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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 8 January 2004
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 8 January 2004
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 8 January 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 Thursday 8 January of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 8 January see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 1
N | Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what new proposals he has to extend e-government services. | | (146494) | 2
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits of re-location of staff to North Staffordshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (146868) | 3
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposals to relocate Government jobs on his Office's ability to meet its policy objectives. | | (146874) | 4
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Office has made of the effect of possible relocation of staff in his Office to North Staffordshire on (a) job creation, (b) sustainable development, (c) the local economy and (d) tackling regional economic disparities; and if he will make a statement. | | (146897) | 5
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff in his Office work in (a) the West Midlands and (b) North Staffordshire. | | (146913) | 6
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to establish procedures for assessing the impact of possible re-location of staff in the Office to the regions; and if he will make a statement. | | (146928) | 7
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposals to relocate Government jobs on the Government's ability to meet (a) its policy objectives and (b) departmental public service agreements. | | (146987) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 8
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to change the tax regime for mutual and co-operative businesses. | | (146497) | 9
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in receipt of one or more tax credits (a) are paying and (b) are not paying income tax. | | (146741) | 10
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many independent financial advisers were regulated by the Financial Services Authority in each of the last three years. | | (147038) | 11
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received regarding the impact on independent financial advisers of compliance with Financial Services Authority requirements. | | (147039) | 12
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact on (a) independent financial advisers and (b) the financial services sector of the costs of complying with Financial Services Authority requirements. | | (147040) | 13
N | Laura Moffatt (Crawley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made in intercepting illegally imported meats in the luggage of travellers entering the UK. | | (146373) | 14
N | Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from householders who hold shared appreciation mortgages; and what plans he has to assist them. | | (145408) | 15
N | Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the change in stamp duty land tax revenues in 2004-05 from (a) residential property, (b) commercial property, (c) anti tax avoidance measures and (d) securities-related transactions. | | (146424) | 16
N | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures have been put in place to reduce tax evasion since 1997; and what estimates have been made of additional sums collected as a result. | | (146328) | 17
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits of re-location of staff to North Staffordshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (146866) | 18
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposals to relocate Government jobs on the Department's ability to meet (a) departmental policy objectives and (b) departmental public service agreements. | | (146882) | 19
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of possible relocation of staff in his Department to North Staffordshire on (a) job creation, (b) sustainable development, (c) the local economy and (d) tackling regional economic disparities; and if he will make a statement. | | (146895) | 20
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department work in (a) the West Midlands and (b) North Staffordshire. | | (146911) | 21
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to establish procedures for assessing the impact of possible re-location of staff in his Department to the regions; and if he will make a statement. | | (146926) | Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners 22
| Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, if he will make a statement on the first report of the McClean Review of clergy terms of service to the Archbishops' Council. | | (146835) | Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs 23
N | Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what has been the average time taken in the last year for an application for leave to move to judicial review to be determined. | | (146493) | 24
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many judicial appointments the Lord Chancellor made in November and December 2003; whom he appointed; and to which posts. | | (146962) | 25
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many Law Lords he has appointed since 12th June 2003. | | (146963) | 26
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if he will make a statement on his policy on a written constitution. | | (146964) | 27
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment the Department has made of the benefits of relocation of staff to North Staffordshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (146859) | 28
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposals to relocate Government jobs on the Department's ability to meet (a) departmental policy objectives and (b) departmental public service agreements. | | (146875) | 29
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment the Department has made of the effect of possible relocation of staff in the Department to North Staffordshire on (a) job creation, (b) sustainable development, (c) the local economy and (d) tackling regional economic disparities; and if he will make a statement. | | (146889) | 30
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many staff in the Department work in (a) the West Midlands and (b) North Staffordshire. | | (146904) | 31
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans he has to establish procedures for assessing the impact of possible re-location of staff in the Department to the regions; and if he will make a statement. | | (146919) | 32
| Mr John Wilkinson (Ruislip - Northwood):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if the Lord Chancellor will answer the letter to him from the honourable Member for Ruislip - Northwood dated 28th November 2003, regarding the case of his constituent, Mr J Lawrence. | | (146952) | 33
N | David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 18th December, Official Report, column 1115W, when the honourable Member for Walsall North will receive a reply to his letter of 13th November to Lord Filkin; and why the reply was not sent by 22nd December. | | (146618) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 34
