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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 29 April 2004
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 29 April 2004
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 29 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 29 April of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 29 April see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 1
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his Answer of 26th April, to Question ref 168814, on garden parties, whether an exception has been made in the last 10 years to the policy of not permitting nominations for Commonwealth citizens to be made on the nomination form used by honourable Members. | | (169727) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 2
| Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will arrange for the Inland Revenue to publicise the hardship provisions in its Code of Guidance on overpayments. | | (170096) | 3
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average cost of public liability insurance was in each year since 1997. | | (169899) | 4
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to introduce additional fiscal measures to help first time buyers purchase their homes; and if he will make a statement. | | (169903) | 5
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 23rd April, Official Report, column 686W, on gift aid, what assessment he has made of the effect of the abolition of gift aid claims on day memberships on donations to charities. | | (170046) | 6
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of recipients of (a) child tax credit and (b) working tax credit have received payments above the level to which they are entitled; and what the average overpayment for each tax credit was. | | (170048) | 7
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will compensate those people who have received tax credit payments above the level to which they were entitled because of administrative errors and who are to have future payments reduced as a result. | | (170050) | 8
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many men have (a) requested and (b) received statutory paternity pay since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the success of the take-up of this entitlement. | | (169299) | 9
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on which transactions and activities relating to the provision of services the Learning and Skills Council is entitled to reclaim VAT costs. | | (169974) | 10
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) discussions and (b) correspondence he has had with the Secretary of State for Education and Skills concerning the written encouragement issued by the Department for Education and Skills to Connexions partnerships to improve their tax efficiency. | | (169976) | 11
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Connexions Service private contractors are able to reclaim VAT. | | (169980) | 12
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent in each of the last three years on the manned customs point that is staffed by the UK at Coquelles in France. | | (169967) | 13
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding he has allocated to Government departments to promote environmental campaigns in each of the last 10 years. | | (169770) | 14
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to complete the process whereby families in receipt of income support and jobseeker's allowance move on to the child tax credit. | | (169393) | 15
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in receipt of (a) income support and (b) jobseeker's allowance have been moved on to the child tax credit. | | (169395) | 16
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the British economy grew on average per annum (a) in total and (b) per capita in the period (i) 1992 to 1997 and (ii) 1997 to 2003. | | (170100) | 17
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of applying hedonics methodology to the retail prices index; what plans he has to make further such adjustments; and if he will make a statement. | | (170101) | 18
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the effect of a 0.05 per cent. reduction in the rate of inflation would be on (a) total spending on social security benefit, (b) total spending on interest payments on Government debt and (c) tax revenues if tax allowances were to be raised in line with inflation. | | (170102) | Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs 19
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if he will make a statement on the dispute with the Bar over legal aid in criminal trials. | | (169800) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 20
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to be able to write to the honourable Member for North Down with the information requested in her Question ref. 151328. | | (170094) | 21
| Mr Boris Johnson (Henley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received from members of the local community with regard to the future of RAF Benson. | | (169789) | 22
| Mr Boris Johnson (Henley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the economic costs to the local community were RAF Benson to close. | | (169791) | 23
N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers subject to manning control in the last 10 years are (a) still serving on an S-type contract and (b) have been discharged, and under what careers regulations; and if he will make a statement. | | (169171) | 24
N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers who were subject to manning control and were discharged or signed on to S-type contracts and subsequently discharged since 1994 have been called up for service in UK operational deployment (a) in each of the last eight years and (b) on Operation Telic; and if he will make a statement. | | (169172) | 25
| Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye & Inverness West):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to commemorate the 64th anniversary of the contribution made by the 51st Highland Division who were captured at St Valery-en-Caux. | | (169918) | 26
N | Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 31st March, Official Report, column 1480W, on public perceptions, when he will write to the honourable Member for North Norfolk. | | (169731) | 27
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cluster bombs are stockpiled by the Ministry of Defence, broken down by type. | | (169956) | 28
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when current stockpiles of (a) BL-755 cluster bombs and (b) RBL-755 cluster bombs will become obsolete; what plans his Department has (i) to replace them and (ii) to destroy them; and if he will make a statement. | | (169957) | 29
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the standard of medical care available to personnel serving at Army Air Corps stations. | | (169986) | 30
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many medical personnel are based at (a) AAC Aldergrove, (b) AAC Hereford, (c) AAC Wattisham, (d) AAC Middle Wallop and (e) AAC Netheravon, broken down by (i) service, (ii) rank and (iii) specialisation. | | (169987) | 31
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what specialised diagnosis services are available to personnel based at (a) AAC Aldergrove, (b) AAC Hereford, (c) AAC Wattisham, (d) AAC Middle Wallop, (e) AAC Netheravon and (f) AAC Dishforth. | | (169988) | 32
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average waiting time is for specialised diagnosis services available to personnel based at (a) AAC Aldergrove, (b) AAC Hereford, (c) AAC Wattisham, (d) AAC Middle Wallop, (e) AAC Netheravon and (f) AAC Dishforth. | | (169989) | 33
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vacancies exist for medical personnel at (a) RAF Leeming, (b) RAF Linton on Ouse, (c) RAF Dishforth and (d) Alanbrooke Barracks, broken down by (i) service, (ii) rank and (iii) specialisation; and if he will make a statement on his plans to fill those vacancies. | | (169990) | 34
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the role of Quick Reaction Alert aircraft is. | | (169991) | 35
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many aircraft are on Quick Reaction Alert status at (a) RAF Leeming, (b) RAF Leuchars and (c) RAF Coningsby. | | (169992) | 36
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the standard of medical care available to aircrew manning Quick Reaction Alert aircraft at (a) RAF Leeming, (b) RAF Leuchars and (c) RAF Coningsby. | | (169993) | 37
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many medical personnel are based at (a) RAF Leuchars and (b) RAF Coningsby, broken down by (i) service, (ii) rank and (iii) specialisation. | | (169994) | 38
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the strength of the Defence Medical Services was in (a) 1997, (b) 2000 and (c) 2003, broken down by (i) service, (ii) rank, (iii) specialisation and (iv) establishment. | | (169995) | 39
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the strength of the RAF Medical Services is, broken down by (a) service, (b) rank, (c) specialisation and (d) establishment. | | (169996) | 40
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the standard of the household rubbish collections services at defence housing associated with (a) RAF Leeming, (b) RAF Linton on Ouse, (c) AAC Dishforth and (d) Alanbrooke Barracks; and if he will make a statement. | | (169997) | 41
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects details of numbers of service and civilian personnel in the Vale of York for July 2003 to become available. | | (170000) | 42
