Questions for Oral or Written Answer beginning on Wednesday 12 May 2004 (the 'Questions Book') Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Wednesday 12 May 2004 This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 12 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 Wednesday 12 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 12 May see Part 2 of this paper. Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 1 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what percentage of official vehicles used by the Department are run on (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) liquid petroleum gas and (d) compressed natural gas. | (172770) | 2 | Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent in each of the last three years on maintaining and utilising the Emergency Communications Network. | (172749) | 3 | Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has (a) to upgrade and (b) to modernise the
Emergency Communications Network. | (172750) | 4 | Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how it is planned that senior Government figures will remain in contact in the event of a terrorist attack that eliminated the London telephone network. | (172751) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 5 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of official vehicles used by his Department are run on (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) liquid petroleum gas and (d) compressed natural gas. | (172768) | 6 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the (a) consultation papers and (b) other documents issued by the Financial Services Authority in each of the last five years, broken down by number of pages. | (172901) | 7 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many regulatory impact assessments have been (a) conducted and (b) published by the Financial Services Authority in each of the last five years; and what percentage of new regulatory measures this represents. | (172903) | 8 | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the average build cost of a new home in the (a) social housing sector and (b) private housing sector in the last year for which figures are available. | (172875) | 9 | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average council tax was as a percentage of gross income for (a) pensioner and (b) non-pensioner households in all quintile groups in each financial year since 1997-98. | (172877) | 10 | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on implementation of the EU Insurance Mediation Directive (a) in this country and (b) elsewhere in the EU. | (172839) | 11 | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reduce the fee structure for the Insurance Mediation Directive. | (172840) | 12 | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date the Financial Services Authority required authorisation of brokers under the Insurance Mediation Directive; and whether this is common to all EU countries. | (172937) | 13 | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what new regulations will be required on insurance brokers in order for them to meet Financial Services Authority guidelines for the introduction of the Insurance Mediation Directive. | (172938) | 14 | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact on the number of insurance brokers of the introduction of the Insurance Mediation Directive. | (172939) | 15 | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the effects of providing resources for the world's poorest countries (a) through the International Finance Facility and (b) through direct aid. | (173059) | 16 | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of carers in the United Kingdom, broken down by the number of hours of care provided per week. | (172752) | 17 | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many child and working tax credit appeals against awards have been (a) lodged and (b) heard; and how many of the appeals were found in (i) favour of the appellant and (ii) against the appellant in each of the last 12 months. | (172949) | 18 | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average waiting time was from receipt of the appeal, for a child and working tax credit appeal to be heard, in each of the last 12 months. | (172950) | 19 | Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much time his Department spent dealing with honours in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by Civil Service grade. | (173045) | 20 | Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many compensation payments were made to members of the public by his Department and its agencies in each year since 1997-98, broken down by the (a) amount paid and (b) reason for payment. | (172895) | 21 | Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Inland Revenue expects to finalise awards of (a) child tax credit and (b) working tax credit in respect of 2003-04. | (172897) | 22 | Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many awards of child tax credit in respect of 2003-04 have (a) been finalised and (b) not yet been finalised. | (172898) | 23 | Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether migrants from the EU accession countries are entitled to (a) the child tax credit and (b) the working tax credit; and on what conditions. | (172952) | Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs 24 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what percentage of official vehicles used by the Department are run on (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) liquid petroleum gas and (d) compressed natural gas. | (172772) | 25 N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the total cost has been of holding referendums in the UK since 1997. | (172045) | 26 | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the (a) Home Office and (b) Department for Transport on reform of the criminal justice system. | (172787) | 27 | Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much time his Department spent dealing with honours in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by Civil Service grade. | (173034) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 28 N | Mr Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of the decision by the Crown Prosecution Service not to proceed with the case against Mr Robert Duqueria for the alleged removal of objects from the scheduled site of Cunetio, Wiltshire on her strategy to protect archaeological sites in England; and if she will make a statement. | (172212) | 29 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what percentage of official vehicles used by her Department are run on (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) liquid petroleum gas and (d) compressed natural gas. | (172780) | 30 | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has held with broadcasters on the introduction of a free satellite digital television service; and if she will make a statement. | (172884) | 31 | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what consultations she has held with the commercial radio sector about the relationship between its activities and proposed commercially-funded community radio stations, with particular reference to (a) the protection of the economic viability of existing services, (b) the requirement to offer specific and quantifiable evidence of any harm to that viability, (c) the establishment of clear and transparent rules for withholding any licence on the basis of harm to viability and (d) the interaction of OFCOM and her Department in determining these issues. | (172960) | 32 | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what further consultations with outside interests her Department is holding, in conjunction with other departments, in order to safeguard the long-term position of the British Grand Prix. | (172974) | 33 | Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much time her Department spent dealing with Honours in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by Civil Service grade. | (173035) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 34 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of official vehicles used by his Department are run on (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) liquid petroleum gas and (d) compressed natural gas. | (172769) | 35 N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long it has taken, on average, to process each application for the General Service Medal, Suez Canal Zone, 1951-54. | (172367) | 36 N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many outstanding claims there are for the General Service Medal for serving in the Suez Canal Zone between 1951 and 1954. | (172368) | 37 N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many General Service Medals have been issued for service in the Suez Canal Zone between 1951 and 1954. | (172369) | 38 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received of Coalition forces in Iraq abusing (a) women and (b) children; and if he will make a statement. | (172940) | 39 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his oral statement of 10th May, Official Report, columns 21 to 39, on Iraq, whether the routine hooding of prisoners in UK facilities in Iraq was contrary to instructions ; on what basis the routine hooding was authorised, and by whom; whether hooding continues of Iraqis by UK forces outside UK facilities; whether hooding by UK forces outside facilities is contrary to instructions; and if he will make a statement. | (173024) | 40 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received about abuses of Iraqi prisoners at Umm Qasr prison; what