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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 26 May 2004
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 26 May 2004
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 26 May of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 26 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 26 May see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether, in drawing up spending plans in the 2004 Comprehensive Spending Review, he will treat funds committed through the International Finance Facility as counting towards the target of spending 0.7 per cent. of gross national income on development. | | (176034) | 2
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Inland Revenue has taken to identify economic sectors with a high incidence of trading with developing countries in which there would be an increased risk of companies seeking tax relief on illegal payments. | | (175939) | 3
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether overseas bribery is one of the risk factors taken into account when the Inland Revenue considers which tax returns to examine in detail. | | (175940) | 4
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Inland Revenue has taken to ensure that (a) UK companies do not claim bribes paid overseas as tax deductible and (b) its staff are trained to detect bribes paid overseas in UK company tax returns. | | (175941) | 5
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many instances of overseas bribery the Inland Revenue has detected since February 2002; and what action it has taken. | | (175942) | 6
| Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the revenue produced by an additional one pence on the rate of income tax in each London borough and metropolitan authority. | | (176231) | 7
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many conceptions there were for women aged between 11 and 19 years since 2000 in the Gloucestershire,Wiltshire and Avon Strategic Health Authority, broken down by age. | | (176120) | 8
| Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total expenditure on advertisements for tax credits has been since their inception. | | (176230) | 9
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the overall liability from the Premier League and football league clubs to the Treasury in unpaid taxes, deferred taxes and business rates is. | | (176082) | 10
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the impact assessments described in the joint initiative on regulatory reform statement of 26th January will be applied to existing EU legislation; and whether such legislation will be repealed if the costs are found not to justify the benefits. | | (176346) | 11
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the impact assessments described in the joint initiative on regulatory reform statement of 26th January will include a requirement to estimate the (a) costs and (b) benefits of proposed new EU legislation. | | (176347) | 12
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the simplification of the Community Acquis referred to in the joint initiative on regulatory reform statement of 26th January will involve (a) deregulation and (b) the removal of legal texts that are obsolete and outdated without changing their legal status. | | (176348) | 13
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the implementation timetable is for the (a) introduction of impacts assessments and (b) simplification of the Community Acquis referred to in the joint initiative on regulatory reform statement of 26th January. | | (176349) | 14
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff & Buchan):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to reply to the letter of 24th March from Stewart Stevenson MSP regarding World Vision. | | (176133) | 15
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff & Buchan):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects a reply to be made to the letter to the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, dated 6th April, from the honourable Member for Banff and Buchan, regarding import tax and antiques. | | (176135) | 16
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff & Buchan):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to reply to the letter dated 9th March from the honourable Member for Banff and Buchan regarding whisky strip stamps. | | (176201) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 17
| Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of community radio on small commercial radio stations. | | (176210) | 18
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the projects which have received Lottery funding to enable children to combat bullying. | | (176266) | 19
| Tom Levitt (High Peak):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to encourage an increase in the proportion of television programmes subject to (a) subtitling, (b) signing and (c) audio description. | | (176388) | 20
| Tom Levitt (High Peak):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her Answer, Official Report, column 1313W of 24th May, on Ofcom (Television Access), if she will take steps to ensure that Ofcom includes in the code the annual increases in
subtitling, signing and audio description of television programmes promised during the passage of the Communications Act. | | (176389) | 21
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the membership of each regional tourist board has been in the last three years. | | (176312) | 22
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the expenditure of each regional tourist board has been in the last three years, broken down by main budget heading. | | (176318) | 23
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the financial viability of UK Sport's elite athletes programme; whether she intends to draw more funds from the devolved governments to increase the finances available to this fund; and if she will make a statement. | | (176085) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 24
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received on the incidence of (a) rape and (b) other sexual abuse of Afghan women by international military personnel serving in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (176056) | 25
N | Mr Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) private contractor interrogators and (b) advisers on interrogation techniques of any nationality have been allowed access to (i) prisons and (ii) other places of detention under British control in Iraq. | | (174666) | 26
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) the Permanent Secretary in his Department has held with members of the United States Administration since 1st January 1999 regarding BAE Systems' commitment to sign up to the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. | | (176051) | 27
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress is being made in the investigation by the Ministry of Defence police into allegations that a member of the Saudi armed forces project of the Ministry of Defence was provided with free holidays and gifts by BAE Systems between 2000 and 2002; and if he will make a statement. | | (176052) | 28
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when (a) he and (b) the Permanent Secretary of his Department first became aware of allegations that a member of the Saudi armed forces project of the Ministry of Defence was provided with free holidays and gifts by BAE Systems between 2000 and 2002. | | (176053) | 29
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the Permanent Secretary in his Department decided that no investigation was required after he received a letter from the then director of the Serious Fraud Office on 8th March 2001 regarding allegations of fraud involving BAE Systems; and if he will make a statement. | | (176068) | 30
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) the Permanent Secretary in his Department held discussions with Sir Richard Evans, the chairman of BAE Systems, on the provision of free holidays and gifts by BAE Systems between 2000 and 2002 to a civil servant in the Saudi armed forces project of the Ministry of Defence; and if he will make a statement. | | (176072) | 31
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date he first became aware of a letter from the then director of the Serious Fraud Office written on 8th March 2001 to Sir Kevin Tebbit, the Permanent Secretary of his Department, regarding allegations of fraud involving BAE Systems. | | (176076) | 32
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of the total projected budget of the Future Joint Combat Aircraft was spent prior to main gate approval. | | (176355) | 33
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received from (a) industry and (b) his Department's Integrated Project Team on the likely costs of resolving the weight problem of the Short Take Off Vertical Landing variant of the Joint Combat Aircraft. | | (176356) | 34
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he expects the Joint Combat Aircraft to meet its projected in-service date of 2012. | | (176357) | 35
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the progress of work on the Future Joint Combat Aircraft. | | (176358) | 36
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the fields of the three services stockholdings databases. | | (176359) | 37
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received from collaboration partners in the Joint Strike Fighter project about the weight problems with the aircraft. | | (176372) | 38
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has (a) made to and (b) received from the United States on the UK's participation in the development of missile defence in the past six months; and if he will make a statement on British participation. | | (176373) | 39
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of (a) dysentery and (b) similar conditions were reported by British Forces serving in Iraq in the year ending 31st March. | | (176374) | 40
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Government has spent on its participation in the United States-led development of a missile defence shield; and how much he plans to spend over the next year. | | (176375) | 41
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what savings he expects to make following the privatisation of the Ministry's IT infrastructure. | | (176376) | 42
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to make a decision on the awarding of the contract following the privatisation of the Ministry's IT infrastructure. | | (176377) | 43
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the impact that privatisation of the Ministry's IT infrastructure will have on his Ministry's personnel. | | (176378) | 44
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the privatisation of his Ministry's IT infrastructure. | | (176379) | 45
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the fields of the (a) Estates and Lands database and (b) his Department's service personnel databases. | | (176382) | 46
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's account codes. | | (176383) | 47
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the fields of the (a) Defence Procurement Agency Corporate Management Information Systems, (b) the Civilian Personnel Management Information System and (c) the Long Term Costings database.
| | (176385) | 48
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the fields of the (a) MoD Directorate of Commercial Policy Contracts database and (b) MoD Central Ledger database.
| | (176386) | 49
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the fields of the (a) Force Structure database, (b) Procurement Plans database and (c) Defence Bills Authority databases.
