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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 12 July 2004
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 12 July 2004
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 12 July of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Monday 12 July of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 12 July see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 1
| Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who the Finance Director of the (a) Central Office of Information and (b) Cabinet Office is; what accountancy qualifications each Director holds; and on how many occasions there has been a qualified opinion on (i) the resource accounts and (ii) other accounts of each in the last five years. | | (183433) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 2
| Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, who the Finance Director of (a) the Treasury, (b) the Inland Revenue Trust, (c) Customs and Excise, (d) the Government Actuary's Department, (e) the Crown Estate, (f) the Royal Mint, (g) the Office of National Statistics, (h) National Savings and Investments and (i) Inland Revenue is; what accountancy qualifications each Director holds; and on how many occasions there has been a qualified opinion on (i) the resource accounts and (ii) other accounts of each in the last five years. | | (183419) | 3
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the financial difficulties faced by (a) working tax credit and (b) child tax credit claimants as a result of overpayments made during 2003-04; and if he will make a statement. | | (183322) | 4
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce an amnesty for claimants who received overpayments of tax credits in the year 2003-04 as a result of the administrative problems experienced by the Inland Revenue. | | (183323) | 5
| Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how he measures the success rate of drugs liaison officers situated in foreign countries. | | (183673) | 6
N | Mr Stephen Byers (North Tyneside):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he intends to publish a consultation paper on the tax treatment of betting exchanges and their clients. | | (183117) | 7
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the salary costs to the Department were for employees working in public relations and publicity in each year since 1997.
| | (183856) | 8
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many departmental publications are in storage; and where they are located. | | (183874) | 9
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many copies of his Department's annual report were printed in each year since 1997; how many were sold in each year; and what the (a) publication costs and (b) sales revenue were. | | (183884) | 10
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the travel costs were of civil servants in (a) his Department and (b) its related agencies in each year since 1997. | | (183906) | 11
| Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many 16 and 17 year olds live in the Weston-super-Mare constituency. | | (183917) | 12
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the latest estimates are of the number of cot deaths. | | (182753) | 13
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to remove immunity from prosecution for negligence and misrepresentations from Lloyd's; and if he will make a statement. | | (183288) | 14
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Northampton North get the childcare tax credit. | | (183751) | 15
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5th July, Official Report, column 602W, on teachers (loans), whether a tax charge arises for teachers receiving loans under the Key Worker Living Scheme. | | (183910) | 16
| Martin Linton (Battersea):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claims the Inland Revenue has received under the capital allowances for flats above shops scheme. | | (183274) | 17
| Martin Linton (Battersea):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many UK residents have benefited from the 100 per cent. capital allowance for renovation or conversion space above shops or other commercial premises to provide flats for rent in each year since 11th May 2001. | | (183275) | 18
| Martin Linton (Battersea):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the cost to his Department of successful claims under the capital allowances for flats above shops scheme in each year between May 2001 and May 2004. | | (183276) | 19
| Martin Linton (Battersea):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claims were made in each year between May 2001 and May 2004 for (a) an initial allowance on a qualifying flat and (b) writing down allowances on a qualifying flat under the capital allowances for flats above shops scheme. | | (183277) | 20
| Martin Linton (Battersea):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the funds recovered as a result of converted dwellings ceasing to qualify for the capital allowances for flats above shops scheme, broken down by (a) the reasons for non-qualification and (b) financial years (i) 2001-02, (ii) 2002-03 and (iii) 2003-04. | | (183278) | 21
N | Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to publish Sir Peter Gershon's Report upon the conclusion of his Efficiency Review. | | (183279) | 22
N | Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the scheduled date is for the conclusion of Sir Peter Gershon's Efficiency Review. | | (183280) | 23
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the loss of duty through the smuggling of (a) tobacco and (b) alcohol in each of the last three years. | | (183598) | 24
| Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations his Department has made to the European Commission on the elimination of state aid to companies. | | (183297) | Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs 25
| Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, who the Finance Director of the (a) National Archives, (b) Land Registry, (c) Crown Office and (d) the Department is; what accountancy qualifications each Director holds; and whether there has been a qualified opinion on (i) the resource accounts and (ii) other accounts of each in the last five years. | | (183431) | 26
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many copies of the Department's and its predecessor Department's annual report were printed in each year since 1997; how many were sold in each year; and what the (a) publication costs and (b) sales revenue were. | | (183840) | 27
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the salary costs to the Department were for employees working in public relations and publicity in each year since 1997.
| | (183844) | 28
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many departmental publications are in storage; and where they are located. | | (183862) | 29
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the travel costs were of civil servants in (a) his Department, (b) its predecessor Department and (c) its related agencies in each year since 1997. | | (183894) | 30
| Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if the Government will bring forward proposals to enfranchise 16 and 17 year olds in the near future. | | (183916) | 31
| Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what debt, money and welfare benefits advice is provided by the Community Legal Services Partnership in the City of Newcastle; and what change there has been in these resources in the last three years. | | (183653) | 32
| Mr Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if he will list the measures adopted under Title IV of the Treaty establishing the European Community within his Department's areas of responsibility which the UK has notified its intention to participate in. | | (183434) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 33
| Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who the Finance Director of the Department is; what accountancy qualifications the Director holds; and on how many occasions there has been a qualified opinion on (a) the resource accounts and (b) other accounts of the Department in the last five years. | | (183429) | 34
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve school sports facilities. | | (183316) | 35
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how her Department is working with local authorities to improve school sport. | | (183317) | 36
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on her Department's funded programme of summer activities for young people. | | (183338) | 37
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much money was spent on advertising and promotional literature for her Department's initiatives, broken down by year since 1997. | | (183806) | 38
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the salary costs to the Department were for employees working in public relations and publicity in each year since 1997.
| | (183847) | 39
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many departmental publications are in storage; and where they are located. | | (183865) | 40
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many copies of her Department's annual report were printed in each year since 1997; how many were sold in each year; and what the (a) publication costs and (b) sales revenue were. | | (183877) | 41
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the travel costs were of civil servants in (a) her Department and (b) its related agencies in each year since 1997. | | (183897) | 42
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish the report of consultants examining the scope for merging English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund; and if she will make a statement. | | (183281) | 43
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to undertake a review of heritage and museum organisations reporting to her Department; and if she will make a statement. | | (183282) | 44
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to separate the operational responsibilities of English Heritage from its role as a regulator, funder and provider of advice; and if she will make a statement. | | (183283) | 45
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment has been undertaken of the responsibilities of different heritage organisations reporting to her Department; if she will place this in the Library; and if she will make a statement. | | (183284) | 46
| Ann Keen (Brentford & Isleworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with heritage organisations on their educational programmes and initiatives. | | (183435) | 47
| Ann Keen (Brentford & Isleworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether Lottery funding will be used to link Second World War 60th anniversary activities with youth educational initiatives. | | (183436) | 48
| Ann Keen (Brentford & Isleworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the contribution of historic houses to the UK's tourist industry. | | (183438) | 49
N | Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total budget is for Ministerial visits to the Athens Olympic Games. | | (183550) | 50
N | Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what class of ticket (a) Ministers and (b) officials will use to visit the Athens Olympic Games. | | (183551) | 51
N | Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Government officials will attend the Athens Olympic Games. | | (183552) | 52
N | Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many members of the Government will attend the Athens Olympic Games. | | (183553) | 53
N | Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what class of hotel Ministers and officials will stay in whilst attending the Athens Olympic Games. | | (183554) | 54
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many individuals received a grant from the Arts Council England in the last year worth (a) under £1,000, (b) between £1,000 to £4,999, (c) between £5,000 to £9,999, (d) between £10,000 to £19,999, (e) between £20,000 to £49,999, (f) between £50,000 to £99,999 and (g) over £100,000. | | (183557) | 55
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how individual recipients of Arts Council England grants are accountable for the way they spend their grant. | | (183558) | 56
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list for each museum or gallery that contains a national collection (a) the grant-in-aid the Government has provided in each year since free entry was introduced, (b) the grant-in-aid the Government plans to provide in the future for each year that plans are available and (c) the targets that must be met in terms of (i) numbers of visitors and (ii) social inclusion. | | (183559) | 57
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what purposes recording artists have received a grant from Arts Council England since 1997. | | (183560) | 58
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which members of the Government attended the European Football Championships in an official capacity. | | (183561) | 59
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Government officials visited the European Football Championships in Portugal in an official capacity. | | (183562) | 60
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total cost was of ministerial visits to the European Football Championships in Portugal; and what the transport costs were. | | (183563) | 61
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which honourable Members were invited to attend the Olympic Torch Parade Concert in the Mall. | | (183564) | 62
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which members of the Government (a) were invited to attend and (b) attended the Olympic Torch parade concert in the Mall. | | (183565) | 63
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which members of the Government attended the opening of the Princess Diana memorial fountain. | | (183567) | 64
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many tourists she estimates have visited the West Midlands since 1997 from (a) France, (b) Germany, (c) Sweden, (d) Belgium, (e) USA, (f) Canada, (g) Japan, (h) Singapore, (i) India and (j) Australia. | | (183568) | 65
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many tourists she estimates have visited the East Midlands since 1997 from (a) Germany, (b) Sweden, (c) France, (d) USA, (e) Canada, (f) Singapore, (g) India, (h) Australia and (i) Belgium. | | (183569) | 66
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many tourists she estimates have visited the East of England since 1997 from (a) the USA, (b) Belgium and (c) China. | | (183570) | 67
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many tourists she estimates have visited London from Belgium since 1997. | | (183571) | 68
N | Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many tourists she estimates have visited the North West since 1997 from (a) Japan, (b) Sydney, (c) the USA and (d) Belgium. | | (183572) | 69
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many tourists she estimates have visited the North East since 1997 from (a) China, (b) Japan, (c) Korea, (d) Taiwan, (e) Australia, (f) the USA and (g) Belgium. | | (183573) | 70
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many tourists she estimates have visited the South East since 1997 from (a) Belgium, (b) the USA, (c) Germany, (d) China, (e) Korea, (f) Japan and (g) Australia. | | (183574) | 71
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many tourists she estimates have visited the South West since 1997 from (a) Japan and (b) the USA. | | (183575) | 72
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many tourists she estimates have visited Yorkshire since 1997 from (a) Japan and (b) China. | | (183576) | 73
| Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the (a) correspondence and (b) meetings she has had with the food and drink industry in relation to plans for a national foundation for sport. | | (183589) | 74
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the sporting centres of excellence in England; and if she will make a statement. | | (183594) | 75
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations she has received on progress on the new Wembley Stadium development; and what the latest estimated date is for completion. | | (183595) | 76
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations she has received on the costs of the new Wembley Stadium development. | | (183596) | 77
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations she has received on the coverage of digital television services (a) now and (b) in two years' time; and if she will make a statement. | | (183597) | 78
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the cricket academies in England she has provided funding to. | | (183792) | 79
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has (a) to improve funding for development of talent in (i) tennis, (ii) cricket and (iii) other sports and (b) to initiate programmes to improve interest in those sports, especially amongst the younger generation. | | (183271) | 80
N | Mr Peter Viggers (Gosport):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the means-tested benefits available through her Department and the agencies for which it is responsible (a) in May 1997 and (b) now. | | (182593) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 81
N | Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the wreckage of flight ZD 576 was put into storage at Fleetlands. | | (183607) | 82
N | Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the contract to upgrade the Chinook Mark I helicopters to the Mark II version included the removal of the Mark I wiring loom mounting points. | | (183608) | 83
N | Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the purpose is of a service deviation in flight trials. | | (183609) | 84
N | Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps were taken before the final flight of ZD576 to ensure that the aircraft was airworthy. | | (183664) | 85
| Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who the Finance Director of the Department is; what accountancy qualifications the Director holds; and on how many occasions there has been a qualified opinion on (a) the resource accounts and (b) other accounts of the Department in the last five years. | | (183428) | 86
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's estimate is of the number of Iraqi (a) civilian casualties, (b) civilian deaths, (c) military casualties and (d) military deaths during coalition operations in Iraq. | | (183802) | 87
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the salary costs to the Department were for employees working in public relations and publicity in each year since 1997.
