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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 27 October 2003
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 27 October 2003
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on
Monday 27 October of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.
For other Written Questions for answer on
Monday 27 October of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after
Monday 27 October see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Advocate General
1
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Mr Howard Flight
(Arundel & South Downs):
To ask the Advocate General, how much the Department spent on (a) maintenance, (b) renovation, (c) council tax and (d) running costs of residential properties used by ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
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(134681)
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Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
2
N
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the (a) make of and (b) engine size of and (c) type of fuel used by each official car, broken down by holder. |
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(134366)
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3
N
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what mechanism exists to identify the improper use of Government cars; what procedure is used to notify the user of improper use; and on how many occasions this procedure has been used since 1st May 1997. |
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(134492)
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4
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Dr Vincent Cable
(Twickenham):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many non-departmental public bodies there were in England in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134549)
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5
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Mr Howard Flight
(Arundel & South Downs):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Department spent on (a) maintenance, (b) renovation, (c) council tax and (d) running costs of residential properties used by ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
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(134685)
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6
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Sandra Gidley
(Romsey):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of ministerial appointments to public bodies in each year since 1997 were of (a) men and (b) women; and what proportion of public appointments were held by women in each year since 1997. |
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(134682)
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7
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Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much (a) electricity and (b) other energy his Department has used in each year since 1997 (i) in total and (ii) per square metre; what the projected use is for each of the following years for which forecasts are made; what plans he has to reduce usage; and if he will make a statement. |
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(135046)
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Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
8
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Mr Clive Betts
(Sheffield, Attercliffe):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which premier league and football league clubs have reached agreement with Customs and Excise over the last five years to pay off debts of less than their full value; and what the nature was of the agreement in each case. |
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(135085)
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9
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Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham & Sale West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in what circumstances equity loans under the Key Teacher Homebuy Scheme will be treated as a taxable benefit. |
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(134602)
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10
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Dr Vincent Cable
(Twickenham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to business of implementing the stamp duty land tax regulations; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134550)
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11
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Dr Vincent Cable
(Twickenham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent studies his Department has undertaken on rents paid by central government buildings in London compared to alternative locations. |
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(134705)
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12
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Dr Vincent Cable
(Twickenham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings have taken place in the last three months between the Treasury, the Bank of England and the Financial Services Authority to discuss (a) the sustainability of consumer debt and (b) house prices and mortgage lending. |
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(134706)
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13
N
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
(Orkney & Shetland):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much income has been received by the Crown Estate from rents paid for cables which use the seabed for each financial year since 1997. |
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(134332)
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14
N
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
(Orkney & Shetland):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much income has been received by the Crown Estate from wind-powered electricity generating installations situated offshore for each financial year since 1997. |
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(134333)
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15
N
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
(Orkney & Shetland):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much income has been received by the Crown Estate from rents paid by Scottish fish farmers for each financial year since 1997. |
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(134334)
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16
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Mr John Cummings
(Easington):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received, and from whom, on relocation of government departments to County Durham. |
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(134652)
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17
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what research he has commissioned on cancer survival rates in the United Kingdom compared with other EU countries. |
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(133894)
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18
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Mr Ian Davidson
(Glasgow Pollok):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list for (a) Scottish Borders, (b) Dumfries and Galloway and (c) Glasgow local authorities (i) the amount of housing debt remaining after transfer of local authority housing stock, (ii) the portion of that residual debt which (A) has subsequently been redeemed and (B) continues to be serviced, (iii) the breakage costs associated with any redemption of residual debt and (iv) the estimated servicing costs of any residual debt in (X) 2003-04, (Y) 2004-05 and (Z) 2005-06 indicating in each case which costs are being met by (1) the Treasury and (2) the Scottish Executive. |
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(135075)
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19
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Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list (a) the growth figures for (i) England and (ii) the North West in each year since 1992, and (b) projected figures for future years. |
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(134895)
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20
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Mr Howard Flight
(Arundel & South Downs):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Department spent on (a) maintenance, (b) renovation, (c) council tax and (d) running costs of residential properties used by ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
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(134700)
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21
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Mr Howard Flight
(Arundel & South Downs):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will publish the findings of the Efficiency Review consultation; and what recent discussions he has had with Mr Peter Gershon, Head of the Office Government Commerce, regarding the progress of the Efficiency Review. |
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(135009)
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22
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Mr Howard Flight
(Arundel & South Downs):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to review his forecasts for net borrowing before the forthcoming Pre-Budget Report. |
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(135010)
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23
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Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 6th October, Official Report, column 1097W, on bond payment schemes, if he will make such an assessment. |
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(135105)
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24
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Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 6th October, Official Report, column 1087W, on employment disincentives, if he will make such an assessment. |
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(135110)
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25
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Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Customs and Excise has responded to the requests by the United Nations Security Council for information on violations of arms embargoes in Rwanda by UK companies discussed in the United Nations Security Council document Third Report of the International Commission of Inquiry (Rwanda) (S/1997/1010). |
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(135132)
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26
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Simon Hughes
(North Southwark & Bermondsey):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of taxes paid by (a) people and (b) organisations in London; and if he will make a statement. |
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(135161)
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27
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Simon Hughes
(North Southwark & Bermondsey):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much council tax was paid as a proportion of gross incomes for households in each income quintile group in London for the latest year for which data is available. |
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(135162)
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28
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Simon Hughes
(North Southwark & Bermondsey):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) private sector jobs broken down by (i) agricultural, (ii) manufacturing and (iii) service sector and (b) public sector jobs there were in London in each year since 1997. |
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(135163)
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29
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Mr David Kidney
(Stafford):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made in establishing a ceremony for the registration of births of children which records the mutual rights and responsibilities of the parents and the state. |
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(134584)
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30
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Sir Archy Kirkwood
(Roxburgh & Berwickshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the arrangements that will apply when recipients are required to repay their tax credits following changes in their income; what the maximum period is over which repayments can be made; what penalties exist for those failing to repay; and whether repayment will be required in a lump sum. |
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(134926)
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31
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Sir Archy Kirkwood
(Roxburgh & Berwickshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the number and proportion of families that are likely to have to repay a proportion of their tax credits due to reassessment of their income. |
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(134927)
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32
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Sir Archy Kirkwood
(Roxburgh & Berwickshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what internal review procedures exist within the Inland Revenue for tax credit recipients faced with overpayments; and how these procedures differ from those that existed for working families tax credit. |
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(134928)
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33
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Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much debt has yet to be repaid to the US by the UK Government in settlement of military equipment provision during World War II. |
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(134817)
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34
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Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid to the United States in settlement of military equipment provision during World War II in each year since 1973. |
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(134946)
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35
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Mr David Marshall
(Glasgow Shettleston):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total amount of debt owed to the UK by other countries was in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by country. |
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(134726)
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36
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Mr David Marshall
(Glasgow Shettleston):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of UK citizens who have emigrated from the UK in each of the last five years, broken down by destination country. |
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(134727)
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37
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Mr Michael Moore
(Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the average weekly gross pay (a) including and (b) excluding overtime for full-time workers in (i) Scotland, (ii) each of the unitary local authority areas in Scotland and (iii) Great Britain for (A) all manual, (B) all non-manual and (C) all workers in the last year for which figures are available. |
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(134578)
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38
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Mr Michael Moore
(Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of full-time workers in (a) Scotland, (b) each of the unitary local authority areas in Scotland and (c) Great Britain earned gross pay less than (i) £287.93 per week, (ii) £215.95 per week and (iii) £159.60 per week for the categories (A) male manual, (B) male non-manual, (C) all male, (D) female manual, (E) female non-manual, (F) all female, (G) all manual, (H) all non-manual and (I) all workers, (1) including and (2) excluding overtime in the last period for which figures are available. |
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(134579)
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39
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Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Valuation Office Agency regarding the implications of the ruling in favour of Mrs Eileen Tully against the Inland Revenue. |
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(134501)
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40
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Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the loss in potential revenue resulting from the ruling in favour of Mrs Eileen Tully against the Inland Revenue. |
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(134502)
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41
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Mr Mark Prisk
(Hertford & Stortford):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the proportion of leases which will pay (a) less stamp duty, (b) more stamp duty and (c) the same amount of stamp duty following the recent changes to the charging of stamp duty on leases. |
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(135069)
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42
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Mr Mark Prisk
(Hertford & Stortford):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect of section 8 of the Local Government Act 2003 on the competitiveness of small businesses. |
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(135070)
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43
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Mr Mark Prisk
(Hertford & Stortford):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales regarding the effectiveness of the company finance market. |
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(135071)
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44
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Mr Mark Prisk
(Hertford & Stortford):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes to the charging of stamp duty on leases on the (a) retail sector and (b) licensed trade. |
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(135072)
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45
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Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) electricity and (b) other energy his Department has used in each year since 1997 (i) in total and (ii) per square metre; what the projected use is for each of the following years for which forecasts are made; what plans he has to reduce usage; and if he will make a statement. |
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(135061)
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46
N
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Mrs Gillian Shephard
(South West Norfolk):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out the calculations on which the 40 pence per litre duty rebate on liquid petroleum gas are based. |
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(134365)
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47
N
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Sir Michael Spicer
(West Worcestershire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the honourable Member for West Worcestershire will receive a response to his letter of 16th September. |
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(134325)
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Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs
48
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Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans he has to compile annual reports on the work of the small claims court separately from the report on the Courts Service. |
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(134938)
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49
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Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what action he has taken to remove circuit judges from the list of those permitted to try rape cases in the last two years. |
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(134939)
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50
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Mr Howard Flight
(Arundel & South Downs):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much the Department spent on (a) maintenance, (b) renovation, (c) council tax and (d) running costs of residential properties used by ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
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(134684)
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51
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Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what countries use the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as their final court of appeal; how many cases have been heard by the Judicial Committee from each of these countries in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134824)
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52
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Mr Andrew Love
(Edmonton):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what measures are being taken to improve the safety and security of staff working in county courts. |
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(134914)
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53
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Mr Andrew Love
(Edmonton):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if he will make a statement on the progress made in reconstructing Edmonton County Court since September. |
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(134915)
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54
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if he will ask the Law Commission to review the law on variation of matrimonial and family court orders. |
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(134494)
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55
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Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much (a) electricity and (b) other energy his Department and its predecessors has used in each year since 1997 (i) in total and (ii) per square metre; what the projected use is for each of the following years for which forecasts are made; what plans he has to reduce usage; and if he will make a statement. |
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(135048)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
56
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Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the Lottery awards granted in the North West since 2000. |
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(134897)
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57
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Mr Howard Flight
(Arundel & South Downs):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the Department spent on (a) maintenance, (b) renovation, (c) council tax and (d) running costs of residential properties used by ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
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(134683)
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58
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Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations the Government has made to the International Olympic Committee on an Olympic team from Burma taking part in the Athens games in 2004; and if she will make a statement. |
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(134719)
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59
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Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the steps her Department is taking to educate older people in the use of communication media. |
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(134733)
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60
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Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what organisation is responsible for the issuing of radio broadcasting licences in Northern Ireland; what criteria are used in the issuing of licences; and if she will make a statement. |
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(134823)
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61
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Lynne Jones
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she will reply to the letter of 11th April from the honourable Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Minister's reference 0301088). |
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(134639)
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62
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Mr Gordon Prentice
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many football clubs with grounds in inner urban areas (a) have relocated since 1997 and (b) intend to relocate to new sites on the urban periphery or beyond; and if she will make a statement. |
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(134608)
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63
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Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that local authorities are able to set fees for public entertainment licences in order to reflect the proportionate risk of each establishment; and if she will make a statement. |
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(134989)
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64
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Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she intends to introduce legislation to change the status of the Tote; and if she will make a statement. |
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(134990)
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65
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Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much (a) electricity and (b) other energy her Department has used in each year since 1997 (i) in total and (ii) per square metre; what the projected use is for each of the following years for which forecasts are made; what plans she has to reduce usage; and if she will make a statement. |
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(135049)
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66
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Mr Simon Thomas
(Ceredigion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on progress towards international standards on cultural diversity at the recent UNESCO conference. |
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(134541)
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67
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Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much National Lottery funding has been provided for the preservation of pleasure piers in the last five years. |
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(134559)
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68
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Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many pleasure piers have received public funding in each of the last five years; and from what sources of funds. |
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(134560)
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69
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Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which pleasure piers being redeveloped and refurbished are in receipt of Lottery funding. |
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(134561)
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70
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Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance is given to the National Lottery regarding the use of timber and sustainable sources in Lottery-funded projects; and if she will make a statement. |
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(135073)
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71
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Derek Wyatt
(Sittingbourne & Sheppey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding she gives to support the maintenance of football pitches in public ownership in (a) England and (b) Kent. |
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(134768)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
72
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much fissile material has been produced in each year from 1979 to date; and how much is presently held, broken down into material classified as (a) high level, (b) intermediate level and (c) low level material. |
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(135078)
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73
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Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the Armed Forces' daily pay rate is deducted for the purpose of contributing to the Armed Forces Pension Scheme. |
