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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 26 October 2004
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 26 October 2004
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 26 October of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 26 October of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 26 October see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 1
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average spending on communication equipment for each Minister was in the Department in the last year for which figures are available. | | (193315) | 2
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many unpaid special advisers the Office has; what their names are; and which Government (a) bodies, (b) committees and (c) strategy groups each unpaid adviser (i) belongs to, (ii) advises and (iii) works alongside. | | (194080) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 3
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people classed as disabled have claimed working tax credit in Coventry South. | | (192982) | 4
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much VAT was paid by UK hospices in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. | | (193364) | 5
| Mr Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the outcome was of the ECOFIN Council held on 21st October; what the Government's stance was on the issues discussed, including its voting record; and if he will make a statement. | | (194071) | 6
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will investigate the handling of the tax credits award for Miss Julie McEvoy of Buckfastleigh for the 2003-04 and 2004-05 tax years; and if he will make a statement. | | (193953) | 7
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many unpaid special advisers the Department has; what their names are; and which Government (a) bodies, (b) committees and (c) strategy groups each unpaid adviser (i) belongs to, (ii) advises and (iii) works alongside. | | (194066) | Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs 8
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what level of equity in a main dwelling the Government assesses as sufficient to deny a person the benefit of civil legal aid in the absence of any other capital assets or income. | | (194033) | 9
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many personnel the Department has recruited under the New Deal in each of the past five years. | | (194030) | 10
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many unpaid special advisers the Department has; what their names are; and which Government (a) bodies, (b) committees and (c) strategy groups each unpaid adviser (i) belongs to, (ii) advises and (iii) works alongside. | | (194053) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 11
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what account is taken of the impact that listing particular buildings will have on local regeneration when the decision is made about whether they should be listed. | | (194038) | 12
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what action she is taking to ensure that decisions about listing buildings take into account the impact their listing will have on local regeneration; and if she will make a statement. | | (194039) | 13
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many buildings have been listed in each of the last 10 years. | | (194046) | 14
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many applications for listing buildings have been turned down in each of the last 10 years. | | (194047) | 15
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many unpaid special advisers the Department has; what their names are; and which Government (a) bodies, (b) committees and (c) strategy groups each unpaid adviser (i) belongs to, (ii) advises and (iii) works alongside. | | (194055) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 16
N | Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans there are to supply extra helicopters to transport troops of 40 Commando on operational tasks outside the British controlled zone in Iraq. | | (193881) | 17
N | Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans there are to provide armoured personnel carriers for the troops of 40 Commando. | | (193882) | 18
N | Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much notice 40 Commando would need to be deployed to the US controlled zone in Iraq. | | (193883) | 19
N | Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans there are to deploy 40 Commando to work outside the British controlled zone in Iraq. | | (193884) | 20
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his reply of 4th October, Official Report, column 1879W, to the honourable Member for Hull North, on Iraq, when the decision to print the aide memoire was made; when it was printed; and when it was first issued to UK service personnel on active duty. | | (194023) | 21
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK service personnel have seen active service in Iraq since the beginning of hostilities; and how many have been issued with the aide memoire referred to in the Answer to the honourable member for Hull North on 4th October, Official Report, column 1879W. | | (194024) | 22
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) chaplains and (b) vergers are employed and paid by his Department; and on what (i) terms and (ii) length of contract they are employed. | | (193954) | 23
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which category of reservists are being called up to serve in Iraq; what the criteria are for calling up particular reservists; how long they will be serving in Iraq; whether all the reservists being called up have the same status; and whether, after the completion of their Iraq tour, they are eligible to do another tour of Iraq on their return. | | (193955) | 24
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many unpaid special advisers the Department has; what their names are; and which Government (a) bodies, (b) committees and (c) strategy groups each unpaid adviser (i) belongs to, (ii) advises and (iii) works alongside. | | (194058) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 25
