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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 3 February 2004
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 3 February 2004
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 3 February 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 3 February of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 3 February see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs 1
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans the Department has for the future of the Crown Court in Exeter; what impact he estimates this will have on the workings of the Crown Court in Barnstaple; and if he will make a statement. | | (152776) | 2
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, who authorised, and for what purpose, members of the Intelligence and Security Committee to be given access to the contents of the Hutton Inquiry Report on the morning of 28th January in advance of its publication. | | (152520) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 3
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department encourages staged closing times for (a) pubs and (b) clubs in England and Wales. | | (151984) | 4
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with the Home Office regarding the public order implications of a standard closing time for pubs in city centres in England and Wales. | | (151985) | 5
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding was received by the British Federation of Film Societies from the UK Film Council in each year from 1997. | | (152774) | 6
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the planned funding to the British Federation of Film Societies from the UK Film Council is for each year until 2006; and if she will make a statement. | | (152775) | 7
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress her Department has made in reviewing the code of conduct relating to food and drinks advertisements in order to encourage the promotion of healthy eating. | | (152521) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 8
N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many unexploded cluster munitions deployed by UK forces there are worldwide; and if he will make a statement. | | (152747) | 9
N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedures exist for soldiers who consider themselves to have been unfairly dismissed from the Army but failed to submit a redress within three months of discharge to appeal against their dismissal; and if he will make a statement. | | (152748) | 10
| Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye & Inverness West):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of days a year was in the last five years that the nuclear submarine berths (a) at Loch Ewe and (b) in Broadford Bay were occupied; what change in occupancy is projected; and if he will make a statement. | | (152753) | 11
| Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye & Inverness West):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what regulations govern the discharge of coolants from nuclear submarines in British waters, with particular regard to distance from shore; and what procedures are used to ensure that these regulations are adhered to, with particular reference to radioactivity of the discharged coolant; and if he will make a statement. | | (152754) | 12
| Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Challenger 2 tanks went into action in Operation Telic without their operational nuclear, biological and chemical filters having been fitted. | | (152767) | 13
| Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the crews of Challenger 2 tanks which went into action in Operation Telic without their operational nuclear, biological and chemical filters fitted (a) wore individual NBC suits continuously and (b) had NBC suits with them for immediate use if attacked. | | (152768) | 14
| Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what individual protection the crews of Challenger 2 tanks had against nuclear, biological and chemical attacks other than NBC suits when in action during Operation Telic. | | (152769) | 15
| Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedures were in place during Operation Telic to alert the crews of Challenger 2 tanks to nuclear, biological and chemical attack. | | (152770) | 16
| Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the effect is on the operating efficiency of Challenger 2 tanks when their crew members are wearing nuclear, biological and chemical suits; and for how long it is deemed practicable to continue to wear them in a tank in action. | | (152779) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 17
N | Dr Jack Cunningham (Copeland):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the Government grant for Cumbria County Council was in (a) 1996-97, (b) 2002-03 and (c) 2003-04; and if he will make a statement. | | (152338) | 18
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list for each area-based initiative for which his Department is responsible the amount (a) originally budgeted for 2002-03, (b) not spent in 2002-03, (c) carried forward to 2003-04 and (d) budgeted for 2003-04. | | (152794) | 19
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much money has been allocated by his Department for each (a) region and (b) Neighbourhood Renewal Fund area for the next five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (152799) | 20
N | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the concept of temporary development which applies to minerals and landfill operations with a restoration condition will remain unchanged by the Draft Planning Policy Statement Number 7 - Sustainable Development in Rural Areas. | | (152465) | 21
N | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether land and buildings within the rural land use classification are prima facie protected from development. | | (152466) | 22
N | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the Government's commitment to develop brownfield land. | | (152467) | 23
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many applications have been made under section 76 of the Local Government Act 2003 for reductions or variations in the level of council tax payable, broken down by local authority. | | (152808) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 24
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions he has had with (a) other departments and (b) local education authorities to promote the consumption of milk in English schools. | | (152802) | 25
