Questions for Oral or Written Answer beginning on Monday 24 May 2004 (the 'Questions Book') Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Monday 24 May 2004 This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 24 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 Monday 24 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 24 May see Part 2 of this paper. Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 1 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the travel costs incurred by (a) his Department and (b) each Minister within his Department for each of the last 10 years. | (175650) | 2 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many journeys were made by helicopter by each Minister in his Department and its predecessors in each of the last 10 years; and what the journey length was in each case. | (175730) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 3 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many representations
he has received in the past 12 months in relation to the target for spending 0.7 per cent. of gross national income on development, broken down by type of representation. | (175793) | 4 | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average industrial wage in Great Britain is. | (175854) | 5 | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much airport tax was raised by passengers using Northern Ireland's three main airports in the latest financial year for which figures are available. | (175855) | 6 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the travel costs incurred by (a) his Department and (b) each Minister within his Department, for each of the last 10 years. | (175658) | 7 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many journeys were made by helicopter by each Minister in his Department in each of the last 10 years; and what the journey length was in each case. | (175737) | 8 | Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many conceptions in women of 19 years and under there were in Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000, broken down by age. | (175782) | 9 | Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rate of conceptions in women of 19 years and under was in Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority since 2000, broken down by age. | (175783) | 10 | Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rate of conceptions for women of 19 years and under was in each year since 2000, broken down by age. | (175786) | 11 | Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many conceptions resulted in abortion among women of 19 years and under in each year since 2000, broken down by age. | (175787) | 12 | Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton):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 Dorset and Somerset Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000. | (175619) | 13 | Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton):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 Dorset and Somerset Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000. | (175620) | 14 | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have left employment in his Department because of (a) anxiety, (b) stress, (c) depression and (d) other mental health reasons in each year since 1997. | (175678) | 15 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in Hull North are eligible for the child tax credit; and what the take-up rate is. | (174793) | Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs 16 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if he will list the travel costs incurred by (a) the Department and its predecessors and (b) each Minister within his Department, for each of the last 10 years. | (175655) | 17 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much the Department and its predecessor spent on ministerial travel by (a) car, (b) train, (c) aeroplane and (d) helicopter, in each of the last 10 years. | (175666) | 18 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many journeys were made by helicopter by each Minister in his Department and its predecessors in each of the last 10 years; and what the journey length was in each case. | (175735) | 19 | Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many statutory reviews under section 101 of the Nationality Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 have resulted in the High Court issuing a certificate of no merit under section 101(3)(d) in each month since April 2003. | (175823) | 20 | Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many applications to the Legal Services Commission for certificates of public funding for statutory review under section 101 of the Nationality Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 have been (a) granted and (b) refused each month since April 2003. | (175824) | 21 | Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many statutory reviews under section 101 of the Nationality Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 have been heard by the High Court in each month since April 2003; and how many of these were determined in favour of the applicant. | (175825) | 22 | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many people have left employment in his Department because of (a) anxiety, (b) stress, (c) depression and (d) other mental health reasons in each year since 1997. | (175675) | 23 N | Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many staff are employed by (a) the Public Guardianship Office, (b) the Civil Justice Council, (c) the Strategic Investment Board, (d) the Information Tribunal, (e) the Advisory Group on Implementation of the Freedom of Information Act, (f) the Advisory Group on the Delivery of Enforcement Services, (g) the Review of Procedures Consequent on the Decision to Transfer or Commit Fraud Trials and (h) the Office of the Public Trustee; and what their annual budgets are in 2004-05. | (174665) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 24 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the travel costs incurred (a) by her Department and its predecessors and (b) by each Minister within her Department, for each of the last 10 years. | (175641) | 25 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many journeys were made by helicopter by each Minister in her Department and its predecessors in each of the last 10 years; and what the journey length was in each case. | (175742) | 26 | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people have left employment in her Department because of (a) anxiety, (b) stress, (c) depression and (d) other mental health reasons in each year since 1997. | (175674) | 27 | Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the permitted areas where casinos may be established under the Gaming Act 1968; and in which of those areas casinos are not currently operating. | (175819) | 28 | Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much money from the New Opportunities Fund was allocated to Blackpool North and Fleetwood in each year since 1997. | (175888) | 29 N | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what account she has taken of representations from the circus industry in developing the draft guidance under section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003. | (175556) | 30 N | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will delay further parliamentary consideration of the draft guidance issued under section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003 until further representations from the circus industry due to be received on 27th May have been considered. | (175557) | 31 | Mr Chris Smith (Islington South & Finsbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who the members are of the forum on intellectual property rights being established jointly by her Right honourable Friends the Minister for the Arts and the Minister for Science and Innovation; what sectors they represent; what the agenda will be for the forum's work; and what timetable it will be working to. | [R] (175687) | 32 | Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what action the Government is taking to address the criticism in the International Olympic Committee's assessment of the UK rail network and the capital's transport infrastructure to improve London's chances of hosting the Games in 2012. | (175559) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 33 N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the status of detainees held by UK forces under Article 78 of the IV Geneva Convention (1949) will be after the transfer of Iraqi sovereignty on 30th June; and if he will make a statement. | (173909) | 34 | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the countries which have troops stationed in Iraq; and how many troops are deployed in each case. | (175580) | 35 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the travel costs incurred (a) by his Department and (b) by each Minister within his Department, for each of the last 10 years. | (175644) | 36 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) car, (b) train, (c) aeroplane and (d) helicopter, in each of the last 10 years. | (175667) | 37 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many journeys were made by helicopter by each Minister in his Department in each of the last 10 years; and what the journey length was in each case. | (175744) | 38 | Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) soldiers and (b) ex-soldiers of the Royal Irish Regiment have been (i) investigated and (ii) prosecuted in regard to fraudulent claims for payment associated with resettlement in each year since 2000. | (175724) | 39 | Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers belonging to the Royal Irish Regiment received payments as part of their resettlement on leaving the Army in 2003; and what the average amount was. | (175725) | 40 | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have left employment in his Department because of (a) anxiety, (b) stress, (c) depression and (d) other mental health reasons in each year since 