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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Friday 21 May 2004

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Friday 21 May 2004
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Friday 21 May 2004


This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Friday 21 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 Friday 21 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Friday 21 May see Part 2 of this paper.


Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
1
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many non-departmental public bodies have been (a) created and (b) abolished since July 2003.
(175451)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
2
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of pensioners aged over 80 years pay income tax.
(175230)
3
Tony Cunningham (Workington):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rate of conceptions for women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years was in each year since 2000.
(175395)
4
Tony Cunningham (Workington):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many conceptions in women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 there were in West Cumbria in each year since 2000.
(175420)
5
Tony Cunningham (Workington):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rate of conceptions in women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 was in West Cumbria Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000.
(175421)
6
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in (a) Cambridgeshire and (b) the constituency of Huntingdon have received child tax credit.
(175252)
7
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) estimated and (b) outturn set-up costs of the Financial Services Authority were, expressed in (i) capital expenditure and (ii) revenue expenditure terms.
(175267)
8
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how set-up costs of the Financial Services Authority were accounted for in the public finances.
(175268)
9
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the overall outturn revenue expenditure of the Financial Services Authority was in each year since its establishment.
(175269)
10
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list those bodies whose responsibilities were taken on by the Financial Services Authority as successor; and what the outturn revenue expenditure for each of those bodies was in the final three years of their operation.
(175270)
11
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rate of conceptions in women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years was in the Thames Valley Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000.
(175388)
12
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many conceptions in women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c)13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g)17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years there were in the Thames Valley Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000.
(175391)
13
Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much public money has been spent in Northern Ireland in each of the last seven years, broken down by main budget heading; and what the general receipts were in each year, broken down by revenue source.
(175232)
14
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list (a) the Government consumption expenditure deflator and (b) the level of public sector inflation for each year since 1979.
(175243)
15
Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to publish the results of the Gershon review.
(175431)
Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs
16
Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many staff in the Department and its agencies were seconded from the (a) private and (b) academic sector in each of the last three years.
(175362)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
17
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much public funding has been received by (a) the Royal Household and (b) the Royal Parks in each year since 1979; how much the Government plans to spend for each year until 2005-06; and if she will make a statement.
(175272)
18
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much public funding has been spent on Stonehenge in each year since 1990.
(175273)
19
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with the International Cricket Council regarding the rules operated by the ICC in respect of cricket tour cancellations.
(175487)
20
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people watched professional (a) rugby league, (b) football, (c) rugby union and (d) cricket in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(175480)
21
Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in her Department and its agencies were seconded from the (a) private and (b) academic sector in each of the last three years.
(175367)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
22
N
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what declarations of interest were made by civil servants in the Saudi Armed Forces project office of the Ministry of Defence between 2000 and 2002.
(175063)
23
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Daily Mirror informed his Department before publication that the photographs claiming to be of abuse of an Iraqi prisoner by British armed forces were to be published.
(175201)
24
N
Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when all of the Royal Navy Merlin helicopters and squadrons are expected to be fully operational.
(174881)
25
N
Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Merlin helicopters have been (a) ordered, (b) purchased, (c) delivered and (d) brought into full service for the Royal Navy since the decision was first made to purchase the Merlin.
(174882)
26
N
Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy (a) Merlin helicopters and (b) squadrons of Merlin helicopters are (i) fully operational and (ii) preparing to become fully operational.
(174883)
27
N
Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) original budget was and (b) the total cost has been of purchasing and fully commissioning the Merlin helicopter for the Royal Navy, both as (i) a total amount and (ii) an amount per aircraft in service.
(174884)
28
N
Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) budget and (b) cost of running, maintenance, training and other non capital costs was for the Royal Naval Merlin helicopter squadron in each year since the aircraft was first acquired.
(174885)
29
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 5th May, Official Report, column 1523W, on Nimrod MRA4, what procedures are in place to ensure that a consistent approach to design, development and manufacture is taken in decisions on procurement when these decisions are separated under the contract.
(175434)
30
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 4th May, Official Report, column 1451W, on procurement, what procedures are in place to (a) ensure that a consistent approach is taken to procurement decisions and (b) coordinate procurement decisions.
(175435)
31
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the findings were of the review referred to in his Department's press statement of 17th May relating to the award of an Arctic medal.
(175437)
32
Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent to date by the United Kingdom on the Typhoon programme, including the Experimental Aircraft project; and what expenditure is planned in each of the next 10 years, in cash terms.
(175342)
33
Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he estimates it will cost the United Kingdom to convert the Typhoon for a ground attack role.
(175343)
34
Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 26th April to the honourable Member for North Cornwall, Official Report, column 728W, on the Suez Medal, what practical constraints limit the issuing of the Suez Canal Zone General Service Medal; and if he will establish a timetable for the completion of distribution to current applicants.
(175422)
35
Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what disciplinary actions have been (a) recommended and (b) taken following the death of Sergeant Steve Roberts; and what the duration was of the Special Investigation Branch investigation.
(175195)
36
Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures have been taken against those responsible for the attack upon Rifleman Millar of the 2nd Battalion Royal Green Jackets in Ballykniler Barracks, County Down on 10th April.