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the benefits of re-location of staff to North Staffordshire; and if she will make a statement. | | (146872) | 35
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effect of proposals to relocate Government jobs on the Department's ability to meet (a) departmental policy objectives and (b) departmental public service agreements. | | (146888) | 36
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of possible relocation of staff in her Department to North Staffordshire on (a) job creation, (b) sustainable development, (c) the local economy and (d) tackling regional economic disparities; and if she will make a statement. | | (146903) | 37
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in her Department work in (a) the West Midlands and (b) North Staffordshire. | | (146918) | 38
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to establish procedures for assessing the impact of possible relocation of staff in her Department to the regions; and if she will make a statement. | | (146933) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 39
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the cluster artillery shells purchased from BAe Systems in 2003 have been used; how many remain in storage; and what the period of possible utility is of the unused ones. | | (146990) | 40
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what factors underlay the policy of his Department on central monitoring of (a) outward secondments to private companies and (b) secondments to other governments; and if he will make a statement. | | (146826) | 41
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedures his Department uses to ensure that service accommodation is managed and maintained to standards that are acceptable to the tenants. | | (146831) | 42
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ex-service personnel who are entitled to a preserved pension are not claiming that to which they are entitled. | | (146957) | 43
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the pathogens that the United Kingdom will not export as a signatory of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention. | | (146965) | 44
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what records exist detailing the disposal of ordnance from the Second World War ammunition dump near Slough into the Badnells Pit landfill site near Maidenhead. | | (147021) | 45
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what methods are being used to decontaminate Iraqi tanks and other military equipment disabled or destroyed by the use of depleted uranium munitions in the southern sector of Iraq under British military control. | | (147024) | 46
| Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support is available to recently demobilised reservists who suffer stress related illnesses related to the difficulty of readjusting to civilian life. | | [R] (147037) | 47
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits of re-location of staff to North Staffordshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (146869) | 48
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposals to relocate Government jobs on the Department's ability to meet (a) departmental policy objectives and (b) departmental public service agreements. | | (146885) | 49
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of possible relocation of staff in his Department to North Staffordshire on (a) job creation, (b) sustainable development, (c) the local economy and (d) tackling regional economic disparities; and if he will make a statement. | | (146899) | 50
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in his Department work in (a) the West Midlands and (b) North Staffordshire. | | (146915) | 51
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to establish procedures for assessing the impact of possible relocation of staff in his Department to the regions; and if he will make a statement. | | (146930) | 52
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proposals he has to reconfigure the Depleted Uranium Oversight Board. | | (146988) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 53
N | Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what initiatives are in place to improve professional planning and regeneration skills and capacity in order to deliver his plans for the regeneration of the Thames Gateway; and when the Government expects these initiatives to yield a major improvement in the availability of such professional skills and capacity. | | (146465) | 54
N | Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how the Government will ensure that new housing developments in the Thames Gateway meet high standards of design. | | (146466) | 55
N | Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many planning applications for housing or mixed use development in the Thames Gateway have been refused since March 2000 on the grounds of poor design quality. | | (146467) | 56
N | Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans the Government has for local planning authorities in the Thames Gateway to adopt specific quality criteria for housing and other developments; and what role the Government has in encouraging planning authorities to adopt such criteria. | | (146468) | 57
N | Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to extend the Starter Home Initiative for key health workers; and if he will take steps to ensure that a wider range of health care professionals working in the NHS, including radiographers, are eligible. | | (146495) | 58
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to monitor the performance of tenants' advisers in the process of stock transfer; and which organisations will undertake this work. | | (146498) | 59
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many complaints have been received on the role and probity of tenants' advisers involved in discussions on transfer of council stocks. | | (146499) | 60
| Clive Efford (Eltham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with the Department of Trade and Industry regarding the introduction of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive. | | (146984) | 61
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time firefighters were employed by the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service in each of the last five years. | | (146977) | 62
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which local authorities have still to ballot local authorities tenants on transfer of their housing stock. | | (146978) | 63
N | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list those local authorities in England who do not operate a discretionary notification or control registration scheme for houses in multiple occupation under Part XI of the Housing Act 1985. | | (146462) | 64
N | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his most recent estimate is of the number of (a) households and (b) people in privately rented houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) dwellings in England, broken down by (i) traditional and bedsit HMOs, (ii) shared houses and flats, (iii) housesholds with lodgers and (iv) HMO buildings converted into flats. | | (146463) | 65
N | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his most recent estimate is of the number of private houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) accommodation units and dwellings in England, broken down by (i) traditional and bedsit HMOs, (ii) shared houses and flats, (iii) households with lodgers and (iv) HMO buildings converted into flats. | | (146464) | 66
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of the planned new communities development in the South East is to be undertaken on brownfield sites; and if he will make a statement on criteria used in choosing between brownfield and greenfield sites. | | (147025) | 67
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits of re-location of staff to North Staffordshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (146867) | 68
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposals to relocate Government jobs on the Department's ability to meet (a) departmental policy objectives and (b) departmental public service agreements. | | (146883) | 69
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of possible relocation of staff in his Department to North Staffordshire on (a) job creation, (b) sustainable development, (c) the local economy and (d) tackling regional economic disparities; and if he will make a statement. | | (146896) | 70
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many staff in his Department work in (a) the West Midlands and (b) North Staffordshire. | | (146912) | 71
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to establish procedures for assessing the impact of possible re-location of staff in his Department to the regions; and if he will make a statement. | | (146927) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 72
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what mechanism exists for monitoring and enforcement of local authority compliance with Special Education Needs and Disability Tribunal judgements; and if he will make a statement. | | (146979) | 73
| Mr Eric Forth (Bromley & Chislehurst):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools have (a) been awarded Department for Education and Skills funds for e-registration, (b) installed e-registration and (c) have fully operational e-registration systems. | | [R] (146750) | 74
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the reasons why 10 per cent. of the pupils who achieve two A level passes do not go into higher education. | | (147015) | 75
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the link between applications to universities and social background of students. | | (147018) | 76
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to his Answer of 16th December 2003, Official Report, column 836W, on pupil absences, if he will break down the number of half days lost due to unauthorised absence in (a) 1997-98 and (b) 2002-03 by local education authority. | | (146470) | 77
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time (i) primary and (ii) secondary school teachers were employed in Chorley constituency in each of the last three years. | | (146973) | 78
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools in Lancashire ran a deficit budget in each of the last three years. | | (146974) | 79
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupil exclusions took place in each of the last three years in (a) Lancashire and (b) Chorley. | | (146975) | 80
N | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools applied in the latest round for engineering specialist status; how many were successful; and if he will make a statement. | | (146500) | 81
| Dr John Pugh (Southport):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many new licences for Microsoft products were purchased by schools in (a) 1999, (b) 2001 and (c) 2002; and what the cost was in each year of these purchases. | | (146854) | 82
| Dr John Pugh (Southport):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether, under the terms of the memorandum between Microsoft and the British Educational Communications and Training Agency, schools will continue to get licences at 20 per cent. to 37 per cent. discounts if the total aggregate number of Microsoft licences held by schools in the United Kingdom falls. | | (146855) | 83
| Dr John Pugh (Southport):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many licences for Microsoft products are held by state schools; and what the total cost of such licences to the schools is. | | (146856) | 84
| Dr John Pugh (Southport):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of new licences purchased in each of the last five years by schools are OEM type licences that come outside the agreement between the British Educational Communications and Training Agency and Microsoft. | | (146857) | 85
| Dr John Pugh (Southport):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will estimate the savings on software licences following the recent agreement betwen the British Educational Communications and Training Agency and Microsoft; and what percentage of school expenditure on Microsoft licences this represents in each of the next three years for schools. | | (146858) | 86
N | Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on provision of school meals by Essex County Council. | | (146625) | 87
N | Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what statutory requirements there are on local education authorities to provide school meals; and if he will make a statement. | | (146627) | 88
N | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children on the Child Protection Register have not yet been allocated a social worker. | | (145724) | 89
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits of relocation of staff to North Staffordshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (146860) | 90
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposals to relocate Government jobs on the Department's ability to meet (a) departmental policy objectives and (b) departmental public service agreements. | | (146876) | 91
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of possible relocation of staff in his Department to North Staffordshire on (a) job creation, (b) sustainable development, (c) the local economy and (d) tackling regional economic disparities; and if he will make a statement. | | (146902) | 92
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many staff in his Department work in (a) the West Midlands and (b) North Staffordshire. | | (146917) | 93
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to establish procedures for assessing the impact of possible relocation of staff in his Department to the regions; and if he will make a statement. | | (146932) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 94
N | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the flood defence works for the Silkstream, Edgware. | | (146617) | 95
| Clive Efford (Eltham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether local authorities will be fully compensated for costs incurred under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive. | | (146980) | 96
| Clive Efford (Eltham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she intends that manufacturers and retailers of electrical goods should contribute to costs incurred by local authorities under the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment Directive. | | (146981) | 97
