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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 11 November 2003
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 11 November 2003
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 11 November 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 Tuesday 11 November of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 11 November see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): 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 each English region for the last year for which data is available. | | (138147) | 2
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to amend tax legislation to make St Helena a tax free zone. | | (137434) | 3
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide tax breaks for companies who relocate their offices to St Helena. | | (137438) | Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs 4
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if he will make a statement on the current costs for which (a) a company, (b) a creditor and (c) a debtor is responsible when petitioning for bankruptcy; how much revenue has been generated from the costs of administering (i) company winding up petitions, (ii) creditors' bankruptcy petitions and (iii) debtors bankruptcy petitions in each year since 1997, broken down by (A) nation and (B) region of the United Kingdom; and what plans he has to undertake a review of these costs. | | (137844) | 5
| Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment he has made of (a) the impact on a marriage where one person is granted a full gender recognition certificate, (b) the effect on children in a marriage where one person is granted a FGRC and (c) the financial effects of one partner in a marriage being granted a FGRC. | | (138168) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 6
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the decision on the future of Shurland Hall on the Isle of Sheppey will be announced. | | (138137) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 7
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 3rd November, Official Report, column 425W, on infantry battalions, what discussions he (a) plans to hold and (b) has held with representatives of the Scottish infantry battalions prior to producing the Defence White Paper. | | (138203) | 8
| Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ex-service personnel have been awarded pensions within the last year as a result of health problems resulting from their service on (a) Christmas Island and (b) other nuclear test sites. | | (138235) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 9
N | Mr Peter Atkinson (Hexham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total budget for the Elected Regional Assembly Information Campaign was, broken down by main budget headings. | | (137153) | 10
N | Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many and what percentage of council tax payers were (a) in receipt of (i) full and (ii) partial council tax benefits and (b) not in receipt of council tax benefit in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne (A) in 1996-97 and (B) in the most recent financial year for which figures are available. | | (137674) | 11
N | Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many properties there were in each council tax band in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne in (a) 1996-97 and (b) the latest year for which figures are available. | | (137675) | 12
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the extent of the problem of graffiti; and how much he estimates was (a) lost by businesses through dealing with the problem of graffiti and (b) spent by local authorities in dealing with graffiti in 2002-03. | | (138286) | 13
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average property price was in the (a) North East, (b) North West, (c) Yorkshire and Humber, (d) East Midlands, (e) West Midlands and (f) East of England Government Office Region in each financial year since 1995-96. | | (138148) | 14
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate the Government has made of the average level of council tax for the next financial year; and if he will make a statement. | | (138150) | 15
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average council tax payable for each government office region, broken down by council tax band, was in each financial year since 1996-97. | | (138151) | 16
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average funding offered by each county council and unitary authority to people who have been admitted to care homes was in 2002-03. | | (138161) | 17
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average time has been between applying for a disabled facilities grant and (a) assessment of needs, (b) provision of finance and (c) the completion of buildings work, broken down by each local authority. | | (138162) | 18
| Matthew Green (Ludlow): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total collected council tax was in each financial year since 1996-97. | | (138149) | 19
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the most recent annual average cost is of housing a homeless (a) adult and (b) dependant in temporary accommodation in Greater London. | | (137838) | 20
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average number of (a) adults and (b) dependants housed in temporary accommodation in Greater London was in each year since 1997 for which figures are available. | | (137839) | 21
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the proposal by Norfolk County Council's Planning and Transportation Department to build a Northern Distributor Road through Ringland Valley. | | (138207) | 22
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will undertake a full Environmental Audit on the proposals to build a road through the Ringland Valley in Norfolk. | | (138208) | 23
N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much has been spent by his Office on referenda since its creation. | | (137512) | 24
N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of spending by (a) Shropshire County Council, (b) Oswestry Borough Council and (c) North Shropshire District Council is to be financed by council tax payers in 2003-04. | | (137513) | 25
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 6th October, if he will call in public inquiry Application CC/COL/03/1437 by Essex County Council in respect of land it owns at the Wilson Marriage Centre, Barrack Streeet, Colchester. | | (138142) | 26
| Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what guidance his Department has given to local authorities relating to the rights of persons leaving the armed forces to be included in council house waiting lists on conclusion of their service in the area in which they last served. | | (138220) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 27