| | (176387) | 50
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what training is undertaken by the Special Investigations Branch of the Royal Military Police in the investigation of serious incidents; and what computer system is available to the Special Investigations Branch of the Royal Military Police to assist in the investigation of serious incidents. | | (176016) | 51
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) UK and (b) overseas postings are of officers and soldiers of the Special Investigations Branch of the Royal Military Police. | | (176017) | 52
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will break down the (a) UK and (b) overseas investigations undertaken in each of the past five years by the Special Investigations Branch by the nature of the incident under investigation. | | (176018) | 53
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the attendance of the Special Investigations Branch of the Royal Military Police at coroners' inquests into deaths it has investigated. | | (176019) | 54
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many training accidents have occurred in the Army in the last five years for which figures are available, broken down by (a) deaths, (b) serious injuries and (c) injuries. | | (176020) | 55
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what definition he uses of a road traffic accident for the purposes of statistical recording; and, in the past two years, what proportion of deaths through road traffic accidents involved service personnel (a) on exercise, (b) on regular duties and (c) off duty. | | (176021) | 56
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the result was of the investigation conducted by the Land Accident Investigation Team and the Health and Safety Executive following the death of Corporal Thomas Rees on 23rd May 2003; and what the principal recommendations of the board of inquiry were. | | (176022) | 57
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many investigations were conducted by the Land Accident Investigation Team for the last full year for which figures are available, broken down by nature; and how many and what percentage of investigations involved the deaths of (a) service personnel and (b) civilians. | | (176023) | 58
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what rules govern officers and soldiers being in possession of non-authorised personal firearm and ammunition (a) within barracks and (b) on patrol or otherwise on duty in (i) Great Britain, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) Germany, (iv) Afghanistan, (v) Bosnia and (vi) Iraq. | | (176024) | 59
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what rules govern (a) the handling of captured firearms and ammunition in Iraq, (b) the personal retention of captured weaponry and (c) selling such weapons; how many (i) officers and (ii) soldiers have been found in breach of such rules; how many have been subject to disciplinary action; and what sanctions have been applied. | | (176025) | 60
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what rules govern the import by army personnel of captured weapons to the UK as souvenirs; what measures are taken to enforce these rules; and how many individuals have been subject to disciplinary action for infringements in the last five years. | | (176026) | 61
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soliders have been subject to disciplinary action for breaching the two-can rule in each of the past two years for which figures are available; and what sanctions have been taken (a) against those in breach of the rule and (b) officers and others responsible for its non-enforcement. | | (176027) | 62
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what amendments have been made in the last two years to the rules governing boards of inquiry in HM Armed Forces. | | (176028) | 63
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions in the past two years members of the Royal Military Police Special Investigation Branch have been subject to military discipline; and for what offences. | | (176029) | 64
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what mechanisms are available to consider complaints against members of the Royal Military Police Special Investigation Branch; and how many complaints have been made in each of the past two years. | | (176030) | 65
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what body has responsibility for overseeing the operation of the Royal Military Police Special Investigation Branch; and to whom it reports. | | (176031) | 66
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) L5A7 and (b) L21A1 plastic baton rounds have been supplied to British forces in Iraq. | | (176087) | 67
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what tests have been carried out, and when, on the (a) L5A7 and (b) L21A1 plastic baton rounds for use in hot weather climates. | | (176088) | 68
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the recommended storage temperature is for (a) L5A7 and (b) L21A1 plastic baton rounds; and what the recommended safe shelf storage period is for each. | | (176089) | 69
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel serving in Iraq have been trained in the use of plastic baton rounds. | | (176090) | 70
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilians have been (a) killed and (b) injured by plastic baton rounds discharged in Iraq. | | (176091) | 71
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what percentage of applications for export licences for L21 of A1 plastic baton rounds have been rejected; and from what country each application originated. | | (176092) | 72
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what percentage of plastic baton rounds available for use by British forces in Iraq have been transported from Northern Ireland after expiry of their use-by date. | | (176310) | 73
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what instructions he has issued to the Royal Military Police on the application to them of the Human Rights Act 1998 (a) in the United Kingdom and (b) abroad. | | (176324) | 74
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance he has issued to military personnel on the application to them of the Human Rights Act 1998 (a) in the United Kingdom and (b) abroad. | | (176325) | 75
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of commissioning polling questions to determine public attitudes towards deaths in army barracks; how many and what proportion of questions refer to Deepcut barracks; and if he will place (a) the text of these questions and (b) the results of the polling when available in the Library. | | (176326) | 76
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the circumstances were of the death of Major James Stenner and Sergeant Norman Patterson in a road traffic accident in Baghdad on 1st January; what rank of officer was responsible for their travel arrangements; who was driving the vehicle at the time of the crash; and what the investigation concluded about levels of alcohol in the blood of the deceased. | | (176333) | 77
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what orders were in force concerning the consumption of alcohol (a) on-base and (b) off-base by British troops based in Baghdad during the Christmas and New Year period in 2003-04. | | (176334) | 78
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of staging the Trooping of the Colour in 2003. | | (176285) | 79
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers and (b) other ranks were employed on average in the (i) Defence Storage and Distribution Agency, (ii) Defence Postal and Courier Service, (iii) Defence Transport and Movements Agency, (iv) Deputy Chief Defence Logistics, (v) Army Base Repair Organisation, (vi) DG Defence Logistics Command Information Systems, (vii) Defence Aviation Repair Agency and (viii) Logistics Information Systems Agency management groups in financial year 2000-01. | | (176129) | 80
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians were employed on average in the (i) Defence Storage and Distribution Agency, (ii) Defence Postal and Courier Service, (iii) Defence Transport and Movements Agency, (iv) Deputy Chief Defence Logistics, (v) Army Base Repair Organisation, (vi) DG Defence Logistics Command Information Systems, (vii) Defence Aviation Repair Agency and (viii) Logistics Information Systems Agency management groups in financial 2000-01. | | (176130) | 81
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the balance sheet of the (a) Chief of Defence Logistics and (b) Defence Storage and Distribution Agency management group for financial year 2000-01. | | (176131) | 82
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers and (b) other ranks were employed on average in the (i) Defence Export Services Organisation, (ii) Chief Constable MoD Police, (iii) Chief Scientific Adviser, (iv) Defence Estates Organisation, (v) Policy Director, (vi) Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Equipment Capability), (vii) Civilian Management, (viii) Pay and Personnel Agency and (ix) Director General Information management groups in financial year 2000-01. | | (176132) | 83
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers and (b) other ranks were employed on average in the (i) DG Equipment Support (Land), (ii) Director Land Service Ammunition, (iii) Defence Clothing and Textiles Agency, (iv) Ships Support Agency, (v) Naval Base and Supply Agency, (vi) DG Equipment Support (Air) (vii) Defence Communication Services Agency, (viii) Defence Fuels Group and (ix) DG Support Army HQ management groups in financial year 1999-2000. | | (176136) | 84
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians were employed on average in the (i) DG Equipment Support (Land), (ii) Director Land Service Ammunition, (iii) Defence Clothing and Textiles Agency, (iv) Ships Support Agency, (v) Naval Base and Supply Agency, (vi) DG Equipment Support (Air) (vii) Defence Communication Services Agency, (viii) Defence Fuels Group and (ix) DG Support Army HQ management groups in financial year 1999-2000. | | (176137) | 85
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers and (b) other ranks were employed on average in the (i) Defence Storage and Distribution Agency, (ii) Defence Postal and Courier Service, (iii) Defence Transport and Movements Agency, (iv) Deputy Chief Defence Logistics, (v) Army Base Repair Organisation, (vi) Command Information Systems, (vii) Defence Aviation Repair Agency, (viii) Logistics Information Systems Agency and (ix) Non Disaggregated Funds management groups in financial year 1999-2000. | | (176138) | 86
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians were employed on average in the (i) Defence Storage and Distribution Agency, (ii) Defence Postal and Courier Service, (iii) Defence Transport and Movements Agency, (iv) Deputy Chief Defence Logistics, (v) Army Base Repair Organisation, (vi) DG Defence Logistics Command Information Systems, (vii) Defence Aviation Repair Agency, (viii) Logistics Information Systems Agency and (ix) Non Disaggregated Funds management groups in financial year 1999-2000. | | (176139) | 87
