Order Book Part 1

House of Commons

Session 2002 - 03
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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 17 July 2003

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Thursday 17 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.

THURSDAY 17th JULY

1   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the office has made of the adequacy of current civil contingency planning; what plans there are to make changes; and if he will make a statement.

(126816)

2   Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what measures he has put in place in the last two years to (a) track the career moves and (b) monitor the improvement of individual public sector leaders, as referred to in the Strategy Unit Report on Strengthening Leadership within the Public Sector.

(126696)

3   Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what measures he has put in place within the last two years to gather data on (a) career progression and (b) wastage rates of public sector leaders, as referred to in the Strategy Unit Report on Strengthening Leadership within the Public Sector.

(126697)

4   Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions between 31st March 2002 and 31st March 2003 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisors have travelled abroad in an official capacity; what places were visited; and how much each visit cost.

(126662)

5
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people died from (a) strokes and (b) stroke-related diseases in each year since 1997, broken down by age group.

(126506)

6   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer when he intends to make his assessment of the effectiveness of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000; who will conduct that review; and when the review is expected to be completed.

(126655)

7   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the procedures for reviewing the Financial Services Authority's rule making (a) powers and (b) decisions.

(126656)

8   David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the (a) foreign and (b) UK visits made by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury since 1st April; what the cost was to public funds of each trip; who he met; and what gifts were received.

(126887)

9   David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the (a) foreign and (b) UK visits he has made since 1st April; with the cost to public funds of each; whom he met; and the gifts received.

(126898)

10
N   Sue Doughty (Guildford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the estimated annual cost would be of changing the child benefit system to pay the higher rate of child benefit in respect of all children of a multiple birth when those children are the oldest in a family.

(125858)

11   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people were employed in the manufacturing sector in (a) 1979, (b) 1997 and (c) 2003; and what percentage of the workforce this represents in each case.

(126862)

12   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps his Department is taking to investigate fraudulent activities by gangmasters, with particular reference to loss of (a) income tax, (b) value added tax, (c) national insurance and (d) other revenues.

(126733)

13   Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many persons in the Wansbeck constituency are in receipt of (a) child tax credit and (b) working tax credit; and how many claims are waiting to be processed.

(126724)

14   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to ensure that the Inland Revenue obtains accurate declarations from employees of that part of their taxable income derived from the sale of gifts from their employer given to them as an employment benefit.

(126743)

15   Mr Alex Salmond (Banff & Buchan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer when he will reply to the letter dated 29th May from the honourable Member for Banff and Buchan on insurance premium tax.

(126776)

16
N   Rachel Squire (Dunfermline West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he plans to review the tax threshold for redundancy pay; and if he will make a statement.

(126274)

17   Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer on how many occasions between 31st March 2002 and 31st March 2003 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisors have travelled abroad in an official capacity; what places were visited; and how much each visit cost.

(126661)

18
N   Dr Jack Cunningham (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on completion of the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Elite Athletes Funding Group Report.

(126332)

19   David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list (a) foreign and (b) UK visits she has made since 1st April; what the cost was to public funds of each trip; who she met; and what gifts were received.

(126884)

20   Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to make science and education new criteria for lottery grants.

(126735)

21   Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people were employed in the tourism industry in Northumberland in each of the last five years.

(126725)

22   Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on how many occasions between 31st March 2002 and 31st March 2003 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisors have travelled abroad in an official capacity; what places were visited; and how much each visit cost.

(126673)

23   Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the potential value of contracts resulting from the missile defence memorandum of understanding signed on 12th June; which bodies have carried out analyses for the Department; and what values were estimated.

(127047)

24   Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the companies involved in negotiations over the missile defence memorandum of understanding signed on 12th June; and at which point in the negotiation process each company was involved.

(127048)

25   Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contracts have been signed by UK-based companies or institutions under the missile defence memorandum of understanding signed on 12th June.

(127049)

26
N   Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his letter D/US of S/IC 3139/03/6, what the most recent results of his longitudinal studies into tracking Gulf War illnesses are.

(126268)

27
N   Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his letter D/S of S/GH 3295/03/Y, what progress has been made on interoperability with the United States in relation to the Galileo Project.

(126269)

28   David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the (a) foreign and (b) UK visits he has made since 1st April; what the cost was to public funds of each trip; who he met; and what gifts he has received

(126984)

29   Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he had with (a) the Prime Minister and (b) military legal authorities on the Government's plans to change the legal responsibilities of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as a court of appeal for the Sovereign Base Area of Akrotiri on Cyprus.

(126774)

30   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of apples consumed by the armed forces were grown in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) the United States of America and (c) Chile in the last 12 months for which figures are available.

(126806)

31   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the estimated cost of the aircraft carrier programme.

(126807)

32   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to use the Eurofighter Typhoon on the new aircraft carriers.

(126808)

33   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of overall UK casualties during the Iraq war were caused by friendly fire.

(127037)

34   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the types of vehicles occupied by British soldiers killed by friendly fire during the Iraq War; and to what extent they employed the combat identification equipment used by UK forces.

(127038)

35   Mr Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North & Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to what extent UK training and education programmes in the field of peacekeeping and conflict resolution are run in conjunction with similar courses being run in other member states of the EU.

(126777)

36   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) tactical and (b) strategic implications are of building two aircraft carriers each with a capability of carrying 20 aircraft instead of the 48 originally specified.

(126969)

37   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to rule out the acquisition of smaller aircraft carriers than the two fleet aircraft carriers originally specified.

(126970)

38   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he plans to rescind the awarding of the construction contract for the two fleet aircraft carriers to BAe Systems following that firm's altered estimate of the costs of the project.

(126971)

39   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what adjustments he will make to the (a) overall defence budget and (b) proportion of the defence budget allocated to the Royal Navy following the altered estimate of the costs of the future fleet aircraft carrier project.

(126972)

40   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to maintain existing plans for (a) the construction of new and (b) the maintaining in service of existing Royal Navy warships of other classes, following the altered estimate of the costs of the future fleet aircraft carrier project.

(126973)

41   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the implications would be for UK plans to acquire the future Joint Strike Fighter, if the specifications of the two projected fleet aircraft carriers are downgraded.

(126974)

42   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of BAE Systems' revised estimate of the cost of the two future fleet aircraft carriers.

(126975)

43   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to bring the design and construction of the two projected fleet aircraft carriers under the control of a single company.

(126976)

44   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes he estimates to the in-service dates of (a) the first and (b) the second future fleet aircraft carrier, if the projected cost of the ships rises to £4 billion.

(126977)

45   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the future viability in service of (a) HMS Ark Royal, (b) HMS Illustrious and (c) HMS Invincible.

(126978)

46   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to scrap additional Royal Navy ships to enable the budget for the two future fleet aircraft carriers to be increased.

(126979)

47   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the role of the two projected fleet aircraft carriers in a future expeditionary strategy.

(126980)

48   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to ensure that the two projected fleet aircraft carriers are built in accordance with their original specifications.

(126981)

49   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what explanation he has received from BAe Systems for the revision of the estimated cost of two fleet aircraft carriers.

(126982)

50   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what mechanism he put in place to ensure that BAe Systems' construction project conformed to Thales' design project for the two fleet aircraft carriers.

(126983)

51
N   Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which journalists Mr David Kelly has met over the past two years other than Mr Andrew Gilligan of the BBC; and for what purpose each meeting was held; and when each meeting took place.

(126331)

52
N   Mr David Rendel (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the future of the Ministry of Defence site at Hermitage, Berkshire.

(126376)

53
N   Rachel Squire (Dunfermline West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the reasons his Department (a) ended its order for chocolate with Duncans of Scotland and (b) placed the order with Nestle�;

(126326)

54   Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions between 31st March 2002 and 31st March 2003 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisors have travelled abroad in an official capacity; what places were visited; and how much each visit cost.

(126670)

55
N   Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what conclusions he has drawn from the National Audit Office report on the costs of the large scale voluntary transfer programme.

(126163)

56
N   Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether local authorities which under the Communities Plan do not use the options of stock transfer, Arm's Length Management Organisations or PFI, may receive increased investment in their housing stock above that in the Housing Investment Programme.

(126164)

57
N   Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effect of only allocating 70 per cent. of housing investment programme funding to local authorities as proposed in the Communities Plan; and what effect it will have on the decent homes target.

