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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 22 April 2004
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 22 April 2004
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 22 April of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Thursday 22 April of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 22 April see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 1
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what percentage of copying paper used by the Department in 2002-03 was from recycled sources; and how much post-consumer waste this paper contained. | | (167732) | 2
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what percentage of paper for printed publications used by the Department in 2002-03 was from recycled sources; and how much post-consumer waste this paper contained. | | (167733) | 3
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what measures he has put in place to ensure that his Department meets the quick win targets set by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to ensure that all copying paper bought by the Department is 100 per cent. recycled with a minimum of 75 per cent. post-consumer waste content. | | (167734) | 4
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what measures he has put in place to ensure that his Department meets the quick win targets set by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to ensure that all paper for printed publications bought by the Department is 60 per cent. recycled of which a minimum is 75 per cent. post-consumer waste. | | (167735) | 5
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, by what date his Department expects to implement in full the quick win targets set by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to ensure that (a) all copying paper bought by the Department is 100 per cent. recycled with a minimum of 75 per cent. post-consumer waste content and (b) all paper for printed publications bought by the Department is 60 per cent. recycled, of which a minimum is 75 per cent. post-consumer waste. | | (167736) | 6
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the Department's main suppliers of (a) copier paper, (b) stationery, (c) envelopes and (d) paper for reports, in each case stating (i) the name of each paper used and (ii) the (A) recycled and (B) post-consumer recycled content of each paper. | | (167737) | 7
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what work his Department's Green Minister has undertaken in the last three months in that capacity. | | (167738) | 8
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what meetings his Department's Green Minister has attended in the last 12 months in that capacity. | | (167739) | 9
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the meetings his Department has been present at regarding the delivery of sustainable development across Government as coordinated by the Ministerial Sub-committee of Green Ministers. | | (167740) | 10
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to promote the delivery of sustainable development within Government. | | (167741) | 11
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress has been made on his Department's Sustainable Development Strategy. | | (167742) | 12
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make a statement on the process which led to the appointment of Mr Howell James as Permanent Secretary in charge of Government Communications, with particular reference to political involvement. | | (167779) | 13
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, by what means the post of Permanent Secretary, Government Communications, was advertised to (a) Civil Service candidates and (b) the general public. | | (167780) | 14
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many persons applied for the post of Permanent Secretary, Government Communications; how many were shortlisted; and how many were interviewed. | | (167781) | 15
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the members of the panel who selected the Permanent Secretary, Government Communications. | | (167782) | 16
N | Mr Edward O'Hara (Knowsley South):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, How many New Deal 50-Plus clients were employed in each of the last three years by (a) his Department and (b) all other central Government departments. | | (167193) | 17
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance is issued to Government Ministers regarding the use of public transport for travel in connection with their ministerial duties. | | (168066) | 18
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office plans to contribute financially to the establishment of the second phase of the Central Point of Expertise on Timber. | | (167623) | Questions to the Chairman of the Catering Committee 19
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Chairman of the Catering Committee, what steps he is taking to promote the consumption of organic food in House outlets. | | (167785) | 20
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Chairman of the Catering Committee, what the Committee's policy is on the purchase of GM food. | | (167786) | 21
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Chairman of the Catering Committee, whether the (a) tea and (b) coffee available from dispensers in food outlets in the House is of a Fair Trade origin. | | (167787) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 22
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the extra cost of re-engineering a new car for liquified petroleum gas is entered on the P11D form for company cars in a similar way to luxury items. | | (167731) | 23
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the proposed incinerator tax was not referred to in December's pre-budget report. | | (167759) | 24
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Law Society and other solicitors' representative organisations on the introduction of stamp duty land tax with specific reference to the time taken to fill in individual conveyancing forms needed to meet the duties of stamp duty land tax. | | (168003) | 25
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many job vacancies there were in Burnley in (a) 1997 and (b) 2003. | | (167904) | 26
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many senior citizens in Burnley qualified for the 10 pence rate of income tax in each year since its introduction. | | (167905) | 27
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in Burnley have received child tax credit. | | (167906) | 28
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses in Burnley have benefited from the 100 per cent. tax exemption for the purchase of computer and internet equipment. | | (167907) | 29
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the level of unemployment was in Burnley in each year since 1997. | | (167908) | 30
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to change the rules regarding the setting-up of discretionary trusts; and if he will make a statement. | | (168048) | 31
| Mr John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many defendants in cases brought by HM Customs and Excise have had to pay the costs of the criminal receivership of their assets when they have been acquitted where the case against them was withdrawn in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003. | | (168079) | 32
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to contribute financially to the establishment of the second phase of the Central Point of Expertise on Timber. | | (167620) | 33
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether nannies count as registered child carers for the purposes of the Budget proposal whereby companies' contributions of up to £50 per week to the cost of a registered child carer are exempt from taxation as a benefit in kind. | | (168148) | 34
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total number of live births was in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each year since 1992. | | (168159) | 35
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total number of children in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland aged under five years was in each year since 1992; and what forecasts he has made for future years. | | (168163) | Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs 36
| Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if he will make a statement on the collection of fines imposed by magistrates' courts in Merseyside. | | (167964) | 37
| Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what initial assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Operation Payback on the Wirral. | | (167965) | 38
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if he will place in the Library the transcripts of the judgements of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission in cases relating to (a) detention under the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 and (b) removal of nationality under the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002; and if he will make a statement. | | (167993) | 39
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the legal aid costs have been, to date, of representing (a) detainees and (b) those appealing against removal of nationality (i) before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission and (ii) in any subsequent appeals; and if he will make a statement. | | (168224) | 40
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the costs have been of (a) administration and (b) the salaries and expenses of members of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (i) to date and (ii) on average in relation to (A) appeals against removal of nationality and (B) consideration of cases of detainees under the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001; and if he will make a statement. | | (168225) | 41
N | Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the costs to the Legal Aid Fund on immigration matters were in each financial year since 1996-97. | | (167180) | 42
| Mr Kevin Hughes (Doncaster North):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the estimated costs associated with holding a national referendum are. | | (167828) | 43
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether the Immigration Appeals Authority has received from the Home Office the papers relating to the case of Mr S.M., husband of Mrs S.K. of Aylesbury (GV100/86120; decision maker's reference 643686; Gerrys/Fedex number 90083389; appeal reference 90063159); and if he will make a statement. | | (167245) | 44
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what guidance he has given to CAFCASS on its response to the court of appeal ruling, Thorpe, Rix and Arden, 24th October 2002, on the failure of CAFCASS to meet its requirements under European Convention on Human Rights Articles 6 and 8. | | (167632) | 45
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when he expects the President of the Family Law Division to issue her latest practice note regarding the appointment of child guardians in private law proceedings. | | (167633) | 46
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether the Department plans to contribute financially to the establishment of the second phase of the Central Point of Expertise on Timber. | | (167624) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 47
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much money has been spent on the digitisation of content in libraries in Preston since 1997. | | (168140) | 48
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the work of regional development agencies in developing tourism in Preston. | | (168141) | 49
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much money from the New Opportunities Fund was allocated to Preston in each year since 1997. | | (168142) | 50
| Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has received about the use of the insurance money received by the Tate Gallery following the theft of Turner works on loan to Germany in 1994; and if she will make a statement. | | (168087) | 51
| Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has received about the establishment of a dedicated Turner gallery; which organisations and individuals have made representations; and if she will make a statement. | | (168088) | 52
| Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to ensure that the works of Turner currently at the Tate and National galleries are (a) placed under the same body of trustees and (b) housed together. | | (168089) | 53
| Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will introduce legislation to amend the Museums and Galleries Act 1992 so that it is consistent with the requirement of Turner's will that his finished pictures should be kept together. | | (168090) | 54
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much money from the New Opportunities Fund was allocated to Burnley in each year since 1997. | | (167901) | 55
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much money has been spent on the digitisation of content in libraries in Burnley since 1997. | | (167902) | 56
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the work of regional development agencies in developing tourism in Burnley. | | (167903) | 57
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to contribute financially to the establishment of the second phase of the Central Point of Expertise on Timber. | | (167625) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 58
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total income received for services rendered to the US Visiting Forces and their Agencies was in 2003. | | (167744) | 59
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the US bases for each year from 1997 to date where the Ministry of Defence Police Agency operates. | | (167745) | 60
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to make an announcement concerning the use by the US Administration of RAF Menwith Hill in the US missile defence system. | | (167746) | 61
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the purpose is of the latest planning application for another radome at RAF Menwith Hill. | | (167747) | 62
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has made to the Department of Trade and Industry regarding the placement of wind farms around the UK coast. | | (168233) | 63
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of interference with Ministry of Defence navigational instruments from wind farms placed in UK territorial waters. | | (168234) | 64
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the risk to defence interests from the placement of wind farms around the UK coast. | | (168235) | 65
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has for wind farms on its facilities on the UK coastline. | | (168236) | 66
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consultation he has (a) undertaken and (b) planned with maritime groups about the impact of offshore wind farms on marine navigation. | | (168237) | 67
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has been asked to fund navigational aids to prevent his Department's vessels colliding with windmills. | | (168238) | 68
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to ensure that (a) the entire value of future aircraft carriers will be spent in the UK and (b) in the event that overseas suppliers are necessary, 100 per cent. of the value of such contracts will be offset by purchases from the UK. | | (167641) | 69
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to ensure that the final assembly and integration of modules of all future aircraft carriers will be at a UK shipyard; and if he will list the UK shipyards which have this capability. | | (167642) | 70
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list those companies which he has assessed as having the capability to construct the principal modules which will make up future aircraft carriers. | | (167643) | 71
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Merlin helicopters have been lost since their original delivery; for what reasons; and what plans he has for their replacement. | | (167644) | 72
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are employed in the Defence Fire Service; and how many of these have indicated a willingness to become sponsored reserves in the event that the public sector comparator solution is selected for the Airfield Support Services Project. | | (167645) | 73
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answers of 25th March to the honourable Member for Mid Sussex, Official Report, column 949W, and 14th April, Official Report, column 16W, on warships, for what reasons the refit of HMS Triumph was not programmed to begin on the expiry of the reactor certificate. | | (167942) | 74
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when, during the process to outsource IT support and provision across his Department, he will provide to trade unions, (a) a risk strategy, (b) a scoping study, (c) an up to date procurement strategy, (d) a personnel impact study, (e) an intelligent customer strategy and (f) information on a public service comparator; and if he will make a statement. | | (168288) | 75
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his contingency plan is for the possibility that an outside contractor wins the contract for the support and provision of IT in his Department and then fails during the term of that contract. | | (168289) | 76
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what weighting will be given to the previous track records in other areas of the civil and public sector of the consortia that are bidding for the support and provision of IT services in his Department. | | (168290) | 77
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the projected budget is for the (a) outsourced support and provision of IT services for his Department and (b) cost of terminating existing contracts. | | (168291) | 78
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he will make it his policy to ensure that there is an in-house bidder for the support and provision of IT across his Department. | | (168292) | 79
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the schedule is for the plan to outsource IT support and provision across his Department. | | (168293) | 80
N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to conclude his discussions with BAE Systems about the price and quantity of Eurofighter Typhoons that will form Tranche II of the Project. | | (167315) | 81
N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to sustain employment in BAE Air Systems divisions. | | (167316) | 82
N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what issues prevent him from ordering Tranche II of the Eurofighter Typhoon Contract. | | (167317) | 83
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many army redress of grievance cases have been submitted in the last five years; and how many are still pending after three years. | | (167836) | 84
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the reasons are for the delays of over three years of army redress cases; and if he will make a statement. | | (167837) | 85
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military and civilian staff from APC Glasgow were involved in the administration of manning control points in (a) 1997 and (b) 2003, broken down by (i) rank and (ii) pay scale; and if he will make a statement. | | (167838) | 86
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many amendment to terms of service forms have been signed by army personnel who have been listed for manning control reviews in each of the last eight years; and if he will make a statement. | | (167839) | 87
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers who were (a) discharged under QR 9.413, (b) issued with manning control warning certificates and (c) discharged due to QR 9.414 who signed AFB130A were listed as P7 on their last recorded medical assessment, broken down for each of the last eight years; and if he will make a statement. | | (167840) | 88
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria are used to identify soldiers for manning control; whether this information is readily available to soldiers on a regular basis as well as on entrance of contract; and if he will make a statement. | | (167841) | 89
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what forms are used in the process of manning control; and in what order they are used. | | (167842) | 90
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the (a) SAS and (b) SBS have (i) applied and (ii) been accepted for premature voluntary retirement in each month of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (167852) | 91
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason Bradford University's School of Peace Studies has been selected to teach UK soldiers about conflict resolution; whether this decision was taken at ministerial level; and what the overall cost will be. | | (167311) | 92
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what inquiries were made into the practical military and peacekeeping experience of Bradford University School of Peace Studies staff before the awarding of a Ministry of Defence contract; and what the results were. | | (167312) | 93
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library the draft syllabus presented by the Bradford University School of Peace Studies to the Ministry of Defence before the training contract was signed. | | (167313) | 94
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether other universities were invited to tender for the contract awarded to the Bradford University School of Peace Studies by the Ministry of Defence. | | (167314) | 95
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he proposes to reply in full to the letters of 10th March and 6th April of the honourable Member for Woking concerning Warrant Officer 2 Grieves reference D/US of S/IC 0928/04/L. | | (167170) | 96
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to review the provision of free postage for troop parcels for forces serving in Iraq. | | (167998) | 97
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessments have been made of the dangers of exposure to radiation for MoD personnel. | | (167999) | 98
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what provisions for medical check-ups are provided for (a) current radiation workers and (b) retired and former radiation workers in his Department. | | (168000) | 99
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ex-servicemen who were detained by the Japanese have received ex-gratia payments under the terms of the 1951 San Francisco Peace Agreement; how many have not received ex-gratia payments; and if he will make a statement. | | (168051) | 100
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to share (a) nuclear weapons designs and (b) nuclear weapons technology with the French Government. | | (167976) | 101
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information he has received on the number of Iraqi civilians killed since the United States coalition forces began their attack on Falluja this month. | | (167610) | 102
N | Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for how much longer he expects to retain the Harrier GR7 in service. | | (167181) | 103
N | Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the future of (a) RAF Coltishall and (b) RAF Wittering. | | (167182) | 104
N | Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the future of the RAF Jaguar Aircraft. | | (167184) | 105
N | Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the Army Medal Office to complete distribution of the General Service Medal for those who served in the Suez Canal Zone between 1951 and 1954 who have applied for the medal.