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will reassess his guidelines on sex and relationship education for under 16 year olds with reference to the Sexual Offences Bill. | | (137840) | 28
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will reassess his guidance to teachers of under 16 year olds with reference to the Sexual Offences Bill. | | (137842) | 29
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps the Government is taking to encourage people over sixty to take part in adult learning. | | (138163) | 30
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to extend Sure Start's Business Success for Childcare programme to more areas of England, with particular reference to Bassetlaw. | | (138213) | 31
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will change the present categorising of St Helenan students as overseas students and treat them in the same way as EU students. | | (137229) | 32
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of pupils of each local authority which retains selective education in (a) grammar schools, (b) secondary modern schools or equivalent and (c) non-selective schools are from each ethnic minority. | | (137762) | 33
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list (a) those council education departments and (b) those council children's services in which there has been Government or ministerial intervention that would not otherwise have taken place, as a result of a critical inspection report or other evidence of service failure, in each year since 1997. | | (137763) | 34
| Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research he has commissioned on how many children that grow up in homes with domestic violence are (a) abused by a partner or husband and (b) abuse a partner or husband later in adulthood. | | (138169) | 35
| Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures are being taken to change the system whereby abusive parents can gain visitation rights to their children. | | (138170) | 36
| Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children were injured during contact visits with an abusive parent in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003. | | (138171) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 37
N | Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the two grey wolves for which the former Department of the Environment issued a permit for importation from Canada in 1991 were (a) from a Canadian zoo and (b) from a wild population; which zoo was the intended British destination; whether grey wolves were classified as an endangered species in Canada in 1991; whether the wolves were imported; and if she will make a statement. | | (138046) | 38
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many products from the United Kingdom, broken down by region and nation, are being considered for registration under the Protected Geographical Indicators Scheme by the EU. | | (138214) | 39
N | Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she intends to publish Lord Haskins' review of her Department and its agencies; and if she will make a statement. | | (137837) | 40
| Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many regional foods are registered in each EU state; and how many of these in each state have registered within the last 12 months. | | (138215) | 41
| Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent bilateral meetings she has had with the United States Department of Agriculture at which the subject of GM crops was discussed; and if she will make a statement. | | (138216) | 42
| Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in (a) the Scottish Executive and (b) the Welsh Assembly on the regulation of GM crops. | | (138217) | 43
| Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent meetings she has had with her EU counterparts at which plans to change the procedure for approval of GM (a) foods and (b) seeds within the EU were discussed. | | (138218) | 44
| Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent meetings she has had with her EU counterparts to discuss regulation of GM crops; and if she will make a statement. | | (138219) | 45
| Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been paid to small farmers, broken down by region and nation of the UK, in respect of set aside in 2002. | | (138236) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 46
N | Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had since the start of the Inter-Governmental Conference with the Foreign Ministers of (a) Denmark, (b) Italy and (c) Germany relating to the primacy, under Article 110 of the draft European Constitution, of the European Constitution over their own respective constitutions; if he will urge those ministers to hold discussions on the matter with the judges of their respective constitutional courts; and if he will make a statement. | | (137901) | 47
N | Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of the draft of the Protocol relating to the succession of rights and obligations which it is proposed should be annexed to the European Constitution. | | (137902) | 48
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the UK's relationship with India. | | (138202) | 49
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the revenue from fishing licences for foreign fishing vessels in St Helena was in each of the last five years. | | (137436) | 50
| Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Uzbekistan has agreed to BBC World Service re-broadcasting from within Uzbekistan. | | (138166) | 51
| Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what funding other than that provided for the translating and printing of his Department's publications in Uzbek will be provided for assistance to Uzbekistan in judicial reform. | | (138167) | 52
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the New York Consul General relocated from the residence at 4 East 66th Street; what use has been made of the apartment since; when and at what price the apartment was first listed for sale; what the actual (a) out of pocket costs and (b) annual resource costs of owning the apartment have been since the Consul General left; whether the apartment is still for sale; and at what price it is listed. | | (138139) | 53
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the New York Consul General moved into the new residence; what the total capital cost of this residence, including all fixtures, fittings and furnishings, professional and other fees, moving and relocation costs was; and what the residence's (a) open market and (b) existing use (i) value and (ii) annual resource cost are. | | (138140) | 54
