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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 24 February 2004
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 24 February 2004
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 24 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 24 February of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 24 February see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 1
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his Answer of 26th January, Official Report, column 73W, on special advisers, what the cost of the Knowledge Network was in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (156249) | 2
| Jim Knight (South Dorset):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what grants were awarded to local authorities in Dorset by his Department in financial year 2003-04 that fall outside the revenue support grant. | | (156202) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 3
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues in the last 12 months on the priorities the Government intends to pursue when the UK assumes the presidencies of the (a) G8 and (b) EU. | | (156182) | 4
| Annabelle Ewing (Perth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of (a) male, (b) female and (c) all full-time workers in (i) Scotland, (ii) each of the unitary local authority areas in Scotland and (iii) Great Britain had hourly gross earnings (A) including and (B) excluding overtime of below (1) £7.58, (2) £5.68 and (3) £4.20. | | (156219) | 5
| Annabelle Ewing (Perth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list for (a) male, (b) female and (c) all workers in (i) Scotland and (ii) each of the unitary local authority areas in Scotland the (A) weekly median earnings and (B) distribution of earnings for those earning (1) under the point below which 10 per cent. of earners fall and (2) the above point above which 10 per cent. of earners exceed. | | (156220) | 6
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people (a) have taken-up and (b) are entitled to tax credit in (i) the North West, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) Chorley. | | (156130) | 7
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are employed by the Inland Revenue in (a) Lancashire and (b) Chorley. | | (156131) | 8
| Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin & Harpenden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the growth of the population up to 2031; what that estimate would be if there were no net immigration in future; and what estimate he has made of the proportion of expected population growth which is due to net immigration and dependants. | | (156194) | 9
| Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow Govan):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the matters he referred to the Serious Fraud Office in respect of Lord Penrose's report on Equitable Life. | | (156233) | 10
| Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will change the policy of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise that genuine mistakes made in good faith are not reasonable excuses for surcharge purposes. | | (156047) | 11
| Mr David Trimble (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if, following the introduction of the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme, he will take steps to ensure that no fuels used in power stations for the generation of electricity are subject to duties or taxes. | | (156101) | 12
| Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contribution was made to each of the figures in Table B5 of the Pre-Budget Report 2003 by Private Finance Initiative or associated schemes that have been accounted for on the balance sheet of the public sector client; and whether the data underlying Table B5 are updated when a particular Private Finance Initiative scheme subsequently moves on- or off-balance sheet to the public sector client. | | (156158) | 13
| Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much capital spending by the private sector there has been or is projected on Private Finance Initiative or associated schemes, using the same departmental analysis as Table C18 of the Budget Report 2003, in each year from 1997-98 to 2005-06, separately distinguishing expenditure on assets that have been or will be accounted for (a) on-balance sheet and (b) off-balance sheet to the public sector client. | | (156159) | 14
| Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) public, (b) private and (c) total borrowing of (i) those higher education institutions in receipt of funding from the higher education funding councils, (ii) housing associations and (iii) Network Rail was in each year from 1997-98 to 2002-03; and what the latest available figures are for the (A) public, (B) private and (C) total debt of each. | | (156160) | 15
| Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the instances of borrowing by private organisations since 1997-98 on which the Government has given a guarantee of any form; and what the amounts concerned were in each case. | | (156212) | 16
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many speeches (a) he and (b) the Chief Secretary to the Treasury made between 9th June 2003 and 1st February 2004; and where a copy of each speech can be obtained. | | (156144) | 17
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what account the Lyons Review will take of deprivation indices; and if he will make a statement. | | (156075) | 18
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) males and (b) females aged (i) 21 to 30, (ii) 31 to 40, (iii) 41 to 50 and (iv) 51 to 60 years have been unemployed for (A) less than one month, (B) less than three months, (C) less than six months, (D) six to 12 months and (E) over 12 months. | | (156088) | 19
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people aged (a) 21 to 30, (b) 31 to 40, (c) 41 to 50 and (d) 51 to 60 years are unemployed. | | (156089) | Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs 20
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what legal aid entitlement is available to (a) UK citizens and (b) non-UK citizens when charged with (i) civil and (ii) criminal offences. | | (156228) | 21
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many speeches he made between 9th June 2003 and 1st February 2004; and where a copy of each speech can be obtained. | | (156152) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 22