part was played by UK armed forces, including interrogators; over what period these abuses took place; over what period UK forces were operating at the prison; when reports of abuses were (a) first and (b) subsequently communicated to UK personnel; how such reports of abuses at the prison were dealt with; how the political officer of the British Armed Forces dealt with this matter when it was reported to him on 1st April; how his report on this was dealt with; when Ministers received (i) first and (ii) subsequent reports of abuse; and if he will make a statement. | (173025) | 41 | Glenda Jackson (Hampstead & Highgate):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Oral Statement by the Prime Minister of 19th April, Official Report, columns 21 to 37, on Iraq, whether the siege of Fallujah was in accordance with the principles laid down in the Coalition Provisional Authority's military and political strategy. | (172792) | 42 | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the long-term costings for the equipment programme. | (172741) | 43 | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the progress of investigations in the case of Gary Bartlam of the 1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers; what action has been taken; and what recommendations have been made as a result. | (172944) | 44 | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the action taken in the case of the two soldiers implicated in the killing of a 20 year old Afghan on 16th February 2002. | (172945) | 45 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list those practices which are not specifically prohibited by the Geneva Convention but which he classifies as unacceptable and not to be followed by United Kingdom service personnel. | (173002) | 46 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the International Committee of the Red Cross report was received by him or his ministerial colleagues; and when it was first brought to his attention. | (173003) | 47 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are taken to make service personnel aware of the provisions of the Geneva Convention. | (173007) | 48 | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many women (a) have been detained by the UK military since the occupation of Iraq began and (b) are being detained by the UK military in Iraq. | (172699) | 49 | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements are in place for (a) the Red Cross and (b) other aid agencies to visit Iraqi detainees held by United Kingdom military forces. | (172904) | 50 | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what instructions the Department issued in the last year concerning (a) the handling of Iraqi prisoners and (b) methods for extracting information from Iraqis. | (172993) | 51 | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the document issued to service personnel announcing the ban on the use of hoods for Iraqi prisoners. | (172994) | 52 | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when ministers first read the International Committee of the Red Cross draft report on Iraqi prisoners delivered in February. | (172995) | 53 | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when ministers were first informed that some prisoners in UK custody were being mistreated in Iraq. | (172996) | 54 | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations the Government has made to the US Administration about treatment of Iraqi prisoners. | (172997) | 55 | Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much time his Department spent dealing with honours in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by Civil Service grade. | (173036) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 56 | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what percentage of families with disabled children received assistance from statutory agencies in order to address their housing needs in the lastest period for which figures are available. | (172870) | 57 | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which Government agency has lead responsibility for assessing the housing needs of disabled children. | (172871) | 58 | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans are in place to improve the provision of housing to families with disabled children. | (172872) | 59 | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to abolish the disabled facilities grant means test for children. | (172873) | 60 | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the fairness of the disabled facilities grant means test, The Test of Resources for children. | (172909) | 61 | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of whether the current Test of Resources for disabled children encourages parents to work. | (172910) | 62 | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what progress the Government has made in reviewing the disabled facilities grant programmes and its means test. | (172911) | 63 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what percentage of official vehicles used by his Office are run on (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) liquid petroleum gas and (d) compressed natural gas. | (172778) | 64 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answers of 15th March, Official Report, columns 59-60W and 29th April, Official Report, column 1227W, on Coverage Care (Gloucestershire Ltd), what estimate he has made of the maximum contingent liability to be borne by (a) council tax payers in Gloucestershire and (b) the general tax payer; if he will list the information which the county council has resolved should remain confidential; under what circumstances a specific consent would need to be sought by the county council; and what discussions he has held on the county council's invocation of confidentiality provisions in local government legislation in relation to this matter. | (173029) | 65 | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many (a) affordable housing units and (b) housing units have been built in (i) England and (ii) each English region in each year since 1980. | (172878) | 66 | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his Department's definition of affordable housing is. | (172879) | 67 | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many affordable homes were empty for (a) less than 12 months and (b) more than 12 months in (i) England and (ii) each English region in each year since 1980. | (172880) | 68 | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much central Government funding has been (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on housing in each financial year since 1999-2000. | (172881) | 69 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the companies to which he has awarded contracts in relation to the Your Say information campaign on elected regional assemblies; and, what the value was of each component of the contract for each. | (172753) | 70 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the annual funding for 2004-05 is for (a) regional chambers, (b) the English Regions Network and (c) the Regional Co-ordination Unit; what the total funding has been for each year since their creation; and what the predicted budget is for the next financial year, broken down by (i) region and (ii) specific grant. | (172754) | 71 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total cost to his Department was of the event on elected regional assemblies held in Barrow on 5th May; how many staff from his Department were involved; how many staff from Government Office North West were involved; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the speech delivered by the Minister for Local and Regional Government. | (172756) | 72 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the location was of the regional hearings on elected regional assemblies held in Halifax and Sheffield; and how many (a) members of the public and (b) invitees attended. | (172757) | 73 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 19th April, Official Report, column 366W, on regional assemblies, what proportion of each of those costs will be spent in (a) the North East, (b) the North West and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber. | (172914) | 74 | Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much time his Department spent dealing with honours in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by Civil Service grade. | (173033) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 75 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of official vehicles used by his Department are run on (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) liquid petroleum gas and (d) compressed natural gas. | (172774) | 76 | Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many residents of Bootle have undertaken apprenticeships in each of the last five years. | (172782) | 77 | Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many new nurseries have been established in Bootle since 1997. | (172783) | 78 | Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much public funding was spent per pupil in Bootle in each of the last seven years. | (172784) | 79 | Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) free nursery and (b) pre-school places were available for (i) three and (ii) four year olds in Bootle in each of the last seven years. | (172785) | 80 | Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) Sure Start centres and (b) Early Excellence centres have been created in Bootle. | (172786) | 81 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what funding will be provided for adult learning in colleges over the next four years. | (171890) | 82 N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the implications of a Connexions partnership adopting a dual lead body model for private providers of the service. | (172658) | 83 N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent guidance has been issued by his Department to the Kent and Medway Connexions partnership board. | (172659) | 84 N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether his Department has issued guidance to Connexions partnership boards concerning adopting dual lead body models. | (172660) | 85 N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his Department's preferred model of delivery is for