| | (183850) | 88
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many departmental publications are in storage; and where they are located. | | (183868) | 89
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many copies of his Department's annual report were printed in each year since 1997; how many were sold in each year; and what the (a) publication costs and (b) sales revenue were. | | (183890) | 90
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the travel costs were of civil servants in (a) his Department and (b) its related agencies in each year since 1997. | | (183900) | 91
| Mr Michael Connarty (Falkirk East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what in-house options have been considered for the Defence Information Infrastructure project; and whether a public sector comparator is being explored as part of his Department's approach to IT infrastructures. | | (183763) | 92
| Mr Michael Connarty (Falkirk East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what intelligent customer elements are being explored as part of the possible privatisation of his Department's IT infrastructure. | | (183764) | 93
| Mr Michael Connarty (Falkirk East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consultation has taken place with the recognised trade unions regarding the privatisation of IT functions in his Department; and what documents have been passed to the trade unions as part of or as a result of this consultation process. | | (183768) | 94
| Mr Michael Connarty (Falkirk East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library information on the previous contract record of bidders from the Defence Information Infrastructure project; and what account is being taken of these records during the current bidding process. | | (183769) | 95
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many qualified medical staff are employed at the British military detention centre in Iraq; what procedures are followed when a prisoner wishes to seek medical advice; and if he will make a statement. | | (183961) | 96
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Iraqi prisoners held by United Kingdom forces in Iraq since the invasion have been released from custody without charge; and if he will make a statement. | | (183962) | 97
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ministry of Defence personnel are performing peace maintaining roles, broken down by country. | | (183694) | 98
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current forecast is for (a) the in-service date and (b) the final cost of the contract to provide new tanker aircraft; what the original projections were; and if he will make a statement. | | (183313) | 99
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the leased C-17 aircraft; and who bears the cost, under the contract, should an aircraft be lost as a result of pilot error or in combat. | | (183405) | 100
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on plans to upgrade the Tornado's anti-aircraft missile self-protection system to combat potential missile threats over the coming decade; whether there is a budget for such an upgrade; and what the in-service date is for this upgraded capability. | | (183406) | 101
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what priorities the Royal Air Force has for maintaining and improving the Tornado's strike and self-protection capabilities over the next decade; and whether there is a budget and delivery schedule for these priorities. | | (183407) | 102
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the funded liability is for (a) officers and (b) other ranks in the Army in (i) each year since 1997, (ii) 2004-05 and (iii) 2005-06; and if he will make a statement. | | (183344) | 103
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have been medically discharged from each of the three services since 2002; and if he will make a statement. | | (183345) | 104
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers and (b) other ranks in each service were medically downgraded as unfit for front line duties at April 1st in each of the last five years; in how many cases (i) the downgrading was attributable to service and (ii) the injuries were (A) temporary and (B) permanent; and if he will make a statement. | | (183346) | 105
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what expenditure of each service has been on medical pensions attributable to service for the injured personnel discharged in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (183347) | 106
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to conduct manning control reviews in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (183827) | 107
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which members of the Government attended the D-Day memorial services in Normandy. | | (183566) | 108
N | Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel were recruited to the (a) Green Howards and (b) Prince of Wales's Own Regiment from the Calderdale area in each of the last five years. | | (183139) | 109
N | Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel were recruited to the Duke of Wellington's Regiment from the (a) Calderdale and (b) West Yorkshire area in each of the last five years. | | (183140) | 110
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many investigations have been undertaken by the Royal Military Police Special Investigations Branch using the Home Office Large Major Enquiry System in each year since its acquisition; how many persons were prosecuted as a result of each investigation; and how many prosecutions resulted in convictions. | | (183342) | 111
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what statistics are retained by the Special Investigation Branch of the Royal Military Police on completed investigations of allegations of bullying in the Army. | | (183381) | 112
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the barracks at which allegations of bullying have been investigated in the last year for which figures are available; and how many of these complaints (a) were unfounded, (b) were founded and (c) led to disciplinary or other action. | | (183382) | 113
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures he has taken in the past year to improve communications between the Army and bereaved relatives of soldiers who have died while serving; and how many persons, of what rank, are employed in family liaison. | | (183383) | 114
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what obstacles prevent the Army from (a) maintaining a central record of internal complaints and (b) establishing a database or other system of categorisation that would assist an annual audit of the (i) exercise of the duty of care and (ii) working of the disciplinary system. | | (183384) | 115
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what co-operation he provides for companies seeking to employ former soldiers overseas; and which companies have been assisted since 20th March 2003. | | (183385) | 116
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what records he maintains of job placements obtained by the Army for former service personnel. | | (183386) | 117
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance he has given Army Personnel Services on monitoring assistance given for the recruitment of former soldiers as (a) mercenaries and (b) operatives in private and personal security companies. | | (183387) | 118
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the target complement of medical staff is at Catterick Barracks; how many of each type of medical staff are employed; and what the turnover of medical staff has been in the past five years. | | (183799) | 119
N | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of each regiment of the British Army on the latest date for which figures are available had been recruited from (a) Fiji, (b) other Commonwealth countries and (c) foreign countries. | | (183209) | 120
N | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what percentage of soldiers in the Scottish infantry regiments were recruited outside Scotland. | | (183214) | 121
N | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the most recent figure is for the average length of service in the British Army of soldiers who are (a) United Kingdom citizens, (b) Commonwealth citizens and (c) foreign citizens, broken down by regiment. | | (183250) | 122
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what percentage of departmental contracts over £250,000 for textile items went to (a) UK companies manufacturing (i) inside and (ii) outside the UK and (b) EU companies manufacturing in the EU in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (183780) | 123
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the 10th September document entitled Interrogation and Counter-Resistance Policy issued by the Combined Joint Task Force-7 was seen by British (a) service personnel, (b) officials and (c) Ministers. | | (183521) | 124
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British service personnel have been based at Combined Joint Task Force headquarters in Baghdad, now renamed, since 1st May; and if he will give the (a) rank and (b) function of each individual. | | (183522) | 125
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether British (a) officials, (b) Ministers and (c) service personnel were issued with copies of International Committee of the Red Cross working papers about detainee conditions and treatment in Iraq delivered to Coalition Forces headquarters in October and November 2003. | | (183523) | 126
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK military personnel are in the Sudan; and in what role. | | (183393) | 127
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many volumes of military publications previously held in his Department's library at New Scotland Yard are held at Chicksands; and to whom it is his intention to dispose of them. | | (183488) | 128
| Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the locations are of the detainees captured by British forces in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan and handed to the US. | | (183783) | 129
| Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Government has taken in fulfilment of the UK's international obligations to assess the conditions of imprisonment of the prisoners captured by British forces in Iraq and handed to the US. | | (183784) | 130
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to change the number of Welsh regiments; and if he will make a statement. | | (183265) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 131
| Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, who the Finance Director of (a) his Office and (b) Ordnance Survey is; what accountancy qualifications each Director holds; and on how many occasions there has been a qualified opinion on (i) the resource accounts and (ii) other accounts of each in the last five years. | | (183430) | 132
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps he is taking to increase the provision of social housing in Leeds North West. | | (183325) | 133
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the number of social housing units built in Leeds North West since 1st May 1997. | | (183326) | 134
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the number of council homes purchased under the Right to Buy scheme in (a) Leeds North West, (b) Leeds, (c) West Yorkshire and (d) England since 1st May 1997. | | (183327) | 135
N | Colin Burgon (Elmet):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much funding was made available for the West Yorkshire Fire Authority (a) in 2004-05 and (b) in each of the last nine years. | | (183032) | 136
N | Colin Burgon (Elmet):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many firefighters were employed by the West Yorkshire Fire Authority (a) in 2004-05 and (b) in each of the last nine years. | | (183033) | 137
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much money was spent on advertising and promotional literature for his Department's initiatives, broken down by year since 1997. | | (183809) | 138
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many copies of his Department's, and predecessor Department's annual report were printed in each year since 1997; how many were sold in each year; and what the (a) publication costs and (b) sales revenue were. | | (183841) | 139
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the salary costs to the Department were for employees working in public relations and publicity in each year since 1997.