| | (167479) | 106
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to contribute financially to the establishment of the second phase of the Central Point of Expertise on Timber. | | (167626) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 107
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will upgrade the existing decent homes standard for all social sector housing to address fuel poverty. | | (167770) | 108
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what criteria in the planning system are used to ascertain whether an environmental impact assessment is necessary.
| | (168326) | 109
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether an accumulation of a large number of different planning applications in the same location necessitates an environmental impact assessment.
| | (168365) | 110
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the remit is of the Property Consultative Group; and if he will make a statement on its planned work load for the next four years. | | (167843) | 111
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the (a) total budget, (b) funding from his Department, (c) administration budget, (d) staff costs, (e) location of staff and (f) number of staff were for the Property Consultative Group for the financial years (i) 2002-03, (ii) 2003-04 and estimated for (iii) 2004-05 and (iv) 2005-06. | | (167844) | 112
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will identify by local area the impact of the savings expected to be made to meet the requirements of the Supporting People overspend. | | (167891) | 113
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will monitor the practice of developers seeking planning permission to pull down houses in order to open up access to land that was previously undevelopable.
| | (168097) | 114
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the responsibilities of (a) traffic wardens and (b) community wardens are. | | (168255) | 115
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what costs of the Defence Fire Service, incurred during Operation Fresco, were charged to his office's budget. | | (168077) | 116
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when the sites owned by the Department of Health will be sold to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, in accordance with the announcement made by him and the Secretary of State for Health on 7th April. | | (168327) | 117
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what local consultation there will be on the development of NHS sites to be sold to his Department. | | (168328) | 118
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he will announce the programme for the development of the sites to be sold to his Department by the Department of Health. | | (168329) | 119
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what mechanism he will put in place to prevent a conflict of interest when the Department is seeking either directly or indirectly to develop sites it owns. | | (168330) | 120
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the sites to be sold to the Department by the Department of Health will be sold on to developers to enable them to be developed. | | (168331) | 121
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the sites to be acquired from the Department of Health will be (a) sold on a site by site basis to developers and (b) sub-divided and sold individually to developers. | | (168332) | 122
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the timetable is for the development of sites in Hampshire to be acquired by his Department from the Department of Health. | | (168333) | 123
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when an assessment will be carried out of the infrastructure needed to develop the sites to be acquired from the Department of Health. | | (168334) | 124
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, over what period the sites to be acquired from the Department of Health will be developed. | | (168335) | 125
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, on what basis the sites to be acquired from the Department of Health have been valued for the purpose of this acquisition. | | (168336) | 126
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the value of each of the sites to be acquired from the Department of Health. | | (168337) | 127
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many houses will be built on each of the sites it will acquire from the Department of Health; and what proportion of these will be (a) affordable and (b) available for rent through registered social landlords. | | (168338) | 128
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the Department intends to secure outline planning permission on each site to be acquired from the Department of Health prior to the sale of these sites to developers. | | (168339) | 129
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what planning procedure is followed when a Government Department seeks planning permission for residential housing development. | | (168340) | 130
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what measures will be taken to ensure the Department's target for the number of affordable housing units will be met on the sites to be acquired from the Department of Health.
| | (168341) | 131
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, who will own the sites to be acquired by the Department from the Department of Health.
| | (168342) | 132
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the number of houses to be built on the sites to be acquired from the Department of Health will (a) be counted towards regional house building targets and (b) be in addition to those targets.
| | (168343) | 133
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when the Department commenced discussion with the Department of Health on the acquisition of surplus NHS sites.
| | (168344) | 134
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he or his officials had with the Department of Health concerning the plans by HBOS/Miller to develop the surplus NHS sites; and when they commenced.
| | (168345) | 135
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he will make a decision on the Tesco planning application in Shrewsbury. | | (168009) | 136
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he expects to reply to the (a) letters from the Chairman of South Cambridgeshire District Council of 30th January and 2nd April and the (b) letter from the honourable Member for South East Cambridgeshire of 30th March, on the Smithy Fen travellers' site at Cottenham and requests for a meeting. | | (167174) | 137
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what advice he has received on the impact on appeals by travellers against planning enforcement where it can be proven that the appellants own property elsewhere in the EU. | | (167175) | 138
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effects of the Human Rights Act 1998 on planning decisions relating to travellers' sites. | | (167176) | 139
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of how the change in the level of council funding for housing has affected the residents of Burnley since 1997. | | (168312) | 140
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of how the Starter Homes Initiative has affected the residents of Burnley. | | (168313) | 141
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average amount of time taken by his Department to give permission for planning to go ahead was in (a) 2003 and (b) 1997. | | (168276) | 142
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average length of time taken to obtain planning permission was in (a) 2003 and (b) 1997. | | (168277) | 143
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many district planning authorities' planning decisions there were in each year since 1979. | | (168278) | 144
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many district planning authorities' planning applications were received in each year since 1979. | | (168279) | 145
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many district planning authorities' planning applications were granted in each year since 1979. | | (168280) | 146
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many and what percentage of district planning authorities' decisions were granted within (a) eight and (b) 13 weeks in each year since 1979. | | (168281) | 147
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether his Department plans to contribute financially to the establishment of the second phase of the Central Point of Expertise on Timber. | | (167616) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 148
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average cost is of the education of a medical student up to registration with the General Medical Council; and what the expected average cost is of educating a medical student who commences on a clinical sciences foundation year up to registration with the General Medical Council. | | (168185) | 149
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students who are aged under 21 years and have less than the equivalent of three grade Cs at A level he expects to be recruited for courses leading to registration with the General Medical Council and subsequent practice as a doctor in (a) the academic year 2004-05 and (b) subsequent years. | | (168186) | 150
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the criteria for selecting students to participate on medical courses under his programme for widening participation in medicine; and what opportunities there are for students with 30 or more points at A level who have failed to obtain a place to study medicine to particpate in this programme. | | (168202) | 151
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding has been allocated by the Government to its widening access programme in medical education in the current academic year; how much he plans to allocate in subsequent years; and if he will break down such funding by individual institution. | | (168203) | 152
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding has been allocated to the improving retention pot for university medical schools for (a) the academic year 2004-05 and (b) subsequent years. | | (168204) | 153
| Mr John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what perentage of 11 year-old pupils in the Easington constituency, broken down by school, have reached level four in mathematics and English in the last four years; and if he will make a statement. | | (168070) | 154
| Mr John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of pupils aged 15 and 16 have achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C or GNVQ equivalent in the last four years; and if he will make a statement. | | (168073) | 155
| Mr John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what funding has been allocated to schools in the Easington constituency for IT technologies in 2002-03; and if he will make a statement. | | (168074) | 156
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the changes he is proposing for the funding of new buildings for further education, with specific reference to altering the match funding criteria. | | (168361) | 157
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what studies he has made of the difficulties further education colleges have faced in deriving sources of funding to match funds from the learning and skills council. | | (168362) | 158
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many new nurseries have been established in Birkenhead since 1997. | | (167647) | 159
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many childcare places have been created in Preston since 1997. | | (168114) | 160
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many residents of Preston have undertaken apprenticeships in each of the last five years. | | (168115) | 161
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much money has been allocated to schools in Preston for information and communication technologies since 2001. | | (168116) | 162
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many women in Preston have visited an information and communications technology training centre in order to learn skills to return to work. | | (168117) | 163
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people in Preston have received a computer to assist in seeking employment or retraining. | | (168118) | 164
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many Capital Modernisation Fund computer-learning centres have been established in Preston. | | (168119) | 165
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) teachers and (b) families in Preston have benefited from the Computers within Reach programme. | | (168120) | 166
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much money was allocated to Preston from the Capital Modernisation Fund. | | (168121) | 167
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of 15 and 16 year olds in Preston achieved five or more GCSEs at grade A* to C or GNVQ equivalent in each of the last seven years. | | (168122) | 168
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much public funding has been spent on higher education in Preston in each of the last seven years. | | (168123) | 169
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much public funding has been spent on computers for schools in Preston in each of the last seven years. | | (168124) | 170
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of 11 year-old pupils in Preston reached level four in (a) mathematics and (b) English in each of the last seven years. | | (168125) | 171
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of pupils in Preston reached the (a) mathematics and (b) English standard in each of the last seven years. | | (168126) | 172
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools in Preston deemed to be failing since 1997 have since reached satisfactory standards. | | (168127) | 173
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding each school in Preston has received from the New Deal for Schools. | | (168128) | 174
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in Preston have benefited from the Excellence in Cities programme; and what the per pupil spending was in each year since the programme's inception. | | (168129) | 175
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much public funding money has been spent on repairing schools in Preston in each year since 1997. | | (168130) | 176
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in Preston have gained from the National Childcare Strategy. | | (168131) | 177
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in Preston were taught in classes of more than 30 on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (168132) | 178
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many new nurseries have been established in Preston since 1997. | | (168133) | 179
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much public funding was spent per pupil in Preston in each of the last seven years. | | (168134) | 180
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) free nursery and (b) pre-school places were available for (i) three and (ii) four year olds in Preston in each of the last seven years. | | (168135) | 181
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) Sure Start centres and (b) early excellence centres have been created in Preston. | | (168136) | 182
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teaching assistants there were in schools in Preston in (a) each of the last seven years and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (168137) | 183
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the effects on schools of changes since 1997 in the level of investment in school sports in Preston. | | (168138) | 184
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teacher vacancies there were in Preston on the latest date for which figures are available; and what steps he is taking to reduce them. | | (168139) | 185
| Martin Linton (Battersea):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children attending Battersea primary schools did not get an initial offer of a secondary school place in a Wandsworth school on 1st March, broken down by primary school. | | (167638) | 186
| Martin Linton (Battersea):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many secondary school places were offered by Wandsworth secondary schools on 1st March to out-of-borough applicants, broken down by individual secondary schools; and how many of those offers were accepted. | | (167639) | 187
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he made of the educational effects on students of closing Condover Hall School. | | (168008) | 188
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the (a) change and (b) percentage change was in full-time permanent jobs in Burnley from 1997 to 31st December 2003. | | (167909) | 189
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many new jobs have been created in Burnley since 1997. | | (167910) | 190
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people were employed in tourism-related jobs in Burnley on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (167911) | 191
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effects on schools in Burnley of changes since 1997 in the level of investment in school sports. | | (167912) | 192
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much has been invested in sustainable school sports in Burnley. | | (167913) | 193
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much public funding has been spent on adult (a) literacy and (b) numeracy in Burnley in each of the last five years. | | (167914) | 194
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teacher vacancies there were in Burnley on the latest date for which figures are available; and what steps he is taking to reduce them. | | (167915) | 195