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians were employed on average in (i) Internal Costs and (ii) Programme Account management groups in financial year 2000-01. | | (176140) | 88
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers and (b) other ranks were employed on average in the (i) British Forces Cyprus, (ii) Permanent Joint Headquarters, (iii) British Forces Falkland Islands, (iv) British Forces Gibraltar and (v) Sovereign Base Areas Administration management groups in financial year 2000-01. | | (176141) | 89
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians were employed on average in the (i) British Forces Cyprus, (ii) Permanent Joint Headquarters, (iii) British Forces Falkland Islands, (iv) British Forces Gibraltar and (v) Sovereign Base Areas Administration management groups in financial year 2000-01. | | (176142) | 90
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers and (b) other ranks were employed on average in the (i) DG Equipment Support (Land), (ii) Director Land Service Ammunition, (iii) Defence Clothing and Textiles Agency, (iv) Warship Support Agency, (v) DG Fleet Support (Operations), (vi) DG Equipment Support (Air), (vii) Defence Communication Services Agency, (viii) Defence Fuels Group and (ix) DG Support Army HQ management groups in financial year 2000-01. | | (176143) | 91
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of (a) officers and (b) other ranks and full time equivalent (i) industrial and (ii) non-industrial civilians employed in the (A) Defence Vetting Agency, (B) Finance Director, (C) Defence Analytical Services Agency, (D) Defence Bills Agency, (E) Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments), (F) Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel), (G) Defence Housing Executive, (H) Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency and (I) Defence Geographical and Imaging Intelligence Agency management groups was in financial year 1999-2000. | | (176144) | 92
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of (a) officers and (b) other ranks employed in the (i) Chief of Defence Intelligence, (ii) Defence Intelligence and Security Centre, (iii) Surgeon General, (iv) Defence Secondary Care Agency, (v) Defence Dental Agency, (vi) Medical Supplies Agency, (vii) Defence Medical Training Organisation, (viii) Central Banking and Fund Management, (ix) DG Information and Communication Service and (x) Defence Communication Services management groups was in financial year 1999-2000. | | (176145) | 93
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers and (b) other ranks were employed on average in the (i) Internal Costs and (ii) Programme Account management groups in financial year 2001-02. | | (176147) | 94
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians were employed on average in the (i) Internal Costs and (ii) Programme Account management groups in financial year 2001-02. | | (176148) | 95
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers and (b) other ranks was employed on average in the (i) British Forces Cyprus, (ii) Permanent Joint Headquarters, (iii) British Forces Falkland Islands, (iv) British Forces Gibraltar and (v) Sovereign Base Areas Administration management groups in financial year 2001-02. | | (176149) | 96
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians were employed on average in the (i) British Forces Cyprus, (ii) Permanent Joint Headquarters, (iii) British Forces Falkland Islands, (iv) British Forces Gibraltar and (v) Sovereign Base Areas Administration management groups in financial year 2001-02. | | (176150) | 97
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers and (b) other ranks were employed on average in the (i) DG Equipment Support (Land), (ii) Director Land Service Ammunition, (iii) Defence Clothing and Textiles Agency, (iv) Warship Support Agency, (v) DG Equipment Support (Air), (vi) Defence Communication Services Agency and (vii) Defence Fuels Group management groups in financial year 2001-02. | | (176151) | 98
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) operating cost statement, (b) statement of recognised gains and losses and (c) cash flow statement for the Chief of Defence Logistics management group Defence Fuels Group for financial year 1999-2000. | | (176152) | 99
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the balance sheet of the Chief of Defence Logistics management group non-disaggregated funds for financial year 1999-2000. | | (176153) | 100
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers and (b) other ranks were employed on average in the (i) Defence Export Services Organisation, (ii) Chief Constable MoD Police, (iii) Chief Scientific Adviser, (iv) Defence Estates Organisation, (v) Policy Director, (vi) Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems), (vii) Civilian Management, (viii) Pay and Personnel Agency and (ix) Director General Information management groups in financial year 1999-2000. | | (176154) | 101
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians were employed on average in the (i) Defence Export Services Organisation, (ii) Chief Constable MoD Police, (iii) Chief Scientific Adviser, (iv) Defence Estates Organisation, (v) Policy Director, (vi) Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Equipment Capability) (vii) Civilian Management, (viii) Pay and Personnel Agency and (ix) Director General Information management groups in financial year 1999-2000. | | (176155) | 102
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians and how many (i) officers and (ii) other ranks were employed on average in the (A) Defence Export Services Organisation, (B) Chief Constable MoD Police, (C) Chief Scientific Adviser, (D) Defence Estates Organisation, (E) Policy Director, (F) Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Equipment Capability) (G) Civilian Management, (H) Pay and Personnel Agency and (I) Director General Information management groups in the financial year 2001-02. | | (176156) | 103
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers and (b) other ranks were employed on average in the (i) Defence Vetting Agency, (ii) Finance Directors, (iii) Defence Analytical Servies Agency, (iv) Defence Bills Agency, (v) Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments), (vi) Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel), (vii) Defence Housing Executives, (viii) Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency and (ix) Defence Geographical and Imaging Intelligence Agency management groups in the financial year 2001-02. | | (176157) | 104
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians were employed on average in the (i) Defence Export Services Organisation, (ii) Chief Constable MoD Police, (iii) Chief Scientific Adviser, (iv) Defence Estates Organisation, (v) Policy Director, (vi) Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Equipment Capability) (vii) Civilian Management, (viii) Pay and Personnel Agency and (ix) Director General Information management groups in the financial year 2000-01. | | (176158) | 105
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians and how many (i) officers and (ii) other ranks were employed on average in the (A) Defence Vetting Agency, (B) Finance Directors, (C) Defence Analytical Services Agency, (D) Defence Bills Agency, (E) Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments), (F) Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel), (G) Defence Housing Executive, (H) Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency and (I) Defence Geographical and Imaging Intelligence Agency management groups in the financial year 2000-01. | | (176159) | 106
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of (a) officers and (b) other ranks employed in the (i) 1st (UK) Armoured Division, (ii) 2nd Division, (iii) 3rd Division, (iv) 4th Division, (v) 5th Division, (vi) Command HQ, (vii) UK Support Command (Germany), (viii) Joint Helicopter Command and (ix) Land Support management groups was in the financial year 2000-01. | | (176160) | 107
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of (a) officers and (b) other ranks employed in the Chief of Staff management group was in the financial year 2000-01. | | (176161) | 108
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians employed in the Chief of Staff management group was in the financial year 2000-01. | | (176162) | 109
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of (a) officers and (b) other ranks employed in the (i) Personnel Management Agency, (ii) Training Group Defence Agency and (iii) Core HQ management group was in the financial year (A) 1999-2000, (B) 2000-01 and (C) 2001-02. | | (176163) | 110
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of (a) officers and (b) other ranks employed in the (i) Internal Costs and (ii) Personnel Account management group was in the financial years (A) 1999-2000 and (B) 2000-01. | | (176164) | 111
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of (a) officers and (b) other ranks employed in the (i) Army Personnel Centre, (ii) Queen Victoria School, (iii) Duke of York Royal Military School, (iv) Army Training and Recruiting Agency, (v) Service Children's Education, (vi) Army Programmes, (vii) General Staff, (viii) Adjutant General Higher Level Budget and (ix) Royal Military College Shrivenham management group was in financial year (A) 2000-01 and (b) 2001-02. | | (176165) | 112
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians employed in the (i) Army Personnel Centre, (ii) Queen Victoria School, (iii) Duke of York Royal Military School, (iv) Army Training and Recruiting Agency, (v) Service Children's Education, (vi) Army Programmes, (vii) General Staff, (viii) Adjutant General Higher Level Budget and (ix) Royal Military College Shrivenham management group was in financial year (A) 2000-01 and (b) 2001-02. | | (176166) | 113
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians employed in the (i) Personnel Management Agency, (ii) Training Group Defence Agency and (iii) Core HQ management group was in financial years (A) 1999-2000, (B) 2000-01 and (C) 2001-02. | | (176167) | 114
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians employed in the (i) Internal Costs and (ii) Programme Account management group was in financial year 1999-2000. | | (176168) | 115
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of (a) officers and (b) other ranks employed in the (i) British Forces Cyprus, (ii) Permanent Joint Headquarters, (iii) British Forces Falkland Islands, (iv) British Forces Gibraltar and (v) Sovereign Base Areas Administration management group was in finanical year 1999-2000. | | (176169) | 116
