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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 25 May 2004
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 25 May 2004
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 25 May of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 25 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 25 May see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Advocate General 1
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland):To ask the Advocate General, what devolution issues have been raised with her since 27th April. | | (174429) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 2
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much VAT was raised from fuel sales in April. | | (175961) | 3
| Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how often his Department and its associated public bodies undergo portable appliance testing; and what the cost of testing is. | | (175979) | 4
| Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many buildings in England owned by his Department are used at less than 25 per cent. capacity for more than three months of the year. | | (175980) | 5
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the merits of a tax on disposable plastic carrier bags. | | (175934) | 6
N | Mr Alan Reid (Argyll & Bute):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of x-ray technology in detecting illegal meat imports. | | (175636) | 7
N | Mr Alan Reid (Argyll & Bute):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what use Customs and Excise make of x-ray technology to detect illegal meat imports; and if he will make a statement. | | (175749) | 8
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reduce the level of VAT on repairs and maintenance to five per cent. | | (175933) | 9
N | Mrs Marion Roe (Broxbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many conceptions resulting in abortions in women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years there were in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000. | | (174887) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 10
| Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many buildings in England owned by her Department are used at less than 25 per cent. capacity for more than three months of the year. | | (175982) | 11
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding her Department has allocated for (a) the long-term storage of the British Library's newspaper collection and (b) the archiving of digital material as required under the Legal Deposits Libraries Act 2003. | | (175968) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 12
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date Lance Corporal William Graham of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Scots Regiment was released from prison; on what date he resumed military duties; and what duties he has performed since January. | | (175969) | 13
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what factors underlay the decision to retain Lance Corporal William Graham as a member of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Scots Regiment following his conviction and imprisonment. | | (175970) | 14
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what payments were made to Lance Corporal William Graham of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Scots Regiment between the date of his criminal conviction to the date of his release from prison. | | (175971) | 15
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures were taken by the 1st Battalion of the Royal Scots Regiment to retrain Lance Corporal William Graham in the use of firearms following his release from prison. | | (175972) | 16
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role has been played by the 1st Battalion of the Royal Scots Regiment in the training of the new Iraqi police force and army; and what duties in this regard were undertaken by Lance Corporal William Graham. | | (175973) | 17
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many practice firing ranges were available to the 1st Battalion of the Royal Scots Regiment during its tour of duty in Iraq. | | (175974) | 18
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role Lance Corporal William Graham of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Scots Regiment played in the parade of honour and other public events at (a) Linlithgow, (b) Peebles, (c) Haddington, (d) Penicuik and (e) elsewhere in April. | | (175975) | 19
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the issue of the hooding of detainees was raised by officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross during meetings with British Army officers in 2003. | | (174281) | 20
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 17th May, Official Report, column 663W, on Iraq, if he will give the cause of death entered on the death certificates of the 16 individuals whose deaths involved alleged ill treatment by members of UK armed forces. | | (175750) | 21
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 17th May, Official Report, column 663W, on Iraq, what the names are of the two individuals whose deaths have been the subject of reports to the Army Prosecuting Authority. | | (175751) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 22
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many key workers, broken down by worker category, were assisted by the Starter Homes Initiative. | | (175947) | 23
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much was spent on (a) administration and (b) staff costs under the Starter Homes Initiative. | | (175948) | 24
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when councils will be allowed to borrow against their assets in the same way as housing associations. | | (175949) | 25
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, for what valid reason local councils may reject proposals made by Government inspectors under PPG10 for major housing development sites; and if he will make a statement. | | (175592) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 26
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 11th March, Official Report, column 1715W, on asbestos, what monitoring procedures are in place to ensure schools have identified and recorded the position of asbestos; and what information his Department collects centrally on the implementation of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations. | | (175930) | 27
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether it is his policy that children's trusts should take responsibility for youth offending teams. | | (175836) | 28
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils live (i) less than one mile, (ii) between one and two miles, (iii) between two and three miles, (iv) between three and four miles and (v) over four miles from their school. | | (175701) | 29
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the impact of reducing the standard walking distance from a school from three miles to two miles in order to qualify for free school transport. | | (175702) | 30
