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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 31 March 2004
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 31 March 2004
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 31 March 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 Wednesday 31 March of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 31 March see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 1
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the civil contingencies grant for emergency planning to (a) North Yorkshire, (b) the City of York, (c) Hambleton District Council and (d) Harrogate Borough Council was in each year since 2000. | | (165088) | 2
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) resource budget, (b) administration costs and (c) staff numbers were for 2003 of the Public Service Employers' Forum. | | (165123) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 3
| Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate how many children would be lifted above 60 per cent. median income by 2004-05 by a £545 per annum increase in the per child element of the child tax credit. | | (165076) | 4
| Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate (a) how many people, broken down by income decile would gain from and (b) the annual cost of raising the threshold for eligibility for all passported benefits to £14,200. | | (165081) | 5
| Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate (a) how many people, broken down by income decile, would gain from and (b) the annual cost of an increase of £545 per year to the per child element of the child tax credit for each child under five in a family; and how many children would be lifted above 60 per cent. median incomes by 2004-05 as a result of such an increase. | | (165082) | 6
| Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate (a) how many people, broken down by income decile, would gain from and (b) the annual cost of an increase of £1,625 per year to the per child element of the child tax credit for fourth and subsequent children; and how many children would be lifted above 60 per cent. median incomes by 2004-05 as a result of such an increase. | | (165083) | 7
| Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate (a) how many people, broken down by income decile, would gain from and (b) the annual cost of an increase of (i) £260 per year and (ii) £545 per year to (A) the per child element of the child tax credit and (B) child benefit. | | (165084) | 8
| Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate (a) how many people, broken down by income decile, would gain from and (b) the cost of a stand-alone child care tax credit that covered 90 per cent. of the costs of eligible child care from families with incomes below £13,480 and was reduced by 37 per cent. for families with incomes above that threshold. | | (165085) | 9
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Government's most recent estimate is of the cost of the British occupation of Iraq in each month since the start of the conflict. | | (164977) | 10
N | Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his policy to reduce the surplus on the National Insurance Fund; and if he will make a statement. | | (164116) | 11
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what general mechanisms he has identified to internalise environmental costs in the economy; and if he will list those instances where he (a) has implemented such a mechanism, (b) plans to implement such a mechanism and (c) plans to investigate possible mechanisms for implementation in the medium to long term. | | (165271) | 12
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration is given to the cost of climate change in the determination of his economic strategy. | | (165272) | 13
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration he has given to the cost of diffuse industrial pollution in his economic strategy. | | (165273) | 14
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to introduce economic instruments to reduce leakage of hydrofluorocarbons. | | (165276) | 15
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his policy that the obligation to stamp spirit bottles announced in the Budget should extend to spirits produced in Northern Ireland. | | (164572) | 16
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis Sir Michael Lyons undertook on (a) the premises cost and (b) the employment cost of Government departments located in (i) the South East and (ii) Hampshire. | | (165049) | 17
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average cost of a work station is, as defined by the Lyons Report, at the Office of National Statistics in (a) London, (b) Titchfield, (c) Southport, (d) Bristol, (e) Cardiff and (f) Newport. | | (165050) | 18
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial and operational criteria will have to be met before the proposed relocation of the Office of National Statistics office in Titchfield receives approval. | | (165051) | 19
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average salary is of central government employees in (a) Hampshire, (b) London, (c) Newport and (d) Bristol. | | (165290) | 20
| Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made in implementing the interim proposals of the Gershon Review since his announcement in the Budget. | | (165018) | 21
| Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made in implementing efficiency gains since his Budget statement. | | (165019) | 22
| Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made in lowering administration costs as a proportion of total spending since his Budget statement. | | (165021) | 23
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost, per unit, of establishing manned UK customs points at (a) EU, (b) other European and (c) other destinations from which freight transport travels to Britain. | | (165108) | 24
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total value of premium bond prizes that are unclaimed; and if he will make a statement. | | (165087) | 25
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the odds were of winning a prize in the Premium Bond draw with a holding of £1,000 in (a) 2003, (b) 1997 and (c) 1993; and if he will make a statement. | | (165098) | 26
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much illegal meat has been seized by Customs and Excise in each of the last 10 years, broken down by species. | | (165198) | Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs 27
N | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many appeals against closure of magistrates' courts were lodged in each year since 1997 to date; and how many of these succeeded in each year. | | (163934) | 28
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what safeguards he is proposing to put in place to deter electoral fraud following the introduction of all postal voting. | | (165099) | 29
N | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the procedure is by which relatives can obtain information on organ retention in cases following a coroner's post mortem. | | (164579) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 30
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of progress towards achieving the physical activity target established in Game Plan; and if she will make a statement. | | (165005) | 31
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what research her Department has commissioned on physical activity, broken down by the (a) cost, (b) recipient of the contract and (c) number of copies of the research published; whether it was published online; and if she will make a statement. | | (165006) | 32
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has received from (a) Sport England, (b) the regional sports boards, (c) the Department for Health, (d) the Treasury, (e) the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit and (f) other Government bodies on the physical activity target set in the Game Plan; and if she will make a statement. | | (165007) | 33
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department will make a formal response to the recommendations of the Treasury's recent report on Securing Good Health for the Whole Nation; and if she will make a statement. | | (165008) | 34
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the consultations launched by OFCOM since October 2003, broken down by (a) estimated cost, (b) length of consultations and (c) number of responses; and if she will make a statement. | | (165009) | 35
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list each information technology project being undertaken by her Department and its agencies including the (a) start date, (b) planned completion date, (c) current expected completion date, (d) planned cost and (e) current estimated cost; and if she will make a statement. | | (165010) | 36
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding will be offered by her Department to help licensees meet the terms of the Licensing Act 2003; and if she will make a statement. | | (165077) | 37