Connexions partnerships. | (172661) | 86 N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether his Department has issued guidance on the use of consortium models to Connexions partnerships. | (172662) | 87 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimates have been made of the running costs of the Partnership for Schools. | (172905) | 88 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many wave one approvals under Building Schools for the Future involved (a) local authorities other than in their capacity as local education authorities, (b) learning and skills councils, (c) primary care and other NHS trusts and (d) other public sector bodies. | (172906) | 89 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the expected life of local education partnerships is where they do not take an equity stake in schools. | (172907) | 90 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools in each of the successful bids for wave one of Building Schools for the Future were designated as (a) weak, (b) under-performing and (c) failing. | (172908) | 91 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what criteria were used in issuing invitations to local education authorities to submit bids for consideration for wave one of Building Schools for the Future; and what criteria were used to assess the bids. | (172959) | 92 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the local education authorities which applied to wave one of Building Schools for the Future; and what the reasons were for each unsuccessful bid. | (172962) | 93 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the performance of Pathfinder local education authorities in Building Schools for the Future. | (172963) | 94 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which organisations and individuals have expressed interest in participating in local education partnerships as private sector partners. | (172964) | 95 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of each successful local education authority's secondary schools in wave one of Building Schools for the Future are covered by its bid. | (172965) | 96 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many local education authorities participating in wave one of Building Schools for the Future have (a) identified city academies as an integral part of the plans and (b) included provision for 14-19 education. | (172966) | 97 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the Department's financial commitment is for each successful bid in wave one of Building Schools for the Future, broken down by (a) private finance initiative credits and (b) cash grants. | (172967) | 98 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many projects in wave one of Building Schools for the Future will use the exemplar building design. | (172968) | 99 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost was of preparing the exemplar building designs in Building Schools for the Future. | (172969) | 100 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which local education authorities have indicated that they wish to participate in wave two of the Building Schools for the Future programme. | (172970) | 101 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, who owns (a) new and (b) refurbished schools built under the Building Schools for the Future programme. | (172971) | 102 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether the pathfinders for Building Schools for the Future were originally private finance initiative schemes. | (172972) | 103 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what controls there are to ensure that a wave one Building Schools for the Future scheme develops plans for secondary schools, once accepted. | (172973) | 104 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which functions and responsibilities would be transferred from his Department to elected regional assemblies where they are established. | (172755) | 105 | Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much on average per child was contributed from public funds to the education of school-age children in each year since 1997 for which figures are available, broken down by local authority area. | (172902) | 106 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he expects to announce the results of the second round of the Building Schools for the Future initiative. | (173005) | 107 | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much, at today's prices was spent on under-five education in each of the last 25 years; and what the planned spending is in each of the next five years. | (172920) | 108 | Mr Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what public funding has been spent on adult (a) literacy and (b) numeracy in Manchester, Blackley in each of the last five years. | (172889) | 109 | Mr Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools in Manchester, Blackley deemed to be failing since 1997 have since reached satisfactory standards. | (172890) | 110 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) London and (ii) Brent are expected to have a budget deficit in the current financial year. | (172801) | 111 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teaching posts were vacant in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in each London borough in each year since 1997; and what the average figures for a local education authority in England were in each year. | (172802) | 112 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent on supply teachers by (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in each London borough in each year since 1997; and what the average figures for a local education authority in England were in each year. | (172803) | 113 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent per pupil for (a) primary and (b) secondary school education in (i) Brent East, (ii) the London borough of Brent and (iii) London in each year since 1997. | (172804) | 114 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teaching staff have taken early retirement in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each London borough in each year since 1997; and what the average figures for a local education authority in England were in each year. | (172805) | 115 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teaching staff have left the profession as a result of stress or similar conditions in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each London borough in each year since 1997; and what the average figures for a local education authority in England were in each year. | (172806) | 116 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teaching posts there were in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each London borough in each year since 1997; and what the average figures for a local education authority in England were in each year. | (172807) | 117 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils there were in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Brent in each year since 1997. | (172808) | 118 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many instances of truancy there were in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Brent in each year since 1997; and what the average figures for a London borough were in each year. | (172809) | 119 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils have been expelled from (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in each year since 1997. | (172810) | 120 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many instances of bullying were recorded in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Brent in each year since 1997; and what the average figures for (i) English borough councils and (ii) London boroughs were in each year. | (172811) | 121 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teaching assistant posts there have been in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Brent in each year since 1997; and what the average figures for (i) English borough councils and (ii) London boroughs were in each year. | (172812) | 122 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in (a) Brent East and (b) each London borough claim free school meals; and what estimate he has made of those eligible to claim free school meals in each case. | (172817) | 123 | Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much time his Department spent dealing with honours in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by Civil Service grade. | (173037) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 124 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of official vehicles used by her Department are run on (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) liquid petroleum gas and (d) compressed natural gas. | (172779) | 125 | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice the Central Scientific Laboratory has provided to her Department on the (a) specificity and (b) sensitivity of the Bovigam gamma interferon test; and what advice it has provided on the applicability of the test as a bovine TB control measure. | (172999) | 126 | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many inspections have been carried out on battery cage systems in the past 12 months; how many breaches of the law were found; whether there was full compliance with the Welfare of Farmed Animals Regulations (England) 2002 requirement that each hen should be given at least 550 square centimetres space; what action has been taken to address breaches of UK legislation; and if she will make a statement. | (173058) | 127 | Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to make the regulations for (a) the manufacture and (b) the supply of ammonium nitrate fertilizer more stringent. | (172742) | 128 | Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures her Department and its predecessors have taken to control the manufacture, storage and use of ammonium nitrate fertiliser. | (172745) | 129 | Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertiliser was manufactured in the United Kingdom in each year since 2000. | (172747) | 130 | Richard Ottaway (Croydon South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of pensioners who would reduce their water bills if they switched to a metered supply. | (172781) | 131 | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the use of pelagic fishing gear for the fishing of demersal species. | (172946) | 132 | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department classifies sea bass as a (a) pelagic or (b) demersal species. | (172947) | 133 | Mr Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many homes in Manchester have benefited from the Home Energy Efficiency and Warm Front schemes. | (172888) | 134 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of (a) domestic, (b) commercial and (c) industrial refuse was recycled in (i) Brent, (ii) London and (iii) England in the latest year for which figures are available. | (172814) | 135 | Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much time her Department spent dealing with honours in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by Civil Service grade. | (173038) | 136 | Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the renegotiation of agreed energy saving targets contained in the Climate Change Levy; and what assessment she has made of the effects on the future competitiveness of UK salt manufacturers. | (172941) | 137 | Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the proposed abolition of the product mix output algorithms in 2008; and what assessment she has made of the effects on the future competitiveness of UK salt manufacturers. | (172942) | 138 | Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the publication of the National Allocation Plan in respect of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme; and what assessment she has made of its effects on the future competitiveness of UK salt manufacturers. | (172943) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 139 N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with EU partners on the situation in Darfur; and if he will make a statement. | (172664) | 140 N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the recent vote in the UN Human Rights Commission concerning the human rights situation in Western Sudan, with particular reference to the Government's position on the two defeated amendments to the Human Rights Commission's decision on the Sudan moved by the United States. | (172665) | 141 N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment the Government have made of the relationship betwen the Janjaweed militias and the Sudanese Government in Darfur. | (172666) | 142 N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the recent report commissioned by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation in Darfur. | (172696) | 143 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what percentage of official vehicles used by his Department are run on (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) liquid petroleum gas and (d) compressed natural gas. | (172766) | 144 | Mr George Osborne (Tatton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 10th May, on targeted assassinations, question reference 169853, on what basis the Government has determined that the policy of targeted assassinations by the Government of Israel is illegal. | (173000) | 145 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in the United States concerning the disapplication of the Geneva Convention in respect of the detainees held in Guantanamo Bay. | (173004) | 146 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on encouraging the development of secular political parties in Iraq; and if he will make a statement. | (173008) | 147 | Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much time his Department spent dealing with honours in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by Civil Service grade. | (173039) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 148 N | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will answer Parliamentary Question, ref 164392 tabled by the honourable Member for Southend West. | (172573) | 149 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of official vehicles used by his Department are run on (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) liquid petroleum gas and (d) compressed natural gas. | (172775) | 150 N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients are waiting for inpatient treatment in the Mid-Essex Hospital Trust area. | (172209) | 151 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many heart bypass operations there were per million population in (a) England and (b) each strategic health authority in each year since 1997. | (172700) | 152 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list for each year since 1997 the amount of money spent on (a) community health councils, (b) the Commission for Public Patient Involvement, (c) patients forums, (d) the Independent Complaint and Advocacy services and (e) other patient involvement activity. | (172701) | 153 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many food poisoning incidents relating to barbecued food were recorded in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | (172702) | 154 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons dispensing opticians are not recognised by his Department as healthcare professionals. | (172703) | 155 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent by each NHS trust on agency nurses in the latest year for which figures are available. | (172704) | 156 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) occupational therapists, (b) physiotherapists and (c) speech and language therapists were employed in the NHS in each (i) NHS region and (ii) strategic health authority in each of the last two years. | (172705) | 157 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many professions allied to medicine have been appointed as practitioners with a specialist interest in each year since the scheme started; and from which discipline they came. | (172706) | 158 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many whole-time equivalent (a) health visitors, (b) school nurses, (c) district nurses and (d) community psychiatric nurses were in training in each region in September of each year since 1997, broken down by (i) gender and (ii) ethnic origin. | (172707) | 159 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of patients failed to attend NHS appointments in (a) England, (b) each region and (c) each strategic health authority in each year since 1997. | (172708) | 160 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to act on the findings and recommendations of the Audit Commission report A Focus on General Practice in England. | (172734) | 161 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many residential and nursing home beds were available in (a) England and (b) each local authority at the end of each year since 1996-97. | (172735) | 162 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) nursing homes and (b) residential homes were found to be (i) in full compliance, (ii) in part compliance and (iii) not in compliance with the infection control standards set out in the national minimum standards for (A) older peoples' homes, (B) adult homes and (C) children's homes in the last year for which figures are available. | (172736) | 163 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 5th May, Official Report, column 1612W, on diagnostic testing, of what types of diagnostic testing his Department is committed to extending the provision within (a) general practitioner surgeries and (b) community pharmacies; and what costs this will incur. | (172915) | 164 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce levels of obesity, with particular reference to young people. | (171891) | 165 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money was spent on agency nurses in (a) Hull and East Riding Hospitals NHS Trust and (b) Hull and East Riding Community Health NHS Trust in each year since 1997. | (172758) | 166 | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 5th May, Official Report, column 1613W, on erectile dysfunction, if he will ask primary care trusts to collate information on recorded instances of erectile dysfunction, broken down by age group. | (172790) | 167 | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 6th May, Official Report, column 1793W, on erectile dysfunction, if he will redraft Health Service