(175196)
37
Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures he has taken to ensure that non-commissioned officers convicted of child pornography sex offences are debarred from further contact with young soldiers; and if he will make a statement on the particular circumstances of an NCO serving in the Royal Regiment of Wales.
(175197)
38
Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps were taken to inform civilian authorities in (a) Kosovo and (b) Germany following the conviction in 2002 of a Royal Regiment of Wales non-commissioned officer for offences involving child pornography.
(175198)
39
Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the result was of the investigation into the circumstances of the death of Private Charlie Sellar of the 1st Battalion Duke of Wellington Regiment in Germany in February.
(175199)
40
N
Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his latest estimate is of the number of civilian casualties in Iraq since the beginning of the war.
(175035)
41
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the strength was of UK armed forces in Belize in each of the last 25 years.
(175241)
42
Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the discovery of a shell filled with sarin nerve agent in Iraq by United States forces.
(175200)
43
Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) Royal Military Police and (b) members of the Adjutant-General's Corps (Military Provost Staff) have been deployed on (i) Diego Garcia and (ii) other Chagos Islands since October 2001.
(175481)
44
Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will aim to complete distribution of the new General Service Medal with clasp Canal Zone by 11th November.
(175261)
45
Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in his Department and its agencies were seconded from the (a) private and (b) academic sector in each of the last three years.
(175364)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
46
Hugh Bayley (York, City of):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much (a) in revenue support grant and (b) in specific grants was provided to City of York in each year since 1997-98.
(175274)
47
Hugh Bayley (York, City of):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the value is of each of the specific grants received by City of York in 2004-05.
(175275)
48
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the proposed siting of rail-freight interchanges and freight villages in St Albans and Park Street village green belt areas.
(175347)
49
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with the Chief Executive of English Heritage on the implications of its decision to abandon its regional structure.
(175353)
50
Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the navigability of rights of way; and what measures he plans to improve it.
(175263)
51
Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the costs that may arise from carrying out the decontamination procedures set out in the Strategic National Guidance for the decontamination of buildings and infrastructure exposed to chemical, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) substances or material, issued this month.
(175374)
52
Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what definition of extra care housing his Department uses in collecting Supporting People mapping data.
(175249)
53
Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what funding plans he has for the development of extra care sheltered housing.
(175250)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills
54
Mr John Battle (Leeds West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much financial support is provided to voluntary family support agencies by (a) the Government and (b) each local authority.
(175503)
55
Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what criteria have been applied since 2000 to higher education colleges applying to move from the private sector to Higher Education Funding Council for England direct funding; and what changes there have been since 2000 to these criteria.
(175389)
56
Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to provide funding to help further education colleges in the Worthing area specifically to refurbish and rebuild their estates.
(175446)
57
Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people in the Worthing area he expects to stay in education as a result of the introduction of education maintenance allowances; and what plans he has to provide extra funding to further education colleges in the Worthing area to support these students.
(175447)
58
Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to equalise funding between schools and colleges for 16 to 19 year olds in the Worthing area.
(175448)
59
Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to maintain adult skills provision at (a) Basic, (b) Level 2 and (c) Level 3 in the Worthing area.
(175449)
60
N
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 17th May, Official Report, column 712W, on special educational needs, what steps he is taking to ensure that teachers who qualified more than five years ago have appropriate training to identify and to respond to the special needs of children in school settings.
(174880)
61
Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of headlice in schools.
(175279)
62
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 11th May, Official Report, column 300W, on medical students, how many of the 95 students have ceased to pursue studies leading to registration with the General Medical Council and subsequent practice as a doctor.
(175415)
63
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 10th May, Official Report, columns 37-8W, on medical students, if he will list the factors taken into account in defining a broad range of social and ethnic backgrounds in respect of the criteria for the establishment of new medical schools; if he will break down the widening participation allocation by institution; and if he will make a statement on widening participation and the maintenance of standards of excellence in the medical profession.
(175417)
64
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students from (a) Cambridgeshire and (b) the constituency of Huntingdon are attending university; and how many of these students pay (i) no tuition fee and (ii) a partial tuition fee.
(175251)
65
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of students at Watford Grammar School for Boys are selected by aptitude or ability.
(175426)
66
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people the Sure Start Unit employs; and what the Unit's expected budget is in (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06.
(175375)
67
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to give special recognition to school governors with 25 years service.
(175430)
68
Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the schools in England that have a specialist status in primary musical education.
(175428)
69
Martin Linton (Battersea):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much public money has been spent on information and communications technology in schools in the last five years in the London Borough of Wandsworth.
(175207)
70
Martin Linton (Battersea):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time places there were for 16 to 19 year olds in London further education colleges in each of the past five years.
(175208)
71
Martin Linton (Battersea):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress he has made in talks with (a) the Learning and Skills Council and (b) the Association of Colleges about the respective roles, responsibilities and powers of those organisations and his Department in relation to the (i) provision and (ii) withdrawal of post-16 education and training in local areas.
(175248)
72
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many local authority secure unit beds there were in each of the past 10 years; how many beds are projected to be provided in the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
(175467)
73
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people holding above-level 2 educational attainment contacted information, advice and guidance partnerships for assistance in the year to 31st March.
(175260)
74
Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many staff in his Department and its agencies were seconded from the (a) private and (b) academic sector in each of the last three years.