1997. | (175670) | 41 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many claims by BAE Systems for the provision of accommodation and support services for overseas visitors have been endorsed since 1st January 1999 by staff of his Department's Director General of the Saudi Armed Forces Project regarding the Al-Yamamah programme; and what the value of these claims was. | (175878) | 42 | Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether concerns over the tender procedures for the upgrading of helicopters in Bulgaria were discussed at the meeting held on 2nd December 2003 between the Minister for the Armed Forces and the Bulgarian Air Force commander, General Dimiter Georgiev. | (175795) | 43 | Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department has offered BAE Systems in their bid to upgrade helicopters in Bulgaria. | (175799) | 44 | Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what evaluation his Department has made of the value for money of the BAE Systems bid for the upgrading of helicopters in Bulgaria. | (175800) | 45 | Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings between BAE Systems and Bulgarian military personnel the British military attaché in Sofia has attended in (a) the United Kingdom and (b) Bulgaria; and on what dates. | (175801) | 46 | Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether officials of his Department have held meetings at which the BAE Systems bid for the upgrading of helicopters in Bulgaria was discussed which were attended by Prince Kyril Saxe-Coburg of Bulgaria. | (175802) | 47 N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18th May, Official Report, column 873W, on Iraq, from which Vote each of the 49 British personnel serving with the Iraq Survey Group is paid; who in the United Kingdom has line management responsibility for each; to whom they report in the United Kingdom in respect of their work with the Iraq Survey Group; and if he will make a statement. | (175101) | 48 | Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the military tattoos that have taken place since the last Royal Tournament; when they took place; and what form they took. | (175632) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 49 | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many (a) letters and (b) other representations he has received from individuals in support of an elected East of England Regional Assembly. | (175870) | 50 | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what representations he has received from (a) clergy and (b) others whose jobs require them to maintain more than one property in relation to (i) exemption from council tax on second homes and (ii) the amelioration of the effects of council tax; and if he will make a statement. | (175871) | 51 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the travel costs incurred by (a) his Department and its predecessors and (b) each Minister within his Department, for each of the last 10 years. | (175656) | 52 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much his Department and its predecessors spent on ministerial travel by (a) car, (b) train, (c) aeroplane and (d) helicopter, in each of the last 10 years. | (175662) | 53 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many journeys were made by helicopter by each Minister in his Department and its predecessors in each of the last 10 years; and what the journey length was in each case. | (175736) | 54 N | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many buildings in England his Department owns that were used at less than 25 per cent. capacity for more than three months in 2003-04. | (174981) | 55 N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what responsibilities housing associations have to (a) monitor and (b) control anti-social behaviour by tenants in their properties. | (175405) | 56 | Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he will decide whether to call in planning application no. 31760 (Anchorwood Bank, Barnstaple) to North Devon District Council; and in doing so, what account he will take of the area's housing and employment needs. | (175768) | 57 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to his Oral Answer of 19th May, Official Report, column 968-9, on regional assemblies, what the evidential basis was for the figure given for the cost of answering the honourable Member for North Essex's written questions relating to the Government's information campaign on elected regional assemblies; and what the (a) total projected cost and (b) the cost to date of that campaign is. | (175779) | 58 | Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many copies of the Action on Debt booklet produced by the Social Exclusion Unit have been printed. | (175629) | 59 | Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total cost was of (a) publishing, (b) printing and (c) distributing the Action on Debt booklet produced by the Social Exclusion Unit. | (175630) | 60 | Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many civil servants were employed in publishing the Action on Debt booklet produced by the Social Exclusion Unit. | (175631) | 61 | Mr Jonathan Sayeed (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to make developers liable for a greater share of the costs of planning inquiries and tribunals. | (175879) | 62 | Mr Jonathan Sayeed (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of whether local authority planning enforcement officers have sufficient (a) manpower resources and (b) funding adequately to control developers to ensure that the residents of communities are not put at risk by the acts or omissions of developers. | (175880) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 63 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the travel costs incurred (a) by his Department and its predecessors and (b) by each Minister within his Department, for each of the last 10 years. | (175649) | 64 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many journeys were made by helicopter by each Minister in his Department and its predecessors in each of the last 10 years; and what the journey length was in each case. | (175729) | 65 | Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people in (a) Taunton and (b) Somerset he expects to stay on in education as a result of the introduction of the Education Maintenance Allowance. | (175621) | 66 | Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many undergraduate students from (a) Taunton constituency and (b) Somerset are attending university; and how many of these undergraduate students pay (i) no tuition fee and (ii) a partial tuition fee. | (175622) | 67 | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people have left employment in his Department because of (a) anxiety, (b) stress, (c) depression and (d) other mental health reasons in each year since 1997. | (175694) | 68 | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what definition the Government uses of a childcare place; and if he will make a statement. | (175695) | 69 | Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will bring levels of funding for 16 to 19 year old students at further education colleges in North Yorkshire up to the level of funding for such students at schools in the county. | (175815) | 70 | Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will provide extra funding to further education colleges in North Yorkshire to support increases in student numbers resulting from the introduction of the Education Maintenance Allowance. | (175816) | 71 | Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of people in Ryedale that he expects to remain in full-time education as a result of the introduction of the Education Maintenance Allowance. | (175817) | 72 | Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to provide funding to further education colleges in North Yorkshire to help them to refurbish and rebuild college buildings. | (175818) | 73 N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 17th May, Official Report, column 710W, on schools (capital investment), whether all wave one plans will need to include provision for a city academy prior to approval by the Department. | (175234) | 74 N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 17th May, Official Report, column 709W, on schools (capital investment), what priority will be given in subsequent waves to schools excluded from a wave one bid which did not cover all schools in a local education authority. | (175235) | 75 N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much of the School Access Fund was spent on improving (a) physical access to school buildings and (b) access to the curriculum in the most recent year for which figures are available. | (175237) | 76 N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidance has been issued to (a) local education authorities and (b) schools on the use of the School Access Fund. | (175238) | 77 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many childcare places have been created in Hull North since 1997. | (174791) | 78 | Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which further education colleges are participating in the (a) learning communities, (b) adult learners' grant and (c) employer training pilots; and what plans he has for take-up in North Staffordshire. | (175564) | 79 N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the initial total cost was, including production, printing, marking and moderation of (a) KS1 SATS, (b) KS2 SATS, (c) KS3 SATS, (d) GCSE, (e) AS, (f) A Level and (g) A2 for all schools for 2002-03. | (175404) | 80 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that young people and their families are being prepared through the 13 to 19 curriculum for the effects of demographic changes to the workforce over the coming decade and possible skills mismatches. | (175845) | 81 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the extent to which impartial advice and guidance about learning and work is available to adults over 19 in England. | (175846) | 82 