(126165)

58
N   Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of whether the decent homes target will be met by 2010.

(126166)

59
N   Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his policy is on whether all local authority tenants will continue to have a choice about who their landlord is.

(126167)

60   David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the (a) foreign visits, and (b) visits to within the United Kingdom he has made since 1st April; what the cost was to public funds of each trip; who he met; and what gifts were received.

(126913)

61   Mr Stephen Pound (Ealing North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of (a) the maximum annual adjudication costs and (b) the likely annual adjudication costs of a statutory rent deposit protection scheme.

(127050)

62   Mr Stephen Pound (Ealing North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimates he has made of the amount of interest which would be generated by holding all rent deposit money in a single custodial scheme.

(127051)

63   Mr Stephen Pound (Ealing North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many responses were received to the consultation on Tenancy money: probity and protection; how many responses were received from (a) individual landlords and agents and their representative bodies and (b) individual tenants and their representative bodies; of those respondents who were not individual landlords, agents and tenants or their representative bodies, what percentage of respondents were (i) in favour and (ii) not in favour of a statutory custodial scheme to protect tenants' deposits.

(127052)

64   Dr Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will place copies of the submissions to his consultation paper, Tenancy Money: probity and protection in the Library.

(126758)

65   Dr Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list those persons and organisations who responded to the consultation paper Tenancy Money: probity and protection, broken down by (a) landlords, (b) tenants and (c) others.

(126759)

66   Dr Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to his written ministerial statement, of 16th June, column 2WS, on what basis he calculated that the cost of a national tenancy deposit scheme would be £19 million per annum and the benefits equal to £20 million.

(126812)

67   Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, on how many occasions between 31st March 2002 and 31st March 2003 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisers have travelled abroad in an official capacity; what places were visited; and how much each visit cost.

(126660)

68   Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many applications he has received from local authorities under sections two and five of the Local Government Act 2000; how many applications have been determined by his Department; and what mechanisms are in place for dealing with such applications outside arrangements made in the course of the negotiations of local public service agreements.

(126914)

69   Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the refusal rate for waste disposal applications within the terms of country matters was for the last four quarters of the year.

(126918)

70   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the schools in Herefordshire and Worcestershire that have been subject to arson attack since 1997.

(126728)

71   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had with Hereford and Worcester fire brigade and (b) West Mercia police force regarding ways to tackle arson attacks on schools in the Herefordshire and Worcestershire area.

(126729)

72   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the Government's target is for new housing to be built on derelict urban land.

(126765)

73   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what targets the Government has set (a) institutions and (b) students regarding state secondary schools and post-secondary education; and what representations his office has received regarding compliance with and attainment of those targets.

(126889)

74   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students he estimates will defer entry to university in the academic years (a) 2004-05, (b) 2005-06 and (c) 2006-07; and what action he will take to smooth any variation in numbers taking up their courses in those years.

(126780)

75   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on progress on the E2E programme.

(126781)

76   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the development of centres of vocational excellence.

(126782)

77   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if assessment of key skills through vocational settings will be balanced by general testing of competencies in transferable key skills.

(126783)

78   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when tailored support for leadership and management development in small and medium enterprises will be available.

(126784)

79   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, in what stages and on what criteria the entitlement to free entry to foundation skills will be introduced in 2004-05.

(126785)

80   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when the national indicative budget for non-qualification bearing adult learning programmes will be introduced.

(126786)

81   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when recruitment targets for public sector apprentices in Government departments will be introduced.

(126787)

82   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when a dedicated website for vacancies for qualified modern apprentices will be introduced.

(126788)

83   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, over what time the age cap of 25 for entry to modern apprenticeships will be removed.

(126789)

84   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, on what timescale he will introduce good practice frameworks for teaching and learning providers.

(126790)

85   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he will publish the consultation document on the national e-learning strategy.

(126791)

86   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, over how many financial years he will phase in the new national framework for setting fees in further education.

(126792)

87   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on (a) the introduction and (b) the updating of Frameworks for Regional Employment and Skills Action.

(126793)

88   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the role of the National Employment Panel in implementing the skills strategy.

(126794)

89   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the role of the National Skills Strategy in implementing the European Employment Strategy.

(126795)

90   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he will establish a strategic communications group to develop a plan for skills.

(126796)

91   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how he defines (a) low skills equilibrium and (b) high skills equilibrium as referred to in the Skills White Paper.

(126797)

92   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he expects to publish an Employer Guide to Good Training.

(126798)

93   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what representations he has received since November 2002 in connection with the reintroduction of a scheme for individual learning accounts (a) in favour and (b) opposed to its revival; what safeguards were suggested to prevent fraud and waste; what responses he has sent to those making representations; and if he will make a statement on reasons for not proceeding with a successor scheme.

(126799)

94   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which proposals in the Skills Strategy (Cm 5810) take forward the European economic reform agenda agreed at Lisbon in 2000 in (a) domestic and (b) international context.

(126800)

95   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what arrangements he will make for (a) governance and (b) funding of the combined local advice partnerships and national advice helpline.

(126801)

96   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will set out arrangements for safeguarding funding for local and adult community learning.

(126802)

97   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what criteria will be applied for targeting support for level 3 qualifications (a) by sector and (b) by region.

(126803)

98   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether it is his policy to offer a renewed entitlement to free learning at level 2 to people whose previous skills have become obsolete.

(126804)

99   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on recent developments in the winding-up of the scheme for individual learning accounts, with particular reference to (a) the number of learning providers whose account has not been cleared, (b) the number of fraud investigations (i) concluded, (ii) in process and (iii) still under consideration, (c) the overall losses in fraud and waste and (d) compensation payable to learning providers and students after closure of the scheme.

(126805)

100
N   Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he has taken to ensure that English universities are prepared for the introduction of the European Credit Transfer System; and if he will make a statement.

(124640)

101
N   Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many non-British European Union students there were on (a) undergraduate and (b) postgraduate courses in English universities in each of the last 10 years; and what assessment he has made of the likely trend of applications following EU enlargement in 2004.

(124641)

102   David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the (a) foreign and (b) UK visits he has made since 1st April; what the cost was to public funds of each trip; whom he met; and what gifts were received.

(126886)

103   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the progress that has been made towards achieving a 50 per cent. participation rate in higher education by 2010.

(126814)

104   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the level of student debt was in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and what projections he has made for each year up to 2010.

(126815)

105   Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many middle school children there are in England and Wales; and what the basis is for his policy that middle schools cannot apply for specialist school status.

(126750)

106   Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, on how many occasions between 31st March 2002 and 31st March 2003 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisors have travelled abroad in an official capacity; what places were visited; and how much each visit cost.

(126674)

107   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make it his policy that teachers enrolling in the National Professional Qualification for Headship in September 2003 will have their costs of supply cover and subsistence met in full regardless of the number of pupils at their school.

(126967)

108   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many participants there have been in the Positive Activities for Young People scheme since it was established; how many (a) permanent and (b) temporary staff are employed in the scheme; and what assessment he has made of the scheme's impact on street crime.

(126768)

109   Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether his Department will use the 1996 curriculum and staffing survey data in the formulation of the 2004-05 initial teacher training targets to be announced in December.

(126912)

110   Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of a voluntary approach to pesticide reduction in agriculture.

(126690)

111   Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she takes to ensure that the activities of the Pesticides Safety Directorate are consistent with the Food Standards Agency in relation to the pesticide reduction strategy.

(126691)

112   Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on her Department's forthcoming report into the environmental and health impacts of waste management methods; if she will list the (a) individuals, (b) agencies and (c) industry groups consulted as part of the compilation of the report; when the report will be published; and if she will make a statement.

(126692)

113   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received regarding targets for sustainable energy usage by Government properties and the attainment of those targets.

(126890)

114   Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to introduce waste minimisation targets.

(126715)

115   Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of recycling targets on (a) local authority waste strategies and (b) the collection of green waste.

(126716)

116   Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of (a) whether there is a need to increase the budget for the warm front programme and (b) whether the fuel poverty reduction targets will be met.

(126717)

117
N   Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what arrangements she is making to pay interest on overdue payments of (a) beef special premium and (b) slaughter premium.

(126265)

118
N   Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much money is due in outstanding payments for (a) beef special premium and (b) slaughter premium for (i) 2001 and (ii) 2002; and when she expects such payments to be made.