(175368)
75
Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his projection is of funding for adult learning and skills provision by colleges of further education in rural areas.
(175372)
76
Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what funding provision is made for further education colleges in rural areas; and if he will make a statement.
(175373)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
77
N
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the new Fallen Stock Scheme is expected to commence; and what level of support it has achieved.
(174790)
78
Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what functions local authorities discharge under the Local Authority Pollution Control Regime; and (a) what guidance her Department gives to and (b) what assessment she has made of the performance of local authorities in carrying out these functions.
(175348)
79
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications have been received for products to be included in the Enhanced Capital Allowance Scheme for Water Technologies; and how many have been refused.
(175276)
80
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost is to date of the Enhanced Capital Allowance Scheme for Water Technologies.
(175277)
81
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many products have been approved for inclusion in the Enhanced Capital Allowance Scheme for Water Technologies.
(175278)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
82
Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the Government's policy on (a) Tibetan autonomy, (b) the level of recognition of Chinese suzerainty over Tibet and (c) the Tibetan people's right to independence.
(175498)
83
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has held with the Israeli Government about the situation of the Bedouins in the Negev.
(175203)
84
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the amount of support from public funds to the Falkland Islanders in each of the last 10 years.
(175206)
85
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the International Cricket Council regarding the rules operated by the ICC in respect of cricket tour cancellations.
(175486)
86
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, between what dates the September 2002 source upon which the Government based its claim that Iraq sought to procure uranium from Africa indicated that the attempted procurement took place.
(175478)
87
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Intelligence and Security Committee (a) requested and (b) saw the intelligence (i) upon which the Government based its claim that Iraq sought to procure uranium from Africa and (ii) considered by the International Atomic Energy Agency to be forged which was released to the Secret Intelligence Service by the third party in question and referred to in paragraph 92 of the ISC report, Cm 5972.
(175479)
88
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the documentary evidence reported in June 2002, referred to in Paragraph 89 of the Intelligence and Security Committee report, Cm 5972, upon which the Government did not rely to back up its claim that Iraq sought to procure uranium from Africa, was found to be (a) forged and (b) the same as any of the documents described as forged by the International Atomic Energy Agency on 7th March 2003.
(175493)
89
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has established the origin and history of the documents referred to as still under consideration in Paragraph 4 of the Further Supplementary Memorandum from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Iraqi Attempts To Procure Uranium, of July 2003, Written Evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee, Ninth Report, HC 813-II.
(175494)
90
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contribution the Government is providing to the search for the ferry stranded off the West African coast since 18th May carrying Liberian refugees from Nigeria and Ghana; and if he will make a statement.
(175499)
91
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 18th May, Official Report, column 872W, on Colombia, if he will list the two unofficial statistics on the number of internally displaced people in Colombia in the last three years assessed by his Department to be the most accurate; and if he will make a statement.
(175500)
92
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 18th May, Official Report, column 872W, on Colombia, what steps (a) his Department took, (b) his Department initiated and (c) were taken by non-governmental organisations to assess the veracity of the Government statistics showing a marked decline in internally displaced people in Colombia in 2003; and if he will make a statement.
(175501)
93
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 18th May, Official Report, column 872W, on Colombia, how his Department assessed the causal link between the Government of Colombia's policies and the decline in internally displaced people in Colombia in 2003 apparent in the government of Colombia's statistics; and if he will make a statement.
(175502)
94
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18th May, Official Report, column 872W, on Colombia, what his Department (a) plans to do and (b) is doing to address the problems of internally displaced people in Colombia.
(175523)
95
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18th May, Official Report, column 872W, on Colombia, if he will list the projects (a) currently run by the Child Protection Alliance in the Gambia and (b) run by the Child Protection Alliance in the Gambia in the last three years; what funding was provided by his Department through the High Commission in Banjul in each case; and if he will make a statement.
(175524)
96
Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Israeli Government regarding its refusal to register children born in the occupied territories to parents of mixed Israeli/Palestinian origin.
(175351)
97
Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Israeli Government following its decision to prohibit Israelis married to residents of the Occupied Territories to live with their spouses in East Jerusalem.
(175352)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
98
N
Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of positron emission tomography scanners per head of the population in (a) England and (b) other European Union countries.
(174839)
99
N
Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish a national service framework on the provision of positron emission tomography scanners.
(174840)
100
Mrs Patsy Calton (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what formula has been used to decide how much of the money allocated to smooth the transition of hospitals to foundation status each Foundation Trust receives; and what amount has been given to each Foundation Trust hospital.
(175452)
101
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether there is a measurement scale used by health authorities in comparing areas in respect of people waiting for MRI scans.
(175538)
102
Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on guidelines regarding the control of headlice in schools.
(175280)
103
Tony Cunningham (Workington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many attendances at family clinics by people aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 there were in West Cumbria in each year since 2000, broken down by sex.
(175418)
104
Tony Cunningham (Workington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions among women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 there were in West Cumbria Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000.
(175419)
105
Tony Cunningham (Workington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of sexually transmitted infections in people aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years were reported in West Cumbria Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000, broken down by (i) disease and (ii) sex.