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians employed in the (i) British Forces Cyprus, (ii) Permanent Joint Headquarters, (iii) British Forces Falkland Islands, (iv) British Forces Gibraltar and (v) Sovereign Base Areas Administration management group was in finanical year 1999-2000. | | (176170) | 117
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians employed in the (i) 1 (UK) Armoured Division, (ii) 2nd Division, (iii) 3rd Division, (iv) 4th Division, (v) 5th Division, (vi) Command HQ, (vii) UK Support Command (Germany), (viii) Joint Helicopter Command and (ix) Land Support management groups was in financial year 2000-01. | | (176171) | 118
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of (a) officers and (b) other ranks employed in the (i) 1 Group, (ii) 2 Group, (iii) 3 Group, and (iv) Deputy Commander-in-Chief management group was in financial years (A) 2000-01 and (B) 2001-02. | | (176172) | 119
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians employed in the (i) 1 Group, (ii) 2 Group, (iii) 3 Group, and (iv) Deputy Commander-in-Chief management group was in financial years (A) 2000-01 and (B) 2001-02. | | (176173) | 120
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of (a) officers and (b) other ranks employed in the (i) Naval Training and Recruiting Agency, (ii) Naval Manning Agency, (iii) HQ, and (iv) Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff management group was in financial year 2000-01. | | (176174) | 121
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians employed in the (i) Naval Training and Recruiting Agency, (ii) Naval Manning Agency, (iii) HQ, and (iv) Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff management group was in financial year 2000-01. | | (176175) | 122
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians employed was in the (i) 1 (UK) Armoured Division, (ii) 2nd Division, (iii) 3rd Division, (iv) 4th Division, (v) 5th Division, (vi) Training and Theatre Groups, (vii) Joint Helicopter Command, (viii) UK Support Command (Germany) and (ix) Land Support management group in financial year 2001-02. | | (176176) | 123
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of (a) officers and (b) other ranks employed in the (i) Flag Officer Training and Recruitment, (ii) Naval Secretary and (iii) HQ management group was in financial year 2001-02. | | (176177) | 124
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians employed in the (i) Flag Officer Training and Recruitment, (ii) Naval Secretary and (iii) HQ management group was in financial year 2001-02. | | (176178) | 125
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of (a) officers and (b) other ranks employed in the (i) Commodore Naval Aviation, (ii) Fleet HQ, (iii) Flag Officer Surface Flotilla, (iv) Flag Officer Submarines, (v) Commandant General Royal Marines, (vi) Commodore Royal Fleet Auxiliary and (vii) Non-Disaggregated Funds management group was in financial year (A) 2000-01 and (B) 2001-02. | | (176179) | 126
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of full time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians employed in the (i) Commodore Naval Aviation, (ii) Fleet HQ, (iii) Flag Officer Surface Flotilla, (iv) Flag Officer Submarines, (v) Commandant General Royal Marines, (vi) Commodore Royal Fleet Auxiliary and (vii) Non-Disaggregated Funds management group was in financial year (A) 2000-01 and (B) 2001-02. | | (176180) | 127
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of (a) officers and (b) other ranks employed by the General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland top level budget-holder was in financial year (i) 1999-2000, (ii) 2000-01 and (iii) 2001-02. | | (176181) | 128
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians employed by the General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland top level budget-holder was in financial year (i) 1999-2000, (ii) 2000-01 and (iii) 2001-02. | | (176182) | 129
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of (a) officers and (b) other ranks employed in the (i) 1 (UK) Armoured Division, (ii) 2nd Division, (iii) 3rd Division, (iv) 4th Division, (v) 5th Division, (vi) Training and Theatre Troups, (vii) Joint Helicopter Command, (viii) UK Support Command (Germany) and (ix) Land Support management group was in financial year 2001-02. | | (176183) | 130
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of (a) officers and (b) other ranks employed in the (i) 1 (UK) Armoured Division, (ii) 2nd Division, (iii) 3rd Division, (iv) 4th Division, (v) 5th Division, (vi) Command HQ, (vii) Scotland, (viii) Capital Works and (ix) UK Support Command (Germany) management group was in financial year 1999-2000. | | (176184) | 131
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians employed in the (i) 1 (UK) Armoured Division, (ii) 2nd Division, (iii) 3rd Division, (iv) 4th Division, (v) 5th Division, (vi) Command HQ, (vii) Scotland, (viii) Capital Works and (ix) UK Support Command (Germany) management group was in financial year 1999-2000. | | (176185) | 132
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of (a) officers and (b) other ranks employed in the (i) 1 Group, (ii) 11/18 Group, (iii) 38 Group, (iv) Directly Administered Units, (v) Chief of Staff and (vi) Works and Land management group was in financial year 1999-2000. | | (176186) | 133
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians employed in the (i) 1 Group, (ii) 11/18 Group, (iii) 38 Group, (iv) Directly Administered Units, (v) Chief of Staff and (vi) Works and Land management group was in financial year 1999-2000. | | (176187) | 134
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians employed in the (i) Chief of Defence Intelligence, (ii) Defence Intelligence and Security Centre, (iii) Surgeon General, (iv) Defence Secondary Care Agency, (v) Defence Dental Agency, (vi) Medical Supplies Agency, (vii) Defence Medical Training Organisation, (viii) Central Banking and Fund Management, (ix) DG Information and Communication Services and (x) Defence Communication Services management group was in financial year 1999-2000. | | (176188) | 135
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the balance sheets of the central management groups (a) Director General Information and Communication Services and (b) Defence Communication Services for financial year 1999-2000. | | (176189) | 136
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of (a) officers and (b) other ranks employed by the Major Customers Research Budget was in financial year (i) 1999-2000 and (ii) 2000-01. | | (176190) | 137
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians employed by the Major Customers Research Budgets top level budget-holder was in financial year (i) 1999-2000 and (ii) 2000-01. | | (176191) | 138
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of (a) officers and (b) other ranks employed in the (i) Flag Officer Naval Aviation, (ii) Fleet HQ, (iii) Flag Officer Surface Flotilla, (iv) Flag Officer Submarines, (v) Commandant General Royal Marines, (vi) Commodore Royal Fleet Auxiliary and (vii) non-disaggregated funds management group was in financial year 1999-2000. | | (176192) | 139
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians employed in the (i) Flag Officer Naval Aviation, (ii) Fleet HQ, (iii) Flag Officer Surface Flotilla, (iv) Flag Officer Submarines, (v) Commandant General Royal Marines, (vi) Commodore Royal Fleet Auxiliary and (vii) non-disaggregated funds management group was in financial year 1999-2000. | | (176193) | 140
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of capital charges incurred by the Defence Communication Services Agency was for financial years (a) 1999-2000 and (b) 2000-2001. | | (176194) | 141
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of (a) officers and (b) other ranks employed in the (i) Chief of Defence Intelligence, (ii) Defence Intelligence and Security Centre, (iii) Surgeon General, (iv) Defence Secondary Care Agency, (v) Defence Dental Agency, (vi) Medical Supplies Agency, (vii) Defence Medical Training Organisation and (viii) Central Banking and Fund Management management group was in financial year 2000-01. | | (176195) | 142
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians employed in the (i) Chief of Defence Intelligence, (ii) Defence Intelligence and Security Centre, (iii) Surgeon General, (iv) Defence Secondary Care Agency, (v) Defence Dental Agency, (vi) Medical Supplies Agency, (vii) Defence Medical Training Organisation and (viii) Central Banking and Fund Management management group was in financial year 2000-01. | | (176196) | 143
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians were employed on average in the (i) DG Equipment Support (Land), (ii) Direct Land Service Ammunition, (iii) Defence Clothing and Textiles Agency, (iv) Warship Support Agency, (v) DG Equipment Support (Air), (vi) Defence Communication Services Agency and (vii) Defence Fuels Group management group in financial year 2001-02. | | (176197) | 144
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers and (b) other ranks were employed on average in the (i) DG Support Army HQ, (ii) Defence Storage and Distribution Agency, (iii) Defence Postal and Courier Service, (iv) Defence Transport and Movements Agency, (v) Deputy Chief Defence Logistics, (vi) Army Base Repair Organisation and (vii) DG Defence Logistics Command Information Systems management group in financial year 2001-02. | | (176198) | 145
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians were employed on average in the (i) DG Support Army HQ, (ii) Defence Storage and Distribution Agency, (iii) Defence Postal and Courier Service, (iv) Defence Transport and Movements Agency, (v) Deputy Chief Defence Logistics, (vi) Army Base Repair Organisation and (vii) DG Defence Logistics Command Information Systems management group in financial year 2001-02. | | (176199) | 146
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of (a) operating cost statements, (b) statements of recognised gains and losses, (c) cash flow statements and (d) balance sheets for the Chief of Defence Logistics management group DG Defence Logistics Command Information Systems for financial year 2001-02. | | (176200) | 147
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers and (b) other ranks were employed on average in the (i) Naval Training and Recruiting Agency, (ii) Naval Manning Agency, (iii) HQ, (iv) Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff and (v) Fleet Accommodation Centres management group in financial year 1999-2000. | | (176211) | 148
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians were employed on average in the (i) Naval Training and Recruiting Agency, (ii) Naval Manning Agency, (iii) HQ, (iv) Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff and (v) Fleet Accommodation Centres management group in financial year 1999-2000. | | (176212) | 149