| Jim Knight (South Dorset):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what grants were awarded to local authorities in Dorset by her Department in financial year 2003-04 that fall outside the revenue support grant. | | (156211) | 23
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Heritage Lottery funding was given to each of the principal seaside towns in England and Wales from (a) the inception of the Lottery to 1997 and (b) 1997 to date, listed in descending order. | | (156039) | 24
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many speeches she made between 9th June 2003 and 1st February 2004; and where a copy of each speech can be obtained. | | (156153) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 25
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 19th January, to the honourable Member for Hereford, Official Report, column 920W, on missile defence technology, if he will make a statement on the conclusions of the research projects funded by his Department, the Longer Range Threat, BMD studies and the Capability Gap Work; and if he will place reports relating to these projects in the Library. | | (155656) | 26
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) functional and (b) operational differences are between the Mark 2 Chinook helicopter, the Chinook 47-H and the Mark 3. | | (156221) | 27
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the FADEC system in the Mark 2 Chinook differs from that available to the (a) Mark 2a, (b) the Chinook 47-H and (c) the Mark 3. | | (156222) | 28
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what problems the software changes made to FADEC on the MH47 address; what necessitated these changes; who asked for these changes to be made; what functionality they provide for the MH47 that is not available to the Mark 3 Chinook; for what reasons these changes were not incorporated in the Mark 3 FADEC ; when these changes are due to be incorporated; and if he will make a statement. | | (156223) | 29
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the validation process of the FADEC system fitted to the Mark 3 Chinook is the same as that used in the (a) Mark 2, (b) Mark 2a and (c) MH47 Chinook; what that process comprises; who was contracted to conduct this process for the (i) Mark 2, (ii) Mark 2a, (iii) MH47 and (iv) Mark 3 Chinook; to whom the contractor sub-contracted this work; and if he will make a statement. | | (156224) | 30
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what work has been conducted on FADEC in the Mark 3 Chinook helicopter at Boscombe Down; what reports Boscombe Down has produced on the work; whether independent sub-contractors produced reports on the Mark 3 FADEC; and if he will make a statement. | | (156225) | 31
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) Vosper Thornycroft (UK) Ltd., (b) Chandler Evans Controls Systems and (c) Boeing Helicopters Corp. have given undertakings to his Department about the FADEC fitted to the Mark 3. | | (156226) | 32
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what problems the (a) Mark 2 Chinook, (b) Mark 2a Chinook and (c) MH47 Chinook helicopters displayed which the Mark 3 was designed to solve. | | (156229) | 33
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the basis was for his Department's decision to procure the Mark 3 Chinook helicopter; and if he will make a statement. | | (156230) | 34
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what tests are required to (a) the aircraft as a whole and (b) component parts, on the Mark 3 Chinook prior to its gaining release to full operational service other than the flight trials being conducted at Boscombe Down; what tests are still to be completed; and when he expects this release to be granted. | | (156231) | 35
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what cost-benefit analysis was conducted prior to initiating procurement of the Mark 3 Chinook helicopter; who undertook this analysis; and what the results were. | | (156232) | 36
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost is of each (a) Typhoon, (b) joint strike fighter, (c) A200M and (d) advanced jet trainer. | | (156132) | 37
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which parts of the joint strike fighter aircraft are to be built in the UK. | | (156133) | 38
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel from other countries are serving in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force; and from which countries they come. | | (156134) | 39
| Linda Perham (Ilford North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to achieve multilateral decommissioning of nuclear weapons. | | (156076) | 40
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many speeches he made between 9th June 2003 and 1st February 2004; and where a copy of each speech can be obtained. | | (156156) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 41
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much of the £86 million which has been awarded to the Merseyside Pathfinder will go to Sefton. | | (156097) | 42
| Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the reasons were for the delay between the Government office of the South East informing the Vale of White Horse District Council that its decision to permit the development in the case of the planning application (SUN/2963/11 or GOSE/103/3/VALE/29) for residential development on the Foxcombe Road site of the old Warnborough College on Boars Hill, near Oxford, was in breach of direction from the Secretary of State and his direction that the planning permission be referred to him. | | (156051) | 43
| Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps he has taken to amend his procedures following his submission to judgements in the High Court in April 2002 and September 2003 in the case of the planning application (SUN/2963/11 or GOSE/103/3/VALE/29) for residential development on the Foxcombe Road site of the old Warnborough College on Boars Hill, near Oxford. | | (156052) | 44
| Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what targets he has set for the time taken to reconsider planning applications after a decision he has taken is legally challenged successfully. | | (156053) | 45
| Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, for how long he has been considering the planning application