(126266)

119   Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for the Government's direction that brownfield or derelict land assets be used as a priority before greenfield sites of the High Court judgement by Mr Justice Sullivan on 8th July on the case brought by Laing Homes over a site near High Wycombe.

(126732)

120   Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how many occasions between 31st March 2002 and 31st March 2003 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisors have travelled abroad in an official capacity; what places were visited; and how much each visit cost.

(126665)

121   Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to what standards she will require hazardous waste arising from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use of plastics to be treated before landfill from 16th July 2004; and on what basis these standards have been set.

(126872)

122   Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to what standards she will require organic based waste from paints and inks to be treated before landfill from July 2004; and on what basis these standards have been set.

(126873)

123   Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to what standards she will require hazardous waste containing (a) high levels of mercury, (b) high levels of arsenic, (c) high levels of nickel and (d) icocynates to be treated before landfill from 16th July 2004; and on what basis these standards have been set.

(126874)

124   Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what environmental assessment she has made of not requiring hazardous waste arising from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use of plastics to be treated before landfill from 16th July 2004.

(126875)

125   Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many tonnes of (a) municipal, (b) commercial, (c) industrial and (d) other waste was sent to exempt landfill sites in each year since 1997.

(126876)

126   Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was given in grants by her Department for research and development relating to waste management in each year between 1998 and 2002; and how much is allocated for such research in each year from 2003 to 2005.

(126877)

127   Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the methods of treatment and their capacity that will be available from 16th July 2004 to treat hazardous waste containing (a) high levels of mercury, (b) high levels of arsenic, (c) high levels of nickel and (d) icocynates before landfill.

(126878)

128   Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the hazardous waste landfill capacity that will be required from 16th July 2004.

(126879)

129   Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the permitted capacity is of landfill sites that will be classified as hazardous from 16th July 2004.

(126880)

130   Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the amount of hazardous waste produced in (a) 1999, (b) 2000, (c) 2001 and (d) 2002; and what projections her Department has made of hazardous waste produced in (i) 2003, (ii) 2004, (iii) 2005 and (iv) 2006.

(126881)

131   Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what environmental assessment she has made of not requiring hazardous waste containing (a) high levels of mercury, (b) high levels of arsenic, (c) high levels of nickel and (d) icocynates to be treated before landfill from 16th July 2004.

(126882)

132   Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the methods of treatment, and their capacity, that will be available from 16th July 2004 to treat hazardous waste arising from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use of plastics and organic waste from paints and inks before landfill.

(126883)

133   Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to include pallets within the terms of the packaging regulations.

(126915)

134   Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to review the workings of the packaging regulations; and what measures she is planning to ensure that the price of packaging recovery notes does not fall below a level at which the mechanisms of the packaging regulations cease to operate effectively.

(126916)

135   Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to ensure that the price of carbon purchase in the UK carbon trading scheme does not fall below a level at which the mechanisms of the scheme cease to operate effectively.

(126917)

136   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's policy is on the use of phosphates and nitrates in agriculture; and what action the Government is taking in regard to chemical run-off from farmland.

(126727)

137   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with (a) US and (b) European colleagues on the progress of global environmental policy.

(126731)

138   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress the UK has made in reducing carbon dioxide emissions under the Kyoto Protocol; and what assessment she has made of the impact of the proposed expansion of UK airports on meeting the targets.

(126740)

139   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of the Government's policy on using sustainable timber in public building projects.

(126741)

140   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effects of the proposed European Constitution upon the UK's environmental policy; and if she will make a statement.

(126763)

141   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's policy is on dealing with wild mink in the countryside.

(126766)

142   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many British fishermen have had their licences bought out under the aid scheme approved by the European Commission on 11th June; and what assistance the Government will give to fishermen and vessel owners whose licences are bought out.

(126769)

143   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the remaining capacity of landfill sites in the UK.

(126770)

144   Hywel Williams (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of fishermen who will lose their jobs due to new regulations introduced under the Restrictive Shellfish Licensing Scheme in (a) Wales and (b) the UK.

(126822)

145   Hywel Williams (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether there is a provision to ease fishing regulations through the Restrictive Shellfish Licensing Scheme if waters are restocked.

(126823)

146   Hywel Williams (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether compensation will be paid for the loss of fishermen's incomes arising from the Restrictive Shellfish Licensing Scheme; and whether there will be separate provision for Welsh fishermen.

(126824)

147   Hywel Williams (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the National Assembly for Wales on the Restrictive Shellfish Licensing Scheme and its effects on the local economy; and what representations she has received from Welsh fishermen.

(126825)

148
N   Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions have taken place since the Afghan conflict with the US Administration concerning the possible transfer of UK citizens held at Guantanamo Bay to UK custody; and if he will make a statement.

(125505)

149   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received from the US Administration concerning North Korea's nuclear weapons programme.

(126943)

150   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received, and what latest assessment he has made of, North Korea's nuclear weapons programme; and if he will make a statement.

(126944)

151   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received concerning the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel rods in North Korea.

(126945)

152   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) China and (b) South Korea concerning nuclear weapons programmes in North Korea.

(126946)

153   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has received on the potential proliferation of nuclear weapons to terrorist organisations from North Korea.

(126947)

154   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the North Korean Government concerning nuclear weapons programmes in North Korea.

(126948)

155   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he will respond to the letter of 9th October 2002 from the honourable Member for Bexhill and Battle regarding arms export controls.

(126956)

156   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the outbreak of radiation sickness at the Al Tuwaitha nuclear facility in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.

(126854)

157   Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the UN Security Council report alleging exploitation of natural resources from Congo by other countries involved in the current conflict.

(126701)

158   Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action he is taking to ensure that British-based industrial users of coltan from the Democratic Republic of Congo are not purchasing smuggled coltan.

(126702)

159   Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of (a) smuggling and (b) sale of coltan from Congo by armed forces from (i) Rwanda, (ii) Uganda and (iii) Burundi on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

(126704)

160   Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Iranian government about the construction of nuclear weapons.

(126709)

161   Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Iran.

(126710)

162   Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Iranian opposition about human rights violations in that country.

(126711)

163   Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what human rights reforms have been introduced in Iran since 5th February.

(126712)

164   Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has held with French government ministers about their arrest of Iranian resistance members.

(126713)

165   Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of Iran's compliance with the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty.

(126714)

166   Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to propose that Brazil be given a permanent seat at the Security Council of the UN.

(126742)

167
N   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he had with President Kirchner of Argentina at the progressive governance conference concerning sovereignty of the Falkland Islands; and if he will make a statement.

(126273)

168   Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he had with the governing authorities of (a) Anguilla, (b) Bermuda, (c) the British Virgin Islands, (d) the Cayman Islands, (e) the Falkland Islands, (f) Gibraltar, (g) Montserrat, (h) St Helena, (i) the Turks and Caicos Islands, (j) the Isle of Man, (k) Jersey and (l) Guernsey on the Government's plans to change the legal responsibilities of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as a court of appeal.

(126773)

169
N   Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the result of the invasion of Afghanistan by the Coalition on the change on the amount of land used for cultivation of opium poppies; and what he expects the change to be in the level of production in (a) the current year and (b) the next three years.

(126467)

170   Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans the Government has to resume co-sovereignty negotiations on the future of Gibraltar; and if he will make a statement.

(126827)

171   Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which other Government departments he consulted about the establishment of military tribunals in Guantanamo Bay; and when.

(126865)

172   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the situation in Nicaragua.

(126866)

173
N   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on trials of (a) British citizens and (b) foreign nationals with an indefinite right of abode in the UK who are detained in Guantanamo Bay being held under the jurisdiction of (i) courts in the USA, (ii) courts in the UK and (iii) courts with an international jurisdiction.

(126463)

174
N   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his oral statement of 9th July, Official Report, column 1207, on the communitisation of foreign and security policy, if he intends them to become justiciable by the European Court of Justice and EU supreme court under the proposed EU constitution; and if he will make a statement.

(126523)

175   Mr John MacDougall (Central Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action he has taken in response to the petition on securing democratic government in St Helena presented to the acting Governor of St Helena on 19th April.