(175424)
106
Tony Cunningham (Workington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years were fitted with a contraceptive implant in the West Cumbria Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000.
(175517)
107
Tony Cunningham (Workington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the prevalence rate of reported cases of sexually transmitted infections in people aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years were in the West Cumbria Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000, broken down by (i) disease and (ii) sex.
(175518)
108
Tony Cunningham (Workington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of sexually transmitted infections were reported in people aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years in each year since 2000, broken down by (i) disease and (ii) sex.
(175519)
109
Tony Cunningham (Workington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the prevalence rate of reported cases of sexually transmitted infections in people aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years was in each year since 2000, broken down by (i) disease and (ii) sex.
(175520)
110
Tony Cunningham (Workington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions on women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years there were in each year since 2000.
(175521)
111
Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dental practices in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (a) have NHS registered patients, (b) are accepting new NHS patients and (c) have no NHS registrations.
(175359)
112
Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many extra intermediate care beds have been provided since the 1999-2000 baseline.
(175536)
113
Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what sanctions will be taken against strategic health authorities that have not achieved the milestones in the national service framework for older people.
(175537)
114
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years were fitted with a contraceptive implant in the Thames Valley Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000.
(175383)
115
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the prevalence rate of reported cases of sexually transmitted infections in people aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years was in the Thames Valley Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000, broken down by (i) disease and (ii) sex.
(175384)
116
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of sexually transmitted infections in people aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years were reported in the Thames Valley Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000, broken down by (i) disease and (ii) sex.
(175385)
117
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions among women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years there were in the Thames Valley Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000.
(175387)
118
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many attendances at family planning clinics by people aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c)13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g)17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years there were in the Thames Valley Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000, broken down by sex.
(175390)
119
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much public funding has been spent on health in Blackpool North and Fleetwood in each of the last seven years.
(175328)
120
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of women in Blackpool North and Fleetwood with suspected breast cancer saw a specialist within two weeks in each of the last five years.
(175329)
121
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much public funding has been spent on (a) heart disease and (b) cancer care in Blackpool North and Fleetwood in each of the last five years.
(175330)
122
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, where the nearest diagnostic and treatment centre available for use by residents in Blackpool North and Fleetwood is located.
(175331)
123
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many residents of Blackpool North and Fleetwood awaiting heart surgery have had the option of choosing an alternative hospital for quicker treatment in the last 12 months.
(175334)
124
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of patients with suspected cancer in Blackpool North and Fleetwood saw an NHS consultant within two weeks in each of the last seven years.
(175335)
125
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what changes there have been to NHS waiting list times in the last seven years for residents of Blackpool North and Fleetwood.
(175336)
126
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many senior citizens in Blackpool North and Fleetwood have access to free eye tests.
(175337)
127
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of his Department's public service agreement targets for (a) 2000 and (b) 2002 have been superseded.
(175311)
128
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate how many employees of his Department are to be transferred to a departmental arm's length body as part of the Change programme.
(175312)
129
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the arm's length bodies for which his Department has responsibility, indicating in each case whether it is an (a) executive agency, (b) special health authority, (c) non departmental public body and (d) other body.
(175313)
130
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made with the Programme Budgeting Project; and if he will make a statement.
(175315)
131
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the adequacy of clinical placements for student nurses.
(175316)
132
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will bring forward proposals setting out a timetable for pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft mental health bill.
(175317)
133
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the relationship between the work of the National Biological Standards Board and the Health Protection Agency; and what plans he has to merge the two bodies.
(175318)
134
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the (a) Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee and (b) the Advisory Board on Registration of Homoeopathic Products last met.
(175319)
135
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff are employed by (a) the Independent Regulator of Foundation Trusts and (b) the Modernisation Agency; and what the budget of each is for this financial year.
(175320)
136
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff are employed by (a) the NHS Pensions Agency, (b) NHS Professionals, (c) the Microbiological Research Authority, (d) the Council for the Regulation of Health Care Professionals, (e) the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board, (f) the National Joint Registry and (g) NHS Direct; and what the budget of each is for this financial year.
(175321)
137
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff are employed by (a) the Health Development Agency, (b) the NHS Information Authority, (c) the General Social Care Council, (d) the NHS Litigation Authority, (e) the NHS Logistics Authority, (f) the Dental Practice Board, (g) the National Patient Safety Agency, (h) UK Transplant and (i) the National Institute for Clinical Excellence; and what the budget of each is for this financial year.
(175322)
138
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff are employed by (a) the Mental Health Act Commission, (b) the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, (c) the National Biological Standards Board, (d) the Family Health Services Appeal Authority, (e) the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health, (f) the National Radiological Protection Board and (g) the Public Health Laboratory Service; and what the budget is of each for this financial year.
(175323)
139
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff are employed by (a) the Healthcare Commission, (b) the Commission for Social Care Inspection, (c) the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, (d) NHS Estates, (e) the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency, (f) NHSU and (g) the NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Service; and what the budget of each is for this financial year.
(175324)
140
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff are employed by (a) the Dental Vocational Training Authority, (b) the NHS Appointments Commission, (c) the Health Protection Agency, (d) the National Clinical Assessment Authority, (e) the National Blood Authority, (f) the National Treatment Agency, (g) the Prescription Pricing Authority and (h) the National Prescribing Centre; and what the budget of each is for this financial year.