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel were serving in the Vale of York on 27th April. | | (170001) | 43
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many departmental (a) civilian and (b) service personnel are based at (i) RAF Leeming, (ii) RAF Linton on Ouse, (iii) AAC Dishforth and (iv) Alanbrooke Barracks. | | (170002) | 44
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) role and (b) specialisation is of the Royal Naval personnel serving in the Vale of York. | | (170003) | 45
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many medical personnel are based at Catterick Barracks, broken down by (a) service, (b) rank and (c) specialisation. | | (170004) | 46
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the civilian medical practitioners based at (a) RAF Leeming, (b) RAF Linton on Ouse, (c) AAC Dishforth and (d) Alanbrooke Barracks are stationed at these bases on a full-time basis. | | (170005) | 47
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in what circumstances service personnel who have had private medical treatment or diagnosis owing to delays in receiving such treatment and diagnosis from the Defence Medical Services will be refunded the cost of such treatment. | | (170006) | 48
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what provision his Department makes for access to private medical treatment or diagnosis for personnel who are unduly affected by delays in receiving such treatment and diagnosis from the Defence Medical Services. | | (170007) | 49
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the impact on the local community of the loss of jobs at RAF Sealand in Flintshire; and what further plans he has for RAF Sealand. | | (169773) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 50
| Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how the change in the level of council funding for housing has affected the residents of Bootle since 1997. | | (170076) | 51
| Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on how the Starter Homes Initiative has affected the residents of Bootle. | | (170077) | 52
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what studies he has commissioned in connection with the Milton Keynes/South Midlands sustainable communities plan concerning (a) impacts on (i) stocks of aggregates, (ii) flooding and (iii) water supply and (b) other environmental impacts. | | (170098) | 53
| Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much the planning inspectorate has spent on external consultants, not including consultant inspectors, since 2002. | | (170043) | 54
| Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of the contribution made by external consultants, not including consultant inspectors, to the planning inspectorate. | | (170044) | 55
| Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how the planning inspectorate has ensured that value for money was achieved when employing external consultants; and who was responsible for making such value for money assessments. | | (170045) | 56
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he will reply to the questions tabled by the honourable Member for Cotswold on 25th March, ref 163886, on Coverage Care (Gloucestershire) Ltd. | | (169894) | 57
| Mr John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many homeless persons applications were made to the District of Easington Council in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003; and how many were accepted and housed in each year. | | (170118) | 58
N | Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he received (a) the summary report and (b) the full report on the voting and the integrity of the all postal elections in Merrow, Guildford in May 2003 produced by the Electoral Commission. | | (169647) | 59
N | Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when the full report on the voting and the integrity of the all postal election in Merrow, Guildford in May 2003 by the Electoral Commission will be published; and in what form it will be published. | | (169653) | 60
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will give the (a) total and (b) individual costs of the public hearings on elected regional assemblies held in (i) Sheffield, (ii) Newcastle, (iii) Hull, (iv) Liverpool, (v) Kendal, (vi) Halifax and (vii) Middlesbrough. | | (170097) | 61
N | Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many homeless families there were, broken down by region, for (a) the last quarter of 2003 and (b) the first quarter of 2004. | | (169732) | 62
| Diana Organ (Forest of Dean):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the standard spending assessment for youth and community services in Gloucestershire (a) was in each of the last four financial years and (b) is for 2004-05. | | (169874) | 63
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list, for each of the financial years ending in March (a) 2000, (b) 2001 and (c) 2002, each project on the Isle of Wight funded by the (i) South East England Development Agency and (ii) the single Regeneration Budget showing the (A) funding for each project, (B) intended outcomes of each project and (C) actual outcomes of each project. | | (169729) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 64
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action his Department is taking to promote reading in schools; and if he will make a statement. | | (169930) | 65
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many chemistry departments have been closed in UK universities since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (169936) | 66
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many vacant secondary school places there were in Northamptonshire, broken down by (a) school year group, (b) borough or district area and (c) individual establishment, at the start of the spring term of the school year 2003-04. | | (169941) | 67
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the Adult Community Learning Budget is for each English local authority area, expressed (a) in cash terms and (b) per head of population. | | (169645) | 68
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total budget of the Learning and Skills Council has been in each year since its establishment; and what it is for 2004-05. | | (169975) | 69
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what representations he has received concerning the effect on private contractors of his Department's encouragement of Connexions partnerships to improve tax efficiency; and if he will make a statement. | | (169977) | 70
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many contracts between the Connexions Service and private contractors have been terminated in the last year; and if he will make a statement. | | (169978) | 71
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many subcontracting Connexions partnerships have a local authority as the lead body for the receipt of grant. | | (169979) | 72
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many private sector contractors have been used by the Connexions Service in each year since its establishment. | | (169981) | 73
| Stephen Hesford (Wirral West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the Key Stage One pilots; and if he will make a statement. | | (169790) | 74
N | Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress has been made in setting up the Parenting Fund. | | (169209) | 75
N | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress he is making with his Building Schools for the Future programme. | | (169301) | 76
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment has been made of the need for children with severe speech difficulties to have access to specialist speech and language support within mainstream schools. | | (169942) | 77
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidelines exist for the minimum level of specialist speech and language teaching support to be provided by each local education authority. | | (169943) | 78
| Diana Organ (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement about the Positive Activities for Young People Initiative. | | (169875) | 79
| Diana Organ (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, why the money for the Positive Activities for Young People Initiative is not paid directly to youth and community services. | | (169880) | 80
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total education budget awarded to Havering was in (a) 1997, (b) 1999, (c) 2001, (d) 2003 and (e) 2004. | | (169946) | 81
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost per pupil of education in (a) primary school, (b) secondary school and (c) sixth form in the Borough of Havering was in the last academic year for which figures are available. | | (169948) | 82
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many new computers the Department plans to put in schools in the next five years; and how many of those will be put in schools in Havering. | | (169949) | 83
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the measures the Government is taking to deal with truancy. | | (169950) | 84
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the most recent figures are for truancy rates. | | (169951) | 85
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the readiness of the examination boards for this summer's examinations. | | (169952) | 86
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the merits of performance testing in schools. | | (169953) | 87
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on progress with the recruitment of teachers; and how many new teachers have been appointed as a direct result of his Department's initiatives. | | (169954) | 88