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teaching assistants there were in schools in Burnley (a) in each of the last seven years and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (167916) | 196
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much public funding was spent per pupil in Burnley in each of the last seven years. | | (167917) | 197
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) free nursery and (b) pre-school places were available for (i) three and (ii) four year olds in Burnley in each of the last seven years. | | (167918) | 198
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) Sure Start centres and (b) Early Excellence centres have been created in Burnley. | | (167919) | 199
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many new nurseries have been established in Burnley since 1997. | | (167920) | 200
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in Burnley have been affected by the National Childcare Strategy. | | (167921) | 201
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much public funding money has been spent on repairing schools in Burnley in each year since 1997. | | (167922) | 202
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in Burnley were taught in classes of more than 30 on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (167923) | 203
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding each school in Burnley has received from the New Deal for Schools. | | (167924) | 204
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in Burnley have benefited from the Excellence in Cities programme; and what the per pupil spending was in each year since the programme's inception. | | (167925) | 205
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools in Burnley deemed to be failing since 1997 have since reached satisfactory standards. | | (167926) | 206
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of pupils in Burnley reached the (a) mathematics and (b) English standard in each of the last seven years. | | (167927) | 207
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of 11 year old pupils in Burnley reached level four in (a) mathematics and (b) English in each of the last seven years. | | (167928) | 208
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of 15 and 16 year olds in Burnley achieved five+ GCSEs at grade A-C or GNVQ equivalent in each of the last seven years. | | (167929) | 209
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much public funding has been spent on higher education in Burnley in each of the last seven years. | | (167930) | 210
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much public funding has been spent on computers for schools in Burnley in each of the last seven years. | | (167931) | 211
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many Capital Modernisation Fund computer-learning centres have been established in Burnley. | | (167932) | 212
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) teachers and (b) families in Burnley have benefited from the Computers within Reach programme. | | (167933) | 213
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much money has been allocated to Burnley from the Capital Modernisation Fund. | | (167934) | 214
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many women in Burnley have visited an information and communications technology training centre in order to learn skills to return to work. | | (167935) | 215
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people in Burnley have received a computer to assist in seeking employment or retraining. | | (167936) | 216
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much money has been allocated to schools in Burnley for information and communications technologies since 2001. | | (167937) | 217
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many childcare places have been created in Burnley since 1997. | | (167938) | 218
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many residents of Burnley have undertaken apprenticeships in each of the last five years. | | (167939) | 219
| Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reasons the funding application to the Marriage and Relationship Support programme by Care for the Family for a National Couple Support Network was turned down. | | (168162) | 220
| Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the future of intermediate and foundation GNVQs. | | (167873) | 221
| Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students in further education failed to complete their course in each year since 1997. | | (167874) | 222
| Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children's centres have been set up; and if he will make a statement. | | (167875) | 223
| Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps have been taken to deliver early years education in rural areas; and if he will make a statement. | | (167876) | 224
| Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the number of young people who will continue in education as a result of the education maintenance allowance. | | (167988) | 225
| Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what cost estimate his Department has made of the educational maintenance allowance over the next three years. | | (167989) | 226
| Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many careers advisers there were in each year since 1997. | | (167990) | 227
| Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of students who have visited a Connexions branch since the launch of the service. | | (167991) | 228
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the intake into medical schools was in (a) England and Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland in each year since 1997. | | (166859) | 229
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he is taking to protect young school children from the campaigning conducted by the British National Party in schools to promote racist propaganda and racist activities. | | (168285) | 230
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether British National Party members have become school governors. | | (168286) | 231
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether his Department plans to contribute financially to the establishment of the second phase of the Central Point of Expertise on Timber. | | (167627) | 232
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many primary school closures there were in (a) England and (b) Wales in each year since 1997. | | (167977) | 233
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many administrative staff were employed in primary schools in (a) England and (b) Wales in each year since 1997. | | (167978) | 234
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students studying at a London university in the last academic year for which figures are available originated from (a) the UK and (b) overseas. | | (167979) | 235
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the job evaluation schemes carried out in primary schools for administrative staff. | | (167980) | 236
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to his Answer of 22nd March, Official Report, column 626W, on school meals, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils live more than three miles away from the school that they attend; and how many of those are eligible for free school meals. | | (166999) | 237
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what additional resources will be made available to non-Pathfinder schools after 2005-06 to provide for additional staff to meet the requirement of the workload agreement. | | (167000) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 238
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the volume of emissions of hydrofluorocarbons in each of the last five years; and what forecast she has made of future emissions.
| | (167480) | 239
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the environmental effects of replacing chlorofluorocarbons with hydrofluorocarbons in new refrigeration and airconditioning equipment; and if she will make a statement.
| | (167481) | 240
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress is being made towards developing less environmentally damaging alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons in refrigeration and airconditioning plant; and if she will make a statement.
| | (167482) | 241
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information she has collated regarding (a) the number of sites in the United Kingdom for retrieving chlorofluorocarbons from domestic refrigerators and (b) the location of such sites; and what measures she is taking to facilitate the development of further sites.
| | (167483) | 242
| Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will request that the European Commission conduct as a matter of urgency a study to establish for each EU member state, under the provisions of the new regulation concerning incidental catches of cetaceans in fisheries; and on the basis of current fishing data, the number of vessels that will be (a) required to use pingers and (b) required to carry observers; and what proportion of national fishing effort in relevant fleets will be exempt from each of the above requirements as a result of the exclusions of vessels (i) smaller than 12 metres, (ii) smaller than 15 metres and (iii) using pingers. | | (168241) | 243
| Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of UK fishing effort in fisheries under the provisions of the new regulation agreed at the Fisheries Council on 22nd and 23rd March will be exempt from the observer requirement on the basis of the exclusion of (a) vessels smaller than 15 metres and (b) vessels that are using pingers. | | (168242) | 244
| Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many UK fishing vessels, under the provisions of the new regulation agreed at the Fisheries Council on 22nd and 23rd March will be required to carry observers to monitor cetacean bycatch in gillnet fisheries in areas IV and VII. | | (168243) | 245
| Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many UK fishing vessels will be required to use pingers in gillnet fisheries in areas IV and VII under the provisions of the new regulation agreed at the Fisheries Council on 22nd and 23rd March, on the basis of current fishing effort. | | (168244) | 246
| Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government will (a) publish and (b) implement its Cetacean Bycatch Response Strategy. | | (168245) | 247
| Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of UK fishing effort will be exempt from the pinger requirement on the basis of the exclusion of vessels smaller than 12 metres under the provisions of the new regulation agreed at the Fisheries Council on 22nd and 23rd March. | | (168246) | 248
| Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many UK vessels were fishing in the pelagic trawl fishery in area VII for bass during (a) March and (b) April on the latest date for which figures are available; how many of these vessels are being monitored for cetacean bycatch by onboard observers; how many are engaged in trialing bycatch mitigation measures; and if she will introduce emergency restrictions on this fishery unless and until effective measures to prevent cetacean bycatch can be put in place. | | (168247) | 249
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage those using disposable batteries to switch to rechargeable ones. | | (167748) | 250
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what changes she has made to the carbon dioxide reduction target relative to 1990 levels within the National Allocation Plan to implement the EU Emissions Trading Directive following discussions with the DTI. | | (167753) | 251
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assumptions have been made in respect of potential extra cuts in carbon emissions beyond those already anticipated in a business-as-usual scenario in setting the carbon dioxide reduction target relative to 1990 levels within the National Allocation Plan to implement the EU Emissions Trading Directive. | | (167754) | 252
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what weight was given to (a) the desired environmental outcome and (b) expected energy trends in determining the carbon dioxide reduction target relative to 1990 levels under the EU Emissions Trading Directive. | | (167756) | 253
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what further steps the Government intends to take to reach the target of a 20 per cent. reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, relative to 1990 levels, by 2010; and if she will make a statement. | | (167757) | 254
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans are in place to prevent the destruction of hunting dogs in the event of a hunting ban being introduced. | | (167758) | 255
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what date has been set for the publication of the Government's report on the environmental and health impacts of waste disposal. | | (167760) | 256
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to what extent the requirements of the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive with regard to energy efficiency have been taken into account in the design of the UK's National Allocation Plan. | | (167761) | 257
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she intends to take to ensure that questions tabled for a named day response are answered on the specified day. | | (167789) | 258
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the use of pharmaceutical crops. | | (167830) | 259
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research into bio-pharmaceutical crops she has commissioned in the last five years; whether this research was carried out outdoors; and what plans her Department has to commission further research. | | (167831) | 260
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many licences for the planting of pharmaceutical crops have been applied for in the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years. | | (167832) | 261
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received from companies proposing to plant genetically modified food crops for commercial scale drug production. | | (167833) | 262
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures have been taken to prevent contamination of other crops from pharmaceutical crops being tested in the UK. | | (167834) | 263
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government's policy on pharmaceutical crops differs from its policy on other genetically modified crops. | | (167835) | 264
N | Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on her Department's support for local food production. | | (167013) | 265
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the progress of the Government's commitment to end fuel poverty by 2010. | | (167769) | 266
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has for a coordinated and strategic approach to the problem of Japanese knotweed. | | (167851) | 267
| Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures she will take to enable more rapid action against fly-tipping. | | (168016) | 268
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on progress by each Regional Development Agency on the Market and Coastal Towns Initiative; and what the budget for each RDA was for each year of the initiative. | | (167859) | 269
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress is being made on the introduction of regulations to deliver the (a) Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and (b) End of Life Vehicles directives. | | (167889) | 270
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had recently with the industries concerned in the implications of the introduction of the (a) Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and (b) End of Life Vehicles directives. | | (167890) | 271
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on compliance arrangements for low capacity animal carcass incinerators. | | (168081) | 272
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an evaluation of the Pesticide Voluntary Initiative. | | (168082) | 273
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the consultation paper on waste management controls is expected to be introduced. | | (168083) | 274
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the Government's fly tipping strategy. | | (168084) | 275
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the status of (a) the EU and (b) the UK regarding the European Environmental Liability Directive. | | (168085) | 276
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has held with dairy farmers on the 2004 integrated administration and control system form. | | (168086) | 277
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has made to (a) the European Commission and (b) her counterparts in the EU accession countries on the ability of those countries to meet EU (i) animal slaughter and (ii) food hygiene regulations by 1st May. | | (167321) | 278
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what timetable has been set to ensure that EU accession countries fully comply with EU (a) slaughter, (b) food production, (c) processing, (d) labelling, (e) traceability, (f) hygiene and (g) food safety regulations and standards. | | (167323) | 279
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of (a) the UK Government's and (b) the EU's regulatory systems to prevent the export of food produced in the EU accession countries which does not fully comply with EU slaughter and production standards. | | (167324) | 280