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when and at what price the former residence of the San Francisco Consul General was sold; what net proceeds the Department expects will be from this sale after deduction of all costs of the transaction; when the San Francisco Consul General moved into the new residence; what the total capital cost of this residence including post-acquisition costs are expected to be; and what the residence's (a) open market and (b) existing use (i) value and (ii) annual resource cost are. | | (138141) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 55
N | Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will publish an order under section 60 of the Health Act 1999 to amend the Dentists Act 1984 to introduce Clinical Dental Technicians and other Professions Complementary to Dentistry; what consultation period will be specified for the order; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (138045) | 56
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health care assistants work in the NHS; and if he will list the titles they work under in (a) England, (b) each region and (c) each NHS trust. | | (138177) | 57
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the number of pressure ulcers occurring in the NHS in (a) England and (b) each strategic health authority, in each of the last six years; if he will estimate the cost of pressure ulcers to the NHS in these years; and if he will make a statement. | | (138178) | 58
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost of compensation paid by the NHS to employees who have been injured at work was in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (138179) | 59
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the definition of a stroke unit in relation to the milestones within the National Service Framework for Older People. | | (138180) | 60
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the average waiting time of those waiting for a scan after a suspected stroke; and if he will make a statement on waiting times for these scans. | | (138181) | 61
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the research his Department has commissioned on the cost of (a) treating and (b) caring for patients who have had a stroke. | | (138182) | 62
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the tender for the public private partnership contract to provide sandwiches for the NHS; and if he will make a statement. | | (138183) | 63
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the central contracts to provide catering services for the NHS. | | (138184) | 64
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the mean number of decayed, filled and missing teeth for five year old children in (a) England, (b) each region and (c) each strategic health authority in each of the last six years. | | (138185) | 65
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of five year old children had no caries in (a) England, (b) each region and (c) each strategic health authority in each of the last six years. | | (138186) | 66
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding has been allocated to the provision of services for people with learning disabilities since the publication of the White Paper, Valuing People; how this funding has been spent; and what funding remains unallocated. | | (138187) | 67
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has met milestones one to four for primary care management of heart failure in the national service framework for coronary heart disease; whether he has plans to set further milestones; and if he will make a statement. | | (138188) | 68
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has met milestones one to three for hospitals admitting patients for the management of heart failure in the heart failure section of the national service framework for coronary heart disease; whether he has plans to set further milestones; and if he will make a statement. | | (138189) | 69
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department monitors hospital and community clinicians' attendance at infection control training; and if he will make a statement. | | (138190) | 70
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the average body mass index in (a) England, (b) each region and (c) each strategic health authority for each of the last 10 years. | | (138191) | 71
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the nurse to patient ratios in (a) England and (b) each strategic health authority for each of the last six years; and if he will make a statement. | | (138192) | 72
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 3rd November, Official Report, column 520W, on the NHS Estate, what information he collates on the definition of patient-occupied floor space. | | (138193) | 73
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Oxford West and Abingdon of 14th October, Official Report, column 214W, on consultant numbers, exactly how many consultants were planned in the substantial expansion; and exactly how many more new consultants the NHS Plan target provided. | | (138194) | 74
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Oxford West and Abingdon of 14th October, Official Report, column 43W, on ward housekeepers, if he will list the hospitals (a) which have already begun to introduce ward housekeeping services and (b) which have yet to begin to introduce this service. | | (138195) | 75
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he willl state (a) the reasons for compulsory retirement in dentistry and (b) the age limit for this retirement. | | (138196) | 76
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many whole time equivalent NHS dentists there were (a) in total and (b) per 100,000 population in each region of England in each year since 1996; and if he will make a statement. | | (138197) | 77
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 13th October, Official Report, column 36W, on dental practices, how many dental practices in (a) England and (b) each strategic health authority there are; how many register adults exempt from charges; and how many register children from 0 to 18 years. | | (138198) | 78
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Truro and St Austell of 6th February, Official Report, column 450W, on performance targets, how his Department will measure progress towards achieving the public service agreement target on value for money. | | (138199) | 79
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines have been put in place to ensure that, in contentious disciplinary cases within NHS trusts, evidence submitted to an investigation is seen in full. | | (137148) | 80
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost per year in the NHS was of employing a locum for (a) heart disease care and (b) medical emergencies in the last year for which figures are available. | | (137149) | 81
