Questions for Oral or Written Answer beginning on Tuesday 11 May 2004 (the 'Questions Book') Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Tuesday 11 May 2004 This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 11 May of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 11 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 11 May see Part 2 of this paper. Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will update the information set out in the Answer of 10th June 2003, Official Report, columns 746-47W, on council tax, to take account of the effects of taxes and benefits on household income in 2002-03. | (172602) | 2 N | Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of (a) aspartame, (b) monosodium glutamate and (c) saccharine imported into the UK in processed foods in each year since 1989. | (172348) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 3 N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the official meetings she and her predecessor had with the Mayor of London since July 2000 to discuss matters on London within her Department's responsibilities, and the dates and subject of each meeting. | (172205) | 4 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she will reply in full to the letter from the honourable Member for Totnes dated 25th February concerning tax rules for the British film industry which was acknowledged on 1st March. | (172042) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 5 N | Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of Iraqi civilians killed (a) during the war, (b) since President Bush declared an end to hostilities and (c) in early April in Fallujah; and if he will make a statement. | (171853) | 6 N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what laws apply to the activities of private contractors operating in (a) Iraq and (b) UK controlled areas; and which courts have jurisdiction. | (171441) | 7 N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) average and (b) maximum tour lengths of troops deployed to Iraq since 1st May 2003 were for (i) territorial army and (ii) regular personnel; and if he will make a statement. | (171442) | 8 N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the role of private contractors in the (a) administration, (b) interrogation and (c) handling of prisoners under UK jurisdiction in Iraq; which contractors are involved; and which laws are applicable to their actitivities. | (171443) | 9 N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contacts (a) Defence Ministers and (b) departmental staff had with the Deputy Political Editor of The Sun in the seven days prior to 6th May. | (172580) | 10 N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect on service morale of imminent deployment plans to conflict zones being published in the Press. | (172581) | 11 N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department authorised (a) Ministers and (b) spokesmen to disclose to (i) The Times, (ii) The Sun and (iii) other media that an announcement is shortly to be made concerning deployment to Iraq of Royal Marines. | (172582) | 12 N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will investigate the (a)
ministerial and (b) departmental origins of stories in (i) The Times and (ii) The Sun on 6th May claiming to confirm a forthcoming announcement that Royal Marines are to be deployed to Iraq. | (172583) | 13 N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will name the Iraqi individuals whose treatment by UK armed forces personnel has been the subject of a Special Investigation Branch inquiry, broken down by individuals for whom (a) investigations are ongoing, (b) the finding is that there is no case to answer and (c) a report has been submitted to the Army Prosecuting Authority. | (172346) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 14 | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the standard spending assessment for youth and community in (a) Cambridgeshire and (b) the constituency of Huntingdon (i) was in each of the last five years and (ii) is for 2004-05. | (172635) | 15 N | Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he received the report by the Electoral Commission on Guildford Borough Council Elections of 1st May 2003, The Integrity and Security Report; and when and in what form he will publish the report. | (171747) | 16 N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on plans to remove the fire control from the Gloucestershire Tri-Service Centre at Quedgley. | (172365) | 17 N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the likely impact on the performance of the Fire Service of a move away from the Gloucestershire Tri-Service Centre at Quedgley; and if he will make a statement. | (172366) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 18 | Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much public funding has been spent on repairing schools in Bootle in each year since 1997. | (172678) | 19 | Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in Bootle were taught in classes of more than 30 on the latest date for which figures are available. | (172679) | 20 | Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding each school in Bootle has received from the New Deal for Schools. | (172680) | 21 | Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in Bootle have benefited from the National Childcare Strategy. | (172681) | 22 | Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in Bootle have benefited from the Excellence in Cities programme; and what the per pupil spending was in each year since the programme's inception. | (172682) | 23 N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he will reply to the questions tabled by the honourable Member for Hertsmere (a) on 20th April, references (i) 168185, (ii) 168186, (iii) 168202, (iv) 168203 and (v) 168204 and (b) on 23rd April, reference 168913. | (172362) | 24 | Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of schools (a) in Bolton North East, (b) in Greater Manchester and (c) in England have implemented initiatives under the Safe Routes to Schools programme. | (172601) | 25 | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many vacant secondary school places there were in Cambridgeshire, broken down by (a) school year group, (b) district and (c) establishment, at the start of the spring term of school year 2003-04. | (172637) | 26 | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the (a) role and (b) responsibilities of non-executive members of Connexions Partnership boards are. | (172593) | 27 | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reasons his Department did not inform Parliament of its decision to launch an end-to-end review of the provision of careers services within Connexions. | (172594) | 28 | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much has been spent by Connexions partnerships on seeking legal advice since the Department opted to reduce the amount it would offset against partnerships' VAT costs. | (172595) | 29 | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he will announce the findings of his Department's end-to-end review of careers guidance; and if he will present these findings in person to the House. | (172648) | 30 | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what conclusions his Department drew from the Connexions VAT guidance workshop held on 20th April; and if he will make a statement. | (172649) | 31 | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effects on the private sector of his Department's decision to reduce the amount it will offset against Connexions partnerships' VAT costs. | (172650) | 32 | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to ensure best value reviews are carried out by Connexions partnerships before implementing structural changes. | (172651) | 33 | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reasons his Department decided to reduce the amount it would offset against Connexions partnerships' VAT costs; and where the money saved will be spent. | (172668) | 34 | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether his Department undertook research into the possible effects upon private providers before making the decision to reduce the amount it would offset against Connexions' VAT costs; and if he will make a statement. | (172669) | 35 | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action his Department intends to take to safeguard the future of the private sector in the provision of Connexions services to young people. | (172670) | 36 | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what representations he has received from private providers of Connexions services concerning his Department's decision to reduce the amount it will offset against partrnership's VAT costs. | (172671) | 37 | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether it is his Department's policy to phase out the sub-contracting model of the Connexions partnership. | (172672) | 38 | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether there are limitations on the power Connexions partnership chief executives have to appoint or remove members of its board of directors. | (172673) | 39 | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what impact his Department's decision to reduce the amount it will offset against Connexions partnership's VAT costs has had on preparations for the setting up of children's trusts; and if he will make a statement. | (172674) | 40 | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the future of the private sector in providing careers guidance for young people. | (172675) | 41 | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether it is his Department's policy to ensure that Connexions partnerships commit themselves to maintaining the pension benefits of private providers' staff if a partnership opts to shift from a sub-contracting operational model to a system of direct delivery and to incorporate the private providers' staff. | (172676) | 42 | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many of the Connexions partnerships which have opted to move to direct delivery since the commencement of the financial year 2004-05 undertook best value assessments of alternative operational models before reaching their decision. | (172677) | 43 | Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of the cohort of (a) 16, (b) 17, (c) 18, (d) 19, (e) 20 and (f) 21 year olds (i) commenced and (ii) completed (A) NVQ level 3 courses and (B) modern apprenticeships in each year since 1992. | (172625) | 44 | Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps the Government is taking to improve (a) vocational training courses and (b) work-based learning in the public sector. | (172626) | 45 | Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many practising qualified teachers (a) were qualified careers advisors and (b) provided careers guidance in schools in each year since 1997. | (172627) | 46 | Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many graduates claimed unemployment benefit for (a) one to three months, (b) four to six months, (c) seven to nine months and (d) 10 to 12 months directly after graduation in each year since 1997. | (172628) | 47 | Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the Government's policy on testing for under fives. | (172629) | 48 | Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students who studied mathematics at (a) GCSE, (b) A-Level and (c) degree level went on to (i) teach mathematics in schools and (ii) pursue other careers in each of the last five years. | (172630) | 49 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the eligibility criteria are for the educational maintenance allowance (EMA) to be introduced in September; whether students aged under 16 years studying academic or vocational courses in further education for more than 12 hours of guided learning per week will be eligible for the EMA; and whether 15 to 17 year olds in further education are eligible for any other financial assistance. | (172041) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 50 | Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the conditions are for repayment attached to the loan to the Meat and Livestock Commission in respect of the welfare scheme which operated during the foot and mouth disease outbreak; and whether the loan has been repaid. | (172683) | 51 | Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the revenue from landfill tax as a result of the diversion of catering waste from pig swill to landfill since the ban on swill feed was implemented. | (172684) | 52 | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many homes in the constituency of Huntingdon have benefited from the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme. | (172639) | 53 N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farms in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland received agricultural support payments collectively totalling more than (i) 500,000, (ii) 1 million and (iii) 1.5 million euros in the most recent year for which records are available. | (172482) | 54 N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of farms in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland received total agricultural production subsidy payments exceedng (i) 50,000, (ii) 75,000, (iii) 100,000, (iv) 125,000, (v) 150,000, (vi) 175,000, (vii) 200,000, (viii) 250,000 and (ix) 300,000 euros for the most recent year for which records are available. | (172483) | 55 N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of farms in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland which would be eligible for the post-transitional single farm payment would receive payments exceedng (i) 50,000, (ii) 75,000, (iii) 100,000, (iv) 125,000, (v) 150,000, (vi) 175,000, (vii) 200,000, (viii) 250,000 and (ix) 300,000 euros. | (172484) | 56 N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what EU rules apply to Common Agricultural Policy funds held by member states which choose to (a) place a ceiling on payments