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average cost of school transport for (a) primary school pupils and (b) secondary school pupils (i) per pupil and (ii) per mile travelled was in the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (175703) | 31
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many primary school pupils qualify for free school transport; and what proportion of primary school-aged pupils this constitutes. | | (175704) | 32
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the cost of giving all children living more than three miles from a faith school who are members of that faith free transport to school. | | (175705) | 33
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will estimate the number of economically inactive adults without a level 2 qualification; and if he will make a statement. | | (174368) | 34
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will estimate the number of economically inactive adults with level 3 qualification; and if he will make a statement. | | (174369) | 35
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average cost of (a) an A-level, (b) an Advanced GNVQ and (c) a NVQ level 3 or equivalent vocational qualification are; and how many people achieved each of these qualifications in 2003. | | (174370) | 36
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average truancy rate for secondary schools was in each year since 1997, (a) in England and (b) broken down by local education authority. | | (175833) | 37
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many tasks introduced by the Government since 1997 have been removed as a result of the reduction in bureaucracy initiatives over the past 12 months. | | (175917) | 38
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) consultation documents, (b) regulations, (c) revised and corrected regulations, (d) guidance notes, (e) requests for statistical information and (f) letters from Ministers have been sent to (i) schools and (ii) local education authorities by his Department in each year from 1997-98 to 2003-04; what the cost to the Department was in each case; and how many required a response from (A) a local education authority, (B) a school and (C) a member of staff. | | (175918) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 39
N | Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how (a) she, (b) her Department and (c) agencies for which her Department is responsible will be marking World Environment Day on 5th June; and if she will make a statement. | | (175103) | 40
N | Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications have been received for separate cells for hazardous waste in trade landfill sites; what the expected capacity for hazardous waste is at each of these sites; what the location is of each of these sites; and when she expects each of these to be available to receive hazardous waste. | | (175637) | 41
| Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many buildings in England owned by her Department are used at less than 25 per cent. capacity for more than three months of the year. | | (175978) | 42
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to facilitate access to open countryside. | | (175964) | 43
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much money has been allocated to the opening up of the countryside in each of the last 10 years. | | (175965) | 44
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding her Department plans to allocate to facilitate access to open countryside under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. | | (175966) | 45
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what additional grants will be made to local authorities for implementation of new Part 1 access under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. | | (175967) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 46
N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he was able to resolve the issue of passenger cruise ships being barred from Spanish ports following visits to Gibraltar during his recent meeting with the Spanish Foreign Minister. | | (175565) | 47
N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will support the freezing of assets owned by Mr Victor Bout; and if he will make a statement on the reasons for the UK removing Mr Bout's name from a list of individuals to be targeted by United Nations sanctions. | | (175566) | 48
| Mr Martin Caton (Gower):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the evidential basis was for the decision to add Kongra-Gel to the EU list of terrorist organisations. | | (175946) | 49
| Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many buildngs in England owned by his Department are used at less than 25 per cent. capacity for more than three months of the year. | | (175981) | 50
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what travel advice his Department is issuing to NGOs and humanitarian organisations about the safety of travel to (a) Gmice and (b) elsewhere in the region of Kamenia in Kosovo. | | (175842) | 51
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assesment he has made of the current security situation (a) in Gmice and (b) elsewhere in the region of Kamenia in Kosovo; which cultural or ethnic group dominates the area; and if he will make a statement. | | (175843) | 52
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK citizens are employed in Iraq in (a) civilian and (b) military posts that involve advising or assisting in the operation of prisons under the control of the occupation powers. | | (175962) | 53
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many prison facilities are maintained by the occupation powers in Iraq for the detention of prisoners of war; how many (a) male, (b) female and (c) child prisoners are detained in each facility; and how many detainees have been released since April. | | (175963) | 54
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 financial extent of the alleged corruption in the UN oil-for-food programme in Iraq. | | (175593) | 55
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what fee income was earned by the UN Security Council for administering the UN oil-for-food programme in Iraq. | | (175594) | 56
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 amount of money made by Saddam Hussein's regime as a result of the alleged corruption in the UN oil-for-food programme. | | (175595) | 57
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which banks were used to administer the UN oil-for-food programme in Iraq. | | (175596) | 58
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 Coalition Provisional Authority's response to the Iraqi Governing Council's request for an independent investigation into the UN oil-for-food programme in Iraq. | | (175597) | 59
N | Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is in relation to the crisis in Darfur; and if he will make a statement. | | (175841) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 60