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how he plans to ensure that in all 47 learning and skills council local areas adults over 19 seeking a career change or a skills update will be able to access impartial advice and guidance informed by the changing labour markets. | (175847) | 83 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how his Department is (a) balancing the targeted social welfare agenda and the skills agenda and (b) taking into account (i) the OECD review of career development, (ii) the inquiry by the Education and Skills Select Committee into skills strategy and (iii) changing workforce demography; and if he will make a statement. | (175848) | 84 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the level and impact of reductions in the 2004-05 Connexions budget upon each of the Connexions partnerships; what criteria were used in forming the decision to make the reductions; and if he will make a statement. | (175850) | 85 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, who has been invited to serve on the end to end review of careers education and guidance in England; and what the timetable is. | (175851) | 86 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how he plans to ensure that impartial careers education and guidance are provided to all 13 to 19 year olds as the wider range of options at Key Stage Four and beyond become available. | (175852) | 87 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that 13 to 19 year olds in schools, colleges and in the workplace have access to impartial career advice and guidance which is informed by the changing labour markets. | (175853) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 88 | Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which membership-based organisations responded to the consultation document that preceded the ban on swill feeding to pigs; and if she will summarise their responses. | (175796) | 89 N | Colin Burgon (Elmet):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what monitoring takes place to ensure that seasonal fruit pickers are not paid below the minimum wage. | (175442) | 90 | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on progress on implementing the European Union Landfill Directive. | (175579) | 91 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action she has taken as a result of the Foresight Programme on Flood and Coastal Defences. | (167001) | 92 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the travel costs incurred (a) by her Department and its predecessors and (b) by each Minister within her Department, for each of the last 10 years. | (175643) | 93 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many journeys were made by helicopter by each Minister in her Department and its predecessors in each of the last 10 years; and what the journey length was in each case. | (175743) | 94 | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people have left employment in her Department because of (a) anxiety, (b) stress, (c) depression and (d) other mental health reasons in each year since 1997. | (175682) | 95 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will reply to the question tabled by the honourable Member for Portsmouth South on 24th March, reference 164226, on subsidy levels. | (175877) | 96 N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to bring forward secondary legislation to implement section 307 (Enforcement of Legislation on endangered species) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003. | (175236) | 97 | Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much plastic per person was recycled in (a) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (b) England in the last 12 months for which figures are available. | (175634) | 98 N | Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the report on the Survey of Health and Pesticide Exposure, being carried out by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and funded by her Department, is due to be published. | (174664) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 99 N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list in full the Government's red lines on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe; and if he will make a statement. | (174995) | 100 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) representations he has received and (b) discussions he has had with representatives from the governments of (i) India, (ii) Jamaica, (iii) China, (iv) Russia, (v) South Africa and (vi) Zimbabwe about the issuing of work permits to workers from those countries to work in the UK education sector; and if he will make a statement. | (175718) | 101 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contribution his Department is making to the monitoring of the ceasefire in southern Sudan. | (175719) | 102 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will consult other members of the United Nations Security Council with a view to securing an emergency session of the Security Council to address the situation in Darfur, Sudan. | (175720) | 103 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic measures his Department (a) has taken in the past month and (b) plans to take in relation to the situation in Darfur, Sudan. | (175721) | 104 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the investment promotion activities of United Kingdom officials in (a) Sudan and (b) Iraq. | (175792) | 105 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, at what meetings between United Kingdom Government officials and United Kingdom companies in the last 12 months investment in (a) Sudan and (b) Zimbabwe was discussed; and what the (i) names of the officials concerned and (ii) nature of the discussions was in each case. | (175831) | 106 | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK citizens he estimates are working overseas. | (175820) | 107 N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the costs deducted from oil revenues by (a) the Coalition Provisional Authority, (b) Iraqi government institutions and (c) other parties before the oil receipts are deposited in the Development Fund for Iraq accounts; and if he will make a statement. | (173910) | 108 | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the relations between India and Pakistan, with particular reference to Kashmir. | (175618) | 109 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the travel costs incurred (a) by his Department and (b) by each Minister within his Department, for each of the last 10 years. | (175645) | 110 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many journeys were made by helicopter by each Minister in his Department in each of the last 10 years; and what the journey length was in each case. | (175745) | 111 | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people have left employment in his Department because of (a) anxiety, (b) stress, (c) depression and (d) other mental health reasons in each year since 1997. | (175679) | 112 | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions have taken place between the UK Government and the Government of Sudan regarding reports of ethnic cleansing in the Darfur region of Sudan; and if he will make a statement. | (175905) | 113 | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government supported the addition of Sudan to the UN's Human Rights Committee; and if he will make a statement. | (175906) | 114 | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17th May, Official Report, column 675W, on Gibraltar, if he will make a statement on the meeting held with Spanish officials regarding cruise liners being blocked from entering Spanish ports after calling at Gibraltar. | (175583) | 115 | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17th May, Official Report, column 675W, on Gibraltar, whether compensation will be paid to shopkeepers in Gibraltar affected by cruise liners missing scheduled stops in Gibraltar. | (175584) | 116 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the (a) design costs, (b) production costs, (c) distribution costs and (d) total numbers produced of the leaflet, Cambridge and the European Union: what's in it for us?, and all similar publications. | (175640) | 117 | Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department has offered BAE Systems in their bid for the upgrading of helicopters in Bulgaria. | (175803) | 118 | Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions took place between his Department and representatives of the government of Bulgaria with regard to BAE Systems' bid for the upgrading of helicopters in Bulgaria; which Ministers attended those discussions; on what dates they were held; and what the substance of those discussions was. | (175804) | 119 | Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has received from foreign governments about the tender process for the upgrading of helicopters in Bulgaria. | (175805) | 120 | Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Bulgarian officials have raised concerns with his Department about the bid by BAE Systems for the upgrading of helicopters in Bulgaria. | (175806) | 121 | Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Belgian counterpart concerning Belgium's decision to double its military commitment to Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | (175710) | 122 | Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the number of EU troops stationed in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | (175755) | 123 | Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) members and (b) representatives of the provisional government of Afghanistan on the (i) security situation and (ii) requirements for increased foreign involvement in Afghanistan in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | (175756) | 124 | Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of developments over the last 12 months of the security situation in (a) central, (b) northern, (c) eastern, (d) western and (e) southern Afghanistan; what recommendations concerning troop contributions his