her Department and (b) the Environment Agency have taken to establish that financial provision as required by Articles 8 and 10 of the Landfill Directive will be available for all landfill sites that receive a Planning and Pollution Control Permit.

(124724)

106   Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimates (a) her Department and (b) the Environment Agency have made of the cost of implementing Articles 8 and 10 of the Landfill Directive.

(124725)

107   Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings she has had with representatives of the waste management industry to discuss Articles 8 and 10 of the Landfill Directive.

(124726)

108   Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department will implement Articles 8 and 10 of the Landfill Directive.

(124727)

109   Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings she has had with representatives of the waste management industry to discuss private finance initiative for waste management contracts.

(124728)

110   Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what responsibilities her Department has allocated to the Waste Resources and Action Programme regarding private finance initiative for waste management contracts.

(124729)

111   Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of (a) the evidence, (b) the sources of the evidence and (c) the charges which the US military authorities intend to use in the cases of (i) Moazzam Begg and (ii) Feroz Abassi.

(124981)

112   Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what intelligence his Department received in advance of the terrorist attack in Bali of 12th October 2002; whether this was reflected in advice to travellers on the Department's website; and if he will make a statement.

(124979)

113   Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the membership of the interim Baghdad City Council, broken down by (a) sex, (b) political affiliation, (c) religious affiliation, (d) ethnic background, (e) profession and (f) age; what arrangements are in place to change the membership; and if he will make a statement.

(124938)

114   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with counterparts in the European Union about the legislative competencies covered by the draft European Constitution.

(124755)

115   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many planning applications have been made to site mobile telecommunications masts on land owned by the Department.

(124804)

116   Mr John Horam (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of the Department's policies have been screened for their environmental impact since June 2001; how many environmental appraisals have been conducted, and on what policy issues; and what information has been published about these screenings and appraisals.

(124710)

117   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the good and unforged evidence that Iraq sought materials from Niger mentioned by Sir Jeremy Greenstock in his interview with David Usborne of the Independent was passed to the International Atomic Energy Authority.

(124906)

118   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK Government has officially informed the International Atomic Energy Authority that they do not concur with its conclusions on allegations that Iraq sought to procure substantial quantities of uranium from Africa.

(124927)

119   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much access time to (a) family members, (b) legal representatives, (c) religious representatives and (d) British Red Cross representatives is allowed to each British detainee at Camp Delta.

(124632)

120   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many times Foreign Office officials haved visited each British detainee at Camp Delta; and how long each meeting lasted.

(124637)

121   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what conditions are applied to British detainees in Camp Delta receiving food parcels.

(124669)

122
N   Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many nurses from Sierra Leone have been granted visas to take up NHS posts in the UK (a) in 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(124606)

123
N   Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people from Sierra Leone have been admitted to the UK on entry visas for work in (a) 2001-02 and (b) in 2002-03.

(124607)

124   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Israeli Government and (b) the Palestinian Authority regarding the involvement of religious leaders in the Middle East peace process.

(124670)

125   Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress is being made by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence in appraising the drug Memantine for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease; and if he will make a statement.

(124980)

126   John Austin (Erith & Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the impact of the architecture, physical construction and design of hospitals on preventing the spread of micro-organisms between wards and within wards; and if he will make a statement.

(124903)

127   John Austin (Erith & Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research he has recently assessed on the effects of the architecture, physical construction and design of hospitals in preventing the spread of micro-organisms between wards and within wards; and if this research has been published.

(124904)

128   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with (a) colleagues in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (b) counterparts in the European Union about the legislative competencies covered by the draft European constitution.

(124779)

129   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many planning applications have been made to site mobile telecommunications masts on land owned by the Department.

(124808)

130   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of (a) tuberculosis and (b) drug resistant tuberculosis there have been in England in each year since 1997; and how many deaths resulted.

(124799)

131   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for East Worthing and Shoreham, of 3rd July, Official Report, columns 477-8W, what arrangements are in place to ensure confidential and personal information not required by the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health is destroyed or otherwise kept secure.