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the use of positron emission tomography scanners in the early diagnosis of lung cancer; and if he will make a statement. | | (175706) | 61
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the demand for positron emission tomography scans in the NHS. | | (175707) | 62
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to increase the number of positron emission tomography scanners in the NHS. | | (175708) | 63
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to develop a screening programme for lung cancer in the UK; and what assessment he has made of the possible benefits of a screening programme on the mortality rates for lung cancer. | | (175709) | 64
N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients suffering with mesothelioma are taking part in the MSO1 drug trials; and what the first indications of the trial show. | | (174799) | 65
N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans a treatment package for mesothelioma sufferers; and if he will make a statement. | | (174800) | 66
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have qualified with NVQ Level 2 in care in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (175920) | 67
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to reassess performance indicators for services for older people. | | (175921) | 68
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many care homes for the elderly are registered as catering for people with dementia; and if he will make a statement. | | (175922) | 69
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people aged 65 years and over who have dementia; and if he will make a statement. | | (175923) | 70
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of recipients of intermediate care services had mental health problems in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (175924) | 71
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people aged 65 years or over who have learning difficulties; and if he will make a statement. | | (175925) | 72
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 10th May, Official Report, column 168W, on malnutrition, what measures and strategies are in place to manage, monitor and screen patients for under nutrition; and if he will make a statement. | | (175931) | 73
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 10th May, Official Report, column 168W, on malnutrition, for which specific groups nutritional screening is recommended; and if he will make a statement. | | (175932) | 74
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether representatives of strategic health authorities are permitted to cast votes on special committees set up to make recommendations on health service matters to the same strategic health authorities which provided the representatives to the special committees; and if he will make a statement. | | (175699) | 75
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the last full inventory of land owned by (a) the NHS and (b) NHS trusts was carried out; and what steps he is taking to sell off unused excess land. | | (175838) | 76
N | Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department's officials provided briefing to journalists on 19th May concerning the content of his written statement to the House on 20th May on reducing bureaucracy in the NHS. | | (175697) | 77
N | Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff have been made redundant as a consequence of his Department's Change Programme. | | (175698) | 78
N | Mrs Marion Roe (Broxbourne):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 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000. | | (174886) | 79
N | Mrs Marion Roe (Broxbourne):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 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000, broken down by (i) disease and (ii) sex. | | (174888) | 80
N | Mrs Marion Roe (Broxbourne):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 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000, broken down by (i) disease and (ii) sex. | | (174889) | 81
N | Mrs Marion Roe (Broxbourne):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 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000. | | (174890) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 82
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied children sought asylum on arrival in the United Kingdom, broken down by (a) UK entry point and (b) originating country in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (175951) | 83
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied children arrived in the United Kingdom, broken down by (a) port of entry to the United Kingdom and (b) originating country in each of the last three years. | | (175952) | 84
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the allegations of overseas bribery on the national register held by the National Criminal Intelligence Service relate to offences prior to 14th February 2002. | | (175976) | 85
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information he collects on re-offending rates for those who have been contained in secure units. | | (175834) | 86
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that children sent to secure units are contained as near to their families as possible. | | (175835) | 87
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is the policy of the Youth Justice Board to reduce the number of beds it commissions from local authority secure children's homes; and what assessment he has made of the effects of such a policy. | | (175837) | 88
N | Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much public funding has been spent on CCTV security cameras in Manchester Central since 1997. | | (174280) | 89
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contracts his Department has with the security firm Reliance; whether these are being reviewed; and if he will make a statement. | | (175545) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 90
N | Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what action he has taken to secure access to Darfur for humanitarian relief; and if he will make a statement. | | (175839) | 91
| Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress his Department is making in producing an action plan for children and young people in association with the Children and Young People Unit. | | (175983) | Questions to the Leader of the House 92
N | Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Leader of the House, what recent representations he has received on the working hours of the House of Commons. | | (175288) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 93
N | David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the national collection scheme to assist livestock farmers in disposing of fallen stock will apply to Northern Ireland. | | (175591) | 94