(175325)
141
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how often the (a) Independent Group on Teenage Pregnancy, (b) Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, (c) Patient Information Advisory Group and (d) Expert Advisory Group on AIDS are scheduled to convene; and on what date each last met.
(175332)
142
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation intends to republish its Green Book; and whether it will be made available online.
(175333)
143
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how often the Committees on (a) medical aspects of radiation in the environment, (b) the safety of devices, (c) the safety of medicines and (d) carcinogenicity of chemicals in food, consumer products and the environment are scheduled to convene; and on what date each last met.
(175338)
144
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how often the British Pharmacopoeia Commission is scheduled to convene; and on what date it last met.
(175339)
145
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how often the Advisory Committees on (a) dangerous pathogens, (b) distinction awards, (c) hepatitis and (d) borderline substances are scheduled to convene; and on what date each last met.
(175340)
146
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average salary for NHS administrative and clerical staff was in each year since 1997.
(175357)
147
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many non-medical staff in the NHS are employed at an annual salary in excess of £100,000 a year.
(175358)
148
Martin Linton (Battersea):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients presented in accident and emergency in (a) St George's NHS Trust Hospital and (b) St Helier NHS Trust Hospital in each of the past four years; and if he will make a statement.
(175209)
149
Laura Moffatt (Crawley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to ensure that nurse (a) training and (b) career pathways adequately reflect the need for specialist skills in care of the elderly.
(175522)
150
Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of changes in general practitioner registrar numbers and funding in London since 1997.
(175262)
151
Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on the Patient Information Advisory Group in the last financial year for which figures are available; how many times a year this group is scheduled to meet; and when it last met.
(175264)
152
Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on the Dental Practice Board in the last financial year for which figures are available; how many times the Board has met; and when it last met.
(175265)
153
Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) actual and (b) predicted funding of (i) community health councils, (ii) the Commission for Public Patient Involvement in Health, (iii) the Independent Complaint and Advocacy Service and (iv) patients' forums was in each year since 1997.
(175271)
154
Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times a year the Board of the Health Development Agency is scheduled to meet; and on what dates.
(175344)
155
Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times a year the Board of the Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards is scheduled to meet; and when it last met.
(175345)
156
Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times a year the Board of the National Patient Safety Agency is scheduled to meet; and when it last met.
(175346)
157
Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times a year the Board of the NHS Information Authority is scheduled to meet; and on what date it last met.
(175393)
158
Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 28th April, Official Report, column 1092W, on NHS staff, whether locums and those on temporary contracts are included in figures for NHS returnees.
(175396)
159
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) allied health professionals and (d) others employed in the NHS are providing assistance in Iraq.
(175217)
160
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the number of dentists in England.
(175220)
161
Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many osteoporosis specialist clinicians are employed in each strategic health authority.
(175432)
162
Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) osteoporotic hip fractures, (b) osteoporotic vertebral fractures and (c) osteoporotic wrist fractures occurred on average in England in each of the last three years.
(175433)
163
Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) English residents were referred for treatment in Welsh hospitals and (b) Welsh residents were referred for treatment in English hospitals in each year since 1999.
(175535)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
164
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of protection schemes for witnesses involved in gun crime cases.
(175539)
165
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance has been issued to police regarding the use of informants in cases of gun crime.
(175540)
166
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the level of enforcement of penalties in cases of air gun misuse.
(175541)
167
Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage change there has been in the number of full-time police officers in Bootle since 1997.
(175488)
168
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date each of the two investigations being undertaken by the Metropolitan Police into allegations of foreign bribery began; and what stage these investigations have reached.
(175394)
169
Colin Burgon (Elmet):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign fruit pickers and agricultural workers he estimates came to work in the UK in each of the last three years.
(175398)
170
Colin Burgon (Elmet):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures he has in place to monitor the work of agencies that provide foreign fruit pickers to farming businesses in the UK.
(175414)
171
N
Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many speeding fines were issued in Essex in (a) 2001 and (b) 2002.
(174723)
172
N
Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many speeding fines were paid by motorists in Essex in (a) 2001 and (b) 2002; and how many speeding offences were detected in Essex in (i) 2001 and (ii) 2002.
(174724)
173
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10th May, Official Report, column 754W, on asylum and immigration, when he expects the exercise in respect of asylum seekers remaining in the UK to be completed.
(175416)
174
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to maintain community and local involvement in the probationary services as part of the restructuring process.
(175227)
175
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the Government will ensure that there is no fall in standards as a result of the privatisation of probation services.
(175228)
176
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consultative process has taken place with regard to the privatisation of probation services.
(175229)
177
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how chief officers of police forces are held to account in relation to their force's actions concerning animal rights protesters' crimes.
(175253)
178
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police forces are subject to key performance targets in relation to crimes committed by animal rights protesters.
(175254)
179
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether central Home Office records are maintained of individuals who are convicted of crimes associated with animal rights protests.
(175255)
180
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 breaching a designated public place order in each year since 2001.
(175256)
181
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many areas have been made a designated public place for the purpose of curfew orders in each year since 2001 in (a) England and Wales and (b) in each county.