(124868)

132   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 2nd July, Official Report, column 355W, on tooth decay, to what extent Sutton and Merton Primary Care Trust have achieved (a) Target 1 and (b) Target 2.

(124869)

133   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people received intermediate care preventing hospital admission in each region under the National Service Framework for Older People.

(124922)

134   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people received intermediate care services promoting rehabilitation in each region under the National Service Framework for Older People.

(124923)

135   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many complaints have been received by NHS organisations from older people and carers under systems set up under the National Standards Framework for Older People.

(124924)

136   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many intermediate care beds in each region have been set up under the National Service Framework for Older people.

(124925)

137   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many risk management procedures under the National Standards Framework for Older People are (a) in development and (b) planned but not in place in providers of health and social care.

(124926)

138   Mrs Patsy Calton (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 1st July, Official Report, column 232W, on knee and hip joints, what auditing procedures are in place for charges made to NHS and private patients for the parts used in knee and hip joint replacement operations.

(124879)

139   Mrs Patsy Calton (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of unmet need with respect to child and adolescent mental health services, broken down by (a) region and (b)strategic health authority; and if he will make a statement.

(124921)

140   Mr David Cameron (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the incidence of endometriosis was in the Thames Valley Health Authority in the last year for which figures are available.

(124908)

141   Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the level of indebtedness of each strategic health authority was in the last year for which figures are available; what assistance the Government is providing to meet (a) capital and (b) revenue expenditure relating to those debts; and what assessment he has made of the effects of historic indebtedness on service delivery in each authority.

(124867)

142   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the results of the NHS inpatients survey; what plans he has to make changes in policy as a result of the survey; and if he will make a statement.

(124794)

143   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the need for neurology nurse specialists in the hospital trust areas covering Portsmouth; what the current staffing requirement is for each of the trusts; what the current level of staffing is of each; what plans he has to make changes to staffing levels; and if he will make a statement.

(124857)

144   Mr John Horam (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of the Department's policies have been screened for their environmental impact since June 2001; how many environmental appraisals have been conducted, and on what policy issues; and what information has been published about these screenings and appraisals.

(124714)

145   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to introduce a national database of blood donors which includes details of individuals' medical records.

(124881)

146   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce free prescriptions for those aged 21 or under who are not in full time employment.

(124882)

147   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Food Supplements Directive on employment in the food supplement industry.

(124901)

148   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the impact of the introduction of foundation hospitals on Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust.

(124902)

149   Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on mental health provision in (a) England and (b) Essex in each year since 1990.

(124870)

150   Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many in-patient beds were available for mental health patients in (a) England and (b) Essex in each year since 1980.

(124871)

151   Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of the NHS budget has been spent on mental health care in each year since 1980.

(124872)

152   Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people received treatment from the NHS in (a) England and (b) Essex in each year since 1980.

(124873)

153   Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate has been made of the proportion of the population of England which will require mental health treatment during their lives.

(124874)

154   Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he will take to improve fast track intervention for those suffering from acute mental health problems.

(124876)

155   Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he will take to improve the treatment of those suffering from acute personality disorders.

(124877)

156   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the need for each departmental agency.

(124698)

157   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of National Health Service trusts use total quality management systems to improve patient satisfaction with services.

(124699)

158   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice his Department gives to reduce the risk of deep vein thrombosis in children.

(124701)

159   Richard Ottaway (Croydon South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 19th June, Official Report, column 174-5W, on Purley Hospital, what his definition of the Croydon South locality is; and what the maximum population is that the new hospital will serve.

(124907)

160   Mr Mike Wood (Batley & Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many appointees to primary care trust boards have met the disability criteria.

(124624)

161   Mr Mike Wood (Batley & Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of providing free prescriptions to all patients in England.

(124625)

162   Mr Mike Wood (Batley & Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are in place to ensure that patients seeking a new dentist are able to continue receiving NHS treatment.

(124626)

163   Mr Mike Wood (Batley & Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are in place to prevent dentists removing from their list patients who receive NHS treatment.