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate was made in the regulatory impact assessment of the total cost to a higher education institution (HEI) of pursuing the new proposals, ring-fenced funds and initiatives which will require payments to be made by HEIs. | | (152777) | 26
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether the access regulator will hold responsibility for the allocation formula for the widening participation budget. | | (152778) | 27
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how he will define non-traditional backgrounds for students when replacing the postcode premium. | | (152780) | 28
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the impact on the teaching budgets of higher education institutions of the creation of the access premium. | | (152781) | 29
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much total additional money he estimates will have to be advanced each year to students as student loans in order to meet the Government's recently announced increase to maximum loan levels. | | (152782) | 30
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether students who receive payments as a grant rather than a fee remission will be entitled to receive the maximum student loan under the Government's proposals. | | (152783) | 31
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total estimated cost is of educational maintenance allowances in each of the next three years. | | (152784) | 32
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much grant part-time students will be entitled to under the terms of the Higher Education Bill. | | (152785) | 33
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what changes the Government is making to (a) the minimum student loan level and (b) the levels of loan available to students at intermediate levels of family income between the maximum and minimum loan levels. | | (152786) | 34
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate he has made of the change in the length of time that students will take to repay an average loan following the increase in the repayment threshold from £10,000 to £15,000. | | (152787) | 35
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, who is entitled to receive educational maintenance allowances. | | (152788) | 36
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what he estimates the total cost to the Government will be of fee deferral in each of the three years following the introduction of top-up fees; and how much he estimates that universities will receive in fee income in each of those three years. | | (152789) | 37
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether the Government's figures for the cost of student loan subsidies include an element for (a) administration and (b) bad debt. | | (152790) | 38
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many Key Stage 3 English tests were re-marked in each year since 2001; what the cost was of carrying out this re-marking in each year; and if he will make a statement. | | (152477) | 39
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans his Department has to ban fast food advertising from vending machines in schools in England; and if he will make a statement. | | (152518) | 40
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average time spent by pupils per week on (a) physical education and (b) after-school sport was in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (152698) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 41
| Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she will make in the Council of Ministers regarding the European Commission's decision to support a proposal to permit BT11 GM maize to be imported as food into Europe; and if she will make a statement. | | (152773) | 42
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent studies her Department has undertaken in respect of deposit systems used in other European countries; and if she will make a statement. | | (152697) | 43
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her news release of 16th July 2003, on radioactive waste management, if she will make a statement on (a) the progress in making NIREX an independent body and (b) the work undertaken so far by Katharine Bryan. | | (152700) | 44
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answers of 14th January, Official Report, column 739W, on Tees Estuary, whether ballast water has been removed or disposed of from the ships (a) in accordance with a detailed method statement and (b) without such a statement. | | (152749) | 45
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many education authorities in England take advantage of the EU subsidy to provide school milk. | | (152800) | 46
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department spent on the School Milk Scheme in 2003. | | (152806) | 47
N | Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer to the honourable Member for North West Norfolk, of 8th January, Official Report, column 391, on rural businesses (payment), if she will break down the £800 million of public money saved as a result of investigations into the validity of invoices submitted by foot and mouth contractors by main budget headings. | | (152699) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 48
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the security situation around Juba, Sudan; and what discussions he has had with the Sudanese government about the situation. | | (152397) | 49
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the advice he is offering to British companies which are either involved or intend to become involved in the oil industry in the Sudan. | | (152398) | 50
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the European Union regarding an EU ban on the trade in domestic dog and cat fur. | | (152853) | 51
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which companies were represented on the trade mission to Pakistan in December 2003 which was joined by the Minister for Trade, Investment and Foreign Affairs. | | (152854) | 52
| Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on Nigeria's development of nuclear ballistic missiles. | | (152852) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 53
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to assess the adequacy of the provision of memory clinics in England. | | (152801) | 54
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress is being made towards giving every child aged four to six a free piece of fruit each school day. | | (152803) | 55