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(134493)
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74
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Mr Howard Flight
(Arundel & South Downs):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Department spent on (a) maintenance, (b) renovation, (c) council tax and (d) running costs of residential properties used by ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
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(134686)
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75
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Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 8th July, Official Report, column 701W, on depleted uranium, what conclusions and agreements have been reached with the United States following these discussions. |
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(135038)
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76
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Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 16th September, Official Report, column 705W, on export control, what assessment he has made of the benefits of having extraterritorial controls on UK arms deals; and whether this would have an impact on the number of (a) fatalities and (b) injuries caused to UK armed forces by illicitly purchased weapons. |
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(135104)
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77
N
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Mr James Gray
(North Wiltshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many C130J Hercules have been delivered; and how many serviceable engines there are; how many C130J Hercules aircraft are grounded because of a shortage of (a) spares and (b) software; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134276)
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78
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Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what advice the Deputy Chief Medical Officer gave on administering pertussis vaccine together with anthrax vaccine to service personnel prior to the 1991 Gulf War. |
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(134574)
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79
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Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which vaccines administered to service personnel prior to the 1991 Gulf War were not licensed for use in the United Kingdom; and what reports he has received that vaccines were not given in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. |
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(134575)
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80
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Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to have a public inquiry into the use of vaccines by the Department prior to the 1991 Gulf war; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134621)
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81
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Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 20th October, Official Report, column 375W, on parliamentary questions, how many questions tabled to his Department by the honourable Member for Portsmouth South have not been answered within the target times set by the Department. |
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(134734)
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82
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Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of whether each vaccine administered to service personnel deployed in Iraq was used according to the manufacturer's guidelines; whether all vaccines used are licensed in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134737)
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83
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Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the contribution that his Department is making to tackling piracy on the high seas. |
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(134954)
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84
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Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the progress of the construction of the (a) second and (b) third units of the Astute Class. |
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(134955)
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85
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Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to publish the Defence White Paper. |
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(134956)
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86
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Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department (a) will publish the report into HMS Cambeltown running aground in 2001 and (b) expects to announce the costs of (i) recovery and (ii) repair; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134957)
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87
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Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, (a) when and (b) where the next Defence Systems Equipment International Exhibition will be held. |
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(134965)
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88
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Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Government ministers attended (a) the Defence Systems Equipment International Exhibition in September and (b) the exhibition dinner. |
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(134966)
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89
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Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) fatal and (b) non-fatal attacks there have been on UK army personnel serving in Iraq since the conclusion of military conflict; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134826)
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90
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Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have been recruited to the Territorial Army in Northern Ireland in each of the past five years; what steps he is taking to increase these figures; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134827)
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91
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Mr Bernard Jenkin
(North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to place an order for further Astute class submarines; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134483)
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92
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Mr Bernard Jenkin
(North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what have been the (a) highest and (b) lowest monitored mission readiness rates for RAF C130 aircraft of each type in the past three years. |
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(134484)
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93
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Mr Bernard Jenkin
(North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what problems have been experienced with the engines of the RAF's C130J aircraft; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134485)
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94
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Mr Paul Keetch
(Hereford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list his Department's permanent facilities overseas, what the cost was in each of the last five years, of maintaining each of them, to what use each facility is put; what the estimated value of each facility is; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134648)
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95
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Mr Paul Keetch
(Hereford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what pension entitlements are available for members of (a) the reserve forces and (b) the regular forces; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134916)
|
96
|
Mr Paul Keetch
(Hereford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the pay and conditions offered to members of the reserve forces differs from those offered to members of the regular forces; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134917)
|
97
|
Mr Paul Keetch
(Hereford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what mechanisms (a) have existed since 1973 and (b) exist to ensure that all members of the armed forces are fully informed of their pension entitlements on leaving the services; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134918)
|
98
|
Mr Paul Keetch
(Hereford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what incidences there are of members of the armed forces not being informed of their pension entitlements on leaving the services; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134919)
|
99
|
Mr Paul Keetch
(Hereford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what rights members of the armed forces (a) have and (b) have had to backdate their pensions if they were not informed of their pension entitlements on leaving the services; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134920)
|
100
|
Mr Paul Keetch
(Hereford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, under what circumstances a former member of the armed forces who has not collected their pension from the first date at which there were entitled to it can receive backdated payments; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134921)
|
101
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much (a) electricity and (b) other energy his Department has used in each year since 1997 (i) in total and (ii) per square metre; what the projected use is for each of the following years for which forecasts are made; what plans he has to reduce usage; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(135050)
|
102
|
Alan Simpson
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the joint working groups since 1997 conducted under the auspices of the 1958 Mutual Defence Agreement. |
|
(134906)
|
103
|
Bob Spink
(Castle Point):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his (a) policy is and (b) procedures are in place for British (i) forces personnel and (ii) employees from the Sovereign base areas visiting the occupied areas of Cyprus. |
|
(135012)
|
104
|
Mr Bill Tynan
(Hamilton South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the deployment of RAF Griffin aircraft from Cyprus outside Cyprus since 2002 required the mobilisation of sponsored reserve personnel; what cost it entailed; and what mobilisation costs were budgeted when the leasing contract was signed to cover such deployments. |
|
(134554)
|
105
|
Mr Bill Tynan
(Hamilton South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) bridges, (b) sewerage pumping stations and (c) power stations have been reconstructed and repaired by United Kingdom forces operating in Iraq. |
|
(134597)
|
106
|
Mr Bill Tynan
(Hamilton South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) distance of (i) road and (ii) electricity transmission system has been repaired and (b) length of railway has been returned to service by United Kingdom forces operating in Iraq. |
|
(134598)
|
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
107
|
Gregory Barker
(Bexhill & Battle):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he plans to set requirements for entire renovated buildings over 1,000 square metres as proposed under Article 6 of Directive 2002/91 on the Energy Performance of Buildings. |
|
(134545)
|
108
N
|
Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list contracts for consultancy or work carried out by Bechtel in each year since 1997 stating in each case (a) the nature of the work, (b) the value of the contract and (c) the duration of the contract; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133898)
|
109
|
Mr Howard Flight
(Arundel & South Downs):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much the Department spent on (a) maintenance, (b) renovation, (c) council tax and (d) running costs of residential properties used by ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
|
(134687)
|
110
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what research his Department has carried out to assess the feasibility of launching a bond security scheme for tenants in rented property; and what studies he has received of bond security schemes for tenants in rented property in Australia. |
|
(135039)
|
111
N
|
Mr Mark Hoban
(Fareham):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 20th October, Official Report, column 403W on councillors (tenure), whether this change will be enacted by primary legislation. |
|
(134724)
|
112
|
Mr Mark Hoban
(Fareham):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 20th October, Official Report, column 403W, on councillors (tenure), when he expects to bring forward legislation to extend the tenure of those councillors affected. |
|
(134937)
|
113
|
Simon Hughes
(North Southwark & Bermondsey):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much council tax was collected in each year in the London boroughs since 1996. |
|
(135157)
|
114
|
Simon Hughes
(North Southwark & Bermondsey):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of council tax due was collected in the London boroughs in each year since 1996. |
|
(135158)
|
115
|
Simon Hughes
(North Southwark & Bermondsey):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he will make a final decision on the planning application for the London Bridge Tower. |
|
(135159)
|
116
|
Simon Hughes
(North Southwark & Bermondsey):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much compensation has been paid in claims against local government in London in each of the last six years. |
|
(135160)
|
117
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the Area Investment Frameworks which have been set up. |
|
(134790)
|
118
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much funding has been granted to Area Investment Frameworks in Sussex; and from what sources. |
|
(134791)
|
119
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many people work for Area Investment Frameworks in Sussex. |
|
(134793)
|
120
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many pensioners pay council tax in the UK; and what estimate he has made of the total tax they pay in England. |
|
(134794)
|
121
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to amend the Town and Country Planning General Permitted Development Order 1995 to include an additional condition to prevent development on grounds of intrusion; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134796)
|
122
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many social workers, broken down by local authority area, have benefited from the Starter Home Initiative. |
|
(134812)
|
123
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many public service workers have been assisted by the Starter Home Initiative, broken down by profession. |
|
(134813)
|
124
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much has been spent on the Starter Home Initiative, broken down by local authority area. |
|
(134814)
|
125
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which local authorities have sent out surveys to their residents as a requirement by his Department in the last 12 months; and on what issues. |
|
(134815)
|
126
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many people in England have received questionnaires from local authorities as a requirement by his Department within the last 12 months; and at what cost. |
|
(134816)
|
127
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many social workers will benefit from interest-free mortgages under the equity loans scheme announced by his Department. |
|
(134835)
|
128
|
Mr Tony McWalter
(Hemel Hempstead):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will take steps (a) to conserve the green belt in Hertfordshire and (b) to ensure that towns to the north of the M25 retain their distinctive character and are not joined together by ribbon development. |
|
(134544)
|
129
|
Mr Tony McWalter
(Hemel Hempstead):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many ex-firefighters are being paid a pension because of early retirement through ill health; and what monitoring systems are in place to ensure that the ill health is not transient. |
|
(134547)
|
130
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much the East Midlands Regional Assembly has spent on legal advice since it was established (a) in total and (b) on its incorporation. |
|
(134736)
|
131
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what guidance his Department has given to the East Midlands Regional Assembly on its incorporation. |
|
(134750)
|
132
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what powers his Department has in relation to the operations of the East Midlands Regional Assembly. |
|
(134751)
|
133
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list (a) public relations and communications companies, (b) advertising and marketing companies, (c) management consultancies, (d) accountancy companies, (e) banking firms, (f) individual consultants and (g) other specialist consultancies used by the East Midlands Regional Assembly since June 2001; what services were provided in each case; and what the cost was in each case. |
|
(134752)
|
134
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the statutes which govern the operation of the East Midlands Regional Assembly. |
|
(134753)
|
135
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many equivalent full-time employees were employed in the East Midlands Regional Assembly (a) when it was established and (b) on 1st May. |
|
(134757)
|
136
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many publications have been issued by the East Midlands Regional Assembly in each year since its establishment; and what the cost was in each case. |
|
(134758)
|
137
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many conferences have been organised by the East Midlands Regional Assembly in each year since it was established; and what the cost was in each case. |
|
(134759)
|
138
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many research projects the East Midlands Regional Assembly (a) planned to commission and (b) commissioned in 2002-03; and what the rationale of each project was. |
|
(134760)
|
139
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what position Mr Simon Brian holds within the East Midlands Regional Assembly. |
|
(134765)
|
140
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which organisation audits the accounts of the East Midlands Regional Assembly. |
|
(134766)
|
141
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many conferences staff of the East Midlands Regional Assembly have attended since the Assembly was established; what the (a) cost and (b) purpose was in each case; and how many were overseas conferences. |
|
(134789)
|
142
|
Mr Gordon Prentice
(Pendle):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will include maps showing options for the proposed new local government areas with the postal ballot papers to be sent out in the referendums on regional assemblies. |
|
(134590)
|
143
|
Mr Gordon Prentice
(Pendle):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many recommendations from planning inquiry inspectors he has (a) accepted and (b) rejected in each year since 1999. |
|
(134606)
|
144
|
Mr Gordon Prentice
(Pendle):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many staff there are, and what the annual running cost in 2003-04 is, of each of the Housing Market Renewal Pathfinders in England; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134610)
|
145
|
Mr Gordon Prentice
(Pendle):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the expected cost (a) by region and (b) in Pendle is of the postal ballot in the referendums on regional assemblies. |
|
(134611)
|
146
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much (a) electricity and (b) other energy his Department has used in each year since 1997 (i) in total and (ii) per square metre; what the projected use is for each of the following years for which forecasts are made; what plans he has to reduce usage; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(135045)
|
147
|
Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many family houses for rent he estimates will be built in the Colchester constituency in the next two years from the funds he has provided for the East of England. |
|
(135089)
|
148
|
Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many family houses for rent he estimates will be built in the East of England over the next two years from funds he has allocated. |
|
(135090)
|
149
|
Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many families in the East of England he estimates are living in accommodation of a size below recommended standards. |
|
(135091)
|
150
|
Geraldine Smith
(Morecambe & Lunesdale):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his latest estimate is of the cost of holding a referendum on regional government in (a) the North West Region and (b) the three northern regions, including the costs of postal ballots. |
|
(134661)
|
151
N
|
Sir Michael Spicer
(West Worcestershire):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when the honourable Member for West Worcestershire will receive a response to his letter to the Minister of State for Local and Regional Government of 22nd September. |
|
(134329)
|
152
|
Bob Spink
(Castle Point):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many single, homeless (a) women and (b) men were in bed and breakfast accommodation in England in March. |
|
(135013)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills
153
|
Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action he will take to alleviate hardship arising from top-up fees for students whose family relationship has been broken. |
|
(134496)
|
154
|
Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action he is taking to ensure that student loans associated with top-up fees are available to students whose faith precludes the charging of interest. |
|
(134497)
|
155
|
Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the income starting point for repayment of student loans by new graduates was in each of the last 10 calendar years. |
|
(134505)
|
156
|
Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost is of the current advertising campaign for foundation degrees. |
|
(134976)
|
157
|
Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on progress on the alignment of national, local and sectored skills strategies. |
|
(134977)
|
158
|
Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on progress in developing a strategy for learning communities. |
|
(134978)
|
159
|
Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the future of the Adult and Community Learning Fund. |
|
(134979)
|
160
|
Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress has been made in formulating viable measures for the attainment by pupils of soft key skills. |
|
(134980)
|
161
|
Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research he has commissioned into communities which are under-represented in participation in adult learning. |
|
(134981)
|
162
|
Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what arrangement he will make to monitor and develop the public strategy for widening adult educational participation. |
|
(134982)
|
163
|
Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action he is taking in conjunction with other Government departments and public bodies to support the Learning and Skills Council's strategy for widening adult participation. |
|
(134983)
|
164
|
Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on progress on the development of a national credit framework for qualifications in post-compulsory learning. |
|
(134984)
|
165
|
Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the level of participation of young school leavers in modern apprenticeships was in the last five years; and what percentage of the cohorts it represented. |
|
(134986)
|
166
|
Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham & Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether eligibility for Key Teacher Homebuy loans will be affected by total family income. |
|
(134603)
|
167
|
Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham & Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether the Key Teacher Homebuy scheme will be available to teachers in all subjects. |
|
(134604)
|
168
|
Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham & Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether Key Teacher Homebuy loans will be repayable in the event of teachers (a) taking a sabbatical, (b) taking a period of secondment and (c) moving to employment in (i) an independent school and (ii) an academy in London. |
|
(134605)
|
169
|
Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham & Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether teachers will have to repay equity loans under the Key Teacher Homebuy scheme (a) on retirement, (b) on retiring on grounds of ill-health and (c) when made redundant. |
|
(134612)
|
170
|
Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham & Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what criteria he will use to assess a teacher's suitability for an equity loan under his Department's Key Teacher Homebuy Scheme. |
|
(134613)
|
171
|
Mr Julian Brazier
(Canterbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many admissions there were to agriculture courses at universities and agricultural colleges in each of the last 10 years. |
|
(134546)
|
172
|
Mr Michael Clapham
(Barnsley West & Penistone):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 21st October, Official Report, column 502W, on university medical schools, to the honourable Member for Hertsmere, if he will identify the sum for additional funding by each university. |
|
(135027)
|
173
N
|
David Davis
(Haltemprice & Howden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many Government capital projects for schools had as a requirement that the school reduce its size, in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(134666)
|
174
|
David Davis
(Haltemprice & Howden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether it is his policy to reduce the size of schools that perform to an above-average standard. |
|
(134838)
|
175
|
Julia Drown
(South Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many specialist schools have failed to have their status renewed. |
|
(134935)
|
176
|
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of (a) GCSE year and (b) sixth form students have continued to higher education in (i) the North West and (ii) England in each year since 1992. |
|
(134891)
|
177
|
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of pupils in Lancashire passed five or more GCSEs at grades A-C in each year since 1992. |
|
(134903)
|
178
|
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent on (a) primary education, (b) secondary education, (c) tertiary education and (d) further education in the North West in each year since 1992. |
|
(134904)
|
179
|
Mr Howard Flight
(Arundel & South Downs):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much the Department spent on (a) maintenance, (b) renovation, (c) council tax and (d) running costs of residential properties used by ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
|
(134688)
|
180
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what weight is given to the costs of funding school trips for schools in deprived areas when the Department calculates school budgets. |
|
(135133)
|
181
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether there are (a) national and (b) local distributors of funds for schools in deprived areas seeking funding for school trips. |
|
(135134)
|
182
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what resources are allocated to schools in areas of high deprivation to ensure that they are able to comply with his Department's guidelines on allowing children in receipt of free school meals to attend school trips. |
|
(135135)
|
183
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he will publish the findings of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority investigation into the Standard Attainment Test at 7, 11 and 14 submitted to the QCA in January 2002. |
|
(135020)
|
184
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will carry out a meta-analysis of the relative effectiveness of (a) analytic and (b) synthetic phonics teaching methods. |
|
(135021)
|
185
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make an assessment of the need for further clarification of the National Literacy Strategy's Framework for Teaching guidance on phonics instruction. |
|
(135022)
|
186
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to his Answer of 6th October, Official Report, column 1142W, on school setting, what percentage of maintained schools in West Sussex LEA inspected by Ofsted between 1995 and 2002 in (a) year 7, (b) year 8, (c) year 9, (d) year 10 and (e) year 11 were recorded as set by ability in (i) maths, (ii) English, (iii) science and (iv) modern foreign languages. |