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the forecast budget for the Borough of Havering for education is for 2005-06. | | (169985) | 89
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total cost of educating a child to age 16 was in each London borough in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (169998) | 90
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average cost of education was per pupil in each London borough in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (169999) | 91
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the transfer of the learning and skills councils to the proposed regional assemblies. | | (170091) | 92
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the staying-on rate at 16 years is for (a) Canvey Island, (b) Castle Point, (c) Essex and (d) England. | | (169796) | 93
| Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action he is taking to ensure that schools meet their obligations in respect of daily acts of worship. | | (169805) | 94
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) males and (b) females achieved five A* - C grades at GCSE in each year since 1994; and how many (i) males and (ii) females achieved 5 A* - C grades at GCSE in the 10 per cent. (A) most and (B) least deprived wards in each year since 1994. | | (170113) | 95
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) males and (b) females achieved level 5 or above at Key Stage 3 in (i) English, (ii) mathematics and (iii) science in the 10 per cent. (A) most and (B) least deprived wards in each year since 1994. | | (170114) | 96
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) males and (b) females achieved level 4 or above at Key Stage 2 in (i) English, (ii) mathematics and (iii) science in the 10 per cent. (A) most and (B) least deprived wards in each year since 1994. | | (170115) | 97
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) males and (b) females achieved level 2 or above at Key Stage 1 in (i) English, (ii) mathematics and (iii) science in the 10 per cent. (A) most and (B) least deprived wards in each year since 1994. | | (170116) | 98
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) black Caribbean, (b) Pakistani, (c) black African, (d) Bangladeshi, (e) white, (f) Indian and (g) Chinese (i) males and (ii) females achieved five A*-C grades at GCSE in each year since 1994. | | (170121) | 99
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) Pakistani, (b) black African, (c) Bangladeshi, (d) white, (e) Indian, (f) Chinese and (g) black Caribbean (i) males and (ii) females achieved level 2 or above at Key Stage 1 in (A) English, (B) mathematics and (C) science in each year since 1994. | | (170122) | 100
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) black Caribbean, (b) Pakistani, (c) black African, (d) Bangladeshi, (e) Indian, (f) Chinese and (g) white (i) males and (ii) females achieved level 5 or above at Key Stage 3 in (A) English, (B) mathematics and (C) science in each year since 1994. | | (170123) | 101
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) Pakistani, (b) black African, (c) Bangladeshi, (d) white, (e) Indian, (f) Chinese and (g) black Caribbean (i) males and (ii) females achieved level 4 or above at Key Stage 2 in (A) English, (B) mathematics and (c) science in each year since 1994. | | (170124) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 102
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Written Statement of 20th April, Official Report, columns 7-8WS, on flood defences, what options she is assessing for further reforms to improve accountability and effectiveness. | | (169850) | 103
| Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to allow local councils to keep income from on the spot fines for dropping litter. | | (169982) | 104
| Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will broaden the duty of care provisions under section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to encompass prosecution for dumping of household waste. | | (169983) | 105
N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consultation she has with (a) farmers and (b) landowners prior to the release of raptors on their land. | | (169456) | 106
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the Rural Payments Agency's performance; how many complaints were received against the Rural Payments Agency in (a) 2001 and (b) 2003, broken down by type of complaint; when the full development of the Rural Payments Agency will be completed; and what her assessment is of the ability of the Rural Payments Agency to cope with changes owing to reform of the Common Agricultural Policy. | | (170008) | 107
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent measures her Department has taken to protect against flooding in the Vale of York. | | (170009) | 108
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the progress is of her Department's consultation on proposed crop spray buffer zones. | | (170010) | 109
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many officials in (a) her Department and (b) executive agencies reporting to her Department are employed in the Vale of York. | | (170011) | 110
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures she has taken to ensure that officials employed by (a) her Department and (b) executive agencies reporting to her Department who deal with the Vale of York (i) have visited the Vale of York and (ii) have a full working knowledge of the area. | | (170012) | 111
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures have been taken to consult the public over proposed amendments to the Environment Agency's Substitute Fuels Protocol. | | (169924) | 112
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received to extend the consultation period for amendments to the Environment Agency's Substitute Fuels Protocol. | | (169925) | 113
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will extend the consultation period for amendments to the Environment Agency's Substitute Fuels Protocol. | | (169926) | 114
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action her Department is taking to stop the illegal import of (a) animals and (b) endangered species into the United Kingdom. | | (169855) | 115
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the health of Britain's wild animals. | | (169863) | 116
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial support her Department provides to charities working with Britain's wildlife. | | (169881) | 117
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many horses were exported from the United Kingdom in the last year for which figures are available. | | (169882) | 118
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action the Government is taking to control the rat population. | | (169892) | 119
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of the introduction of genetically modified crops on wildlife; and what studies the Government commissioned on the subject. | | (169944) | 120
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much Government funding was allocated to the protection and welfare of animals in 2003-04, broken down by budget heading. | | (169945) | 121
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what Government funding was allocated to zoos in 2003-04. | | (169947) | 122
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures her Department is undertaking to reduce the level of domestic energy consumption in the United Kingdom. | | (169771) | 123
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the tonnage of household recycling was in 2002-03 of the 10 local authorities in England that achieved the (a) highest and (b) lowest rates for household recycling in 2002-03. | | (169772) | 124
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farms in England, comprising what land areas and in what locations, still have restrictions applied to them in respect of land use as a result of the residual radioactivity from the Chernobyl nuclear accident. | | (169877) | 125
| 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 potential impacts on the European fermentation industry of the decision to be taken in Europe about whether to include within the traceability and labelling regulations those products produced with genetically modified micro-organisms; and if she will make a statement. | | (170078) | 126
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has held with and what representations she has received from (a) the Food and Drink Federation, (b) the European Federation of European Food Additives and Food Enzymes Industries, (c) the Confederation of Food and Drink Industries of the European Union, (d) individual companies involved in the fermentation sector and (e) other stakeholders about the interpretation of the new traceability and labelling regulations in relation to products produced with genetically modified micro-organisms. | | (170079) | 127
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the size of the specialist fermentation sector of the food industry is in (a) the United Kingdom and (b) Europe. | | (170081) | 128
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received about the forthcoming discussions with the European Commission and other member states about the interpretation of the new traceability and labelling regulations in relation to products produced with genetically modified micro-organisms. | | (170082) | 129
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy objectives are for the forthcoming discussions with the European Commission and other member states about the interpretation of the new traceability and labelling regulations in relation to products produced with genetically modified micro-organisms when those organisms are not contained in the final product; and what specific communication she (a) has had and (b) intends to have with other member states to secure those objectives. | | (170083) | 130