| | (183857) | 140
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many departmental publications are in storage; and where they are located. | | (183875) | 141
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the travel costs were of civil servants in (a) his Department, (b) its predecessor Department and (c) its related agencies in each year since 1997. | | (183907) | 142
| Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he proposes to implement the changes in the use classes order regarding bars, restaurants and the late night economy. | | (183654) | 143
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans (a) he and (b) English Partnerships have to (i) publish, (ii) make available for public inspection, (iii) place in the Library and (iv) place on line with full public access English Partnership's register of surplus public sector land. | | (183838) | 144
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the (a) location and (b) size in hectares of each site in the register of surplus public sector land; and what the total (i) size in hectares of all such sites and (ii) number of sites is in each Government office region. | | (183839) | 145
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the target for affordable homes in settlements of less than 3,000; and what progress is being made to increase access to lower cost homes in smaller rural settlements. | | (183823) | 146
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many children were living in temporary accommodation in Hampshire in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (183662) | 147
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what process his Department uses to monitor urban sprawl. | | (183461) | 148
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Green Belt in preventing urban sprawl since 1997. | | (183462) | 149
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what change there has been in the area of Green Belt land in metropolitan areas since 1997. | | (183463) | 150
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how his Department defines urban sprawl. | | (183464) | 151
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what arrangements are in place for the replacement of buildings within the Green Belt that are removed due to safety reasons. | | (183465) | 152
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, by what process it is determined that an area of land (a) should be taken within the Green Belt and (b) no longer constitutes part of the Green Belt. | | (183466) | 153
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what statutory protection is provided to land that is located within the Green Belt. | | (183467) | 154
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what power of intervention he possesses to overturn the designation of an area of land as (a) constituting and (b) not constituting part of the Green Belt. | | (183468) | 155
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the area of land that has been added to the Green Belt was in each year since 1997; and what the total area added was since 1997. | | (183469) | 156
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how often the size of the greenbelt is calculated. | | (183470) | 157
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding increases in housing supply; and if he will make a statement. | | (183471) | 158
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the estimates he has made of increases in housing supply take account of the protection of greenbelt land. | | (183472) | 159
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs regarding the time taken by the Environment Agency to give consent to plans for the cleaning up of brownfield sites; and if he will make a statement. | | (183473) | 160
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effect of delays in the cleaning up of brownfield sites on their use in preference to greenbelt land. | | (183474) | 161
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what arrangements he has in place to protect the greenbelt from developers purchasing agricultural land and then selling it in smaller amounts without planning permission. | | (183475) | 162
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport regarding the proposed new toll road linking Birmingham and Manchester; and if he will make a statement. | | (183476) | 163
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has regarding greenbelt provision in the Thames Gateway development area. | | (183477) | 164
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport regarding the provision of transport infrastructure for the Thames Gateway development area; and if he will make a statement. | | (183478) | 165
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his assessment is of the impact of the provision of transport infrastructure in the Thames Gateway development area on the greenbelt. | | (183479) | 166
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the identity of (a) villages, (b) towns and (c) cities which have had a bid for development funds (i) turned down and (ii) granted by the Housing Corporation is confidential. | | (183480) | 167
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the area of land that has been removed from the Green Belt in each year since 1997 is; and what the total area removed since 1997 is. | | (183538) | 168
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what arrangements are in place for the monitoring of land use. | | (183539) | 169
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much of the land added to the Green Belt since 1997 was previously (a) brownfield, (b) industrial, (c) commercial and (d) forest land. | | (183540) | 170
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, by what process the protections afforded to land that has been identified as possessing a possible commercial or industrial use can be overturned; and what his role is in the process. | | (183541) | 171
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will place the responses to the consultation paper Planning for Housing in the Library; and if he will make a statement. | | (183542) | 172
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what statutory obligations are placed upon local authorities to ensure that their provision of land capable of development is not at the expense of the Green Belt. | | (183543) | 173
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what guidance is given to local authorities to ensure that their provision of land capable of development is not at the expense of the Green Belt. | | (183544) | 174
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what protections are afforded to land that has been earmarked as possessing potential (a) industrial, (b) commercial and (c) other use. | | (183545) | 175
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, by what process land that has a potential (a) industrial and (b) commercial use is identified. | | (183546) | 176
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much land is protected by statute due to it having been identified as having a possible industrial or commercial use; and how much of this land is being developed for a commercial or industrial use. | | (183585) | 177
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much of the land removed from the Green Belt since 1997 has been redesignated as (a) brownfield, (b) industrial, (c) commercial and (d) forest land. | | (183586) | 178
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many local authorities in England have an incidence of more than five per cent. of their dwelling stock empty; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce this incidence. | | (183534) | 179
| Martin Linton (Battersea):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will estimate how many under-used or vacant spaces above shops have been converted or renovated as a rented dwelling since May 2001. | | (183273) | 180
| Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much Neighbourhood Renewal Fund money has been spent in each of the wards that qualify in the Wakefield Metropolitan District since the fund's inception. | | (183409) | 181
| Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, who the members of the local Strategic Partnership in the Wakefield Metropolitan District are; and whether the Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder applies to Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. | | (183410) | 182
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much he has spent to date on publicising the proposed regional assembly referendums; and what the expected expenditure is up to polling day. | | (183518) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 183
| Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether all further education colleges in the Devon and Cornwall Learning Skills Council region have received their funding allocation for 2004-05; and how many of these allocations were received (a) before and (b) after 31st May. | | (183750) | 184
| Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many 14 to 16 year olds in the Devon and Cornwall Learning Skills Council region he expects to attend a further education college in (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2006-07; and what estimate he has made of the cost of such provision in each area. | | (183757) | 185
| Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether all people in the Devon and Cornwall Learning Skills Council region who wish to study for a basic skills qualification in a further education college in academic year 2004-05 are guaranteed a place; and if he will make a statement. | | (183760) | 186
| Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, who the Finance Director of (a) the Department and (b) the Office for Standards in Education is; what accountancy qualifications each Director holds; and on how many occasions there has been a qualified opinion on (i) the resource accounts and (ii) other accounts of each in the last five years. | | (183426) | 187
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether his Department has engaged an outside private company to oversee the payment of teachers' salaries as a result of the current industrial action by the Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance. | | (183908) | 188
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of undergraduates from each social group applied for student loans during their higher education course in each of the last five years. | | (183315) | 189
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much money was spent on advertising and promotional literature for his Department's initiatives, broken down by year since 1997. | | (183805) | 190
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the salary costs to the Department were for employees working in public relations and publicity in each year since 1997.
| | (183846) | 191
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many departmental publications are in storage; and where they are located. | | (183864) | 192
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many copies of his Department's and predecessor Department's annual report were printed in each year since 1997; how many were sold in each year; and what the (a) publication cost and (b) sales revenue were. | | (183879) | 193
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the travel costs were of civil servants in (a) his Department, (b) its predecessor Department and (c) its related agencies in each year since 1997. | | (183896) | 194
| Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has for after-school facilities for young people in Weston-Super-Mare constituency. | | (183818) | 195
| Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in Weston-Super-Mare constituency he estimates would lose the right to free school transport under the proposals contained in the Draft School Transport Bill. | | (183819) | 196
N | Dr Jack Cunningham (Copeland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total capital expenditure in all schools in Copeland has been since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (182804) | 197
| Mrs Lorna Fitzsimons (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of people from the constituency of Rochdale have participated in higher education in each year since 1997; and what percentage are of South Asian descent. | | (183535) | 198
| Mrs Lorna Fitzsimons (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average participation rate in higher education is of each parliamentary constituency; and what the average level of participation in higher education is of those of South Asian descent. | | (183536) | 199
| Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) school places and (b) pupils there were in each local education authority in the South West in each of the last three years. | | (183655) | 200
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the efficacy and efficiency of services provided by his Department to disabled people; and if he will make a statement. | | (183253) | 201
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what arrangements he has in place for monitoring statistics concerning the supply of services by his Department to disabled people; and if he will make a statement. | | (183255) | 202
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of higher education students studied (a) physical sciences, (b) medicine, (c) dentistry, (d) engineering and technology and (e) architecture, building and planning in (i) 1996-07 and (ii) 2002-03. | | (183268) | 203
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, in which academic areas the percentage of higher education students studying a particular subject has fallen since 1997; and by what amounts. | | (183312) | 204
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of (a) full-time undergraduate students, (b) post-graduate students and (c) full-time students taking higher degrees through taught courses were from ethnic minority backgrounds (i) in 1997 and (ii) in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (183411) | 205
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students pursuing a higher degree through taught courses were (a) full-time and (b) part-time in (i) 1996-97 and (ii) 2002-03; and if he will make a statement. | | (183412) | 206
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what funding he is providing to universities for the 2004-05 academic year to enable them to admit medical students with an A-Level points score of under 3 C grades; which universities are in receipt of such funding under the improved retention scheme; and how many students will be admitted as a result. | | (183413) | 207
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many further education colleges have failed inspections in each of the past 10 years. | | (183441) | 208
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much his Department will spend per school pupil in each local education authority area this year. | | (183442) | 209
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many places are being made available for 14-16 year olds in further education colleges in 2004-05, broken down by local education authority area; and what the figures were in 2003-04. | | (183443) | 210
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many universities have been selected to be part of his Department's initiative with the Wellcome Trust to create a national network of science learning centres; and how much each university has received. | | (183617) | 211
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding the Wellcome Trust has contributed towards the initiative to create a national network of science learning centres. | | (183618) | 212
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage more graduates to undertake a career in university teaching. | | (183619) | 213
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of pupils went on to (a) university education, (b) a further education college and (c) vocational courses from each local education authority area in the last year for which figures are available. | | (183620) | 214
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of students in higher education come from families where the household income is (a) under £10,000, (b) between £10,001 and £20,000, (c) between £20,001 and £30,000, (d) between £30,001 and £50,000 and (e) above £50,000. | | (183621) | 215
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the objectives are of the Aimhigher programme; and how he plans to achieve them. | | (183622) | 216
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many staff are employed on the Aimhigher programme. | | (183623) | 217
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the budget is for the Aimhigher programme. | | (183624) | 218
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which areas are included in the Aimhigher programme; and how they were chosen. | | (183625) | 219
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what effect he anticipates the new regulations on tuition fees will have on the Aimhigher programme. | | (183626) | 220
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students have attended university as a result of the Aimhigher programme; which universities they went to; and how many students completed their course. | | (183627) | 221
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Plagiarism Advisory Service. | | (183628) | 222
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what incentives he plans to introduce to encourage more teachers to teach (a) science, (b) foreign languages and (c) music. | | (183629) | 223
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his plans are for the expansion of city academies. | | (183630) | 224
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how the members of the Higher Education Regulation Review Group were chosen; and what the terms of reference of the Group will be. | | (183631) | 225
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what relationship the Higher Education Regulation Review Group will have with the Better Regulation Review Group. | | (183632) | 226
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what targets the Higher Education Regulation Review Group has been set. | | (183633) | 227
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how often the Higher Education Regulation Review Group will meet. | | (183634) | 228
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether the Department is supporting the Higher Education Regulation Review Group with staff members. | | (183635) | 229
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the budget is for the Higher Education Regulation Review Group in 2004-05. | | (183636) | 230
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how the funds allocated to increase co-operation between independent and state schools will be spent. | | (183637) | 231
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage students to study a foreign language. | | (183638) | 232
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research his Department has undertaken into the attitudes of (a) parents of schoolchildren and (b) schoolchildren towards university education since the publication of the Higher Education Bill. | | (183639) | 233
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students were offered university places for 2003-04; how many students took up places at universities in 2003-04; and how many students dropped out during the academic year 2003-04. | | (183640) | 234
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students are expected to take a gap year in 2004-05. | | (183641) | 235
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students were offered places in further education colleges for 2003-04; how many students took up places at further education colleges in 2003-04; and how many students dropped out of further education colleges during the academic year 2003-04.
| | (183642) | 236
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of debt a student graduating in (a) 2004, (b) 2005 and (c) 2006 will have.
| | (183643) | 237
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate he has made of the percentage of young people entering higher education in (a) 2005 and (b) 2006.
| | (183644) | 238
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the drop-out rates on vocational courses were in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003.
| | (183645) | 239
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the budget is for the HEIF2; and what the criteria will be for applying for funding.
| | (183646) | 240
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how he will compile the league table of universities based on student satisfaction survey; and what questions will be asked in the survey.
| | (183647) | 241
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to compensate universities who are owed money by UKeU.