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the funding of local government in Coventry South. | | (193313) | 26
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he had at his recent meeting with the Thai Prime Minister on the death of Ms Vanessa Arscott of Ashburton. | | (193844) | 27
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many unpaid special advisers the Department has; what their names are; and which Government (a) bodies, (b) committees and (c) strategy groups each unpaid adviser (i) belongs to, (ii) advises and (iii) works alongside. | | (194067) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 28
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many personnel the Department has recruited under the New Deal in each of the past five years. | | (194026) | 29
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action his Department is taking to ensure that schools incorporate sustainable and environmental measures into their school buildings as part of the capital investment in school buildings. | | (194040) | 30
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if his Department will ensure that sufficient funding is available for schools to incorporate sustainable and environmental measures into their school buildings as part of the capital investment in school buildings. | | (194041) | 31
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to support the incorporation of sustainable and environmental measures into school buildings. | | (194042) | 32
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much has been provided by his Department for capital investment in school buildings in each of the last 10 years; and how much of this total was invested in sustainable and environmental measures. | | (194043) | 33
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of young people starting post-16 education in 2004 have been awarded education maintenance allowances in (a) Kirklees and (b) England. | | (194068) | 34
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students have been awarded education maintenance allowance in (a) Kirklees and (b) England in 2004; and how much each was awarded. | | (194069) | 35
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total cost of the education maintenance allowance (a) has been in 2004 and (b) is expected to be in 2004, broken down into (i) total value of allowance awarded, (ii) administration costs and (iii) other costs. | | (194070) | 36
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many unpaid special advisers the Department has; what their names are; and which Government (a) bodies, (b) committees and (c) strategy groups each unpaid adviser (i) belongs to, (ii) advises and (iii) works alongside. | | (194054) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 37
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many personnel the Department has recruited under the New Deal in each of the past five years. | | (194027) | 38
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many unpaid special advisers the Department has; what their names are; and which Government (a) bodies, (b) committees and (c) strategy groups each unpaid adviser (i) belongs to, (ii) advises and (iii) works alongside. | | (194063) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 39
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has held since March with the Chinese delegation to the UN Security Council regarding Chinese support for a UNSC resolution on oil sanctions against Sudan. | | (194072) | 40
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Iranian Government regarding uranium enrichment. | | (193314) | 41
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his reply of 4th October, Official Report, column 1836W, on Iraq, when the full assessment of Iraq's declaration of the status of its programmes of weapons of mass destruction was completed. | | (194025) | 42
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action he is taking to seek to prevent human rights and democracy abuses in Turkmenistan. | | (194048) | 43
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action he will take to urge the Turkmen authorities to co-operate with international human rights organisations. | | (194049) | 44
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many unpaid special advisers the Department has; what their names are; and which Government (a) bodies, (b) committees and (c) strategy groups each unpaid adviser (i) belongs to, (ii) advises and (iii) works alongside. | | (194065) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 45
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures have been taken to assist carers of patients with advanced Alzheimer's disease in North Southwark and Bermondsey. | | (193956) | 46
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total expenditure on drugs available on the NHS for Alzheimer's disease was in North Southwark and Bermondsey in each year since 1997. | | (193957) | 47
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Alzheimer's disease patients are being treated by primary care trusts in North Southwark and Bermondsey. | | (193958) | 48
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent by the NHS on drug treatments for advanced Alzheimer's disease patients in North Southwark and Bermondsey in each year since 1997. | | (193959) | 49
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the availability of drugs for patients with moderately severe to severe Alzheimer's disease in North Southwark and Bermondsey. | | (193960) | 50
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many personnel the Department has recruited under the New Deal in each of the past five years. | | (194029) | 51
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what public spending on mental health services was per head of population in England in each of the last five years. | | (194074) | 52
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the total public expenditure resulting from back pain in each of the last five years. | | (194075) | 53
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information he collects on the proportion of pain sufferers who are diagnosed with depression. | | (194077) | 54