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects further substantive discussions to take place in Europe about the interpretation of the new traceability and labelling regulations in relation to products produced with genetically modified micro-organisms; and by whom the United Kingdom will be represented in those discussions. | | (170084) | 131
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she intends to make it her policy that discussions about the interpretation of the new traceability and labelling regulations in relation to products produced with genetically modified micro-organisms should continue as part of the two-year review process for the regulations. | | (170085) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 132
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the success or otherwise of the demobilisation effort in Liberia; and if he will make a statement. | | (169901) | 133
| Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the decision of the National People's Congress Standing Committee on 26th April to refuse to introduce universal suffrage for the election of the Hong Kong Chief Executive in 2007. | | (169852) | 134
| Mr Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the outcome was of the General Affairs and External Relations Council held on 26th and 27th April; what the Government's stance was on the issues discussed, including its voting records; and if he will make a statement. | | (169788) | 135
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the progress of the independent evaluations of the Global Conflict Prevention Pool and the African Conflict Prevention Pool. | | (170087) | 136
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how often the joint steering team responsible for the Global Conflict Prevention Pool has met in each year since 2001-02. | | (170088) | 137
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what funds were allocated to the (a) Global Conflict Prevention Pool and (b) African Conflict Prevention Pool in each year since 2001-02; and how much was spent in each year. | | (170090) | 138
| Ann McKechin (Glasgow Maryhill):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action the Government proposes to take pursuant to Article 2 of the 2004 Stockholm International Forum Declaration regarding the Anuak people of Ethiopia. | | (170047) | 139
| Mr George Osborne (Tatton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on his policy towards Israel's targeted assassinations policy. | | (169853) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 140
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on medical instruments which are used in abortions in each year since 1994; and if he will make a statement. | | (169935) | 141
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many sexually transmitted diseases were diagnosed in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) disease and (b) strategic health authority; and if he will make a statement. | | (169937) | 142
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to place health warning labels on alcoholic products; and if he will make a statement. | | (169938) | 143
| Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information he collates on the workings of the out-of-hours patient service in the areas of the three primary care trusts in North Derbyshire. | | (170095) | 144
| Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many rapid access chest pain clinics there are in Bootle. | | (170074) | 145
| Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the levels of elective admissions to the NHS in Bootle in the past five years. | | (170075) | 146
| Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):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 Bootle. | | (170080) | 147
N | Mr John Burnett (Torridge & West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) days and (b) half-days were spent by NHS staff attending conferences in each year since 1996-97, broken down by (i) clinicians and (ii) non-clinicians. | | (169459) | 148
| Mr Martin Caton (Gower):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the research projects into Alzheimer's disease and related conditions funded by the Government, with the amounts of money provided in each case. | | (169890) | 149
| Jon Cruddas (Dagenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he uses the estimates of the extent of allergies in the June 2003 report by the Royal College of Physicians, Allergy: the Unmet need, as a basis for NHS planning; and what other evidence-based planning data he proposes to use. | | (169904) | 150
| Jon Cruddas (Dagenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his latest estimate is of the annual cost to the NHS of allergies; and what assessment he has made of the recent changes in the incidence of more serious systemic allergies. | | (169905) | 151
| Mr John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) private dentists and (b) NHS dentists there are in the Easington constituency. | | (170117) | 152
| Mr John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many senior citizens took advantage of free eye tests in the area covered by the Easington Primary Care Trust in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003. | | (170120) | 153
| Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he is taking to improve NHS dentistry for pensioners in Gloucester. | | (169984) | 154
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is toward land sales of sites at (a) Edgware Hospital and (b) Colindale Hospital; and what assessment he has made of the implications for such sales of (i) anticipated population growth, (ii) changes in demand for car parking at Edgware Hospital and (iii) the availability of affordable housing in the area (A) generally and (B) for key workers. | | (169764) | 155
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the financial position of Barnet and Chase Farm NHS Trust. | | (169782) | 156
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the likely impact on health services in Hendon (a) generally and (b) with reference to Edgware Hospital of the expected population growth in (i) Barnet, (ii) Harrow and (iii) Brent; and if he will make a statement. | | (169783) | 157
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what changes he expects in the number of patients requiring health services in Hendon over the next 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (169798) | 158
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will provide key statistical performance indicators for Barnet and Chase Farm NHS Trust, disaggregated between Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals, for each of the last three financial years; and if he will make a statement. | | (169799) | 159
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions have been issued for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for (a) children and (b) adults in each of the last 10 years. | | (169897) | 160
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the NHS residence criteria are for entitlement to treatment. | | (169915) | 161
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what occasions NHS staff are required to ask patients to state their country of residence. | | (169917) | 162
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on funding for hospices in the NHS. | | (169854) | 163
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the provision of NHS dental services in North Yorkshire. | | (169970) | 164
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of preventative measures likely to be of help in the management of osteoporosis; and if he will make a statement on how he will encourage an increase in (a) dietary calcium, (b) dietary vitamin D and (c) weight-bearing exercise. | | (169922) | 165
| Diana Organ (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on services for people with osteoporosis. | | (169870) | 166
| Diana Organ (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the National Institute for Clinical Excellence to report its recommendations on a technology appraisal on (a) the newer osteoporosis treatments and (b) a clinical guideline on osteoporosis. | | (169871) | 167
| Diana Organ (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he expects the first National Service Framework osteoporosis milestone to be achieved by April. | | (169872) | 168
| Diana Organ (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which primary care trusts provide preventative osteopososis services. | | (169873) | 169
N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the availability of NHS dentists in (a) Plympton, (b) Plymstock and (c) South West Devon; and if he will make a statement. | | (169397) | 170
N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he intends to take to increase the number of NHS dentists in South West Devon. | | (169398) | 171
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions have been held by officials of the Food Standards Agency with, and what representations have been received by the Agency from, (a) the Food and Drink Federation, (b) the European Federation of European Food Additives and Food Enzymes Industries, (c) the Confederation of Food and Drink Industries of the European Union, (d) individual companies involved in the fermentation sector and (e) other stakeholders about the interpretation of the new traceability and labelling regulations in relation to products produced with genetically modified micro-organisms. | | (169958) | 172