to larger farm holdings and (b) taper support payments to farm holdings degressively according to size; and what constraints this places upon the member state in respect of the impact of the redistribution of funds otherwise withheld. | (172485) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 57 N | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on behalf of how many British citizens he has made pleas for clemency, broken down by country, since 1997. | (172584) | 58 N | Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made with investigations into Iraq's mass graves following the recommendations of the UK forensic team which visited Iraq last summer. | (167870) | 59 | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what payments his Department has made to private military companies working in Iraq. | (172695) | 60 N | Mr John Lyons (Strathkelvin & Bearsden):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the prospects for re-unification of Cyprus. | (171776) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 61 N | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will meet a delegation from RE-SOLV, The Society for the Prevention of Solvent and Volatile Substance Abuse. | (172585) | 62 | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what powers the NHS Equalities Adviser will have to promote greater equality throughout the service. | (172605) | 63 | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the NHS Equalities Adviser will interact with the Commission for Equalities and Human Rights. | (172606) | 64 | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Equalities Adviser to be appointed in the NHS will have the same powers and duties in respect of each of the six strands of equality to be protected by the Commission for Equalities and Human Rights. | (172607) | 65 | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the NHS Equality Adviser will safeguard the rights of patients. | (172608) | 66 | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the remit will be of the NHS Equality Adviser. | (172609) | 67 | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what alternative therapeutic environments are available to treat women who are sent to prison who are mentally ill. | (172610) | 68 | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the NHS Equality Adviser will have powers and duties in relation to facilities in joint use by the NHS and local authority care departments. | (172615) | 69 | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what powers and duties the NHS Equality Adviser will have in relation to companies and organisations supplying private medical services and care to patients in the NHS. | (172617) | 70 | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the NHS Equality Adviser will have powers to commence discrimination proceedings in court on behalf of (a) employees and (b) patients in the NHS. | (172618) | 71 | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what enforcement powers the NHS Equality Adviser will have in respect of breaches of equality laws. | (172619) | 72 | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the NHS Equality Adviser will have responsibility for children's equality issues in the health service (a) before and (b) after the appointment of a Children's Commissioner. | (172620) | 73 N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) shortest, (b) longest and (c) medium waiting times were for first diagnostic appointments to consultant (i) neurologists, (ii) geriatricians and (iii) physicians for people suspected of having Parkinson's disease in of the last five years for which figures are available. | (172578) | 74 N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients in the latter stages of Parkinson's accessed hospice care in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | (172579) | 75 | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS (a) doctors and (b) nurses there were in Wirral South in each of the last seven years. | (172685) | 76 | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS (a) therapists and (b) scientists were located in Wirral South in each of the last seven years. | (172686) | 77 | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what changes there have been to NHS waiting list times for the residents of Wirral South in each of the last seven years. | (172687) | 78 | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of patients with suspected cancer in Wirral South saw an NHS consultant within two weeks in each of the last seven years. | (172688) | 79 | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the levels of elective admissions to the NHS in Wirral South in the past five years. | (172690) | 80 | Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of adults in (a) Bolton, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) England were registered with an NHS dentist in each of the last seven years. | (172598) | 81 | Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of children were registered as obese in (a) Bolton North East, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) England in the last year for which figures are available. | (172599) | 82 | Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists in (a) Bolton, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) England treated NHS patients in the past seven years; and how many treated only private patients in each year. | (172621) | 83 | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many rapid access chest pain clinics there are in the constituency of Huntingdon. | (172633) | 84 | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what changes he expects in the number of patients requiring health services in the constituency of Huntingdon over the next 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | (172634) | 85 | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the benefits for residents of the constituency of Huntingdon of the Health Development Agency. | (172638) | 86 N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) Parliamentary Questions, (b) adjournment debates and (c) urgent Questions on the work of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) the Department has answered since it was established; and if he will make a statement on the accountability of the FSA to Parliament. | (171860) | 87 N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the official meetings he and his predecessor had with the Mayor of London since July 2000 to discuss health matters in London, and the dates and subject of each meeting. | (172207) | 88 N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the timescale for the signing and implementation of the private finance initiative agreement to rebuild Stoke Mandeville Hospital. | (172208) | 89 N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions of provigil (modafinil) have been made for children in each of the last five years. | (172586) | 90 N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children have undergone stomach