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers and (b) other ranks were employed in the (i) Army Personnel Centre, (ii) Queen Victoria School, (iii) Duke of York Royal Military School, (iv) Army Training and Recruiting Agency, (v) Service Children's Education, (vi) Army Programmes, (vii) General Staff, (viii) Chief of Staff and (ix) Royal Military College Shirvenham management group in financial year 1999-2000. | | (176213) | 150
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians were employed on average in the (i) Army Personnel Centre, (ii) Queen Victoria School, (iii) Duke of York Royal Military School, (iv) Army Training and Recruiting Agency, (v) Service Children's Education, (vi) Army Programmes, (vii) General Staff, (viii) Adjutant General and (ix) Royal Military College Shrivenham management group in financial year 1999-2000. | | (176214) | 151
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full time equivalent (a) industrial and (b) non-industrial civilians were employed on average in the (i) DG Equipment Support (Land), (ii) Director Land Service Ammunition, (iii) Defence Clothing and Textiles Agency, (iv) Warship Support Agency, (v) DG Fleet Support (Operations), (vi) DG Equipment Support (Air), (vii) Defence Communication Services Agency, (viii) Defence Fuels Group and (ix) DG Support Army HQ management groups in financial year 2000-01. | | (176246) | 152
| Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received concerning the Amnesty International report of May 2004 Facts and Figures on trafficking of women and girls for forced prostitution in Kosovo; and if he will make a statement. | | (176344) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 153
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans his Department has to increase financial support for affordable housing in Coventry. | | (176015) | 154
| Jim Knight (South Dorset):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 20th May, Official Report, columns 1140-1W, on council tax, what public consultation will take place on council tax revaluation, with particular reference to consultation between the Government and mobile home users. | | (176369) | 155
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what research evidence he has on which to base his statement to the London Tenants' Federation conference on 27th November that some means of transfer meets the interests of the tenants better than having stock run by councils. | | (176274) | 156
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much his Deparment (a) expects to spend in this financial year and (b) spend in (i) 2002-03 and (ii) 2003-04 on writing off overhanging debt for local authorities that transfer their housing; and from which budget this sum is allocated. | | (176275) | 157
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will publish the evidence submitted by local authorities to the consultation, The Way Forward for Housing Capital Finance, August 2002. | | (176277) | 158
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the (a) formula spending share for and (b) grant paid under the floors and ceilings policy to (i) Cambridgeshire County Council and (ii) each district council in Cambridgeshire were for (A) 2003-04 and (B) 2004-05. | | (176278) | 159
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, from which (a) businesses, (b) charity organisations and (c) individuals he has received representations asking for Fenland District Council to have its council tax increase for 2004-05 capped. | | (176299) | 160
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the estimated total cost is of the all-postal pilots in the June elections, broken down by region. | | (176247) | 161
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total change in costs will be of conducting all-postal pilots at the elections in June, broken down by main budget heading. | | (176248) | 162
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the process is for reimbursing local authorities for the extra costs of conducting all-postal pilots in the June 2004 elections. | | (176249) | 163
N | Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when the findings of the public consultation in England on the measures in the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 dealing with high hedges will be published. | | (175550) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 164
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 17th May, Official Report, column 712W, on special educational needs, how much funding has been made available for professional development of teachers in relation to special educational needs for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each of the last five years. | | (176054) | 165
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 17th May, Official Report, column 712W, on special educational needs, how many teachers have received professional development training in relation to special educational needs in each of the past five years; and what elements this training comprised. | | (176055) | 166
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of future (a) demand and (b) supply of educational psychologists across local education authorities; and if he will make a statement. | | (176060) | 167
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many qualified educational psychologists were employed by local education authorities in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (176061) | 168
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what monitoring takes place of Special Education Needs Tribunal (SENDIST) panels; and what statistics are kept of judgements by individual SENDISTs of (a) findings in favour of parents and (b) dismissals of appeals. | | (176081) | 169
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the role of the Office of Fair Access in university admissions. | | (176014) | 170
N | Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what comments the Government has made to the future funding of A National Voice; and what guarantees have been made to the Prince's Trust in respect of their mentoring role. | | (175712) | 171
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the operation of computer software at the Student Loan Company; and whether potential applicants have been prevented from applying prior to the deadline due to operational problems. | | (176114) | 172
| Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total expenditure on Centres of Vocational Excellence has been in each year since 1997. | | (176218) | 173
| Stephen Hesford (Wirral West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his latest estimate is of the number of support staff working in schools; and if he will make a statement. | | (176036) | 174
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what public funding has been spent on adult (a) literacy and (b) numeracy in Blackpool North and Fleetwood in each of the last five years. | | (176146) | 175
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much public funding has been spent on computers for schools in Blackpool North and Fleetwood in each of the last seven years. | | (176202) | 176
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in Blackpool North and Fleetwood have benefited from the Excellence in Cities progamme; and what the per pupil spending was in each year since the programme's inception. | | (176203) | 177
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in Blackpool North and Fleetwood have benefited from the National Childcare Strategy. | | (176204) | 178
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) free nursery and (b) pre-school places were available for (i) three and (ii) four year olds in Blackpool North and Fleetwood in each of the last seven years. | | (176205) | 179
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much public funding was spent per pupil in Blackpool North and Fleetwood in each of the last seven years. | | (176206) | 180
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many residents of Blackpool North and Fleetwood have undertaken apprenticeships in each of the last five years. | | (176208) | 181
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many childcare places have been created in Blackpool North and Fleetwood since 1997. | | (176209) | 182
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate he has made of the inspection charge to be levied upon the Ministry of Defence under section 56(4) of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 for the inspection and oversight of armed forces training establishments. | | (176319) | 183
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, under what circumstances a training provider may limit the power of the Adult Learning Inspectorate to publish its findings as it considers appropriate. | | (176320) | 184
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assurances have been given by the Ministry of Defence that inspectors attached to the Adult Learning Inspectorate will have all the powers available to them under section 57(2) of the Learning and Skills Act 2000, with particular reference to (a) the right of entry to army barracks and (b) the right to access documents. | | (176321) | 185
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assurances have been given by the Ministry of Defence that military orders will be issued to surrender personnel accused of obstructing an inspector acting under the authority of the Adult Learning Inspectorate. | | (176322) | 186
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the composition is of the Board of the Adult Learning Inspectorate; what the qualifications of each board member are; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which those qualifications enable the Inspectorate to examine duty of care issues in military establishments. | | (176323) | 187
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that non-English speaking spouses of UK citizens are given access to language training; and if he will make a statement. | | (176279) | 188
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many 16 to 19 year olds were studying part-time in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement. | | (175984) | 189
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many adults in work were studying for their second Level 2 qualification in each year since 2001. | | (175985) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 190
| Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what role her Department has in decisions on dredging in the Dee estuary. | | (176069) | 191
| Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) location and (b) capacity is of each site presently licensed for (i) hazardous and (ii) contaminated waste, broken down by region; which sites will continue to be licensed for such waste after the implementation of the EU Landfill Directive; and which sites (A) are and (B) will be licensed to take contaminated soil.