| | (183648) | 242
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research he has undertaken into the failure of UKeU; and what future plans he has for the UKeU.
| | (183649) | 243
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the awards given under the Higher Education Innovation Fund for 2004 to 2006, broken down by purpose of award. | | (183650) | 244
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which institutions have been awarded grants for developing new foundation degrees; and how much each received.
| | (183651) | 245
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the new foundation degrees that are to be developed under the Higher Education Funding Council for England funding.
| | (183652) | 246
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what representations he has received about the use of e-learning credits for purchasing hardware and computer peripherals. | | (183210) | 247
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether post-16 education undertaken by city academies is included within the scope of the strategic area reviews being undertaken by the Learning and Skills Council. | | (183211) | 248
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much the Department spent on research into the effectiveness of special education needs teaching in each of the last three years; and if he will list the projects funded. | | (183212) | 249
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of children obtained five A*-C GCSE passes in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) ethnic origin, (b) social class and (c) gender. | | (183213) | 250
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what work has been undertaken by his Department to benefit children with Down's Syndrome since the Green Paper Excellence for all children - meeting special educational needs; and if he will make a statement. | | (183611) | 251
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he is taking to improve the (a) availability and (b) competencies of speech and language therapists working with children with Down's Syndrome. | | (183612) | 252
| Helen Southworth (Warrington South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his assessment is of the contribution of the Youth Service to reducing anti-social behaviour in local neighbourhoods; and if he will make a statement. | | (183659) | 253
N | Mr Peter Viggers (Gosport):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the means-tested benefits available through his Department and the agencies for which it is responsible (a) in May 1997 and (b) now. | | (182594) | 254
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what changes there have been to pass marks in (a) GCSEs and (b) A levels since 1997. | | (183341) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 255
| Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who the Finance Director of (a) the Department, (b) the Office for Water Services and (c) the Forestry Commission is; what accountancy qualifications each Director holds; and on how many occasions there has been a qualified opinion on (i) the resource accounts and (ii) other accounts of each in the last five years. | | (183427) | 256
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much money was spent on advertising and promotional literature for her Department's initiatives, broken down by year since 1997. | | (183810) | 257
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many copies of her Department's, and predecessor Department's annual report were printed in each year since 1997; how many were sold in each year; and what the (a) publication costs and (b) sales revenue were. | | (183842) | 258
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the salary costs to the Department were for employees working in public relations and publicity in each year since 1997.
| | (183853) | 259
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many departmental publications are in storage; and where they are located. | | (183871) | 260
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the travel costs were of civil servants in (a) her Department, (b) the predecessor Department and (c) the related agencies in each year since 1997. | | (183903) | 261
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in (a) Romania and (b) Ukraine regarding the proposed construction of the Bastroe channel and its effect on the Danube Delta; and if she will make a statement. | | (183691) | 262
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in the EU regarding the proposed construction of the Bastroe channel and its effect on the Danube Delta. | | (183692) | 263
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Ministers in the Department of Trade and Industry on proposed rules on prescription-only medicines for animals. | | (183249) | 264
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 5th July, Official Report, column 437W, on cage and aviary birds, what measures her Department takes to ensure that the Pet Animals Act 1952 is enforced at exhibitions of cage and aviary birds where sales take place; and if she will make a statement. | | (183290) | 265
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to propose legislation to ban the sale of captive birds and animals at fairs and exhibitions; and if she will make a statement. | | (183444) | 266
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many sugar beet producers she expects there to be in the UK in (a) 2008, (b) 2010 and (c) 2014. | | (183911) | 267
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many sugar beet producers there were in the UK on 1st July (a) 1997, (b) 2000 and (c) 2003. | | (183912) | 268
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures she proposes to strengthen rural proofing at regional level. | | (183913) | 269
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications of the Countryside Agency's Rural Proofing report. | | (183914) | 270
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact the European Commission's White Paper will have on British sugar beet producers. | | (183915) | 271
| Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to which organisation and for which projects her Department is providing funding to develop demonstration units in the UK for new technologies involved in energy recovery processes. | | (183556) | 272
| Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of funding by her Department to British Waterways in 2004-05 is to fund the strategic investment on waterway infrastructure; and if she will make a statement. | | (183683) | 273
| Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans does she have to ensure that the programme of investment on waterway infrastructure will meet the target of seven million tonnes of freight being transported on British Waterways navigations by 2010; and if she will make a statement. | | (183684) | 274
| Richard Ottaway (Croydon South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects her Department to publish the criteria for the treatment expected at the domestic waste sites which are to be allowed to accept cells containing treated toxic waste. | | (183796) | 275
| Richard Ottaway (Croydon South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to business of the stock-piling of toxic waste in the six month period following 16th July owing to the short-term shortfall of disposal capacity. | | (183797) | 276
| Richard Ottaway (Croydon South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many waste landfill sites she expects to have received a permit to receive hazardous waste by 16th July. | | (183798) | 277
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action she is taking to reverse the amendments to EU Regulation 1774/2002 which prevent the import of by-products for use in development of diagnostic techniques and equipment. | | (183348) | 278
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the EU regarding the Aarhus Convention. | | (183793) | 279
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much hazardous waste has been disposed of to landfill in each year since 1997. | | (183828) | 280
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to incorporate companies that fall below the minimum requirements only because of their franchise arrangements within the working of the packaging regulations. | | (183503) | 281
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to ensure that free videos are incorporated into the working of the packaging regulations. | | (183504) | 282
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is her policy to prohibit livestock from grazing in fruit orchards; and if she will make a statement. | | (183829) | 283
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what additional assistance will be available for orchards following the introduction of single farm payment; and if she will make a statement. | | (183830) | 284
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the size of the (a) British and (b) Spanish fishing fleet (i) is and (ii) was in 1997; and what estimate she has made of the size of each fleet in 2006. | | (183340) | 285
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to assist fishing families suffering hardship. | | (183353) | 286
N | Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the amount of hazardous waste that will be stock-piled per month in the six month period following 16th July owing to the short-term shortfall of disposal capacity. | | (183394) | 287
N | Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to increase the (a) re-use and (b) recycling of hazardous waste. | | (183395) | 288
N | Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what she expects her Department to publish the criteria for the treatment of toxic waste. | | (183396) | 289
| Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the evidential basis was for the conclusion in the report, Origin of the UK Foot and Mouth Disease Epidemic in 2001, that the February 2001 UK outbreak and the September 2000 South African outbreak had a common origin rather than the South African outbreak being the origin of the UK outbreak; and if she will publish the results of the phylogenetic analyses which were undertaken. | | (183398) | 290
| Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what outbreaks of the foot and mouth virus have been identified by the Government as providing a plausible common origin for the February 2001 UK outbreak and the September 2000 South African outbreak. | | (183399) | 291
| Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the results of further analyses of the genome sequences of isolates from the February 2001 UK and the September 2000 South African foot and mouth disease outbreaks and their likely origins, performed since the publication of the report on the Origin of the UK foot and mouth disease epidemic in 2001. | | (183400) | 292
| Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what actions on the part of the UK authorities were (a) required and (b) recommended by the European Union with regard to the September 2000 foot and mouth disease outbreak in KwaZulu-Natal; and when these were implemented. | | (183401) | 293
| Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether a foot and mouth disease outbreak isolate with a closer phylogenetic relationship to the February 2001 UK outbreak than the September 2000 South African outbreak has been identified. | | (183402) | 294
| Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what actions the UK authorities took in regard to the November 2000 foot and mouth disease outbreak in Mpumalanga that were not taken in regard to the September 2000 outbreak in KwaZulu-Natal. | | (183403) | 295
| Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many waste landfill sites have applied for a hazardous waste site permit. | | (183404) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 296
| Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who the Finance Director of (a) the Department and (b) the Government Communication Headquarters is; what accountancy qualifications each Director holds; and on how many occasions there has been a qualified opinion on (i) the resource accounts and (ii) other accounts of each in the last five years. | | (183425) | 297
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will provide an update on the situation of the British Guantanamo detainees. | | (183318) | 298
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to resolve the situation in Darfur. | | (183334) | 299
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the security situation in Afghanistan. | | (183335) | 300
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had about the (a) political and (b) economic situation in Zimbabwe with other southern African countries. | | (183336) | 301
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the Israeli Supreme Court's decision relating to the positioning of the wall. | | (183337) | 302
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what dates discussions have taken place with the Department for International Development on resettlement costs for the Chagos Islands in the last year. | | (183930) | 303
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what rights Government officials have to visit Diego Garcia (a) unannounced and (b) announced under the terms of the lease granted to the US Administration for the use of Diego Garcia. | | (183932) | 304
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the salary costs to the Department were for employees working in public relations and publicity in each year since 1997.
| | (183855) | 305
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many departmental publications are in storage; and where they are located. | | (183873) | 306
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many copies of his Department's annual report were printed in each year since 1997; how many were sold in each year; and what the (a) publication costs and (b) sales revenue were. | | (183885) | 307
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the travel costs were of civil servants in (a) his Department and (b) its related agencies in each year since 1997. | | (183905) | 308
| Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last visited Russia to discuss UK-Russian trade relations. | | (183339) | 309
N | Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge & Chryston):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the commitment outlined in Foreign Office Strategy to diversify UK energy supplies; and what steps his Department is taking to promote exports from West Africa of energy products to the UK. | | (183204) | 310
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the unemployment level was in (a) Iraq as a whole and (b) the area of Iraq under UK responsibility on the last day of the occupation. | | (183292) | 311
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the bounty payment in respect of the capture of Saddam Hussein; what the source of the bounty money was; what advice Coalition partners received about the legality of the bounty; and if he will make a statement. | | (183437) | 312
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the United Kingdom's representative in Iraq has had about the bounty for the capture of the Jordanian militant, Zarqawi; what the sources of the money for the bounty is; what advice was taken by Coalition partners about the legality of any such bounty; and if he will make a statement. | | (183439) | 313
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the British Ambassador to the Ukraine on the forthcoming presidential election in the Ukraine; and if he will make a statement. | | (183754) | 314
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what financial assistance the Government will give the Ukrainian Government to assist them in the presidential election in October; and if he will make a statement. | | (183755) | 315
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what observer personnel will be sent by the Government to the presidential election in the Ukraine in October; and if he will make a statement. | | (183756) | 316
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the president of the Ukraine on the conduct of the presidential election in October; and if he will make a statement. | | (183759) | 317
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Turkish Government on the reopening of discussions with the Government of the Republic of Cyprus to seek to resolve the issue of missing people following the events of 1974 in Cyprus. | | (183926) | 318
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the President of the Republic of Cyprus since the referendum result on the Annan Plan proposals. | | (183927) | 319
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Turkish Cypriot administration in Northern Cyprus on steps to ensure that land and properties belonging to Greek Cypriots in Northern Cyprus are not sold to non-Cypriots; and if he will make a statement. | | (183963) | 320
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Greek Cypriot Government on (a) how financial help can be given to the Turkish Cypriot community living in Northern Cyprus and (b) for what projects this money will be spent. | | (183964) | 321
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Greek Cypriot Government on bilateral relations following the referendum vote in Cyprus. | | (183965) | 322
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representation the British High Commissioner and senior members of his staff in Cyprus have at joint meetings of Greek and Turkish Cypriots; and if he will make a statement. | | (183966) | 323
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimates were made of the number of Greek Cypriots who would have been able to return to their former properties in Northern Cyprus under the Annan Plan proposals; and if he will make a statement.