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what fishing restrictions apply to vessels not registered in the UK within (a) three mile, (b) six mile and (c) 12 mile limits from the UK coast; and what distinction is made between non UK-registered vessels with and without an historic entitlement. | | (167325) | 281
N | Mr David Heath (Somerton & Frome):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the environmental effects of the aggregates tax on Somerset. | | (167025) | 282
| Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will extend the deadline of 17th May for completion by farmers of integrated administration and control system forms. | | (167608) | 283
| Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason this year's integrated administration and control system forms have had to be reprinted; and when they will be posted to farmers. | | (167609) | 284
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average level of farm income for farmers in Burnley was in the past five years. | | (168303) | 285
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many homes in Burnley have benefited from the Warm Front Scheme. | | (168304) | 286
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects the ratification of the agreement on the conservation of albatrosses and petrels to be extended to include Tristan da Cunha. | | (168002) | 287
N | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who will represent the UK Government at the meeting of the European Agriculture Council in Luxembourg on 26th and 27th April. | | (167171) | 288
N | Mr Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many tonnes of CFCs were converted into inert substances in 2003; what her estimate is of how many tonnes of CFCs will be converted into inert substances in 2004; and what her target is for the conversion of CFCs into inert substances for 2004. | | (167238) | 289
N | Mr Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost to (a) central government and (b) local government of an effective containment programme of hydrofluorocarbons leakage. | | (167239) | 290
N | Mr Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost was to (a) central government and (b) local government of recovering, recycling and destroying CFCs from refrigeration and air conditioning equipment in each year for which figures are available; and what her estimates are for future expenditure. | | (167240) | 291
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to contribute financially to the establishment of the second phase of the Central Point of Expertise on Timber. | | (167628) | 292
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria were used in designating severely disadvantaged areas. | | (168031) | 293
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farms are classed as containing both severely disadvantaged area and non-severely disadvantaged area land. | | (168032) | 294
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on what support schemes farmers in
severely disadvantaged areas will be able to apply for. | | (168033) | 295
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what differences in cross-compliance requirements will exist between farms in different regions in England. | | (168034) | 296
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what differences in cross-compliance requirements will exist between farms in severely disadvantaged areas and non-severely disadvantaged areas. | | (168035) | 297
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the new requirements which will be imposed by the 2007 EU Rural Development Regulation. | | (168036) | 298
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on her policy for maintaining sea defences in the Blackwater and Crouch estuaries. | | (168037) | 299
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost of maintaining sea walls in (a) the Blackwater and Crouch estuaries and (b) Essex. | | (168038) | 300
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the payment of compensation to landowners affected by managed realignment. | | (168039) | 301
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the consents necessary to allow landowners to maintain sea walls. | | (168040) | 302
| 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 state of repair of sea walls in the Maldon and East Chelmsford constituency. | | (168041) | 303
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the length of sea defence in (a) the Maldon and East Chelmsford constituency and (b) Essex which falls into each of the four categories assigned by the Environment Agency for assessing the economic case for continued maintenance. | | (168042) | 304
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the exit strategy for withdrawing from maintenance of uneconomic sea walls. | | (168043) | 305
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the division of responsibility for maintenance of sea defences between land-owners, local authorities and the Environment Agency. | | (168044) | 306
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the division of responsibility for maintenance of main drainage ditches between land-owners, local authorities and the Environment Agency. | | (168045) | 307
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice her Department gives on how many years should elapse before apple trees can be replanted in the same field. | | (168144) | 308
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what definition her Department uses of an orchard. | | (168145) | 309
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, at what tree density her Department defines woodland as an orchard. | | (168146) | 310
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what definition her Department uses of (a) hedgerow hops and (b) standard hops under the new single payment regime. | | (168147) | 311
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government will take to protect old varieties of apples if traditional orchards do not qualify for half subsidy. | | (168149) | 312
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which EU member states subsidise orchards. | | (168150) | 313
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the number of (a) animal and (b) plant species that will be affected by the loss of traditional orchards. | | (168158) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 314
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps are being taken to bring the Janjawid militia within the peace agreement in Sudan. | | (167819) | 315
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when information on the decision to withdraw the concession for under-12s to join a parent in the UK was posted on the Foreign Office website. | | (167968) | 316
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss with the Spanish Government its policy on the Western Sahara. | | (168248) | 317
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has held with the National Islamic Front Government of the Sudan on the implementation of Sharia law in the south of the country. | | (168249) | 318
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice is available to UK citizens wishing to travel to the US on the requirements of the US Administration for (a) confidential financial information, (b) availability of visas and (c) grounds for possible deportation. | | (168251) | 319
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action he is taking to protect the interests of UK citizens wishing to travel to America, with particular reference to visa requirements. | | (168256) | 320
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Irish Government regarding the cessation of payments from the UK General Lighthouse Fund for the provision of navigational aids in Irish territorial waters. | | (168259) | 321
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) the Department for Transport and (b) the Northern Ireland Office regarding the cessation of payments from the UK General Lighthouse Fund for the provision of navigational aids in Irish territorial waters. | | (168260) | 322
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many incidents of (a) unlawful destruction of property and (b) collective punishment there were in each month since the end of the original major conflict in Iraq, in the sector controlled by the British occupying forces. | | (168078) | 323
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the second source referred to in Paragraph 93 of the Intelligence and Security Committee's report, Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction - Intelligence and Assessments, September 2003, was the intelligence based on documentary evidence referred to in Paragraph 89 of the report; and when this second source first reported to the Secret Intelligence Service. | | (168301) | 324
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30th January, Official Report, column 581W, on Iraq, whether the intelligence referred to is the intelligence upon which the United Kingdom Government based its claim in the September 2002 dossier, Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction, that Iraq sought the supply of uranium from Africa.
| | (168325) | 325
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what date the High Commission in Islamabad and UK Visas sent to the Home Office all papers relating to the appeal of Mr S.M., husband of Mrs S.K. of Aylesbury (decision maker's reference 643686; Gerrys/Fedex case number 90083389; appeal reference 90063159; GV100/86120); and if he will make a statement. | | (167246) | 326
| Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions have taken place with the government of (a) Guatemala, (b) Mexico, (c) Peru and (d) Chile; and if he will make a statement. | | (167880) | 327
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has submitted all documentation on which its claim that Iraq tried to procure uranium from Niger was based to the Butler Inquiry. | | (168282) | 328
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the Government first learned that Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan had visited countries in sub-Saharan Africa between 1998 and 2002 to procure uranium. | | (168283) | 329
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the Government first indicated that the country of source for the uranium source in Africa by Iraq was Niger. | | (168284) | 330
N | Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts regarding the EU-led peacekeeping force for Sudan; and if he will make a statement. | | (167183) | 331
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which members of the (a) Government and (b) Civil Service are permitted to use accommodation at ambassadors' and high commissioners' official residencies when visiting overseas on (i) official and (ii) private business; and what rules and protocols govern use by (A) (a) and (b) and (B) their families. | | (167242) | 332
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the (a) cost of and (b) charge for an overnight stay is at each ambassador's and high commissioner's official residence; and what rules and protocols govern the calculation of charges to users. | | (167243) | 333
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the proposed European constitution takes into consideration cultural and religious diversity. | | (168287) | 334
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department plans to contribute financially to the establishment of the second phase of the Central Point of Expertise on Timber. | | (167629) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 335
| Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the Secretary of State has to replace sugar and carbohydrate labelling of food products with the glycemic index. | | (167650) | 336
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what analysis he has made of the potential link between the use of mercury-based whooping cough vaccines and the incidence of autism; and if he will make a statement. | | (167767) | 337
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the NHS is able to provide mercury-free whooping cough vaccine for babies in the UK. | | (167768) | 338
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures the Government is taking to increase the number of British university trained (a) doctors and (b) nurses in the NHS. | | (167730) | 339
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what controls the General Medical Council has introduced to ensure that doctors who service internet medical companies provide patient consultations. | | (167802) | 340
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on his Department's monitoring of the sale of (a) licensed and (b) unlicensed medicines over the internet. | | (167803) | 341
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on his Department's policy on enforcing the General Medicine Council's ruling on the sale of medicines over the internet. | | (167804) | 342
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to seek to amend the law relating to sales of drugs over the internet; and if he will make a statement. | | (167805) | 343
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many representations have been made by (a) the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency between April 2003 and 2004 and (b) the Medicines Control Agency for each year between 1997 and 2003 to internet service providers regarding websites (i) in breach of the law on the sale of unlicensed medicines via the internet and (ii) providing medicines without adequate patient consultations; and if he will list the websites in each case. | | (167806) | 344
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list websites which have been (a) closed and (b) required to amend their web pages by their internet service providers following representations made by (i) the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency in the last year and (ii) the Medicines Control Agency for each year between 1997 and 2003 for (A) being in breach of the law on the scale of unlicensed medicines via the internet and (B) providing medicines without adequate patient consultations. | | (167807) | 345
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many investigations have been carried out into the sale of unlicensed medicines via the internet by (a) the Medicines Control Agency for each year between 1997 and 2003 and (b) the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency in the last year. | | (167808) | 346
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prosecutions against sellers of unlicensed medicines via the internet (a) have been undertaken, (b) have been successful and (c) are in preparation by (i) the Medicines Control Agency for each year between 1997 and 2003 and (ii) the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency in the last year. | | (167809) | 347
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many employees are engaged in the Special Inquiry Unit of the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency investigating drugs sales through the internet. | | (167810) | 348
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what training is undertaken by employees of the Special Inquiry Unit of the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency investigating drug sales through the internet. | | (167811) | 349
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 24th March, Official Report, columns 914-5W, on continuing NHS care, what information will be available centrally when the review is completed on (a) the number of people who should have been eligible for continuing NHS care who had been excluded and (b) the cost of reimbursing those people. | | (167940) | 350
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 8th April, ref. 164612, on the Prison Health Service, for what purposes the joint letter was issued; and for what reasons the decision was taken to issue the joint letter at that time. | | (167941) | 351
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to review and publish further health research evidence relating to the impact of (a) mobile phone masts and (b) mobile phone use subsequent to the report of Sir William Stewart. | | (167845) | 352
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of publications in 2003 by (a) his Department, (b) primary care trusts and (c) hospital trusts. | | (167850) | 353
| Mr John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time was for non-urgent operations within the (a) Sunderland, (b) Easington, (c) Hartlepool and (d) Durham primary care trusts in the last year for which figures are available. | | (168306) | 354
| Mr John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the waiting times are for hip replacements within the (a) Sunderland, (b) Easington, (c) Hartlepool and (d) Durham primary care trusts. | | (168307) | 355
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Treasury on the overspend on the Supporting People budget. | | (167855) | 356
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice he has given to local Supporting People teams on the implications of the budget overspend. | | (167856) | 357
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines he is putting in place for health agencies on the effects on the provision of (a) learning disability and (b) mental health services of changes in the Supporting People budgets. | | (167857) | 358
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress is being made in encouraging smoking cessation; and how much was allocated to each health trust for such services in the last year for which figures are available. | | (167858) | 359
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS beds were available in Birkenhead in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (167646) | 360
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what attempts were made by Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust to recruit paediatric staff in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003.