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the costs of (a) suspensions and (b) disciplinary procedures in the NHS for (i) Coventry, (ii) the West Midlands and (iii) England. | | (137150) | 82
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department takes to ensure that disciplinary procedures within the NHS trusts outstanding for 18 months are dealt with promptly. | | (137151) | 83
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many suspensions lasting over 18 months there are in the NHS for (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England. | | (137152) | 84
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the outcome was of his discussions with the representative of Consumers for Health Choice on Tuesday 7th October. | | (138204) | 85
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were treated for sexually transmitted infections, broken down by (a) type of infection, (b) sex of patient and (c) age of patient in (i) Eastleigh and Test Valley South, (ii) Southampton City and (iii) Mid-Hants Primary Care Trust, in each of the last 10 years. | | (138153) | 86
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) consultant geriatricians and (b) geriatricians below the level of consultant were employed in each NHS hospital trust in each year since 1997. | | (138154) | 87
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the likely demand for specialists in elderly medicine. | | (138155) | 88
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many wards in NHS hospitals have regularly had patients of both sexes staying at the same time in the last 12 months. | | (138156) | 89
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time for hearing assessments for (a) patients under 60 and (b) patients over 60, broken down by primary care trust, was in the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (138157) | 90
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the take-up rates for flu vaccine were at (a) 1st November and (b) 1st December 2002 for each health authority. | | (138158) | 91
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions over the last 12 months hospitals have admitted a patient into a ward reserved for patients of the opposite sex, broken down by NHS hospital trust. | | (138159) | 92
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average time has been that patients have had to wait for podiatry appointments in each primary care trust, in each year since 2001. | | (138160) | 93
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many respite beds there are in (a) Buckinghamshire, (b) South Buckinghamshire and (c) Wycombe constituency. | | (137903) | 94
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on consultancy fees by Mersey Regional Ambulance NHS Trust in each of the past five years; if he will list each consultant employed by the Trust; and on what matters they were requested to advise. | | (137779) | 95
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place a copy of the occurrence log kept by Mersey Regional Ambulance Service for the weekend of 1st to 2nd November in the Library. | | (137780) | 96
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been claimed in expenses by the Chief Executive of Mersey Regional Ambulance Trust since his appointment; and what his salary was in the past two years, including bonuses, where payable. | | (137781) | 97
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on travel by directors of the Mersey Regional Ambulance Trust in each of the past five years. | | (137782) | 98
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses have left the register in each of the last five years.
| | (138039) | 99
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which primary care trusts offer (a) pulmonary rehabilitation and (b) domiciliary respiratory physiotherapy; and how many patients are undergoing such treatment in each.
| | (138040) | 100
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many learning disability specialist nurses are employed in each primary care trust.
| | (138041) | 101
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the ratio is of specialist learning disability nurses to (a) population and (b) patients receiving such specialist care in each primary care trust area.
| | (138042) | 102
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the health of England's Indian community. | | (138200) | 103
N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to increase provision of NHS dental services in Shropshire. | | (137509) | 104
N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to reduce the waiting time for treatment for drug abuse in Shropshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (137510) | 105
N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average NHS patient list size is for (a) general practitioners and (b) dental practitioners. | | (137511) | 106
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the quality of treatment at Jamestown General Hospital, St Helena. | | (137225) | 107
| Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the European Union on regulations on services that may be provided by dental technicians within the European Union. | | (138221) | 108
| Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dental technicians, broken down by health authority area, are employed in providing dental services through dental practices. | | (138222) | 109
| Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of dental technicians regarding regulations relating to their position in providing dental services. | | (138223) | 110
| Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Scottish Executive and (b) Welsh Assembly regarding regulations on the provision of dental services within the UK by dental technicians. | | (138224) | 111
| Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the General Dental Council on the role of dental technicians in providing dental services. | | (138225) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 112
N | Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to provide further assistance to police in (a) checking details of individuals on the Register of Sexual Offenders and (b) undertaking risk assessments of those individuals; and if he will make a statement. | | (138047) | 113
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will publish guidelines for the Sexual Offences Bill; and what plans he has to consult on these guidelines. | | (137841) | 114
| Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list those of Her Majesty's Prisons where visitors have to wait outside the prison gates before being allowed inside. | | (138143) | 115
| Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list those of Her Majesty's Prisons that have no covered reception area for visitors. | | (138152) | 116