(126860)

176
N   Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when ministers were informed that the CIA had counselled the Security and Intelligence Services against including material relating to the alleged procurement of uranium from three African countries in the intelligence dossier published in September 2002; when the CIA communicated the advice to the Security and Intelligence Service; and if he will make a statement.

(126328)

177
N   Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the head of MI6 met Mr John Humphrys of the BBC since 1st May; who authorised each meeting; and for what purpose each meeting was held.

(126464)

178
N   Mr Alan Reid (Argyll & Bute): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he will reply to the letter, dated 28th May, from the honourable Member for Argyll and Bute regarding Julian Gilbey.

(126275)

179
N   Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the members of the Iraqi governing council, indicating (a) their ethnicity, (b) their faith and (c) organisations or political parties which they represent; and if he will identify which members of the council are women.

(126636)

180   Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his statement of 15th July, on Iraq, what the source was of his statement that Saddam Hussein expelled UNSCOM inspectors at the end of 1998.

(126905)

181
N   Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how the United Kingdom's opt-out from the Schengen agreement will be maintained in the proposed Constitutional Treaty for the European Union; and if he will make a statement.

(126377)

182   Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions between 31st March 2002 and 31st March 2003 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisors have travelled abroad in an official capacity; what places were visited; and how much each visit cost.

(126663)

183   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) governments of (i) Thailand, (ii) China, (iii) Japan and (iv) Vietnam and (b) the United Nations regarding the arrest and detention of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

(126764)

184   Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of residential care homes (a) in East Sussex and (b) in England have been inspected by the National Care Standards Commission since 1st April 2002.

(126689)

185   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the latest average waiting time is from referral to (a) imaging treatment, (b) endoscopy treatment and (c) radiotherapy treatment for NHS cancer patients.

(126990)

186   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made in implementing the NHS Prostate Cancer Programme of 2000.

(126991)

187   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the Government has to introduce a public awareness campaign for prostate cancer.

(126992)

188   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many whole time equivalent radiographers were working in the NHS in each of the last five years.

(126993)

189   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to amend the Government's policy on screening for breast cancer.

(126994)

190   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwives who completed training in each year since 1999 subsequently took up a post in midwifery in the NHS.

(126995)

191   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwives (a) were in training and (b) completed training in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

(126996)

192   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full time equivalent midwives were employed in the NHS in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

(126997)

193   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms the NHS has for offering homebirth and natural birthing opportunities to expectant mothers.

(126998)

194   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many births in the NHS were delivered by caesarean section in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will give this figure as a proportion of the total number of births delivered in the NHS.

(126999)

195   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many whole time equivalent radiologists were working in the NHS in each of the last five years.

(127000)

196   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to respond to the Health Committee's report on the provision of maternity services in England.

(127001)

197   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hours were spent by NHS staff in 2002-03 (a) investigating accidents and (b) completing accident reports concerning needle stick injuries suffered by nurses and other health care staff.

(127002)

198   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the NHS was in 2002-03 of occupational sick pay, statutory sick pay and NHS injury benefits given to nurses and other health care staff who have suffered needle stick injury.

(127003)

199   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the NHS was in 2002-03 of (a) counselling services and (b) loss of earnings litigation for nurses and other health care staff who suffered needle stick injury.

(127004)

200   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the NHS was in 2002-03 of providing cover for nurses and other health care staff who have been forced to take time off for investigation, treatment and counselling as a result of blood-borne viruses contracted through needle stick injury.

(127005)

201   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what emotional and psychological support is provided to nurses and other health care staff who are concerned about having been infected with a blood-borne virus contracted through needle stick injury.

(127006)

202   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses and other health care staff who have become infected with a blood-borne virus as a result of needle stick injury have been forced to leave their employment as a result of this infection in the last five years.

(127007)

203   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses and other health care staff have contracted (a) hepatitis B, (b) hepatitis C and (c) HIV as a result of needle stick injuries in each of the last five years.

(127008)

204   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses and other health care staff have sustained needle stick injuries in each of the last five years.

(127009)

205   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether all NHS trusts offer to their nurses and key workers access to expert child protection advice and support 24 hours a day, seven days a week; and what mechanisms his Department has put in place to ensure that this requirement is being met.

(127010)

206   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the NHS trusts which have not yet appointed a designated nurse for child protection.

(127011)

207   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action the Government will take to address the findings of the study International Nurse Mobility: Trends and Policy Implications on England's reliance on nurses from overseas.

(127012)

208   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the findings of the study International Nurse Mobility: Trends and Policy Implications published jointly by the World Health Organisation, the International Council of Nurses, and the Royal College of Nursing, UK on 28th June.

(127013)

209   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action he will take to address the point made in International Nurse Mobility: Trends and Policy Implications on England's development and retention of its own nurses; and if he will make a statement.

(127014)

210   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what efforts the Government is making to diminish England's reliance on nurses from overseas, with particular reference to developing countries.

(127015)

211   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the Government has to make his Department's ethical guidelines in international nurse recruitment mandatory for all employers in (a) the NHS and (b) the independent sector.

(127016)

212   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to improve the treatment of less common cancers in the NHS.

(127017)

213   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what drugs are being used and being tested in the treatment of (a) childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, (b) acute myelogenous leukemia, (c) chronic lymphocytic leukemia, (d) esophageal cancer, (e) osteosarcoma, (f) pancreatic cancer, (g) retinoblastoma, (h) sarcoma, (i) stomach cancer, (j) thyroid cancer and (k) Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia.

(127021)

214   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many whole time equivalent (a) occupational therapists, (b) ophthalmologists, (c) opticians, (d) physiotherapists, (e) chiropodists, (f) dieticians, (g) music therapists and (h) drama therapists worked in the NHS in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

(127022)

215   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to introduce legislation following the Government's review of the Human Tissue Act 1961.

(127023)

216   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people suffering from (a) motor neurone disease, (b) migraines, (c) Parkinson's disease, (d) epilepsy and (e) Alzheimer's disease waited (i) up to four weeks, (ii) four to 13 weeks (iii) 13 to 17 weeks, (iv) 17 to 21 weeks, (v) 21 to 26 weeks and (vi) more than 26 weeks from the receipt of a GP written referral request to a first outpatient attendance in each quarter since Quarter 1 of 1996-97 in each NHS trust and primary care trust.

(127024)

217   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were waiting (a) 0-4 weeks, (b) 4-13 weeks, (c) 13-17 weeks, (d) 17-21 weeks, (e) 21-26 weeks and (f) more than 26 weeks from the receipt of a GP written referral request to a first specialty outpatient attendance in (i) pain management and (ii) ophthalmology in each quarter since Quarter 1 of 1996-97 for each NHS trust and primary care trust and for England as a whole.

(127025)

218   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of people suffering from strokes waited for less than four hours for admission to accident and emergency in each quarter for which data is available since Quarter 1 of 1996-97 in each NHS trust and primary care trust.

(127026)

219   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of stroke victims received brain imaging within 48 hours of the onset of the stroke in each quarter for which data is available since Quarter 1 of 1996-97 in each NHS trust and primary care trust.

(127027)

220   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the National Institute for Clinical Excellence's research into the use of riluzole for the treatment of motor neurone disease.

(127028)

221   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the National Institute for Clinical Excellence's research into the diagnosis, management and treatment of Parkinson's disease in primary and secondary care.

(127029)

222   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the National Institute for Clinical Excellence's research into the use of (a) lamotrigine, (b) vigabatrin, (c) gabapentin, (d) oxcarbazepine, (e) topiramate and (f) tiagabine for the treatment of epilepsy in (i) children and (ii) adults.

(127030)

223   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the National Institute for Clinical Excellence's research into the use of (a) memantine, (b) donepezil, (c) rivastigmine and (d) galantamine for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

(127031)

224   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the National Institute for Clinical Excellence's research into the use of (a) clopidogrel and (b) dipyridamole for the prevention of (i) occlusive vascular and (ii) arterosclerotic events.

(127032)

225   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements have been put in place for those doctors who were participating in the electronic transmission of prescriptions pilots to continue to be able to use the ETP system whilst the national model is under consideration.

(127033)

226   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he intends to introduce the national model for e-prescribing.

(127034)

227   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the findings of the electronic transmission of prescriptions pilots.

(127035)

228   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he last met representatives of the General Medical Council.