|
(135026)
|
187
|
Simon Hughes
(North Southwark & Bermondsey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many educational psychologists are employed by each local education authority in London; and (a) how many were employed by, (b) how many retired (c) how many were recruited in and (d) what the vacancy rates were in each local authority in London for each of the last six years. |
|
(135149)
|
188
|
Simon Hughes
(North Southwark & Bermondsey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many qualified teachers were working in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in each borough of London for each year since 1997. |
|
(135150)
|
189
|
Mr Andrew Hunter
(Basingstoke):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the funding increase is (a) in money terms and (b) as a percentage on 2002-03 for Hampshire schools this year, without transitional protection. |
|
(134669)
|
190
|
Mr Andrew Hunter
(Basingstoke):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will take measures to compensate Hampshire schools for the loss of grant in 2004-05 and 2005-06. |
|
(134670)
|
191
|
Mr Andrew Hunter
(Basingstoke):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether it is his policy to adhere to the 2002 spending review increase in the national control total for 2004-05. |
|
(134671)
|
192
|
Mr Andrew Hunter
(Basingstoke):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate he has made of the potential shortfall of schools' funding settlement for Hampshire for (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06. |
|
(134672)
|
193
|
Mr Andrew Hunter
(Basingstoke):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what further measures he proposes to take to protect school budgets from the effects of the changes to the grant formula. |
|
(134673)
|
194
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, at what age medical examinations are normally carried out on school pupils. |
|
(134795)
|
195
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many education authorities operate school bus services for pupils other than those with special needs. |
|
(134797)
|
196
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of pupils in each education authority are provided with a special school bus service; and at what cost. |
|
(134798)
|
197
|
Julie Morgan
(Cardiff North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many contact centres there are in Wales; who is responsible for the funding of these centres; and what plans he has to increase the number of contact centres in Wales. |
|
(134841)
|
198
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what changes he has made to the work of educational psychologists in schools by grouping schools together; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134991)
|
199
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much (a) electricity and (b) other energy his Department has used in each year since 1997 (i) in total and (ii) per square metre; what the projected use is for each of the following years for which forecasts are made; what plans he has to reduce usage; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(135051)
|
200
N
|
Jonathan Shaw
(Chatham & Aylesford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will allow local education authorities to renegotiate their targets for key stage two. |
|
(134324)
|
201
|
Ms Debra Shipley
(Stourbridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to increase support for the non-abusive parent in cases of domestic violence where children are involved. |
|
(134909)
|
202
|
Ms Debra Shipley
(Stourbridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to ensure that the findings of the Government's Safety and Justice consultation on domestic violence are included in the outcome of the Every Child Matters consultation process. |
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(134911)
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203
N
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Sir Michael Spicer
(West Worcestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he will make a statement on the future payment of educational transitional funds to Worcestershire County Council. |
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(134585)
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204
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Bob Spink
(Castle Point):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers were in training specialising in a modern language, in each of the last five years for which figures are available. |
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(135011)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
205
N
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress she has made in her investigation of deposit schemes operating in other European countries, with particular reference to Denmark. |
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(134503)
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206
N
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many coastal defence projects using timber are underway; how much funding her Department has provided for these projects; and what measures have been taken to ensure that this timber is from sustainable sources. |
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(134504)
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207
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Mr Bob Blizzard
(Waveney):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to require fast food outlets to use only biodegradable packaging. |
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(134847)
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208
N
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Mr Julian Brazier
(Canterbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research she has commissioned into the age profile of those in the farming community; and what measures she is taking to encourage younger people into the agriculture industry. |
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(133891)
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209
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Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with non-farming commercial interests regarding loss insurance in the event of a disease outbreak in (a) farmed livestock and (b) crops. |
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(134506)
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210
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Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will place in the Library papers submitted by her Department to the European Commission on (a) changes to the Date Based Export Scheme and (b) moderate risk status; and how many representations her Department has made to the Commission regarding these papers subsequently. |
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(134660)
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211
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Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the steps the Government is taking to encourage the resumption of beef exports. |
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(134668)
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212
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Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what regulations govern the (a) quantity and (b) type of therapeutic and non-therapeutic drugs given to chickens; and if she will make a statement on their use. |
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(134704)
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213
N
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Alistair Burt
(North East Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received on the Waste Incineration Directive 2000/76/EC. |
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(134367)
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214
N
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Alistair Burt
(North East Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consultation is taking place in relation to the implementation of Waste Incineration Directive 2000/76/EC; and when this consultation began. |
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(134368)
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215
N
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Alistair Burt
(North East Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's policy is on the size of incineration systems affected by Waste Incineration Directive 2000/76/EC; and if she will make a statement. |
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(134381)
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216
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to encourage restaurants to use local produce. |
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(133895)
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217
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Mr Jonathan Djanogly
(Huntingdon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what reviews have been undertaken in each of the last three years of renewable energy schemes in Cambridgeshire; and what the associated cost to public funds was of the reviews. |
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(134871)
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218
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Mr Howard Flight
(Arundel & South Downs):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Department spent on (a) maintenance, (b) renovation, (c) council tax and (d) running costs of residential properties used by ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
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(134690)
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219
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Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what changes have taken place in the last three years in the value of (a) farmland and (b) farms and farm buildings. |
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(134667)
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220
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Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the causes of misconnections to surface water sewers. |
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(135129)
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221
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Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the number of misconnections to surface water sewers and the environmental impact this has had in the last five years. |
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(135130)
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222
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Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) time limits there are and (b) timetable is in place for her Department's decision-taking relating to the (i) process of licensing GM crops and (ii) releases of genetically modified seeds into the environment. |
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(135138)
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223
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Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list (a) Government-commissioned research and inquiries, (b) peer-reviewed research undertaken by others, (c) non-peer-reviewed research undertaken by others and (d) other information or sources of data upon which her Department will draw in making its decisions on the licensing of GM crops; and if she will set out for each item of work commissioned by her Department the date on which it was (i) commissioned and (ii) placed or expected to be placed in the public domain. |
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(135139)
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224
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Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) discussions she has had with and (b) advice she has received from the insurance industry in respect of liability for GM contamination of non-GM farmland. |
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(135140)
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225
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Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission report on co-existence and liability of GM and non-GM seeds and crops will be published. |
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(135141)
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226
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Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with representatives of the organic farming and growing sectors on (a) co-existence with GM crops and (b) liability for cross-contamination of GM crops. |
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(135142)
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227
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Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of proposals to establish a national water bill collection system to pay to meet the costs of the coastal and bathing water clean-up under the EU Bathing Water Directive. |
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(135143)
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228
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Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the recent proposed investment programme and water bill charges for the period 2005 to 2010 by South West Water. |
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(135144)
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229
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Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has set a timetable for public consultation on the reports from (a) the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment, (b) the Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission and (c) other commissioned bodies which have either reported or are yet to report on work intended to inform her Department about the use of GM crops. |
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(135145)
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230
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Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) earliest and (b) latest possible date is for the publication of the Government response to the report on the public consultation on GM science, GM Nation. |
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(135146)
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231
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Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the weight she will give to the results of the GM Nation consultation exercise in making decisions on the future use of GM biotechnology. |
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(135147)
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232
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Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what decisions relevant to future assessments as to the appropriateness of licensing GM crops she plans to make before her Department has responded to the GM Nation report. |
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(135148)
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233
N
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Mr John Hayes
(South Holland & The Deepings):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what quantity of biofuel the United Kingdom imported from (a) Germany and (b) France in the last year for which figures are available. |
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(134371)
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234
N
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Mr John Hayes
(South Holland & The Deepings):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of the duty reduction to 20 pence a litre for biofuels. |
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(134372)
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235
N
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Mr John Hayes
(South Holland & The Deepings):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's estimate is of (a) the percentage of the United Kingdom's farmland suitable for growing biofuel crops and (b) the quantity of biofuel that could be produced from this land. |
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(134373)
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236
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Simon Hughes
(North Southwark & Bermondsey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fuel poverty households there are in each London authority area; and what her estimate is of the number of children living in fuel poverty households. |
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(135164)
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237
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the implications for tenant farmers of rural development for rents under the revised Common Agricultural Policy. |
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(134842)
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238
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Joyce Quin
(Gateshead East & Washington West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will publish the review of rural delivery policies being undertaken by Lord Haskins. |
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(135076)
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239
N
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Hugh Robertson
(Faversham & Mid Kent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many ministers have visited the National Fruit Show (Marden Fruit Show) since 1997. |
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(134137)
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240
N
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Hugh Robertson
(Faversham & Mid Kent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support ministers have given to the National Fruit Show (The Marden Fruit Show) since 1997. |
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(134138)
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241
N
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Hugh Robertson
(Faversham & Mid Kent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made with EU negotiations over the marketing standard for apples and pears. |
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(134139)
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242
N
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Hugh Robertson
(Faversham & Mid Kent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations her Department has received from the horticultural industry over Common Agricultural Policy Reform. |
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(134140)
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243
N
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Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, under what legislation people who are cruel to animals may be prosecuted; and if she will make a statement. |
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(134594)
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244
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Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much (a) electricity and (b) other energy her Department has used in each year since 1997 (i) in total and (ii) per square metre; what the projected use is for each of the following years for which forecasts are made; what plans she has to reduce usage; and if she will make a statement. |
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(135052)
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245
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Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was allocated (a) in England and (b) to Essex County Council for surface water alleviation schemes in each of the last five years for which figures are available; how much is allocated in each case in 2003-04; and how much she expects to allocate in each case in 2004-05. |
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(135166)
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246
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Alan Simpson
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list National Grid references of trial sites where genetically modified organisms are being released into the environment under directive 2001/18/EC. |
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(134707)
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247
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Alan Simpson
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in relation to the farm scale evaluations of GM crops (a) which herbicides were used in the maize trials and whether these will continue to be legally available to farmers, (b) who was responsible for the independent measurement of maize yields and herbicide inputs and (c) whether comparisons between GM and non-GM maize yields were of crops using identical herbicide use. |
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(134923)
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248
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Alan Simpson
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 23rd October, if she will list the scientific studies published on (a) horizontal gene transfer, (b) the effect of growth promoters on gene suppression and gene hot spotting and (c) allergenicity; and where these studies have been peer reviewed. |
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(135074)
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249
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Mr Anthony Steen
(Totnes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many square miles of water off the Irish coast have been opened up to European fishing fleets as a result of removal of restrictions relating to the Irish box; and what steps are being taken to protect fish stocks in this area. |
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(134836)
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250
|
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what form she plans the central point of expertise on Government timber procurement (CPET) will take; how it will function; and who will staff it. |
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(134557)
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251
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Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what responses her Department received to its consultations on the establishment of a central point of expertise on Government timber procurement regarding what type of central point of expertise on timber procurement should be established; and how she plans to act on these recommendations. |
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(134558)
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252
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Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1st September, Official Report, column 860W, on timber, what progress has been made in the establishment of a central point of expertise on Government timber procurement (CPET); what funding has been allocated to the CPET; and when the CPET will be operational. |
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(134577)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
253
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Mr Andrew Dismore
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Malaysian High Commissioner concerning the remarks of the Malaysian Prime Minister on 18th October; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134508)
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254
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Mr Jonathan Djanogly
(Huntingdon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on investment in Basrah International Airport; and who is responsible for its (a) fabric and (b) reconstruction. |
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(134863)
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255
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Mr Jonathan Djanogly
(Huntingdon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when it was originally intended to open Basrah International Airport to non-governmental commercial and passenger flights; why it has remained closed to such flights; and when it is now expected to open for them. |
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(134864)
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256
|
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
(Huntingdon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the payment system to poppy growers in Afghanistan (a) last year and (b) this year; which countries met the cost of the system; and how much in sterling each paid; how many growers took part; how much each poppy grower received; and what the take-up rate was. |
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(134865)
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257
|
Mr Howard Flight
(Arundel & South Downs):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much the Department spent on (a) maintenance, (b) renovation, (c) council tax and (d) running costs of residential properties used by ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
|
(134689)
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258
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 6th October, Official Report, column 1117W, on UN arms embargoes, whether dialogue still continues on the Berlin-Bonn process. |
|
(135108)
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259
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Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 6th October, Official Report, column 1117W, on UN arms embargoes, whether the Government has plans to call on Security Council members to restart discussions on the Berlin-Bonn process. |
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(135109)
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260
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Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 6th October, Official Report, column 1118W, on UN sanctions, what discussions the UK has had with other governments about restarting this initiative. |
|
(135112)
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261
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Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of Iceland about its decision to resume whaling. |
|
(135126)
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262
|
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the coalition administration in Iraq has maintained full income and expenditure accounts in respect of (a) sales of oil generated under the UN Oil for Food programme when it was in operation and (b) subsequent sales of oil on the world market; and if this information will be published. |
|
(134992)
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263
|
Jane Griffiths
(Reading East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the closure of the British Embassy in Managua. |
|
(135017)
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264
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Nick Harvey
(North Devon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to persuade the Israeli Government to disclose to Mrs Sophy Miller the Israeli Defence Force report into the killing of her husband Mr James Miller. |
|
(135025)
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265
N
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Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the United States Administration about the imprisonment on death row in Ohio of Mr Kenny Richey; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134819)
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266
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Mr Jimmy Hood
(Clydesdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the outcome was of the General Affairs and External Relations Council held on 13th to 14th October; what the Government's stance was on the issues discussed, including its voting record; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134576)
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267
|
Lynne Jones
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received about links between Qatar and (a) Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and (b) other members of al Qa'eda. |
|
(134632)
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268
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with West Sussex County Council about provision for permanent settlement of Chagos Islanders arriving at Gatwick Airport. |
|
(134756)
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269
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Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what arrangements he has made for the settlement of Chagos Islanders in the UK. |
|
(134792)
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270
|
Mr Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Syria about the arrest and deportation to Iran of (a) Mr Abrahim Khodabandch and (b) Mr Jamil Bassam.