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance her Department (a) has issued and (b) plans to issue to licensees regarding the Licensing Act 2003; and if she will make a statement. | | (165109) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 38
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, under what circumstances a transfer of military goods is classed as eligible for Crown Immunity rather than constituting a disposal sale; and if he will make a statement. | | (164907) | 39
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the decision-making process is for granting military gifts under the global conflict prevention fund. | | (164908) | 40
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff (a) have worked and (b) are working on identifying the national security implications of climate change. | | (165281) | 41
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether staff with responsibility for regional strategy have been asked to report on the security implications of climate change for the region for which they are responsible. | | (165286) | 42
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the potential links between climate change and national security are considered when defence procurement decisions are taken; and if he will make a statement. | | (165287) | 43
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many local employees are forecast to be employed as a consequence of the increased concentration of Royal Naval facilities in Portsmouth and South East Hampshire over the next five years, based on current plans. | | (165294) | 44
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what study he has made of the implications of former soldiers called before the Saville Inquiry of the recent judgement in the case involving the Bank of England and BCCI. | | (165112) | 45
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will resist any attempt to secure the release of confidential exchanges between former soldiers called before the Saville Inquiry and their legal advisers. | | (165113) | 46
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what alternative methods of payment he is proposing for people who currently receive a war pension by order book, girocheque or payable order but will be unable to transfer to direct payment. | | (165214) | 47
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who will be eligible to receive their war pension by methods other than direct payment. | | (165215) | 48
N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on his policy towards postal services for forces on operations overseas. | | (164197) | 49
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF bases there were in the UK in 2002-03; what the costs were of maintaining each of them; and how many uniformed military personnel were based at each. | | (165306) | 50
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects RAF Leeming to be equipped with the Typhoon. | | (165089) | 51
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the maintenance condition of the Apache helicopters based at AAC Dishforth. | | (165090) | 52
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Apache helicopters (a) are based and (b) will be based at AAC Dishforth. | | (165091) | 53
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding has been allocated for the maintenance of Apache helicopters at AAC Dishforth. | | (165092) | 54
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what medical services are available to personnel at (a) AAC Dishforth, (b) RAF Leeming, (c) RAF Linton on Ouse and (d) Alanbrooke Barracks. | | (165093) | 55
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many medical personnel are based at (a) AAC Dishforth, (b) RAF Leeming, (c) RAF Linton on Ouse and (d) Alanbrooke Barracks, broken down by service, rank and specialisation. | | (165094) | 56
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) service personnel and (b) departmental civilian personnel are based in the Vale of York. | | (165095) | 57
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the standard of medical care available to (a) service personnel and (b) departmental civilian personnel serving in the Vale of York. | | (165096) | 58
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list each near miss incident involving RAF aircraft and United Kingdom nuclear installations reported to his Department in each year since 2000; and if he will place copies of the report on each incident in the Library. | | (165158) | 59
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what advance notice was provided to the Mexican authorities of the plans of the members of the Combined Services Caving Association prior to their entry into Mexico this month; and if he will set out the official response made by Her Majesty's Government to the concerns raised over the cavers' presence in Mexico by President Vicente Fox. | | (165160) | 60
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes he proposes to the system of radar cover; and if he will make a statement. | | (165059) | 61
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many front-line aircraft were in use by the RAF in (a) 1992, (b) 1997 and (c) 2001; and how many are in use now. | | (165060) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 62
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the total of unpaid council house rents in the East Riding of Yorkshire in each year since 1997. | | (165041) | 63
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the environmental sustainability requirements are for (a) new build housing and (b) major renovation of housing. | | (165266) | 64
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) representations his Department has received from and (b) what meetings his Department has had with the housing industry regarding the proposed introduction of home information packs. | | (165114) | 65
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the percentage change in the number of failed housing market transactions that would result from the proposed introduction of home information packs. | | (165115) | 66
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many home inspectors will be required to fulfill the requirement of the home information pack proposals; how they will be trained; how they will be insured; and over what timescale they will be available. | | (165116) | 67
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what research has been (a) commissioned and (b) undertaken by his Department to assess the economic costs and benefits to the housing market, in particular in areas of low-demand, of the introduction of home information packs. | | (165117) | 68
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment his Department has made of the pilots carried out on home information packs for house sales. | | (165118) | 69
N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the order confirming the creation of the Civil Parish of St Annes, Lancashire has (a) been drafted and (b) approved by Ministers; whether he expects that the Civil Parish will be an entity by 1st April; and if his will make a statement on the order making procedure for the creation of the Parish. | | (164978) | 70
N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he expects to make the order confirming the creation of the Civil Parish of St Annes, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire; and if he will make a statement. | | (164979) | 71
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total specified capital grant awarded in disabled facilities grants is for (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2004-05 in each region of England. | | (165011) | 72
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what courses of action are available to local authorities to make up any differences between required expenditure and disabled facilities grants to comply with Government directives. | | (165012) | 73
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions his Department has had with local authorities to ascertain their expenditure plans to adapt people's homes before the awarding of disabled facilities grants. | | (165013) | 74
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, on what basis his Department calculated the disabled facilities grant in each region of England. | | (165014) | 75
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment his Department made of (a) local authorities' housing strategies and (b) house condition surveys prior to calculating disabled facilities grants. | | (165015) | 76
N | Paddy Tipping (Sherwood):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list, in order of cost by billing authority, the average household council tax level for 2004-05. | | (164464) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 77
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of pupils were eligible for free school meals in maintained grammar schools in England, broken down by those aged (a) 11 to 18 years, (b) 11 to 15 years and (c) 16 to 18 years. | | (162726) | 78