(127036)

229
N   Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason the figures for waiting lists for in-patient treatment in individual trust areas described in his Department's Press Release 2003/0253, published on 4th July, were not used in his answer to question ref 124998, tabled by the honourable Member for West Chelmsford.

(126327)

230
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to answer outstanding ordinary written questions tabled by the honourable Member for Sutton and Cheam for answer before 7th July.

(126505)

231
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 10th July, Official Report, column 1013-4W, on older people, if he will place in the Library a copy of the information collated through strategic health authorities concerning the National Service Framework.

(126636)

232   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what cushion funding is included in the delayed discharge grant for each local authority for 2003-04.

(126839)

233   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of a possible link between obesity and Alzheimer's disease.

(126840)

234   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions were issued in each of the last five years for (a) atypical, (b) traditional and (c) all antipsychotic medication in each region and health authority for age groups (i) 0 to 15 years, (ii) 16 to 59 years and (iii) 60 years and over.

(126841)

235   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the targeted action plans for healthcare associated infections and antimicrobial resistance as set out in Getting Ahead of the Curve for tackling HAI.

(126842)

236   Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care trusts made anti-TNF therapy available to patients in the last year for which figures are available; and what funding is available to primary care trusts to enable them to implement National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines on anti-TNF therapy.

(126863)

237
N   Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the letter of 1st July, ref PO 103 0668, what action he is taking to change guidelines at public swimming pools in relation to chloramine being a possible cause of asthma.

(126270)

238
N   Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the letter of 28th May, ref PO 102 7835, what action he has taken since 28th May to assess the evolving situation of SARS.

(126271)

239   David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the (a) foreign and (b) UK visits he has made since 1st April; what the cost was to public funds of each trip; who he met; and what gifts were received.

(126892)

240   Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what services are available to newly diagnosed cancer patients of reproductive age to preserve their reproductive options, with particular reference to (a) advice and information, (b) sperm storage and (c) egg storage, in each cancer network in England and Wales.

(126963)

241   Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what fertility services are provided to patients of reproductive age suffering from fertility problems following treatment for cancer in each primary care trust.

(126964)

242   Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding arrangement he makes to provide fertility services for cancer patients.

(126965)

243   Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to develop guidelines for newly diagnosed cancer patients of reproductive age to preserve their reproductive options.

(126966)

244   Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what impact the introduction of the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations in May 2004 will have on trials of new treatment regimes carried out by researchers in hospitals and universities; and if he will make a statement on how the directive will be implemented in the UK.

(126828)

245   Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to ensure that cosmetic surgery clinics check the qualifications and expertise of the surgeons they employ.

(126829)

246   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the role of health care assistants in the NHS; whether he proposes to make changes to the role; and if he will make a statement.

(126813)

247   Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the average list size of GPs in England; what his Department sets as the (a) optimum and (b) maximum list size for a GP; and if he will make a statement.

(126738)

248   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, under what circumstances full-time students are eligible for free prescriptions.

(126778)

249   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the financial implications are for the (a) South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust, (b) Hereford and Worcester Ambulance Trust and (c) Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust of the decision to award them one star status.

(126960)

250   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of existing capacity for MRI scanning for NHS patients in the public and private sectors in Worcestershire; and if he will make a statement.

(126961)

251   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on his plans to provide additional MRI scanning capacity in Worcestershire.

(126962)

252
N   Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when over the past two years Mr David Kelly has met Mr Andrew Gilligan of the BBC.

(126330)

253
N   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps have been taken in Shrewsbury and Atcham to reduce obesity in children in Shrewsbury and Atcham.

(126639)

254
N   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children were admitted to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital last year with sporting injuries, broken down by sporting type.

(126640)

255   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children suffered adverse effects last year from prescribed drugs that required hospital treatment.

(126718)

256   Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the hospital trusts whose (a) maternity units and (b) accident and emergency departments are expected to be (i) merged and (ii) unable to provide continuous 24 hour cover following the implementation of the European Working Time Directive in August 2004.

(126694)

257   Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he has put in place in the last two years to track the career moves of (a) chairmen, (b) chief executives, (c) directors and (d) senior management positions within the National Health Service

(126699)

258   Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he has put in place in the last two years to gather data on (a) career progression and (b) wastage rates of (i) chairmen, (ii) chief executives, (iii) directors and (iv) senior management positions within the National Health Service.

(126700)

259   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the net expenditure of each social services authority in England on disabled children was in each year since 1997-98; and what the percentage change was in each year since 1997-98.

(126925)

260   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total net expenditure of (a) learning disability social services and (b) social services in England was in each year since 1997-98 at 2001-02 prices; and what the total net expenditure of learning disability services was as a percentage of the total social services budget in those years.

(126926)

261   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the net expenditure was on learning disability by the National Health Service in each year since 1997-98.

(126928)

262   Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of GP surgeries located within the London Borough of Hillingdon provide access for disabled patients.

(126736)

263   Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists providing NHS treatment are located within the London Borough of Hillingdon; and how many provide access for disabled patients.

(126737)

264   Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions between 31st March 2002 and 31st March 2003 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisors have travelled abroad in an official capacity; what places were visited; and how much each visit cost.

(126668)

265   Mr Peter Viggers (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the honourable Member for Portsmouth North relating to the funding of Queen Alexandra Hospital at Cosham.

(126959)

266   Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on patients being (a) offered a choice and (b) consulted on the gender of the nurses and careworkers who treat them; and if he will make a statement.

(126687)

267   Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to propose the repeal of section 3 of the Treason Felony Act 1848; and if he will make a statement.

(126688)

268   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases were prosecuted and how many convictions there were in each year since 1997 concerning (a) debts or payments in arrears and (b) abusive and illegal behaviour by bailiffs.

(126950)

269   Mr Keith Bradley (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prison officers were employed in each of the last 10 years.

(126809)

270   Mr Keith Bradley (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many probation service staff were employed in the last five years; and how many staff there were in each grade for these years.

(126810)

271   Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of that part of the Stewart Report, referring to Tetra masts, which expressed concern of possible health effects from signal modulations at frequencies close to 16Hz.

(126705)

272   Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the National Radiological Protection Board Report of July 2001 and on the actions he is taking on its health recommendation.

(126706)

273   Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how mobile communications will be funded after the Government's initial commitment to the Tetra programme.

(126707)

274   Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the findings of the audit of Tetra base stations carried out by the Radiocommunications Agency.

(126708)

275   Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received from chief constables and police authorities on the affordability of Tetra Communication.

(126900)

276   Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have reported ill effects from using the Tetra Communication system.

(126901)

277   Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research has been undertaken on the biological effects on animals close to Tetra masts.

(126911)

278   David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the (a) foreign and (b) UK visits he has made since 1st April; with the cost to public funds of each; whom he met; and the gifts received.

(126899)

279   Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what powers he has to ensure that the Law Society complies in full with requests by the Immigration Services Commissioner for disclosure of information in respect of complaints against solicitors in asylum and immigration cases.

(126830)

280   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has for improving extradition procedures; and what his timetable is for changes.

(126817)

281   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to extend the use of restorative justice, with particular reference to (a) mediation and (b) reparation; and if he will make a statement.

(126818)

282   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has for the introduction of (a) basic criminal records disclosure and (b) the Protection of Vulnerable Adults List.

(126821)

283   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received on the new extradition treaty signed with the US on 31st March.

(126908)

284
N   Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the security implications of the theft of
30lb of depleted uranium from a site in Thurrock in July.

(126329)

285   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied asylum seekers under 18 received a custodial sentence broken down by (a) age, (b) sex and (c) establishment in 2002.

(126968)

286   Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many disclosure applications were dealt with by the Criminal Records Bureau in the last 12 months; and what the average time taken was to process an application.

(126723)

287   Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many representations he has received from individuals and organisations about fees charged by the Criminal Records Bureau.

(126920)

288   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average cost per annum of imprisoning one offender was in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by (a) cost of incarceration, (b) cost of policing and (c) cost of judicial system and sentencing; and if he will make a statement.

(126927)

289
N   Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list for the next three years the planned (a) net increase in the police force for England and Wales, (b) numbers of community support officers for forces in England and Wales and (c) expenditure on policing in England and Wales.

(126325)

290   Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions between 31st March 2002 and 31st March 2003 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisors have travelled abroad in an official capacity; what places were visited; and how much each visit cost.