(SUN/2963/11 or GOSE/103/3/VALE/29) for residential development on the Foxcombe Road site of the old Warnborough College on Boars Hill, near Oxford; and when he plans to make a decision. | | (156054) | 46
| Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, for what reasons he submitted to judgement in the High Court the planning application
(SUN/2963/11 or GOSE/103/3/VALE/29) for residential development on the Foxcombe Road site of the old Warnborough College on Boars Hill, near Oxford in (a) April 2002 and (b) September 2003. | | (156055) | 47
| Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the cost of the time (a) his officials and (b) officials of the Government office of the South East spent on dealing with the planning application (SUN/2963/11 or GOSE/103/3/VALE/29) for residential development on the Foxcombe Road site of the old Warnborough College on Boars Hill, near Oxford. | | (156056) | 48
| Andy King (Rugby & Kenilworth):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the statutory definition is of intentional homelessness. | | (156113) | 49
| Andy King (Rugby & Kenilworth):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what powers he has to enforce appropriate standards in the housing departments of local authorities. | | (156114) | 50
| Jim Knight (South Dorset):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what requirements he is considering to link future casino developments to regeneration in areas of deprivation; and if he will make a statement. | | (156195) | 51
| Jim Knight (South Dorset):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what grants were awarded to local authorities in Dorset by his Department in financial year 2003-04 that fall outside the revenue support grant. | | (156210) | 52
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much central Government funding was given to each local authority in each of the last 15 years, broken down by region. | | (156242) | 53
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 5th January, Official Report, column 142W, on the Fenestration Self-assessment Scheme, whether the Scheme requires its members to instal lintels above windows. | | (156090) | 54
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many speeches he made between 9th June 2003 and 1st February 2004; and where a copy of each speech can be obtained. | | (156143) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 55
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to his Answer of 5th February, Official Report, column 1033W, on TeacherNet, what proportion of the cost was incurred by (a) the consultation process, (b) consultancy work by information technology experts and (c) marketing and publicity. | | (156120) | 56
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what representations he has received following the judgement of the House of Lords in the cases R v London Borough of Barnet ex parte G, R v London Borough of Lambeth ex parte W and R v London Borough of Lambeth ex parte A; and if he will make a statement. | | (156098) | 57
| Jim Knight (South Dorset):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what grants were awarded to local authorities in Dorset by his Department in financial year 2003-04 that fall outside the revenue support grant. | | (156209) | 58
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many speeches he made between 9th June 2003 and 1st February 2004; and where a copy of each speech can be obtained. | | (156154) | 59
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will estimate the revenue generated for schools in England through corporate advertising in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (156135) | 60
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools in England are receiving revenue from corporate advertising; and if he will make a statement. | | (156136) | 61
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the companies advertising in schools in England; and if he will make a statement. | | (156137) | 62
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many specialist schools are receiving sponsorship from corporate and charitable sponsors. | | (156138) | 63
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the corporate sponsors sponsoring specialist schools. | | (156139) | 64
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will estimate the average amount of support that a specialist school receives through corporate and charitable sponsors. | | (156140) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 65
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she last met the National Farmers Union Young Farmers Club; and whether (a) dairy and (b) beef prices were discussed. | | (156109) | 66
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what help her Department gives to the setting-up of farmers' markets in England. | | (156110) | 67
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the extent to which problems English farmers face affect farmers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland differently. | | (156111) | 68
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which constituencies are in severely disadvantaged areas. | | (156112) | 69
| Jim Knight (South Dorset):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what grants were awarded to local authorities in Dorset by her Department in financial year 2003-04 that fall outside the revenue support grant. | | (156208) | 70
N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will ensure that the plans by South Somerset District Council for a Merriott flood alleviation scheme (phase 2) receive early approval from (a) her Department and (b) the Environment Agency to enable it to qualify for funding available before 31st March; and if she will make a statement. | | (155107) | 71
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what projections she has made of the future population of (a) dolphins and (b) porpoises within (i) British waters and (ii) European Union waters; and if she will make a statement. | | (156213) | 72
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the (a) dolphin and (b) porpoise populations within (i) British waters and (ii) European Union waters; what the estimate was for these species 20 years ago; and if she will make a statement. | | (156214) | 73
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures the Government has taken since 1997, and what further measures are proposed, to reduce the number of dolphins and porpoises killed; and if she will make a statement. | | (156215) | 74