| | (176384) | 192
| Mr George Foulkes (Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what pressure the Department has brought to seek a positive outcome in the World Trade Organisation discussions on bananas in order to protect Caribbean banana producers. | | (176077) | 193
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) total budget and (b) budget for administration were for the (i) Agricultural Wage Committee, (ii) Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committee, (iii) Consumers' Committee for Great Britain, (iv) Committee of Agricultural Valuation, (v) Committee of Investigation for Great Britain, (vi) Commons Commissioners and (vii) Hill Farming Advisory Committee in financial year 2003-04. | | (176273) | 194
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) total budget and (b) budget for administration were for the (i) Dairy Produce Quota Tribunal, (ii) Horticultural Development Council, (iii) Home Grown Cereals Authority, (iv) Meat and Livestock Commission, (v) Forum on Non-Food Uses of Crops, (vi) Advisory Committee on Organic Standards and (vii) Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment in the financial year 2003-04. | | (176286) | 195
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) total budget and (b) budget for administration was for the (i) Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB, (ii) Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee, (iii) Veterinary Products Committee, (iv) Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal, (v) Integrated Administration and Control Systems Panel, (vi) Agricultural Land Tribunals and (vii) Veterinary Residues Committee in financial year 2003-04. | | (176298) | 196
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 20th May, Official Report, columns 1079-80, on fallen stock, if she will give guidance to local authorities on how to implement the EU Animal By-Products Regulations with a light touch before the national fallen stock scheme is in operation. | | (176295) | 197
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list (a) hunt kennels, (b) knacker's yards, (c) renderers, (d) maggot farmers and (e) others approved to collect fallen stock under the EU Animal By-Products Regulations. | | (176296) | 198
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of hunt kennels (a) charge for provision of a fallen stock service and (b) provide a fallen stock service free of charge to the livestock farming industry. | | (176297) | 199
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the costs which might be incurred by (a) intensive livestock farmers and (b) extensive livestock farmers in the collection of fallen stock in the event of a ban on hunting. | | (176300) | 200
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) hunt kennels, (b) knacker's yards and (c) renderers are approved under the EU Animal By-Products Regulations to collect and process fallen stock in each county in England. | | (176301) | 201
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many constituencies in England have no approved fallen stock collector based within its boundaries. | | (176302) | 202
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 20th May, Official Report, columns 1079-80, on fallen stock, what evidence her Department has received to support the statement that the role of hunt kennels in collecting fallen stock is small. | | (176303) | 203
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the postal address for the National Fallen Stock Company is. | | (176307) | 204
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 20th May, Official Report, column 1080, on fallen stock, what evidence she has received from the Chairman of the National Fallen Stock Company in support of his assurance that a ban on hunting would have no impact on the industry's capacity to dispose of fallen stock. | | (176308) | 205
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many carcasses were collected by (a) hunt kennels, (b) knacker's yards, (c) renderers, (d) maggot farmers and (e) others in (i) 2002 and (ii) 2003. | | (176309) | 206
| Mr Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the outcome was of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 24th May; what the Government's stance was on the issues discussed, including its voting record; and if she will make a statement. | | (176229) | 207
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with Ofwat on future water charges. | | (176064) | 208
N | Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the (a) routes and (b) airlines which operate each route on which it is permitted for dogs and cats to travel in the passenger cabin. | | (175548) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 209
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his colleagues in the European Union in the past month regarding military intervention in Darfur, Sudan. | | (176035) | 210
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the occasions when the UK has been outvoted when Qualified Majority Voting in the European Council has applied in every year since 1992, stating in each case the issue concerned; and if he will make a statement. | | (175286) | 211
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the report by Amnesty International, Israel and the Occupied Territories - Under the rubble: House demolition and destruction of land and property, published on 18th May. | | (175287) | 212
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the US Administration about the recent air strike upon a small village on the Iraqi-Syrian border near Ramadi which resulted in the deaths of 40 people; and if he will make a statement. | | (176345) | 213
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Government of Sudan on the continuing detention of students, with specific reference to the Nyala area. | | (176117) | 214
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Government of Sudan on the sentences to death of (a) Ali Salih Ahmed and (b) Adam Abdel Rahman Ishag. | | (176118) | 215
| Mr George Foulkes (Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what pressure the Department is exerting on discussions at the World Trade Organisation on bananas in order to protect Caribbean banana producers. | | (176078) | 216
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the arrest of the Member of Parliament Roy Bennet following an incident in the Zimbabwean Parliament. | | (176062) | 217
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the attacks on civilians and displacement of communities in the Shilluk Kingdom in Sudan. | | (176063) | 218
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the United States Supreme Court concerning the Alien Torts Act. | | (176327) | 219
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many spouses from (a) India, (b) Pakistan and (c) elsewhere were given entry clearance to come to the UK in the latest year for which figures are available, broken down by gender. | | (176281) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 220
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Education and Skills in relation to the provision of child and adolescent mental health services and the Children's National Service Framework. | | (176057) | 221
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has commissioned and undertaken in conjunction with the Home Office into (a) the provision of child and adolescent mental health services, (b) early intervention of educational psychologist services and (c) offending behaviour in young people; and if he will make a statement. | | (176058) | 222
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the Home Office regarding the provision and attachment of specialist child and adolescent mental health services to (a) young offender institutions, (b) Connexions services and (c) youth offending teams; and if he will make a statement. | | (176059) | 223
| Mrs Patsy Calton (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Children's National Service Framework will reiterate the requirement for integrated paediatric continence services; and what action he will take following the publication of the Royal College of Nursing and Continence Foundation report, Is Policy Translated into Action. | | (176048) | 224
| Mrs Patsy Calton (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he requires integrated continence services at a local level to include provision for children. | | (176049) | 225
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) nurses, (b) midwives and (c) health visitors (i) were in post in 1997 and (ii) are in post; what plans there are for the future numbers of each in the next five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (176119) | 226
| Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many deaths from (a) HIV/AIDS, (b) hepatitis C and (c) co-infection from AIDS and hepatitis C as a result of using NHS-supplied contaminated blood products have so far occurred; and how many victims remain alive. | | (176222) | 227
| Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many compensation payments have been made, and of what total value, to sufferers of hepatitis C as a result of infection by NHS supplied contaminated blood products. | | (176223) | 228
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary health care staff work in the Coventry area. | | (176250) | 229
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Department is taking to reduce the number of people contracting HIV each year in England. | | (176251) | 230
N | Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the hospitals in the first wave of foundation trusts, giving for each (a) the number of patients treated in the last year for which figures are available, (b) the local resident population, (c) the number of patient electors in the recent election of governors, (d) the number of local resident electors and (e) the number of (i) patient electors and (ii) local residents who voted in the recent election of governors. | | (175844) | 231
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many attendances of those aged 11 to 19 years there were at family planning clinics in the Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Avon Strategic Health Authority Area in each year since 2000, broken down by age. | | (176121) | 232
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions there were in women aged 11 to 19 years in each year since 2000 in the Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Avon Strategic Health Authority, broken down by age. | | (176122) | 233
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of sexually transmitted diseases were reported for those between 11 and 19 in each year since 2000 in the Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Avon Strategic Health Authority, broken down by age. | | (176123) | 234
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women aged 11 to 19 years were fitted with a contraceptive implant since 2000 in the Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Avon Strategic Health Authority, broken down by age. | | (176124) | 235
| Ann Keen (Brentford & Isleworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the work of the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centre in Hounslow in combating heroin smoking in young people, especially in the Asian community. | | (176093) | 236
| Ann Keen (Brentford & Isleworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent research the Department has commissioned into coronary heart disease, with particular reference to the incidence of the disease in Asian communities. | | (176094) | 237
| Ann Keen (Brentford & Isleworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to raise awareness amongst medical professions about methods of treating lymphoedema. | | (176098) | 238