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assesment he has made of the reasons for the change in the number of applications to the Criminal Cases Review Commission in 2002-03; and how he estimates this will affect its means of estimating application rates in the future. | | (138240) | 117
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how he intends to (a) decrease the rate of case review manager turnover and (b) increase the rate of recruitment in the Criminal Cases Review Commission. | | (138241) | 118
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the relationship between his Department and the
Criminal Cases Review Commission. | | (138242) | 119
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the level of accountability of the
Criminal Cases Review Commission. | | (138243) | 120
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is compulsory for his Department's staff to undertake training on the Home Office/non-departmental public body relationship as soon as they begin dealing with NDPBs. | | (138244) | 121
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what circumstances training is given to his Department's staff who deal with non-departmental public bodies. | | (138245) | 122
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the work of the Criminal Cases Review Commission in its responsibility to consider and report to the Secretary of State on whether to recommend exercise of Her Majesty's prerogative of mercy in relation to a conviction. | | (138246) | 123
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many and what percentage of cases reviewed by the Criminal Cases Review Commission an investigating officer was appointed from another public body; and what percentage of these cases was referred to a court of appeal in each year since the inception of the service. | | (138247) | 124
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of cases reviewed by the Criminal Cases Review Commission have been referred to a court of appeal in each year since inception of the service. | | (138248) | 125
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action he is taking to promote public understanding of the role of the Criminal Cases Review Commission. | | (138249) | 126
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases referred to the Criminal Cases Review Commission have arisen from each region in the United Kingdom in each year since its inception. | | (138250) | 127
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of public confidence in the criminal justice system since the establishment of the Criminal Cases Review Commission. | | (138251) | 128
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the level of co-operation by (a) health authorities and (b) social services departments with the investigations of the Criminal Cases Review Commission, with particular reference to (i) the preservation of documents and (ii) access to them. | | (138252) | 129
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Criminal Cases Review Commission has made of (a) its dealings with non-public bodies and (b) its helpfulness in investigations. | | (138253) | 130
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases referred to the Criminal Cases Review Commission were referred by (a) an independent solicitor and (b) legal partnerships in 2002-03. | | (138254) | 131
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Criminal Cases Review Commission has a duty to analyse the causes of miscarriages of justice and suggest ways to reduce their incidence. | | (138255) | 132
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Criminal Cases Review Commission has made of applicants and their views on the openness and transparency of the review process at the various stages. | | (138256) | 133
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures are in place to assess the satisfaction levels of applicants to the Criminal Cases Review Commission and the work and investigation that is done on their behalf. | | (138257) | 134
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of initial inquiries and communications to the Criminal Cases Review Commission were responded to within three working days in each year since the inception of the service. | | (138258) | 135
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much and what percentage of correspondence to the Criminal Cases Review Commission at stage one was responded to within 10 working days in each year since the inception of the service. | | (138259) | 136
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of reviews at stage one of the Criminal Cases Review Commission have been completed within 30 working days in each year since the inception of the service. | | (138260) | 137
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much and what percentage of correspondence at stage two of the Criminal Cases Review Commission was responded to within 10 working days in each year since the inception of the service. | | (138261) | 138
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of reviews at stage two screen of the Criminal Cases Review Commission have been completed within 30 working days in each year since the inception of the service. | | (138262) | 139
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of provisional non-referrals at stage two screen of the Criminal Cases Review Commission involved the applicant making further representations within 20 working days; and what percentage of these cases went on to (a) stage two and (b) referral to Court of Appeal, in each year since the inception of the service. | | (138263) | 140
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on reaching tray two in the Criminal Cases Review Commission, how long on average cases have waited in each year since the inception of the commission before being assigned a caseworker. | | (138264) | 141
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of correspondence at stage two of the Criminal Cases Review Commission have been responded to within 10 working days in each year since the inception of the service. | | (138265) | 142
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many and what percentage of cases the Criminal Cases Review Commission investigated issues by (a) using its own resources, (b) appointing an expert to carry out an investigation or prepare a report, (c) requesting police to carry out work and (d) the formal appointment of an investigating officer, in each year since the inception of the service. | | (138266) | 143
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of provisional non-referrals at stage two of the Criminal Cases Review Commission involved the applicant making further representations; and what percentage of these cases went on to (a) stage three and (b) referral to Court of Appeal, in each year since the inception of the service. | | (138267) | 144