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the policy objectives of the Food Standards Agency are for the forthcoming discussions with the European Commission and other member states about the interpretation of the new traceability and labelling regulations in relation to products produced with genetically modified micro-organisms; and what communication the Agency (a) has had and (b) intends to have with other member states to secure those objectives. | | (169959) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 173
N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he intends to publish the report by Stephen Shaw into the allegations made by the Daily Mirror in relation to the Yarlswood Detention Centre; and if he will make a statement. | | (169227) | 174
N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he received from Mr Stephen Shaw his report into the fire at Yarlswood Detention Centre in February 2002; when he intends to publish this report; and if he will make a statement. | | (169228) | 175
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether public funds will be available to any of the eight police officers for their possible appeal against the inquest verdict that the death of Mr Roger Sylvester in custody was an unlawful killing. | | (169891) | 176
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements he is making to release, without prejudice to any outstanding application to be allowed to remain in the country, documents held by the UK authorities which are required by individuals from EU accession countries to facilitate their search for work in this country; what the timescale is for the release of such documents; whether such individuals will be able to register on the Workers Registration Scheme while they are seeking work; whether they can utilise the services of Jobcentres; what implications the arrangements for those from new EU member states seeking work in the UK have for (a) their right to remain in the UK and (b) National Asylum Support Service or local authority support, with particular reference to their accommodation and its cost; and if he will make a statement. | | (170049) | 177
| Mr John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drug related offences there were in the Easington constituency in the last three years; and what the success rate for prosecution was. | | (170125) | 178
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions the police have issued closure notices on premises they had reason to believe were being used for the production, supply or use of Class A drugs and causing serious nuisance or disturbance under powers contained in section 1 (11) of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003. | | (169784) | 179
N | Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the compatibility of Clause 8 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants) Bill with the (a) Human Rights Act 1998, (b) Children Act 1989 and (c) Children Bill. | | (169394) | 180
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost has been of policing the meetings outside the North London Mosque on Fridays (a) on average per meeting and (b) in total. | | (169780) | 181
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the public order consequences of the regular Friday meetings held outside the North London Mosque; and if he will make a statement. | | (169781) | 182
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of whether the Friday meetings outside the North London Mosque are (a) political demonstrations and (b) religious services; and if he will make a statement. | | (169792) | 183
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support the Charity Commissioners propose to offer to the trustees of the North London Mosque to ensure that it operates within the law on its re-opening; and if he will make a statement. | | (169793) | 184
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will extend his powers to detain people he reasonably believes to be linked to terrorist groups to (a) groups other than Al Qaeda which pose a threat to United Kingdom security, (b) United Kingdom nationals who acquired nationality through (i) marriage and (ii) other routes, other than by birth, and (c) all United Kingdom nationals. | | (169797) | 185
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the consequences of delays in dealing with cases of appeals against withdrawal of United Kingdom nationality before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission. | | (169803) | 186
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will invite the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis to ensure that the public highway is free from obstructions on Fridays outside the North London Mosque; and if he will make a statement. | | (169804) | 187
N | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received concerning the recent visit of Jean-Marie Le Pen to the UK; and if he will make a statement. | | (169402) | 188
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has carried out of the prevalence in other common law countries of compulsory identity cards; and if he will list those countries that have such cards. | | (169912) | 189
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what occasion and how frequently identity cards under the Draft Identity Cards Bill would need to be renewed. | | (169913) | 190
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the draft regulations under the Draft Identity Cards Bill that will be published in time for pre-legislative scrutiny at the same time as the Bill. | | (169914) | 191
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the Government databases that will be linked to the National Identity Register under proposals in the Draft Identity Cards Bill. | | (169916) | 192
N | Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders were issued in (a) the first quarter of 2003, (b) the second quarter of 2003, (c) the third quarter of 2003, (d) the fourth quarter of 2003 and (e) the first quarter of 2004. | | (169733) | 193
| Martin Linton (Battersea):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons have been subject to anti-social behaviour orders in Wandsworth since 1st January 2002; and how many breaches of anti-social behaviour orders have resulted in court action in the London borough of Wandsworth since 1st January 2002. | | (169769) | 194
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to charge charities for criminal record checks. | | (169860) | 195
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been prosecuted in Sussex for use of mobile telephones whilst driving since the recent changes to the law were introduced; and what revenues have been collected in penalties from such prosecutions. | | (169861) | 196
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will publish an organogram for the structures of the National Probation Directorate, HM Prison Service and the National Offender Management Service; and what its likely effects will be on personnel and staffing. | | (168184) | 197
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what factors influenced his decision to exclude Northern Ireland as a destination for asylum seeker dispersal; and what plans he has to review his policy. | | (170112) | 198
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the announcement on 30th January of the new agreement on returning Indian immigration offenders, if he will set out the mechanism that will apply to such return; and how many Indian nationals have been returned under this agreement. | | (170037) | 199
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures he is taking to ensure that asylum seekers from Afghanistan and Iraq, particularly those with children, who cannot be removed and returned to their country of origin at the present time are not becoming destitute. | | (170038) | 200
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the concession announced by the Home Secretary on 24th October 2003 to allow families who have been in the United Kingdom for three or more years to stay, how many families he expects to be affected; how many persons in total will be affected; how many of those families have been contacted by the Immigration and Nationality Department (IND) to date and given leave to remain; whether he expects IND will have contacted all the relevant families and completed the bulk of the cases by July; what the timescale is for contacting and processing remaining families; and when he expects to allow immigration practitioners to send in a list of cases they believe are covered by the family concession for confirmation that they will receive a questionnaire. | | (170089) | 201
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Immigration and Nationality Directorate caseworkers dealt with asylum claims in each of the past three years; what the (a) target and (b) actual maximum caseload was in each year; what staff turnover was in each year; how many days' work was lost through sickness in each year; and what provision has been made for staff to receive stress counselling. | | (170104) | 202
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many weeks' training Immigration and Nationality Directorate caseworkers receive; how many other organisations are involved in such training; and what the starting salary of caseworkers is. | | (170111) | 203
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether EU Directives prevent the UK from establishing UK border controls and customs points in other EU nation states. | | (169963) | 204
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to staff UK customs points outside UK borders. | | (169964) | 205