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who the members are of the patients' forum for (a) Addenbrooke's Hospital and (b) the Papworth NHS Trust. | | (176086) | 239
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which laboratory facilities will be available to test for GM presence in the labelling of (a) food and (b) feed, as required by EU Directive 2001/18 in Regulation (EC) 1829/2003. | | (175569) | 240
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what system has been set up to check the reliability of labelling for the presence of GM in food to meet the requirements to label set down by EU Directive 2001/18 from April. | | (175570) | 241
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provision he is putting in place to implement labelling of (a) GM animal feed and (b) the meat derived from animals fed on GM feed in accordance with EU Directive 2001/18 and Regulation (EC) 1829/2003. | | (175571) | 242
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists there have been in Pendle in each year since 1994. | | (176284) | 243
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff & Buchan):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects a reply to be made to the letter to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, dated 7th April, from the honourable Member for Banff and Buchan, regarding his constituent Mr T Curran of Banff. | | (176134) | 244
N | Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the deadline is for concluding contractual negotiations with Capio for the creation of an independent sector treatment centre at Ashford Hospital, Middlesex. | | (175546) | 245
N | Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the expected cost is to the North Surrey Primary Care Trust of providing health services to Bronzefield Prison, Ashford, Middlesex during 2004-05; and what additional funds are being made available. | | (175549) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 246
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans his Department has to review procedures governing the use of firearms by the police. | | (176268) | 247
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department has made of the number of authorised firearms officers available to police services in England and Wales. | | (176269) | 248
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the organisations with which the Home Office is negotiating to run the proposed accommodation centre for asylum seekers at Bicester. | | (176113) | 249
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what resources are available for enforcement of Part 12 of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001; and what plans he has to make changes to the amount available. | | (175943) | 250
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much public funding has been spent on CCTV security cameras in (a) Haltemprice and Howden and (b) the East Riding of Yorkshire in the last five years. | | (176067) | 251
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the compacts with the voluntary sector which are now in place. | | (176115) | 252
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assistance is available from central government for the setting up and operation of compacts. | | (176116) | 253
N | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how often his Department and its agencies undergo portable appliance testing of IT equipment; and what the cost was in each of the last five years. | | (175711) | 254
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Mr Akezhan Kazhegeldin, the former Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, receives any protection from the British Government. | | (176352) | 255
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Mr Akezhan Kazhegeldin, the former Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, is permitted to hold any employment in the UK; and whether he receives financial support from the British Government. | | (176353) | 256
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many single additional payments were made to asylum seekers, under Regulation 11 of the Asylum Support Regulations 2000, in each financial year since 2000-01. | | (176073) | 257
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the estimated cost savings are of the proposed abolition of the £50 single additional payment available to National Asylum Support Service supported asylum seekers. | | (176074) | 258
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many investigations have been conducted by the North Yorkshire police in each of the last five years into (a) deaths and (b) violent incidents (i) at Army barracks and (ii) involving military personnel associated with Catterick Barracks; and how many of these resulted in papers being sent to the Crown Prosecution Service. | | (176043) | 259
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average response time of the North Yorkshire Police has been to incidents at Catterick Barracks in the last three years; and what rules govern the relations of civilian and military investigators. | | (176044) | 260
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the legal basis is of Association of Chief Police Officers guidelines on the investigation of deaths on Army property; and if he will place a copy of the guidelines in the Library. | | (176045) | 261
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what circumstances military authorities in the United Kingdom may deny police officers acting in performance of their duties access to Army premises. | | (176046) | 262
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the honourable Member for Kingston upon Hull North will receive a reply to his letter dated 17th February concerning Mrs Daod Armouh. | | (176083) | 263
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what powers Her Majesty's Inspector has to report on prison facilities in Iraq. | | (176311) | 264
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what criteria he judges a country to be unsafe to return failed asylum seekers to. | | (176276) | 265
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK citizens married a foreigner where the couple settled in the UK in each year since 1994. | | (176282) | 266
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there were in the Lancashire Constabulary in (a) 1992, (b) 1997, (c) 2002 and (d) the latest year for which figures are available. | | (176283) | 267
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the letter to the honourable Member for Totnes dated 11th May concerning Mr Fahettin Yalcin, formerly of Brixham, Devon, when Mr Yalcin will be deported from the UK; and if he will make a statement. | | (175572) | Questions to the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission 268
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many people have left employment in the House of Commons Service because of (a) stress, (b) anxiety, (c) depression and (d) other mental health reasons in each year since 1997. | | (176217) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 269
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on his Department's contribution to tourism development in Iraq. | | (176033) | 270
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) personnel resources and (b) financial resources his Department intends to allocate to tackling the outbreak of the ebola virus in southern Sudan. | | (176370) | 271
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Sudanese Government and (b) the World Health Organisation regarding attempts to contain the recent outbreak of the ebola virus in southern Sudan; and if he will make a statement. | | (176371) | 272
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department intends to make an assessment of the potential impact of the ebola virus outbreak in southern Sudan on neighbouring countries. | | (176380) | 273
| Mr George Foulkes (Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what pressure the Department has put on negotiations to seek a positive outcome for Caribbean banana producers in the World Trade Organisation discussions on bananas. | | (176079) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 274
N | Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with political parties in Northern Ireland on restoring the Good Friday Agreement institutions. | | (174933) | 275
N | David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the amount of imported beef which is processed in local factories and sold in Northern Ireland with a produce of Northern Ireland label under the Farm Quality Assured scheme. | | (175915) | 276
N | David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of beef sold in Northern Ireland in 2003 was (a) locally produced and (b) imported from Great Britain. | | (175916) | 277
| David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Planning Service has taken over the past five years to ensure that planning permissions are adhered to during the construction of buildings in each local government district. | | (176304) | 278
| David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many applications for planning permission have been submitted to the Planning Service in Northern Ireland in each local government district in each of the last five years; and how many of these applicants have subsequently been advised to submit retrospective planning applications following rejection of the initial application. | | (176305) | 279
| David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many enforcement actions have been undertaken by the Planning Service in Northern Ireland over the past five years in each local government district; and what the results were in each case. | | (176306) | 280
| David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the estimated cost is of providing a dual carriageway between (a) Ballygawley and Omagh, (b) Omagh and Strabane and (c) Strabane and Londonderry. | | (176330) | 281
| David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether an official record exists of (a) competition trophies and (b) other items belonging to the Ulster Special Constabulary at the time of their disbandment; and where those items are located. | | (176331) | 282
| David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether an official record exists of (a) competition trophies, (b) presentations to Station Parties and (c) other items belonging to the (i) Royal Ulster Constabulary, (ii) Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve and (iii) associated bodies at the time of their inclusion within the Police Service of Northern Ireland; and where those items are located. | | (176332) | 283
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what factors were taken into account in order to reach a decision on the application of the general requirement to conduct an Equality Impact Assessment when considering the proposal to introduce anti-social behaviour orders in Northern Ireland; what consultation he has conducted involving children and young people; and when he expects to publish an analysis of responses to the consultation document, Measures to tackle Anti-social Behaviour in Northern Ireland. | | (176047) | 284
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether it is his policy that public funds should bear the cost of financial liability for injuries sustained through use of water cannon loaned by the Police Service of Northern Ireland to the Irish authorities. | | (176328) | 285
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has discussed with representatives of Lisburn District Council power sharing agreements. | | (176329) | Questions to the Prime Minister 286