| | (183967) | 324
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the further developments that the Turkish Government have indicated are required on the issue of Cyprus; and if he will make a statement. | | (183968) | 325
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he discussed at his recent meeting with Mr Mehmet Ali Talat the de-mining of land in the Turkish Cypriot area in Northern Cyprus. | | (183969) | 326
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the British representative to the United Nations in New York last met the Greek Cypriot representative; what subjects were discussed; and if he will make a statement. | | (183970) | 327
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what recent dates discussions have taken place between representatives of the British Government and the representatives of the Greek/Cypriot Government in Brussels; and what subjects were discussed. | | (183971) | 328
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the private UK companies working on the reconstruction of Iraq. | | (182754) | 329
| Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Iraqi Government on the protection of Mesopotamiam archaelogy and antiquities. | | (183455) | 330
| Denzil Davies (Llanelli):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the countries which the Government (a) knows and (b) believes, to possess weapons of mass destruction. | | (183679) | 331
| Clive Efford (Eltham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what criteria are used by entry clearance officers overseas to assess the personal guarantee of an honourable Member that an applicant will abide by the terms of their visa and return to the country of origin. | | (183490) | 332
| Clive Efford (Eltham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what authority entry clearance officers offer to overturn a decision to refuse a visa in return for a personal guarantee from an honourable Member that the applicant will abide by the terms of the visa. | | (183491) | 333
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many child prisoners are held in Iraqi prisons under the control of Coalition forces. | | (183957) | 334
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the US Administration on child prisoners held in Abu Ghraib prison. | | (183958) | 335
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what access UNICEF has to child prisoners in prisons in Iraq under the control of Coalition forces. | | (183959) | 336
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what prison facilities in Iraq under the control of Coalition forces are solely for child prisoners. | | (183960) | 337
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1st July, Official Report, column 429W, on the EU Constitution, if he will list those other areas of government activity which would remain wholly and exclusively the responsibility of the British Government; and where these areas are listed in official documents. | | (183531) | 338
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has (a) to ratify the UN Convention against Corruption and (b) to seek to join the Conference of State Parties; and if he will make a statement. | | (183440) | 339
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 25th May from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Farida Begum. | | (183688) | 340
| Mr John Lyons (Strathkelvin & Bearsden):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the ages are of the UK citizens in custody in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. | | (183302) | 341
| Mr John Lyons (Strathkelvin & Bearsden):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance the UK is giving Afghanistan to develop internal stability. | | (183303) | 342
| Mr John Lyons (Strathkelvin & Bearsden):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action his Department is taking to assist the political and economic development of Vietnam. | | (183304) | 343
| Mr John Lyons (Strathkelvin & Bearsden):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to engage the government of Burma on developing democracy in that country. | | (183305) | 344
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) UK, (b) US and (c) other nationals are attached to the Iraq Survey Group; and when it is expected to complete its work. | | (183520) | 345
N | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the Indonesian authorities (a) to take immediate measures to stop the violence in the Maluku, (b) for them to provide for the safety and security of both communities there and (c) to ensure that the extremist militants behind the violence are brought to justice. | | (182750) | 346
N | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the Government's position in relation to the treatment of the (a) Karen, (b) Karenni, (c) Chin and (d) Kachin peoples of Burma; and what recent representations have been made to the Burmese Government on their treatment. | | (182751) | 347
N | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent action the Government has taken to secure the release from house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi. | | (182752) | 348
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff & Buchan):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Article III 157(3) of the proposed European Constitution will apply to Diego Garcia. | | (183506) | 349
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff & Buchan):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether detainees are currently held on Diego Garcia; and if he will make a statement. | | (183528) | 350
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the USA on social, political and foreign policy developments in Iran. | | (183590) | 351
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list (a) the key countries of origin and (b) the key countries of transit for the illegal trafficking of (i) children under the age of 14 and (ii) women. | | (183592) | 352
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many visas were granted in (a) Romania and (b) Bulgaria between January and July 2004. | | (183272) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 353
| Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who the Finance Director of (a) the Department, (b) the NHS Appointments Commission and (c) the Food Standards Agency is; what accountancy qualifications each Director holds; and on how many occasions there has been a qualified opinion on (i) the resource accounts and (ii) other accounts of each in the last five years. | | (183424) | 354
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on allergy services in England. | | (183319) | 355
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) adults and (b) children in (i) Leeds, (ii) Leeds North West and (iii) Otley are waiting to be registered with a NHS dentist. | | (183320) | 356
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists there were in (a) Leeds, (b) Leeds North West and (c) Otley in each of the last five years. | | (183321) | 357
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason student loans are regarded as income for the purpose of assessment for NHS health benefits; and whether loans other than student loans are regarded as income for this purpose. | | (183324) | 358
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce a returners scheme for NHS dental practitioners. | | (183328) | 359
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average length of time is that a patient has to wait to see a NHS allergy specialist. | | (183329) | 360
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the ratio of allergy doctors per head of population is in England. | | (183330) | 361
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he has issued to primary care trusts on the integration of falls and osteoporosis services. | | (183331) | 362
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what role strategic health authorities play in monitoring the integration of falls and osteoporosis services. | | (183332) | 363
| Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what opportunities there are for primary care trusts to share best practice in the integration of falls and osteoporosis services. | | (183333) | 364
N | Colin Burgon (Elmet):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients within the (a) East Leeds, (b) North East Leeds and (c) South Leeds Primary Care Trust have been waiting for nine months or more for an operation; and how many were waiting for nine months or more for an operation (i) one year ago and (ii) two years ago in each case. | | (183070) | 365
N | Colin Burgon (Elmet):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses were working within the (i) East Leeds, (ii) North East Leeds and (iii) South Leeds Primary Care Trust between September 2001 and September 2003. | | (183071) | 366
| Andy Burnham (Leigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what negotiations have been held with the pharmaceutical industry following the consultation on the future of the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme; and when they will be completed. | | (183533) | 367
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the salary costs to the Department were for employees working in public relations and publicity in each year since 1997.
| | (183852) | 368
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many departmental publications are in storage; and where they are located. | | (183870) | 369
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many copies of his Department's annual report were printed in each year since 1997; how many were sold in each year; and what the (a) publication costs and (b) sales revenue were. | | (183887) | 370
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the travel costs were of civil servants in (a) his Department and (b) its related agencies in each year since 1997. | | (183902) | 371
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment the Chief Medical Officer has made of the low carbohydrate sector of the food and drink industry; whether advice will be given to the public on this matter; and if he will make a statement. | | (183291) | 372
N | Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on establishing an Investors in Health award to encourage employers to promote good health in the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the benefits to (a) the National Health Service and (b) British business of encouraging employers to promote good health in the workplace. | | (182805) | 373
| Jim Dowd (Lewisham West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action he is taking to ensure that the prices paid in the UK for branded prescription medicines are comparable with those in other countries in Europe; and if he will make a statement. | | (183666) | 374
| Clive Efford (Eltham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action he is taking to prevent the advertising and selling of drugs via the internet that are only available in the UK with a general practitioner's prescription. | | (183492) | 375
| Clive Efford (Eltham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with other government departments with a view to preventing the advertising and selling of drugs via the internet that are only available in the UK with a general practitioner's prescription. | | (183493) | 376
| Clive Efford (Eltham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with other governments on preventing companies from overseas advertising, selling and exporting to the UK drugs which are only available with a prescription from a general practitioner. | | (183494) | 377
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are taken to ascertain whether Staff and Associate Specialist doctors are invited to apply for NHS posts which go to overseas consultants recruited to work in the UK. | | (183208) | 378
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 1st July, Official Report, column 408W, on fall/osteoporosis services, when the Healthcare Commission's review of the delivery of the National Service Framework and older people's services will be published. | | (183660) | 379
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department will publish its review of the April 2004 milestones for the National Service Framework for Older People; and if he will make a statement. | | (183661) | 380
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the efficacy and efficiency of services provided by his Department to disabled people; and if he will make a statement. | | (183252) | 381
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements he has in place for monitoring statistics concerning the supply of services by his Department to disabled people; and if he will make a statement. | | (183254) | 382
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library the Government's response to the invitation by the European Court of Justice to comment on the case against the Food Supplements Directive and the Food Supplements (England) Regulations 2003 brought by the Health Food Manufacturers Association and the National Association of Health Stores; whether that response will explain the consequences to the specialist health food manufacturing and retailing sector, and its consumers, of the implementation of the Directive; what his objectives are in formulating the response; and if he will make a statement. | | (183801) | 383
| Andy King (Rugby & Kenilworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list examples he has collated of best practice in councils income from charging for personal care to improve services for (a) disabled people and (b) older people. | | (183820) | 384
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many changes have been made to his Department's drug misuse indicator during 2004; what the reasons were for those changes; and if he will make a statement. | | (183072) | 385
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement about the quality of the information held by his Department about drug misuse and treatment during financial years (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2004-05 to date. | | (183073) | 386
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the performance of the SERCO system used to record and manage information about drug treatment services. | | (183074) | 387
| Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham & Morden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which country in Europe has the highest prices for branded medicines; and what the range of prices is. | | (183665) | 388
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by how much the actual revenue funds received by the East Cambridgeshire and Fenland Primary Care Trust in the financial year 2003-04 differed from the allocation determined by the weighted capitation formula. | | (183614) | 389
N | Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assistance he will offer to the Wakefield West Primary Care Trust to help with the recruitment of general practitioners in Normanton constituency; and if he will make a statement. | | (183031) | 390
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information he makes available to the public concerning the possible health implications for children born from patients who are cousins or otherwise related. | | (183781) | 391
| Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough & Whitby):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are employed in the pharmaceutical industry in the UK; and what proportion are employed in (a) sales promotion and (b) research and development. | | (183532) | 392
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to review the impact of the Fairer Charging Guidance. | | (183776) | 393
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what examples of best practice he has identified in using income from charging for personal care to improve services for (a) people with disabilities and (b) older people. | | (183777) | 394
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of charging for personal care on community care services. | | (183778) | 395
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of income derived from charging for personal care services has been spent on services for (a) people with a disability and (b) older persons. | | (183779) | 396
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to monitor the impact of the fairer charging policies for home care and other non-residential social services in England. | | (183812) | 397
| Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 5th July, Official Report, column 582W, on drinking water, if he will make a statement on the sanctions he is able to operate against schools which fail to give children access throughout the day to drinking water. | | (183603) | 398
| Helen Southworth (Warrington South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the changes have been to waiting lists at Warrington Hospital in each of the last seven years for which information is available. | | (183658) | 399
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of trends in incidence of childhood obesity; and what the evidential basis is of the predicted trends. | | (183525) | 400
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the Government's primary targets are for action against childhood obesity. | | (183526) | 401
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the Government's assessment is of the primary causes of increasing obesity in children. | | (183527) | 402
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the importance of increasing levels of physical activity amongst young people. | | (183529) | 403
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to expand residential treatment centres for those suffering from drug and alcohol addiction. | | (183306) | 404
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to expand half-way houses for those undergoing treatment for alcohol and drug addiction. | | (183307) | 405
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with primary care trusts about the use of community hospitals. | | (183748) | 406
N | Mr Peter Viggers (Gosport):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the means-tested benefits available through his Department and the agencies for which it is responsible (a) in May 1997 and (b) now. | | (182592) | 407
| Angela Watkinson (Upminster):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria were used in selecting pilot areas for chlamydia testing. | | (183765) | 408
| Angela Watkinson (Upminster):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons Barking, Havering and Redbridge was not selected as a pilot area for chlamydia testing. | | (183766) | 409
| Angela Watkinson (Upminster):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will extend the pilot scheme for chlamydia testing to include Barking, Havering and Redbridge. | | (183767) | 410
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by whom the United Kingdom was represented at the European Union Member State Working Group meeting held on 23rd June to consider the labelling of products made using genetically modified micro-organisms; what the outcome of the meeting was; what his objectives are for the final outcome of these discussions; what further action he intends to take to promote the achievement of those objectives prior to future developments within the European Union; and if he will make a statement. | | (183831) | 411
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what main criteria he uses to judge the performance of the NHS in England. | | (183391) | 412
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the level of Government funding for dentistry services was in (a) Wales, (b) England, (c) Herefordshire and (d) Worcestershire in each year since 1997. | | (183946) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 413
| Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who the Finance Director of the (a) Department, (b) Probation Service, (c) Charity Commission and (d) Assets Recovery Agency is; what accountancy qualifications each Director holds; and on how many occasions there has been a qualified opinion on (i) the resource accounts and (ii) other accounts of each in the last five years. | | (183423) | 414
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanism his Department uses to regulate comments by (a) Ministers and (b) officials on cases subject to ongoing legal proceedings. | | (183215) | 415
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration is being given to the inclusion of road crash and road crime victims in the victims' code of practice. | | (183548) | 416
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) road use related crime victims and (b) non-road use related crime victims there were in the last year for which figures are available. | | (183549) | 417
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money was spent on advertising and promotional literature for his Department's initiatives, broken down by year since 1997. | | (183807) | 418
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the salary costs to the Department were for employees working in public relations and publicity in each year since 1997.