(124627)

164   Mr Mike Wood (Batley & Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of dental services which are free at the point of use.

(124628)

165   Mr Mike Wood (Batley & Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to recruit trained (a) doctors and (b) nurses from the Indian sub-continent to Britain.

(124629)

166   Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police forces in England are smaller than the City of Nottingham Division of the Nottinghamshire Constabulary.

(124997)

167   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with (a) colleagues in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (b) counterparts in the European Union about the legislative competencies covered by the draft European Constitution.

(124787)

168   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many planning applications have been made to site mobile telecommunications masts on land owned by the Department.

(124812)

169   Ross Cranston (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of tagged offenders who committed offences outside their curfew in each of the last three years; and what estimate he has made of the incidence of offenders removing their tags in order to commit unmonitored offences.

(124844)

170
N   Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action he will take to agree the pay of staff employed by the National Probation Service; and by what date.

(124235)

171   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many wheel clamping companies have been registered by the Security Industry Authority since it was established.

(124843)

172   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consultation was held with the voluntary sector in relation to the increase in fees for Criminal Records Bureau checks; what factors underlay the decision to make the increases; and if he will make a statement.

(124790)

173   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to improve the (a) accuracy and (b) presentation of crime statistics.

(124791)

174   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of human trafficking for sexual purposes, have been discovered in each of the last three years; from which countries the persons arrived; and how many successful prosecutions have resulted.

(124845)

175   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedure is followed upon the discovery of individuals trafficked into the UK for sexual purposes; what factors underlie decisions to return them to their home country; and if he will make a statement.

(124846)

176   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research he has commissioned into the extent of the trafficking of individuals for sexual purposes into the UK; and what discussions he has had with European colleagues on the issue.

(124847)

177   Mr John Horam (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the Department's policies have been screened for their environmental impact since June 2001; how many environmental appraisals have been conducted, and on what policy issues; and what information has been published about these screenings and appraisals.

(124711)

178   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prison officers have resigned from the Prison Service within (a) six months, (b) one year and (c) two years of starting their employment in each of the last five years.

(124913)

179   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been refused support by the National Asylum Support Service under sections 55 or 57 of the Nationality Asylum and Immigration Act 2002 (a) in total and (b) in each month since January.

(124915)

180   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners released on home detention curfew were unlawfully at large on the latest date for which figures are available, broken down by (a) category of offence, (b) contract region and (c) police force area; and what penalties have been imposed on each contractor as a result.

(124916)

181   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders sentenced to a curfew order or a community sentence with a curfew condition were unlawfully at large on the latest date for which figures are available, broken down by (a) category of offence, (b) contract region and (c) police force area; and what penalties have been imposed on each contractor as a result.

(124917)

182   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to the honourable Member for Crosby of 30th June, Official Report, column 11W, on drugs, if he will list the anti-drugs projects funded from recovered assets, and the amount of money awarded in each case.

(124958)

183   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many pilot projects were conducted in the probation service in each of the last 10 years.

(124959)

184   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to revise his Department's target for the reduction of robberies.

(124960)

185   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prison officers joined and left the Prison Service in each year since 2000-01.

(124962)

186   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the National Probation Service will publish an annual report.

(124963)

187   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of offenders completed Probation Service accredited programmes in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.

(124964)

188   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the National Probation Directorate has further to outsource probation service functions.

(124965)

189   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to increase the number of staff employed by the National Probation Directorate.

(124966)

190   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many extra prisoners he expects to be released as a result of the changes to the Home Detention Curfew scheme due to come into effect on 14th July.

(124967)

191   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional cases he estimates will be brought to courts in London as a result of the enforcement uplift project; and how many of these cases he estimates will be dismissed.

(124968)

192   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will publish the findings of the independent review into the National Asylum Support Service announced on 7th March.

(124969)

193   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States in each of the last five years.

(124970)

194   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners have been on remand awaiting trial for (a) 24 to 30 months, (b) 30 to 36 months and (c) more than 36 months; of those, what the longest time spent on remand in prison awaiting trial is; and if he will make a statement.