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will publish the letter reported in The Times of 21st May regarding the time taken to reply to letters from honourable Members, Peers and MEPs. | | (176075) | 287
| Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Prime Minister, what steps he took to secure the export of Gripen aircraft to the Czech Republic. | | (176221) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 288
| Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what account is taken of offset deals when deciding (a) whether and (b) to what extent Export Credits Guarantee Department support should be offered in defence contracts. | | (176219) | 289
| Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what Export Credits Guarantee Department support was given to (a) defence and (b) aerospace exports to the Czech Republic in the five years up to 31st March. | | (176220) | 290
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of first class letters posted in East Riding of Yorkshire met Royal Mail's on-time delivery target in the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (176066) | 291
N | Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the quarterly totals of (a) oil and (b) gas produced in the British sector of the North Sea were in the last 10 years. | | (175935) | 292
| Barbara Follett (Stevenage):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proportion of the Medical Research Council's 2004-05 funding is devoted to stem cell and embryonic research. | | (176084) | 293
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research her Department has carried out on numbers of men and women taking career breaks. | | (176128) | 294
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will place in the Library a copy of the list of priority areas for regulatory simplification submitted to the European Commission in March this year. | | (176350) | 295
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action she plans to take to improve the response rate of (a) Ministers in her Department and (b) chief executives of agencies for which she is responsible to correspondence from honourable Members and peers. | | (176351) | 296
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many UK Trade and Investment international trade advisers went on secondment to the private sector in the last year for which figures are available. | | (176354) | 297
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on (a) matters discussed and (b) agreements made in respect of nuclear power during the recent visit of the Minister for Energy, E-Commerce and Postal Services to Japan; and if she will place in the Library copies of papers or documents provided to (i) the Japanese nuclear industry and (ii) Japanese Government officials during his visit. | | (176381) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 298
| Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the role of yellow school buses in easing traffic congestion. | | (176065) | 299
| Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what programme of widening and improvements he plans to the A1 from the Tyne to the Scottish borders. | | (176224) | 300
| Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the traffic volumes at (a) the A1 Tyne crossing Newcastle, (b) the West Road A1 Interchange, (c) the Stainfordham Road A1 Interchange, (d) the Ponteland Road A1 Interchange, (e) the North Gosforth A1 Interchange and (f) the A1/A19 Interchange north of Newcastle have been in each year since 1997. | | (176225) | 301
| Ross Cranston (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd March, Official Report, column 513W, on disabled parking, what progress has been made on (a) taking forward the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee's new recommendations, (b) revised guidance to local authorities, (c) research on the feasibility of a national database of Blue Badge holders and (d) consultation on secondary legislation for extending the scheme. | | (176032) | 302
| Jon Cruddas (Dagenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish a copy of the joint Strategic Rail Authority/Transport for London/Docklands Light Railway study assessing options for future use of the North London Line between Canning Town and Stratford. | | (176287) | 303
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19th May, Official Report, column 1002W, on speed cameras, at which locations in Humberside he has given permission for (a) fixed and (b) mobile camera sites to be placed; and what criteria he took into account before granting permission for these sites. | | (176050) | 304
| Ann Keen (Brentford & Isleworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the implications are for the Bedford Park Conservation Area in Chiswick of the proposed Crossrail development. | | (176095) | 305
| Ann Keen (Brentford & Isleworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of the proposed ventilation duct due to be built at Stamford Brook Common as part of the Crossrail development on (a) residents and (b) local air quality in Brentford and Isleworth. | | (176096) | 306
| Ann Keen (Brentford & Isleworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received on the Crossrail development. | | (176097) | 307
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what total costs have been incurred by the Government and government agencies in the franchising and tendering of passenger rail services since 1997. | | (176270) | 308
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what costs have been incurred by the Strategic Rail Authority in respect of the tendering process for the (a) ScotRail and (b) Northern franchise; and what the anticipated final costs are in each case. | | (176271) | 309
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what costs were incurred by the Strategic Rail Authority in respect of the tendering process for the (a) Greater Anglia, (b) Wales and Borders and (c) Transpennine Express franchise. | | (176272) | 310
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when work on the A249 Iwade to Queenborough improvement scheme set out in the Highways Agency Business Plan 2004-05 is expected to start. | | (176070) | 311
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated cost is of the items in the programme of road improvements set out in Appendix 6 of the Highways Agency Business Plan which are dependent on the outcome of the Spending Review 2004. | | (176071) | 312
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) change in average train length, (b) change in average platform length and (c) change in track capacity has been in the London area since January 2002. | | (176252) | 313
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the projected growth by 2010 from the 1990 base level of (a) car, (b) freight and (c) total traffic for the EU, broken down by country. | | (176037) | 314
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on progress towards implementation of the International Shipping and Ports Security Code in the United Kingdom. | | (176038) | 315
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he expects any flag carriers to be prevented from entering United Kingdom ports after the International Shipping and Ports Security Code comes into force. | | (176039) | 316
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many journeys were made in the United Kingdom by each person on average, broken down by journeys of (a) less than a mile, (b) between one and two miles, (c) between two and five miles, (d) between five and 10 miles, (e) between 10 and 25 miles, (f) between 25 and 50 miles, (g) between 50 and 100 miles and (h) more than 100 miles, in (i) 1975-76, (ii) 1985-86, (iii) 1995-96 and (iv) 2001-02; and how many are projected to be made in (A) 2005 and (B) 2010. | | (176040) | 317
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the legal challenges which have been made in relation to the Aviation White Paper since its publication. | | (176042) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 318
| Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many senior citizens in Bootle have benefited from the winter fuel allowance since 1997. | | (176234) | 319
| Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women in Bootle have benefited from (a) the New Deal for Lone Parents and (b) the New Deal for Partners since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (176235) | 320
| Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many lone parents in Bootle have gained work through the New Deal programme. | | (176236) | 321
| Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many mothers in Bootle have taken up the Sure Start maternity grant. | | (176237) | 322
| Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):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 Bootle over the last seven years. | | (176238) | 323
| Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to make available information about council tax benefit eligibility during pension credit assessments. | | (176226) | 324
| Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate how many and what percentage of those (a) of working age and (b) not of working age who receive (i) attendance allowance, (ii) each (A) level and (B) component of disability living allowance and (iii) incapacity benefit, broken down by region. | | (176227) | 325
| Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate how many people in Newcastle upon Tyne Central constituency receive (a) attendance allowance, (b) each (i) level and (ii) component of disability living allowance and (c) incapacity benefit. | | (176228) | 326
| Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which mortgage lenders' interest rates his Department takes into account when it sets the standard interest rate for mortgage assistance under pension credit. | | (176207) | 327
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the additional £100 being paid to over 70s in Northern Ireland will be included in the winter fuel allowance; and if he will make a statement. | | (175193) | 328
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cumulative additional cost to his Department has been of housing benefit paid where council housing is transferred from councils to registered social landlords in each year from 1999 to 2000. | | (176267) | 329
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of all starters on the New Deal 25 plus programme have left to enter sustained unsubsidised jobs. | | (176080) | 330
| Mr John Taylor (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to resolve the case of Mr Graham Cotton of Olton in Solihull, a Qa pensioner who has not received his compensation. | | (176232) | 331
| Mr John Taylor (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Mr Graham Cotton of Olton in Solihull, a Qa pensioner, would be eligible for compensation under the provisions of the Pensions Bill. | | (176233) | 332
N | Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much administration grant was paid to Spelthorne Borough Council in 2003-04 to cover the cost of operating the council tax benefit scheme; and what proportion of the council's costs this grant covered. | | (175547) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 333
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to record the English language proficiency of spouses who have been given entry clearance to come to the UK; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (176280) | 334
| Mr Martin Salter (Reading West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions have been made for littering since the Environmental Protection Act 1990 came into force. | | [Transferred] (176041) |
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