| Clive Efford (Eltham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost to local authorities of complying with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive in relation to (a) start-up costs, (b) storage costs, (c) collection costs and (d) disposal costs. | | (146982) | 98
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many abandoned vehicles were collected in Chorley in each of the last three years; and what the average length of time was from notification to collection. | | (146967) | 99
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many salmon farms operate in (a) the United Kingdom and (b) each region. | | (146970) | 100
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether the pesticide regimes which may be approved for the cultivation of Chardon LL maize will be more aggressive than the regime adopted in the farm scale evaluation trials. | | (146619) | 101
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the benefits of relocation of staff to North Staffordshire; and if she will make a statement. | | (146863) | 102
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of proposals to relocate Government jobs on the Department's ability to meet (a) departmental policy objectives and (b) departmental public service agreements. | | (146879) | 103
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of possible relocation of staff in her Department to North Staffordshire on (a) job creation, (b) sustainable development, (c) the local economy and (d) tackling regional economic disparities; and if she will make a statement. | | (146892) | 104
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in her Department work in (a) the West Midlands and (b) North Staffordshire. | | (146908) | 105
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to establish procedures for assessing the impact of possible re-location of staff in her Department to the regions; and if she will make a statement. | | (146923) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 106
| Mr Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which British companies have won contracts to assist in the reconstruction of Iraq, broken down by type of service or project provided. | | (146960) | 107
| Mr Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British heavy goods vehicle drivers are held in prisons in EU countries, broken down by country. | | (146961) | 108
N | Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the US Government since the state visit of President Bush in connection with the British detainees at Guantanamo Bay; and if he will make a statement. | | (146501) | 109
| Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether all member states agreed to the Inter Governmental Conference Final Declaration issued by the Italian Presidency. | | (146951) | 110
| Mr Iain Luke (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action the Government is taking to ensure that Colombia fulfils its commitment to implement UN recommendations on human rights. | | (146747) | 111
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will name the judicial body and its treaty or other international basis empowered to adjudicate and provide interpretations and judgements concerning (a) the international treaties comprising the core structure and operation of the principal Treaties of the European Community and Union and (b) a formal European Constitution, once agreed, ratified and operative, similar to that under current consideration. | | (146976) | 112
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British technical experts are deployed (a) with the Iraqi Survey Group and (b) for the disarmament of Libya's weapons of mass destruction; and what the cost to date has been in conducting each mission. | | (147026) | 113
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what new resources he is committing to assist Libya is undertaking the disarmament and dismantling of its weapons of mass destruction and related research and production infrastructure. | | (147027) | 114
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the United Kingdom recognises the right of Israel to possess and deploy nuclear weapons. | | (147028) | 115
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when Her Majesty's Government first confirmed that Libya was developing nuclear weapons contrary to its commitments under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT); when the United Kingdom informed the governments of the two other depository states for the NPT of its knowledge of Libya's breach of its NPT commitments; when the United Kingdom first informed (a) the Director General and (b) board members of the International Atomic Energy Agency of its knowledge of Libya's nuclear programme; and what information he has collated on the suppliers of Libya's nuclear weapons programme. | | (147029) | 116
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits of re-location of staff to North Staffordshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (146865) | 117
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposals to relocate Government jobs on the Department's ability to meet (a) departmental policy objectives and (b) departmental public service agreements. | | (146881) | 118
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of possible relocation of staff in his Department to North Staffordshire on (a) job creation, (b) sustainable development, (c) the local economy and (d) tackling regional economic disparities; and if he will make a statement. | | (146894) | 119
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff in his Department work in (a) the West Midlands and (b) North Staffordshire. | | (146910) | 120
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to establish procedures for assessing the impact of possible re-location of staff in his Department to the regions; and if he will make a statement. | | (146925) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 121
| Mrs Patsy Calton (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many haemophiliacs in the United Kingdom have been treated in each year since 1975 for (a) hepatitis C and (b) CJD acquired from contaminated blood products. | | (146985) | 122
| Mrs Patsy Calton (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many haemophiliacs died from blood product acquired infections in each year from 1975 to 1987. | | (146986) | 123
| Mrs Patsy Calton (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the continuing availability of animal insulin. | | (147016) | 124
| Mrs Patsy Calton (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the difference in cost to the NHS of prescriptions of animal insulin as compared to GM insulin per 1000 prescriptions. | | (147017) | 125
| Mrs Patsy Calton (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the benefits of GM insulin as against animal insulin. | | (147019) | 126
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the reasons are for the delay in publishing the Continuing Care (National Health Service Responsibilities) directions 2003. | | (147036) | 127
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on making available to honourable Members documents originating in NHS trusts; and what criteria he uses in deciding which of these documents may be placed in the Library when an honourable Member makes a request for them. | | (146621) | 128
| Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what duties are placed on a strategic health authority in circumstances where an authority is notified of a possible case of misconduct by the chief executive of an NHS trust. | | (146622) | 129
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many days have been lost to sickness absence, expressed as days per year per full-time employee, in the Department of Health in each of the last three years. | | (147031) | 130
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the relationship is between the NHS Bank and the NHS Financing Facility. | | (147032) | 131
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions his daily winter reporting system has indicated that NHS trusts are experiencing winter pressures; and in how many of those instances he has authorised escalation procedures to respond. | | (147033) | 132
N | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17th December, Official Report, column 995W, on genetically modified food, whether safety testing for Bt11 sweetcorn was carried out on sweetcorn destined for human consumption. | | (146327) | 133
N | Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the latest scientific advice he has received on the testing of shellfish for toxins. | | (146367) | 134
N | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action he is taking to increase the number of social workers with a child protection background. | | (145723) | 135
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits of re-location of staff to North Staffordshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (146870) | 136
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposals to relocate Government jobs on the Department's ability to meet (a) departmental policy objectives and (b) departmental public service agreements. | | (146886) | 137
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of possible relocation of staff in his Department to North Staffordshire on (a) job creation, (b) sustainable development, (c) the local economy and (d) tackling regional economic disparities; and if he will make a statement. | | (146900) | 138
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff in his Department work in (a) the West Midlands and (b) North Staffordshire. | | (146906) | 139
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to establish procedures for assessing the impact of possible re-location of staff in the the Department to his regions; and if he will make a statement. | | (146921) | 140
N | Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the progress being made towards the implementation of the Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust Franchise Plan. | | (146489) | 141
N | Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the progress being made towards finalising the contract with Mercury Health Ltd to provide and run a diagnostic treatment centre at Ashford Hospital, Middlesex; and how many procedures per year he expects to be carried out at the new centre. | | (146502) | 142
N | Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether Ashford Hospital, Middlesex, has an Accident & Emergency Department. | | (146543) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 143
| Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to introduce measures to deal with the use of ball bearing guns in public; and if he will make a statement. | | (146764) | 144
| Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is his policy that sexual assault referral centres should be at hospitals. | | (146765) | 145
| Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is his policy that health trusts should be involved in the (a) establishment and (b) running of sexual assault referral centres in co-operation with the police. | | (146766) | 146
| Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what date the Cleveland local criminal justice board website will contain some information. | | (146767) | 147
| Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the toxicology awareness module for forensic medical examiner training will be in use; and when details of it will be available. | | (146768) | 148
| Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the national helpline for victims of rape and sexual offences will be operational. | | (146769) | 149
| Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current estimate is of (a) the cost of establishing a sexual assault referral centre if a new build is necessary and (b) the annual cost of running a sexual assault referral centre. | | (146770) | 150
| Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what directive has been issued to police forces on the role they ought to play in establishing sexual assault referral centres in areas where there are none. | | (146771) | 151
| Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how he intends that further sexual assault referral centres should be financed for (a) capital and (b) revenue costs. | | (146772) | 152
| Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what allocations have been made from the Home Office funds for sexual assault referral centres in 2003; and to whom. | | (146773) | 153
| Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to increase the numbers of sexual assault referral centres; when he intends further such centres to be in operation; and where they will be located. | | (146774) | 154
| Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the results of the evaluation of the sexual assault referral centres (a) Star, (b) Reach and (c) St Mary's will be published. | | (146775) | 155
| Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what instruction his Department gives to police forces about the use of test kits to secure samples in the event of an allegation of (a) rape or (b) drug rape. | | (146776) | 156
| Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to publish the evaluation of the Forensic Nurse project at St Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre. | | (146777) | 157
| Mr Iain Coleman (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans his Department has to abolish the support only provision for asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement. | | (146971) | 158
| Mr Iain Coleman (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what instructions were given to his Department's staff on the length of time of stay that asylum seekers were allowed in the UK before applying for asylum before section 55 of the Nationality, Asylum and Immigration Act 2001 was enforced; from when those instructions applied; and what the current instructions are; and from what date they applied. | | (146972) | 159
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) legal guns, (b) illegal guns and (c) knives have been recovered by the police investigating crimes in the last year. | | (146832) | 160
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of gun crimes was drug-related in the last year for which figures are available. | | (146833) | 161
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of a police officer's time on average was spent on (a) patrol and (b) dealing with paperwork in the last year for which figures are available. | | (146834) | 162
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent reports his Department has evaluated on methods to reduce drug crime. | | (146753) | 163