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) dolphins and (b) porpoises killed each year (i) by British fishing vessels, (ii) in British waters, (iii) by vessels of other European Union countries and (iv) in European Union waters; and if she will make a statement. | | (156216) | 75
N | Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the Government's policy towards (a) turf-farming and (b) the restoration of land used when turf-farming has ceased in a particular area. | | (154815) | 76
| Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many calves have been refused passports because they have not been registered within 27 days in each of the last three years. | | (156043) | 77
| Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what happens to male calves which are refused passports because the owner failed to register them within 27 days. | | (156044) | 78
| Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will instruct the Rural Payments Agency to change its policy on accepting an initialled alteration of a figure on a subsidy claim. | | (156045) | 79
| Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) full- and (b) part-time staff have been employed in the Rural Payments Agency in each of the last five years. | | (156046) | 80
| Mr David Trimble (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what emissions were recorded for each power station in each year from 1998 to 2002; and what formula was used to allocate emission permits to each power station. | | (156102) | 81
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many speeches she made between 9th June 2003 and 1st February 2004; and where a copy of each speech can be obtained. | | (156147) | 82
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the 20 largest payments made under the (a) Arable Area Payments Scheme, (b) Beef Special Premium Scheme, (c) Suckler Cow Premium Scheme, (d) Sheep Annual Premium Scheme, (e) Hill Farm Allowance Scheme, (f) Slaughter Premium Scheme, (g) Integrated Administration and Control System, (h) Dairy Premium Scheme, (i) Dairy Additional Payments Scheme and (j) Extensification Payment Scheme were in the most recent EU budget year for which figures are available. | | (156141) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 83
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on recent political developments in Burma. | | (156234) | 84
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Chinese Government about religious freedom in China. | | (156235) | 85
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Chinese Government about its treatment of Christians. | | (156236) | 86
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on relations between the United Kingdom and Laos. | | (156237) | 87
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Laos Government regarding the treatment of Christians. | | (156238) | 88
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues in the last 12 months on the priorities the Government intends to pursue when the UK assumes the presidencies of the (a) G8 and (b) EU. | | (156183) | 89
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations have been made to partners in the EU concerning provision of legal aid to UK citizens arrested on civil or criminal charges. | | (156227) | 90
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has received diplomatic letters from the Mexican government asking him to clarify whether GCHQ was involved in placing other members of the United Nations Security Council under surveillance in the run up to the war in Iraq; and if he will make a statement. | | (156196) | 91
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement about control of the oil supply and revenues in Iraq. | | (156198) | 92
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will meet a delegation of West Sussex Social Services councillors and honourable Members to discuss the situation regarding the Chagossians in West Sussex. | | (156188) | 93
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with West Sussex County Council regarding the settlement of Chagossians in West Sussex. | | (156189) | 94
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons he has not paid the costs of West Sussex Social Services relating to the settlement of Chagossians in West Sussex; and if he will do so. | | (156190) | 95
| Linda Perham (Ilford North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the situation in Sri Lanka. | | (156248) | 96
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many speeches he made between 9th June 2003 and 1st February 2004; and where a copy of each speech can be obtained. | | (156145) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 97
| Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of registrations were made via each procedure available for individuals to register themselves on the organ donor register in the last year for which figures are available. | | (156191) | 98
| Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cadaveric organ donations there were in each of the past three years. | | (156192) | 99
| Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many non-heartbeating organ donations there were in each of the past three years; and in how many cases the deceased was on the donor register. | | (156193) | 100
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the vacancy rates are for health visitors in (a) Lambeth and (b) Sutton primary care trusts. | | (155447) | 101
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients who were previously on chiropody waiting lists have been removed from these lists as a result of a change in the eligibility criteria for the waiting lists. | | (155449) | 102
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the eligibility criteria for chiropody waiting lists have changed in the last two years. | | (155450) | 103
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 9th February, Official Report, column 1200W, on angiography, how many waits were under (a) three, (b) six, (c) nine, (d) 12 and (e) 15 months. | | (156246) | 104
| Mr Nigel Jones (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the benefits of cycling to the health of the nation. | | (156103) | 105
| Jim Knight (South Dorset):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what grants were awarded to local authorities in Dorset by his Department in financial year 2003-04 that fall outside the revenue support grant. | | (156207) | 106