Circular 1999/177 to include guidance on what constitutes severe distress for the purposes of the treatment of erectile dysfunction. | (172791) | 168 | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to review the parameters used for clinical trials. | (172793) | 169 | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to address problems with fertility amongst teenage cancer sufferers. | (172794) | 170 | Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when Sativex will be licensed; and what restrictions will be placed on its prescription. | (172788) | 171 N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what regulations are in place to prevent children aged under 16 years obtaining body piercings and tattoos without their parents' consent; and if he will make a statement. | (172043) | 172 | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in Warrington North are being treated with statins. | (172846) | 173 | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time was for heart surgery in Warrington hospital (a) in 1997 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available. | (172847) | 174 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of (a) adults and (b) children in the United Kingdom were registered with a NHS dentist at the end of February. | (173030) | 175 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to increase the number of dentists offering NHS dental treatment in the Vale of York. | (173031) | 176 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists per 10,000 population there are in England. | (173032) | 177 | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he has given to NHS trusts on the criteria to be used in prioritising patients for implantable cardiac defibrillator procedures. | (172900) | 178 | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the latest estimated annual costs incurred by the NHS as the result of (a) alcohol, (b) tobacco and (c) other drug use are. | (172740) | 179 | Mr Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS (a) doctors and (b) nurses there were in Manchester, Blackley in each of the last seven years. | (172885) | 180 | Mr Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many residents in Manchester, Blackley aged over 60 years have benefited from the abolition of charges for eye tests. | (172886) | 181 | Mr Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in Manchester, Blackley awaiting heart surgery have had the option of choosing an alternative hospital for quicker treatment in the last 12 months. | (172887) | 182 | Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his target of 17 weeks' wait for a National Health Service outpatient referral starts from (a) the date of the consultation with the referring general practitioner and (b) the date that the patient is given the appointment date to attend the hospital or clinic. | (172843) | 183 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of the population in each primary care trust in London is registered with an NHS dentist. | (172798) | 184 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on staff turnover (a) at North West London Hospitals Trust and (b) in the North West London Strategic Health Authority in each year since 1997. | (172799) | 185 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the percentage turnover of nursing staff was at North West London NHS Trust in the latest period for which figures are available. | (172800) | 186 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 26th March, Official Report, column 1127W, on agency fees, what definition has been used of non-NHS staff. | (172813) | 187 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many doctor vacancies there were in (a) North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, (b) Brent Primary Care Trust and (c) each strategic health authority in England in each year since 1997; and what the average figures for strategic health authorities in (i) London and (ii) England were in each year. | (172818) | 188 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the vacancy rate was for each professional group in the North West London Strategic Health Authority in each year since 1997. | (172819) | 189 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the vacancy rate is for each health professional group in each strategic health authority in England; and what the average figures are for (a) London and (b) England.
| (172820) | 190 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many general practitioners there have been per head in Brent East in each year since 1997. | (172822) | 191 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many operations have been cancelled for non-clinical reasons in each strategic health authority in England in each year since 1997. | (172823) | 192 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many agency (non-NHS) (a) doctors and (b) nurses have been employed by the North West London NHS Trust in each year since 1997. | (172824) | 193 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many general practitioners there are per head in each primary care trust in England. | (172828) | 194 | Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much time his Department spent dealing with honours in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by Civil Service grade. | (173040) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 195 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of official vehicles used by his Department are run on (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) liquid petroleum gas and (d) compressed natural gas. | (172765) | 196 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which countries' citizens can claim hard case support if their asylum claims are refused on appeal. | (171887) | 197 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when failed Iraqi asylum seekers are expected to return home. | (171888) | 198 | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to encourage community cohesion. | (172737) | 199 | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional resources will be made available to the Probation Service in the event of its incorporation within the National Offender Management Service. | (172841) | 200 | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the role of probation officers dealing with serious sex offenders will be included within the National Offender Management Service. | (172842) | 201 | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Bichard Inquiry is expected to report. | (172956) | 202 | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the budget is for each local criminal justice board in 2004-05; and what the proposed budget is for 2005-06. | (172957) | 203 | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the criminal justice boards where representatives of Victim Support are (a) full members of the board and (b) attend board meetings. | (172958) | 204 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list his Department's services which will have access to the National Identity Register without being named on the face of the Draft Identity Cards Bill. | (173009) | 205 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the categories of private sector organisations that will be able to apply for accreditation to access the National Identity Register under the Draft Identity Card Bill; and whether this includes overseas (a) private sector organisations and (b) governments. | (173010) | 206 | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Positive Futures initiative in (a) reducing the number of young people not in education, employment or training and (b) reducing substance misuse among participants. | (172825) | 207 | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of the Positive Futures initiative has been in each year since its launch. | (172826) | 208 | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding has been provided to voluntary youth organisations through the Positive Futures initiative in each year since its launch. | (172827) | 209 | Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reasons are for the reduction in section 44 funding for Racial Equality Councils. | (172829) | 210 | Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Commission for Racial Equality's section 44 funding is for 2004-05, broken down by region. | (172830) | 211 | Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the panel members who decided Commission for Racial Equality section 44 funding for 2004-05. | (172848) | 212 | Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been convicted in courts in England and Wales of (a) purchasing child pornography images and (b) other offences involving the use of a credit card on line in each of the last five years. | (173055) | 213 | Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of individuals who have had their credit card facilities withdrawn by the issuing bank after court convictions for using the card to purchase child pornography images. | (173056) | 214 | Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the credit card industry about action to prevent the use of credit card facilities to fund the purchase of (a) child pornography images and (b) illegal websites. | (173057) | 215 | Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department keeps on file records of thefts of ammonium nitrate; (a) in the United Kingdom and (b) on farms within the United Kingdom. | (172743) | 216 | Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many thefts of ammonium nitrate were recorded (a) in the United Kingdom and (b) from farms in (i) 2003, (ii) 2002 