| | (183854) | 419
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many departmental publications are in storage; and where they are located. | | (183872) | 420
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many copies of his Department's annual report were printed in each year since 1997; how many were sold in each year; and what the (a) publication costs and (b) sales revenue were. | | (183886) | 421
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the travel costs were of civil servants in (a) his Department and (b) its related agencies in each year since 1997. | | (183904) | 422
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many detainees under immigration service control have signed forms for return to their home country and are awaiting removal. | | (183832) | 423
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time was for detainees under immigration service control who have signed forms to return to their home country, in the last period for which figures are available. | | (183833) | 424
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government plans to conduct of the new Italian identity card scheme. | | (183909) | 425
| Jim Dowd (Lewisham West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance his Department has issued to police forces in England and Wales concerning the implementation of the ban on using hand-held mobile phones whilst driving; and what measures are in place to monitor its enforcement. | | (183931) | 426
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many banning orders were issued as a result of Euro 2004. | | (183785) | 427
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many England supporters were (a) arrested, (b) arrested and charged and (c) arrested, charged and issued with banning orders with regard to Euro 2004. | | (183786) | 428
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost was of the UK police operations for Euro 2004; and what costs have been covered by the Portugese authorities. | | (183787) | 429
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases are outstanding from the stop and search orders issued under Section 44 of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 at the time of the use by the US Air Force of RAF Fairford. | | (183826) | 430
| Annabelle Ewing (Perth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date his Department agreed a contract with Reliance Monitoring Service to provide a system for tagging individuals seeking asylum; if he will publish a copy of the contract; and if he will make a statement. | | (183918) | 431
| Annabelle Ewing (Perth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what conditions individuals seeking asylum will be required to wear an electronic tagging device; and what sanctions will be imposed for failure to comply with such a condition. | | (183919) | 432
| Annabelle Ewing (Perth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value of the contract with Reliance Monitoring Service to provide a system for tagging individuals seeking asylum is. | | (183920) | 433
| Annabelle Ewing (Perth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what conditions have been placed within his Department's contract with Reliance Monitoring Service to provide a system for tagging persons seeking asylum in relation to (a) the monitoring of families and (b) the monitoring of people under the age of 18 years. | | (183921) | 434
| Annabelle Ewing (Perth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals seeking asylum in the UK and residing in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland will be involved in his Department's pilot scheme to provide a system for tagging individuals seeking asylum. | | (183922) | 435
| Annabelle Ewing (Perth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department consulted the Scottish Executive prior to the awarding of the contract with Reliance Monitoring Service to provide a system for tagging persons seeking asylum. | | (183923) | 436
| Annabelle Ewing (Perth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals whose application for asylum had been rejected absconded in each year since 1997. | | (183924) | 437
| Annabelle Ewing (Perth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what circumstances individuals are required to wear an electronic tagging device. | | (183925) | 438
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prison officers, in full-time equivalent terms, were employed by the Prison Service on 31st March in each of the last five years; and what the planned number of officers was in each case. | | (183952) | 439
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prison officers were employed by the Prison Service on a part-time basis on 31st March in each of the last five years. | | (183953) | 440
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the prison population was on 31st March in each of the last five years. | | (183954) | 441
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners have undertaken dirty protests in each of the last five years. | | (183955) | 442
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners have been required to remain in a hospital overnight with prison officer supervision in each of the last five years. | | (183956) | 443
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost is to overseas students from (a) new entrant countries in the EU and (b) non-EU countries of registering to work in the UK during their studies. | | (183795) | 444
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to regard assaults on prison officers in the execution of their duties as notifiable offences. | | (183445) | 445
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to regard prison officers as constables for the purposes of section 89 of the Police Act 1996. | | (183446) | 446
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much ring-fenced funding has been available to law enforcement agencies to deal with overseas corruption allegations in each of the last five years. | | (183447) | 447
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money has been repatriated, and to which overseas countries, as a result of corruption investigations in the UK in each of the last five years. | | (183448) | 448
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to revise the legislation on corruption; and if he will make a statement. | | (183449) | 449
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases are on the national register of overseas corruption allegations held by the National Criminal Intelligence Service; and of these how many are being investigated. | | (183450) | 450
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when officials at the Immigration and Nationality Directorate will resolve the immigration status of a constituent of the honourable Member for Vauxhall, reference number: S1031982. | | (183794) | 451
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 24th May from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr N Khan Moghal. | | (183686) | 452
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 24th May from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr P Cookson. | | (183687) | 453
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were employed by Northamptonshire Police at (a) 1st April 1997 and (b) 1st April 2004. | | (183752) | 454
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made by the Devon and Cornwall Police of the number of potential witnesses (a) contacted and (b) interviewed by the Ministry of Defence's police detective constables in the course of their involvement in the Deepcut investigation. | | (183380) | 455
| Mr George Osborne (Tatton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support the Government is providing to the national Pubwatch scheme in (a) England, (b) the North West and (c) Cheshire. | | (183677) | 456
| Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he plans to take to develop IT systems that can share conviction and non-conviction data across police forces in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. | | (183266) | 457
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his estimate is of the proportion of contested cases triable either way in the magistrates' court that resulted in acquittal in (a) the Crown courts and (b) magistrates' courts in each of the last five years. | | (183591) | 458
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what public funds were available for CCTV in each of the last five years for the Essex constabulary area. | | (183600) | 459
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many criminals were released in Essex with electronic tags in each year since tagging was introduced. | | (183601) | 460
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional funding he will make available to Devon and Cornwall Police to (a) enforce the Government's Alcohol Strategy and (b) continue funding police community support officers. | | (183749) | 461
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will answer Question number 163249 regarding computer misuse in his Department, tabled by the honourable Member for Northavon on 18th March. | | (183207) | 462
| Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration staff were employed at each of Heathrow Airport's four terminals at 1st January in each year since 1997. | | (183301) | 463
N | David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his policy is on allowing into the UK those with well-known racist and anti-semitic views who intend to speak at public meetings; and if he will make a statement. | | (183118) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 464
| Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, who the Finance Director of the Department is; what accountancy qualifications the Director holds; and on how many occasions there has been a qualified opinion on (a) the resource accounts and (b) other accounts of the Department in the last five years. | | (183421) | 465
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much money was spent on advertising and promotional literature for his Department's initiatives, broken down by year since 1997. | | (183804) | 466
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the salary costs to the Department were for employees working in public relations and publicity in each year since 1997.
| | (183843) | 467
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many departmental publications are in storage; and where they are located. | | (183861) | 468
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many copies of his Department's annual report were printed in each year since 1997; how many were sold in each year; and what the (a) publication costs and (b) sales revenue were. | | (183883) | 469
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the travel costs were of civil servants in (a) his Department and (b) its related agencies in each year since 1997. | | (183893) | 470
N | Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge & Chryston):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to encourage developing countries to use revenues from exports of energy supplies to support programmes combating poverty in Africa. | | (183203) | 471
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress the Government has made towards meeting the Millennium Development Goal on reproductive health by 2015; and if he will make a statement. | | (183663) | 472
| Jane Griffiths (Reading East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the progress of debt relief for Zambia. | | (183822) | 473
| Mr John Lyons (Strathkelvin & Bearsden):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of progress with the removal of land mines in Angola. | | (183689) | 474
| Mr John Lyons (Strathkelvin & Bearsden):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) financial and (b) food assistance his Department is offering to the Palestinian Authority in (i) West Bank and (ii) Gaza. | | (183690) | 475
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what programmes the Government is supporting for the eradication of malaria; and what means are being used to remove malaria breeding grounds in Africa. | | (183593) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 476
| Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, who the Finance Director of the Office is; what accountancy qualifications the Director holds; and on how many occasions there has been a qualified opinion on (i) the resource accounts and (ii) other accounts of the Office in each of the last five years. | | (183422) | 477
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of former Northern Ireland Housing Executive properties that are retained by the initial owner but are now privately rented were rented within (a) three years, (b) five years, (c) seven years and (d) 10 years of the purchase. | | (183507) | 478
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Northern Ireland Housing Executive properties were sold in each of the past five years to tenants who were (a) in full receipt of housing benefit, (b) in partial receipt of housing benefit and (c) not in receipt of housing benefit. | | (183508) | 479
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Northern Ireland Housing Executive properties have been sold in each year since 1998 to joint tenancy of more than two joint tenants. | | (183509) | 480
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Northern Ireland Housing Executive properties have been bought by their occupiers with a discount. | | (183510) | 481
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many former Northern Ireland Housing Executive properties bought initially with a discount have been resold; and of these, what proportion were resold within (a) three, (b) five, (c) seven and (d) 10 years. | | (183511) | 482
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of former Northern Ireland Housing Executive properties are retained by the initial owner but are now privately rented. | | (183512) | 483
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will estimate the number of pages in each equality scheme required under section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. | | (183678) | 484
N | David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the projected budget in the next year is for (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) further education in Northern Ireland. | | (183514) | 485
N | David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the projected administration spending within education is in the next year. | | (183515) | 486
N | David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the projected division in budget among the education and library boards is in the next year; and what percentage is allocated for administration within each board. | | (183516) | 487
N | David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of this year's total education budget is distributed to schools. | | (183584) | 488
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much money was spent on advertising and promotional literature for his Department's initiatives, broken down by year since 1997. | | (183811) | 489
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the salary costs to the Department were for employees working in public relations and publicity in each year since 1997.