(175257)
182
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many curfew orders have been breached in each year since 1998; and how many of these breached curfew orders were punished by (a) fines and (b) prison sentences.
(175258)
183
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many curfew orders have been issued since 1998 in (a) England and Wales and (b) each county.
(175259)
184
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make animal rights-related crimes a priority item in the next National Policing Plan.
(175464)
185
N
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provision is available for parenting education courses within the prison system.
(174789)
186
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the largest number of new candidates present at a single citizenship ceremony has been.
(175376)
187
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what knowledge of (a) life in the UK and (b) the English language is a pre requisite for receiving citizenship.
(175377)
188
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what timetable he has set for the rolling out of citizenship ceremonies throughout the UK.
(175378)
189
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have had an offer of citizenship revoked because of refusal to attend a citizenship ceremony.
(175379)
190
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many citizenship ceremonies have been held to date in (a) town halls, (b) registry offices and (c) other places; and in how many ceremonies, in each case (i) a gift was given, (ii) the local school participated, (iii) a local choir or band performed, (iv) a local honourable Member or other dignitary attended and (v) a national or local emblem was used.
(175380)
191
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many private citizenship ceremonies have been held for one candidate or one family.
(175381)
192
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many citizenship ceremonies have been held to date; and how many (a) adults and (b) children have been awarded citizenship at these ceremonies, broken down by area.
(175382)
193
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have had an application for citizenship turned down because of insufficient knowledge of (a) the English language and (b) life in the United Kingdom.
(175392)
194
Mr Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) arrests and (b) convictions have followed from crimes committed on buses in each year since 1997.
(175457)
195
Mr Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many convictions resulted from crimes committed on London Underground in each year since 1997.
(175460)
196
Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidelines he sets for the police on the publication of pre-charge photographs of alleged criminals taken at the time of arrest where the police has facilitated the presence of journalists at the scene of arrest.
(175513)
197
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to (a) identify and (b) prosecute agencies offering staff for domestic and childcare duties who are not in possession of the required visa for such work.
(175354)
198
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will assess the merits of sting operations involving advertising requirements for domestic and childcare staff as a means of identifying visitors to the UK breaching visa conditions.
(175355)
199
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to identify illegal workers in the (a) domestic services and (b) childcare sectors.
(175356)
200
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether radios used by Lancashire police work in adjoining police areas; and whether they are compatible with radios used by (a) Cumbria, (b) Merseyside and (c) Greater Manchester police forces.
(175495)
201
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been used in Lancashire, broken down by district.
(175496)
202
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders are awaiting decisions in Lancashire, broken down by district.
(175497)
203
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have resulted in a custodial sentence in Lancashire, broken down by district.
(175510)
204
N
Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Irish government about his proposal to introduce identity cards.
(175100)
205
N
Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what further assessment he has made of the implications of his plans to introduce identity cards for the common travel area between the United Kingdom and the Irish Republic since January.
(175192)
206
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the ten prosecutions that have resulted from automatic number plate recognition technology that have led to the highest value of drug seizures.
(175244)
207
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what types of prosecution have resulted from cars being stopped by automatic number plate recognition cameras in North Wales since their introduction.
(175245)
208
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions have led to prison sentences as a result of the use of automatic number plate recognition technology.
(175246)
209
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cars were stopped by automatic number plate recognition technology in each police authority area since their introduction.
(175247)
210
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children and young people who have broken anti-social behaviour orders are in (a) local authority secure units, (b) secure training centres and (c) young offender institutions; and if he will make a statement.
(175465)
211
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children with an assessment of vulnerability have been sent to young offenders institutions in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
(175466)
212
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children have used strip/safe clothing as an instrument for self harm in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
(175468)
213
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received on the suitability of the strip/safe clothing worn by children assessed as being at risk of suicide and self-harm in prison; and if he will make a statement.
(175469)
214
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children were killed by their (a) mother or father and (b) a member of the extended family in each of the last 20 years.
(175470)
215
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many curfews have been issued in respect of (a) up to 11 year olds and (b) up to 15 year olds since their inception.
(175471)
216
Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of suspension of police officers was in each of the last five years; and what estimate he has made of the average cost of suspensions.
(175472)
217
Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place in the Library the advice he received on the feasibility of converting self-contained gas cartridge weapons to use conventional ammunition.
(175482)
218
Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many self-contained gas cartridge weapons were surrendered to the Police on or before 30th April.
(175483)
219
Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many firearm certificates were issued to owners of self-contained gas cartridge weapons on or before 30th April.
(175484)
220
Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many self-contained gas cartridge weapons he estimates there are in the UK.
(175485)
Questions to the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission
221
Mr Eric Forth (Bromley & Chislehurst):To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, who vouched for the person who, from the front of the security screen, threw a substance into the Chamber on 19th May.
(175266)
222
Mr Eric Forth (Bromley & Chislehurst):To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what analysis was carried out to ensure the non-toxicity of the substance thrown into the Chamber on 19th May before it was re-opened.
(175326)
223
Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will make a statement on contingency plans for evacuating honourable Members from the House in the event of an emergency.
(175397)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
224
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has held with the Israeli Government about the situation of the Bedouins in the Negev.