and (iii) 2001. | (172744) | 217 | Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertiliser were recorded by the police as having been stolen from farms in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003. | (172746) | 218 | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many on-the-spot fines have been issued in each local authority in the last five years, broken down by region and listed in descending order. | (172922) | 219 | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) parenting orders and (b) curfews have been issued in each local authority, broken down by region and listed in descending order. | (172923) | 220 | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will publish the investigatory report referred to in the letter to the honourable Member for Totnes from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State dated 17th March, regarding the treatment of Mr Torben Vannan and Mr Calvin John Vannan at Heathrow Airport on 15th February. | (172761) | 221 | Mr Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the percentage change in (a) overall recorded crime, (b) recorded violent crime, (c) burglaries and (d) vehicle thefts in Manchester, Blackley has been since 1997. | (172891) | 222 | Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many naturalisation applications submitted prior to the reorganisation of the approval system carried out in summer 2003 remain to be processed; and if he will make a statement. | (172998) | 223 | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Transport on reform of the criminal justice system. | (172844) | 224 | Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much time his Department spent dealing with honours in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by Civil Service grade. | (173041) | 225 | Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research he conducted on the impact of identity theft in countries where identity cards have been introduced. | (173049) | 226 | Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the international standards of biometric data were agreed; and how many countries have agreed them. | (173050) | 227 | Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what standards the new passport biometrics will be required to meet; and whether they are compliant with US standards. | (173051) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 228 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of official vehicles used by his Department are run on (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) liquid petroleum gas and (d) compressed natural gas. | (172767) | 229 | Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much time his Department spent dealing with honours in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by Civil Service grade. | (173042) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 230 | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment has been carried out of the effectiveness of abolishing the Disabled Facilities Grant means test for children in Northern Ireland. | (172874) | 231 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of official vehicles used by his Department are run on (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) liquid petroleum gas and (d) compressed natural gas. | (172773) | 232 | Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the budget for the (a) North/South Language Body and (b) Ulster Scots Agency was in each year since its formation. | (172762) | 233 | Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much the Department for Culture, Arts and Leisure has contributed towards the costs of the production and staging of the Ulster Scots Production On Eagles' Wing. | (172763) | 234 N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total (a) salary and (b) allowances available to an honourable Member who is also a Member of the Northern Ireland Legislative Assembly are. | (172092) | 235 | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many patients in each hospital have their discharge delayed while awaiting community care packages. | (172739) | 236 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether it is his intention to bring forward a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | (172876) | Questions to the Prime Minister 237 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Prime Minister, whether any coalition partners in Iraq have disapplied the Geneva Convention in respect of detainees held there; and if he will make a statement. | (173006) | 238 | Mr Alex Salmond (Banff & Buchan):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the dates of meetings he held with representatives of GEC in (a) 1997, (b) 1998 and (c) 1999, broken down by subjects discussed. | (173001) | 239 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Prime Minister, what representations he has received from honourable Members, and when, concerning maltreatment of Iraqi detainees by US forces. | (172663) | Questions to the Solicitor General 240 N | Mr Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Solicitor General, what guidance she issues to the Crown Prosecution Service in respect of calculating the value of archaeological objects that form part of a prosecution under heritage legislation. | (172210) | 241 N | Mr Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Solicitor General, what action she intends to take following the decision not to proceed with the case against Mr Robert Duqueria for the alleged removal of objects from the scheduled site of Cunetio in Wiltshire; and if she will issue new guidance on prosecutions for such removals to the Crown Prosecution Service. | (172211) | 242 N | Mr David Curry (Skipton & Ripon):To ask the Solicitor General, if she will make a statement on the progress of the Attorney-General's review into infant deaths following the Cannings Judgement. | (171552) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 243 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of official vehicles used by her Department are run on (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) liquid petroleum gas and (d) compressed natural gas. | (172764) | 244 | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 5th May, Official Report, column 1635W, on employment rights advice booklets, which organisations were present at the practitioner group meeting of 19th June 2003. | (172913) | 245 | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much Government funding was made available for post offices in (a) 2002-03 and (b) 2003-04, broken down by local authority; and what spending is planned for 2005-06, broken down by local authority. | (172921) | 246 | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what (a) grants and (b) other funding have been allocated by her Department to business projects in the Vale of Clwyd in the last seven years. | (172924) | 247 N | Mr David Stewart (Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to produce UK-wide guidelines on community benefit with specific reference to (a) the negotiation and calculation process and (b) obtaining appropriate advice on choosing appropriate community benefit arrangements. | (170172) | 248 N | Mr David Stewart (Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research she has commissioned on the balance between profit and investment associated with renewable energy development. | (170173) | 249 N | Mr David Stewart (Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to make it obligatory for renewable energy developers to deliver community benefit. | (170174) | 250 N | Mr David Stewart (Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps are being taken to facilitate negotiations between renewable energy developers and local communities affected by wind farm development regarding the calculation and delivery of community benefit. | (170175) | 251 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much of the Government's Post Office Modernisation Fund has been spent in Brent since the fund was initiated; and how much has been spent (a) to keep post offices open and (b) to encourage closures. | (172821) | 252 | Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the operational arrangements to allow full and final payments to be made in respect of the 23rd February agreement on small mines claims will come into effect. | (172738) | 253 | Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much time her Department spent dealing with honours in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by Civil Service grade. | (173043) | 254 | Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps her Department has taken to export the UK model of co-operation between Government, police and industry to tackle child pornography on the internet. | (173047) | 255 | Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps her Department is taking to reduce identity theft in areas within the remit of her Department and its agencies. | (173052) | 256 | Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps the Post Office is taking to minimise identity thefts within its areas of responsibility. | (173054) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 257 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of official vehicles used by his Department are run on (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) liquid petroleum gas and (d) compressed natural gas. | (172777) | 258 N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) he, (b) other Ministers in his Department and (c) departmental officials have met representatives of Network Rail to discuss the industrial dispute with the RMT Union.