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the initiatives launched by the Department concerning the continuing professional development of teachers since June 1997, including (a) the date of their launch and (b) their cost. | | (165289) | 79
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what role phonics play in the Literacy Strategy at Key Stages (a) 1 and (b) 2. | | (165291) | 80
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list each of the initiatives announced by his Department since June 1997 on (a) music, (b) dance and (c) drama, including (i) the month and year of the announcement and (ii) its cost. | | (165292) | 81
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list (a) each of the external controls over schools referred to in the document Devolved Decision Making: Delivering Better Public Services: Refining Targets and Performance Management and (b) the purpose of each. | | (165293) | 82
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the delivery mechanisms used by the Department to implement its strategies for each of the key stages. | | (165304) | 83
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of phonics in the teaching of reading; and what guidance he has issued concerning its use in primary schools. | | (165322) | 84
| Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress has been made in reducing the number of headquarters staff since the Budget. | | (165022) | 85
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps his Department is taking, following the publication of the Tenth Report by the Environmental Audit Committee, Session 2002-03, Learning the Sustainability Lesson, to address the recommendations on (a) levels of funding and (b) funding mechanisms in relation to (i) teaching environmental education and (ii) research in higher education institutions; and if he will make a statement. | | (165053) | 86
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions he has had with universities about offering MA courses in environmental education; and if he will make a statement. | | (165054) | 87
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the (a) resource budget, (b) administration costs and (c) staff numbers were for 2003 of the (i) School Teachers' Review Body and (ii) Music and Dance Scheme Advisory Group. | | (165122) | 88
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what level of IQ would as a general rule indicate that a pregnant woman, without a partner, is so severely learning disabled her child should be removed at birth for adoption; whether the support and help of the woman's parents would be a factor in the decision; and if he will make a statement. | | (165102) | 89
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his policy is on the care of children whose parent or parents have moderate learning difficulties; and if he will make a statement. | | (165103) | 90
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what support is offered to mothers with learning difficulties to assist them to retain care of their children; and if he will make a statement. | | (165104) | 91
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what (a) redress and (b) support is available to pregnant women with learning difficulties who are faced with the forced removal of their child at birth for adoption; and if he will make a statement. | | (165105) | 92
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many places there were in Devon Local Education Authority (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) grammar schools in each of the last seven years. | | (165016) | 93
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much his Department spent to promote healthy eating amongst children aged under 16 years in each of the last five years. | | (165024) | 94
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of links between a healthy diet and (a) educational attainment and (b) behaviour in schools. | | (165028) | 95
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost of free school meals was per child, broken down by local education authority, in the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (165029) | 96
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what studies his Department has undertaken to examine the effects of providing (a) free school lunches and (b) free school breakfasts. | | (165030) | 97
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what meetings he has had with the (a) retail and (b) food and drink industry to discuss healthy eating in schools. | | (165033) | 98
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children receive (a) free school lunches and (b) free school breakfasts, broken down by local education authority. | | (165071) | 99
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many work permits have been granted since 1st October 2003, broken down by country of origin of applicant for (a) primary and (b) secondary teachers in each government office region. | | (164462) | 100
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many fixed penalty notices have been issued in relation to condoned absenteeism of pupils; and if he will make a statement. | | (164463) | 101
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many female teachers were making a contribution of six per cent. to the teachers' pension scheme between 1972 and 1988; and if he will make a statement. | | (164465) | 102
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which local education authorities have (a) middle schools, (b) planned re-organisation that revives middle schools and (c) signified their agreement to his plans for middle schools. | | (164499) | 103
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his Department's policy is on the viability of middle schools within his plans for secondary education. | | (164500) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 104
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the outcome of the visit of the Environment Minister to the United Nations Environment Programme session in Korea. | | (165263) | 105
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of a UK company's turnover on average accounts for the cost of managing waste for (a) chemical firms, (b) construction firms and (c) manufacturing firms employing more than 500 people. | | (165267) | 106
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what definition she has of hazardous waste; and what plans she has to amend this definition. | | (165268) | 107
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate the Environment Agency has made of the financial cost of implementing Regulatory Guidance Note 6; and who will bear which costs. | | (165269) | 108
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the use of contraction and convergence to reduce global levels of greenhouse gas emissions; and if she will make a statement. | | (165270) | 109
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the effect of the voluntary policy of reducing leakage of hydrofluorocarbons. | | (165274) | 110
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proposals she has to reduce leakage of hydrofluorocarbons. | | (165275) | 111
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason she has not met the commitment given in paragraph 3.49 of the Energy White Paper of February 2003 to publish an implementation plan on energy efficiency within one year. | | (165277) | 112
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what studies she has undertaken on the numbers of new jobs which implementing in full the energy efficiency targets contained within the Energy White Paper would provide by 2020. | | (165278) | 113
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what energy rating is necessary to enable a household to be removed from fuel poverty. | | (165279) | 114
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimates she has made of the potential carbon savings that will be achieved in the UK as a result of implementing the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive by (a) 2010 and (b) 2020. | | (165280) | 115
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which (a) research on climate change and (b) climate change models her Department has used in the development of policy on climate change. | | (165282) | 116
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of climate change on the yield of the principal crops grown in the United Kingdom over the next 50 years. | | (165283) | 117
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has held with scientists who oppose the commercial growing of GM crops in the United Kingdom. | | (165284) | 118
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications of climate change for biodiversity in the United Kingdom and its surrounding waters over the next 50 years. | | (165285) | 119