(175202)
225
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department provides to the Bedouins in the Negev.
(175204)
226
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what changes he has made to international aid budgets since the decision to take military action in Iraq.
(175205)
227
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department has (a) pledged and (b) delivered to assist Liberian refugees to (i) return to and (ii) re-integrate into society in Liberia; and if he will make a statement.
(175475)
228
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) number and (b) location of Liberian refugees; and if he will make a statement.
(175476)
229
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much (a) monetary aid, (b) aid in kind and (c) logistical aid his Department has (i) pledged and (ii) delivered to the Child Protection Alliance in the Gambia in each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement.
(175477)
230
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list the projects his Department has supported in Belize over the past 20 years that have been classed as successful.
(175239)
231
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what role the UK Government has played in resolving the border disputes between Belize and Guatemala.
(175240)
232
Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in his Department and its agencies were seconded from the (a) private and (b) academic sectors in each of the last three years.
(175360)
233
Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) nutritional needs of and (b) the supply of clean water to residents in the Gaza Strip.
(175349)
234
Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funds are being made available to send aid to Gaza Strip following recent Israeli action.
(175350)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
235
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the safety risks associated with unmanned railway crossings in Northern Ireland since the accident at Woodtown Crossing, Co. Londonderry on 11th May.
(175525)
236
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when a decision is expected to be made on the timing and location of a national stadium for Northern Ireland.
(175526)
237
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information he has collated in relation to health risks associated with the provision of transmitter masts in residential areas.
(175527)
238
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to fund alternative treatment of fibromyalgia in the National Health Service in Northern Ireland.
(175528)
239
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people from each of the two main communities in Northern Ireland have (a) applied for and (b) been informed that they are suitably qualified for but turned down in attempts to join the Police Service of Northern Ireland since the introduction of the 50/50 rule.
(175529)
240
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made in Northern Ireland during the last three years to reach Government recycling targets.
(175530)
241
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many vehicles entered the MOT test in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and how many failed.
(175531)
242
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people on Northern Ireland waiting lists have had medical treatment in other parts of the United Kingdom in each of the last five years.
(175532)
243
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many trained nursing staff from outside the United Kingdom are working in Northern Ireland's hospitals.
(175533)
244
Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on progress on neighbourhood renewal; what the timescale is for each stage of the process; and when money will be released for each stage.
(175233)
245
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of a shuttle bus service between the Ulster Hospital and Belfast city centre.
(175210)
246
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on changes in the cost of care at residential homes.
(175211)
247
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the impact of Agenda for Change on the private sector in health care in Northern Ireland.
(175212)
248
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to ban smoking in public places in Northern Ireland.
(175213)
249
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the costs were of (a) setting up and (b) maintaining in each year since establishment the (i) Omagh and (ii) Armagh campuses of Queen's University Belfast.
(175214)
250
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which of the CREST recommendations on diabetes care (a) have been implemented and (b) will be implemented within the next 12 months.
(175215)
251
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Northern Ireland public sector employees are working in Iraq, broken down by profession.
(175216)
252
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) allied health professionals and (d) others employed in the NHS in Northern Ireland are providing assistance in Iraq.
(175218)
253
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many full days General John de Chastelain spent in Northern Ireland between 1st January and 30th April; and what his salary was for the period.
(175219)
254
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many dentists commenced practice in the province in each year since 1990; how many were full-time in each case; and if he will make a statement.
(175221)
255
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the costs of educating every child currently in a special school in Northern Ireland in a mainstream school.
(175222)
256
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many attendances at sexual health clinics there were by those aged 11 to 19 years in Northern Ireland in each year since 2000, broken down by (a) age and (b) sex.
(175223)
257
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many females aged between 11 and 19 years were fitted with contraceptive implants in Northern Ireland in each year since 2000, broken down by age.
(175224)
258
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many conceptions there were in females aged 11 to 19 years in Northern Ireland in each year since 2000, broken down by age.
(175225)
259
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many abortions there were among females from Northern Ireland aged 11 to 19 years in each year since 2000, broken down by age.
(175226)
260
Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff in his Department and its agencies were seconded from the (a) private and (b) academic sector in each of the last three years.
(175363)
Questions to the Solicitor General
261
Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield):To ask the Solicitor General, if she will make a statement on the progress of the pilot schemes to involve the Crown Prosecution Service in the pre-charge investigation process; and whether time savings have been identified from such pilot schemes.
(175512)
262
Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield):To ask the Solicitor General, whether the Law Officers have made representations to the Home Office on the police facilitating the publication of photographs of alleged offenders taken at the time of their arrest and before charge through inviting selected journalists to attend at the apprehension of the alleged offenders.
(175514)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
263
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether her Department is investigating allegations of breaches of OECD guidelines by British-based companies and individuals made by the UN Panel of Experts in respect of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
(175511)
264
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, under what protocols the Commission for Equality and Human Rights will work (a) with and (b) through the (i) regional development agencies, (ii) the Small Business Service and (iii) ACAS.
(175327)
265
Mr Richard Page (South West Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps are taken to ensure that scrap aluminium exported from the UK is sent to Integrated Pollution Preventative and Control Directive Approved processing plants.