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what effect drug intervention policies have had over the last five years in reducing (a) drugs crime, (b) drugs use and (c) drugs deaths. | | (146754) | 164
N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will provide a substantive response to the question relating to funding due to Kent County Council in respect of asylum seekers, ref 144468, tabled by the honourable Member for North Thanet on 12th December and transferred to his Department by the Treasury for named day answer on 16th December 2003. | | (146557) | 165
N | Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions the powers under Section 6 of Schedule 3 of the Nationality Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 have been used. | | (146492) | 166
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who polices the M6 Toll Road; and who is meeting the cost. | | (146992) | 167
N | Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received from (a) the Essex Police Authority and (b) others on funding by the Home Office for the Airwave radio system; and what changes have been made in the level of funding to be made available for the system in Essex. | | (146626) | 168
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) men, (b) women and (c) juveniles have committed suicide while held by the Prison Service in each of the last five years for which records exist. | | (146751) | 169
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners in HM prisons in England and Wales are sharing (a) two to a cell designated for one and (b) three to a cell designated for two. | | (146956) | 170
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits of re-location of staff to North Staffordshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (146864) | 171
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposals to relocate Government jobs on the Department's ability to meet (a) departmental policy objectives and (b) departmental public service agreements. | | (146880) | 172
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of possible relocation of staff in his Department to North Staffordshire on (a) job creation, (b) sustainable development, (c) the local economy and (d) tackling regional economic disparities; and if he will make a statement. | | (146893) | 173
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in his Department work in (a) the West Midlands and (b) North Staffordshire. | | (146909) | 174
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to establish procedures for assessing the impact of possible re-location of staff in his Department to the regions; and if he will make a statement. | | (146924) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 175
| Hugh Bayley (York, City of):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how his Department's bid to the forthcoming government spending round will contribute to the United Kingdom's objectives on sustainable development. | | (146838) | 176
| Mr Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) value and (b) purpose was of contracts entered into by his Department with independent think tanks or their subsidiary bodies since 1997, broken down by think tank or subsidiary body. | | (146958) | 177
| Mr Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what outcomes have been monitored arising from contracted services provided to his Department by the Adam Smith Institute and its subsidiaries. | | (146959) | 178
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment has been made of the impact on health standards of the strike by doctors and nurses in Zimbabwe. | | (146756) | 179
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment has been made of the request by the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs for non-food aid for Zimbabwe. | | (146757) | 180
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits of re-location of staff to North Staffordshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (146871) | 181
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposals to relocate Government jobs on the Department's ability to meet (a) departmental policy objectives and (b) departmental public service agreements. | | (146887) | 182
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of possible relocation of staff in his Department to North Staffordshire on (a) job creation, (b) sustainable development, (c) the local economy and (d) tackling regional economic disparities; and if he will make a statement. | | (146901) | 183
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in his Department work in (a) the West Midlands and (b) North Staffordshire. | | (146916) | 184
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans he has to establish procedures for assessing the impact of possible relocation of staff in his Department to the regions; and if he will make a statement. | | (146931) | Questions to the Leader of the House 185
| Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Leader of the House, what plans he has to record representations he receives for and against the (a) present sitting hours of the House and (b) September sitting of the House. | | (146837) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 186
N | David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the relationship between Sinn Fein's elected representatives and the membership of the Provisional IRA and its Army Council. | | (146646) | 187
N | David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on publicly funded support for a motorsport circuit for Northern Ireland. | | [R] (146647) | 188
N | David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the development of tourist facilities at the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim. | | (146648) | Questions to the Prime Minister 189
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Prime Minister, what representations he and members of the Government have received from LNM Holdings in the last year. | | (146649) | 190
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Prime Minister, what representations his Government has made to the Romanian Government regarding the steel industry since January 2003. | | (146650) | 191
N | Mr Peter Viggers (Gosport):To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he has held recently with representatives of political parties on the subject of proportional representation. | | (146620) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 192
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many post offices there were in each constituency (a) in 1997 and (b) currently; and how many of them transact more than 40 per cent. of their work volumes on behalf of the Benefits Agency. | | (146544) | 193
| Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether approvals have been given for the export to Israel of categories of equipment covering (a) mortars, (b) rocket launchers, (c) anti-tank weapons, (d) military explosives, (e) infrared and radar sensors and (f) chemical and biological agents. | | (146989) | 194
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will investigate the fees paid to firms charged with undertaking the receipt of companies into administration. | | (146496) | 195
| Clive Efford (Eltham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the implications of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive for (a) manufacturers and (b) retailers. | | (146983) | 196