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has held discussions with his counterparts in other countries (a) in the EU and (b) elsewhere with regard to mutual co-operation concerning the establishment of manned customs points for the UK outside UK borders. | | (169965) | 206
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the cost, per unit, of establishing manned UK customs points in countries other than the UK. | | (169966) | 207
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests were made on charges of piracy in the UK in 2003. | | (170058) | 208
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who would be responsible for meeting the cost of temporary mortuaries in the event of a large-scale terrorist attack. | | (170067) | 209
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy, in the event of a large-scale terrorist attack that affected several counties, to establish a helpline for concerned family members to gain information about relatives. | | (170068) | 210
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to make the results of the recent consultation questionnaire regarding the level of preparedness of each council known to individual councils and their emergency planning officers. | | (170070) | 211
| Mr Martin Salter (Reading West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd March, Official Report, column 531W, on firearms legislation, when his Department intends to publish the review of firearms legislation. | | (170093) | 212
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police first stage warnings and (b) prosecutions have been made under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in each of the last five years. | | (170013) | 213
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have (a) been imprisoned, (b) received a community sentence and (c) fined as a result of a breach of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. | | (170014) | 214
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 have involved a (a) racial and (b) religious aggravation element. | | (170015) | 215
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on (a) the policing of street preaching outside North London Central Mosque and (b) monitoring the compliance of views expressed in that preaching with the law. | | (169785) | 216
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he last met the Lord Chief Justice. | | (169887) | 217
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to visit the entry clearance operation in Istanbul. | | (169888) | 218
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the persons and organisations invited to his Immigration Summit. | | (169889) | 219
N | David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information he has collated on countries which have suffered terrorism since 1986 and which, while suffering from terrorism, used identity cards; and which of these countries used cards with biometric data. | | (169728) | Questions to the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission 220
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, on which dates Big Ben has (a) shown an incorrect time and (b) failed to sound since 1st May 1994. | | (170086) | 221
N | Mr John Burnett (Torridge & West Devon):To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the total expenditure incurred by the Commission was in each year since 1996-97. | | (169458) | 222
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will make a statement on security of communications in the House against eavesdropping in respect of developments in Bluetooth technology. | | (169801) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 223
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid has be offered to North Korea as a result of the Ryongchon incident; and whether this offer has been accepted. | | (169775) | 224
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what analysis he has made of the implications of the World Bank Report, Global Development Finance 2004 for (a) public and (b) private financing of water and sanitation infrastructure in developing countries; and if he will ensure that his Department's budget for 2005 to 2008 provides the UK's full share of the increases in public financing indicated as necessary by that report. | | (170036) | Questions to the Leader of the House 225
N | Mr John Burnett (Torridge & West Devon):To ask the Leader of the House, how much was paid in salaries and allowances to honourable Members (a) including and (b) excluding payments to Ministers in each year since 1996-97. | | (169457) | 226
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Leader of the House, if he will bring forward proposals for amendment of the House's resolution on matters subjudice to permit parliamentary questions and early day motions to be tabled concerning cases before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission concerning withdrawal of UK nationality in circumstances where the case has become substantially delayed and is unlikely to be heard in the immediate future; and if he will make a statement. | | (169802) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 227
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to increase the numbers of dentists working for the NHS in Northern Ireland. | | (169931) | 228
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the amount of illegal fuel smuggled into Northern Ireland in 2003. | | (169932) | 229
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made in dealing with prostate cancer in Northern Ireland in the past two years. | | (169933) | 230
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what further developments have been made in relation to the agreement reached regarding the assistance offered to the Irish Football Association to develop football in Northern Ireland. | | (169934) | 231
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make up-to-date maps of Northern Ireland parliamentary constituencies available to the House of Commons Library Research Section. | | (170035) | 232
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost to (a) his Department, (b) the Northern Ireland Rate Collection Agency, (c) the Northern Ireland Valuation and Lands Agency and (d) local authorities was of administering domestic rates in Northern Ireland in the financial years (i) 2001-02 and (ii) 2002-03; and what the estimated costs are for the financial years (A) 2003-04 and (B) 2004-05. | | (169955) | 233
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what representations he has made to the US Administration about the decision of a US court not to deport Sean O'Cealleogh. | | (169927) | 234
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many defendants were granted bail in Northern Ireland in each year since 1999 where they were charged with (a) attempted murder, (b) armed robbery, (c) assault occasioning grevious bodily harm and (d) manslaughter. | | (169929) | 235
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress there has been in the Police Service of Northern Ireland investigation into the activities of Mr Martin McGuinness. | | (169939) | 236
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to establish a fund for UDR families affected by terrorism akin to the existing Police Fund for RUC families. | | (169919) | 237
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will reverse the practice of planning authorities in Northern Ireland of presuming in favour of development. | | (169920) | 238
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made in reviewing the remit and powers of the Planning Appeals Commission; and if he will make a statement. | | (169921) | 239
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many farms in Northern Ireland, comprising what land areas and in what locations, have restrictions applied to them in respect of land use as a result of the residual radioactivity from the Chernobyl nuclear accident. | | (169876) | 240
| The Reverend Martin Smyth (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total cost of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety's bi-lingual policy has been since October 2002. | | (170052) | 241
| The Reverend Martin Smyth (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, by whom, by what authority, and when the decision was taken to continue the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety's bi-lingual policy following the suspension of the Northern Ireland Assembly in October 2002. | | (170053) | 242
| Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, where the first meeting of the Social Economy Forum in June 2003 was held; and how many attended, and what the cost of the meeting was. | | (170071) | 243
| Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2004-05 budget at the disposal of the (i) Social Economy Forum and (ii) Social Economy Agency is. | | (170072) | 244
| Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff are employed in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment's inter-departmental steering group on the social economy. | | (170073) | Questions to the Prime Minister 245
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Prime Minister, when he plans to receive a state visit from President Mubarak. | | (169928) | 246
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Prime Minister, on what date he intends to publish the list of gifts received by Ministers in 2003-04. | | (169851) | 247
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Prime Minister, what account he took of Sir David King's views on the need to tackle climate change in deciding what time to set aside for his speech at the launch of the Climate Group on 27th April. | | (169862) | 248
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Prime Minister, what the cost to public funds was of the launch of the Climate Group on 27th April. | | (169896) | 249