|
|
(134674)
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271
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Mr Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to (a) visit and (b) secure the return to Britain of (ai) Mr Abrahim Khodabandch and (ii) Mr Jamil Bassam, both held in prison in Tehran; and what representations he has made to the Iranian Government about their treatment and rights.
|
|
(134675)
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272
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the security situation, (b) the political situation and (c) social stability in (i) Somaliland and (ii) the rest of Somalia since 1997; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134717)
|
273
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the progress of the discussions between the Sudanese Government and rebel groups in the Kenyan town of Naivasha; what assessment he has made of the likelihood of significant progress in 2003; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134718)
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274
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the progress of the Somali Peace Conference in Kenya; what assistance his Department has (a) offered and (b) given to the Conference; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134720)
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275
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) representatives of the United Kingdom Government have had since August with representatives of the governments participating in the Somali Peace Conference; what problems have been highlighted (i) to him and (ii) by him; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134721)
|
276
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he has had with representatives of the Government of Djibouti regarding its decision of 19th October to withdraw from the Somali Peace Conference in Kenya; what issues were raised by the Government of Djibouti; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134722)
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277
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance his Department has (a) offered and (b) given to the Government of Somaliland in their investigation into the murder of Richard and Enid Eyeington; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134723)
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278
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Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much (a) electricity and (b) other energy his Department has used in each year since 1997 (i) in total and (ii) per square metre; what the projected use is for each of the following years for which forecasts are made; what plans he has to reduce usage; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(135053)
|
279
|
Llew Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to make additional resources available to the International Atomic Energy Agency to support its increased safeguards burden in Iran following the agreement concluded in Tehran on 21st October. |
|
(134572)
|
280
N
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Sir Teddy Taylor
(Rochford & Southend East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the provision under Article IX of the draft European constitution for member states to withdraw from the constitution if no agreement is negotiated within two years would necessarily result in total withdrawal from membership of the EU and obligations under the Treaties. |
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(134142)
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281
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Mr Simon Thomas
(Ceredigion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what investigations he has undertaken to establish whether (a) components manufactured in the UK have and (b) equipment manufactured in the UK has been used by the Israeli authorities in (i) their military strike in Syria, (ii) incursions into refugee camps in Gaza and (iii) other activities in the Palestinian areas since the resignation of Abu Mazen. |
|
(134657)
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282
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Mr Simon Thomas
(Ceredigion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library the guidance issued by his Department to diplomatic posts with regard to what action they should take if they (a) suspect bribery by a UK company to be taking place and (b) receive an allegation that such bribery is taking place; and what measures they should take to prevent bribery by UK companies. |
|
(134658)
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283
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Mr Simon Thomas
(Ceredigion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many allegations of bribery of a foreign public official have been received from diplomatic posts overseas since 14th February 2002. |
|
(134678)
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284
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Mr Bill Tynan
(Hamilton South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that (a) Ethiopia and (b) Eritrea comply with their commitments under the Algiers Agreement. |
|
(134586)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
285
N
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Mr James Arbuthnot
(North East Hampshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Government has given to any manufacturer or supplier of (a) MMR and (b) MR vaccine (i) an indemnity, (ii) an undertaking and (iii) a letter of comfort in respect of claims or potential claims arising out of the use of such vaccines. |
|
(134581)
|
286
|
Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the average differential between the cost to local councils of running an old people's care home and the residential fee level for independent care homes, with special reference to Redcar and Cleveland. |
|
(134945)
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287
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Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action he is taking to ensure that drug treatments currently licensed for adults are evaluated and made available for paediatric use. |
|
(134495)
|
288
|
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset & North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with examination boards about the compliance of GCSE syllabuses on child care and child development with the WHO International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes. |
|
(135079)
|
289
|
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 6th October, Official Report, columns 343-4W, on healthcare providers, if he will list foreign-owned private healthcare providers who provide services to the NHS whose names are held centrally. |
|
(134498)
|
290
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Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what factors led to the initiation of the recent discussions between his Department and United Healthcare; who took the initiative in setting up the discussions; and by what means his Department is accountable to Parliament for the contract with United Healthcare. |
|
(134499)
|
291
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Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many foreign-owned private healthcare providers are providing services to the Transformational Change Programme managed by the National Primary and Care Trust Development Programme. |
|
(134500)
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292
N
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Mr Paul Burstow
(Sutton & Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the first quarter results of the second phase of the mandatory surveillance scheme for healthcare-associated infection to be published. |
|
(134064)
|
293
N
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Mr Paul Burstow
(Sutton & Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish an update of the information supplied to the honourable Member for Sutton and Cheam by the Sheffield University School of Health Related Research concerning the implementation of the risk sharing scheme for MS sufferers. |
|
(134065)
|
294
N
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Mr Paul Burstow
(Sutton & Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list each local network provider awarded a contract by the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health, the areas they have been awarded contracts for, and their registered office address; how many patient forums they are responsible for; which aspects of the service they have sub-contracted; and to whom they have sub-contracted. |
|
(134066)
|
295
N
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Mr Paul Burstow
(Sutton & Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 14th October, Official Report, column 52W, on the NHS Estate and health and safety, how many (a) beds and (b) patients are normally accommodated within the floor area concerned. |
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(134067)
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296
N
|
Mr Paul Burstow
(Sutton & Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 6th October, Official Report, column 1351W, on social services, how the figure published in paragraph 2.79 of the Chief Inspector of Social Services Annual Report was derived. |
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(134068)
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297
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in each health trust in England are registered as suffering from (a) AIDS and (b) other sexually transmitted diseases; and what the equivalent figures were for each of the last two years. |
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(134478)
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298
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many current recipients of NHS treatment for AIDS he estimates are not British citizens. |
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(134479)
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299
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action he is taking to ensure that treatment provided to non-UK citizens for AIDS does not result in inferior levels of treatment for British citizens suffering from other sexually transmitted diseases. |
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(134480)
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300
|
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
(Cotswold):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which strategic health authority has the highest deficit; what guidance he will give Avon, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire Strategic Health Authority about its deficit; how much the Avon, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire Strategic Health Authority received from the Government in financial year 2002-03; how much the (a) Bristol, (b) Bath, (c) Wiltshire and (d) Gloucestershire regions received of that sum; and if he will make it his policy when making allocations within strategic health authority areas to award greater sums to regions which (i) have a higher population and (ii) have demonstrated higher standards of performance. |
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(134548)
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301
|
Mr Tony Colman
(Putney):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his most recent estimate is of the number of staff employed in community health councils in England at risk of redundancy; and what the potential liability for redundancy costs is. |
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(134582)
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302
|
Mr Tony Colman
(Putney):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Public Bodies (Access to Meetings) Act 1960 applies to the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health. |
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(134583)
|
303
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to improve waiting times from referral by a GP to treatment for cancer services. |
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(133892)
|
304
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evaluation of improvements to cancer services in the NHS he has commissioned. |
|
(133893)
|
305
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what regulations are in place governing (a) the quality and (b) the origin of meat served in restaurants. |
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(133896)
|
306
N
|
David Davis
(Haltemprice & Howden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of deaths where the lateness of an ambulance was a factor in each year since 1997. |
|
(134665)
|
307
|
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many general practitioner fundholders there are in (a) the North West and (b) England. |
|
(134892)
|
308
|
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent in the NHS in the North West since 1992. |
|
(134893)
|
309
|
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists work in the NHS in the North West of England. |
|
(134894)
|
310
|
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have been treated in hospitals in the North West in each year since 1992. |
|
(134985)
|
311
|
Mr Howard Flight
(Arundel & South Downs):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on (a) maintenance, (b) renovation, (c) council tax and (d) running costs of residential properties used by ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
|
(134691)
|
312
|
Dr Liam Fox
(Woodspring):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the NHS has been of (a) hip replacements, (b) knee replacements and (c) cataract operations carried out at the BUPA hospital in Redhill. |
|
(134950)
|
313
|
Dr Liam Fox
(Woodspring):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will set out the (a) formula and (b) calculations on which the NHS reference costs are based. |
|
(134951)
|
314
|
Dr Liam Fox
(Woodspring):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) has been and (b) is intended to be spent on capital costs in the new diagnosis and treatment centres. |
|
(134952)
|
315
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many initial contacts there have been between NHS patients and occupational therapy staff in London in each of the past 10 years. |
|
(134854)
|
316
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many speech and language therapy sessions there were on average per week for each NHS patient receiving such treatment in each of the past five years. |
|
(134855)
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317
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many initial contacts there were between patients and speech and language therapy staff in the NHS in London in each year since 1992. |
|
(134856)
|
318
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of NHS Direct staff has a clinical role. |
|
(134857)
|
319
|
Simon Hughes
(North Southwark & Bermondsey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many sick leave days were taken in each London NHS Trust by (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) other health professionals and (d) other employees in (i) 1988, (ii) 1993, (iii) 1998 and (iv) for the most recent period available; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(135153)
|
320
|
Simon Hughes
(North Southwark & Bermondsey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have been referred by each (a) Strategic Health Authority and (b) NHS Trust in London in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(135154)
|
321
|
Simon Hughes
(North Southwark & Bermondsey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have waited more than (a) three months, (b) six months and (c) 12 months for an elective finished in year admission in each of the last five years for which figures are available for each NHS Trust in London; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(135155)
|
322
|
Simon Hughes
(North Southwark & Bermondsey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients admitted to accident and emergency departments in London in each quarter of each of the last four years waited for more than 12 hours before being treated or transferred to a ward. |
|
(135156)
|
323
|
Mr Andrew Hunter
(Basingstoke):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what statistics his Department has collected on the availability of NHS dentistry in each year since 1997; if he will make a statement on the level of availability of NHS dentistry; and what measures he is taking to increase the availability of NHS dentistry. |
|
(134710)
|
324
N
|
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the impact on the recruitment and retention of NHS staff which would occur if the NHS University were to require its students to pay tuition fees. |
|
(133887)
|
325
N
|
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for which courses the NHS University is considering charging tuition fees; and what the expected level of such fees is. |
|
(133888)
|
326
N
|
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has held with (a) NHS human resources managers and (b) trade unions about the impact which charging tuition fees for NHS University courses would have on workforce development; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133889)
|
327
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the service improvements set out in the document, 'Sign of the Times', will be implemented in the NHS. |
|
(134767)
|
328
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many agency nurses are employed in each (a) hospital trust and (b) mental health trust shown (i) in actual numbers and (ii) as a percentage of nursing staff overall. |
|
(134769)
|
329
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with West Sussex Social Services Department regarding the provision of central funding for the social care of residents of the Chagos Islands arriving in West Sussex. |
|
(134770)
|
330
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list coverage rates of immunisations which are given to school age children and infants. |
|
(134771)
|
331
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he proposes to publish his substantive National Standards Framework for Children. |
|
(134772)
|
332
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) children and adolescents, (b) adults and (c) pensioners were treated by mental health trusts in West Sussex in each of the last six years. |
|
(134773)
|
333
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of qualified social workers who are not working (a) for social services departments and (b) in social care. |
|
(134774)
|
334
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to issue the results of the consultation on the Mental Health Bill; and in what form. |
|
(134775)
|
335
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients admitted to accident and emergency in Worthing hospital in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003 waited for more than (i) 12 and (ii) four hours before being treated or transferred to a ward. |
|
(134776)
|
336
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many care home places were available in Sussex in each of the last six years, broken down by (a) local authority run, (b) independent private and (c) independent charity and other not for profit organisation. |
|
(134777)
|
337