Department has made; and if he will make a statement. | (175757) | 125 | Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) members and (b) representatives of the provisional government of Afghanistan concerning the timing of elections; and if he will make a statement. | (175758) | 126 N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the UN oil-for-food programme in Iraq. | (175409) | 127 N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has seen the list of names discovered by the Iraqi Governing Council in respect of the UN oil-for-food programme in Iraq. | (175410) | 128 N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action his Department has taken in respect of the Iraqi Governing Council's demand for an inquiry into the UN oil-for-food programme in Iraq. | (175411) | 129 N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department first received (a) representations on and (b) reports of concerns about the conduct of the UN oil-for-food programme in Iraq. | (175412) | 130 N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the number of (a) countries and (b) individuals involved in alleged corrupt practices in the UN oil-for-food programme in Iraq. | (175413) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 131 | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which members of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority are directly involved in embryonic stemcell research; and if he will make a statement. | (175894) | 132 | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which licensed fertility clinics are involved in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority pilot scheme on embryo donation; and if he will make a statement. | (175895) | 133 | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations his Department has received from members of the public regarding the code of practice for the United Kingdom Stem Cell Bank; and if he will make a statement. | (175896) | 134 | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he intends to publish the code of practice for the new United Kingdom Stem Cell Bank; and if he will make a statement. | (175897) | 135 | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who the peer reviewers are, appointed by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) to consider the application to the HFEA by Professor Alison Murdoch for a licence to create human embryonic stem cell lines using nuclear transfer and pathenogenically activated oocytes; and if he will make a statement. | (175899) | 136 | Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in Bootle are receiving drug treatment. | (175911) | 137 | Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of the scoping report on implementation of the Evercare model of care, completed in February 2003 by United Healthcare Group. | (175807) | 138 | Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the savings to the NHS in the primary care trusts that have piloted the Evercare model of service provision. | (175808) | 139 | Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library (a) contracts or agreements that the National Health Service has entered into with the United Healthcare Group and (b) monitoring and evaluation reports in respect of these contracts or agreements. | (175809) | 140 | Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the agreements or contracts that have been entered into with the United Healthcare Group for providing consultancy, healthcare or other services to the National Health Service. | (175810) | 141 | Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contacts at official level there have been between his Department and United Healthcare Group since October 2003. | (175811) | 142 | Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many civil servants in his Department have left their posts in order to take up employment with the United Healthcare Group in the past two years. | (175812) | 143 | Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evaluation has been made of the (a) costs and (b) benefits to the National Health Service of the Evercare pilot programmes provided by the United Healthcare Group. | (175813) | 144 | Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money the National Health Service has paid to the United Healthcare Group in respect of (a) the Evercare pilot programmes and (b) other services provided by the United Healthcare Group. | (175814) | 145 | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many charities working in international development were contacted in the consultation exercise on proposed changes to the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 1989; what representations they made; and if he will make a statement. | (175867) | 146 | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost was of the consultation exercise in relation to the proposed changes to the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 1989. | (175868) | 147 | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many copies of the consultation document on proposed changes to the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 1989 were printed; and how many responses were received. | (175869) | 148 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the travel costs incurred by (a) his Department and (b) each Minister within his Department, for each of the last 10 years. | (175652) | 149 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many journeys were made by helicopter by each Minister in his Department in each of the last 10 years; and what the journey length was in each case. | (175732) | 150 | Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of sexually transmitted infections in people of 19 years and under were reported in Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000, broken down by (a) disease, (b) sex and (c) age. | (175764) | 151 | Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the prevalence rate of reported cases of sexually transmitted infections in people of 19 years and under was in Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000, broken down by (a) disease, (b) sex and (c) age. | (175765) | 152 | Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women of 19 years and under were fitted with a contraceptive implant in the Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000, broken down by age. | (175766) | 153 | Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many attendances at family planning clinics by people of 19 years and under there were in Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000, broken down by (a) sex and (b) age. | (175784) | 154 | Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions among women of 19 years and under there were in Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000, broken down by age. | (175785) | 155 | Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions in women of 19 years and under there were in each year since 2000, broken down by age. | (175788) | 156 | Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of sexually transmitted infections were reported in people 19 years and under in each year since 2000, broken down by (a) disease, (b) sex and (c) age. | (175789) | 157 | Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the prevalence rate of reported cases of sexually transmitted infections in people 19 years and under was in each year since 2000, broken down by (a) disease, (b) sex and (c) age. | (175790) | 158 | Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the circumstances under which a girl under 16 years of age may obtain an abortion without parental consent. | (175791) | 159 | Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton):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 Dorset and Somerset Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000, broken down by sex. | (175623) | 160 | Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton):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 Dorset and Somerset Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000. | (175624) | 161 | Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton):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 Dorset and Somerset Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000, broken down by (i) disease and (ii) sex. | (175626) | 162 | Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton):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 Dorset and Somerset Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000, broken down by (i) disease and (ii) sex. | (175627) | 163 | Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton):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 Dorset and Somerset Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000. | (175628) | 164 | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have left employment in his Department because of (a) anxiety, (b) stress, (c) depression and (d) other mental health reasons in each year since 1997. | (175668) | 165 | Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to investigate the impact of particulates in air pollution in causing asthma. | (175822) | 166 N | Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has made to EU officials on behalf of UK businesses in relation to plans for a draft Directive on nutritional supplements for sports competitors; and if he will make a statement. | (175282) | 167 | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research has been carried out into the effectiveness of www.playingsafe.co.uk in altering the sexual behaviour of young people. | (175797) | 168 | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost has been to public funds of www.playingsafe.co.uk. | (175798) | 169 | Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate how many general practitioners will retire in each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement. | (175688) | 170 | Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the 5,560 staff reported in the Department of Health Report 2004 as employed by the National Blood Authority are in