| | (167484) | 361
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many paediatric staff, broken down by medical category, were (a) recruited and (b) employed by hospital trusts in the south-east region of England in (i) 2001, (ii) 2002 and (iii) 2003.
| | (167485) | 362
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues in relation to the maximum time which ambulances should take in transporting pregnant mothers to hospitals in emergencies.
| | (167486) | 363
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the risk assessment carried out by clinicians in relation to the transfer of maternity services from Wycombe Hospital to Stoke Mandeville proposed in the Shaping Health Services document published by the Mid and South Bucks Health Community was carried out.
| | (167487) | 364
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many senior citizens in Preston have access to free eye tests.
| | (168098) | 365
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many residents in Preston aged over 60 years have benefited from the abolition of charges for eye tests.
| | (168099) | 366
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much public funding has been spent on health in Preston in each of the last seven years.
| | (168100) | 367
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what changes there have been to NHS waiting list time in the last seven years for the residents of Preston.
| | (168101) | 368
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of women in Preston with suspected breast cancer saw a specialist within two weeks in each of the last five years. | | (168102) | 369
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much public funding has been spent on (a) heart disease and (b) cancer care in Preston in each of the last five years. | | (168103) | 370
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS beds were available in Preston in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (168104) | 371
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the effect on residents of Preston of the Health Development Agency. | | (168105) | 372
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether there is a diagnostic and treatment centre located in Preston. | | (168106) | 373
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many rapid access chest pain clinics there are in Preston. | | (168107) | 374
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the levels of elective admissions to the NHS in Preston in the past five years. | | (168108) | 375
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many residents in Preston awaiting heart surgery have had the option of choosing an alternative hospital for quicker treatment in the last 12 months. | | (168109) | 376
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of suspected cancer patients in Preston saw an NHS consultant within two weeks in each of the last seven years. | | (168110) | 377
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on NHS waiting times for heart surgery in Preston. | | (168111) | 378
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS (a) therapists and (b) scientists were located in Preston in each of the last seven years. | | (168112) | 379
| Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS (a) doctors and (b) nurses there were in Preston in each of the last seven years. | | (168113) | 380
| Stephen Hesford (Wirral West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the current arrangements are for funding hospices; what plans there are for changes in these arrangements; and if he will make a statement. | | (168076) | 381
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the Department was of the decision to terminate the sale of surplus NHS properties to Miller/HBOS, including costs borne by the potential acquirer, for which the Department will have to pay compensation. | | (168346) | 382
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions the Department has had with Miller/HBOS about the compensation for costs incurred on the aborted property transaction. | | (168347) | 383
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when Miller/HBOS were advised that the deal to sell them the surplus NHS sites would no longer go ahead. | | (168348) | 384
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the proceeds of the sale of surplus NHS sites to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister will be; what they would have been under the aborted sale to Miller/HBOS; when the receipts will be received; when they would have been received from Miller/HBOS, and how many affordable houses (a) will be built and (b) would have been built on the site under the aborted sale to Miller/HBOS. | | (168349) | 385
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what conditions attach to the receipt of the proceeds of sale of the surplus NHS land to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. | | (168350) | 386
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements have been entered into with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister to ensure that the Department receives a share of any profits made on the subsequent sale of the surplus NHS sites by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. | | (168351) | 387
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the current owners of each of the surplus NHS sites to be sold to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. | | (168352) | 388
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy that the proceeds of the sale of each of the surplus NHS sites should be given to the relevant local primary care trust or other local NHS trusts. | | (168353) | 389
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the proceeds of the sale of surplus NHS sites to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister will be (a) retained by the Department for use on (i) capital and (ii) revenue projects that it specifies and (b) allocated to the local NHS trust in the areas where land sales will take place. | | (168354) | 390
| Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take further measures to increase the availability of NHS dentistry.
| | (168095) | 391
| Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) dental practices and (b) dentists in Hampshire provide NHS treatment; how many hours of NHS dentistry they offer each (i) week and (ii) month; and if he will make a statement on the availability of NHS dental treatment in Hampshire.
| | (168096) | 392
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the cost of (a) fixing so that they turn off and (b) replacing the faulty bedside televisions that have been provided. | | (167606) | 393
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which companies have contracted with NHS trusts to provide bedside televisions. | | (167607) | 394
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of providing bedside televisions for patients. | | (167659) | 395
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many consultants in cancer specialities were working in the NHS in England in each year since 1999. | | (167700) | 396
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what budget has been made available for 2004-05 to NHS Accident and Emergency departments for (a) art, (b) plants and (c) music. | | (167701) | 397
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of patients have online secure access to their electronic patient records. | | (167702) | 398
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list those NHS trusts which do not yet use electronic patient records. | | (167703) | 399
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many high security prison hospital places have been established since June 2001. | | (167704) | 400
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether ward managers are provided with NHS purchasing cards. | | (167705) | 401
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what budget is available to ward managers for the management of their wards. | | (167706) | 402
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether ward managers receive a direct financial allocation for their ward budget. | | (167707) | 403
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many intermediate care beds have been created since June 2001. | | (167708) | 404
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS trusts do not follow Department of Health guidance on short notice appointments; and what action he plans to take. | | (167709) | 405
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time for an MRI scan in each strategic health authority was for each year since 1997. | | (167710) | 406
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the ability of mobile MRI scan units to share data with the NHS; and if he will make a statement. | | (167711) | 407
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) MRI scanners and (b) PET scanners there are in England; and how many of these scanners have been bought (i) directly by the NHS and (ii) through alternative funding arrangements. | | (167712) | 408
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many whole time equivalent (a) radiologists and (b) radiographers were employed by the NHS on 30th September 2003. | | (168154) | 409
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent cardiologists were working in the NHS in each year since 1999. | | (168363) | 410
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many places on the boards of governors of the first wave of foundation hospitals which (a) are vacant and (b) were filled unopposed. | | (168067) | 411
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how figures for returners to the NHS will take account of multiple re-entry by some individuals. | | (168068) | 412
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the extent to which medical professionals from EU accession countries after 1st May will help to fill vacancies for (a) doctors, (b) nurses and (c) dentists in the NHS. | | (168069) | 413
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of patients with suspected cancer in Burnley saw an NHS consultant within two weeks in each of the last seven years. | | (167943) | 414
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on NHS waiting times for heart surgery in Burnley. | | (167944) | 415
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many residents in Burnley awaiting heart surgery have had the option of choosing an alternative hospital for quicker treatment in the last 12 months. | | (167945) | 416
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many elective admissions to the NHS there were in Burnley in each of the last five years. | | (167946) | 417
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many rapid access chest pain clinics there are in Burnley. | | (167947) | 418
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether there is a diagnostic and treatment centre located in Burnley. | | (167948) | 419
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many senior citizens in Burnley have access to free eye tests. | | (167949) | 420
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many residents in Burnley aged over 60 years have benefited from the abolition of charges for eye tests. | | (167950) | 421
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS (a) doctors and (b) nurses there were in Burnley in each of the last seven years. | | (167951) | 422
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS (a) therapists and (b) scientists were located in Burnley in each of the last seven years. | | (167952) | 423
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what changes there have been to NHS waiting list times in the last seven years for the residents of Burnley. | | (167953) | 424
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS beds were available in Burnley in each year since 1997. | | (167954) | 425
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects on residents of Burnley of the Health Development Agency. | | (167955) | 426
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much public funding has been spent on (a) heart disease and (b) cancer care in Burnley in each of the last five years. | | (167956) | 427
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of women in Burnley with suspected breast cancer saw a specialist within two weeks in each of the last five years. | | (167957) | 428
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much public funding has been spent on health in Burnley in each of the last seven years. | | (167958) | 429
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in Burnley are receiving drug treatment. | | (168319) | 430
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many forum members of the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health have resigned since its inception. | | (167994) | 431
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the percentage changes were, broken down by (a) age and (b) sex for rates of (i) conception and (ii) sexually transmitted infections in teenagers for each of the last five years in the North West London Health Authority. | | (167997) | 432
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd March, Official Report, column 865W, on pension schemes, how many people have (a) transferred their pensions into the NHS scheme and (b) been refused such transfers in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (168047) | 433
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the percentage of autistic spectrum disorder sufferers of working age who are in full-time employment. | | (167713) | 434
N | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who will represent the UK Government at the meeting of the European Agriculture Council in Luxembourg on 26th and 27th April. | | (167173) | 435
| Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the implementation of the Working Time Directive and its effect on (a) doctors' hours and (b) the availability of doctors within the NHS. | | (167877) | 436
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on levels of dietary sodium intake; and if he will make a statement. | | (167846) | 437
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the evidential basis is for his statement that only about 20 or 30 people in England are waiting more than nine months for an NHS procedure. | | (167244) | 438
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to contribute financially to the establishment of the second phase of the Central Point of Expertise on Timber. | | (167631) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 439
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many DNA samples taken by the police have been destroyed in each of the last five years; and under whose authority in each case. | | (167728) | 440
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what basis he refused a request to extradite to Argentina Mr Hade Solemanpour, the former Iranian Ambassador to Argentina; and if he will make a statement. | | (167613) | 441
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the decision was made to withdraw the concession for under-12s to join a parent in the UK; and when the information was posted on the Immigration and Nationality Directorate website. | | (167969) | 442
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) nationalities and (b) immigration status were of people arrested on suspicion of terrorist offences in each of the last five years. | | (167960) | 443
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people arrested under anti-terrorist legislation have been identified as illegal immigrants in each of the last five years. | | (167961) | 444
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people arrested under anti-terrorist legislation in each of the last five years are current or former asylum seekers in the United Kingdom. | | (167962) | 445
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) charged and (c) convicted under anti-terrorist legislation in each of the last five years, broken down by offence. | | (167963) | 446
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests for immigration offences there were in each of the last five years in each (a) police force area and (b) local authority, broken down by (i) month and (ii) offence. | | (167966) | 447
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were arrested in November and December 2003 on suspicion of terrorist offences, broken down by offence; what their (a) nationalities and (b) immigration status are; and how many are current or former asylum seekers in the United Kingdom. | | (167967) | 448
N | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has received requests from (a) Spain and (b) Morocco for the extradition of persons in connection with the Madrid train bombing; and if he will make a statement. | | (167172) | 449
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether those detained on 19th and 20th April in Manchester in connection with alleged terrorist activity are (a) linked to Al Muhajiroon and (b) Supporters of Sharia; and if he will make a statement. | | (167992) | 450
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what have been the legal costs, to date, of representing the Government (a) before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission in connection with (i) proceedings under the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001 and (ii) in respect of removal of nationalilty under the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 and (b) in any subsequent appeals; and if he will make a statement. | | (168223) | 451
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has held with (a) county probation officers and (b) criminal justice boards on the National Offender Management Scheme. | | (168308) | 452