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list those authorities taking part in pilot schemes for children's trusts; when the pilots (a) start and (b) finish; and what the procedure for (i) reporting on the pilots and (ii) influencing future legislation is. |
|
(134778)
|
338
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many free sight tests were given to (a) pensioners, (b) children and (c) others in (i) West Sussex and (ii) England in each year since 1997. |
|
(134779)
|
339
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the impact on the Adur, Arun and Worthing primary care trust area of his Department's health policies since 1997, expressed (a) in total terms and (b) by expenditure by head of population compared with equivalent national average figures. |
|
(134780)
|
340
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in the UK use (a) animal insulin and (b) GM insulin for treatment of diabetes. |
|
(134781)
|
341
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in the UK are known to be unable to use GM insulin for the treatment of diabetes. |
|
(134782)
|
342
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the NHS of prescribing (a) animal insulin and (b) GM insulin for treatment of diabetes was in the last 12 months. |
|
(134783)
|
343
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures the Government is taking to secure the continued availability of animal insulin to people who have shown a resistance to GM insulin for the treatment of diabetes. |
|
(134784)
|
344
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many users of GM insulins for treatment of Type 1 diabetes have been found dead attributable to dead in bed syndrome in each of the last 10 years. |
|
(134785)
|
345
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with his Danish counterparts about the continued supply of animal insulin. |
|
(134786)
|
346
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, from where the NHS sources (a) animal insulin and (b) GM insulin. |
|
(134787)
|
347
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) assessed regarding the (i) efficacy and (ii) side-effects of GM insulin against animal insulin on diabetes patients. |
|
(134788)
|
348
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust about the continued supply of animal insulin to diabetes patients in the UK. |
|
(134801)
|
349
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the side-effects of GM insulin on certain diabetes sufferers. |
|
(134802)
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350
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he has taken to improve access to treatment for sufferers of chronic diseases. |
|
(134803)
|
351
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent by his Department on chronic disease sufferers, broken down by main categories of chronic disease, in each of the last six years. |
|
(134804)
|
352
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on access to patient records by patients with mental illnesses. |
|
(134807)
|
353
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on access to mental health records of patients by voluntary sector bodies providing care to those patients. |
|
(134808)
|
354
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the running cost of the General Social Care Council was in each of the last five years. |
|
(134809)
|
355
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are employed by the General Social Care Council. |
|
(134810)
|
356
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS employees belong to a trade union; and which ones. |
|
(134811)
|
357
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in each of the last 10 years have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. |
|
(134834)
|
358
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action the Government is taking to ensure that deaf people are not discriminated against in accessing mainstream primary and secondary health care. |
|
(134940)
|
359
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to make its suicide prevention strategy accessible to deaf people. |
|
(134941)
|
360
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he is taking to encourage the collection of information on suicides by deaf people at primary care trust level. |
|
(134942)
|
361
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures the Government is taking to develop evidence-based service provision for the prevention of mental health problems in deaf people. |
|
(134943)
|
362
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what incentives he is giving to health trusts to ensure that deaf people are able to (a) express their consent to treatment and (b) make meaningful treatment choices. |
|
(134944)
|
363
|
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the impact of television advertisements for (a) high fat, (b) high salt and (c) high sugar products on the health of children. |
|
(134839)
|
364
|
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to introduce restrictions on the advertisement of food products during children's television scheduling. |
|
(134840)
|
365
|
Mr Gordon Prentice
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, from whom the Government received the original idea of foundation hospitals; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134607)
|
366
|
Mr Gordon Prentice
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the adult population had no natural teeth in (a) 1983, (b) 1993 and (c) at the latest date for which figures are available. |
|
(134609)
|
367
N
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 20th October, Official Report, column 453W, on care homes, how many (a) nursing home and (b) residential home places there were in Gloucestershire in (i) 1997 and (ii) the most recent year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134708)
|
368
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) electricity and (b) other energy his Department has used in each year since 1997 (i) in total and (ii) per square metre; what the projected use is for each of the following years for which forecasts are made; what plans he has to reduce usage; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(135054)
|
369
N
|
Jonathan Shaw
(Chatham & Aylesford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Kent and Medway Strategic Health Authority will be required to passport to hospices in Kent all of the £1.5 million funding which he recently announced for palliative care; and if he will instruct the Strategic Health Authority to consult with hospice managers on how that funding should be spent. |
|
(134323)
|
370
N
|
Sir Michael Spicer
(West Worcestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the honourable Member for West Worcestershire will receive a response to PO1035099. |
|
(134328)
|
371
|
Mr John Wilkinson
(Ruislip - Northwood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of personnel working at Harefield Hospital, Middlesex, indicated in the latest staff survey a willingness to transfer to a new cardiothoracic hospital at Paddington Basin in central London. |
|
(134656)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
372
N
|
Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police authorities employ chief executives. |
|
(134249)
|
373
N
|
Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police authorities have (a) a portfolio structure around themes of community leadership, performance appraisal and strategy development and similar areas of activity and (b) a panel structure. |
|
(134250)
|
374
N
|
Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the daily average proportion of police officers' time spent out on patrol following the introduction of community support officers and other civilian support staff. |
|
(134251)
|
375
N
|
Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on his model internal structure for a local police authority. |
|
(134252)
|
376
|
Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to increase the powers of community support officers. |
|
(134936)
|
377
N
|
Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inquests due to be held have been outstanding for over five years; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134489)
|
378
N
|
Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it a requirement on coroners to conduct inquests required of them within two years of a person's death. |
|
(134490)
|
379
|
Mr Clive Betts
(Sheffield, Attercliffe):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are waiting to have their cases finally determined (a) 12 to 18 months, (b) 18 to 24 months, (c) two to three years and (d) three or more years after it was lodged. |
|
(135084)
|
380
|
Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham & Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of anti-drugs campaigns in (a) the United States and (b) other EU countries. |
|
(134837)
|
381
|
Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham & Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the statement by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of 22nd October, Official Report, column 311WH, on visa charges, what discretion his Department has in interpreting Treasury rules on the setting of charges for visas for overseas students. |
|
(134907)
|
382
|
Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham & Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the statement by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of 22nd October, Official Report, column 313WH, on visa charges, which representatives of (a) schools and (b) universities were consulted on plans to increase visa charges for overseas students; and whether the Department for Education and Skills made representations on the issue to his Department. |
|
(134908)
|
383
|
Mr John Cummings
(Easington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Anti-Social Behaviour Orders have been (a) applied for and (b) granted in each district council within County Durham. |
|
(134649)
|
384
|
Mr John Cummings
(Easington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received from (a) the Durham constabulary, (b) the Local Government Association and (c) other interested parties concerning problems in obtaining anti-social behaviour orders. |
|
(134650)
|
385
|
Mr John Cummings
(Easington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many violent crimes occurred in the Easington sub division of the Durham County Police Authority in (a) 2000, (b) 2001 and (c) 2002; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134651)
|
386
N
|
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average administrative cost was of issuing a passport in each of the last five years. |
|
(134364)
|
387
|
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what police funding was allocated to the North West in each year since 1992. |
|
(134898)
|
388
|
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the recorded crime figures were for the North West in each year since 1992. |
|
(134899)
|
389
|
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners were held in the North West in each year since 1992. |
|
(134900)
|
390
|
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what central Government spending was on the Lancashire Constabulary in each year since 1992. |
|
(134901)
|
391
|
Annabelle Ewing
(Perth):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to introduce an offence of trafficking for labour exploitation. |
|
(134614)
|
392
|
Annabelle Ewing
(Perth):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to establish regional protection zones for asylum seekers outside the UK; and what recent discussions he has had with EU governments on this matter. |
|
(134659)
|
393
|
Mr Howard Flight
(Arundel & South Downs):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the Department spent on (a) maintenance, (b) renovation, (c) council tax and (d) running costs of residential properties used by ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
|
(134693)
|
394
|
Mr Adrian Flook
(Taunton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers the National Asylum Support Service has placed in (a) Somerset, (b) Devon, (c) Plymouth, (d) Bristol, (e) Bath, (f) Swindon, (g) Wiltshire and (h) Dorset in each month since January. |
|
(134551)
|
395
|
Mr Adrian Flook
(Taunton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there were in each basic command unit of Avon and Somerset constabulary in each of the last five years. |
|
(134553)
|
396
|
Jane Griffiths
(Reading East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will publish the Small and Sporting Events Safety Guide; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(135082)
|
397
|
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to the honourable Member for Stoke-on-Trent North of 4th June, Official Report, column 462W, on the Terrestrial Trunked Radio System, what reports he has received from police officers of ill health effects which they attribute to TETRA. |
|
(134738)
|
398
|
Simon Hughes
(North Southwark & Bermondsey):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many stop and searches have been carried out during each of the last three years under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 in London; what the charges of those arrested were; and how many have resulted in successful prosecutions. |
|
(135165)
|
399
|
Ms Sally Keeble
(Northampton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the terms of reference are of the independent clinical review of the case of the late Mr John Tero. |
|
(134617)
|
400
|
Ms Sally Keeble
(Northampton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who is carrying out the independent clinical review of the late Mr John Tero's care in prison. |
|
(134618)
|
401
|
Ms Sally Keeble
(Northampton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects the independent clinical review into the case of the late Mr John Tero to report. |
|
(134619)
|
402
|
Ms Sally Keeble
(Northampton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evidence is being considered in the independent clinical review of the case of the late Mr John Tero. |
|
(134620)
|
403
|
Ms Oona King
(Bethnal Green & Bow):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department will take to encourage social landlords to take more enforcement measures against anti-social tenants; and what assessment he has made of the implications for the Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan of the awarding of costs against the housing association in the case THCH -v- Mr Joseph Loomes. |
|
(134580)
|
404
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been killed in each of the last five years by the police (a) during police action, (b) as a result of police pursuits and (c) in police custody. |
|
(134728)
|
405
|
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many community support officers have been employed by North Wales Police in each of the last three years for which figures are available. |
|
(134507)
|
406
|
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) staff, (b) civilian staff and (c) police officers have been recruited by North Wales Police in each of the last three years for which figures are available. |
|
(134509)
|
407
N
|
Mr John Lyons
(Strathkelvin & Bearsden):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the benefits to the UK economy of authorised immigration. |
|
(134136)
|
408
|
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on rural policing in (a) North Yorkshire and (b) New Earswick. |
|
(134843)
|
409
|
Mr Tony McWalter
(Hemel Hempstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many ex-police officers are being paid a pension because of early retirement through ill health; and what monitoring systems are in place to ensure that the ill health is not transient. |
|
(134543)
|
410
|
Mr David Marshall
(Glasgow Shettleston):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who have applied for asylum in the UK were resident in each constituency in the UK in the last period for which figures are available. |
|
(134729)
|
411
N
|
Julie Morgan
(Cardiff North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what nationally accredited programmes are available in prison to address issues related to domestic violence. |
|
(134848)
|
412
N
|
Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners released on home detention curfew in the last 12 months have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for breaching the conditions of their licence, broken down by each police force area in England and Wales; and how many of those who were convicted received a custodial sentence. |
|
(134382)
|
413
N
|
Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders sentenced to a curfew order in the last 12 months have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for breaching the conditions of the order, broken down by each police force area in England and Wales; and how many of those who were convicted received a custodial sentence. |
|
(134383)
|
414
|
Diana Organ
(Forest of Dean):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the funding announced in January for domestic violence projects will be allocated. |
|
(134912)
|
415
|
Diana Organ
(Forest of Dean):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in which financial year he will allocate the money announced in January for domestic violence projects. |
|
(134913)
|
416
|
Diana Organ
(Forest of Dean):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when funding for domestic violence projects will be transferred from his Department to crime and disorder partnerships; whether the funds for prevention domestic violence will be ringfenced; whether prevention of domestic violence will remain a priority for the Department under the new funding arrangements; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134960)
|
417
N
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on his intended use of zones of protection to (a) house asylum seekers and (b) process their claims. |
|
(134593)
|
418
N
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding is available to finance the introduction of CCTV cameras in (a) schools and (b) town centres; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134595)
|
419
N
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with gun trade associations on the (a) sale and (b) criminal use of airguns; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134596)
|
420
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much (a) electricity and (b) other energy his Department has used in each year since 1997 (i) in total and (ii) per square metre; what the projected use is or each of the following years for which forecasts are made; what plans he has to reduce usage; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(135055)
|
421
|
Mr Siôn Simon
(Birmingham, Erdington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will amend paragraph 302 of the Immigration Rules to permit an accompanying child to be granted a two year visa. |
|
(134555)
|
422
N
|
Sir Michael Spicer
(West Worcestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the honourable Member for West Worcestershire will receive a response to his letter of 7th July, reference M3286/3. |
|
(134330)
|
423
|
Bob Spink
(Castle Point):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners have been released from prison on the Home Detention Curfew scheme since the introduction of presumptive release. |
|
(135014)
|
424
|
Bob Spink
(Castle Point):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) in what circumstances and (b) for which criminal offences a jury trial may be refused to a person charged with a criminal offence. |
|
(135019)
|
425
|
Mr Paul Stinchcombe
(Wellingborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provision is made by the Prison Service to ensure that prisons are able to fulfil their statutory duty to provide frequent and reasonable access to legal texts. |
|
(134622)
|
426
|
Mr Paul Stinchcombe
(Wellingborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prison libraries stock legal texts and statutes as stipulated in Prison Service Order 6710. |
|
(134623)
|
427
|
Mr Paul Stinchcombe
(Wellingborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners awaiting trial are being held more than (a) 50 and (b) 100 miles from their committal court town. |
|
(134624)
|
428
|
Mr Paul Stinchcombe
(Wellingborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners awaiting trial were sharing cells with convicted prisoners in the last month for which figures are available. |
|
(134625)
|
429
N
|
Sir Teddy Taylor
(Rochford & Southend East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the level of gun crime. |
|
(134091)
|
430
|
Mr Simon Thomas
(Ceredigion):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many allegations of corruption the National Criminal Intelligence Service has received since (a) 14th February 2002 and (b) January 2003 following the Memorandum of Understanding on Implementing Part 12 of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001; how many of these allegations have resulted in investigations; and what subsequent arrests have been made under Part 12 of the Act. |
|
(134676)
|
431
|
Mr Simon Thomas
(Ceredigion):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff of the National Criminal Intelligence Service have the monitoring of allegations of bribery of foreign public officials as part of their job description; what percentage of time they are recommended as part of their job description to give to such monitoring; and in which department of NCIS they are based. |
|
(134677)
|
432
|
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has received a copy of a letter dated 25th September from UK Visas, concerning the case of Jaswinder Singh (ECR88274102S); and when he will inform the Foreign Office of the outcome of this case. |
|
(134922)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
433
N
|
Ann Clwyd
(Cynon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many internally displaced persons of Iraqi nationality he estimates there are in UN administered camps in countries neighbouring Iraq. |
|
(133777)
|
434
N
|
Ann Clwyd
(Cynon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many internally displaced persons he estimates there are in UN-administered camps in Iraq. |
|
(133778)
|
435
|
Mr Huw Edwards
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to stop the practice whereby subsidised crops are grown in America and in EU member states and are subsequently dumped on African countries. |
|
(135062)
|
436
|
Mr Huw Edwards
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the proposals for the establishment of an international body to supervise the investment of cancelled debts. |
|
(135063)
|
437
|
Mr Huw Edwards
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of debt repayments which are made by developing countries and are received by the UK are (a) channelled to non-governmental organisations, (b) channelled to departmental aid programmes and (c) absorbed by the Exchequer. |
|
(135064)
|
438
|
Mr Huw Edwards
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the impact that humanitarian aid in the form of food initiatives can have on local markets in developing countries. |
|
(135065)
|
439
|
Mr Huw Edwards
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make it his policy not to use GM products in food aid programmes until further evaluation has been conducted of the long-term effects of GM products (a) throughout the food chain and (b) for direct consumption by humans. |
|
(135066)
|
440
|
Mr Huw Edwards
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what conditions his Department places on aid to developing countries to ensure responsible and sustainable expenditure in future when debt has been cancelled. |
|
(135067)
|
441
|
Mr Howard Flight
(Arundel & South Downs):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much the Department spent on (a) maintenance, (b) renovation, (c) council tax and (d) running costs of residential properties used by ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
|
(134692)
|
442
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what efforts he is making to assist the Jordanian Government in reducing congestion in the port of Aqaba. |
|
(135115)
|
443
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when refugee repatriation to Iraq will recommence; and what assistance he is offering the UNHCR to return to Iraq. |
|
(135116)
|
444
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when the Baiji oil refinery complex in Iraq will undergo its maintenance phase; and what impact this will have on oil supplies in Iraq. |
|
(135123)
|
445
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what efforts are being taken to reduce smuggling of fuel products in Iraq. |
|
(135124)
|
446
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what action the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq is taking to ensure the equitable distribution of fuels. |
|
(135125)
|
447
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what action he is taking to increase the supply of LG bottles available outside Baghdad. |
|
(135128)
|
448
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department will offer (a) funding and (b) other support to ECOWAS in its attempts to establish a small arms unit in Abuja, Nigeria. |
|
(135136)
|
449
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to his Answer of 6th October, Official Report, column 1011W, on schooling in Iraq, whether an assessment has been made of the balance between the sexes of the children taking exams in June and July. |
|
(135137)
|
450
|
Mr Andrew Hunter
(Basingstoke):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the effectiveness of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. |
|
(134716)
|
451
|
Diana Organ
(Forest of Dean):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the UK's contribution to HIV programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa was (a) as a percentage of GDP and (b) in real terms in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement on EU aid for HIV programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa. |
|
(134961)
|
452
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the danger posed to (a) Algerian, (b) Mauritanian, (c) Sudanese, (d) Niger and (e) Moroccan crops by the reported increase in migratory desert locusts in North Africa; what impact this has had on (i) food stocks in and (ii) humanitarian aid allocated to the area; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134725)
|
453
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the security of deployed aid workers in (a) Somaliland and (b) other regions in Somalia; in what ways the security situation has changed since April; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134755)
|
454
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much the United Kingdom has contributed to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in each year; how much is planned to be spent in 2004-05; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134971)
|
455
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much (a) electricity and (b) other energy his Department has used in each year since 1997 (i) in total and (ii) per square metre; what the projected use is for each of the following years for which forecasts are made; what plans he has to reduce usage; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(135056)
|
456
|
Llew Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance is being provided to train Afghan women as (a) nurses, (b) doctors and (c) other medical professionals; in what parts of Afghanistan such assistance is being provided; what resources have been committed in support of such training; and over what time period. |
|
(134570)
|
457
N
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what impact the additional funding for reconstruction of Iraq announced on 14th October will have on his Department's projects for middle income countries. |
|
(134486)
|
458
N
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the additional funding for reconstruction in Iraq announced on 14th October will come from planned expenditure for the Department. |
|
(134487)
|
Questions to the Leader of the House
459
|
Mr Howard Flight
(Arundel & South Downs):
To ask the Leader of the House, how much was spent on (a) maintenance, (b) renovation, (c) council tax and (d) running costs of residential properties used by ministers and officials in his Department in each year since 1997. |
|
(134695)
|
460
|
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Leader of the House, what plans he has to bring forward proposals to reform the procedures used by the House for scrutiny of European legislation. |
|
(134846)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
461
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has in relation to allocation of Belfast Regeneration Office Action Plan resources for Belfast. |
|
(134615)
|
462
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when funding will be made available to the Police Service of Northern Ireland in North Belfast for the installation of CCTV cameras for the Cavehill Road and Westland Road area. |
|
(134626)
|
463
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the separation of Republican and Loyalist prisoners at HMP Maghaberry will be completed. |
|
(134627)
|
464
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what facilities are available to Republican prisoners in HMP Maghaberry which are not available to Loyalist prisoners. |
|
(134628)
|
465
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) Loyalist and (b) Republican prisoners at HMP Maghaberry have curtailed access to education facilities within the prison. |
|
(134629)
|
466
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) Loyalist and (b) Republican prisoners have lost enhanced status within HMP Maghaberry; and for what reasons. |
|
(134630)
|
467
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his policy is on prisoners within HMP Maghaberry being able to use telephones. |
|
(134631)
|
468
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his assessment is of the Provisional IRA's capacity to carry out (a) targeting, (b) intimidation and (c) racketeering activities in Northern Ireland. |
|
(134633)
|
469
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will change the decision to reduce the gritting of roads and streets in North Belfast. |
|
(134634)
|
470
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his assessment is of the capacity of (a) Loyalist and (b) Republican dissident groups to carry out terrorist-related activities in Northern Ireland. |
|
(134636)
|
471
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what measures he is taking to safeguard the elderly in their homes from the threat of criminal activity. |
|
(134637)
|
472
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the Government's policy in relation to on-the-run terrorists wanted for crimes committed in Northern Ireland. |
|
(134638)
|
473
|
Mr Howard Flight
(Arundel & South Downs):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much the Department spent on (a) maintenance, (b) renovation, (c) council tax and (d) running costs of residential properties used by ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
|
(134694)
|
474
|
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the progress made in decommissioning arms held by Loyalist terrorists. |
|
(134962)
|
475
|
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of Loyalist terrorists' capacity to carry out (a) targeting, (b) intimidation and (c) racketeering activities in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134963)
|
476
|
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the amount of arms and ammunition held by Loyalist terrorists. |
|
(134975)
|
477
|
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total cost has been of changes brought about by the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134820)
|
478
N
|
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funding has been made available for the new Police Service of Northern Ireland training college; what progress has been made in identifying a site for the college; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134821)
|
479
|
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made with Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland on the establishment of a Sea and Sky Museum at the Titanic Quarter in Belfast; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134825)
|
480
N
|
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with ministers in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on holding GM crop trials in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134828)
|
481
|
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to bring Northern Ireland into line with the rest of the United Kingdom in relation to (a) the overlapping of social security benefits and (b) MOT testing; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134829)
|
482
|
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in Northern Ireland are waiting for (a) hip and (b) knee replacement operations; how many of these have been waiting (i) less than 12 months, (ii) between 12 and 18 months, (iii) between 18 and 24 months and (iv) longer than 24 months; what steps he is taking to reduce these figures; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134830)
|
483
|
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to extend the Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Act 2003 to Northern Ireland; what steps he is taking to tackle the issue of delayed discharges from hospitals in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134831)
|
484
|
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on recent discussions with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland on the restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland. |
|
(134844)
|
485
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much (a) electricity and (b) other energy his Department has used in each year since 1997 (i) in total and (ii) per square metre; what the projected use is for each of the following years for which forecasts are made; what plans he has to reduce usage; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(135057)
|
486
|
Mr David Trimble
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which groups were evaluated during the audits arranged with regard to various victims' groups; what criteria were used in their selection; what the cost to public funds was of the evaluation for each group; and in respect of which groups monies were unaccounted for. |
|
(134987)
|
Questions to the Prime Minister
487
N
|
Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Prime Minister, what mechanism exists to regulate individuals who are neither ministers or civil servants but who are invited to undertake tasks for him which involve access to confidential material. |
|
(134491)
|
488
N
|
Mr Tam Dalyell
(Linlithgow):
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his oral Answer of 22nd October, Official Report, column 636, to the honourable Member for Nottingham South, if he will place in the Library a note of the date when he was first informed that references in the Government dossier to 45 minutes and weapons of mass destruction were references only to battlefield weaponry. |
|
(134536)
|
489
|
Mr Howard Flight
(Arundel & South Downs):
To ask the Prime Minister, how much was spent on (a) maintenance, (b) renovation, (c) council tax and (d) running costs of residential properties used by the Prime Minister and officials in each year since 1997. |
|
(134696)
|
490
N
|
Mr John Hayes
(South Holland & The Deepings):
To ask the Prime Minister, which government department is responsible for the formulation of government policy on bio fuels. |
|
(134369)
|
491
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Prime Minister, how much (a) electricity and (b) other energy his Department has used in each year since 1997 (i) in total and (ii) per square metre; what the projected use is for each of the following years for which forecasts are made; what plans he has to reduce usage; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(135047)
|
492
N
|
Alan Simpson
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his oral Answer of 22nd October, Official Report, column 636, on Iraq, on what date he was first informed that references to the 45 minute warning about Iraq applied only to battlefield weapons. |
|
(134537)
|
493
|
Mr Andrew Turner
(Isle of Wight):
To ask the Prime Minister, when the Government will publish a prospectus setting out its progress and the challenges facing the country. |
|
(134538)
|
494
|
Mr Andrew Turner
(Isle of Wight):
To ask the Prime Minister, what arrangements the Government proposes for consultation on its progress and response to challenges; and what resources it will commit to this exercise. |
|
(134539)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
495
|
Mr Howard Flight
(Arundel & South Downs):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much the Department spent on (a) maintenance, (b) renovation, (c) council tax and (d) running costs of residential properties used by ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
|
(134697)
|
496
|
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make a statement on the implications for tenant farmers in Scotland of reform of the Common Agricultural Policy. |
|
(134845)
|
Questions to the Solicitor General
497
|
Mr Howard Flight
(Arundel & South Downs):
To ask the Solicitor General, how much the Department spent on (a) maintenance, (b) renovation, (c) council tax and (d) running costs of residential properties used by ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
|
(134702)
|
498
|
Mr Simon Thomas
(Ceredigion):
To ask the Solicitor General, how many allegations of bribery of a foreign public official have been passed to the Serious Fraud Office since Part 12 of the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001 came into effect; how many of these allegations have resulted in an investigation; and how many arrests have been made under Part 12. |
|
(134653)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
499
|
Mr Henry Bellingham
(North West Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the contribution of the Carbon Trust to progress on meeting climate change targets. |
|
(134948)
|
500
|
Mr Henry Bellingham
(North West Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent research she has commissioned on the administrative burden on small businesses. |
|
(134949)
|
501
N
|
Mr Stephen Byers
(North Tyneside):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) households (i) have internet access and (ii) have broadband access, and how many (b) businesses have (1) internet access and (2) broadband access, broken down by (A) constituency and (B) postcode. |
|
(134488)
|
502
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the purpose of (a) Consumer Direct and (b) the Consumer Gateway. |
|
(134481)
|
503
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether it is the policy of the Government to provide advice on individual consumer (a) problems and (b) complaints; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(134482)
|
504
|
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