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Prime Minister, if it remains the intention of the Government in the forthcoming Inter-Governmental Conference on the proposed EU constitution not to accept qualified majority voting on all matters of social security. | | (169765) | 250
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list those policy areas where the Government has agreed that qualified majority voting should replace unanimity under the proposed EU Constitution. | | (169766) | 251
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Prime Minister, if, consequent to his decision to hold a referendum on the proposed constitution of the European Union, he will publish a white paper in which in respect of each of the proposed articles he will state the part of any treaty already in force which contains the same or amended, content; and, for those articles which do not, if he will set out an explanation of the case for the new provisions and their likely effect on the United Kingdom and its judicial procedures. | | (169893) | 252
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list those who have attended his immigration summits. | | (169884) | 253
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Prime Minister, what events he will be attending in order to show his support for the enlargement of the EU. | | (169885) | 254
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Prime Minister, when he next plans to visit India. | | (169886) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 255
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent representations he has received on the locating of wind farms in Scotland. | | (169972) | 256
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many farms in Scotland, comprising what land areas and in what locations, have restrictions applied to them in respect of land use as a result of the residual radioactivity from the Chernobyl nuclear accident. | | (169878) | Questions to the Solicitor General 257
N | Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Solicitor General, what guidance she gives to Crown Prosecution Service offices to ensure the consistent prosecution of wildlife crime. | | (169196) | 258
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Solicitor General, what recent discussions the Serious Fraud Office has had with its EU counterparts. | | (169969) | 259
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Solicitor General, if she will issue guidance to the police and Crown Prosecution Service on the issuing of first stage warnings under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. | | (170016) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 260
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many businesses have (a) registered and (b) deregistered for VAT in each year since 1997 in each local authority area in East Sussex. | | (169849) | 261
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, on how many occasions a decision to close a post office in Scotland as part of the urban reinvention programme was reversed following the six week consultation in the last five years. | | (169902) | 262
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many post offices have been closed in Scotland as part of the urban reinvention programme. | | (170051) | 263
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many men have (a) requested and (b) received paternity leave in connection with the birth or adoption of a child born, matched or placed after 6th April 2003; and if she will make a statement on the success of the take-up of this entitlement. | | (169298) | 264
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many women have (a) requested and (b) received maternity leave in connection with the birth or adoption of a child born after 6th April 2003; and if she will make a statement on the success of the take-up of this entitlement. | | (169300) | 265
N | Mr John Burnett (Torridge & West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what studies have been conducted by (a) central Government and (b) the South West Regional Development Agency of potential (i) fossil fuel savings and (ii) additional fossil fuel use if the proposed Winkleigh Biomass Project is completed and running at full capacity; and with what results. | | (169460) | 266
N | Mr John Burnett (Torridge & West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much direct or indirect expenditure by (a) central Government and (b) regional development agencies (i) has been incurred and (ii) is planned in connection with the proposed Winkleigh Biomass Project; and on what the expenditure was or will be incurred. | | (169461) | 267
N | Alice Mahon (Halifax):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the reduction in the planned growth budget for the Equal Opportunities Commission. | | (168064) | 268
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what her latest estimate is of North Sea oil reserves; and if she will make a statement. | | (169794) | 269
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people were (a) killed and (b) injured as a result of accidents and incidents involving fireworks in the last five years. | | (169795) | 270
| Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimates she has made of the expected generation costs per MWh for (a) wind and (b) nuclear technologies in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2020. | | (169776) | 271
| Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the costs of generating electricity from existing (a) onshore wind energy, (b) offshore wind energy and (c) nuclear power were in the latest year for which information is available. | | (169777) | 272
| Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the associated backup costs for wind penetration of (a) 10 per cent., (b) 15 per cent. and (c) 20 per cent.; and what the assumptions are underpinning these estimates. | | (169778) | 273
| Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the backup costs for electricity generated from (a) wind energy and (b) nuclear power. | | (169779) | 274
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make electronically accessible the Royal Mail's estimates of delivery times for the Isle of Wight under the single delivery reforms, broken down by postcode. | | (169730) | 275
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the levy is for thin film technology monitors and televisions imported to the UK; and whether the levy is standardised throughout the EU. | | (170039) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 276
N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will close the A43 between Brackley and Towcester on Friday 9th July. | | (169643) | 277
| Mr John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many deaths and serious injuries have been sustained on the section of the A19 which runs through the Easington constituency in the last 10 years. | | (170119) | 278
| Martin Linton (Battersea):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of new cycle lanes have been provided using public funds in Battersea since 1997. | | (169767) | 279
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of tyres on vehicles he estimates are of energy efficient types, broken down by vehicle type. | | (169906) | 280
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many tyres have been purchased in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) size and (b) type. | | (169907) | 281
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 19th April, Official Report, column 62, on the Transport Energy Best Practice Programme, what proportion of (a) freight vehicle kilometres and (b) freight tonne kilometres these companies account for, (i) in total and (ii) broken down by vehicle type. | | (169908) | 282
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) energy efficient tyres and (b) normal tyres cost on average to purchase, broken down by size. | | (169909) | 283
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 19th April, Official Report, column 62, on fuel efficient tyres, if he will estimate the reduction in emissions that would result from all freight vehicles switching to these tyres. | | (169910) | 284
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 19th April, Official Report, column 62, on fuel efficient tyres, what the average distance it is estimated these tyres will last; and what the figure for ordinary tyres is. | | (169911) | 285
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding has been given to the TransportEnergy Best Practice programme, broken down by year. | | (170017) | 286
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps have been taken to publicise the use of energy efficient tyres. | | (170018) | 287
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on advertising the activities of the TransportEnergy Best Practice programme, broken down by (a) year and (b) activity. | | (170019) | 288
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the availability of energy efficient tyres and the number (a) produced at present and (b) likely to be produced in the future. | | (170020) | 289
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who is responsible for vetting the histories of applicants to become (a) port facility security officers and (b) airport security officers; and what the vetting process is. | | (169960) | 290
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much time it takes to train (a) port facility security officers and (b) airport security officers. | | (169961) | 291
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what Transec's chain of command is; and how Transec's staff are (a) recruited and (b) vetted. | | (169968) | 292