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when information relating to dentists in Adur, Arun and Worthing was last updated by NHS Direct on the NHS website. | | (156048) | 107
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of people used the internet to access information on NHS dentists in their area in (a) England and (b) Adur, Arun and Worthing in the last year for which figures are available. | | (156049) | 108
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which dental surgeries are taking on non-exempt adults in (a) West Sussex and (b) Adur, Arun and Worthing Primary Care Trust. | | (156050) | 109
| Linda Perham (Ilford North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the incidence of obesity-related illness and death. | | (156085) | 110
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people in England who have Lupus (SLE). | | (156105) | 111
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how long on average patients suffering from Lupus (SLE) waited to obtain a hospital out-patient appointment following referral to a specialist unit by their general practitioner in (a) London and (b) England in the last period for which figures are available. | | (156161) | 112
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many specialists there are who see patients suffering from Lupus (SLE). | | (156162) | 113
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many speeches he made between 9th June 2003 and 1st February 2004; and where a copy of each speech can be obtained. | | (156150) | 114
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS hospitals have special allergy units to deal with more severe cases of allergy. | | (156247) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 115
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many work permits have been issued to health workers from Malawi since January 2003. | | (156186) | 116
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 9th February, Offical Report, column 1290W, on sentences, whether the extension of penalty fines to 10 to 16 year olds outlined in the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 will be introduced before the publication of the evaluation of the operation of the scheme for 16 to 17 year olds. | | (155451) | 117
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures are (a) in place and (b) being researched or considered by his Department to combat health tourism. | | (156091) | 118
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what further consultation is planned with the public regarding identity cards. | | (156092) | 119
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what penalties or deterrents are proposed under the identity card scheme for employers who employ people illegally; and how this will differ from the current system. | | (156093) | 120
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how an identity card will aid the police; and how this improves on tools and methods they already have in place. | | (156094) | 121
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals were held in prisons in England and Wales on 30th June 2003, broken down by nationality; and how many foreign nationals are held in each prison in England and Wales. | | (156032) | 122
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether all prisons issue prisoners with a plastic sack marked HM Prison Service to contain their belongings on discharge; and what assessment he has made of alternatives to this practice. | | (156033) | 123
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what grounds he is considering a further application from Mr T Umabalan of Epsom, Surrey, to remain in the UK; and if he will make a further statement on the contents of his letter to the honourable Member for Epsom and Ewell on 10th June 2002 in relation to this case. | | (156181) | 124
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by how much in (a) percentage and (b) cash terms Lancashire Police grant has increased in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the financial position of Lancashire Police Authority. | | (156129) | 125
| Jim Knight (South Dorset):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what grants were awarded to local authorities in Dorset by his Department in financial year 2003-04 that fall outside the revenue support grant. | | (156206) | 126
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what methods counter-signatories will be required to use (a) to obtain fingerprints from applicants and (b) to authenticate documents provided by applicants as set out in his consultation on new draft regulations for the Criminal Records Bureau. | | (156059) | 127
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the Criminal Records Bureau (a) check and (b) authenticate with the issuing bodies identity documents submitted with applications. | | (156060) | 128
| Linda Perham (Ilford North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish a demographic breakdown of the prison population. | | (156081) | 129
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many criminal offences involving broken bottles or broken glasses were committed in (a) Wrexham, (b) Rhyl, (c) Prestatyn, (d) Mold, (e) Flint, (f) Deeside, (g) Shotton, (h) Abergele, (i) Denbigh, (j) Holyhead, (k) Amlwch, (l) Bangor, (m) Caernarfon, (n) Dolgellau, (o) Bala, (p) Machynlleth, (q) Colwyn Bay, (r) Llandudno, (s) Conwy, (t) Ruthin and (u) Llangollen, in each of the past 15 years, listed in descending order. | | (156036) | 130
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many criminal offences involving broken bottles or broken glasses were committed in each police authority area in England and Wales in the last year for which figures are available. | | (156037) | 131
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many identity cards for young people purchasing alcohol and tobacco are in circulation; and what plans he has to change these arrangements. | | (156040) | 132
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many domestic violence incidents were reported in the last 12 months, broken down by (a) police authority area, (b) local authority area and (c) basic command unit; and how many and what percentage of these incidents resulted in prosecution. | | (156243) | 133
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crime and disorder incidents there were at, and between, each railway station in North Wales in each of the past 10 years, listed in descending order. | | (156244) | 134