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 10th March, Official Report, column 1532W, on climate change, when she expects the process of departmental reporting on the implications of climate change to be completed; and if she will place copies of the reports in the Library. | | (165288) | 120
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 11th March, Official Report, column 1621W, on hazardous waste, if she will make a statement on the (a) detection and (b) prosecution rates she expects the Environment Agency to achieve. | | (165295) | 121
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of climate change on the quantities of water that may be sustainably abstracted over the next 50 years. | | (165303) | 122
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 11th March, Official Report, column 1620W, on hazardous waste, how many of the (a) 100,000 special waste producers and (b) 750,000 future hazardous waste producers (i) her Department and (ii) the Environment Agency have contacted to inform them of the requirements of the Landfill Directive relating to hazardous waste. | | (165324) | 123
| Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to conclude work on the waste research strategy. | | (165262) | 124
| Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many companies have benefited from assistance through the Waste Implementation Programme. | | (165310) | 125
| Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the budget for research through the Waste Implementation Programme is in 2004-05. | | (165311) | 126
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will specify the locations at which the deer in the vicinity of the Baronsdown deer sanctuary tested positive for TB; how many of the carcases were sent to the Veterinary Investigation Laboratories, and when; and how many laboratory tests are pending. | | (165176) | 127
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action she takes against (a) farms and (b) others who fail to notify her Department of TB in deer. | | (165177) | 128
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Exmoor Deer Management Society about the condition of deer at the Baronsdown sanctuary. | | (165178) | 129
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in what ways she proposes that agri-environment schemes will contribute to maintaining the UK's biodiversity, with particular reference to insects. | | (165305) | 130
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the likely effects of climate change on the UK's biodiversity in respect of insects, including butterflies; and what measures she proposes to take to counter such effects. | | (165308) | 131
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to (a) survey and (b) monitor the UK's future biodiversity in respect of insects. | | (165309) | 132
| Mr Bob Laxton (Derby North):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what powers she has to implement policy arising from her Department's consultation on the use of mechanically powered vehicles on rights of way. | | (165153) | 133
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) resource budget, (b) administration costs and (c) staff numbers were for 2003 of the (i) Agricultural Wages Committees for England, (ii) Home Grown Cereals Authority, (iii) Horticultural Development Council, (iv) Horticultural Research International, (v) Milk Development Council, (vi) United Kingdom Register of Organic Food Standards, (vii) Wine Standards Board, (viii) Committee of Investigation for Great Britain, (ix) Committee on Agricultural Valuation, (x) Committee on Products and Processes for Use in Public Water Supply, (xi) Consumers' Committee for Great Britain under the Agriculture Marketing Act 1958, (xii) Hill Farming Advisory Committee for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, (xiii) Pesticide Residues Committee, (xiv) Water Regulations Advisory Committee, (xv) Zoos Forum, (xvi) Veterinary Laboratories Agency and (xvii) Veterinary Medicines Directorate. | | (165125) | 134
N | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action her Department is taking to limit the maximum number of hours during which a live animal may be transported to eight hours; and what plans there are for EU regulations on this. | | (164580) | 135
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to change the boundaries of the Breckland Farmland Site of Special Scientific Interest to reflect changes in the stone curlew population. | | (165128) | 136
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the (a) boundaries of the Breckland Farmland Site of Special Scientific Interest and (b) proposed boundaries of the Breckland Special Protection Area have been decided. | | (165129) | 137
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the legal costs to date associated with the Breckland Farmland Site of Special Scientific Interest and the proposed Breckland Special Protection Area are (a) excluding costs relating to legal challenges and (b) including costs relating to legal challenges; and what other costs to date have been incurred by (i) English Nature and (ii) her Department. | | (165130) | 138
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made in developing proposals to alter the Horticultural Development Council Order 1986 (as amended). | | (163634) | 139
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with (a) the Horticultural Development Council and (b) the Mushroom Growers Association about introducing a differential levy rate for non-Agracius (exotic) mushroom growers. | | (163678) | 140
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to prohibit the sale of genetically modified (a) zebra fish and (b) other species in the UK. | | (165035) | 141
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the possible future market for genetically modified pets. | | (165036) | 142
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations her Department made to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species with regard to the spring hunt for sturgeon in the Caspian Sea. | | (165251) | 143
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the decision under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species to demand that all African states ban domestic ivory sales. | | (165252) | 144
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the US Department of Agriculture decision to use antibody-based tests for the prion protein that causes BSE; and if she will make a statement. | | (165253) | 145
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list carbon dioxide levels in the earth's atmosphere for each of the last 10 years. | | (165256) | 146
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to which Minister the Radioactive Waste Policy Group is responsible and reports. | | (165257) | 147
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the members of the Radioactive Waste Policy Group. | | (165258) | 148
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the number of species of (a) plants and (b) animals that have become extinct in the UK in the last 25 years. | | (165260) | 149
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with Asian countries in order to ensure that surveillance of the vaccination programme to combat the bird influenza outbreak in chickens is rigorous enough to spot the evolution of new strains of the virus. | | (165261) | 150
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to publish the outcome of the review of fisheries and environmental enforcement; and if she will make a statement. | | (165197) | 151
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the risks to biosecurity as a result of illegal imports of meat; and what representations she has received about the threat to biosecurity as a result of such imports. | | (165200) | 152
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many outbreaks of each notifiable (a) animal and (b) plant disease there have been in each of the last 10 years. | | (165201) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 153
N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which countries will participate in the EU-Africa meeting in Dublin on 1st April. | | (164906) | 154
N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in what context Zimbabwe was raised at the recent 22nd March General Affairs Council meeting; and what action was decided should be taken with regard to that country. | | (164954) | 155
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, by what authority a British Embassy official in Nepal made a statement on 21st December 2003 that the British Government had agreed to supply two short-take-off-and-landing planes to the Royal Nepalese Army; whether the Government has agreed to give two short-take-off-and-landing aircraft to the Royal Nepalese Army; and if he will make a statement. | | (164909) | 156
N | Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the comments made by Mukesh Kapila, the United Nations Humanitarian Co-ordinator for Sudan on the humanitarian and human rights situation in Darfur. | | (164780) | 157
N | Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for international peace and security of the situation in Darfur, Western Sudan. | | (164826) | 158