(Huntingdon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on her assessment of the impact of insurance premium levels on the (a) construction, (b) manufacturing and (c) farming sectors of the economy. |
|
(134866)
|
505
|
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
(Huntingdon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many complaints from British businesses her Department has received concerning transport and access issues in each of the last five years. |
|
(134868)
|
506
|
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
(Huntingdon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to encourage an increase in the capital per worker ratio in UK manufacturing. |
|
(134869)
|
507
|
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
(Huntingdon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to strengthen regional economies in the UK. |
|
(134870)
|
508
|
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
(Huntingdon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what measures are being taken to avoid electricity power cuts to (a) domestic and (b) commercial users. |
|
(134872)
|
509
|
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
(Huntingdon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to increase the transfer of intellectual property (a) between businesses and (b) between business and academia. |
|
(135077)
|
510
|
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
(Huntingdon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what (a) proportion and (b) volume in financial terms of manufacturing conducted by companies registered in the UK (i) was carried out within the UK in 1993 and (ii) is carried out within the UK now; and what estimate her Department has made of the (A) proportion and (B) volume in (x) 2004, (y) 2008 and (z) 2013. |
|
(135081)
|
511
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will take steps to ensure that the Skegoneill Post Office in North Belfast remains. |
|
(134635)
|
512
N
|
Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will publish the classifications of sub-post offices in the Stroud constituency; and what discussions she has had with individual owners on that classification. |
|
(134254)
|
513
N
|
Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will publish the criteria for the classification of sub-post offices; and what grounds there are for appeal against that classification. |
|
(134255)
|
514
N
|
Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, on what basis Cam Woodfield post office was classified as an urban neighbourhood post office. |
|
(134256)
|
515
|
Mr Howard Flight
(Arundel & South Downs):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much the Department spent on (a) maintenance, (b) renovation, (c) council tax and (d) running costs of residential properties used by ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
|
(134698)
|
516
|
Mr Adrian Flook
(Taunton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many telephone exchanges in the South West are broadband enabled; and what percentage of district council wards are broadband enabled in each county in the South West region. |
|
(134552)
|
517
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 6th October, Official Report, column 1068W, on export controls, what her reasons are for concluding that it would be impractical to maintain a register of arms brokers. |
|
(135099)
|
518
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 6th October, Official Report, column 1068W, when the United Kingdom will ratify the UN Protocol Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Arms. |
|
(135100)
|
519
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 6th October, Official Report, column 1068W, whether the Government's proposals on transportation of small arms comply with Clause II.14 of the Programme. |
|
(135101)
|
520
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 6th October, Official Report, column 1067W, whether her Department's proposals for secondary orders under the Export Control Act 2002 will comply with the text adopted by the plenary session of the European Parliament on 19th June (B5-0312/2003). |
|
(135102)
|
521
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 6th October, Official Report, column 1069W, if she will change her proposals on the secondary orders on export control to comply with the text adopted by the plenary session of the European Parliament on 19th June B5-0312/2003, regarding (a) full extraterritorial control and (b) a register of arms dealers. |
|
(135103)
|
522
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 18th September, Official Report, column 880W, on property rights in developing countries, if she will make such an assessment. |
|
(135111)
|
523
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 6th October, Official Report, column 1069W, on Interpol, for what reason her Department does not use Interpol's international weapons and explosives tracking system. |
|
(135113)
|
524
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what consideration was given in the company law review to bringing the audit requirements for industrial and provident societies in line with those of registered companies. |
|
(135114)
|
525
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proposals she will make to the World Trade Organisation on improving the logistics and organisation at WTO conferences after Cancun. |
|
(135127)
|
526
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what consideration was given in the company law review to amending the requirement that obliges industrial and provident societies wanting to publish interim accounts to undertake a full audit. |
|
(135131)
|
527
|
Linda Gilroy
(Plymouth, Sutton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent discussions she has had with clearing banks about the need to ensure their services are accessible to people who wish to conduct their business on a face to face basis and the role which post offices and sub-post offices can play in achieving this. |
|
(135016)
|
528
|
Mr Stephen Hepburn
(Jarrow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many employment tribunal cases there were in (a) South Tyneside, (b) Tyne and Wear, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. |
|
(134858)
|
529
|
Mr Stephen Hepburn
(Jarrow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the average amount of an employment tribunal cost award was in (a) South Tyneside, (b) Tyne and Wear, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. |
|
(134859)
|
530
|
Mr Stephen Hepburn
(Jarrow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the average award for compensation in employment tribunal cases has been in (a) South Tyneside, (b) Tyne and Wear, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. |
|
(134860)
|
531
|
Mr Stephen Hepburn
(Jarrow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many employment tribunal cost awards have been made against (a) respondents and (b) applicants in (i) South Tyneside, (ii) Tyne and Wear, (iii) the North East and (iv) the UK in each year since 1997. |
|
(134861)
|
532
|
Mr Lindsay Hoyle
(Chorley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what contingency plans are in place to deal with a sudden reduction in electricity supply; and whether priority areas to be supplied have been designated. |
|
(134818)
|
533
N
|
Diana Organ
(Forest of Dean):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she expects to hold an investigation into the activity of Mr Ashley Jenkins whose company assets were frozen on 2nd October; what representations she has received about this case; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(134253)
|
534
N
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much public money was spent in each year since 1997 on (a) research into and (b) development of the (i) fuel cell principle and (ii) geo-thermal principle of producing energy; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(134326)
|
535
N
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent discussions she has had with other governments, with particular reference to those of (a) Russia and (b) Algeria, on the supply of gas to the UK; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(134327)
|
536
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much (a) electricity and (b) other energy her Department has used in each year since 1997 (i) in total and (ii) per square metre; what the projected use is for each of the following years for which forecasts are made; what plans she has to reduce usage; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(135058)
|
537
|
Alan Simpson
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many exhibitors at the recent Arms Trade Fair in London did not have licences to trade and possess such weapons in the United Kingdom; what proportion of the total exhibitors and traders were unlicensed; and on what basis they were allowed to continue to participate in the fair. |
|
(134905)
|
538
|
Mr Simon Thomas
(Ceredigion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many officials from her Department assisted in the negotiations with the (a) National Industrial Participation and (b) Defence Industrial Participation programmes with South Africa; what their role was in these negotiations; and what posts they held in her Department at the time of the negotiations. |
|
(134540)
|
539
|
Mr Simon Thomas
(Ceredigion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much income she estimates the delays in introducing new criteria to the clear skies grants has cost the UK solar industry; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(134542)
|
540
|
Mr Simon Thomas
(Ceredigion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many sites there are in (a) the UK and (b) Wales where printer cartridges are recycled. |
|
(134714)
|
541
|
Mr Simon Thomas
(Ceredigion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of whether Article 4 of the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment Directive (a) applies to the manufacturing of anti-reuse devices such as printer cartridges with clever chip technology and (b) will encourage manufacturers to design reusable cartridges. |
|
(134715)
|
542
|
Mr Bill Tynan
(Hamilton South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many defence export licences were revoked in (a) 2000, (b) 2001 and (c) 2002. |
|
(134599)
|
543
|
Mr Bill Tynan
(Hamilton South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, in how many cases where a defence export licence was revoked in (a) 2000, (b) 2001 and (c) 2002 a defence export licence was subsequently granted to allow the export of the same items to an alternate destination. |
|
(134600)
|
544
|
Mr Bill Tynan
(Hamilton South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what procedures are in place to ensure that where a defence export licence is revoked and a defence export licence subsequently granted to allow the export of the same items to an alternate destination, the items are not re-exported or re-directed to the original destination. |
|
(134601)
|
545
|
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what system for the measurement of motor transport fuel delivered by oil suppliers to retailers she has approved; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(134562)
|
546
|
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, for what reasons Recommendation R125 of the International Organisation of Legal Metrology on measuring systems for the mass of liquids in tanks has not been implemented. |
|
(134563)
|
547
|
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recommendations of the International Organisation of Legal Metrology since 2001 relating to liquid motor fuels have (a) been and (b) not been implemented. |
|
(134564)
|
548
|
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how liquefied petroleum gas dispensers are controlled to ensure accurate measuring of the quantity of fuel delivered by suppliers to motor fuel retailers. |
|
(134565)
|
549
|
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what studies she has carried out since 2001 into the number of retail petrol sites required in the UK to ensure the maintenance of adequate supplies of fuels to (a) urban and (b) rural areas; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(134566)
|
550
|
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the national suppliers of motor transport fuels in the UK in (a) 1997 and (b) 2003. |
|
(134567)
|
551
|
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what road tanker meter measuring systems are required for the delivery of motor transport fuels to retailers. |
|
(134568)
|
552
|
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many complaints have been received since June 2002 of oil companies delivering fuel to retailers at high temperatures. |
|
(134569)
|
553
|
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what work has been carried out recently by the National Weights and Measures Laboratory and other government bodies into the delivery by oil supply companies of fuels to retailers at high temperatures. |
|
(134571)
|
554
|
Mr Michael Wills
(North Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many redundant workers over 41 years found employment within (a) one week, (b) one month, (c) three months and (d) six months after being made redundant in each of the last five years. |
|
(134934)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
555
N
|
Mr Richard Allan
(Sheffield, Hallam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Regulatory Impact Assessment on local government and the utility companies of the proposed Traffic Management Bill will be made available to Parliament. |
|
(134102)
|
556
N
|
Mr Richard Allan
(Sheffield, Hallam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the impact of the introduction of broadband has been taken into account in the Regulatory Impact Assessment on local government and the utility companies of the proposed Traffic Management Bill. |
|
(134103)
|
557
N
|
Mr Richard Allan
(Sheffield, Hallam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the parties who have been asked by his Department to contribute to the Regulatory Impact Assessment on local government and the utility companies of the proposed Traffic Management Bill. |
|
(134104)
|
558
|
Mrs Patsy Calton
(Cheadle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress is being made towards reducing the train journey time between London and Manchester; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134556)
|
559
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what action local highway authorities can take to apply for the Dealing with Disadvantage funding which has not yet been allocated. |
|
(134740)
|
560
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people are funded out of the Dealing with Disadvantage grant; and what cost benefit analysis has been carried out in relation to the expenditure. |
|
(134741)
|
561
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which highway authorities have received a share of the funds allocated for highway improvements under the Dealing with Disadvantage programme; and how much was paid to each one. |
|
(134742)
|
562
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the most recent road safety record in respect of each of the local highway authorities to be allocated a Dealing with Disadvantage grant; and what specific improvements he expects to result from the award of such grants. |
|
(134743)
|
563
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate of the unit cost of staff he has used in determining grants for support staff to individual local authorities for delivering Dealing with Disadvantage projects. |
|
(134744)
|
564
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the local authorities which have applied to his Department for special Dealing with Disadvantage grants; and if he will set out the criteria used in deciding upon the successful applications. |
|
(134745)
|
565
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library the terms of the netting off arrangement agreed between his Department and Her Majesty's Treasury in relation to the costs and penalty income arising from vehicle excise duty offences. |
|
(134746)
|
566
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the components of the cost estimate over three years to the DVLA in implementing continuous registration; and what he estimates will be the gross proceeds from penalties levied on vehicle excise duty offenders. |
|
(134747)
|
567
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many unlicensed vehicles he estimates the DVLA will (a) wheel clamp and (b) crush in 2004. |
|
(134748)
|
568
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles are outside the vehicle registration system; and how many of these will be brought back into the system through the measures set out in the Regulatory Impact Assessment for the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) (No 3) Regulations 2003. |
|
(134749)
|
569
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many child pedestrians were injured on roads, broken down by local highway authority, in each of the last three years. |
|
(134754)
|
570
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 21st October, Official Report, column 472W, on air travel (compensation), if his Department will produce a partial regulatory impact assessment; and if he will place a copy in the Library. |
|
(135040)
|
571
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his reply of 21st October, Official Report, column 472W, on air travel (compensation), if it is the policy of his Department to comply with the Cabinet Office guidance on regulatory impact assessment; and if it is being complied with in this case. |
|
(135041)
|
572
|
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
(Huntingdon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on (a) consulting on, (b) designing and (c) advertising the Highways Agency's proposal for grade-separated junctions along the A14 between Brampton and Thrapston; who decided to stop the proposal; what evaluation of project was originally undertaken; how that changed before the decision was taken to stop the proposals; what the alternative schemes are; how the value for money of the alternative schemes has been evaluated; for what reason the alternative schemes were not produced when the original proposal was withdrawn; what low cost safety improvements are planned; and when they will be made. |
|
(134862)
|
573
|
Mr Howard Flight
(Arundel & South Downs):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Department spent on (a) maintenance, (b) renovation, (c) council tax and (d) running costs of residential properties used by ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
|
(134701)
|
574
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what procedures are in place at the DVLA to stop documents being stolen when they are being returned to the DVLA because the addressees have moved. |
|
(135119)
|
575
|
Jane Griffiths
(Reading East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultations were held during the preparation of the school based cycle helmet awareness programme booklet with the (a) Schools Travel Advisory Group, (b) Health Development Agency, (c) Sports and Physical Activity Board, (d) National Cycling Strategy Board, (e) cycle user groups and (f) other bodies. |
|
(135018)
|
576
|
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many British registered ships have been the subject of attack by pirates in each half year for the last five years; in which areas of the world these attacks have taken place; what the cost in (a) human, (b) freight and (c) shipping terms has been; and what steps he is taking to deal with the problem. |