(126664)

291   Mr Peter Viggers (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the purpose was of the recent installation of CCTV cameras near to the Daedalus site at Lee-on-the-Solent.

(126958)

292   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact on police man hours of the implementation of the proposed identity card scheme.

(126739)

293   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the report of the Rwandan National Electoral Commission, with particular reference to the shortfall in funding for conducting the August presidential and September parliamentary elections.

(126844)

294   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the outcomes of the second African Summit in Mozambique.

(126845)

295   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the measures his Department is taking to improve facilities for the treatment of cholera patients in Liberia.

(126846)

296   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the impact poor harvests in southern Kyrgyzstan will have on the nutrition of children in the country; and if he will make a statement.

(126847)

297   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to increase food aid supplies in Southern Sudan; and if he will make a statement.

(126848)

298   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the health facilities available in the Abyei county of Sudan.

(126850)

299   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken to improve the security of food storage facilities in Iraq.

(126852)

300   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people have been immunised as part of the national immunisation campaign in Iraq.

(126853)

301   Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans the Department has to encourage the participation of civil society in poverty reduction strategies for heavily indebted poor countries.

(126703)

302   David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list the (a) foreign and (b) UK visits made by the Secretary of State since 1st April; what the cost was to public funds of each trip; who she met; and what gifts were received.

(126885)

303   Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East & Mexborough): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support the Department is providing to the inhabitants of Montserrat following the recent volcanic eruption; and what plans the Department has for future support.

(126744)

304   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures the Department is taking to tackle (a) illegal trafficking of children, (b) exploitation of children through child labour and (c) the commercial sexual exploitation of children.

(126861)

305   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance the Department provides to African nations in the fight against the AIDS epidemic.

(126868)

306   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment the Government has made of the overall funds required by Afghanistan for (a) a programme for the disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration of ex-combatants as referred to in the Department's parliamentary briefing paper on Afghanistan of July and (b) reconstruction in (i) the provincial regions and (ii) urban areas.

(127039)

307   Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many occasions between 31st March 2002 and 31st March 2003 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisors have travelled abroad in an official capacity; what places were visited; and how much each visit cost.

(126685)

308   Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will place in the Library the (a) quantitative and (b) qualitative documents that were used by him and his officials in arriving at the decision on the new acute hospital for the South West of Northern Ireland.

(127041)

309   David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the (a) foreign and (b) UK visits he has made since 1st April; what the cost was to public funds of each trip; who he met; and what gifts he has received.

(126987)

310   Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on how many occasions between 31st March 2002 and 31st March 2003 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisors have travelled abroad in an official capacity; what places were visited; and how much each visit cost.

(126669)

311   Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the President of the Council, which departmental select committee chairmen he has met to discuss pre-legislation scrutiny by their committees.

(126869)

312   Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the President of the Council, pursuant to his Answer of 15th July, ref 124996, how many visits were made by honourable Members to each venue.

(126909)

313   Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the President of the Council, pursuant to his Answer of 15th July, ref 124976, if he will list the ways in which each of the Bills was scrutinised; and if he will make a statement.

(126910)

314   David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the President of the Council, if he will list the (a) foreign and (b) UK visits he has made since 1st April; what the cost was to public funds of each trip; who he met; and what gifts were received.

(126888)

315   Mr Jonathan Sayeed (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the President of the Council, when he expects to answer the question of 24th February from the honourable Member for Mid Bedfordshire on IT contracts in his Department above £50 million.

(126902)

316   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answers of 7th July, Official Report, column 616W, on intelligence, what progress has been made since 7th July in identifying the sources in the security services responsible for leaks to the media in respect of the Iraq dossier.

(126897)

317   Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Prime Minister, what evidence he has received of attempts being made by the Iraqi military to deploy chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear weapons during the war.

(126858)

318   Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Prime Minister, what evidence of the products of weapons of mass destruction programmes have been found in Iraq.

(126859)

319
N   Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Prime Minister, how many representations calling for trade justice have been received by the Government this year; and how many of these were from the Orkney and Shetland constituency.

(125431)

320   David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list visits within the United Kingdom he has made since 1st April; what the cost was to public funds of each trip; who he met; and what gifts were received

(126988)

321
N   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he had with President Kirchner of Argentina at the progressive governance conference concerning sovereignty of the Falkland Islands; and if he will make a statement.

(126272)

322   Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he had with the governments of (a) New Zealand, (b) Antigua and Barbuda, (c) Bahamas, (d) Barbados, (e) Belize, (f) Dominica, (g) Grenada, (h) Jamaica, (i) St Christopher and Nevis, (j) Saint Lucia, (k) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, (l) Trinidad and Tobago, (m) Kiribati, (n) Tuvalu, (o) Mauritius, (p) Anguilla, (q) Bermuda, (r) the British Virgin Islands, (s) Cayman Islands, (t) Falkland Islands, (u) Gibraltar, (v) Montserrat, (w) St Helena, (x) the Turks and Caicos Islands, (y) the Isle of Man, (z) Jersey and (aa) Guernsey on his plans to change the legal responsibilities of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as a court of appeal.

(126771)

323
N   Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Prime Minister, whether the inclusion of (a) the information and (b) the illustration of UNSCOM's visits to the Iraqi presidential palaces in the September Dossier was at the instigation of the Security Services.

(126468)

324
N   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will request from President George Bush the return of all British prisoners held in Guantanamo Bay to the United Kingdom for the due attention of prosecution and other criminal justice authorities.

(126462)

325   Mr Jonathan Sayeed (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Prime Minister, when he will answer the question of 24th February from the honourable Member for Mid Bedfordshire on IT contracts in his Department above £50 million.

(126903)

326   Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Prime Minister, what representations he has received and what meetings he has held this year on the future management of plutonium; and if he will make a statement.

(126921)

327   Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Prime Minister, on how many occasions between 31st March 2002 and 31st March 2003 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisors travelled abroad in an official capacity; what places were visited; and how much each visit cost.

(126659)

328   David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list the (a) foreign and (b) UK visits he has made since 1st April; what the cost was to public funds of each trip; who he met; and what gifts were received

(126986)

329   Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, on how many occasions between 31st March 2002 and 31st March 2003 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisors have travelled abroad in an official capacity; what places were visited; and how much each visit cost.

(126667)

330   Mr Jonathan Sayeed (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Solicitor General, when she expects to answer the question of 24th February from the honourable Member for Mid Bedfordshire on IT contracts in the Department above £50 million.

(126904)

331   Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, under what circumstances chemicals banned for use in the UK can be manufactured in this country and exported outside the EU.

(126693)

332   Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the use of practices in the print cartridge manufacturing industry aimed at preventing the recycling of products; and what plans she has to regulate such practices.

(126855)

333   Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of toner cartridges which are remanufactured in the UK; what assessment she has made of the benefit this represents (a) to the environment and (b) in terms of lower imports; and if she will make a statement.

(126856)

334   Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has received from (a) printer cartridge manufacturers and importers and (b) printer cartridge remanufacturers on the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive; and what response she has made to these.

(126857)

335   Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to require print cartridge manufacturers to remanufacture toner cartridges returned to them by consumers after use.

(126929)

336   Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what her policy is on the use of prebate schemes by the print cartridge manufacturing industry intended to discourage consumers from passing on cartridges to a third party.

(126930)

337   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of bills remained unpaid in excess of 30 days in each year since 2001 in her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies; what the (a) longest and (b) average time is that an invoice has remained outstanding for payment in that period; and whether it is her Department's policy to pay interest on late payment of invoice.

(126653)

338   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the condition that British Energy was to complete the sale of Amergen by 30th June was included in the restructuring package submitted to the EU on 7th March.

(126654)

339   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many cases of offences for (a) wrongful trading and (b) fraudulent trading under the Insolvency Act 1986 have been referred for prosecution by the Official Receiver in each year since 1997; and how many of these cases have resulted in successful prosecution in each year.

(126657)

340   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assistance the Government has given to (a) households and (b) business in the installation of solar energy devices; and how many (i) households and (ii) businesses have installed solar energy devices in each year since 1997.

(126658)

341   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 10th July, Official Report, column 888W, when she expects to receive the report of the Director General of Fair Trading on estate agents; and on what date she expects to publish the report.