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many and what percentage of cases convictions have been quashed as a result of legislation that has been passed since the original case was heard, in each year since the inception of the service. | | (138268) | 145
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reasons are for his policy not to allow asylum seekers to work while they await a decision on their case. | | (138269) | 146
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on European Union asylum policies; what progress has been made with the creation of a common European asylum system; and what measures need to be put into place before this can be established. | | (138270) | 147
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what work he is doing with the Department for International Development to tackle the root causes of enforced migration, with particular reference to (a) human rights abuses and (b) inequality. | | (138271) | 148
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how significant he estimates working immigrants will be in remedying problems of an ageing population in the UK. | | (138272) | 149
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many young offenders found guilty of criminal damage have undertaken reparation under the (a) Reparation Order, (b) Action Plan, (c) Referral Order and (d) Supervision Order since their introduction. | | (138273) | 150
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many young offenders he estimates will undertake reparation under the (a) Reparation Order, (b) Action Plan, (c) Referral Order and (d) Supervision Order over the next two years. | | (138274) | 151
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the forms of reparative activities that have been undertaken through the (a) Reparation Order, (b) Action Plan, (c) Referral Order and (d) Supervision Order. | | (138275) | 152
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the re-offending rate of young offenders found guilty of criminal damage who took part in reparation schemes in 2002-03. | | (138276) | 153
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the results of the ISSP schemes; what the completion rate of young offenders guilty of criminal damage on the ISSP schemes has been; and what the re-offending rate of the young people responsible for criminal damage on the ISSP scheme has been. | | (138277) | 154
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Minister for Crime Reduction, Policing and Community Safety will meet the honourable Member for Crosby to discuss anti-social behaviour. | | (138278) | 155
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what informed and strengthened guidance has been given to the police and media on anonymity for those accused of historical child abuse; and where and to whom it is available. | | (138279) | 156
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions a police officer has breached the Police Code of Conduct through unauthorised disclosure of information on a suspect since 1973. | | (138280) | 157
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the amendments by the Association of Chief Police Officers to their media and disciplinary guidelines on the subject of anonymity for suspects will be completed. | | (138281) | 158
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which ministers are discussing with media representatives how intrusive and unhelpful reporting in cases with suspects of historical child abuse can be avoided. | | (138282) | 159
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much asylum seekers cost public funds in the last 12 months, per head of tax paying population. | | (138283) | 160
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) number and (b) percentage of complainants (i) were offered victim support services and (ii) accepted the help of victim support services, at an early stage in the investigation of child abuse cases in the last five years. | | (138284) | 161
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason all interviews between the prosecution and defence witnesses in advance of trial cannot be audio-recorded. | | (138285) | 162
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many and what percentage of cases the Criminal Cases Review Commission exercised its section 17 powers in 2003. | | (138288) | 163
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many and what percentage of referrals non-disclosure has been a determining factor in the decision to refer in 2003. | | (138289) | 164
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what period of time on average cases were classed as non-priority by the Criminal Cases Review Commission in each year since the inception of the service. | | (138290) | 165
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the outcome was of the Process Improvement Project. | | (138291) | 166
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many internal process improvement groups have been convened by the Chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission; and how many process improvement projects have been set up as a result in each year since the inception of the service. | | (138292) | 167
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long the Criminal Cases Review Commission estimates it will take to complete the review of case files that have been stored for five years following completion of reviews. | | (138293) | 168
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what targets the Criminal Cases Review Commission is working towards in the effort to minimise case accumulation; and when it estimates that this will be achieved. | | (138294) | 169
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures are being taken to ensure that the number of case review managers is not affected by (a) staff turnover and (b) recruitment levels. | | (138295) | 170
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many training sessions and external courses were held by the Criminal Cases Review Commission in 2002-03; and what percentage of staff attended. | | (138296) | 171
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what ways the Criminal Cases Review Commission's accommodation in the Alpha Tower has been designed to encourage communication and openness. | | (138297) | 172
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding was allocated to the Criminal Cases Review Commission under the Invest to Save initiative; and how this money was used. | | (138298) | 173
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the results were of the proof-of-concept trials by the Criminal Cases Review Commission on a knowledge management package in May and June. | | (138299) | 174