administrative or managerial posts. | (175689) | 171 | Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many doctors have entered the general practitioner vocational training scheme in the last three years. | (175690) | 172 | Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in how many cases patients waiting longer than six months for a NHS operation were removed from the list on the grounds that they are not fit, willing or able to attend for surgery in the latest year for which figures are available. | (175691) | 173 | Martin Linton (Battersea):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of patients were seen within four hours of presenting at accident and emergency departments at (a) St Helier and (b) St George's Hospital in 2003-04. | (175875) | 174 | Martin Linton (Battersea):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many beds are available for each specialist service at St George's Hospital. | (175876) | 175 N | Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in Manchester Central are receiving drug treatment. | (174365) | 176 N | Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what stocks of Prussian blue are available to the Government; and what number of people this would allow to be treated in the event of leaks from radioactive material. | (174366) | 177 | Mr Stephen McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of general practitioners who (a) own, (b) part own and (c) manage care homes for the elderly in England. | (175581) | 178 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what impact his Department's policies have had on the Hull North constituency since 1997. | (174794) | 179 | Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have benefited from infertility treatment in (a) Shropshire and (b) England in each year since 1997. | (175635) | 180 | Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to provide the National Institute for Clinical Excellence with additional powers to ensure negative test results by pharmaceutical companies are published; and what mechanisms are in place to ensure that health regulators assessing the safety of drugs for general release are able to make judgements based on unbiased data sets. | (175780) | 181 | Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of air ambulances in (a) saving lives and (b) reducing morbidity. | (175588) | 182 | Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were transported to NHS hospitals in England by air ambulance in 2003. | (175589) | 183 | Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost of air ambulance services to the NHS was in 2003. | (175590) | 184 N | Mr Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his latest estimate is of the completion date of the new children's hospital in Manchester. | (175403) | 185 N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what percentage the number of NHS psychiatrists has changed since 1997. | (175036) | 186 N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many consultant psychiatrists are employed by the NHS in (a) Leicestershire and (b) England. | (175037) | 187 N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are planned to increase the recruitment and retention of psychiatrists in the NHS. | (175038) | 188 N | Mr John Taylor (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to introduce free dental care for persons in receipt of incapacity benefit. | (174994) | 189 N | Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average (a) daily and (b) annual per capita consumption of cyclamates in each year since 1989. | (175507) | 190 N | Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research was conducted into the safety of (a) aspartame, (b) monosodium glutamate and (c) cyclamates prior to their introduction onto the British market. | (175508) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 191 | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19th May to the honourable Member for Southend West, reference 172570, which police forces use bicycles whilst patrolling; and if he will make a statement. | (175898) | 192 | Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much public funding has been spent on CCTV security cameras in Bootle since 1997. | (175910) | 193 | Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what public funds were spent on tackling drugs misuse in Bootle in (a) 1997-98 and (b) 2003-04. | (175912) | 194 | Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):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 Bootle has been since 1997. | (175913) | 195 | Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times powers preventing racial harassment introduced since 1997 have been used in Bootle. | (175914) | 196 N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deportees remained in English prisons after completing their sentences for a period of more than three months on the most recent date for which information is available. | (174841) | 197 N | Colin Burgon (Elmet):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average age is of seasonal fruit pickers who came to work in the UK in the last three years. | (175439) | 198 N | Colin Burgon (Elmet):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time a contracted seasonal fruit picker spent working in the UK in the last three years. | (175445) | 199 N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his policy is on the dispersal of computers formerly used by his Department. | (175284) | 200 N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the role of Fujitsu in providing computer services for the Home Office. | (175285) | 201 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the travel costs incurred (a) by his Department and (b) by each Minister within his Department, for each of the last 10 years. | (175642) | 202 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) car, (b) train, (c) aeroplane and (d) helicopter, in each of the last 10 years. | (175661) | 203 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many journeys were made by helicopter by each Minister in his Department in each of the last 10 years; and what the journey length was in each case. | (175741) | 204 N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) representations his Department has received and (b) meetings his Department has had with representatives of (i) national minorities, (ii) ethnic groups and (iii) others in respect of his Department's assessment of the Government's compliance with the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. | (175399) | 205 N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the representations he has received from representatives of national minorities for consideration in the Government's compliance report to the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. | (175400) | 206 N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to complete his Department's contribution to the Government's compliance report to the Council of Europe under the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. | (175401) | 207 | Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will publish a business case for the National Offender Management Service. | (175827) | 208 | Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Gateway Zero report will be published for the National Offender Management Service. | (175828) | 209 | Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will convene job specific selection boards for the posts of (a) human resources director and (b) director of standards for the National Offender Management Service. | (175829) | 210 | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have left employment in his Department because of (a) anxiety, (b) stress, (c) depression and (d) other mental health reasons in each year since 1997. | (175677) | 211 | Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the percentage change in full-time police officers in Blackpool North and Fleetwood has been since 1997. | (175881) | 212 | Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what public funds were spent on tackling drugs missue in Blackpool North and Fleetwood in (a) 1997-98 and (b) 2003-04. | (175882) | 213 | Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):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 theft in Blackpool North and Fleetwood has been since 1997. | (175884) | 214 | Mr Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter to him from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton dated 14th April with regard to Muhammad Rafique. | (175614) | 215 | Mr Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter to him from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton dated 5th April with regard to Iqbal Hussein. | (175616) | 216 N | Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letters from the honourable Member for Manchester Central of (a) 27th January regarding Mrs FAW, reference A1065094, (b) 19th January regarding Mrs KS, reference PO983/4 and S1037919/3, (c) 19th January regarding Miss YN, reference PO951/4 and N1064754 and (d) 2nd February regarding Mr AKN, reference A1087763. | (174364) | 217 N | Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what public funds were spent on tackling drugs misuse in Manchester Central in (a) 1997-98 and (b) 2002-03. | (174367) | 218 N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons from the new EU states have made an application under the Worker Registration Scheme since 1st May. | (175440) | 219 N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will estimate how many (a) workers and (b) others from the new EU states have arrived in the UK since 1st May. | (175441) | 220 | Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the all-Wales probation board will be organised at a local level in the new National Offender Management Service. | (175781) | Questions to the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission 221 | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, when the House authorities expect to install wireless internet access on the Parliamentary