(126752)

342   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 10th July, Official Report, column 888W, how many estate agents are practising in the United Kingdom; and what percentage of estate agents are members of the Ombudsman for Estate Agents Scheme.

(126753)

343   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 10th July, Official Report, column 888W, what procedures are in place to ensure that estate agents banned by the Office of Fair Trading (a) no longer practise and (b) are no longer involved in the management of estate agency companies; how many estate agents banned since 1997 have subsequently been discovered to have continued or recommenced estate agency work; how many estate agents have been prosecuted since 1997 for such practices; what the penalties received were; and what procedures are in place to monitor estate agents whose conduct has resulted in warning letters being issued by the Director General of Fair Trading.

(126754)

344   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 10th July, Official Report, column 888W, on estate agents, how many complaints were investigated by the Office of Fair Trading in each year since 2000; how many were upheld in each year since 1997; what the average time taken to investigate a complaint is; and what the longest time taken to investigate a complaint is.

(126755)

345   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 10th July, Official Report, column 888W, on estate agents, how much was paid out in each year since 1997 by way of compensation by the Ombudsman for malpractice by estate agents.

(126756)

346   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 10th July, Official Report, columns 569-70W, on Company Directors, what procedures are in place for ensuring that company directors who have been disqualified (a) do not take part as directors and (b) are not involved in the management of companies during the disqualification period; and if she will list the number of directors who have been discovered to have been in breach of disqualification orders in each year since 1997.

(126757)

347   Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether wind farms built on unpopulated islands and islands with populations of less than 1,000 people are entitled to support under the offshore wind capital grants programme.

(126779)

348   Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the interim report of the McClean review of clergy terms of service in relation to section 23 of the Employment Relations Act 1999; when she expects to receive the final report; and if she will make a statement.

(126831)

349   Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the licences granted for the export of military equipment to Indonesia since 2002.

(127042)

350   Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what vehicle models are specified in the open licence for the export to Indonesia of armoured all wheel drive vehicles; what the terms are of the licence; and for what reason an open licence was granted.

(127043)

351   Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what components or associated equipment for Hawk aircraft and Scorpion tanks were licensed for export to Indonesia in 2002.

(127044)

352   Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the model and value of (a) aircraft cannons and (b) military use vehicles for which licences were granted for export to Indonesia in 2002.

(127045)

353   Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the models of (a) aircraft cannons, (b) armoured fighting vehicles, (c) armoured personnel carriers, (d) combat aircraft, (e) combat helicopters and (f) general military aircraft for which components or associated equipment were licensed for export to Indonesia in 2002; and what the nature was of the components or associated equipment in each case.

(127046)

354
N   Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the implications of a shortage of silicon for the solar cells industry; and if, pursuant to the letter of 30th May from the honourable Member for Cunninghame North, she will make a statement.

(126267)

355   David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the (a) foreign and (b) UK visits she has made since 1st April; what the cost was to public funds of each trip; who she met; and what gifts were received.

(126871)

356   Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what her policy is on employers providing smoking breaks in smoke-free workplaces.

(126837)

357   Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the statement of 14th July by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Official Report, House of Lords, column 621, on Post Office card account users, what the Government's current estimate is of the number of users; and if she will make a statement.

(126907)

358   Mr Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North & Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the future of Business Support.

(126698)

359   Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many applications have been received in respect of Coal Investment Aid; from which companies the applications were received; how many applications have been successful; and what aid was awarded in respect of each of the applications.

(126726)

360
N   Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer to the honourable Member for Meriden, of 25th February, Official Report, columns 393-4W, on Burma, if she will provide figures for 2003 to date.

(126634)

361   Mr Alex Salmond (Banff & Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the Minister for Competitiveness and e-commerce will reply to the letter dated 21st May from the honourable Member for Banff and Buchan on the Competition Commission inquiry into veterinary-prescription only medicines.

(126775)

362   John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, by how much energy production from (a) renewable sources, (b) wind and (c) combined heat and power has changed for each year since the introduction of New Electricity Trading Arrangements.

(126719)

363   John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what measures she has taken to help intermittent suppliers adversely affected by New Electricity Trading Arrangements.

(126720)

364   John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the changes were in the export price of renewable energy generators (a) since the implementation of New Electricity Trading Arrangements and (b) in each year since 1997.

(126721)

365   John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans there are for (a) her Department and (b) Ofgem to carry out an environmental appraisal of the British Electricity Transmission and Trading Arrangements.

(126722)

366   Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, on how many occasions between 31st March 2002 and 31st March 2003 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisors have travelled abroad in an official capacity; what places were visited; and how much each visit cost.

(126672)

367   Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of UK mobile phone users are (a) contract pay customers and (b) pre-pay customers.

(126894)

368   Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many UK mobile users are registered with their networks with verifiable personal details.

(126896)

369
N   David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the progress made by the working group set up in her Department on mine shafts; and when the working group is expected to finalise its conclusions.

(126379)

370   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contractual arrangements there are for the clearing of ragwort from highway land along (a) the A21, (b) the A259 and (c) other trunk roads in the Bexhill and Battle constituency; and what the cost has been in (i) the last financial year and (ii) this financial year to date.

(126957)

371   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 9th July, Official Report, column 805W, on motorway accidents, how many of these accidents resulted in the death of a driver or passenger.

(126931)

372
N   Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the environmental impact of towing former US naval ships through the Pentland Firth.

(125688)

373
N   Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on proposals to tow former US naval ships through the Pentland Firth en route to Teesside.

(125689)

374
N   Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the UK Administration will exercise its power to prevent the towing of former US naval ships thought to contain toxic chemicals through the Pentland Firth under article 19.2 (h) of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

(125690)

375
N   Mr David Chidgey (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money his Department allocated to Hampshire County Council for the maintenance of (a) principal roads and (b) minor roads in Hampshire in (i) 2003, (ii) 2002, (iii) 2001 and (iv) 2000; and what steps he has taken to monitor expenditure by the council in each case.

(126378)

376   David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) foreign and (b) UK visits he has made since 1st April; what the cost was to public funds of each trip; who he met; and what gifts were received.

(126891)

377
N   Mr Frank Doran (Aberdeen Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the manufacturers provided a report on the on-deck pitch/heave and roll certification of a Superpuma helicopter which rolled over on the West Navion on 10th November 2001; what plans he has to publish the report; and what proposals he has to amend helideck movement criteria.

(126524)

378   Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what role signallers play in minimising delays to fast long distance trains.

(126832)

379   Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures will be put in place to prevent train operating companies adopting train crew relief strategies which will stand trains at strategic points along the railway.

(126833)

380   Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the European rail traffic management system level 2 will be installed on the UK high speed lines; and for what reasons ERTMS level 1 could not be installed on UK high speed lines with a view to future migration to level 2.

(126834)

381   Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the introduction of the train protection and warning system has affected line capacity in congested areas of the network.

(126835)

382   Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps are being taken to improve the reliability of the train protection and warning system, with reference to (a) delays to trains running into terminal stations and (b) drivers needing to apply power between the TPWS and the buffer stops.

(126836)

383   Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what percentage of speed cameras on the M25 are covered with not in use signs, broken down by junction.

(126684)

384
N   Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the local institutions which have (a) made bids, (b) received funding and (c) have bids under consideration under the Urban Bus Challenge.

(126333)

385   Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) Grade I, (b) Grade II* and (c) Grade II buildings have been identified for demolition as a result of his response to the 11 multi modal studies announced on 9th July; and where they are located.

(126695)

386   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions (a) he and (b) each of his ministerial colleagues has used (i) the railways and (ii) a ministerial car in association with official ministerial duties since their appointment.

(126819)

387   Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when (a) he and (b) each of his ministerial colleagues next plan to use the railways in association with official ministerial duties.

(126820)

388   Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions between 31st March 2002 and 31st March 2003 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisors have travelled abroad in an official capacity; what places were visited; and how much each visit cost.

(126666)

389   Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to expand the scheme of assistance to purchasers of electric-petrol hybrid vehicles to include those private and business motorists leasing vehicles through direct arrangements with the manufacturers.

(126919)

390   David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the (a) foreign and (b) UK visits he has made since 1st April; what the cost was to public funds of each trip; who he met; and what gifts were received

(126985)

391
N   Mr Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Assembly Government on the need for primary legislation in order to implement the recommendations of the Review of Health and Social Care in Wales advised by Derek Wanless; and whether his Department has had discussions with the Welsh Assembly Government about implementing the four options proposed by the Review to solve the problem of bed-blocking.