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to issue an advice leaflet to the crews of British flagged ships concerning how best to defend themselves against piracy. | | (170055) | 293
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures he has taken to help British flagged ships that sail (a) near Malaysia and (b) through the Straits of Malacca defend themselves against piracy. | | (170056) | 294
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent by his Department and its predecessors on research into new methods of detecting explosives on board ships before they dock in the UK. | | (170060) | 295
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement explaining the central command structure of Transec. | | (170061) | 296
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether ships are searched as a matter of course if they have passed through the Straits of Malacca en route to the UK. | | (170062) | 297
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents of piracy were reported as having taken place against British vessels in 2003. | | (170063) | 298
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents of piracy were discovered at UK seaports by (a) UK border controls and (b) the Royal Navy in 2003. | | (170064) | 299
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of cargo ships over 500 tonnes that docked in Britain in 2003 were boarded and searched by border security personnel. | | (170065) | 300
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the level of training given to port facility security officers will have to be reviewed for the UK to be compliant with the International Ship and Port Facility Code to be implemented by the UK on 1st July. | | (170066) | 301
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) port facility security officers and (b) airport security officers would be counted as category 2 responders under the Civil Contingencies Bill. | | (170069) | 302
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will allocate additional funds to local authorities to introduce free bus travel for (a) those of pensionable age and (b) those with disabilities. | | (169786) | 303
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will allocate additional funds to local authorities to enable subsidised fares for (a) those of pensionable age and (b) those with disabilities to be made available at all times. | | (169787) | 304
N | Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money has been committed to date by the Government Office of the South West for the Bristol/Bath to South Coast Roads Study. | | (168829) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 305
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many farms in Wales, comprising what land areas and in what locations, have restrictions applied to them in respect of land use as a result of the residual radioactivity from the Chernobyl nuclear accident. | | (169879) | 306
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the National Assembly for Wales Government about providing exceptional costs to implement the Mold Flood Allevation Scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (169774) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 307
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women have (a) requested and (b) received statutory maternity pay since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the success of the take-up of this entitlement. | | (169297) | 308
| Mr John Grogan (Selby):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Government intends to lay regulations before the House amending the Pensions Act 1995 and the Occupational Pension Schemes (Equal Treatment) Regulations to reflect the time limits of the European Court of Justice ruling in the Preston case. | | (169883) | 309
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the duties and responsibilities of Jobcentre Plus personal advisors are. | | (169973) | 310
| Sir Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh & Berwickshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to (a) increase the Adviser Discretion Fund levels for lone parents and (b) allow for multiple Adviser Discretion Fund awards to those with multiple barriers to finding employment. | | (170041) | 311
| Sir Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh & Berwickshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to extend the StepUP programme. | | (170042) | 312
| Martin Linton (Battersea):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many lone parents have (a) gained work and (b) entered training or education through the New Deal for Lone Parents in Battersea. | | (169768) | 313
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the level of persistent poverty. | | (169971) | 314
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of pension credit are receiving (a) less than 10 pence per week, (b) 10 pence to 19 pence per week, (c) 20 pence to 29 pence per week, (d) 30 pence to 39 pence per week, (e) 40 pence to 49 pence per week, (f) 50 pence to 59 pence per week, (g) 60 pence to 69 pence per week, (h) 70 pence to 79
pence per week, (i) 80 pence to 89 pence per week and (j) 90 pence to 99 pence per week. | | (169396) | 315
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate, based on his Department's policy simulation model for 2004-05, for (a) all households, (b) all pensioner households, (c) all households headed by a pensioner over 70 and (d) all households headed by a pensioner aged 70 or above, the average level of (i) gross council tax and (ii) council tax net of rebates expressed as a percentage of household income. | | (169644) | 316
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Oral Statement of 11th February to the Work and Pensions Committee on the Child Support Agency reforms, if he will list the problems that are to be (a) identified and (b) remedied by the recovery programme. | | (170040) | 317
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21st April, Official Report, column 293, how many people whose pension schemes have been wound up have found that the money that they invested yielded nothing. | | (169646) | 318
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list each item of information which may be contained in a state pension statement. | | (170099) | 319
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to calculate the cost of compensating those people who have already lost some or all of their pension entitlement; and if he will make a statement. | | (170103) | 320
N | David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Child Support Agency will be able to refund the money owed to the constituent of the honourable Member for Walsall North, ref: 321042956341. | | (169296) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 321
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has created a working group to consider how to issue advice to individual households within the UK. | | [Transferred] (170054) | 322
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the formula used to calculate the civil defence grants include a weight towards coastal councils to mitigate for potential terrorist attack by sea. | | [Transferred] (170057) | 323
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to issue advice to households in the UK detailing how to plan for and cope with a terrorist attack. | | [Transferred] (170127) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 324
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many conceptions resulted in termination in each year since 1997, broken down by month; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (170092) | 325
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many suicides were recorded in the UK in each of the last 10 years for (a) children and (b) adults. | | [Transferred] (169895) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 326
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he will implement the parts of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 that will allow leaseholders to choose their own buildings insurance; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (169923) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 327
| Mr Martin Caton (Gower):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will make an exception to the rule preventing UK citizens accepting campaign medals from other countries to enable the British people who served on the Arctic convoy during World War Two to receive the Defence of the Soviet Arctic Region Medal. | | [Transferred] (170126) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 328
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of (a) the impact of changes in the cost of public liability insurance on community events and (b) the ability of community organisations to pay for public liability insurance. | | [Transferred] (169898) | 329
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations his Department has received from community organisations about changes in the cost of public liability insurance. | | [Transferred] (169900) | 330
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money was raised from speed cameras located at motorway construction and repair sites during 2002-03. | | [Transferred] (169940) | 331
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of UK (a) seaports and (b) airports will have radiation detection equipment installed by 1st July. | | [Transferred] (169962) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 332
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures are in place to cope with the immediate (a) physical and (b) economic effects of a floating bomb. | | [Transferred] (170059) |
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