N | Dame Marion Roe (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the availability of IV chemotherapy suites; and what plans he has to increase their availability. | | (193063) | 55
N | Dame Marion Roe (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the uniformity of availability of human epidermol growth factor receptor 2 (HER 2) testing across the country; and what steps he is taking to ensure that there is equitable provision of HER2 testing across the country. | | (193064) | 56
N | Dame Marion Roe (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are being put in place by his Department to ensure that the quality of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) testing is of a uniformly high standard across England; and what plans his Department has to collect data on HER2 testing. | | (193065) | 57
N | Dame Marion Roe (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has in place for auditing and monitoring the uptake of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) testing. | | (193066) | 58
N | Dame Marion Roe (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress the strategic health authorities have made in the execution of their responsibilities in respect of the take-up of new anti-cancer drugs authorised by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence. | | (193067) | 59
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many unpaid special advisers the Department has; what their names are; and which Government (a) bodies, (b) committees and (c) strategy groups each unpaid adviser (i) belongs to, (ii) advises and (iii) works alongside. | | (194060) | 60
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information the Wheelchair Services Collaborative holds on waiting times for assessment and delivery of wheelchairs. | | (194035) | 61
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which wheelchair services participate in the Wheelchair Services Collaborative. | | (194036) | 62
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what waiting times apply to the North Staffordshire Wheelchair Service; and if he will make a statement. | | (194037) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 63
N | Mr Stephen Byers (North Tyneside):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what grounds he is seeking to appeal against the determination of the Immigration Adjudicator promulgated on 17th September in the case of Ms Maliheh Sadeghi Bourojerdi; and if he will make a statement. | | (192684) | 64
N | Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been charged with (a) murder, (b) attempted murder and (c) manslaughter in England and Wales this year. | | (193566) | 65
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provision has been made to provide full chaplaincy services at immigration detention centres; and if he will make a statement. | | (194034) | 66
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for the Accession State Worker Registration Scheme have been received since 1st May; what the latest figures are for the average times taken between the receipt of an application and (a) the return of the applicant's passport and (b) the issue of a registration certificate; and what the target time is for processing applications. | | (193990) | 67
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) services and (b) assistance are available to asylum seekers who have been refused asylum but are unable to return home, with particular reference to those who have no means of income or independent support; and what plans his Department has to improve services and assistance for such people. | | (194044) | 68
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to permit failed asylum seekers who cannot be returned home the right to work in this country. | | (194045) | 69
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unpaid special advisers the Department has; what their names are; and which Government (a) bodies, (b) committees and (c) strategy groups each unpaid adviser (i) belongs to, (ii) advises and (iii) works alongside. | | (194064) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 70
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid his Department has (a) pledged and (b) distributed to China since 1999. | | (194073) | 71
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many unpaid special advisers the Department has; what their names are; and which Government (a) bodies, (b) committees and (c) strategy groups each unpaid adviser (i) belongs to, (ii) advises and (iii) works alongside. | | (194081) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 72
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what changes are planned in the (a) facilities offered to and (b) treatment of female prisoners in Northern Ireland in response to the report from the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission in October 2004. | | (193639) | 73
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of (a) the availability of cheaper fuel to people living close to the border with the Irish Republic and (b) the impact of the availability of such fuel on (i) deprivation levels and (ii) economic regeneration in border areas of Northern Ireland. | | (193640) | 74
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what involvement there was of health and safety officials in assessing the aftermath of the fire at Lower Newmills Road in Coleraine on Friday 15th October. | | (193641) | 75
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made in attracting inward investors to the Limavady area in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months. | | (193642) | 76
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many fare-paying passengers from (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the Republic of Ireland have used the Magilligan-Greencastle Ferry in the past 12 months. | | (193643) | 77
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of the overall budget for Northern Ireland is represented by the expenditure and staffing costs of each (a) Government department, (b) agency, (c) non-departmental public body, (d) health trust, (e) education and library board, (f) district council, (g) tribunal and (h) North-South implementation body that operates in Northern Ireland. | | (193948) | 78