| | (183851) | 490
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many departmental publications are in storage; and where they are located. | | (183869) | 491
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many copies of his Department's annual report were printed in each year since 1997; how many were sold in each year; and what the (a) publication costs and (b) sales revenue were. | | (183889) | 492
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the travel costs were of civil servants in (a) his Department and (b) its related agencies in each year since 1997. | | (183901) | 493
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much public money has been allocated to the (a) West Belfast Festival and (b) Gasyard Feile in Londonderry in each of the last three years, broken down by Department. | | (183788) | 494
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the backlog is of applications for MoT certificates at vehicle testing centres as a result of industrial action. | | (183789) | 495
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made by Victim Support Northern Ireland in implementing the recommendations contained in the external review conducted by PA consultants in May 2003. | | (183388) | 496
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to introduce legislation to deal with the problems associated with high hedges in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | (183389) | 497
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what public consultation was undertaken in Northern Ireland by his Department in relation to the introduction of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill of restraining orders on acquittal; and if he will make a statement. | | (183604) | 498
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what consultations took place between his Department and the Home Office in relation to the introduction in the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill of restraining orders on acquittal in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | (183605) | 499
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what consultations took place between his Department and the Home Office in relation to the introduction in the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill of non-jury trials for those unfit to stand trial in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | (183606) | 500
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, in respect of each category of farm payments, how many applications, and of what value, were due to have been paid by 30th June but have not yet been paid; and if he will make a statement. | | (183505) | 501
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many prosecutions were pursued under Article 22 of the Public Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 between (a) 1987 and 1991, (b) 1992 and 1996 and (c) 1997 and 2001; and on how many occasions charges have arisen from the mishandling of ceremonial swords associated with (i) Loyal Orange Orders and (ii) other parading bodies. | | (183800) | 502
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what advice about IRA operations was given by the RUC's Tasking Control Group (South) to members of the security forces before Lance Bombadier Restorick's death in January 1997. | | (183674) | 503
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what measures were taken by the security forces once it became known that an IRA operation was likely in the Bessbrook area in January 1997. | | (183675) | 504
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what knowledge the RUC had of future IRA operations in the Bessbrook area before the death of Lance Bombadier Restorick in January 1997. | | (183676) | 505
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the need for provision of respite care. | | (183414) | 506
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his Department is doing to limit mortality and morbidity from adverse drug reactions in Northern Ireland. | | (183415) | 507
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to increase the number of hospital sites offering genitourinary medicine outpost clinics. | | (183416) | 508
| Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when legislation will be introduced to give area child protection committees in Northern Ireland a statutory basis. | | (183587) | 509
| Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on when the Department of Health, Social Services, and Public Safety will be implementing the Department of Health Assessment Framework in Northern Ireland. | | (183588) | 510
| The Reverend Martin Smyth (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funding has been made available in the last year to roll-out a regional diabetic retinopathy screening programme in Northern Ireland; and (a) how and (b) where this funding has been spent. | | (183451) | 511
| The Reverend Martin Smyth (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the implementation strategy is for rolling out regional diabetic retinopathy screening in Northern Ireland; and what the (a) timescales and (b) targets for the future roll-out are. | | (183452) | 512
| The Reverend Martin Smyth (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the progress is of the Regional Diabetic Retinopathy Steering Group since January in taking forward the proposals outlined in the Report of the Working Group to the Chief Medical Officer, October 2002, entitled Proposal for the Introduction of a Comprehensive Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Programme in Northern Ireland. | | (183453) | 513
| The Reverend Martin Smyth (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many foster carers in each health trust area in Northern Ireland receive fee pay for children in their care; what the average amount of money paid to foster carers for fee pay is; and whether the criteria for fee paying to foster carers is the same in each health trust area in Northern Ireland. | | (183489) | 514
N | Mr Peter Viggers (Gosport):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the means-tested benefits available through his Department and the agencies for which it is responsible (a) in May 1997 and (b) now. | | (182595) | Questions to the Prime Minister 515
N | Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge & Chryston):To ask the Prime Minister, what assessment the Commission for Africa has made of the potential for the use of revenue from energy resources for combating poverty in Africa. | | (183202) | 516
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 9th June, Official Report, column 448W, on the Water Action Plan, what steps are proposed for delivery of the G8 Water Action Plan in those countries which are not committed to prioritising safe water and basic sanitation; and what account was taken of the water sector's needs identified by the World Panel on Financing Water Infrastucture in allocating funding. | | (183343) | 517
| Mr Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North & Leith):To ask the Prime Minister, what steps he is taking to integrate sustainable development into the Lisbon Strategy agreed at the heads of government meeting in 2000. | | (183693) | 518
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his oral Answer of 28th April, Official Report, column 885, on Mr Tom Kelly, on what date the family of the late Dr David Kelly accepted the apology of his official spokesman for making derogatory remarks after Dr Kelly's death. | | (183152) | 519
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Prime Minister, when he expects Sir Hayden Phillip's review of the honours system to report to him. | | (183517) | 520
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will give an undertaking that efforts will be made to bring to justice those responsible for the murders of British service personnel and civilians in Iraq. | | (183524) | 521
N | David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask the Prime Minister, what safeguards are in place to ensure that Ministers do not inadvertently attend meetings or send messages to meetings where racist or anti-semitic individuals are platform speakers. | | (183142) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 522
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the salary costs to the Department were for employees working in public relations and publicity in each year since 1997.
| | (183859) | 523
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many departmental publications are in storage; and where they are located. | | (183860) | 524
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many copies of his Department's and predecessor Department's annual report were printed in each year since 1997; how many were sold in each year; and what the (a) publication cost and (b) sales revenue were. | | (183882) | 525
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the travel costs were of civil servants in (a) his Department and (b) its predecessor Department in each year since 1997. | | (183891) | Questions to the Solicitor General 526
| Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk):To ask the Solicitor General, who the Finance Director of the (a) Crown Prosecution Service, (b) Serious Fraud Office and (c) Treasury Solicitor's Department is; what accountancy qualifications each Director holds; and on how many occasions there has been a qualified opinion on (i) the resource accounts and (ii) other accounts of each office in the last five years. | | (183432) | 527
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Solicitor General, on how many occasions in each of the last three years the Crown Prosecution Service has not proceeded with a prosecution of an assault committed (a) on a police officer and (b) by an inmate on a prison officer on the grounds that prosecution would not be in the public interest. | | (183928) | 528
| Mr Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central):To ask the Solicitor General, how many prosecutions for alleged child abuse were brought by the Crown Prosecution Service in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many resulted in a conviction. | | (183616) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 529
| Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, who the Finance Director of (a) the Department, (b) UK Trade and Investments Service, (c) Postal Services Commission, (d) Ofgem, (e) Office of Fair Trading and (f) Export Credits Guarantee Department is; what accountancy qualifications each Director holds; and on how many occasions there has been a qualified opinion on (i) the resource accounts and (ii) other accounts of each in the last five years. | | (183454) | 530
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps she has taken to evaluate the impact on skills of each of the business support products her Department launched in April. | | (183685) | 531
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many claims have been made against her Department at employment tribunals in each year since 1997. | | (182757) | 532
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much money her Department spent (a) settling and (b) contesting claims registered at employment tribunals in each year since 1997. | | (182758) | 533
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 29th June, Official Report, column 194W, on MG Rover Group, which key automotive companies her officials have had discussions and meetings with in the last year, and on what dates; and which of her officials were involved. | | (182759) | 534
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the statement of 1st July, regarding the Export Credits Guarantee Department, Official Report, column 22WS, if she will make a statement on the (a) financial objectives and (b) aims of the Trading Fund's Realisations account. | | (182760) | 535
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the statement of 1st July, regarding the Export Credits Guarantee Department, Official Report, column 22WS, which unrecovered claims outstanding with the Export Credits Guarantee Department will be transferred to the Trading Funds Realisations account; who the debtor is in each case; what the amount of outstanding debt is in each case; and what the project type is in each case. | | (182761) | 536
N | Sir John Butterfill (Bournemouth West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many SMART awards will be made this year; and if she will make a statement. | | (182067) | 537
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much money was spent on advertising and promotional literature for her Department's initiatives, broken down by year since 1997. | | (183808) | 538
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the salary costs to the Department were for employees working in public relations and publicity in each year since 1997.