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made in persuading the Chinese Government to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. | | (165264) | 159
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which individual cases were included in the list provided by the EU to the Chinese Government during the EU and China Human Rights dialogue in Dublin on 26th to 27th February. | | (165265) | 160
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 24th March, Official Report, columns 900-01W, on Cyprus, for what reasons it was not Government policy that the ending of Turkish occupation of Cyprus territory should be a precondition for the opening of Turkey's EU accession negotiations; and if he will make a statement. | | (165073) | 161
| Alice Mahon (Halifax):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Georgian Ambassador concerning the current dispute between the Ajaria region and the government of Georgia; and if he will make a statement. | | (165017) | 162
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects to receive the next report of the Iraq Survey Group on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. | | (165154) | 163
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made (a) an assessment of and (b) a response to the recommendations of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference on Anti-terrorism held in Bangladesh in October 2003. | | (165159) | 164
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what evidence he has collated on the use by the former regime of Saddam Hussein of coercion to force the medical profession to conduct amputations as a form of punishment. | | (165254) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 165
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the reasons are for the delay in the publication of the report on health and activity written by the Chief Medical Officer and due to be published last year. | | (165238) | 166
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action his Department is taking to encourage pharmaceutical companies to research new antibiotics to combat the threat of antibiotic resistant bacteria. | | (165239) | 167
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many deaths in care homes were attributed to notifiable infectious diseases in each year since 1997, broken down by disease. | | (165240) | 168
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many outbreaks of infectious disease there were in care homes in each year since 1997. | | (165241) | 169
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued to neonatal intensive care units on the use of (a) broad spectrum antibiotics to prevent infections and (b) more targeted antibiotic approaches. | | (165242) | 170
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the National Care Standards Commission records incidences of MRSA in care homes. | | (165243) | 171
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of hospitals had implemented a ward housekeeping service in England at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (165244) | 172
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support will be given by his Department to primary care trusts who have had to sign early contracts with foundation trusts to manage risks involved with signing contracts before negotiations on activity levels have been completed. | | (165245) | 173
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the Nosocomial Infection National Surveillance Scheme, including its current remit and responsibilities. | | (165246) | 174
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the report on health and activity written by the Chief Medical Officer last year. | | (165247) | 175
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what standards the National Care Standards Commission has set for care homes on infection control; and how these standards are monitored centrally. | | (165248) | 176
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will publish the systematic review of how infection control guidelines are implemented in the NHS carried out by Thames Valley University. | | (165249) | 177
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 23rd March, Official Report, column 718W, on administration, if he will set out the projected estimated savings if the shared services schemes were rolled out nationally; and what the timetable is for rolling out these schemes. | | (165296) | 178
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 24th March, Official Report, column 926W, on opticians, how many optical premises were registered as accepting national health service optical vouchers in (a) each region and (b) each primary care trust for each year since 1997. | | (165298) | 179
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 24th March, Official Report, column 913W, on the Committee on Safety of Medicines, what information was assessed by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency in 2002. | | (165299) | 180
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 24th March, Official Report, column 913W, on the Committee on Safety of Medicines, what changes were made to the product information on risperidone in 2002. | | (165300) | 181
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 24th March, Official Report, column 916W, on eligibility criteria, what information will be available centrally on the number of individual cases granted recompense. | | (165301) | 182
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 24th March, Official Report, column 922W, on the National Programme for Information Technology (NPfIT), what the total projected cost was for the NPfIT when it was announced in June 2002 (a) up to March 2006 and (b) up to and beyond March 2006. | | (165302) | 183
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action his Department is taking to promote the use of real nappies once mothers and babies are discharged from hospital. | | (165321) | 184
| Mr Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what has been the total spending on NHS dentistry in Morley and Rothwell in each year since 1997. | | (165169) | 185
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of MRSA have been identified in hospitals within Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust in each of the past five years. | | (165038) | 186
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of patients in hospitals within Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust are infected with MRSA. | | (165039) | 187
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the (a) current and (b) proposed private finance initiative projects for the Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Hospitals Trust. | | (165040) | 188
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many beds there are in the Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. | | (165042) | 189
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of NHS staff within Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust are infected with MRSA. | | (165043) | 190
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses work in hospitals in the East Riding of Yorkshire. | | (165044) | 191
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action his Department is taking to improve standards of hygiene within the NHS. | | (165045) | 192
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of tuberculosis there were in the East Riding of Yorkshire in each of the past five years. | | (165047) | 193
N | Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to improve access to (a) NHS dentistry and (b) NHS orthodontic treatment in the Southampton Primary Care Trust area. | | (164118) | 194
N | Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the availability of NHS orthodontic treatment to patients in the Southampton Primary Care Trust area. | | (164119) | 195
N | Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the availability of NHS dentistry to patients in the Southampton Primary Care Trust area. | | (164120) | 196
N | Mr Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the minimum standard of care in a care home setting is; and if he will make a statement. | | (164275) | 197
N | Mr Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in England are being charged for personal care in (a) care homes and (b) the community. | | (164276) | 198
N | Mr Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make future provision of nursing care given outside hospital free at the point of use; and if he will make a statement. | | (164277) | 199
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on trends in the occurence of allergies in the UK; and what the Government's policy is on the alleviation of allergies. | | (165061) | 200
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the extent of Government research and development programmes on allergies. | | (165062) | 201
| Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) nursing assistants, (b) nursery nurses, (c) healthcare assistants, (d) clerical and administrative staff, (e) maintenance and works staff, (f) medical secretaries, (g) medical records officers and (h) porters are employed by the NHS. | | (165086) | 202
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) resource budget, (b) administration costs and (c) staff numbers were for 2003 of the (i) Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health and (ii) Wider Health Working Group. | | (165121) | 203
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proposals his Department has to increase the number of dentists in training; and if he will make a statement. | | (165209) | 204
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received regarding shortages of NHS dentists; and if he will make a statement. | | (165210) | 205
| Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of the new NHS hospitals built under the private finance initiative have incurred penalty charges by exceeding the level of bed occupancy stipulated in the NHS trusts' contracts with the private consortia providing the service. | | (165235) | 206
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has undertaken into anti-adhesive therapy to combat bacterial resistance in hospitals. | | (165025) | 207
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evaluation his Department has made of the safety of injectable quantum dots. | | (165026) | 208
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of new processes to produce stem cell-like cells from the blood. | | (165027) | 209
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the use of online human egg matching services. | | (165032) | 210
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures his Department is taking to fund research into combating beta thalassaemia major. | | (165250) | 211
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has conducted into the reasons for increases in asthma rates in the last 25 years. | | (165259) | 212
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the risks to human health from illegal imports of meat. | | (165202) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 213
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister for Citizenship, Immigration and Counter Terrorism expects to reply to the honourable Member for Southend West's letters of (a) 10th December 2003 and (b) 12th January. | | (165196) | 214
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on crime trends within the Humberside Police Authority area. | | (165037) | 215
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many burglaries per 1,000 households there have been in the Humberside Police Authority area in each year since 1999; and what the detection rate for burglaries in homes was. | | (165046) | 216
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of whether multi-agency public protection panels have sufficient resources to ensure that those offenders deemed in the high or very high risk categories are properly supervised or under appropriate surveillance. | | (165184) | 217
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether information on those deemed high or very high risk, who are covered by multi-agency public protection panels, is routinely passed on by mental health authorities. | | (165185) | 218
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which not-for-profit organisations have been invited to comment on the proposed National Offender Management Service. | | (165186) | 219
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional prison spaces he estimates will be needed beyond the summer of 2004; and what plans he has to build additional jails. | | (165187) | 220
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether risk of re-offending is a criterion for not granting release under the Home Detention Curfew Scheme. | | (165188) | 221
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the estimated cost of the current police advertising campaign warning of the dangers of terrorism is; and from which budget that cost is being met. | | (164278) | 222
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in his Department are on temporary promotion; and how many of these have been on temporary promotion for more than (a) 12 months and (b) two years. | | (163629) | 223
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the introduction of assessment centres for promotion to HEO and G7 grades cost his Department in each year since its introduction. | | (163630) | 224
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of his Department's workforce are non-civil servants, separately identifying (a) consultants and contractors, (b) secondees from other government bodies and (c) temporary agency staff. | | (163631) | 225
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to his Department of employing temporary staff through agencies was in each of the last five years. | | (163632) | 226
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to his Department of contracted professional services was in each of the last five years. | | (163633) | 227
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information is available on-line giving guidance to people from EU accession states on living and working legally in the UK. | | (165055) | 228
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there were for electoral fraud in each year since 1994. | | (165100) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 229
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the published objectives were of the expenditure on other external charters of community policy referred to in the financial tables of the Commission Report 2003 on the EC Development Policy and the Implementation of External Assistance in 2002; what his Department's involvement in future charters was; what results they achieved; and what assessment he has made of their value for money. | | (165101) | 230
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the published objectives were of the other specific actions listed as items B7-66 in the financial tables of the 2003 European Commission Report on EC Development Policy and the Implementation of External Assistance in 2002; what his Department's involvement in these actions was; what results they achieved; and what assessment he has made of their value for money. | | (165127) | 231
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the published objectives were of the (a) democracy and human rights, (b) international fishing agreements and (c) bananas ACP projects that were financed on the general Commission budget in 2002; what his Department's involvement in them was; what results they achieved; and what assessment he has made of their value for money. | | (165171) | 232
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on (a) the nature of the health and education projects in (i) Russia, (ii) Mongolia, (iii) Ukraine, (iv) Georgia, (v) Armenia and (vi) Azerbaijan that were financed by EU development assistance in 2002, (b) the effectiveness of the projects and (c) his Department's involvement in the projects. | | (165172) | 233
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the published objectives were of the rapid reaction mechanism financed on the General Commission Budget in 2002; what his Department's involvement in the mechanism was; what results it achieved; and what assessment he has made of its value for money. | | (165180) | 234
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the published objectives were of the Common, Foreign and Security Policy activity reported in the financial tables of the 2003 Commission report on EU Development Policy and the Implementation of External Assistance in 2002; what his Department's involvement in the activity was; what results it achieved; and what assessment he has made of its value for money. | | (165182) | 235
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on (a) the nature of the 24 million euro environment project in Russia that was financed by EU development assistance in 2002, (b) the effectiveness of the project and (c) his Department's involvement in the project. | | (165203) | 236
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the (a) objectives and (b) results of the (i) Mediterranean and (ii) Middle East projects on information and communication that were financed by EU development assistance in 2002; and what his Department's involvement in the projects was. | | (165204) | 237
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the (a) Good Governance and Improvement of the Law project, (b) 2002 Middle East Peace project and (c) 2002 project on technical assistance, ref B7-410 MEDA; and if he will describe his Department's contribution to each project. | | (165208) | 238
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what resources his Department will make available to the Kenyan Government in 2004-05; and if he will make representations to the Kenyan authorities on problems in North-West Kenya regarding (a) the roads infrastucture and (b) a clean water distribution system. | | (165063) | 239