N | Jonathan Shaw (Chatham & Aylesford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the piloting of removals of unaccompanied children will involve their detention. | | (155444) | 135
N | Jonathan Shaw (Chatham & Aylesford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provision he intends to make to ensure that appropriate reception arrangements are in place for unaccompanied children who are removed under the new pilots. | | (155445) | 136
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons were removed from the UK in each year since 1997. | | (156095) | 137
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training is given to Home Office presentation officers before they appear before the Immigration Tribunal and Immigration Appeal Tribunal. | | (156096) | 138
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many speeches he made between 9th June 2003 and 1st February 2004; and where a copy of each speech can be obtained. | | (156146) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 139
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues in the last 12 months on the priorities the Government intends to pursue when the UK assumes the presidencies of the (a) G8 and (b) EU. | | (156187) | 140
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many speeches he made between 9th June 2003 and 1st February 2004; and where a copy of each speech can be obtained. | | (156151) | Questions to the Leader of the House 141
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Leader of the House, how many speeches he made between 9th June 2003 and 1st February 2004; and where a copy of each speech can be obtained. | | (156107) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 142
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funding will be made available for the Christian Education Movement for 2004-07; and if he will make a statement. | | (156024) | 143
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what provision for special needs education is made in the (a) integrated and (b) mainstream sector. | | (156104) | 144
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether all Government Departments in Northern Ireland are contributing to the waste paper recycling contract with SCL Waste Services Ltd.; and how much paper was recycled under this contract in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03. | | (156164) | 145
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made on the Strategy for People with Learning Disabilities; and when recommendations will be published. | | (156165) | 146
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much of the extra £1.6 million given to education in the Budget will go to the Enriched Curriculum programme. | | (156166) | 147
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the Department of Education's policy is on support and funding for the special needs education of young people who have been statemented. | | (156167) | 148
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many units in the ownership of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive are (a) void and (b) empty due to their state of disrepair; and how many are deemed unfit for human habitation; and if he will make a statement. | | (156217) | 149
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many houses in the ownership of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive were (a) void and (b) empty in each of the past 12 months; what the average time was that the properties remained unallocated to tenants; and if he will make a statement. | | (156218) | 150
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many fixed speed cameras are in operation in Northern Ireland; how many new cameras are planned; how many drivers were caught speeding in each of the last five years; what revenue was raised as a result; where that revenue went; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which these cameras have contributed to a reduction in occurrence of road accidents caused by speeding. | | (156100) | 151
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the maximum journey limit is for the transportation of live animals from Northern Ireland. | | (156115) | 152
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether there is a Northern Ireland-based strategy to address childhood and adult obesity; and if he will make a statement. | | (156116) | 153
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the percentage of (a) adults and (b) children in Northern Ireland that were obese in each of the last three years. | | (156117) | 154
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made in relation to the dispute over salaries of civil servants in Northern Ireland. | | (156118) | 155
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Government intends to provide additional funding to the Northern Ireland Memorial Fund for Victims; and if he will make a statement. | | (156119) | 156
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many speeches he made between 9th June 2003 and 1st February 2004; and where a copy of each speech can be obtained. | | (156157) | Questions to the Prime Minister 157
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues in the last 12 months on the priorities the Government intends to pursue when the UK assumes the presidencies of the (a) G8 and (b) EU. | | (156185) | 158
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Prime Minister, how many speeches (a) the Minister without Portfolio, (b) the Leader of the House of Lords and (c) he made between 9th June 2003 and 1st February 2004; and where a copy of each speech can be obtained. | | (156142) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 159
N | Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the Export Credit Guarantee Department will next produce a report on the comparison of export credit agencies; and if she will make a statement. | | (155655) | 160
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps the Government is taking to protect British jobs from transfer to low labour cost economies overseas. | | (156239) | 161
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) call centres and (b) call centre jobs in Leeds. | | (156240) | 162
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the number of call centre jobs relocated abroad in the last five years. | | (156241) | 163