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the membership of the Gloucestershire Probation Board is; and what the duration of that membership is. | | (168309) | 453
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many US visitors have been deported from the UK for incorrect information on their visa applications in the last 12 months. | | (168252) | 454
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will publish his draft identity card bill. | | (167853) | 455
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many life sentence prisoners have been released on parole during each of the last 48 months. | | (168020) | 456
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners who are sentenced to 10 years or more have been released in each of the last 48 months. | | (168021) | 457
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many life sentence prisoners were recalled to custody during each of the last 48 months; and what the reasons for recall were. | | (168022) | 458
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners who had been sentenced to more than 10 years have been recalled during each of the last 48 months; and what the reasons for recall were. | | (168023) | 459
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners were released on home detention curfew in each of the last 12 months. | | (168024) | 460
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons were recalled to custody having been released on home detention curfew in each of the last 12 months. | | (168025) | 461
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many life sentence prisoners were (a) in Category C conditions and (b) in open conditions on (i) 31st March and (ii) 31st March in each of the last five years. | | (168026) | 462
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners who had been sentenced for more than 10 years were (a) in Category C conditions and (b) in open conditions on (i) 31st March and (ii) 31st March in each of the last five years. | | (168027) | 463
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners in 2003 began training, education or offender behaviour programmes but were unable to complete these courses due to (a) transfer to another establishment and (b) release from custody. | | (168028) | 464
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners are expected to be released from custody (a) on home detention curfew, (b) on parole and (c) at the end of their sentence in each of the next 12 months. | | (168029) | 465
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are projected to be given a custodial sentence in each of the next 12 months. | | (168030) | 466
N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, How many gamekeepers have been convicted in the last 10 years of the illegal killing of hen harriers. | | (167197) | 467
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has passed to the Immigration Appellate Authority the relevant papers in the case of Mr S.M., husband of Mrs S.K. of Aylesbury (decision maker's reference 643686; Gerrys/Fedex case reference 9003389; appeal reference 900863159; UK Visas reference GV100/86120); and if he will make a statement. | | (167247) | 468
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reasons are for the exclusion of other EU citizens from criminal record checks when applying to work as mini-cab drivers. | | (167981) | 469
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason British and EU mini-cab drivers are not treated equally with regard to requirements for criminal record checks when applying to work as mini-cab drivers. | | (167982) | 470
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many adult males given a custodial sentence by courts were assessed as requiring Category (a) A, (b) B, (c) C and (d) D security conditions in (i) England and (ii) Wales in each month since January 2003. | | (168205) | 471
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners were assessed as having drug-related problems on (a) entry to and (b) exit from each (i) HM Prison Service establishment and (ii) privately run prison establisment since January 2003. | | (168206) | 472
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many young offenders were given a custodial sentence by courts in Wales in each month since January 2003. | | (168207) | 473
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisons are using (a) naltraxone, (b) methadone and (c) subutex as part of their drug treatment. | | (168208) | 474
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost per offender was of each drug treatment and testing order in 2003 in (a) Nottinghamshire and (b) England. | | (168209) | 475
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of drug treatment and testing order participants in (a) 2001 and (b) 2002 reoffended in 2003 in Nottinghamshire. | | (168210) | 476
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police cyclists there are per head of population for each police force. | | (168004) | 477
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the percentage change in full-time police officers in Burnley has been since 1997. | | (168314) | 478
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the percentage change in (a) overall recorded crime, (b) recorded violent crime, (c) burglaries and (d) vehicle thefts in Burnley has been since 1997. | | (168315) | 479
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what powers preventing racial harassment have been introduced since 1997; and how many times these powers have been used in Burnley. | | (168316) | 480
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much public funding has been spent on CCTV security cameras in Burnley since 1997. | | (168317) | 481
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what public funds were spent on tackling drugs misuse in Burnley in (a) 1997-98 and (b) 2003-04. | | (168318) | 482
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the costs are of each project funded by the West London Community Cohesion Pathfinder programme in the last 18 months. | | (167995) | 483
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what budget has been allocated to the West London Community Cohesion Pathfinder programme in each year since it was initiated; and how much in each year has been (a) spent and (b) allocated. | | (167996) | 484
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been registered with the London Borough of Hillingdon in each of the last five years. | | (168071) | 485
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to allow the re-use and relocating of graves; and if he will make a statement. | | (168050) | 486
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department plans to contribute financially to the establishment of the second phase of the Central Point of Expertise on Timber. | | (167630) | 487
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) immigrants and (b) asylum seekers were living in each county in England and Wales in each year since 1997. | | (168014) | 488
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of applications for asylum in England and Wales were accepted in each year since 1997. | | (168015) | Questions to the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission 489
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what plans the Commission has to increase the provision of (a) low-energy lighting and (b) lighting activated by movement within the House. | | (167783) | 490
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what volume of water was used within the House in each year from 1997 to date. | | (167791) | 491
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, when the activities of the House were last subject to an environmental audit. | | (167792) | 492
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent assessment has been made of the implications of introducing workplace charging for vehicles parked in the House car park. | | (167793) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 493
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the security and humanitarian situation in Sudan since the signing of the peace agreement; and if he will make a statement. | | (167814) | 494
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken to determine the number of unexploded landmines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | | (167815) | 495
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the use of money from the Global Fund to fight (a) malaria, (b) HIV/AIDS and (c) tuberculosis. | | (167816) | 496
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the recent flooding in Western Kenya. | | (167817) | 497
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the latest humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe. | | (167818) | 498
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the humanitarian requirements of those Congolese nationals expelled from Angola and living in the Bandundu and Kasai-Occidental provinces of Democratic Republic of Congo; and if he will make a statement. | | (167820) | 499
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress is being made to ensure that humanitarian aid in Zimbabwe goes to those in most need. | | (167822) | 500
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on levels of (a) cholera and (b) dysentery in Zimbabwe. | | (167823) | 501
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate his Department has made of the future food aid requirements in Southern Africa. | | (167824) | 502
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance he has offered the Government of Togo to reduce levels of child prostitution in the country. | | (167825) | 503
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance is being given to help women who were raped during the genocide in Rwanda and who now suffer from HIV/AIDS. | | (167826) | 504
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on water shortages in Mauritania. | | (167827) | 505
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much has been spent on consultancy fees by his Department in each of the last three years. | | (167648) | 506
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list the (a) names and (b) funding amounts of projects aimed at improving access to safe clean water funded (i) directly, (ii) on a multi-lateral basis and (iii) on a bi-lateral basis by his Department in the last two years. | | (167771) | 507
| Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, further to his recent statement to the all-party Africa Group, if he will list the governments in Africa that he regards as having been democratically elected. | | (168201) | 508
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department plans to contribute financially to the establishment of the second phase of the Central Point of Expertise on Timber. | | (167614) | Questions to the Leader of the House 509
| Mr Michael Connarty (Falkirk East):To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment has been made of the amendments required to the rules of the House to ensure that all equal opportunity and rights at work related laws apply to honourable Members and their staff. | | (167854) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 510
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what consideration he has given to extending the guidelines published by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence on the Management of Multiple Sclerosis to Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | (168080) | 511
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland housing industry regarding the possible introduction of home information packs. | | (168187) | 512
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the total of unpaid housing executive house rents in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (168188) | 513
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the availability of properties for first-time buyers in Northern Ireland. | | (168190) | 514
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what measures are in place to encourage energy efficiency in Northern Ireland. | | (168191) | 515
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the state of Northern Ireland's water and sewage pipe infrastructure. | | (168192) | 516
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will estimate the annual cost of leaking or damaged water and sewage pipes in each of the last five years. | | (168193) | 517
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the fiscal incentives to encourage (a) public and (b) private investment in new technology and innovation in Northern Ireland. | | (168194) | 518
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people (a) applied for and (b) received legal aid in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and how many people had an application rejected. | | (168195) | 519
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total cost of legal aid was in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (168196) | 520
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time teaching assistants there were in each Northern Ireland education and library board area in each of the last three years. | | (168198) | 521
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much (a) local authorities and (b) Government departments and agencies paid in claims for personal injury or liability, as a proportion of their total budgets, in each of the last five years. | | (168199) | 522
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total cost was of the recent industrial action by staff of the Northern Ireland Civil Service. | | (168200) | 523
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to encourage the recruitment and retention of nurses in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | (168266) | 524
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many nurses in each Northern Ireland health trust area have left the profession within two years of registration in each of the last five years. | | (168267) | 525
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) full-time, (b) part-time and (c) student nurses were employed in each Northern Ireland health trust area in each of the last five years. | | (168268) | 526
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many specialist (a) theatre, (b) coronary care, (c) children's, (d) diabetes, (e) intensive and (f) palliative care nurses were employed in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years; and what resources are being made available to train nurses in specialist areas. | | (168269) | 527
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average monthly waiting times in accident and emergency departments in each Northern Ireland hospital were in each of the last three years. | | (168270) | 528
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) verbal and (b) physical assaults against (i) nurses and (ii) other health care staff in each Northern Ireland health trust area there were in each of the last three years. | | (168271) | 529
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) arrests were made, (b) people were charged, (c) cautions were issued and (d) convictions were reached for assaults on NHS staff in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years. | | (168272) | 530
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what measures are in place to (a) develop community children's services in Northern Ireland and (b) encourage the recruitment of more community children's nurses. | | (168273) | 531
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many school (a) full-time and (b) part-time nurses are employed within each Northern Ireland education and library board area. | | (168274) | 532
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to reduce levels of (a) substance abuse, (b) alcohol abuse, (c) suicide, (d) mental illness and (e) eating disorders among young people in Northern Ireland. | | (168275) | 533
N | David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much public sector money has been allocated to (a) motorcar racing and (b) motorcycle racing in each of the last five years in Northern Ireland.
| | (167488) | 534
N | David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his estimate is of tourist numbers and revenue earned by motorcar and motorcycle meetings and events in each of the last five years in Northern Ireland.
| | [R] (167489) | 535
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to review the sentences available to the courts in Northern Ireland when dealing with those convicted of cruelty to animals.
| | (168294) | 536
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many visits have been made under the auspices of Invest Northern Ireland by potential inward investors to the East Londonderry constituency within the past 12 months; and how many jobs have been created as a result.
| | (168295) | 537
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to contain gas price rises in Northern Ireland over the next few years.
| | (168296) | 538
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the increase has been in housing executive rents in Northern Ireland over the past five years.
| | (168297) | 539
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the terms are of the offer made by the Department of the Environment in relation to allowances which are to be payable to councillors in Northern Ireland for carrying out their duties.
| | (168298) | 540
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to dual the A26 between Ballymoney and Coleraine; and what assessment he has made of recent figures on relevant traffic volumes.