(124971)

195   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of those recorded on the national DNA database has a criminal conviction.

(124972)

196   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent on staff overtime in (a) the police service, (b) the Prison Service and (c) the Probation Service in the last five years for which figures are available.

(124973)

197   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total number of United Kingdom passports in circulation was in each of the last 10 years.

(124974)

198   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people leaving the UK in the last two years were found to have overstayed the duration of their (a) visa and (b) work permit.

(124982)

199   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 35th June, Official Report, column 866W on immigration holding cells, which independent bodies are responsible for inspecting the police and immigration facilities listed; and when the last inspection took place in each case.

(124983)

200   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vehicles were recovered by recovery agents contracted to police forces in each of the last 10 years; and at what cost.

(124984)

201   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions in the last five years the Metropolitan Police have employed the services of a psychic in the course of a criminal investigation; and at what cost.

(124985)

202   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases are awaiting review by the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

(124986)

203   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been granted exceptional right to work in the last 12 months; and what his estimate is of the number of asylum seekers who remain in employment which they commenced prior to the abolition of the employment concession.

(124987)

204   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which sponsor ministers are attached to each of the 10 street crime areas; and when each minister visited his allocated area in the last six months.

(124988)

205   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the cost of the street crime initiative.

(124989)

206   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) average daily number of women in prisons in England and (b) the total number of women received into prisons was in each of the last 12 months.

(124990)

207   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress he has made towards setting a target for the proportion of asylum cases to be decided within six months.

(124991)

208   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the extent of fraudulent reporting of crimes to the police.

(124992)

209   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer to the right honourable Member for Fylde of 24th June, Official Report, column 736W, on prisons, how many of those prisoners reported as having been recaptured by 17th June were recaptured (a) within a week, (b) within a month and (c) within six months; how many returned voluntarily; at what point following absconding a warrant for arrest is normally issued; and if he will make a statement.

(124993)

210   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Sutton and Cheam of 10th June, Official Report, column 821W, on police vehicle accidents, how many road traffic accidents there were, broken down by category of incident, including accidents which did not involve another vehicle.

(124994)

211
N   Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter from the honourable Member for West Lancashire about Mr John Gillespie, acknowledged on 4th April (MP/Auth Ref 30091/M591/3).

(123986)

212   Mr Gerry Steinberg (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders have been subjected to a drug treatment and testing order in each year since it was introduced; and how many of these have reoffended during the period of the drug treatment and testing order.

(124864)

213   Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many girls aged 15 have been placed in a young offenders institution since 1st October 2002; in which institutions they were held; and for how long.

(124849)

214   Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children have been transferred from each secure training centre and local authority secure home to a young offenders institution to date in 2003.

(124850)

215   Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many juveniles in each of the young offenders institutions were injured by other inmates in each month in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003.

(124851)

216   Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures are in place for strip searching girls who are menstruating.

(124852)

217   Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Chairman of the Information Committee, when honourable Members will be able to view pre-legislative scrutiny proceedings on line in their offices; and if he will make a statement.

(125001)

218   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with (a) colleagues in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (b) counterparts in the European Union about the legislative competencies covered by the draft European Constitution.

(124781)

219   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid has been given to agencies to provide support and assistance to victims of human trafficking for sexual reasons; what discussions she has had with (a) European and (b) other counterparts on the issue; and if he will make a statement.

(124848)

220   Mr John Horam (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of the Department's policies have been screened for their environmental impact since June 2001; how many environmental appraisals have been conducted, and on what policy issues; and what information has been published about these screenings and appraisals.

(124721)

221   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when the Department will publish its joint strategy paper on the African Great Lakes region.

(124937)

222
N   Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) international and (b) EU aid is planned to be provided to the Solomon Islands; and if he will make a statement.

(124580)

223   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the population in each district of Iraq is (a) homeless, (b) living in temporary accommodation and (c) living on food rationing.

(124633)

224   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of the population in each district in Iraq have (a) access to clean water in their homes and (b) full time electricity.