(175427)
266
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the value was of (a) imports and (b) exports to Belize in each of the past 25 years in real terms.
(175242)
267
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the (a) turnover and (b) profit of the social enterprise sector was in each of the last 20 years; and if she will make a statement.
(175473)
268
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many social enterprises have been established in each of the last 20 years; and if she will make a statement.
(175474)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
269
Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of new cycle lanes have been provided in Bootle using public funds since 1997.
(175489)
270
Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the percentage change has been in the number of (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries on the roads of Bootle since 1997.
(175490)
271
Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effects upon residents of Bootle of investment in railway improvements over the next 10 years.
(175491)
272
Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of priority bus lanes have been created in Bootle since 1997.
(175492)
273
N
Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria his Department is using to evaluate options for reorganising the structure of the railways as part of the Rail Review.
(173798)
274
N
Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how he will ensure that rail safety continues to improve following changes arising from the Rail Review.
(173799)
275
N
Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will ensure that the recommendations from Lord Cullen's public inquiry following the Ladbroke Grove rail accident are fully delivered following changes arising from the Rail Review.
(173800)
276
Mr Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many thefts were committed on (a) the railways and (b) buses in each year since 1997.
(175453)
277
Mr Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many assaults were committed on buses in each year since 1997.
(175454)
278
Mr Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many bus drivers were assaulted on duty in each year since 1997.
(175455)
279
Mr Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many crimes of a sexual nature were committed (a) on buses and (b) at bus stops in each year since 1997.
(175456)
280
Mr Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many acts of vandalism were committed on buses in each year since 1997.
(175458)
281
Mr Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many assaults and attacks where knives or firearms were used were committed on London Underground in each year since 1997.
(175459)
282
Mr Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many crimes were committed on London Underground in each year since 1997; and how many were (a) assaults, (b) of a sexual nature and (c) robberies.
(175461)
283
Mr Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many crimes involving firearms or knives were committed on (a) buses and (b) the railways in each year since 1997.
(175462)
284
Mr Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fatalities have resulted from crimes on (a) railways and (b) buses in each year since 1997, broken down by type of crime.
(175463)
285
Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what liability the Government has in respect of the borrowings of (a) Network Rail and (b) Transport for London.
(175515)
286
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 1st April, Official Report, column 1576W, on South Hampshire Rapid Transit Project, if he will ensure that a decision on the future of the project is made before the 23rd July deadline for using compulsory purchase powers.
(175436)
287
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his assessment is of the ability of bus operators to maintain current service levels following the increase in the price of oil.
(175438)
288
Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding and subsidy arrangements are available from (a) central Government and (b) other national and European-based agencies to companies who wish to transport goods (a) into the United Kingdom and (b) across the United Kingdom by rail.
(175429)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
289
Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff in his Department were seconded from the (a) private and (b) academic sector in each of the last three years.
(175369)
290
Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the (a) health expenditure, (b) hospital activity and (c) finished consultant episodes in the NHS in Wales in each year since 1999.
(175534)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
291
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of pensioners aged over 80 years receive the age addition to their pension.
(175231)
292
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many health and safety inspectors there are, broken down by (a) ethnicity and (b) languages other than English spoken by inspectors; what methods of communications are available to inspectors when dealing with workers who are not fluent in English; and if he will make a statement.
(175423)
293
N
Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have entered the Enhanced New Deal 25 plus (a) once, (b) twice, (c) three times and (d) four or more times; and if he will make a statement.
(175064)
294
N
Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost is of each stage of (a) the New Deal for Young People and (b) the New Deal 25 plus using the unit cost model operational from April; and if he will make a statement.
(175190)
295
Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in his Department and its agencies were seconded from the (a) private and (b) academic sector in each of the last three years.
(175365)
296
Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what powers are available to control asbestos and asbestos-containing products on or in domestic premises which may involve a risk to the general public; and if he will make a statement.
(175370)
297
Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will extend the Health and Safety at Work (etc) Act 1979, the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 to cover the management of asbestos in domestic premises.
(175371)
298
N
Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the cost in each of the 10 financial years from 2006-07, net of savings in means-tested benefits and additional income tax revenues, of paying from April 2006 a basic state pension to all single people aged 70 or above at the rate of the guarantee credit of single people regardless of contribution record and a basic state pension to all couples where one or both partners is aged 70 or above at the rate of the guarantee credit for couples, with that pension being indexed to earnings in subsequent years, and assuming that the savings credit is abolished for those aged 70 or above.
(175189)
299
N
Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 4th May, Official Report, column 1461W, on pensions, if he will estimate for each year the gross cost of the reform before taking account of offsetting savings in lower benefit expenditure and higher tax revenues.
(175191)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
300
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the level of priority given to gun trafficking by HM Customs.
[Transferred] (175542)
301
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to reassess procedures for clearance of parcels entering the United Kingdom via private companies.
[Transferred] (175543)
302
Tony Cunningham (Workington):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many conceptions resulted in abortions in women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years in West Cumbria Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000.
[Transferred] (175425)
303
Tony Cunningham (Workington):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many conceptions resulted in abortion among women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years in each year since 2000.
[Transferred] (175516)
304
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many conceptions resulted in abortions among women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years there were in the Thames Valley Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000.
[Transferred] (175386)

 
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