| | (168299) | 541
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the budget was for casework of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission in each year since its formation. | | (168166) | 542
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many cases the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has supported on behalf of individuals in each year since its formation. | | (168167) | 543
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost was of each case supported by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission in each year since its formation. | | (168168) | 544
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, who has (a) been appointed, (b) been dismissed, (c) resigned and (d) withdrawn from the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission since its formation; and how much remuneration has been received in each case. | | (168169) | 545
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with other Government departments regarding the cessation of payments from the UK General Lighthouse Fund for the provision of navigational aids in Irish territorial waters. | | (168239) | 546
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Irish Government regarding the cessation of payments from the UK General Lighthouse Fund for the provision of navigational aids in Irish territorial waters. | | (168240) | 547
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the role of the new Educational Centre of Excellence for Autism will be. | | (167604) | 548
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will appoint an experienced individual or group (a) to conduct a Province-wide appraisal of the course of hospital admissions and (b) to suggest means of enhancing efficiency from the primary care assessment stage through to ward discharge; and if he will make a statement. | | (167605) | 549
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what formal training is provided to assist nurses from overseas in adapting to and integrating into a new (a) working and (b) cultural environment. | | (167714) | 550
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress he has made towards a decision on the future location for the teaching of agriculture at university level in Northern Ireland. | | (167715) | 551
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the need to assign a single body with responsibility for recruiting overseas nurses to hospitals and health facilities in the Province. | | (167716) | 552
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff are employed in mainstream schools in Northern Ireland specifically to assist with the needs of children with autistic spectrum disorders. | | (167717) | 553
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what research he has collated on the earlier diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorders in the Province; and if he will make a statement. | | (167718) | 554
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent changes have been made in accessing multi-agency multi-disciplinary diagnosis and assessment services at an earlier stage in relation to autistic spectrum disorder. | | (167719) | 555
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what changes have been made in (a) school-based and (b) home-based educational and therapeutic provision since the report of the task group on autism. | | (167720) | 556
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what training is provided routinely to parents following the diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorders in children. | | (167721) | 557
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what training student teachers receive on the needs of children with autistic spectrum disorders. | | (167722) | 558
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the TEACCH educational programme for young people with autistic spectrum disorders. | | (167723) | 559
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the effects of applied behaviour analysis in the education of children with autistic spectrum disorders. | | (167724) | 560
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the equity of resource allocation studies by the Eastern Health and Social Services Board and what conclusions he has drawn, in relation to the provision of services for those residing in the Newtownards and North Down Region; and if he will make a statement. | | (167725) | 561
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps are being taken to ensure adequate capacity at the Ulster Hospital; and if he will make a statement. | | (167726) | 562
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to assist parents in dealing with behavioural challenges that arise in caring for children and young adults with autistic spectrum disorders; and if he will make a statement. | | (167727) | 563
| Mr David Trimble (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what has been the change in (a) real and (b) nominal terms in private sector research and development spending in Northern Ireland in each year since 1998. | | (168211) | 564
| Mr David Trimble (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with banks operating in Northern Ireland on the possibilities of allowing Post Office branches to handle current account business of the banks' customers. | | (168212) | 565
| Mr David Trimble (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many jobs were created (a) by inward investment projects and (b) through business associated with agreed inward investment projects, for each year from 1998 and expressed as a percentage of the figure for the UK as a whole. | | (168213) | 566
| Mr David Trimble (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to provide (a) grants and (b) other incentives to logistics companies in Northern Ireland to encourage the movement of freight via rail rather than road; and if he will make a statement. | | (168214) | 567
| Mr David Trimble (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the target date is for the implementation of the Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan; and if he will make a statement. | | (168215) | 568
| Mr David Trimble (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what costs have so far been incurred in the preparation of the Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan. | | (168216) | 569
| Mr David Trimble (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many area plans are in place in Northern Ireland; and how many are under preparation. | | (168217) | 570
| Mr David Trimble (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many persons were employed by Invest Northern Ireland on (a) 1st April 2002, (b) 1st April 2003 and (c) 1st April 2004. | | (168218) | 571
| Mr David Trimble (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many persons employed by Invest Northern Ireland have chosen permanently to transfer from the Northern Ireland Civil Service to Invest Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | (168219) | 572
| Mr David Trimble (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he expects to make a decision regarding the new headquarters for Invest Northern Ireland. | | (168220) | 573
| Mr David Trimble (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much she estimates the new headquarters for Invest Northern Ireland will cost; and from what source of funds it will be paid for. | | (168221) | 574
| Mr David Trimble (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total cost of staff was at Invest Northern Ireland in each of the last two financial years. | | (168222) | 575
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department plans to contribute financially to the establishment of the second phase of the Central Point of Expertise on Timber. | | (167615) | Questions to the Prime Minister 576
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 29th March to the honourable Member for Bexhill and Battle, Official Report, column 1144W, on party use of government buildings, what income has been received from the Labour Party for each year from 1997 to date. | | (167743) | 577
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Prime Minister, for what reasons Lord Levy's responsibilities as his special envoy have been widened to encompass education-related matters. | | (167749) | 578
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Prime Minister, for what reasons the honourable Member for Oldham West and Royton left his post as Environment Minister. | | (167773) | 579
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Prime Minister, what factors underlay his decision to appoint Mr Tom Kelly as his chief spokesman; and what qualities Mr Kelly will bring to his post. | | (167784) | 580
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Prime Minister, whether he has accepted the advice of his Chief Scientist that global warning represents as big a threat to the world as terrorism. | | (167790) | 581
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the towns and cities in the UK he visited in 2003, giving in each case the purpose of the visit. | | (167794) | 582
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Prime Minister, what his policy is in respect of the use of Government property by individuals other than special advisers to carry out work for New Labour. | | (167795) | 583
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will place in the Library an up-to-date organogram of 10 Downing Street, showing individuals (a) functions, (b) lines of accountability and (c) classification as civil servant or special adviser. | | (167796) | 584
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Prime Minister, for what reasons Mr Jonathan Powell has the power to direct civil servants. | | (167797) | 585
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Prime Minister, what his policy is on the length of time it is appropriate for Cabinet Ministers to be out of the country. | | (167798) | 586
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will visit the Lewes constituency to inspect those areas which were subject to flooding in 2000 and where no flood defence works have yet been proposed. | | (167799) | 587
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Prime Minister, what steps he is taking to reduce the dependancy of (a) himself and (b) his Ministers on ministerial cars. | | (167800) | 588
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the environmental groups he has met since 1st January 2003. | | (167801) | 589
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will call for support for children affected by HIV/AIDS to be made a priority at the G8 summit. | | (167611) | 590
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make representations at the G8 summit for funds to be committed to implement the strategic framework by UNAIDS on Orphans and Vulnerable Children. | | (167612) | 591
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Prime Minister, which Government departments are responsible for ensuring that (a) EU member states' and (b) EU accession states' food imports to the UK meet the appropriate EU (i) slaughter, (ii) production, (iii) processing, (iv) labelling, (v) hygiene, (vi) food safety and (vii) traceability standards. | | (167322) | 592
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge):To ask the Prime Minister, when he last met the Mayor of London. | | (168001) | 593
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Prime Minister, what steps the British Government is taking to keep allies informed of developments in the fight against terrorism, with particular reference to the Yemen. | | (168075) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 594
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department plans to contribute financially to the establishment of the second phase of the Central Point of Expertise on Timber. | | (167617) | Questions to the Solicitor General 595
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Solicitor General, what steps the Government has taken since the statement on 20th January, Official Report, column 1215, on unexplained infant deaths, to (a) identify civil cases and (b) learn from these cases; and if she will make a statement. | | (167812) | 596
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Solicitor General, how many civil cases relating to unexplained infant deaths have been reviewed since the statement on 20th January, Official Report, column 1215; what the outcome was of each; and if she will make a statement. | | (167813) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 597
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps she is taking to encourage the gassification of coal. | | (167750) | 598
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of power was derived from gassified coal in 2003. | | (167751) | 599
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what involvement she has had and what position she has taken on the setting of the carbon dioxide reduction target relative to 1990 levels within the National Allocation Plan to implement the EU Emissions Trading Directive. | | (167752) | 600
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what energy assumptions have influenced her Department's policy on the appropriate carbon dioxide reduction target relative to 1990 levels within the National Allocation Plan to implement the EU Emissions Trading Directive. | | (167755) | 601
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the carbon dioxide emissions reduction targets in (a) the draft National Allocation Plan and (b) the climate change programme. | | (167762) | 602
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, to what extent the requirements of the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive with regard to energy efficiency have been taken into account in future energy projections for the UK. | | (167763) | 603
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will reconcile her revised growth projections for the UK iron and steel industry with the increases set out in the draft National Allocation Plan. | | (167764) | 604
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what range of prices for carbon is being included in her Department's forward energy projections from 2005 onwards, with reference to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. | | (167765) | 605
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will take steps to prevent car advertisements from referring to maximum speed levels achievable where these are in excess of the national speed limit. | | (167766) | 606
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many complaints were received by Energywatch on switching energy suppliers in the last year for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. | | (167772) | 607
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to prohibit cold calling and door-to-door selling by utility companies. | | (167774) | 608
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what measures she is able to take to regulate the selling practices of utility companies. | | (167775) | 609
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the level of charges applied to metered utility supplies. | | (167776) | 610
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will introduce legislation to prevent the disconnection of utility supplies due to debt. | | (167777) | 611
| 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 young people in Leeds who will benefit from the introduction of the minimum wage for 16 to 18 year olds. | | (167778) | 612
N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the environmental impact of wind farms. | | (167012) | 613
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the post offices which have been closed since 1997 in the Carshalton and Wallington constituency; and when each closed. | | (167649) | 614
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya's debts to the Export Credits Guarantee Department, broken down by sector, are; if she will list the top five contracts, by value, on which these debts are based; and if she will make a statement on the Government's intention to recover this debt. | | (167829) | 615
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what support her Department is giving to schemes to encourage social entrepreneurship. | | (168360) | 616
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many planning applications for wind farms in coastal waters of the United Kingdom have been made in (a) the first round and (b) the second round; and if she will list the (i) persons and (ii) organisations who have been consulted on each application.
| | (168093) | 617
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has made to other Government departments regarding obstruction to shipping lanes from wind farms. | | (168355) | 618
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the risk of obstruction to the Port of London from the London array wind farm; and what representations she has received on the issue from the maritime industry. | | (168356) | 619
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the extent of interference with maritime navigational instruments from wind farms placed in UK territorial waters. | | (168357) | 620
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will require that the costs of any navigational aids required to prevent collision with windmills positioned in UK territorial waters are met by the operators of wind farms. | | (168358) | 621
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what consultations she has (a) undertaken and (b) planned with maritime groups concerned about the impact of offshore wind farms on maritime navigation. | | (168359) | 622
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action she intends to take against directors of Cammell Laird at the point when the company was moved into administration. | | (167503) | 623
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many new businesses have started up in Burnley since 1997. | | (167892) | 624
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps the Government has taken to help small businesses in Burnley since 1997. | | (167893) | 625
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many new businesses have been established in Burnley since 1997. | | (167894) | 626
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many workers in Burnley have benefited from the national minimum wage. | | (167895) | 627
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many and what percentage of women in Burnley have taken 26 weeks maternity leave since 1997. | | (167896) | 628
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the effects of the EU Social Chapter on the residents of Burnley. | | (167897) | 629
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the benefits to residents of Burnley of new rights for night-shift workers. | | (167898) | 630
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many residents of Burnley qualify for paid leave entitlements. | | (167899) | 631
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many residents of Burnley have benefited from a reduction of the working week to 48 hours. | | (167900) | 632
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the effects of recent trends in investment in renewable energy upon residents of Burnley. | | (168305) | 633
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many workers in Burnley have benefited from the national minimum wage.