(124634)

225   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what requests the Department has received for medical drugs from health professionals in Iraq.

(124678)

226   Mr Mike Wood (Batley & Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what action the Department is taking to boost humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan.

(124618)

227   Mr Mike Wood (Batley & Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures are in place to ensure that account is taken of the concerns of aid agencies, human rights organisations and other non-governmental organisations in developing the Department's strategies.

(124619)

228   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many planning applications have been made to site mobile telecommunications masts on land owned by the Department.

(124803)

229   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with colleagues in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office about the legislative competencies covered by the draft European constitution.

(124859)

230   Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make further resources available to the Police Service of Northern Ireland Chief Constable to investigate the unsolved murders of RUC officers; and if he will make a statement.

(124798)

231   Mr John Horam (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many of the Department's policies have been screened for their environmental impact since June 2001; how many environmental appraisals have been conducted, and on what policy issues; and what information has been published about these screenings and appraisals.

(124715)

232   Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the Mental Health Review will be (a) completed and (b) published; and if he will make a statement.

(124695)

233
N   Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what rules govern the import of live hares for coursing from the Republic of Ireland into Northern Ireland; and what assessment he has made of compliance with the rules in 2002.

(123749)

234   Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many radiographers are employed in full-time posts in the NHS in Northern Ireland; how many vacancies exist; and what estimate he has made of how many will be required in total in 2006.

(124673)

235   Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on recruitment of staff for Northern Ireland's new regional cancer centre.

(124686)

236   Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in Northern Ireland are awaiting a (a) CT and (b) MRI scan; and what the longest time is that any of them has been waiting.

(124687)

237   Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to make an assessment of how many residents of the Irish Republic require admission to hospitals in Northern Ireland.

(124688)

238   Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many hospital admissions there were on average per week in Northern Ireland during each of the last four quarters.

(124689)

239   Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many individuals were admitted to Northern Ireland hospitals in the last year who were not residents of the province.

(124690)

240   Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many patients were awaiting (a) occupational therapy and (b) physiotherapy assessment in Northern Ireland on 30th June.

(124691)

241   Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many NHS physiotherapy vacancies there are in Northern Ireland.

(124692)

242   Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total cost of providing health care within Northern Ireland for residents of the Republic of Ireland was over the last 12 months.

(124693)

243   Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the President of the Council, what steps he is taking to ensure that all Bills will undergo pre-legislative scrutiny.

(124976)

244   Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the President of the Council, what progress he has made in enabling pre-legislative scrutiny to be carried out on-line.

(124977)

245   Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the President of the Council, if he will publish the list of departments who have bid for Bills in the new session.

(124978)

246   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Prime Minister, what recent representations he has made to the US President concerning the future of the British detainees at Camp Delta.

(124615)

247   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Prime Minister, if he plans to publish an annual government report on performance in 2003.

(124697)

248
N   Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall): To ask the Prime Minister, how he intends to fulfil his undertaking to make the House of Lords more representative and democratic.

(124581)

249   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with colleagues in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office about the legislative competencies covered by the draft European constitution.

(124856)

250   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Solicitor General, what discussions she has had with (a) colleagues in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (b) counterparts in the European Union about the legislative competencies covered by the draft European constitution.

(124774)

251   Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much money has been given by her Department (a) in the form of Regional Selective Assistance and (b) under the Enterprise Grant scheme; and how much of this has been paid to industrial projects that have subsequently failed.

(124730)

252   Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what penalties she plans to impose on companies who mislay a significant proportion of shareholders' votes.

(124731)

253   Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent representations her Department has received from major inward investors on the effects on their investment decisions of the condition of the transport system.

(124732)

254   Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the cost to business of the change in performance of the national railway network since 1999; and if she will make a statement.

(124734)

255   Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the impact on businesses in London and the South East of (a) a decision not to go ahead with the Crossrail project and (b) the delays which have been experienced to that project; and if she will make a statement.

(124735)

256   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions she has had with (a) colleagues in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (b) counterparts in the European Union about the legislative competencies covered by the draft European constitution.