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the results were of the quarterly surveys conducted by the Criminal Cases Review Commission to determine (a) how applicants became aware of the Commission's existence, (b) whether or not they found Commission staff helpful and (c) how they believe communications could have been improved. | | (138300) | 175
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the outcome was of discussions between the Criminal Cases Review Commission and his Department concerning possible improvements to the powers of the Commission. | | (138301) | 176
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases were referred to the court of appeal in each year from 1990 until the Criminal Cases Review Commission was established; and of these cases, how many (a) appeals were rejected and (b) convictions were quashed. | | (138321) | 177
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that asylum seekers are integrated into the community. | | (138322) | 178
N | Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when a decision will be taken on the asylum application lodged on 8th June 1998 by Mr Mohamed Aweis Yusuf, Home Office reference M685182; when the honourable Member for Ilford South will receive responses to the letters sent to the Minister of State on (a) 16th October 2002 and (b) 1st May 2001; and if he will make a statement. | | (137514) | 179
| Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the question of 18th September from the honourable Member for Oxford West and Abingdon on the research into the potential re-use of burial grounds. | | (138176) | 180
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the NGOs to whom the parliamentary under secretary expressed appreciation for the work they had done on the issue of consensual sexual activity short of penetrative sex between under 16s; and whether these NGOs will be directly involved in compiling the Crown Prosecution Service guidance on this issue. | | (138206) | 181
N | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) convicted and (b) acquitted of offences under the (i) Terrorism Act 2000 and (ii) Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001. | | (137370) | 182
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what impact he estimates the proposed closure of the
Waterloo Immigration Office will have on border control at this point of entry. | | (138210) | 183
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what he estimates the cost will be of relocating the Immigration Office at Waterloo to France. | | (138211) | 184
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason (a) French officers at the Waterloo Immigration Office carry guns and (b) British officers there do not. | | (138212) | 185
N | Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether applicants for disclosures through the Criminal Records Bureau are required to have their fingerprints taken. | | (137388) | 186
| Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences were recorded by Lincolnshire Police Force in each year since 1995, broken down by category. | | (138226) | 187
| Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many community support officers there are in Lincolnshire constabulary. | | (138227) | 188
| Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many community support officers (a) there are in 2002-03 and (b) there will be in 2003-04 in each police authority in England and Wales. | | (138228) | 189
| Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding per head of population Lincolnshire Police received in each year since 1995 from the Government. | | (138229) | 190
| Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding per head of population each police authority in England and Wales received in 2002-03. | | (138230) | 191
| Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the projected funding per head of population for each police authority in England and Wales is in 2003-04. | | (138231) | 192
| Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding has been made to each police authority in England and Wales since 1995 under the Rural Sparsity Grant. | | (138232) | 193
| Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the projected funding for 2004 is for each police authority in England and Wales under the Rural Sparsity Grant. | | (138233) | 194
| Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers and (b) police civilian staff each police authority in England and Wales had in each year since 1995. | | (138234) | 195
| Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many female asylum seekers that have been settled in the United Kingdom requested that their husband not be granted asylum so as to protect them from domestic violence in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003. | | (138172) | 196
| Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many female asylum seekers arrived in the UK seeking protection from an abusive husband or partner in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003. | | (138173) | 197
| Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make additional funds available to local councils for the establishment of anti-social behaviour teams with (a) legal support and (b) people trained in taking witness statements. | | (138174) | 198
| Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women reported rape by their husband or partner in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003. | | (138175) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 199
N | Valerie Davey (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the Government's policy is on the proposed oil pipeline from Baku to Ceyhan. | | (137406) | 200
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when he intends to re-negotiate the present three-year aid package for St Helena; and when the last three-year package expired. | | (137226) | 201
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many tourists he estimates will visit St Helena in each year once (a) the breakwater and (b) the airport is completed. | | (137227) | 202
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on progress with building the airport in St Helena. | | (137228) | Questions to the Prime Minister 203
N | Mr David Cameron (Witney): To ask the Prime Minister, what arrangements are made for chairing his weekly planning and co-ordination meeting in Downing Street when he is unable to attend. | | (137904) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 204
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on (a) Postcomm's access proposals to Royal Mail and (b) the precedent it would set for other third party access. | | (138302) | 205
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proposals Postcomm has suggested to stop cream-skimming, if the access plans concerning Royal Mail are accepted. | | (138303) | 206