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with other departments and local education authorities in England to promote the National School Fruit Scheme. | | (152804) | 56
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many local education authorities in England are participating in the National School Fruit Scheme. | | (152805) | 57
N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list for each (a) NHS region, (b) health authority and (c) NHS trust for each quarter of 2002-03 the (i) monetary value of approvals to use (A) capital and (B) revenue for capital purposes, (ii) number of approvals and (iii) total capital allocation. | | (152509) | 58
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research (a) his Department and (b) the Food Standards Agency has commissioned into the relationship between alcohol consumption and alcohol advertising. | | (152811) | 59
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the scope of the NHS National IT programme is in relation to (a) social services departments and (b) pharmacists; and if he will make a statement. | | (152812) | 60
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the percentage of NHS prescriptions involved in adverse drug reactions in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (152813) | 61
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the cost of the registered nursing care contribution in (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04, (c) 2004-05 and (d) 2005-06. | | (152814) | 62
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the safety of care provided by co-operatives and other organisations providing out-of-hours primary care services. | | (152815) | 63
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people he estimates have been diverted from requiring long-term care by the provision of intermediate care in the last three years. | | (152816) | 64
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many adverse incidents he estimates occurred in co-operatives and out-of-hours primary care services in each year since 1997.
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| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received about the number of consultants wishing to retire before August; and if he will make a statement. | | (152818) | 66
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the New Consultant Entry Scheme; and whether doctors on the Scheme count as consultants for the sake of the NHS Plan consultant recruitment targets. | | (152819) | 67
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on the impact on the NHS of the Working Time Directive changes coming into force this year. | | (152820) | 68
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the size of the risk fund needed to implement the national tariff payment by results system across all NHS trusts; and if he will make a statement. | | (152821) | 69
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what grades of staff he proposes to remove from each Directorate of the establishment of the Department; and how many posts will remain in each. | | (152823) | 70
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many finished consultant episodes for paediatric continence there were in each (a) NHS region and (b) strategic health authority in each of the last five years. | | (152824) | 71
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the availability of integrated paediatric continence services. | | (152825) | 72
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescription items of desmopressin there were in each (a) NHS region and (b) strategic health authority in each of the last five years, broken down by age. | | (152826) | 73
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of adverse incidents occurring in (a) NHS and (b) non-NHS dentistry in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (152827) | 74
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department will publish proposals on the regulation of healthcare assistants. | | (152828) | 75
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of dental academics teaching dental students in each year since 1990; and if he will make a statement. | | (152829) | 76
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the problem of clinical dental technicians illegally performing dental procedures in the UK; and if he will make a statement. | | (152830) | 77
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prosecutions of clinical dental technicians working illegally in the UK there were in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (152831) | 78
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, to which year the baseline level of 1,480 drug-related deaths refers in relation to the target of reducing the number of drug-related deaths. | | (152832) | 79
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the impact of the new general medical services contract on the prescribing of statins in primary care for patients with high cholesterol levels. | | (152833) | 80
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of doctors in England who have passed their Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board examination but are unable to find a job in the NHS; and if he will make a statement. | | (152834) | 81
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he intends to introduce the scheme to help with child care costs for National Health Service-funded students with children aged up to five years. | | (152771) | 82
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on advertising the free influenza vaccine. | | (152759) | 83
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what studies his Department undertook to find the most effective way of informing people about their eligibility for the free influenza vaccine. | | (152760) | 84
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of setting up operational, financial and computer systems to manage the fining system for bed blocking. | | (152761) | 85
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many extra care management staff have been employed to manage the fining system for bed blocking, broken down by (a) strategic health authority and (b) local authority. | | (152762) | 86
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much local authorities have been charged in fines for delayed discharge in January, broken down by local authority. | | (152763) | 87