(124773)

257   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many planning applications have been made to site mobile telecommunications masts on land owned by the Department.

(124813)

258
N   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the (a) cost and (b) level of provision of electricity generated by (i) coal-fired power stations and (ii) environmentally friendly sources.

(123363)

259
N   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what efforts are being made to encourage the use of electricity generated by environmentally friendly plants.

(123364)

260   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the uptake of (a) the DTI solar fund and (b) the clear skies fund since their introduction.

(124817)

261   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to extend the scope of the (a) DTI solar fund and (b) the clear skies fund.

(124818)

262   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what studies she has conducted into the comparative costs and uptake of renewable energy throughout the European Union.

(124819)

263   Mr John Horam (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many of the Department's policies have been screened for their environmental impact since June 2001; how many environmental appraisals have been conducted, and on what policy issues; and what information has been published about these screenings and appraisals.

(124717)

264   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on government liability for deficits in the pension funds of (a) Rolls Royce and (b) BAE Systems.

(124905)

265   Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research he has commissioned into the use of traffic lights to reduce pedestrian casualties.

(124796)

266   Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research he has conducted into the consistency with which speed cameras on trunk roads record speeding motorists.

(124797)

267   Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance he gives to local authorities on the use of traffic lights in preventing pedestrian casualties.

(124802)

268   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with (a) colleagues in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (b) counterparts in the European Union about the legislative competencies covered by the draft European constitution.

(124778)

269   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many planning applications have been made to site mobile telecommunications masts on land owned by the Department.

(124807)

270   Mr John Horam (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of the Department's policies have been screened for their environmental impact since June 2001; how many environmental appraisals have been conducted, and on what policy issues; and what information has been published about these screenings and appraisals.

(124713)

271   Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the then Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and Regional Affairs was a party to the agreement between the Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise and Mapeley Steps Ltd (Bermuda) in April 2001 to sell buildings; and whether he received advice from officials with regard to (a) the contract and (b) where the purchaser company was based.

(124866)

272   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the navigation costs imposed on shipping using the English Channel.[R]

(124751)

273   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of (a) the cost to airlines flying to UK airports of the requirement that they present their passengers to the control authorities at the port of arrival in the UK and (b) the charges imposed on such airlines in other countries for the same function.[R]

(124752)

274   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total estimated cost is of the (a) road and (b) rail links to Stansted Airport to cater for future capacity; and what provisions towards these costs are made in the 10 year transport plan.[R]

(124769)

275   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with colleagues in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office about the legislative competencies covered by the draft European constitution.

(124860)

276   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Minister for Women, what recent discussions she has had with the Minister for the Armed Forces with regard to the recruitment of women into the armed services.

(124795)

277   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what action is being taken better to estimate the take-up of disability living allowance.

(124641)

278   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the estimated cost of job seeker's allowance fraud in Scotland was in each year since 1997, broken down by local authority.

(124834)

279   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many instances there were of income support fraud in Scotland, broken down by local authority, in each year since 1997.

(124837)

280   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much money was claimed in minimum income guarantee in Scotland in 2002-03, broken down by local authority.

(124839)

281   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps are being taken to minimise the potential for pension credit fraud in advance of its introduction.

(124840)

282   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 4th July, Official Report, column 522-23W, on fraud (Scotland), by what means his Department tracks trends in council tax benefit fraud (a) at national and (b) local authority level.

(124858)

283   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with (a) colleagues in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (b) counterparts in the European Union about the legislative competencies covered by the draft European Constitution.

(124785)

284   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many planning applications have been made to site mobile telecommunications masts on land owned by the Department.

(124810)

285
N   Colin Burgon (Elmet): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners live in the Elmet constituency; how many of them he expects to benefit from the introduction of the Pension Credit; and how many of them he estimates receive a free TV licence.

(123864)

286   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to commission research into the take-up of disability benefits.

(124793)

287   Mr John Horam (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the Department's policies have been screened for their environmental impact since June 2001; how many environmental appraisals have been conducted, and on what policy issues; and what information has been published about these screenings and appraisals.