| | (168324) | 634
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of how much gas the UK will import in each of the five years from 2006; and if she will make a statement. | | (168052) | 635
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the UK's total gas requirements in each of the five years from 2006; and if she will make a statement. | | (168053) | 636
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the likely level of production of indigenous gas in each of the five years from 2006; and if she will make a statement. | | (168054) | 637
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much money has been provided in capital grants to (a) off-shore and (b) on-shore wind farms since 1997; and if she will make a statement. | | (168055) | 638
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of electricity has been generated from renewable sources in each of the last seven years for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. | | (168056) | 639
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much money has been provided in subsidy to the UK coal mining industry in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. | | (168057) | 640
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much money in subsidy has been provided to the UK nuclear electricity industry in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. | | (168058) | 641
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the (a) level and (b) effects on the UK steel industry of steel dumping in Europe; and if she will make a statement. | | (167847) | 642
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether her Department plans to contribute financially to the establishment of the second phase of the Central Point of Expertise on Timber. | | (167618) | 643
N | Angela Watkinson (Upminster):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what progress her Department is making on promoting the environmental benefits of renewable energy. | | (167003) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 644
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the quality of service given by the National Rail Enquiries service (a) before and (b) after part of the service was outsourced overseas. | | (167729) | 645
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the Government has not yet complied with the EU Directive on vessel traffic monitoring and information systems. | | (167634) | 646
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what action the UK Government will take against ships entering UK ports without International Ship and Port Security Code certification after 1st July. | | (167635) | 647
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional staff his Department's Security Directorate has recruited in order to complete assessments of ship security plans as required under the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code. | | (167636) | 648
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Government will meet the compliance deadline of 1st July for implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code; what steps his Department is taking to meet this deadline; how many UK ships and ports have reached the required standard to date; and if he will make a statement. | | (167637) | 649
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many journeys were made by bicycle in each of the last 10 years. | | (168302) | 650
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on recent developments in the inquiries into the Potters Bar railway accident. | | (168091) | 651
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has held talks with the Strategic Rail Authority about the relocation of the National Rail Enquiry Bureau to India; how many jobs have been lost in the United Kingdom as a result; what the cost has been to the taxpayer of any benefits or grants to staff made redundant from the Bureau; and if he will make a statement. | | (168092) | 652
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what cost assessment has been carried out by his Department of the implementation of the European Rail Directives package proposed by the EU Commission; and what consultations he has had with (a) the rail industry, (b) the trade unions in the rail sector and (c) elected representatives on their implementation.
| | (168094) | 653
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what calculations have been made of the sum of money to be returned to his Department by the train operating companies following the relocation of the National Train Enquiry Bureau to India. | | (168165) | 654
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the responsibilities of uniformed Highways Agency Traffic Officers are. | | (168254) | 655
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to publicise the requirements of the US Administration for visitor visas for UK citizens. | | (168257) | 656
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold urgent talks with the US Administration on the exchange of private details, with particular reference to credit card numbers, for British passengers travelling to the USA by air. | | (168258) | 657
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has made to the Department of Trade and Industry regarding obstruction to shipping lanes from wind farms. | | (168261) | 658
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the extent of interference with maritime navigational instruments from wind farms placed in UK territorial waters. | | (168262) | 659
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the risk of obstruction to the Port of London from the London array wind farm; and what representations he has received on the issue from the maritime industry. | | (168263) | 660
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultation he has (a) undertaken and (b) planned with maritime groups about the impact of offshore wind farms on marine navigation. | | (168264) | 661
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has been asked to fund navigational aids to prevent vessels colliding with wind turbines. | | (168265) | 662
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of his departmental vehicles run on (a) fuel cells, (b) liquefied petroleum gas, (c) petrol, (d) diesel, (e) hybrid fuel and (f) other fuel. | | (168006) | 663
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the cost per mile of railway line maintenance for each contractor. | | (168007) | 664
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the percentage change in (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries on the roads of Burnley has been since 1997. | | (167881) | 665
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of new cycle lanes have been provided using public funds in Burnley since 1997. | | (167882) | 666
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many rural bus services in Burnley are supported by rural bus grants. | | (167883) | 667
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of priority bus lanes have been created in Burnley since 1997. | | (167884) | 668
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the likely effects of investment in railway improvements over the next 10 years upon residents of Burnley. | | (167885) | 669
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the occasions from 1st January to 31st March when, in association with his ministerial duties, he used (a) railway services, (b) bus services and (c) underground trains. | | (168065) | 670
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will make a report on the current rail review. | | (168072) | 671
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to contribute financially to the establishment of the second phase of the Central Point of Expertise on Timber. | | (167619) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 672
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether his Department plans to contribute financially to the establishment of the second phase of the Central Point of Expertise on Timber. | | (167621) | 673
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much money was allocated for local authorities in Wales to be used for road repairs and improvements in each year since 1997; and how much of these amounts was spent on settling legal disputes arising from poor road maintenance. | | (168013) | Questions to the Minister for Women 674
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Minister for Women, if she will make a statement on the extent of discrimination against women in the workplace who have returned to work after maternity leave; and if she will estimate how many women have been dismissed in each of the last five years on their return from maternity leave. | | (167848) | 675
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Minister for Women, what action she plans to take to penalise companies which discriminate against women returning from maternity leave. | | (167849) | 676
| Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Minister for Women, how many working mothers use childcare for (a) children under five and (b) children over five years. | | (167879) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 677
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged over 70 years are in receipt of council tax benefit in Scotland, broken down by (a) local authority area and (b) parliamentary constituency. | | (167821) | 678
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the incentives to work for those in receipt of incapacity care allowance and seeking part-time work with earnings over £4000 per annum. | | (167177) | 679
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of recipients of incapacity care allowance who are (a) in employment, (b) of working age but not employed and (c) of working age, not employed but seeking work. | | (167178) | 680
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of incapacity care allowance there were in each of the last five years. | | (167179) | 681
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the expansion of the specialist personal adviser service to support longer-term incapacity benefit recipients announced in the Budget will be available (a) for the Jobcentre Plus pathways to work pilots and (b) to all New Deal for Disabled People programmes. | | (167241) | 682
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of disability living allowance have not been paid money due to them in (a) January, (b) February, (c) March and (d) April; what the total sum is of such payments owed to claimants of his Department; and if he will make a statement. | | (167248) | 683
| Martin Linton (Battersea):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many mothers in Battersea have (a) applied for and (b) obtained the Sure Start maternity grant. | | (167640) | 684
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women in Burnley have benefited from the (a) New Deal for Lone Parents and (b) New Deal for Partners since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (167886) | 685
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many senior citizens in Burnley have benefited from the winter fuel allowance since 1997. | | (167887) | 686
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many mothers in Burnley have taken up the Sure Start maternity grant. | | (167888) | 687
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many lone parents in Burnley have gained work through the New Deal programme. | | (168321) | 688
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on measures introduced to improve the working conditions of disabled workers in Burnley over the last seven years. | | (168322) | 689
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many mothers in Burnley have received the Sure Start Maternity Grant. | | (168323) | 690
N | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of women in each ethnic group are living in poverty, defined as below 60 per cent. of median income (a) before and (b) after housing costs. | | (166923) | 691
| Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people under 30 have taken out a stakeholder pension. | | (167878) | 692
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to contribute financially to the establishment of the second phase of the Central Point of Expertise on Timber. | | (167622) | 693
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, from what date entitlement to the state second pension will accrue on a flat-rate basis; and if he will make a statement. | | (167318) | 694
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the categories of pension credit recipient who are entitled to a level of guarantee credit in excess of the standard level. | | (167319) | 695
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate (a) the gross cost, (b) the saving in expenditure on the state second pension, (c) the saving in expenditure on pension credit, (d) the saving in expenditure on other means-tested benefits, (e) the additional revenue from income tax and (f) the net cost to the Exchequer, of paying a full basic state pension to all individuals aged 65 or over from April 2006 onwards at the rate of the guarantee credit, regardless of contribution record, and subsequently indexed to average earnings, combined with the abolition from that date of all new accruals to the state second pension and the abolition of all payments of savings credit, including those to existing recipients for each of the 10 financial years from 2006-07. | | (167320) | 696
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will answer questions (a) 152844, (b) 152845 and (c) 152855, tabled by the honourable Member for Northavon on 30th January. | | (167392) | 697
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims there were for disability living allowance for people disabled by mental illness, broken down by age group for each year since the introduction of disability living allowance. | | (168151) | 698
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants for disability living allowance there were, broken down by (a) age and (b) amount spent on each group in each year since the introduction of disability living allowance. | | (168152) | 699
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants for disability living allowance there were, broken down by (a) type of disability and (b) amount spent on each group in each year since the introduction of disability living allowance. | | (168153) | 700
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in a residential or nursing home have been ineligible for the winter fuel payment in each year since its introduction. | | (168160) | 701
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in a residential nursing home have been in receipt of the minimum income guarantee and pension credit in each year since 1997. | | (168161) | 702
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether local authorities will be liable for the pension protection fund levy. | | (168164) | 703
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25th March, Official Report, column 1030W, on pensions, if he will list the gross costs of the proposal referred to in footnote two and each of the offsets identified in footnotes three to six. | | (168170) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 704
| Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the level of long-term (a) adult and (b) youth employment in Burnley was in each of the last seven years. | | [Transferred] (168320) | 705
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many economically inactive adults of working age there are, broken down by (a) local authority and (b) reasons for economic inactivity. | | [Transferred] (168143) | 706
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) men aged 50 to 64 years and (b) women aged 50 to 59 years were not in employment in each year since 1997. | | [Transferred] (168155) | Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs 707
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when he will make an evaluation of the performance of the Legal Services Commission with specific reference to the provision of franchise arrangements with agencies providing legal advice. | | [Transferred] (168310) | 708
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if he will make a statement on the legal aid budget. | | [Transferred] (168364) | 709
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what data protection safeguards are available to UK citizens whose detailed private information is made available to private companies in the US. | | [Transferred] (168250) | 710
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of attachment of earnings orders issued on employers in each year since 1997, broken down by reasons for the orders. | | [Transferred] (168156) | 711
| Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the average waiting time from application to hearing for cases before the Social Security Commissioners was in the last three years in (a) Wales and (b) England. | | [Transferred] (167983) | 712
| Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what written and other information material is provided (a) in Welsh and (b) bilingually to people taking cases to the Social Security Commissioners. | | [Transferred] (167984) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 713
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what percentage of the population of (a) Newtownabbey, (b) Carrickfergus and (c) Larne are able to receive Freeview digital television services. | | [Transferred] (168197) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 714
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on his proposed changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme. | | [Transferred] (168049) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 715
N | Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures she plans to take to deal with the threat of bovine tuberculosis to cattle. | | [Question Unstarred] (167018) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 716
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the visitor visa requirements are for US visitors to the UK. | | [Transferred] (168253) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 717
| Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures he plans to take to combat (a) recruitment and (b) fundraising through extremist and racist websites; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (168005) | 718
N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Under what authority police officers on Operation Artemis ask gamekeepers to sign a pledge supporting the Operation; and what penalty applies to any gamekeeper who refuses to do so. | | [Transferred] (167194) | 719
N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, What precedent there is for members of the public being asked to sign a pledge in support of a police operation. | | [Transferred] (167195) | 720
N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, What statutory basis there is for police officers on Operation Artemis to demand access to private land without a search warrant. | | [Transferred] (167196) | 721
N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, What the cost is of Operation Artemis. | | [Transferred] (167198) | 722
| Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what extra funding has been directed to individual constabularies to make contingency preparations, including training and extra manpower, for the possibility of terrorist attack; and to which constabularies such funding has been directed. | | [Transferred] (168046) | Questions to the Prime Minister 723
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on Sir Michael Lyons' report's recommendations to set up a Cabinet committee with a lead Minister. | | [Transferred] (167959) | Questions to the Solicitor General 724
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Solicitor General, if she will make a statement on the performance of the Crown Prosecution Service. | | [Transferred] (168311) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 725
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether draft regulations on age discrimination will be published in 2004. | | [Transferred] (168157) |
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