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment Postcomm made of the legal precedent set by its access proposals to Royal Mail. | | (138304) | 207
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on (a) the proposal of Postcomm to allow Royal Mail's competitors direct access to their delivery offices and (b) the effect that this would have on the Three Year Renewal Plan, including (i) single daily delivery and (ii) simplified sorting. | | (138305) | 208
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the reasons are for Postcomm's proposals that Royal Mail should be contractually bound to deliver 98.5 per cent. of UK mail's items on the due date of delivery; and from where this figure was derived. | | (138306) | 209
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on Royal Mail's proposal that a minimum entry level of 1,000 items to a single access point should be set. | | (138307) | 210
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on how Postcomm's proposals concerning third party access by UK mail to Royal Mail's pipeline will effect its primary duty of protecting a universal service at a uniform tariff; and if she will make an assessment of the effect that the third party access will have on Royal Mail's long-term viability, with particular reference to its Three Year Renewal Plan. | | (138308) | 211
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, who the new Chair of Postcomm is; and if the new Chair will be asked to review the third party access proposals concerning Royal Mail. | | (138309) | 212
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the effect of increased competition on the Royal Mail's system of cross-subsidies. | | (138310) | 213
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on Postcomm's proposed access cost. | | (138311) | 214
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the reasons are for Postcomm's conclusion that the overall effect of their proposals concerning access points and prices would be contribution neutral. | | (138312) | 215
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on Royal Mail's analysis of the effect on its profits of the access determination proposed by Postcomm. | | (138313) | 216
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what evidence she has assessed with respect to Postcomm's conclusion that its access plans are revenue neutral. | | (138314) | 217
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proposals Postcomm has suggested to discourage Royal Mail's large customers from seeking direct access to their facilities. | | (138315) | 218
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the UK trade and investment relationship with India. | | (138201) | 219
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the value of (a) imports to and (b) exports from St Helena was in each of the last five years. | | (137435) | 220
| Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will place in the Library copies of the inter-governmental agreements relating to the repatriation of nuclear materials to Italy consequent upon reprocessing activites in the UK. | | (138316) | 221
| Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of whether proper arrangements are in place in respect of nuclear material from Italy currently in the UK for (a) their repatriation to Italy in a safe and timely way and (b) their safe storage in the UK pending dispatch; and if she will make a statement. | | (138317) | 222
| Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions have been held by (a) ministers and (b) officials with BNFL in the last two years relating to the future (i) location and (ii) storage of reprocessed nuclear fuel from Italy; and if she will make a statement. | | (138318) | 223
| Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what arrangements are in place for the repatriation to Italy of (a) plutonium and (b) uranium recovered in the UK by BNFL. | | (138319) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 224
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what action the Government is taking to assist older people in rural communities who do not have access to a car. | | (138164) | 225
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost was at today's prices of the contract with Siemens Business Services to run the MOT computerisation programme; when this contract was awarded; how much has been spent to date; and how much will have been spent by the time the system is operational. | | (138144) | 226
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the progress of the MOT computerisation programme; and what assessment (a) has been conducted and (b) is planned of the (i) success and (ii) value for money of its implementation. | | (138145) | 227
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable was for the introduction of the MOT computerisation programme when the contract with Siemens Business Services to run the system was awarded; and what it is now. | | (138146) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 228
N | Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Bexhill and Battle, of 3rd November, Official Report, column 474W, on stakeholder pensions, if he will estimate how many new stakeholder pensions have been taken up by those with no earnings. | | (137761) | 229
N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what rate of savings credit will be payable to (a) local authority-supported residents of residential care homes with income above the level of the guarantee credit and (b) other residents of residential care homes with income above the level of the guarantee credit; and if he will make a statement. | | (138038) | 230
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to prevent pensions administrators purchasing annuities; and if he will make a statement. | | (138138) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 231
N | Mrs Anne Campbell (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Israeli government about the building of the security wall. | | [Question Unstarred] (137402) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 232
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to reverse the decline in population in St Helena; and what the population was in each year since 1993. | | [Transferred] (137437) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 233
| Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the Government's policy is on extending discrimination law to include the media. | | [Transferred] (138165) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 234
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has undertaken into the environmental effects of proposals by Norfolk County Council to build a road through the Ringland Valley. | | [Transferred] (138209) |
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