(124719)

288   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Home Office about (a) the possible introduction of an entitlement card scheme, (b) the use to which such a card would be put on the matters for which he is responsible and (c) the costs and funding of the scheme; and if he will make a statement.

(124918)

289   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what benefits are available to homeless families in priority need.

(124685)

290   Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department are assisting tourism businesses in becoming informed about the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

(124759)

291   Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proposals he has for addressing seasonal unemployment fluctuations in seaside towns; and if he will make a statement.

(124772)

292   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much interest was earned from monies held by the Child Support Agency between receipt from parents without care and payment to parents with care in the last year for which figures are available.

(124975)

293   Mr Mike Wood (Batley & Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, under what criteria the Department and its agencies authorise crisis and interim payments to those in need while benefit applications are processed.

(124617)

294   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) colleagues in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (b) counterparts in the European Union about the legislative competencies covered by the draft European Constitution.

(124784)

295   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, how many planning applications have been made to site mobile telecommunications masts on land owned by the Department.

(124805)

296   Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, whether he will (a) amend and (b) adopt any of the existing Lord Chancellor's department public service agreements.

(124861)

297   Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, when he will introduce new public service agreements.

(124862)

298   Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average level of (a) council tax and (b) band D council tax is in the South West of England.

[Transferred] (124676)

299   Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what criteria were used by the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund to select the five resorts chosen for the award of £30 million over three years; and for what reason the selection was limited to five authorities.

[Transferred] (124763)

300   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the lifting of the EU ban on biotech foods, and the move to replace the ban with rules for clear labelling of all genetically modified products.

[Transferred] (124820)

301   Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what part of his Department has special responsibility for (a) assessing the impact of rodenticides on non-target wildlife, (b) producing guidelines on good practice in the use of rodenticides and (c) ensuring that rodenticides are used in accordance with legal requirements.

[Transferred] (124635)

302   Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will place a copy of the UK's presentation to the IAEA Board of Governors meeting for June in the Library; and if she will ensure that it is posted on the departmental website.

[Transferred] (124741)

303   Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact of the increase in cost of Criminal Record Bureau checks on small and medium-sized care homes.

[Transferred] (124842)

304   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional funding has been awarded to prisons to reduce the number of suicides in them since January.

[Transferred] (124700)

305   Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many firearms were detected by HM Customs officers in the possession of passengers disembarking from aircraft at Farnborough, Hampshire on 30th November 1999, broken down by (a) type of firearm, (b) the operator of the flight from which the passenger had alighted, (c) the passenger's nationality and (d) the action taken by HM Customs and Excise.

[Transferred] (124953)

306   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent research he has commissioned into the effectiveness of legislation covering notifiable diseases; what plans he has to propose changes to this legislation; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (124792)

307   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, how many magistrates (a) joined and (b) retired from the bench in each year since 1997.

[Transferred] (124914)

308   Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the President of the Council, what percentage of honourable Members have used the facility of a visit to an EU institution in each of the years for which figures are available.

[Transferred] (124996)

309   Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to increase the turnout at general elections.

(124995)

310   Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the expected (a) average and (b) total expected cost to small businesses employing fewer than 15 people is from the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) Regulations 2003.

[Transferred] (124736)

311   Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many small businesses employing fewer than 15 people are expected to be affected by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) Regulations 2003.

[Transferred] (124737)

312   Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many representations her Department has had from small businesses employing fewer than 15 people regarding the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (a) prior and (b) subsequent to their being passed; and what proportion of those representations expressed concern about a potentially adverse impact of the regulations.

[Transferred] (124738)

313   Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled employees are expected to be affected by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) Regulations 2003.

[Transferred] (124739)

314   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government has taken to achieve international co-ordination of the passenger information required at ports of entry under section 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

[R] [Transferred] (124756)

315   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made by the Government in putting in place the IT and other systems necessary to achieve successful implementation at UK airports of the requirements of section 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

[R] [Transferred] (124757)