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) hip and (b) knee replacements paid for out of NHS funds were performed in (i) the public sector and (ii) the private sector in each year since 1999, broken down by hospital trust; and if he will make a statement. | | (152764) | 88
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost per operation was for (a) hip and (b) knee replacements in each hospital trust in financial year 1999-2000; and if he will make a statement. | | (152765) | 89
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the data will be made available for the financial year 2002-03 for the cost per operation of (a) hip and (b) knee replacements in each hospital trust; and if he will make a statement. | | (152766) | 90
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many beds are classified as fineable and could potentially attract charges for delayed discharge. | | (152807) | 91
N | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish the review of policy regarding health screening for foreigners before they enter or are permitted to stay in this country. | | (152269) | 92
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many requests for withdrawal of food and fluid to patients in permanent vegetative state have been (a) made and (b) refused in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (152772) | 93
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 12th January, Official Report, column 585W, on the School Fruit Scheme, how much the Government spent centrally on administering the National School Fruit Scheme in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03, excluding the cost of the fruit. | | (152750) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 94
N | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many murders there were in Southend in each of the last 10 years; and how many resulted in convictions. | | (152200) | 95
N | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time police officers were employed in Southend in each of the last 10 years. | | (152201) | 96
N | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drug-related offences were recorded in Southend in each of the last 10 years; and how many successful prosecutions were brought in each year, broken down by type of drug involved. | | (152202) | 97
N | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many violent offences were recorded in Southend in each of the last 10 years; and how many successful convictions there were for violent offences in each of the last 10 years. | | (152203) | 98
N | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the United Kingdom's preparedness for a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (CBRN) incident. | | (152266) | 99
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to encourage (a) clubs and (b) pubs to ensure that their bouncers undergo professional training. | | (151983) | 100
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of prisoners are studying with the Open University. | | (152836) | 101
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how he will monitor the work of the Chief Executive of the National Offender Management Service. | | (152837) | 102
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to extend the pilot assessment and treatment programmes at HMP Whitemoor, HMP Frankland, and Broadmoor and Rampton hospitals to other prisons in the UK. | | (152838) | 103
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps he has taken to reduce the number of prisoners escaping from prison. | | (152839) | 104
| 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 Sentencing Guidelines Council. | | (152840) | 105
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the implementation team reporting to the Correctional Services Board will be established. | | (152841) | 106
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which defences are under statute not to be considered as reasonable causes for asylum seekers no longer in possession of relevant documents. | | (152842) | 107
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the sentencing arrangements in the Criminal Justice Act 2003. | | (152849) | 108
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners aged 65 years and over are serving prison sentences and were convicted after their 65th birthday. | | (152755) | 109
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on prison resources directed at the rehabilitation of prisoners aged 25 years and under. | | (152756) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 110
| Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid his Department will give Nigeria in (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2004-05. | | (152850) | 111
| Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his policy is towards giving aid to countries that illegally obtain nuclear weapons. | | (152851) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 112
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) police officers and (b) full-time reservists are attached to each district command unit; and if he will make a statement. | | (152526) | Questions to the Solicitor General 113
N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):To ask the Solicitor General, if the Attorney-General will discuss with Lord Hutton the investigation of the source of the leak of Lord Hutton's findings to Mr Trevor Kavanagh of the Sun, with reference to the witness summons clauses of the Criminal Procedure and Investigation Act 1996. | | (152519) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 114
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, under what circumstances official meetings relating to Indonesia have been attended by the Right honourable Member for Hartlepool; for what purposes; and if she will make a statement. | | (152696) | 115
N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 6th January to the honourable Member for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Official Report, column 156, what action she has taken to ensure that, as a result of the UN Technology Summit in Geneva, the benefits of information and communication flow to all in society. | | (152270) | 116
N | Annabelle Ewing (Perth):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she will provide a substantive reply to the written question tabled on 15th January from the honourable Member for Perth, reference 147999. | | (152522) | 117
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the responsibility of the Government under UK and EU law to provide an adequate postal service to the community. | | (152791) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 118