stapling operations for obesity related problems in each of the last five years. | (172587) | 91 N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on promoting stomach stapling as a method for dealing with obesity problems in children. | (172588) | 92 N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many adults have undergone stomach stapling operations in each of the last five years. | (172589) | 93 | Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued to the ambulance service regarding the introduction of the Localizer or White Noise siren systems. | (172645) | 94 | Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whose responsibility it is to take decisions on the specifications of ambulance sirens; and whether there is a published list of contact details of the persons responsible. | (172646) | 95 | Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, at what level the decision on the specifications of ambulance sirens was taken. | (172647) | 96 N | Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what quantities of (a) aspartame, (b) monosodium glutamate and (c) saccharine were used in foods processed in the UK in each year since 1989. | (172349) | 97 N | Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what regulations cover the labelling of foods containing (a) aspartame, (b) monosodium glutamate and (c) saccharine, (i) produced in this country and (ii) imported. | (172350) | 98 N | Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the (a) average daily and (b) annual per capita consumption of (i) aspartame, (ii) saccharine and (iii) monosodium glutamate in each year since 1989. | (172363) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 99 | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many girls aged under 18 were in custody at New Hall Prison on each (a) visit date and (b) publication date relating to the Chief Inspectors of Prisons' recent report. | (172614) | 100 | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women prisoners were mentally ill during their detention in New Hall women's prison during (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | (172652) | 101 | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners at New Hall women's prison were on suicide watch during each of the last three months. | (172653) | 102 | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what liaison took place between New Hall women's prison and the local area child protection committee about the welfare of girls under 18 in custody in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | (172654) | 103 | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many suicides there were in New Hall women's prison in each of the past three years. | (172655) | 104 | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of self harm occurred in New Hall women's prison in each of the last three months. | (172656) | 105 | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to ensure that no prisoner in England and Wales has to slop out at night. | (172657) | 106 | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what public funds were spent on tackling drug misuse in Wirral South in (a) 1997-98 and (b) 2003-04. | (172689) | 107 N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the question tabled by the honourable Member for Hertsmere on 23rd April, reference 168914. | (172361) | 108 | Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications have been (a) made and (b) accepted for the Highly Skilled Migrants Programme, broken down by (i) the top 20 nationalities and (ii) occupation, since the inception of the programme. | (172596) | 109 | Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dentists have been accepted for entry to Britain (a) under the Highly Skilled Migrants Programme and (b) through work permits in the past year. | (172597) | 110 | Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many legal professionals were accepted for entry to Britain (a) under the Highly Skilled Migrants Programme and (b) through work permits in (i) 1995, (ii) 1998, (iii) 2001, (iv) 2002 and (v) 2003. | (172600) | 111 | Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken to process (a) work permits and (b) highly skilled migrant applications for appointments of junior doctors to health authorities was in the last year for which figures are available; what the average time taken was for all work permits; and how many junior doctor applicants were appointed to jobs in (a) Bolton North East, (b) the Greater Manchester area and (c) England. | (172622) | 112 | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to meet the members of Victims of Animal Rights Extremism. | (172623) | 113 | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans there are to establish a specific police unit for dealing with criminal activity connected to animal rights protestors. | (172624) | 114 | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) arrests and (b) convictions there have been for criminal activity connected to animal rights protestors in each year since 1999. | (172636) | 115 | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list visits made by each Minister in the Department to animal rights groups since 1997. | (172640) | 116 | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many animal rights protestors who have been convicted of criminal activity have been given a custodial sentence in each year since 1999. | (172641) | 117 | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans there are to make (a) harassment, (b) intimidation and (c) terrorism against companies, or conspiracy to carry out these acts, specific offences. | (172642) | 118 | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans there are to change the law relating to harassment, with particular reference to harassment by animal rights protestors. | (172643) | 119 | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans there are to provide funds for the protection of businesses targeted by animal rights protestors. | (172644) | 120 | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cars were stolen in (a) Lancashire, (b) Yorkshire, (c) Cheshire, (d) Derbyshire and (e) Wales in 2003; and how many were subsequently recovered in each case. | [R] (172698) | 121 N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training in (a) child protection and (b) child development is given to governors of juvenile prisons; and which governors of juvenile prisons have qualifications in childcare. | (172351) | 122 N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many babies have been removed, voluntarily or compulsorily, from their mothers in prison in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | (172352) | 123 N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when a separate system for transporting juvenile prisoners will be established. | (172353) | 124 N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people convicted of sex offences abroad are supervised or monitored on their return to the UK. | (172354) | 