(126460)

392   Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, on how many occasions between 31st March 2002 and 31st March 2003 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisors have travelled abroad in an official capacity; what places were visited; and how much each visit cost.

(126675)

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

(126849)

394   John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have had (a) their state pension and (b) other benefits incorrectly deducted after a hospital stay lasting more than six weeks since 9th March.

(126851)

395   David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the (a) foreign and (b) UK visits he has made since 1st April; what the cost was to public funds of each trip; whom he met; and what gifts were received.

(126870)

396
N   Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to issue (a) a further response to the consultation on the Pensions Green Paper (Cm 5677) and (b) a White Paper on pensions; and if he will make statement.

(126466)

397   Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the circumstances in which his Department cold-calls customers in connection with the transfer to direct payment; and in what circumstances his Department cold-calls customers to invite them to receive payment via bank accounts when they have already opted for a Post Office card account.

(126811)

398   Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 11th July, Official Report, column 1036W, on fee-charging ATMs, what information is given by his Department to customers who change to direct payment about fee-charging ATMs; and if he will make a statement.

(126906)

399   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the progress of Operation Gangmaster.

(126734)

400   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 15th July, ref 124888, if he will list the Government departments and agencies in the Gangmaster Working Group.

(126989)

401
N   Mr Alan Reid (Argyll & Bute): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance he has issued to his Department regarding making benefit and pension payments to clients who fail to open a bank or Post Office card account and whose current order books have expired.

(126276)

402   Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions between 31st March 2002 and 31st March 2003 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisors have travelled abroad in an official capacity; what places were visited; and how much each visit cost.

(126671)

403   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the Plain English Campaign's Crystal Mark does not apply to the section on collecting and using information on page 6 of the Information about Pension Credit leaflet, ref PC1N 04/03.

(126751)

404   Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his written statement of 14th July, Official Report, columns 6-7WS, on the pension credit, how many of the pensioner households ready to be paid pension credit from October are (a) existing recipients of minimum income guarantee and (b) non-recipients of minimum income guarantee.

(127040)

405
N   David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that the Department sends out acknowledgements to letters from honourable Members writing on behalf of constituents; and when the practice of sending acknowledgements ceased.

(126461)

406   Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, who will be responsible for the rules of procedure of the new Supreme Court.

(126745)

407   Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, what limits will be placed on the members of the Judicial Appointments Commission in discussing individual cases with ministers.

(126747)

408   Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, whether he plans to amend the provisions relating to judges' (a) security of tenure, (b) salaries and pensions and (c) discipline.

(126748)

409   Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, whether the decisions of the Judicial Appointments Commission and the Secretary of State in respect of judicial appointments will be subject to judicial review.

(126749)

410   David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, if he will list the (a) foreign and (b) UK visits the Secretary of State has made since 1st April; what the cost was to public funds of each trip; who he met; and what gifts were received.

(126893)

411   Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, what discussions he had with the governing authorities of (a) Anguilla, (b) Bermuda, (c) the British Virgin Islands, (d) Cayman Islands, (e) Falkland Islands, (f) Gibraltar, (g) Montserrat, (h) St Helena, (i) the Turks and Caicos Islands, (j) the Isle of Man, (k) Jersey (l) Guernsey, (m) New Zealand, (n) Antigua and Barbuda, (o) Bahamas, (p) Barbados, (q) Belize, (r) Dominica, (s) Grenada, (t) Jamaica, (u) St Christopher and Nevis, (v) Saint Lucia, (w) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, (x) Trinidad and Tobago, (y) Kiribati, (z) Tuvalu and (aa) Mauritius on plans to change the legal responsibilities of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as a court of appeal.

(126772)

412
N   Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 19th May, Official Report, column 653W, on the National Land Information System (NLIS), what steps the Government has taken to resolve vires and governance issues; when the review of governance and CGSG is expected to be completed; what sources outside government deliver relevant third party land and property information via NLIS; and what steps the Government has taken in the past four years to facilitate negotiations with sources outside government for the delivery of relevant third party information.

(126637)

413   Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, on how many occasions between 31st March 2002 and 31st March 2003 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisors have travelled abroad in an official capacity; what places were visited; and how much each visit cost.

(126686)

414   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, how a UK citizen who lives abroad may register to vote as an overseas elector.

(126767)

415
N   Kali Mountford (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to give the police new powers to tackle domestic violence and bring more offenders to justice; and if the Government will make a statement.

[Question Unstarred] (125471)

416
N   Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what services will be provided for children who are in families where there has been domestic violence.

[Question Unstarred] (125473)

417
N   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which UK government officials attended the Canberra meeting on 11th July to discuss the Madrid initiative; what was (a) agreed and (b) discussed at the meeting; and when and where the next meeting will be held.

[Transferred] (126465)

418
N   Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 19th May, Official Report, column 653W, on the National Land Information System, what steps the Government has taken in the past 12 months to encourage local authorities to transfer their land and property information to electronic local land and property gazetteers to link into the National Land Information System.

[Transferred] (126638)

419
N   Mr Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Assembly Government on the need for primary legislation in order to implement the recommendations of the Review of Health and Social Care in Wales advised by Derek Wanless; and which of the four options proposed by the Review to solve the problem of bed-blocking would require primary legislation.

[Transferred] (126458)

420
N   Mr Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether his Department has had discussions with the Welsh Assembly Government about implementing the four options proposed by the Review of Health Care in Wales to solve the problem of bed-blocking.

[Transferred] (126459)

421   Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10th July, Official Report, column 928W, on biofuels, when he will be consulting stakeholders on (a) indicative targets for the use of biofuels and (b) the most appropriate ways of meeting them.

[Transferred] (126864)

422   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the development of wind power facilities in the United Kingdom.

[Transferred] (126730)

423   Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what period has to elapse before EU citizens who remain in the UK under the habitual residency test can claim UK benefits.

[Transferred] (126826)

424   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the extradition agreement between the USA and UK.

[Transferred] (126867)

425   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the occurrence rate of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia was in each of the last five years.

[Transferred] (127018)

426   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many new cases of (a) acute myelogenous leukaemia, (b) chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, (c) oesophageal cancer, (d) osteosarcoma, (e) pancreatic cancer, (f) retinoblastoma, (g) sarcoma, (h) stomach cancer, (i) thyroid cancer and (j) Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia have been recorded in each of the last five years.

[Transferred] (127019)

427   Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the latest survival rate is for those suffering from (a) childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, (b) acute myelogenous leukaemia, (c) chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, (d) esophageal cancer, (e) osteosarcoma, (f) pancreatic cancer, (g) retinoblastoma, (h) sarcoma, (i) stomach cancer, (j) thyroid cancer and (k) Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia.

[Transferred] (127020)

428   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children with a learning disability received support from social services; what the net expenditure was of each social services authority in England on those children in each year since 1997-98; and what the total was for all authorities in those years.

[Transferred] (126924)

429   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, what regulations govern the capacity of a private bailiff forcibly to enter a domicile; and when they were last amended.

[Transferred] (126949)

430   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, what legislation applies to the governance of bailiffs and private law enforcement agents; and what rights and privileges are afforded to bailiffs in the execution of their duties.

[Transferred] (126951)

431   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, what plans the Government has to introduce legislation on bailiffs.

[Transferred] (126952)

432   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, what recent representations he has received regarding privately contracted bailiffs.

[Transferred] (126953)

433   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, what steps are taken by his Department to (a) monitor and (b) enforce standards within the bailiff industry.

[Transferred] (126954)

434   Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, what licensing procedures there are for (a) bailiffs and (b) private law enforcement agents.

[Transferred] (126955)

435   Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to require mobile telephone companies to cease the practice whereby individuals are permitted access to their services anonymously.

[Transferred] (126895)

436   Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) annual budget and (b) total central Government funding was for the Ambition Construction Programme in each financial year since 2000-01.

[Transferred] (126838)

437   Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he plans to amend the powers of the Secretary of State for Scotland to issue prohibition orders in relation to reserved matters; and who will have jurisdiction in determining matters of vires in connection with reserved matters.

[Transferred] (126746)