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people's health his Department estimates has been damaged as a result of lacking essential vitamins and minerals. | | (165255) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 240
| David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will meet with the Centrica Company to discuss the effects that the proposed rise in retail gas prices will have on Northern Ireland's consumers; and if he will make a statement. | | (165165) | 241
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many prosecutions have been brought under Part 3 of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 since its introduction; and what the average penalty has been. | | (164573) | 242
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the implications for (a) acute services and (b) care for the elderly as a result of the funding shortfall within the Ulster Community and Hospitals Trust. | | (164574) | 243
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he plans to take to address the funding shortfall within (a) the Ulster Hospital, Dundonald and (b) the Ulster Community and Hospitals Trust. | | (164575) | 244
N | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what procedures relatives will be required to use to obtain tissue from consented hospital and coroner post mortems when the new legislation is implemented. | | (164576) | 245
N | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether relatives of those who had coroners' post mortems will be invited to planned memorials for the victims of organ retention in Northern Ireland. | | (164577) | 246
N | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the television advertising campaign to notify people in Northern Ireland about post mortems and organ retention will commence; and how many leaflets on the subject have so far been distributed in the Province. | | (164578) | Questions to the Prime Minister 247
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Prime Minister, what his diary commitments are for the dates when the Dalai Lama will be visiting the UK. | | (165237) | 248
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Prime Minister, what reports he has received from (a) the United States Administration and (b) the Iraq Survey Group in respect of the whereabouts in Iraq of military equipment and technology capable of being used in weapons of mass destruction that were exported from the United Kingdom to Iraq prior to May 1997. | | (165175) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 249
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the proportion of personal bankruptcies which involve owners of businesses. | | (165216) | 250
| Mr Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what role Ofgem has in ensuring security of supply when regulating the electricity industry. | | (165166) | 251
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people were employed in the manufacturing sector in the East Riding of Yorkshire in each year since 1999. | | (165048) | 252
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer by the Minister for the Environment of 11th March, Official Report, column 1620W, on hazardous waste, how many of the (a) 100,000 special waste producers and (b) 750,000 future hazardous waste producers her Department has contacted to inform them of the requirements of the Landfill Directive relating to hazardous waste. | | (165323) | 253
N | Mr David Hinchliffe (Wakefield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment Post Office Ltd made prior to the programme of closure of sub-post offices in Wakefield of its responsibilities under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 in respect of access to services provided to customers who are (a) blind or visually impaired, (b) wheelchair users, (c) users of electric wheelchairs, (d) deaf, (e) frail due to advanced years, (f) mentally incapacitated or impaired and (g) sufferers from heart conditions, emphysema or other conditions which restrict mobility; and if she will make a statement. | | (164244) | 254
N | Mr David Hinchliffe (Wakefield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment was made during the development of the Post Office Area Plan for Wakefield of the impact of closure of sub-post offices on customer waiting time at the main post office in Wakefield city. | | (164245) | 255
N | Mr David Hinchliffe (Wakefield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action Post Office Ltd is taking to reduce customer waiting time at the main post office in Wakefield City. | | (164246) | 256
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 15th March, Official Report, column 43W, on regulatory impact assessments, how many regulatory impact assessments were issued by the Small Business Service in each year since their inception, with particular reference to the Evaluation of Regulatory Impact Assessments Compendium Report 2003-04, March 2004, Pages 25-26. | | (165110) | 257
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the number of jobs in her Department that are to be (a) cut and (b) relocated are the same as the numbers given in her Department's recent Business Plan 2004-2007. | | (165119) | 258
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what advice her Department offers via Business Link operators to small manufacturing businesses of fewer than 10 employees seeking to improve their internal business practice. | | (165120) | 259
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the 2003-04 performance targets were for (a) Companies House and (b) the Insolvency Service; and what the level of performance was against each target. | | (165126) | 260
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the likely impact on regional businesses of incorporation of regional development agencies into future regional assemblies. | | (165211) | 261
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the implementation to date of Commission Regulation 3227/76 on the application of nuclear safeguards to mixed facilities. | | (165155) | 262
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the near-crash of an RAF Hercules transport aircraft into the cooling towers for the Calder Hall nuclear reactors at Sellafield. | | (165161) | 263
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will place in the Library copies of the annual safeguards inspection reports prepared by Euratom on the B30 nuclear materials storage ponds at Sellafield. | | (165162) | 264
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what quantities of plutonium are held in the B30 nuclear materials storage silo at Sellafield; and what methods are used to verify the plutonium contents in the radioactive wastes contained. | | (165163) | 265
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent communications she has received from the European Commission in respect of the application of Euratom nuclear safeguards to the B30 nuclear waste storage plant at Sellafield. | | (165164) | 266
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will place in the Library a copy of the letter by Mr Ian Holt, UK permanent representative to the European Union to the European Commission Director-General for Transport and Energy, dated 8th December 2003, in respect of the application of safeguards verification at the B30 plant at Sellafield. | | (165174) | 267
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if her Department will take action to prohibit pharmaceutical companies from using traditional knowledge of indigenous communities without receiving prior informed consent before exploiting plants or crops for commercial gain. | | (165179) | 268
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 25th March, Official Report, column 965-6, on Nirex, what the last date was on which the Department discussed the budget for Nirex prior to the Nirex Board meeting of 4th March with (a) BNFL and (b) British Energy; and what the Department's input was to the discussion. | | (165297) | 269
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority will be responsible for the long-term disposal of (a) intermediate level, (b) high level and (c) other types of nuclear waste. | | (165325) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 270
| Mr Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's assessment is of the likely greenhouse gas emissions from transport in 2010. | | (165167) | 271
| Mr Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress was made at the most recent International Civil Aviation Organisation meeting on sustainable aviation. | | (165168) | 272
| Jim Dowd (Lewisham West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications for exemption from the requirement to wear a seat belt in the front seat of a car on the public highway have been (a) received and (b) granted in each of the past 10 years. | | (165236) | 273
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has received from the Highways Agency plans for widening the M6 motorway between junctions 11 and 20; and if he will make a statement. | | (165307) | 274