125 N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of self-injury and attempted suicide by juveniles have occurred in the segregation unit at Stoke Heath. | (172355) | 126 N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the level of ballistic protection provided by (a) HG1 and (b) HG1A body armour. | (172356) | 127 N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he was informed (a) that Highmark Manufacturing Co Ltd had changed the specification of its KCW223 model of body armour and (b) that the body armour used by some police forces did not meet the protective HG1/KR2 classification of the original tender. | (172357) | 128 N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) which police forces and (b) how many police officers are using body armour supplied by Highmark Manufacturing Co Ltd that does not meet the protective HG1/KR2 specification of the original tender. | (172358) | 129 N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long police forces have been using body armour supplied by Highmark Manufacturing Co Ltd that does not meet the protective HG1/KR2 specification of the original tender. | (172359) | 130 N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long police forces were using HG1A body armour before it was approved by his Department; and what action his Department is taking to ensure that police forces are issued with the certification of body armour they specify at tender. | (172360) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 131 | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on development in Vietnam. | (172694) | Questions to the Solicitor General 132 | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Solicitor General, what arrangements for expedition have been made with the Criminal Cases Review Commission in respect of convictions reviewed following the Angela Cannings case and forwarded to it with a view to a reference to the court of appeal. | (172611) | 133 | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Solicitor General, how many defendants whose cases are yet to be reviewed following the Angela Cannings case are serving custodial sentences. | (172612) | 134 | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Solicitor General, if she will take steps to ensure that those whose convictions are reviewed under the process set up after the Angela Cannings decision with no further action resulting are notified that a review has taken place. | (172613) | 135 | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Solicitor General, when she expects the review process following the Angela Cannings case to be completed. | (172616) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 136 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many representations the Department has received from citizens advice bureaux about shortages of the Department's leaflets and forms in each year since 1997. | (172603) | 137 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the (a) leaflets and (b) forms supplied by the Department to citizens advice bureaux; and how many of each leaflet were printed in the last 12 months. | (172604) | 138 | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many sub-post offices have been closed in (a) Cambridgeshire and (b) the constituency of Huntingdon in each year since 1997. | (172632) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 139 | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many rural bus services in Wirral South are supported by rural bus grants. | (172691) | 140 | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of priority bus lanes have been created in Wirral South since 1997. | (172692) | 141 | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the effect of investment in railway improvements over the next 10 years upon residents of Wirral South. | (172693) | 142 N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the official meetings he and his predecessor had with the Mayor of London since July 2000 to discuss transport issues in London, and the dates and subject of each meeting. | (172206) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 143 N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his Oral Answer of 5th May, Official Report, column 1329, on health service funding, if he will list the 10 hospitals which are planned or have been started in Wales. | (172347) | 144 | Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the average university student debt in Wales was in each year since 1997. | (172590) | 145 | Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many students whose home is in Wales were at (a) universities in Wales and (b) universities in England in each year since 1997. | (172592) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 146 | Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that the Child Support Agency resolves the case of (a) Mr Alan Jones of Bargoed, (b) Ms Sandra Roberts of Caerphilly and (c) Ms Angela Lawford of Nelson without further delay. | (172591) | 147 | Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps Jobcentre Plus is taking to match the skills development of the unemployed to employer demands in the workplace. | (172631) | 148 N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the cost of abolishing the requirement on recipients of retirement pensions to have made national insurance contributions for at least 25 per cent. of their working life. | (172432) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 149 N | Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford & Southend East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the reasons why the European Union accounts for 2002 have not been signed or approved by the Court of Auditors; and if he will make a statement. | [Transferred] (172486) | 150 N | Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford & Southend East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the increase in the number of recorded fraud cases within the EU in 2002; and how much money was lost in fraud within the EU in 2002. | [Transferred] (172487) | 151 N | Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford & Southend East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the scope for reducing levels of fraud connected with the European Union budget. | [Transferred] (172489) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 152 N | Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford & Southend East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what procedures exist to prosecute fraudulent farmers who make claims for compensation from the European Union for sheep destroyed during the foot and mouth crisis. | [Transferred] (172488) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 153 N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money was spent on setting up the Gloucestershire Tri-Service Centre at Quedgley; when it became fully operational; and if he will make a statement. | [Transferred] (172364) |
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