| | (183848) | 539
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many departmental publications are in storage; and where they are located. | | (183866) | 540
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many copies of her Department's annual report were printed in each year since 1997; how many were sold in each year; and what the (a) publication costs and (b) sales revenue were. | | (183888) | 541
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the travel costs were of civil servants in (a) her Department and (b) its related agencies in each year since 1997. | | (183898) | 542
N | Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge & Chryston):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions she has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the long-term security of United Kingdom energy supplies. | | (183205) | 543
N | Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge & Chryston):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps her Department is taking to encourage imports of energy supplies from West Africa. | | (183206) | 544
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions her Department has had with stakeholders to advance the role of women in the workforce. | | (182755) | 545
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps her Department is planning to tackle the decline in economic growth of the UK service sector. | | (182756) | 546
| Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has received from representatives of independent tour operators about the financial protection for consumers who book accommodation through websites related to budget airlines; and if she will make a statement. | | (183613) | 547
| Clive Efford (Eltham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action her Department has taken to prevent companies from abroad advertising via the internet drugs for sale that are only available in the UK with a prescription from a general practitioner. | | (183495) | 548
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what consultations her Department has (a) had and (b) planned on regulatory changes to the prescription-only medicines regime for veterinary practices. | | (183248) | 549
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she expects to publish a statutory instrument for the future regulation of prescription-only medicines for animals. | | (183251) | 550
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 1st July, Official Report, column 388W, on animal experiments, when the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research will take over the budget hitherto allocated to the Centre for Best Practice for Animals in Research (CBPAR); when the double funding promised by the Medical Research Council and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council will be transferred to the National Centre; when the Animal Procedures Committee will transfer its funding to the National Centre; when the National Centre will fully take over the functions of the CPBAR; and if she will make a statement. | | (183513) | 551
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which regional development agencies have (a) an office and (b) representatives outside the UK. | | (183537) | 552
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, on what dates officials have met representatives of Aegis Defence Services. | | (183379) | 553
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations have been made to the United States authorities relating to Aegis Defence Services and personnel associated with its operations. | | (183615) | 554
| Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the objectives are of grants connected to the Renewables Obligation Order 2002. | | (183555) | 555
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what scope there is to amend the Public Procurement Regulations insofar as they relate to Ministry of Defence contracts to regulate the use by UK companies of sub-contractors outside the EU. | | (183782) | 556
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proportion of the urban population lived within one mile of a post office or sub-post office in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) England and (c) each constituency in England at the most recent date for which information is available. | | (183138) | 557
N | Mr Peter Viggers (Gosport):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the means-tested benefits available through her Department and the agencies for which it is responsible (a) in May 1997 and (b) now. | | (182591) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 558
| Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who the Finance Director of (a) the Department and (b) the Office of the Rail Regulator is; what accountancy qualifications each Director holds; and on how many occasions there has been a qualified opinion on (i) the resource accounts and (ii) other accounts of each in the last five years. | | (183420) | 559
N | Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on making the use of a hand-held mobile phone whilst driving an endorsable offence. | | (183199) | 560
N | Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he intends bringing forward legislation to make the use of a hand-held mobile phone whilst driving an endorsable offence. | | (183200) | 561
N | Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the level of compliance by drivers with the legislation forbidding the use of hand-held mobile phones whilst driving. | | (183201) | 562
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the (a) number and (b) proportion of road casualties in crashes involving (i) a road traffic offence, (ii) unlicensed driver, (iii) untaxed vehicle and (iv) no valid insurance in the last year for which figures are available. | | (183547) | 563
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money was spent on advertising and promotional literature for his Department's initiatives, broken down by year since 1997. | | (183803) | 564
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the salary costs to the Department were for employees working in public relations and publicity in each year since 1997.
| | (183858) | 565
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many departmental publications are in storage; and where they are located. | | (183876) | 566
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many copies of his Department's and predecessor Department's annual report were printed in each year since 1997; how many were sold in each year; and what the (a) publication cost and (b) sales revenue were. | | (183881) | 567
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the travel costs were of civil servants in (a) his Department, (b) its predecessor Department and (c) its related agencies in each year since 1997. | | (183892) | 568
N | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to extend transport powers to (a) passenger transport authorities and (b) the proposed directly elected regional assemblies. | | (183141) | 569
| Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date copies of the document, M6: giving motorists a choice - A consultation proposal, published on 6th July, were delivered to the Department by its printers. | | (183500) | 570
| Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date the document, M6: giving motorists a choice - A consultation proposal, was printeed by his Department's printers. | | (183501) | 571
| Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what arrangements the Department is making for the document M6: giving motorists a choice - A consultation proposal to be delivered to residents in the (a) Seabridge, (b) Westlands, (c) Keele, (d) Halmer End, (e) Audley, (f) Wrinehill, (g) Betley, (h) Balterley, (i) Butterton and (j) Madeley areas of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme. | | (183502) | 572
| Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date the first draft proofs of the document M6: giving motorists a choice - A consultation proposal were delivered to the Department's printers. | | (183530) | 573
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what arrangements his Department makes for the education of children on matters of road safety; and what funding is made available to support such education. | | (183481) | 574
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to change the hierarchy of speed limits on roads, with particular reference to rural roads; and if he will make a statement. | | (183482) | 575
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what arrangements have been put in place for the testing of drivers of road vehicles who are suspected by a police officer to be driving whilst under the influence of drugs. | | (183483) | 576
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he intends to publish an amended guidance circular on setting speed limits. | | (183484) | 577
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to review the maximum limit for consumption of alcohol by drivers of road vehicles. | | (183485) | 578
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with groups representing motorcyclists with a view to involving them in efforts to reduce road casualties attributable to motorcycling. | | (183486) | 579
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in what ways the Driving Standards Agency contributes to the understanding of driving standards by road users after they have passed their driving tests. | | (183487) | 580
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost per mile is of upgrading the west coast main line; and if he will make a statement. | | (183269) | 581
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost per mile is of constructing the new Channel Tunnel Rail Link from St Pancras; and if he will make a statement. | | (183270) | 582
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost of road congestion in Essex in each of the last 10 years. | | (183599) | 583
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the guidance given to Nottingham East Midlands Airport on (a) the preparation of its master plan and (b) the consultation process which would follow its publication. | | (183408) | 584
| Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will issue guidance to airport operators in respect of the appropriate access plans referred to on page 11 of the White Paper, The Future of Air Transport. | | (183761) | 585
| Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will issue guidance to airport operators regarding the airport master plan referred to in paragraph 8.38 of the White Paper, The Future of Air Transport. | | (183762) | 586
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he subscribes to the policy on port development set out in paragraph 2.5.10 of Modern Ports: a UK Policy. | | (183577) | 587
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he subscribes to the policy on container ports set out in paragraphs (a) 2.1.4, (b) 2.1.5, (c) 2.4.6 and (d) 2.4.8 of Modern Ports: a UK Policy. | | (183578) | 588
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on motorway fast lanes for car sharers. | | (183790) | 589
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Government has spent on maintaining public highways in each year since 1997. | | (183791) | 590
| Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he, his ministerial colleagues or his officials last met the Strategic Rail Authority to discuss Airtrack; and what matters were discussed. | | (183293) | 591
| Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations his Department has made to the US Administration about state aid for the US aviation industry; and if he will make a statement. | | (183294) | 592
| Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of state aid on (a) the European aviation industry and (b) competition. | | (183295) | 593
| Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations his Department has made to the European Commission on the issues of state aid for (a) Alitalia and (b) other European airlines. | | (183296) | 594
| Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he, his ministerial colleagues or officials last met the promoters of Airtrack; and what was discussed. | | (183298) | 595
| Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for which (a) motorway, (b) trunk road and (c) other road locations in Spelthorne permission has been given for (i) fixed and (ii) mobile speed and traffic light cameras; and what criteria were taken into account when deciding whether to grant permission. | | (183299) | 596
| Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the likely impact on traffic flows on motorways close to Heathrow Airport of introducing Airtrack. | | (183300) | 597
| Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the budget of the rail regulator for 2003-04 was; what the budget for the new rail regulator board for its first year of operation is; and if he will make a statement. | | (183397) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 598
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the salary costs to the Department were for employees working in public relations and publicity in each year since 1997.
| | (183845) | 599
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many departmental publications are in storage; and where they are located. | | (183863) | 600
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many copies of his Department's and predecessor Department's annual report were printed in each year since 1997; how many were sold in each year; and what the (a) publication cost and (b) sales revenue were. | | (183880) | 601
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the travel costs were of civil servants in (a) his Department and (b) its predecessor Department in each year since 1997. | | (183895) | 602
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether it is his policy that a turnout threshold be included in plans for a referendum on granting tax-raising powers to the Welsh Assembly. | | (183390) | 603
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, on what main criteria he judges the performance of the NHS in Wales. | | (183392) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 604
| Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of evidence about the cumulative effects of hearing loss occasioned by war-time noise combined with age related hearing loss. | | (183610) | 605
| Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, who the Finance Director of (a) the Department and (b) the Child Support Agency is; what accountancy qualifications each Director holds; and on how many occasions there has been a qualified opinion on (i) the resource accounts and (ii) other accounts of each in the last five years. | | (183418) | 606
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the salary costs to the Department were for employees working in public relations and publicity in each year since 1997.
| | (183849) | 607
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many departmental publications are in storage; and where they are located. | | (183867) | 608
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many copies of his Department's and predecessor Department's annual report were printed in each year since 1997; how many were sold in each year; and what the (a) publication cost and (b) sales revenue were. | | (183878) | 609
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the travel costs were of civil servants in (a) his Department, (b) its predecessor Department and (c) its related agencies in each year since 1997. | | (183899) | 610
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many council tax benefit recipients there are in Coventry South. | | (183267) | 611
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the efficacy and efficiency of services provided by his Department to disabled people; and if he will make a statement. | | (183256) | 612
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the projected costs are of closing the Basingstoke Child Support Agency office; and how long he expects it will take to recover those costs. | | (183285) | 613
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason maintenance from non-resident parents which is uncollected by the Child Support Agency will be disregarded and written off. | | (183286) | 614
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to re-deploy staff when the Basingstoke Child Support Agency office closes. | | (183287) | 615
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what organisations he consulted and what representations he has received from (a) the local council and (b) other interested bodies on the proposal to close the Basingstoke Child Support Agency office. | | (183289) | 616
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in Northampton North are in receipt of the pension credit. | | (183753) | 617
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research he has commissioned on the proportion of home owners who have mortgage protection insurance against the risk of unemployment. | | (183672) | 618
| Andy King (Rugby & Kenilworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the income thresholds used in paragraph 7 of the reply by the Government to the Second Report of the Work and Pensions Committee of Session 2003-04, Cm 6200 are in weekly cash amounts of income (a) before housing costs, (i) for the relative low income and (ii) for the absolute low income and (b) after housing costs (A) for the relative low income and (B) for the absolute low income. | | (183821) | 619
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people working at the Department's filestore in Nelson have indicated a preference for redeployment within the civil service rather than transfer to Capita on 1st August; and if he will make a statement. | | (183519) | 620
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans the Government has to use unclaimed assets to boost the assistance he has offered those members of occupational pension schemes who will not be covered by the Pension Protection Fund. | | (183263) | 621
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 16th June, Official Report, column 1018W, on attendance allowance, how many attendance allowance claims in Scotland have been subject to appeal since February 2002, broken down by (a) disability benefit centre and (b) month. | | (183264) | 622
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what further steps he proposes to take to improve the administration of housing benefit at Swale Borough Council. | | (183314) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 623
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent (a) discussions have taken place with and (b) representations have been received from the US military on the resettlement of the Chagos Islands and Diego Garcia. | | [Transferred] (183929) | 624
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Ukrainian Government on possible advice and assistance to them in the presidential election in October; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (183758) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 625
| Helen Southworth (Warrington South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect of sales promotions and volume special offers of alcoholic drinks in licensed premises on levels of alcohol consumption by customers; and if he will hold discussions with the alcohol industry to curb excessive promotions. | | [Transferred] (183656) | 626
| Helen Southworth (Warrington South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will hold discussions with the alcohol industry and licensed trade, in particular the large pub chains, to encourage the stocking of a range of non-alcoholic beers, lagers and ciders on licensed premises. | | [Transferred] (183657) |
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