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions she has had with ministerial colleagues in the last 12 months on the priorities the Government intends to pursue when the UK assumes the presidencies of the (a) G8 and (b) EU. | | (156184) | 164
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the Export Credit Guarantee Department has (a) received and (b) paid claims under political risk insurance in connection with the Dabhol-Enron Power Plant in India since 3rd June 2003; and if she will make a statement. | | (156071) | 165
| Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what work the Government has undertaken (a) with the Confederation of British Industry and (b) in the EU to ensure that workers in the UK have flexible working hours; and if she will make a statement. | | (156177) | 166
| Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, with whom she has held discussions on her strategy to encourage growth in the broadband and third-generation mobile phone sectors. | | (156178) | 167
| Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions she has had with representatives of other political parties concerning her strategy to encourage growth in the broadband and third-generation mobile phone sectors; and if she will make a statement. | | (156179) | 168
| Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what strategy she is pursuing to encourage growth in the broadband and third-generation mobile phone sectors; and if she will make a statement. | | (156180) | 169
| Jim Knight (South Dorset):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what grants were awarded to local authorities in Dorset by her Department in financial year 2003-04 that fall outside the revenue support grant. | | (156205) | 170
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 11th February, Official Report, column 1476W, on fish, what the application numbers of the two transgenic fish referred to are. | | (156035) | 171
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many speeches she made between 9th June 2003 and 1st February 2004; and where a copy of each speech can be obtained. | | (156155) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 172
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) villages and (b) towns have been served by bus services in (i) Devon and (ii) the South West in each year since 1993; and if he will make a statement. | | (156063) | 173
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) daily and (b) weekly bus routes to (i) villages and (ii) towns have operated in (A) Devon; and (B) the South West in each year since 1993; and if he will make a statement. | | (156064) | 174
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many rural bus routes served (a) Devon and (b) the South West in each year since 1993; and if he will make a statement. | | (156065) | 175
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) daily and (b) weekly rural bus services there were in each year since 1993 in (i) Devon and (ii) the South West; and if he will make a statement. | | (156066) | 176
| Jim Knight (South Dorset):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what grants were awarded to local authorities in Dorset by his Department in financial year 2003-04 that fall outside the revenue support grant. | | (156204) | 177
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cycling proficiency tests were completed last year; and what the pass rates were for those tests, broken down by local authority. | | (155870) | 178
| Linda Perham (Ilford North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he will make changes to the ownership of Cross London Rail Links to manage the Crossrail scheme. | | (156077) | 179
| Linda Perham (Ilford North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he will promote a Hybrid Bill to achieve powers for the realisation of Crossrail. | | (156078) | 180
| Linda Perham (Ilford North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Montague Report on Crossrail will be published; and when he will respond to the Report. | | (156079) | 181
| Linda Perham (Ilford North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve rail safety. | | (156082) | 182
| Linda Perham (Ilford North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the need for high-speed rail services. | | (156083) | 183
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the Computer Hazard Perception Test rates over the past three months. | | (156038) | 184
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there will be an increase in the funds allocated to the Energy Saving Trust for the next financial year. | | (156199) | 185
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the extra money the Energy Saving Trust would require to provide PowerShift grants to all qualifying applications received since the scheme was set up. | | (156200) | 186
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans there are to extend the Energy Saving Trust's (a) PowerShift and (b) CleanUp schemes in the next financial year. | | (156201) | 187
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Energy Saving Trust's PowerShift scheme in increasing the number of vehicles using liquid petroleum gas. | | (156245) | 188
| Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the most recent reliability levels of rail services are for (a) Great Britain and (b) each region; and what policies he is implementing to ensure the achievement of the 99.5 per cent. reliability target. | | (156168) | 189
| Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the bus industry has achieved the target of 99.5 per cent. reliability agreed between his Department and the Confederation of Passenger Transport; and if he will make a statement. | | (156169) | 190
| Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the most recent Passenger in Excess of Capacity figures are for the (a) morning and (b) evening peaks in (i) West Yorkshire, (ii) Greater Manchester, (iii) the West Midlands, (iv) South Yorkshire, (v) Merseyside, (vi) Strathclyde and (vii) London and the South East. | | (156170) | 191
| Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many railway carriages which could be returned to passenger use are in storage; where they are being stored; and what instructions he has given to the Strategic Railway Authority regarding the disposal of railway carriages which have the potential for re-use. | | (156171) | 192
| Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications he has received from local authorities to implement bus quality contracts; how many statutory bus quality partnerships have been registered; and which local authorities have introduced them. | | (156172) | 193
| Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people are employed by the Vehicles Inspectorate to undertake bus quality checks; and how many person hours were devoted to bus quality checks in the last year for which figures are available. | | (156173) | 194
| Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to ensure a competitive market for existing railway rolling stock once existing contracts inherited from British Rail have expired. | | (156174) | 195
| Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who the five worst bus operators in terms of punctuality and reliability were in each of the areas covered by the Traffic Commissioners in the last year for which figures are available; which operators have been fined by the Traffic Commissioners for poor performance; and what fines have been paid. | | (156175) | 196
| Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made (a) in London and (b) outside London in achieving the Ten Year Plan targets for growth of more than 12 per cent. by 2010 compared with 2000 in the use of (i) bus services and (ii) light rail. | | (156176) | 197
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many speeches he made between 9th June 2003 and 1st February 2004; and where a copy of each speech can be obtained. | | (156149) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 198
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many speeches he made between 9th June 2003 and 1st February 2004; and where a copy of each speech can be obtained. | | (156106) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 199
| Jim Knight (South Dorset):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what grants were awarded to local authorities in Dorset by his Department in financial year 2003-04 that fall outside the revenue support grant. | | (156203) | 200
| Linda Perham (Ilford North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to reduce age discrimination in the workplace in the next two years. | | (156080) | 201
| Linda Perham (Ilford North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Code of Practice on age discrimination in the workplace. | | (156084) | 202
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the Pensions Bill will affect people in Northern Ireland; and whether there will be any assistance to those who have lost out in pension schemes in the past. | | (156099) | 203
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints he has received from honourable Members concerning disability living allowance and attendance allowance medical examinations in the areas covered by (a) Leeds, (b) Birmingham, (c) Manchester, (d) Newcastle, (e) Sutton, (f) Bootle, (g) Bristol, (h) Glasgow, (i) Wembley, (j) Edinburgh and (k) Cardiff disability benefit centres in the last 12 months. | | (156041) | 204
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners are claiming pension credit in (a) Vale of Clwyd constituency and (b) each ward in the County of Denbighshire; how many pensioners he estimates are entitled to claim pension credit but have not done so in each case; and what the average amount claimed by pensioners in the Vale of Clwyd is. | | (156042) | 205
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many doctors have had approval to carry out assessments on behalf of the Department revoked in each of the last five years, broken down by location. | | (156058) | 206
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which private sector companies or organisations in each of the regions of England have received funding for the Ethnic Minority Outreach Programme; what auditing has been done to ensure that the organisations are able to place people in work; and which 10 organisations or companies have placed the most individuals in employment. | | (156121) | 207
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to announce the extension of the Ethnic Minority Outreach Programme. | | (156122) | 208
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on his recent visit to Leicester. | | (156123) | 209
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many ethnic minorities are employed in Jobcentres in each region in the UK, broken down by grade. | | (156124) | 210
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) advice and (b) support he receives in ensuring that policies he implements in regard to ethnic minorities reach their target. | | (156125) | 211
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on his visit to open the outreach centre provided by Business-to-Business (UK) Ltd. | | (156126) | 212
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many speeches he made between 9th June 2003 and 1st February 2004; and where a copy of each speech can be obtained. | | (156148) | 213
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 4th February 2004, Official Report, column 957W, on pensions, if he will estimate the net Exchequer effects of the pension reforms set out in the Answer, based on the additional assumption that all age-related income tax personal allowances are abolished as part of each reform package. | | (155568) | 214
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd February, Official Report, column 731W, on benefit fraud, how many people have been found to have committed benefit fraud against his Department on (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four, (e) five, (f) six, (g) seven, (h) eight, (i) nine, (j) 10 and (k) more than 10 occasions since the powers to sanction benefits introduced by the Social Security Act 2001 took effect. | | (156023) | 215
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd February, Official Report, column 731W, on benefit fraud, how many people have been (a) investigated and (b) prosecuted for committing benefit fraud against his Department on two or more occasions since the powers to sanction benefits introduced by the Social Security Act 2001 took effect. | | (156025) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 216
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost to UK businesses of flight delays between London and Washington due to terrorism alerts in recent months. | | [Transferred] (156072) |
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