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has received following (a) the dismissal of workers at Friction Dynamex and (b) their failure to receive money awarded to them by the industrial tribunal; and if she will make a statement. | | (146829) | 197
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many workers have been dismissal after striking for longer than eight weeks in each year since 1997; and which companies were involved in each case. | | (146830) | 198
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proportion of regional and local newspapers are owned by the five largest newspaper groups; and what proportion were owned by those groups in (a) 1990 and (b) 1997. | | (146822) | 199
N | Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will take steps to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises have the same opportunities to compete for contracts for public sector user-framework agreements as larger firms; and if she will make a statement. | | (145407) | 200
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the United Kingdom's policy is in the negotiations on the new European Constitution on the integration and scope of Euratom within the Constitution's framework. | | (147023) | 201
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which United Kingdom organisations are members of the European Safeguards Research and Development Association (Esarda); and whether public resources are provided to support participation in Esarda. | | (147030) | 202
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment her Department has made of the benefits of relocation of staff to North Staffordshire; and if she will make a statement. | | (146861) | 203
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the effect of proposals to relocate Government jobs on the Department's ability to meet (a) departmental policy objectives and (b) departmental public service agreements. | | (146877) | 204
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of possible relocation of staff in the Department to North Staffordshire on (a) job creation, (b) sustainable development, (c) the local economy and (d) tackling regional economic disparities; and if she will make a statement. | | (146890) | 205
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many staff in her Department work in (a) the West Midlands and (b) North Staffordshire. | | (146905) | 206
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to establish procedures for assessing the impact of possible re-location of staff in her Department to the regions; and if she will make a statement. | | (146920) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 207
N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made by his Department of terrorist threats to civil aircraft in flight over Saudi Arabia. | | (145654) | 208
| Andrew Bennett (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on (a) the causes of flooding on the M60 between Denton and Hollinwood and (b) progress in addressing the causes. | | (146836) | 209
| Mrs Patsy Calton (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) developers of new roads assess the needs of cyclists and (b) the findings of those assessments are incorporated at the planning stage. | | (146953) | 210
| Mrs Patsy Calton (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on traffic congestion of post office closures. | | (146954) | 211
| Mrs Patsy Calton (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what advice he has given the Planning Inspectorate about meeting the needs of cyclists. | | (146955) | 212
| Mrs Patsy Calton (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made with the introduction of quieter road surfaces on (a) the M60 between junction 1 and junction 5 and (b) the M56 between junction 1 and junction 2; and what plans there are for introduction of further such surfaces. | | (147020) | 213
N | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the closure of the access road to Gateway Services on the M1, from Ellesmere Avenue, Mill Hill. | | (146616) | 214
| Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to prevent over-crowding on scheduled bus services taking pupils to school in rural areas; and if he will end the three for two rule. | | (146821) | 215
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the date of the inquiry into the proposed increase in the Mersey Tunnel's toll will be announced. | | (146744) | 216
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on his Department's strategy for (a) increasing cycle journeys and (b) reducing cycling injuries and deaths. | | (146827) | 217
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the banning of British charter airlines from operating in Kazakhstan; what representations he has made on their behalf to the Kazakh Government; and if he will make a statement. | | (146828) | 218
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the annual cost of policing on the railways by the British Transport Police was in the latest year for which figures are available; and who meets the cost. | | (147034) | 219
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the new timetables for Northampton train services will be ready. | | (146758) | 220
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultation will be held on the new timetables for Northampton train services. | | (146759) | 221
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals not to penalise motorists guilty of speeding with penalty points on their driving licences when it is a first offence. | | (146991) | 222
| Mr John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold a public inquiry into the incidence, extent and causes of deep vein thrombosis amongst air travellers following the publication of research by the New Zealand Medical Research Institute. | | (146934) | 223
| Mr John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to protect British air travellers following the research by the New Zealand Medical Research Institute published in The Lancet on 19th December 2003. | | (146935) | 224
| Mr John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the report of the New Zealand Medical Research Institute into the incidence of deep vein thrombosis amongst air travellers. | | (146936) | 225
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits of relocation of staff to North Staffordshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (146862) | 226
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposals to relocate Government jobs on the Department's ability to meet (a) departmental policy objectives and (b) departmental public service agreements. | | (146878) | 227
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of possible relocation of staff in his Department to North Staffordshire on (a) job creation, (b) sustainable development, (c) the local economy and (d) tackling regional economic disparities; and if he will make a statement. | | (146891) | 228
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in his Department work in (a) the West Midlands and (b) North Staffordshire. | | (146907) | 229
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to establish procedures for assessing the impact of possible re-location of staff in his Department to the regions; and if he will make a statement. | | (146922) | 230
N | Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which airlines were banned from using British airspace between January 2000 and December 2003; between which dates in each case; and for what reasons. | | (146490) | 231
N | Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which airlines are banned from using British air space; and for what reasons. | | (146491) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 232
N | Hugh Bayley (York, City of):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of children living in poverty in (a) the UK, (b) Yorkshire and (c) the City of York in (i) 1997 and (ii) now. | | (146469) | 233
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pension and benefit claimants who were sent letters inviting them to move to direct payment have indicated that they cannot open or operate a bank account or Post Office card account; and what assessment his Department has made of the number of people who will use the exceptions service method of payment. | | (146746) | 234
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of attendance allowance awards were allocated to each disability group as defined by the Department (a) since the new pack was introduced in October 2003 and (b) under the previous system. | | (146740) | 235
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of attendance allowance claims, processed since the new claim pack was introduced in October 2003, have been subject to appeal. | | (146742) | 236
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of attendance allowance claimants have been contacted by telephone to discuss their claim since the new claim pack was introduced in October 2003. | | (146743) | 237
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the piloting of capability reports for personal advisors in jobcentres; and if he will make a statement. | | (146623) | 238
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many specialist teams were available to work with disabled jobseekers in jobcentres in each year since 2000. | | (146624) | 239
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are employed in the Department's offices in Hebburn; and how many of those are residents of South Tyneside. | | (146949) | 240
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the age profile is of the people employed in the Department's offices in Hebburn. | | (146950) | 241
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff will be relocated from his Department's offices in Hebburn. | | (146993) | 242
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people will be employed at replacement sites for work previously undertaken at his Department's offices in Hebburn. | | (146994) | 243
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, where the replacement sites for the Department's offices in Hebburn will be located; and what the cost of relocation will be. | | (146995) | 244
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the annual running costs are of the Department's offices in Hebburn; and when the offices are due for closure. | | (146996) | 245
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people drew their benefits at (a) Belgrave branch post office, (b) Dosthill branch post office, (c) Kerria Road branch post office, (d) Hockley branch post office, (e) Kettlebrook branch post office, (f) Silver Link branch post office, (g) Two Gates branch post office and (h) Wilnecote branch post office in Tamworth in the last (i) week, (ii) month and (iii) year for which figures are available. | | (147035) | 246
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he proposes that public sector pension schemes should be required to pay insurance premiums to the Pension Protection Fund; and if he will make a statement. | | (146966) | 247
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits of re-location of staff to North Staffordshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (146873) | 248
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposals to relocate Government jobs on the Department's ability to meet (a) departmental policy objectives and (b) departmental public service agreements. | | (146884) | 249
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of possible relocation of staff in his Department to North Staffordshire on (a) job creation, (b) sustainable development, (c) the local economy and (d) tackling regional economic disparities; and if he will make a statement. | | (146898) | 250
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in his Department work in (a) the West Midlands and (b) North Staffordshire. | | (146914) | 251
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to establish procedures for assessing the impact of possible relocation of staff in his Department to the regions; and if he will make a statement. | | (146929) | 252
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the amount of unclaimed benefits due to pensioners. | | (146748) | 253
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of pensioners he expects to be on means-tested benefits in 2005. | | (146749) | 254
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if the Department will reinstate in its website's section on benefit expenditure tables, tables 1 and 2, showing detailed benefit spending from 1993-94 onwards. | | (147014) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 255
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Strategy Unit has produced reports in the last two years on a strategy for reducing harm resulting from the use of illegal drugs. | | [Transferred] (146752) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 256
| Mr Brian Wilson (Cunninghame North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many residents in each constituency were in work at (a) June 1997 and (b) the most recent date for which information is available. | | [Transferred] (146745) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 257
N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the Environment Agency's handling of the ghost ships. | | [Question Unstarred] (146368) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 258
| Mr Iain Luke (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that (a) UK and (b) EU aid to Colombia is not used in a way contrary to UN recommendations on human rights. | | [Transferred] (146755) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 259
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many fuel poor households there are in (a) Lancashire and (b) each district in Lancashire. | | [Transferred] (146968) | 260
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) children and (b) elderly people are living in fuel poor households in each Lancashire district. | | [Transferred] (146969) | 261
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what access is provided to international nuclear safeguards inspectors to (a) military nuclear facilities and (b) military nuclear materials, under the provisions of the protocol additional to the agreement between the United Kingdom and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the application of safeguards in the United Kingdom in connection with the Treaty on The Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. | | [Transferred] (147022) |
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