Estate. | (175561) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 222 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many secondees there are from his Department in (a) Iraq, (b) Afghanistan, (c) India and (d) Tanzania; and what their (i) host agency and (ii) activity is in each case. | (175746) | 223 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the switching of resources from corporate service divisions to frontline operational divisions, stating the amounts of resources in each case. | (175747) | 224 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what administration cost savings were achieved by his Department in each year since 1997, expressed (a) in cash terms and (b) as a percentage of the departmental budget; and if he will make a statement. | (175748) | 225 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures his Department (a) has taken in the past month and (b) plans to take in June in relation to the situation in Darfur, Sudan, broken down by type of action; and what funding has been allocated to each action. | (175767) | 226 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what targets exist for the achievement of savings in administration costs within his Department; and if he will make a statement. | (175769) | 227 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid his Department is giving to alleviate the situation in (a) Sudan and (b) Chad. | (175770) | 228 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what correspondence he has had in the last three months with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on (a) setting a firm timetable for spending 0.7 per cent. of GNI on development and (b) making provision for that level of spending in the 2004 Comprehensive Spending Review; what the outcome of those discussions was; and if he will place the correspondence in the Library. | (175872) | 229 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance the Government is providing to (a) the Government of Sudan and (b) non-Governmental organisations operating in Sudan, indicating in each case (i) the amount and (ii) the use to which funds are being put; and if he will make a statement. | (175873) | 230 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department is providing to (a) the Government of Chad and (b) non-governmental organisations operating in Chad in relation to the humanitarian response to atrocities in Darfur; and if he will make a statement. | (175874) | 231 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list the travel costs incurred (a) by his Department and (b) by each Minister within his Department, for each of the last 10 years. | (175647) | 232 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many journeys were made by helicopter by each Minister in his Department and its predecessors in each of the last 10 years; and what the journey length was in each case. | (175727) | 233 | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people have left employment in his Department because of (a) anxiety, (b) stress, (c) depression and (d) other mental health reasons in each year since 1997. | (175676) | Questions to the Leader of the House 234 N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Leader of the House, if he will propose a change to the standing orders of the House to make provision for statutory instruments to be amended; and if he will make a statement. | (175551) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 235 | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what percentage of people in Northern Ireland are in receipt of disability living allowance. | (175859) | 236 | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the annual cost of heating an average domestic property in Northern Ireland by (a) electricity, (b) solid fuel and (c) natural gas. | (175860) | 237 | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of domestic properties in Northern Ireland are heated by (a) electricity, (b) solid fuel and (c) natural gas. | (175861) | 238 | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what percentage of people in Northern Ireland are in receipt of a blue badge for disabled drivers. | (175862) | 239 | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the percentage of households in Northern Ireland who have broadband access. | (175863) | 240 | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average industrial wage in Northern Ireland is. | (175919) | 241 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the travel costs incurred (a) by his Department and (b) by each Minister within his Department, for each of the last 10 years. | (175648) | 242 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department and its predecessor spent on ministerial travel by (a) car, (b) train, (c) aeroplane and (d) helicopter, in each of the last 10 years. | (175665) | 243 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many journeys were made by helicopter by each Minister in his Department and its predecessors in each of the last 10 years; and what the journey length was in each case. | (175728) | 244 | Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the reason is for the Department of Education's decision to refuse funding for the Love for Life programme in schools. | (175692) | 245 | Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps are being taken to ensure that children in Northern Ireland are afforded the same protection as those in England and Wales under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. | (175693) | 246 | Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made in securing European Commission approval for a three year subsidy scheme to reduce tariffs for business customers at 10 per cent. below true costs. | (175722) | 247 | Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much Lottery funding has been allocated to sporting organisations relating to (a) soccer, (b) rugby and (c) hockey in Northern Ireland since the introduction of the Lottery. | (175723) | 248 | Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when consultation proposals on sexual offences in Northern Ireland will be issued, following the announcement of a review in October 2003. | (175726) | 249 | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people have left employment in his Department because of (a) anxiety, (b) stress, (c) depression and (d) other mental health reasons in each year since 1997. | (175671) | 250 | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the Twenty-First Report of the Committee of Public Accounts, Session 2003-04, Housing the Homeless. | (175902) | 251 | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many equal opportunity complaints have been lodged with industrial tribunals in Northern Ireland in the last five years; and how many of these were (a) rejected initially, (b) settled, (c) heard and upheld and (d) heard and rejected. | (175903) | 252 | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the value to the Northern Ireland economy of the annual Milk Cup Football tournament. | (175904) | 253 | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what support his Department provides to the Milk Cup Football tournament. | (175907) | 254 | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many security force bases or installations have been (a) closed and (b) announced for closure in the past 18 months, broken down by date and location. | (175908) | 255 | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many serving Police Service of Northern Ireland officers have been convicted of a criminal offence; and if he will list the offences concerned. | (175909) | 256 N | Mr Seamus Mallon (Newry & Armagh):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) A5 and (b) A2 students were enrolled by Armagh College of Further and Higher Education to study (i) French, (ii) chemistry, (iii) art, (iv) physics and (v) economics in (A) 2001-02, (B) 2002-03 and (C) 2003-04. | (174044) | Questions to the Prime Minister 257 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the travel costs incurred by his Office for each of the last 10 years. | (175657) | 258 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Prime Minister, how much his Office spent on ministerial travel by (a) car, (b) train, (c) aeroplane and (d) helicopter, in each of the last 10 years. | (175660) | 259 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Prime Minister, how many journeys he made by helicopter in each of the last 10 years; and what the journey length was in each case. | (175739) | 260 | Glenda Jackson (Hampstead & Highgate):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will instruct the British representative of the Coalition Provisional Authority to require the Coalition forces to conduct an inquiry into the attack upon Mukaradeeb in Western Iraq in which it is reported 40 civilians were killed. | (175777) | 261 | Glenda Jackson (Hampstead & Highgate):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will institute a debate in Government time before 30th June, on the situation in Iraq. | (175778) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 262 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list the travel costs incurred by (a) his Department and its predecessors and (b) each Minister within his Department, for each of the last 10 years. | (175654) | 263 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many journeys were made by helicopter by each Minister in his Department and its predecessors in each of the last 10 years; and what the journey length was in each case. | (175734) | 264 | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people have left employment in his Department because of (a) anxiety, (b) stress, (c) depression and (d) other mental health reasons in each year since 1997. | (175672) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 265 | Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what public consultation BT is obliged to undertake before it removes public telephone boxes; and if she will make a statement. | (175683) | 266 