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was raised in fines from speed cameras in Essex in each financial year since 1996-97, broken down by (a) court proceedings and (b) fixed penalties. | | (152475) | 119
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the costs were of (a) purchasing and (b) operating speed cameras in Essex in each of the last six (i) financial and (ii) calendar years for which figures are available. | | (152476) | 120
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 22nd January, Official Report, column 1377W, on speed cameras (Essex), whether the sum of £1,846.480 includes the costs of purchasing speed cameras. | | (152694) | 121
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 27th January, Official Report, columns 243-4W, on speed cameras, how much was raised in fines by the Essex Safety Camera Partnership in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003, broken down by (i) court proceedings and (ii) fixed penalties. | | (152695) | 122
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has commissioned into the benefits of requiring driving instructors to be reassessed after 15 years. | | (151986) | 123
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with the Department of Trade and Industry regarding the implications for driving instructors of a requirement to be reassessed after 15 years. | | (151987) | 124
N | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received concerning the Office of Fair Trading's report recommending de-restriction of taxis; and if he will make a statement. | | (152478) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 125
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of attendance allowance claimants in England who would no longer qualify for this benefit if they were being given free personal care; and what estimate he has made of the consequent saving to his Department. | | (152835) | 126
N | Annabelle Ewing (Perth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to consult Scottish-based groups representing disabled people in setting-up the new Disability and Carers Executive Agency. | | (152523) | 127
N | Annabelle Ewing (Perth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claimed incapacity benefit for financial years (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03 in (i) the Perth constituency, (ii) Scotland and (iii) the UK. | | (152524) | 128
N | Annabelle Ewing (Perth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to propose legislation to prevent people eligible for compensation under the ex-gratia hepatitis C payment scheme losing their social security benefits. | | (152525) | 129
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many carers aged 65 years and over are receiving invalid care allowance. | | (152758) | 130
N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether student loans can be taken into account in calculating other benefits for (a) the student and (b) the student's spouse or partner. | | (152468) | 131
N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether jobseeker's allowance eligibility is affected by the claimant's partner's student loan. | | (152471) | 132
| Mr Gwyn Prosser (Dover):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the (a) cost and (b) number of beneficiaries of abolishing the upper capital limit on council tax benefit for people aged 60 years and over; and what plans he has to introduce this change. | | (152795) | 133
| Mr Gwyn Prosser (Dover):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the basis is for setting the council tax benefit upper capital limit at £16,000 for pensioners; and when the limit was last uprated. | | (152796) | 134
| Mr Gwyn Prosser (Dover):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to introduce assessed income periods for pensioners claiming council tax benefit; and what estimate he has made of the cost of this change. | | (152797) | 135
| Mr Gwyn Prosser (Dover):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will introduce a single short form specifically for pensioner home owners claiming
council tax benefit. | | (152798) | 136
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints per thousand disability living allowance examinations were received by each disability benefit centre in the last 12 months, listed in descending order. | | (152792) | 137
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many SchlumbergerSema examining medical practitioners have been (a) struck off and (b) reprimanded for their work for his Department. | | (152793) | 138
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in (a) the East Midlands and (b) England and Wales receive carer's allowance. | | (152809) | 139
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to review pensioner carers' access to carer's allowance payments. | | (152810) | 140
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the administration cost of the Child Support Agency was in each of the last six years; and what the projected expenditure is for 2003-04. | | (152843) | 141
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library a list of the projects on which his Department employed external consultants in each of the last six years. | | (152844) | 142
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate, for each local authority, the total amount saved in benefit expenditure arising from anti-fraud initiatives in the most recent year for which figures are available; if he will express the figures as a percentage of the total expenditure on social security benefits administered by each local authority; and if he will provide an aggregate estimate for Great Britain. | | (152845) | 143
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the expenditure of his Department on advertising and publicity was in each of the last six years, broken down by campaign; and what the projected expenditure is for 2003-04. | | (152855) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 144
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many alcohol-related deaths there were in each year since 1980. | | [Transferred] (152822) | 145
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of carers aged 65 years and over. | | [Transferred] (152757) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 146
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the International Maritime Organisation recommendations on changing ballast water mid-ocean were followed in respect of the ships sent from the US for dismantling in Hartlepool. | | [Transferred] (152701) |
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