|
(134964)
|
577
N
|
Mr John Hayes
(South Holland & The Deepings):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what arrangements he intends to put in place to meet European Union targets for biofuel use by (a) 2005 and (b) 2010. |
|
(134370)
|
578
|
Mr George Howarth
(Knowsley North & Sefton East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his target is for the time taken to process a provisional driving licence application from the date of receipt of the application to the applicant receiving their licence; and what proportion of applications were dealt with within the target in each of the last three years. |
|
(134662)
|
579
|
Mr George Howarth
(Knowsley North & Sefton East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his target is for the time taken to process a provisional driving licence application from the date of receipt to the applicant receiving the licence, in cases where the applicant indicates that they have a relevant medical condition; and what proportion of licences were issued within this target in each of the last three years. |
|
(134663)
|
580
|
Mr George Howarth
(Knowsley North & Sefton East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which medical conditions require further enquiries to be made in applications for provisional driving licences; and what representations he has received from disability organisations in relation to driving licence applications from people with medical conditions or disabilities. |
|
(134664)
|
581
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received from disabled motorcycle owners about problems with attaching disabled badges designed for car windscreens to motorcycles. |
|
(134799)
|
582
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what advice he has issued to disabled motorcycle owners about attaching disabled badges to their vehicles. |
|
(134800)
|
583
N
|
Mr James Paice
(South East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 14th October, Official Report, column 165W, on biofuels, what assessment he has made of the costs if the UK were to set targets for sales of biofuels at (a) 2 per cent. by 2005 and (b) 5.75 per cent. by 2010. |
|
(134141)
|
584
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he ia taking to increase air freight traffic through Lyneham; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(135023)
|
585
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what subsidy from public funds he estimates the aviation industry receives in terms of favourable taxation policy; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(135024)
|
586
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) electricity and (b) other energy his Department has used in each year since 1997 (i) in total and (ii) per square metre; what the projected use is for each of the following years for which forecasts are made; what plans he has to reduce usage; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(135059)
|
587
|
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to meet local authorities, train operators and Network Rail to discuss the elimination of graffiti at train stations and adjacent railway lines. |
|
(134958)
|
588
|
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many prosecutions there have been by British Transport Police of individuals who commit acts of vandalism on (a) trains, (b) railway stations and (c) railway lines in each of the last 10 years. |
|
(134959)
|
589
|
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many unsupervised train stations there are in (a) the United Kingdom and (b) Yorkshire. |
|
(134967)
|
590
|
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent studies have been carried out by his Department into the impact on passenger numbers of fear of violence and anti-social behaviour at unsupervised railway stations. |
|
(134968)
|
591
|
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to persuade GNER to follow the example of Virgin Rail in banning smoking on all trains. |
|
(134969)
|
592
|
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to bring together the Health and Safety Executive, train operators and Network Rail to discuss the impact on public health of smoking at railway stations and on trains. |
|
(134970)
|
593
|
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with Network Rail to tackle vandalism and graffiti at unsupervised railway stations. |
|
(134972)
|
594
|
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with train operators on unsupervised stations. |
|
(134973)
|
595
|
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to protect the rail infrastructure from criminal damage. |
|
(134974)
|
596
N
|
Sir Michael Spicer
(West Worcestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the honourable Member for West Worcestershire will receive a response to his letter of 26th June, reference AD/MC/011086/03. |
|
(134331)
|
597
N
|
Mr Robert Syms
(Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of local government about the possibility of changes to the national minimum standards for concessionary travel schemes; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134271)
|
598
N
|
Mr Robert Syms
(Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the additional payments were in each year since 2001-02 from central government to (a) local government in England and (b) each local authority and London borough to reimburse local government for the cost of the national minimum standards for concessionary travel schemes introduced under the Transport Act 2000. |
|
(134272)
|
599
N
|
Mr Robert Syms
(Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost of concessionary travel schemes was (a) in England and (b) in each local authority and London borough for (i) the elderly and (ii) the disabled in each year since 2001-02. |
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(134273)
|
600
N
|
Mr Robert Syms
(Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the administration costs of implementing national minimum standards for concessionary travel schemes were for (a) local government in England, broken down by local authority and London borough, and (b) his Department in each year since 2001-02. |
|
(134274)
|
601
N
|
Mr Robert Syms
(Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the national minimum standards for concessionary travel schemes; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134275)
|
602
|
Mr John Taylor
(Solihull):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to press (a) member nations of the EU and (b) other international bodies to come to a common position on the taxation of aviation fuel. |
|
(134591)
|
603
|
Mr John Taylor
(Solihull):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many responses he received during the extended consultation period regarding airports in the East and West Midlands. |
|
(134592)
|
604
|
Mr Mark Todd
(South Derbyshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what costs the Highways Agency has borne in dealing with illegal occupations of its land at Foston, Derbyshire in the last 12 months. |
|
(134709)
|
605
|
Mr Bill Tynan
(Hamilton South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects modernisation of the West Coast main line (a) to commence and (b) to be completed. |
|
(134588)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
606
|
Mr Howard Flight
(Arundel & South Downs):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much the Department spent on (a) maintenance, (b) renovation, (c) council tax and (d) running costs of residential properties used by ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
|
(134699)
|
Questions to the Minister for Women
607
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Minister for Women, what steps she is taking to increase the number of women in senior positions which require professional qualifications. |
|
(134735)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
608
|
Gregory Barker
(Bexhill & Battle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new stakeholder pensions have been taken up by individuals (a) without any other form of occupation pension provision and (b) from the initial target group of those earning between £10,000 and £20,000 a year. |
|
(135015)
|
609
|
Mr Henry Bellingham
(North West Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he next plans to meet the National Federation of Roofing Contractors to discuss insurance premiums. |
|
(134947)
|
610
|
Mr Keith Bradley
(Manchester, Withington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of residents in the Manchester, Withington constituency who (a) qualify for pension credit and (b) have so far applied for pension credit. |
|
(134510)
|
611
N
|
Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list contracts for consultancy or work carried out by Bechtel in each year since 1997 stating in each case (a) the nature of the work, (b) the value of the contract and (c) the duration of the contract; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133897)
|
612
|
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
(Huntingdon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people from countries acceding to the EU who will take up jobs in the UK in each of the three years following accession. |
|
(135080)
|
613
|
Mr Howard Flight
(Arundel & South Downs):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Department spent on (a) maintenance, (b) renovation, (c) council tax and (d) running costs of residential properties used by ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
|
(134703)
|
614
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 18th September, Official Report, column 915W, on pension investment, what public education campaigns the Department has undertaken aimed at those aged 25 to 34 about the benefits of property vis-a-vis other savings products. |
|
(135037)
|
615
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 18th September, Official Report, column 910W, on loans for those on low incomes, if he will commission a small scale study to assess this problem. |
|
(135106)
|
616
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 18th September, Official Report, column 910W, on loans for those on low incomes, what the average time taken is for (a) applications, (b) decisions and (c) first payments to arrive for crisis loans. |
|
(135107)
|
617
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what increase in government spending on (a) pensions and (b) the minimum income guarantee there has been in Brent North since 1997. |
|
(135120)
|
618
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what increase in expenditure on pensions in the parliamentary constituency of Brent North has resulted from the introduction of pension credits. |
|
(135121)
|
619
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for how many pensioners in the parliamentary constituency of Brent North there will be an increase in their pension as a result of the introduction of the pension credit. |
|
(135122)
|
620
N
|
Mr John Horam
(Orpington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners have opened a Post Office card account since April. |
|
(133084)
|
621
N
|
Mr John Horam
(Orpington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations the Government has received about the collection of a pension by a third party under the direct payment arrangements; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133355)
|
622
N
|
Mr John Horam
(Orpington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent consultations the Government has undertaken on the circumstances in which it will permit pensioners to retain their pension books under the direct payment scheme; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133890)
|
623
|
Simon Hughes
(North Southwark & Bermondsey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the average level of unclaimed council tax benefit per pensioner in London. |
|
(135151)
|
624
|
Simon Hughes
(North Southwark & Bermondsey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the proportion of (a) pensioners and (b) households in London who are eligible for council tax benefit but do not claim. |
|
(135152)
|
625
|
Sir Archy Kirkwood
(Roxburgh & Berwickshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the cost of abolishing the overlapping benefits rule for the payment of carers' allowance. |
|
(134645)
|
626
|
Sir Archy Kirkwood
(Roxburgh & Berwickshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the contractual requirements made of Ventura regarding the training of their employees at the Pension Service call centre. |
|
(134929)
|
627
|
Sir Archy Kirkwood
(Roxburgh & Berwickshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on recruitment of employees to the out-sourced Rotherham Pension Service call centre; whether criminal record checks are required; and how recruitment and conditions of staff differ from those employed directly by the Pension Service. |
|
(134930)
|
628
|
Sir Archy Kirkwood
(Roxburgh & Berwickshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research he has commissioned on the use of profiling; and if he will make a statement on the use of profiling within the benefit system. |
|
(134931)
|
629
|
Sir Archy Kirkwood
(Roxburgh & Berwickshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the use of ID cards to reduce benefit fraud. |
|
(134932)
|
630
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times pensioners have been written to mistakenly by his Department regarding nominating a bank account for future payments of pensions, pre-supposing they have not yet responded. |
|
(134805)
|
631
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners responded to the first letter from his Department regarding nomination of an account into which future pension payments could be made; and how many did not. |
|
(134806)
|
632
|
Mr Andrew Love
(Edmonton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on administrative problems which have occurred for pensioners accessing pension credit. |
|
(134644)
|
633
|
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost was of (a) preparing, (b) printing and (c) distributing Opportunity for All Fifth Annual Report 2003, Annual Report on Health, Poverty and Social Exclusion. |
|
(135083)
|
634
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much (a) electricity and (b) other energy his Department has used in each year since 1997 (i) in total and (ii) per square metre; what the projected use is for each of the following years for which forecasts are made; what plans he has to reduce usage; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(135060)
|
635
|
Mr Bill Tynan
(Hamilton South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Scotland and (b) the Hamilton South constituency he estimates are entitled to (i) the income-related element and (ii) the savings-related element of the pension credit. |
|
(134573)
|
636
|
Mr Bill Tynan
(Hamilton South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total capacity of facilities in the United Kingdom licensed by the Health and Safety Executive to store greater than one tonne of fireworks or related explosives was at 1st October. |
|
(134587)
|
637
|
Mr Bill Tynan
(Hamilton South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Scotland are in receipt of occupational pensions. |
|
(134589)
|
638
|
Mr Michael Wills
(North Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employers made redundancy payments in excess of the legal minimum in 2002. |
|
(134933)
|
639
|
Mr Shaun Woodward
(St Helens South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of the New Deal for Communities since 1998 in (a) St Helens South, (b) Merseyside and (c) the North West Region on (i) reducing crime, (ii) creating jobs and (iii) raising standards in education. |
|
(134616)
|
640
|
Mr Shaun Woodward
(St Helens South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proposals he has to (a) continue and (b) develop New Deal for Communities schemes in (i) St Helens South, (ii) Merseyside and (iii) the North West region. |
|
(134646)
|
641
|
Mr Shaun Woodward
(St Helens South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the (a) schemes and (b) funding made available to St Helens South since 1998 under the New Deal for Communities. |
|
(134647)
|
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
642
|
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
(Huntingdon):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the aggregate charge in taxation paid by UK business was from 1997 to 2002. |
|
[Transferred]
(134867)
|
643
|
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
(Huntingdon):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the current average pay in the (a) private and (b) public sector is, (i) exclusive and (ii) inclusive of work benefits. |
|
[Transferred]
(134873)
|
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
644
|
Norman Lamb
(North Norfolk):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the impact of offshore dredging on coastal erosion. |
|
[Transferred]
(134761)
|
645
|
Norman Lamb
(North Norfolk):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what studies he has commissioned into the impact of offshore dredging on coastal erosion. |
|
[Transferred]
(134762)
|
646
|
Norman Lamb
(North Norfolk):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the sites of dredging activity offshore; and if he will place a map of sites in the Library. |
|
[Transferred]
(134763)
|
647
|
Norman Lamb
(North Norfolk):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many licences have been granted in each of the last five years for dredging off the coast of Norfolk. |
|
[Transferred]
(134764)
|
648
|
Norman Lamb
(North Norfolk):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what income has been received by Crown Estates in each of the last five years for dredging licences in respect of sites off the Norfolk coast. |
|
[Transferred]
(134822)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
649
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to improve the security afforded to members of the Iraqi Governing Council. |
|
[Transferred]
(135117)
|
650
|
Mr Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what investigations are being carried out to assess (a) the protection afforded to Aquila al-Hashimi of the Iraqi Governing Council and (b) ways in which her assassination could have been prevented. |
|
[Transferred]
(135118)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
651
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action he has taken to press for maximum permitted levels for nutrients in supplements to be set at the upper safe level currently applicable in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[Transferred]
(134739)
|
652
|
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the budget for social services in Lancashire was in each year since 1992. |
|
[Transferred]
(134902)
|
Questions to the honourable Member for Gosport representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
653
|
Mr Mark Prisk
(Hertford & Stortford):
To ask the honourable Member for Gosport representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what total expenditure by the Electoral Commission has been on (a) consultations, (b) pilot schemes, (c) conferences, (d) publications and (e) staffing costs for each financial year from 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[Transferred]
(135068)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
654
|
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many jobs were created in each year since 1992 in the North West as a result of inward investment. |
|
[Transferred]
(134896)
|
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