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what investigations her Department has carried out into the activities of Victor Bout. | (175582) | 267 | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the annual cost of heating an average domestic property in Great Britain by (a) electricity, (b) solid fuel and (c) natural gas. | (175856) | 268 | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of domestic properties in Great Britain are heated by (a) electricity, (b) solid fuel and (c) natural gas. | (175857) | 269 | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what share of the overall energy supply in mainland Great Britain she expects will be supplied by renewable energy sources by the end of 2005. | (175858) | 270 | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what share of the overall energy supply industry in Northern Ireland she expects will be supplied by renewable energy sources by the end of 2005. | (175864) | 271 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the travel costs incurred (a) by her Department and (b) by each Minister within her Department, for each of the last 10 years. | (175646) | 272 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much her Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) car, (b) train, (c) aeroplane and (d) helicopter, in each of the last 10 years. | (175663) | 273 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many journeys were made by helicopter by each Minister in her Department in each of the last 10 years; and what the journey length was in each case. | (175740) | 274 | Jim Dowd (Lewisham West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will ask the Competition Commission to reopen its investigation into competition in the retail industry conducted in 2000. | (175759) | 275 | Jim Dowd (Lewisham West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research has been undertaken into the practice of below cost selling in the grocery industry since 2000. | (175760) | 276 | Jim Dowd (Lewisham West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to commission research into the impact of below cost selling in the UK retail industry. | (175761) | 277 | Jim Dowd (Lewisham West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what meetings she has had with independent and small retailers or their representatives to discuss the implications of consolidation in the convenience market. | (175762) | 278 | Jim Dowd (Lewisham West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether her Department maintains the (a) Home Accidents Deaths Database, (b) the Home Accident Surveillance System and (c) the Leisure Accidents Surveillance System. | (175826) | 279 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps she is taking to support the competitive position of the port of Southampton. | (175577) | 280 N | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how often since 1997 (a) her Department and (b) its associated public sector organisations have undergone portable appliance testing of IT equipment; and what the cost was of portable appliance testing in each year since 1997. | (174982) | 281 | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people have left employment in her Department because of (a) anxiety, (b) stress, (c) depression and (d) other mental health reasons in each year since 1997. | (175669) | 282 | Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what progress was made at the Competitiveness Council held on 17th to 18th May on the Unfair Commercial Practice Directive and the Irish Presidency's proposal to delete the Internal Market Clause. | [R] (175821) | 283 N | Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations to EU Commission officials she has made on behalf of UK businesses in relation to plans for a draft Directive on nutritional supplements for sports competitors; and if she will make a statement. | (175281) | 284 | Mr Kevin Hughes (Doncaster North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the meetings that she has held with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to discuss the large Combustion Plant Directive. | (175585) | 285 | Mr Kevin Hughes (Doncaster North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the meetings which have taken place between her (a) Ministers and (b) officials and (i) Ministers and (ii) officials in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to discuss the large Combustion Plant Directive. | (175586) | 286 | Mr Kevin Hughes (Doncaster North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much her Department spent on Clean Coal projects in each year since 2000 broken down by project; and what the estimated spending for 2004 is. | (175587) | 287 | Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many new businesses have started up in Blackpool North and Fleetwood since 1997. | (175883) | 288 | Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps the Government has taken to help small businesses in Blackpool North and Fleetwood since 1997. | (175885) | 289 | Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the effects of the EU Social Chapter on the residents of Blackpool North and Fleetwood. | (175886) | 290 | Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many residents of Blackpool North and Fleetwood qualify for paid leave entitlement. | (175887) | 291 | Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many workers have benefited from the national minimum wage in Blackpool North and Fleetwood. | (175890) | 292 N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many parents in the (a) £5,000 to £10,000, (b) £10,001 to £15,000, (c) £15,001 to £20,000, (d) £20,001 to £25,000 and (e) £25,001 to £30,000 income brackets have exercised their right to take parental leave in each year since its introduction. | (175406) | 293 N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proportion of eligible (a) men, (b) women and (c) parents have taken parental leave in each year since its introduction. | (175407) | 294 N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many parents of disabled children have taken parental leave in each calendar year since the right to such leave was introduced. | (175408) | 295 N | Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action she has taken in response to the report entitled Unanswered Questions, Companies, Conflict, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. | (175552) | 296 N | Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what information her Department has received from the UN and the panel of experts on the Democratic Republic of Congo in support of allegations against British-based companies or individuals made by the panel of experts; and what steps her Department has taken to investigate such allegations. | (175553) | 297 N | Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether her Department requires a complaint to be made in order for an investigation to be pursued in respect of an alleged breach of OECD guidelines. | (175554) | 298 N | Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether a complaint was received against De Beers in respect of an alleged breach of OECD guidelines as referred to in the initial UN expert panel report on the illegal exploitation of natural resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | (175555) | 299 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many young people in Hull North have benefited from the introduction of the minimum wage for 16 and 17 year olds. | (174795) | 300 | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the composition was of the working group responsible for the ETSU-R-97 report entitled the Assessment and Rating of Noise from Wind Farms. | (175562) | 301 | Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the ability of the Post Office to provide a satisfactory service for the delivery of election materials for the elections on 10th June. | (175563) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 302 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the performance of train operating companies to date in complying with their duties under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 section 21(2)(d) to take reasonable steps to provide disabled persons with a reasonable alternative method of accessing their services where a physical feature makes it impossible or unreasonably difficult for disabled persons to make use of those services. | (175684) | 303 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the performance of train operating companies to date on revising and implementing new Disabled People's Protection Policies in line with the Strategic Rail Authority's Code of Practice on Train and Station Services for Disabled Passengers and Guidance on Disabled People's Protection Policies. | (175685) | 304 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the performance of train operating companies to date on conducting access audits and making changes to physical features to prepare for the new duties on physical access coming into force under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 on 1st October. | (175686) | 305 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the travel costs incurred by (a) his Department and its predecessors and (b) each Minister within his Department, for each of the last 10 years. | (175659) | 306 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) car, (b) train, (c) aeroplane and (d) helicopter, in each of the last 10 years. | (175664) | 307 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many journeys were made by helicopter by each Minister in his Department and its predecessors in each of the last 10 years; and what the journey length was in each case. | (175738) | 308 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what factors he takes into account when considering applications for future container port development. | (175578) | 309 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the annual cost of transshipment of (a) consumer goods and raw materials imported into the UK and (b) manufactured