N | David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans the Department of Culture, Media and Sport has to promote this year's 12th July Orange celebrations as an inward tourist attraction symbolising British culture in the Province. | | (175696) | Questions to the Prime Minister 95
N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 17th May, Official Report, columns 748-9W, on Iraq, prior to the Prime Minister reading the International Committee of the Red Cross report on Monday 10th May, what the first date was on which an official working in No. 10 Downing Street saw the report; and what action was taken concerning the report between it first being received at No. 10 Downing Street and Monday 10th May. | | (175568) | 96
N | Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will take steps to mark World Environment Day on 5th June; and if he will make a statement. | | (175104) | 97
N | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Prime Minister, whether the practice of people's peers road shows to solicit applications has been discontinued. | | (175304) | 98
N | Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood):To ask the Prime Minister, what action he is taking to (a) bring about an end to the killing of the black Muslim Sudanese of Darfur and (b) secure access for humanitarian assistance to relieve their suffering. | | (175840) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 99
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he last met the Scottish Executive to discuss the provision of public service obligations on regional air services. | | (174431) | 100
N | John Robertson (Glasgow Anniesland):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he expects the independent commission on electoral systems in Scotland (a) to begin and (b) to report on its work. | | (174426) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 101
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many foreign inward investors have received support through (a) regional selective assistance and enterprise grants and (b) the Selective Finance for Investment in England scheme since their introduction; what percentage this is of the total number of foreign inward investors locating in the UK; what the average duration was of retained foreign investment secured with the help of these schemes, broken down by region; and how many jobs were (i) projected and (ii) created by these investors. | | (175958) | 102
| Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many applications for research and development grants there have been under (a) the Smart scheme, (b) the grant scheme and (c) regional competitions. | | (175953) | 103
| Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the (a) success rate for applications and (b) value of the average award are for research and development grants under (i) the Smart scheme, (ii) the grant scheme and (iii) regional competitions. | | (175954) | 104
| Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the timetable is for the next regional competitions for research and development grants. | | (175955) | 105
| Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the total value is of research and development grants paid out under (a) the Smart scheme, (b) the grant scheme and (c) regional competitions. | | (175956) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 106
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) cars, (b) vans and (c) lorries on average use the M6 toll road each day. | | (175959) | 107
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost of constructing the M6 toll road was. | | (175960) | 108
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will remove the safeguarding of land for a possible wide-spaced runway at Gatwick in the event of a decision to proceed with a third runway at Heathrow. | | (175977) | Questions to the Minister for Women 109
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Minister for Women, what assessment she has made of the trends in the percentage of women in directorships of FTSE 100 companies. | | (175926) | 110
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Minister for Women, what plans she has for introducing (a) legislation and (b) other initiatives to encourage the appointment of more women as (a) executive directors and (b) non-executive directors to the boards of FTSE 100 companies; and if she will make a statement. | | (175927) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 111
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the most recent estimate is of the number of (a) deaths from mesothelioma, (b) cases of lung cancer attributable to asbestos, (c) deaths from asbestosis, (d) disablement benefit cases relating to asbestosis and (e) cases of disablement benefit for diffuse pleural thickening. | | (175957) | 112
N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were diagnosed to be suffering from (a) asbestosis and (b) mesothelioma in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by (i) sex and (ii) age. | | (174796) | 113
N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) teachers and (b) office workers were diagnosed to be suffering from (a) asbestosis and (b) mesothelioma in the last year for which figures are available. | | (174797) | 114
N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what forecast his Department has made for the diagnosis of cases of (a) asbestosis and (b) mesothelioma cases in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2015; and when they are expected to peak. | | (174798) | 115
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of those claiming (a) incapacity benefit and (b) severe disablement allowance for (i) anxiety, (ii) stress, (iii) depression and (iv) other mental health reasons in each year since 1997. | | (175700) | 116
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners received benefit payments by order book on the latest date for which figures are available; and by what date he expects all pensioners to have transferred to the new system. | | (175928) | 117
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the arrangements will be for the payment of benefits through automated credit transfer when the payment date falls on a bank holiday, including Scottish bank holidays. | | (175929) | 118
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 1st April, Official Report, column 1633W, on pension payment, what the arrangements will be for cashing the cheques. | | (175950) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 119
N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many scientists have come forward voluntarily since 16th July 2003 and approached the Iraq Survey Group with evidence of weapons of mass destruction and related programmes in Iraq; and when he next expects to present to Parliament an updated document of collated evidence. | | [Transferred] (175567) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 120
N | Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make a statement on levels of public spending per capita in Scotland. | | [Question Unstarred] (174432) |
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