| (171223) | 259 N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what costs have been incurred by the Strategic Rail Authority in respect of the tendering process for the Integrated Kent Franchise; and what the anticipated final costs are.
| (171224) | 260 N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a public sector comparator will be undertaken to establish whether South Eastern train passenger services could be provided more economically and efficiently than under a franchise agreement if the service were to be run through South Eastern Trains.
| (171225) | 261 N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department have met representatives of the (i) Stagecoach Group and (ii) other private train operators and consortiums in relation to the proposed Integrated Kent Franchise.
| (171226) | 262 N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has received a report from the Strategic Rail Authority on the discussions that have taken place between the Chair of the Authority and the Stagecoach Group in relation to the Integrated Kent Franchise.
| (171227) | 263 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on progress of the Government's strategy for crime prevention on public transport. | (171889) | 264 | Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has conducted into the (a) levels and (b) effects of (i) noise and (ii) air pollution on the residents of (A) Harborough District, (B) Oadby and Wigston Borough, (C) Melton Borough, (D) Charnwood District, (E) Loughborough and (F) North West Leicestershire District arising from increases in day and night flights into and out of Nottingham East Midlands Airport by (1) 5,000, (2) 10,000, (3) 20,000, (4) 30,000, (5) 40,000, (6) 50,000, (7) 60,000, (8) 70,000 and (9) 80,000 aircraft movements per year over the next decade; and what assessment has been made of the effects in each case of such increases between 10 pm and 6 am each day. | (173011) | 265 | Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) employees of the airport and (b) the airline companies that use or intend to use this airport with whom Ministers and officials held discussions about the expansion of the capacity of Nottingham East Midlands Airport; when and where the discussions took place; and which Ministers and officials conducted them. | (173012) | 266 | Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on the (a) expansion and (b) restriction of night flights over rural areas; and if he will make a statement. | (173013) | 267 | Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on the level of use of the Antonov and Boeing 747 400 freighter aircraft at Nottingham East Midlands Airport; and if he will make a statement. | (173014) | 268 | Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has conducted into the (a) levels and (b) effects of (i) noise and (ii) air pollution on the residents of (A) Harborough District, (B) Oadby and Wigston Borough, (C) Melton Borough, (D) Charnwood District, (E) Loughborough and (F) North West Leicestershire District arising from increases in day and night flights into and out of Nottingham East Midlands Airport by (1) 5,000, (2) 10,000, (3) 20,000, (4) 30,000, (5) 40,000, (6) 50,000, (7) 60,000, (8) 70,000 and (9) 80,000 aircraft movements per year over the next decade (x) using the eastern and south-eastern approach and departure flightpaths only and (y) where approaching aircraft have to circle in stacks before receiving clearance to land. | (173015) | 269 N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many unused and obsolete bridges are in place over motorways in England and Wales; if he will list their locations and who is responsible for each of them; and how many are scheduled for (a) repair and (b) removal or demolition. | (172044) | 270 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many British Transport Police officers there were in each London borough in each year since 1997. | (172816) | 271 | Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much time his Department spent dealing with honours in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by Civil Service grade. | (173044) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 272 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what percentage of official vehicles used by the Wales Office are run on (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) liquid petroleum gas and (d) compressed natural gas. | (172776) | 273 | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many invoices were not paid by the Wales Office within the target of 30 days in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the cost was of the late payment of these invoices. | (172760) | Questions to the Minister for Women 274 | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Minister for Women, what research she has commissioned into the effect of a long working hours culture on women's employment and promotion prospects; and if she will make a statement. | (172845) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 275 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of official vehicles used by his Department are run on (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) liquid petroleum gas and (d) compressed natural gas. | (172771) | 276 | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average pensioner income was for the financial years (a) 2002-03 and (b) 2003-04. | (172882) | 277 | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners entitled to council tax benefit were non-recipients in the financial years (a) 2002-03 and (b) 2003-04; and how much the unclaimed benefit amounted to in each year. | (172883) | 278 | Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the net effect has been of income tax, national insurance and benefits in each year since 1997 on the income of (a) two non-working parents with four children under 16 years and (b) two working parents with four children under 16 years earning up to (i) £10,000, (ii) £15,000, (iii) £20,000, (iv) £25,000 and (v) £30,000. | (172831) | 279 | Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the net effect has been of income tax, national insurance and benefits in each year since 1997 on the income of (a) two non-working parents with three children under 16 years and (b) two working parents with three children under 16 years earning up to (i) £10,000, (ii) £15,000, (iii) £20,000, (iv) £25,000 and (v) £30,000. | (172832) | 280 | Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the net effect has been of income tax, national insurance and benefits in each year since 1997 on the income of (a) one non-working parent with a child under 16 years and (b) one working parent with a child under 16 years earning up to (i) £10,000, (ii) £15,000, (iii) £20,000, (iv) £25,000 and (v) £30,000. | (172833) | 281 | Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the net effect has been of income tax, national insurance and benefits in each year since 1997 on the income of (a) one non-working parent with two children under 16 years and (b) one working parent with two children under 16 years earning up to (i) £10,000, (ii) £15,000, (iii) £20,000, (iv) £25,000 and (v) £30,000. | (172834) | 282 | Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the net effect has been of income tax, national insurance and benefits in each year since 1997 on the income of (a) one non-working parent with three children under 16 years and (b) one working parent with three children under 16 years earning up to (i) £10,000, (ii) £15,000, (iii) £20,000, (iv) £25,000 and (v) £30,000. | (172835) | 283 | Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the net effect has been of income tax, national insurance and benefits in each year since 1997 on the income of (a) one non-working parent with four children under 16 years and (b) one working parent with four children under 16 years earning up to (i) £10,000, (ii) £15,000, (iii) £20,000, (iv) £25,000 and (v) £30,000. | (172836) | 284 | Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the net effect has been of income tax, national insurance and benefits in each year since 1997 on the income of (a) two non-working parents with a child under 16 years and (b) two working parents with a child under 16 years earning up to (i) £10,000, (ii) £15,000, (iii) £20,000, (iv) £25,000 and (v) £30,000. | (172837) | 285 | Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the net effect has been of income tax, national insurance and benefits in each year since 1997 on the income of (a) two non-working parents with two children under 16 years and (b) two working parents with two children under 16 years earning up to (i) £10,000, (ii) £15,000, (iii) £20,000, (iv) £25,000 and (v) £30,000. | (172838) | 286 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) London and (b) Brent have claimed pension credit since it was introduced; and how many people in (i) London and (ii) Brent are entitled to claim pension credit. | (172815) | 287 | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his statement on Direct Payment, Departmental Report 2004, page 74, by what methods he intends to contact customers who have not yet responded to the initial mailing; and if he will make a statement. | (172953) | 288 | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his statement on CSA Performance, Departmental Report 2004, page 19, what his forecasts were for new scheme (a) cases with maintenance calculations, and (b) compliance; and what the performance was against those forecasts. | (172954) | 289 | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his statement on the CSA Delivery Strategy, Departmental Report 2004, page 18, on how many occasions (a) cases have stuck in the system, (b) cases have disappeared from caseworker screens and (c) telephone calls have been routed inappropriately. | (172955) | 290 | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for North Wiltshire of 30th April, Official Report, columns 1370-71W, on winter fuel payments disallowed because of late application, if he will update the table to include late claim disallowances made in respect of winter 2003-04. | (172961) | 291 | Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much time his Department spent dealing with honours in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by Civil Service grade. | (173046) | 292 | Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce identity theft in areas within the remit of his Department and its agencies. | (173053) | 293 | Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, under what powers the child element of jobseeker's allowance and income support will continue to be paid after 1st April. | (172892) | 294 | Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date each of the public bodies which come under the remit of his Department were established. | (172893) | 295 | Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the reports received by his Department from public bodies in each of the last seven years. | (172894) | 296 | Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many compensation payments were made to members of the public by his Department and its agencies in each year since 1997-98, broken down by (a) amount paid and (b) reason for payment. | (172896) | 297 | Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many changes his Department sought to the design of the new Child Support Agency IT system. | (172899) | 298 | Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of his Department's annual report has been in each of the last seven years. | (172918) | 299 | Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to his Department of Civil Service travel expenses has been in each of the last seven years. | (172919) | 300 | Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20th April, Official Report, column 447W, on pensioners' benefits, how many people are projected to be on (a) disability and (b) carer's benefits in the years shown in the Answer. | (172948) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 301 | Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertiliser were discovered by Customs and Excise being imported into the United Kingdom in each year since 2000. | [Transferred] (172748) | Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs 302 | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if he will make a statement on the implementation of the Public Defender System. | [Transferred] (172992) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 303 | Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with local authorities on improving energy efficiency measures pursuant to the Sustainable Energy Act 2003. | [Transferred] (173048) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 304 | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether changes to the (a) definition and (b) seriousness of due care in motoring offences are included in the existing proposals to reform the criminal justice system. | [Transferred] (172789) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 305 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many prosecutions have been carried out against shopkeepers selling goods in imperial measurements in (a) the East Riding of Yorkshire and (b) England. | [Transferred] (172759) | 306 | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many miners have been compensated and how much has been paid in compensation under the miners' compensation scheme, broken down by constituency, listed in descending order by region. | [Transferred] (172951) | 307 | Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations the Government has made to the European Commission in respect of (a) IAS 39 and (b) IAS 32; what assessment she has made of their impact on British (i) insurance companies and (ii) pension schemes; and if she will make a statement. | [R] [Transferred] (172916) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 308 | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the Government's aim to eradicate child poverty in this country by 2020. | [Transferred] (172912) | 309 | Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many national insurance numbers have been issued in each year since 1992. | [Transferred] (172917) |
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