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency spent on advertising in (a) the current financial year and (b) 1997; and how much they are planning to spend next year. | | (164346) | 275
| Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many motor vehicles have been crushed in the last six months for which figures are available for non-payment of vehicle excise duty; in how many of these cases the owner initially objected thereto; and if he will make a statement. | | (165170) | 276
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the British Transport Police were called to the incident involving a train radio fault on the Jubilee Line on 27th March. | | (165097) | 277
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether people from EU accession countries will be permitted to drive in the UK using their national licence after 1st May. | | (165052) | 278
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of transport companies used the TransportEnergy Best Practice Programme in the last year for which figures are available. | | (165148) | 279
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost of producing the Freight Future newsletter was in the last year for which figures are available. | | (165149) | 280
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of buses he estimates allow full wheelchair access for users. | | (165150) | 281
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on his assessment of the effects of energy efficient tyres on fuel consumption for (a) buses and (b) freight trucks. | | (165152) | 282
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the administrative charges are for a company applying for a reduced pollution certificate. | | (165181) | 283
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what training is provided to port security officers in (a) scanning ships and containers, (b) scanning of workers and (c) testing for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear materials; and if he will make a statement. | | (165106) | 284
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent in the 2003-04 financial year on the training of port security officers. | | (165107) | 285
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) resource budget, (b) administration costs and (c) staff numbers were for 2003 of the (i) Northern Lighthouse Board, (ii) Trinity House Lighthouse Service, (iii) Rail Passengers Committee Eastern England, (iv) Rail Passengers Committee Midlands, (v) Rail Passengers Committee North Eastern England, (vi) Rail Passengers Committee North Western England, (vii) Rail Passengers Committee Scotland, (viii) Rail Passengers Committee Southern England, (ix) Rail Passengers Committee Wales, (x) Rail Passengers Committee Western England, (xi) Rail Passengers Council and (xii) Shipping Task Force. | | (165124) | 286
| Claire Ward (Watford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to introduce new regulations to permit disabled children under two to obtain disabled parking badges. | | (165173) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 287
N | Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to use the surplus in the National Insurance Fund to increase state pensions. | | (164117) | 288
N | Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost of extending the £100 announced in the Budget Statement to pensioners aged 65 years and over; and if he will make a statement. | | (164953) | 289
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what alternative methods of payment he is proposing for people who currently receive a state pension or other benefits by order book, girocheque or payable order but will be unable to transfer to direct payment. | | (165212) | 290
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, who will be eligible to receive their (a) state pension and (b) other benefits by methods other than direct payment. | | (165213) | 291
| Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress has been made in achieving a gross reduction of 40,000 civil servants in his Department since the Budget. | | (165020) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 292
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of links between television advertising and obesity in children. | | [Transferred] (165031) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 293
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will place in the Library copies of the letters received since 1st January 2003 from the European Commission in respect of the application of Euratom Treaty Article 35 at Sellafield. | | [Transferred] (165156) | 294
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will place in the Library a copy of the report of the Euratom verification visit to Sellafield on 8th to 12th March. | | [Transferred] (165157) | 295
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimates she has made of the quantity of meat illegally imported into the UK in the last 12 months. | | [Transferred] (165199) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 296
| Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is the Government's policy (a) to promote and (b) to support the accession of the European Union to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (165023) | 297
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights projects in 2002 (a) to establish a dialogue on human rights between the EU and Iran and (b) to strengthen the labour movement in Tunisia; and what his Department's involvement was in each project. | | [Transferred] (165205) | 298
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the 2002 European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights projects to (a) campaign against racism in Israel, (b) combat discrimination against Palestinian citizens in Israel, (c) strengthen the Bedouin community in Israel and (d) provide emergency legal aid for Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli military detention centres in the West Bank and Gaza Strip; and what his Department's involvement was in each project. | | [Transferred] (165206) | 299
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights (a) projects to sponsor masters degrees in Human Rights and Democratisation in 2002 in (i) Palestine, (ii) Lebanon, (iii) Malta, (iv) Libya, (v) Egypt, (vi) Algeria, (vii) Tunisia, (viii) Morocco, (ix) Cyprus, (x) Jordan and (xi) Israel and (b) 2002 projects to promote women's rights in (A) Egypt, (B) Jordan, (C) Lebanon, (D) Gaza and (E) the West Bank; and what his Department's involvement was in each project. | | [Transferred] (165207) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 300
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many bogus traders have been reported in (a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England and Wales in each year since 1997. | | [Transferred] (165072) | 301
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many bogus traders have been convicted for illegal practices in (a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England and Wales in each year since 1997. | | [Transferred] (165074) | 302
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps the Government is taking to tackle the problem of rogue traders. | | [Transferred] (165075) | 303
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the average age of those targeted by bogus traders in (a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK, in each year since 1997. | | [Transferred] (165111) | 304
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of the patents of medicinal plants in the last five years she estimates were based on the traditional knowledge of indigenous people. | | [Transferred] (165034) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 305
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many successful prosecutions were carried out against passengers for dropping litter on (a) trains and (b) buses last year. | | [Transferred] (165151) | 306
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of local authorities' roads and pavements maintenance budget was paid out for compensation against claims in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (165056) | 307
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of claims against local authorities in each of the last five years related to incidents involving (a) speed humps and (b) other methods of traffic calming; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (165057) | 308
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many claims were received by local authorities in each of the last five years for (a) personal injury and (b) damage to motor vehicles in respect of roads and pavements. | | [Transferred] (165058) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 309
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many workplace transport (a) deaths and (b) accidents there were in each year since 1997. | | [Transferred] (165183) |
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