goods exported from the UK. | (175598) | 310 | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have left employment in his Department because of (a) anxiety, (b) stress, (c) depression and (d) other mental health reasons in each year since 1997. | (175681) | 311 | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving licence applications were returned in 2003 for being incorrectly completed; and what proportion of the total number of applications this represents. | (175794) | 312 N | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of (a) Blackpool Borough Council's previous relations with light rail contractors and (b) the lack of need to divert utilities as part of the proposed Blackpool light rail upgrade on the overall risk assessment of the Blackpool light rail bid in the light of the conclusions of the National Audit Office report, Improving public transport in England through light rail, on cases of cost overruns in light rail schemes. | (175504) | 313 | Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many children were (a) injured and (b) killed whilst riding their bicycles in 2003 in (a) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (b) England. | (175633) | 314 N | Mr Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects digital tachographs to be introduced. | (175402) | 315 | Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for road charging; whether charges would apply to all roads; whether charges will vary by (a) time of day and (b) level of traffic; and what the money collected in road charging schemes would be spent on. | (175558) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 316 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the travel costs incurred by (a) his Department and its predecessors and (b) each Minister within his Department, for each of the last 10 years. | (175653) | 317 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many journeys were made by helicopter by each Minister in his Department and its predecessors in each of the last 10 years; and what the journey length was in each case. | (175733) | 318 | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people have left employment in his Department because of (a) anxiety, (b) stress, (c) depression and (d) other mental health reasons in each year since 1997. | (175673) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 319 N | Colin Burgon (Elmet):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what monitoring takes place to ensure the health and safety of seasonal fruit pickers. | (175443) | 320 N | Colin Burgon (Elmet):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what standards his Department has in place to cover regimes of temporary accommodation sites housing seasonal fruit pickers. | (175444) | 321 | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what percentage of people in Great Britain are in receipt of disability living allowance. | (175865) | 322 | Mr Martin Caton (Gower):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what prioritisation criteria will be used in the process of transferring existing child support agency cases to the new assessment system. | (175560) | 323 N | Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what ethnic monitoring is carried out of staff in his Department including staff on short-term contracts. | (175506) | 324 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the travel costs incurred by (a) his Department and its predecessors and (b) each Minister within his Department, for each of the last 10 years. | (175651) | 325 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many journeys were made by helicopter by each Minister in his Department and its predecessors in each of the last 10 years; and what the journey length was in each case. | (175731) | 326 | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have left employment in his Department because of (a) anxiety, (b) stress, (c) depression and (d) other mental health reasons in each year since 1997. | (175680) | 327 N | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of incapacity benefit claimants aged between 50 years and state pension age worked immediately prior to their claim in each year since 1997 (a) in the UK and (b) broken down by region; and if he will make a statement. | (175283) | 328 | Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many lone parents in Blackpool North and Fleetwood have gained work through the New Deal programmes. | (175889) | 329 | Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many workers in Blackpool North and Fleetwood have received the Sure Start maternity grant. | (175891) | 330 | Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the measures introduced to improve the working conditions of disabled workers in Blackpool North and Fleetwood over the last seven years. | (175892) | 331 | Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many senior citizens in Blackpool North and Fleetwood have benefited from the winter fuel allowance since 1997. | (175893) | 332 | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the pension schemes which have come forward so far to claim compensation under the proposed fund to compensate people who have lost their pensions through pension wind-ups. | (175900) | 333 | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what contribution the Government will make to the Pension Protection Fund in lieu of any contribution under the current guaranteed minimum pension arrangements. | (175901) | 334 | Mr Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will reply to the letter to him from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton dated 21st April with regard to Mr G Forde. | (175615) | 335 N | Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, why post office cards have been issued which are then replaced by new cards with identification strips; and how much it is estimated to have cost to issue the first set of cards. | (175505) | 336 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in Hull North are eligible for pension credit; and what the take-up rate is. | (174792) | 337 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how he will ensure that adults in (a) temporary work and (b) work where their skills are under-utilised will be able to access expert advice and guidance in order to improve their employability. | (175849) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 338 | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many United Kingdom citizens working overseas for charities in the field of overseas development have lived overseas for more than five years. | [Transferred] (175830) | 339 | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many United Kingdom citizens are employed overseas by United Kingdom based charities involved in international development. | [Transferred] (175832) | 340 | Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many conceptions resulted in abortions in women of 19 years and under in Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000, broken down by age. | [Transferred] (175763) | 341 | Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many conceptions resulted in pregnancy terminations among women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years in the Dorset and Somerset Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000. | [Transferred] (175625) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 342 N | Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans there are to hold Olympic events in Wales. | [Question Unstarred] (174907) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 343 | Glenda Jackson (Hampstead & Highgate):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) women and (b) prisoners under 18 years of age are in detention in Iraq. | [Transferred] (175774) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 344 | Glenda Jackson (Hampstead & Highgate):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17th May, Official Report, columns 748-9W, on Iraq, with whom the Coalition Provisional Authority liaised to ensure section 20 of memorandum No. 2 (CPA/ORD/30th May 2003/09) was met in all Iraqi prisons, including those under military control. | [Transferred] (175771) | 345 | Glenda Jackson (Hampstead & Highgate):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17th May, Official Report, columns 748-9W, on Iraq, how many infringements of section 30, points 2 and 13, of Coalition Provisional Authority memorandum No. 2 (CPA/ORD/30th May 2003/09) have been reported to the CPA; and what action has been taken. | [Transferred] (175772) | 346 | Glenda Jackson (Hampstead & Highgate):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17th May, Official Report, columns 748-9W, on Iraq, what inquiries are being conducted by the Coalition Provisional Authority into the prison facilities specified in the International Committee of the Red Cross report. | [Transferred] (175773) | 347 | Glenda Jackson (Hampstead & Highgate):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17th May, Official Report, columns 748-9W, on Iraq, how often and by whom section 21 of the Coalition Provisional Authority memorandum No. 2 on management of detention and prison facilities (CPA/ORD/30th May 2003/09) has been exercised. | [Transferred] (175775) | 348 | Glenda Jackson (Hampstead & Highgate):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on what will constitute the sovereignty to be transferred from the Coalition Provisional Authority to the Iraqi Governing Council on 30th June. | [Transferred] (175776) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 349 | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what financial assistance is being given to Namibia by the European Union in 2004-05. | [Transferred] (175617) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 350 | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what percentage of people in Great Britain are in receipt of a Blue Badge for disabled drivers | [Transferred] (175866) |
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