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Environment Agency for England and Wales on the establishment of a parallel agency in Northern Ireland; and what research he has undertaken on the matter. | | (193362) | 79
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the merits of establishing an environment agency in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | (193363) | 80
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to ensure all those eligible for an influenza vaccination on the NHS in Northern Ireland receive one. | | (193365) | 81
N | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the public spending on mental health services was per head of population in each health board area in the Province in each of the last five years. | | (193726) | 82
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how resources are to be provided for dealing with violent patients following the implementation of the new general practitioner contract in the Province. | | (194078) | 83
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment has been made of the merits of introducing legislation to ban smoking in public places in Northern Ireland. | | (194079) | 84
N | Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding was awarded by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development through PEACE II to the point to point steeplechases meeting held at Necarne Equestrian Centre, Irvinestown, County Fermanagh on 8th May; and under what measure number this money was awarded. | | (193575) | 85
N | Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the application was made to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for PEACE II funding for the point to point steeplechases meeting held at Necarne Equestrian Centre, Irvinestown, County Fermanagh on 8th May. | | (193576) | 86
N | Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Office of the Northern Ireland Executive in Brussels took to find a representative from victims wounded or left bereaved by IRA terrorists at its recent event entitled Building Peace and Reconciliation - delivering a unique EU programme. | | (193635) | 87
N | Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Office of the Northern Ireland Executive in Brussels took to find a representative from the majority community in Northern Ireland at its recent event entitled Building Peace and Reconciliation - delivering a unique EU programme. | | (193636) | 88
N | Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much the Office of the Northern Ireland Executive in Brussels spent in holding the event entitled Building Peace and Reconciliation - delivering a unique EU programme. | | (193637) | 89
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many unpaid special advisers the Department has; what their names are; and which Government (a) bodies, (b) committees and (c) strategy groups each unpaid adviser (i) belongs to, (ii) advises and (iii) works alongside. | | (194059) | Questions to the Prime Minister 90
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Prime Minister, what the cost was of the (a) accommodation, (b) travel and (c) other expenses for publicly-funded (i) officials, (ii) aides and (iii) security personnel who accompanied his wife on her recent speaking tour to Malta. | | (194019) | 91
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Prime Minister, what the expected cost is of the (a) accommodation, (b) travel and (c) other expenses for publicly-funded (i) officials, (ii) aides and (iii) security personnel accompanying his wife to the United States on her speaking tour. | | (194020) | 92
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Prime Minister, how many publicly-funded (a) officials, (b) aides and (c) security personnel will accompany his wife to the United States on her speaking tour; and what the (i) names and (ii) functions of each are. | | (194021) | 93
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Prime Minister, how many publicly-funded (a) officials, (b) aides and (c) security personnel accompanied his wife on her speaking tour to Malta; and what the (i) names and (ii) functions of each are. | | (194022) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 94
N | Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many meetings of the Scottish Grand Committee there were in each year since 1997; where the meetings were held; and what the subject matter of debate for each Committee meeting was. | | (193567) | 95
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many unpaid special advisers the Department has; what their names are; and which Government (a) bodies, (b) committees and (c) strategy groups each unpaid adviser (i) belongs to, (ii) advises and (iii) works alongside. | | (194061) | Questions to the Solicitor General 96
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Solicitor General, how many personnel the Department has recruited under the New Deal in each of the past five years. | | (194028) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 97
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the interconnector to allow gas transmissions from Norway will be (a) fully constructed and (b) operational. | | (193845) | 98
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many unpaid special advisers the Department has; what their names are; and which Government (a) bodies, (b) committees and (c) strategy groups each unpaid adviser (i) belongs to, (ii) advises and (iii) works alongside. | | (194057) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 99
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will announce the publication of research into the eligibility of parents of children with severe autistic conditions for inclusion in the Blue Badge Scheme, following the Department's review of the scheme. | | (194051) | 100
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many unpaid special advisers the Department has; what their names are; and which Government (a) bodies, (b) committees and (c) strategy groups each unpaid adviser (i) belongs to, (ii) advises and (iii) works alongside. | | (194062) | Questions to the Minister for Women 101
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Minister for Women, how many unpaid special advisers her unit has; what their names are; and which Government (a) bodies, (b) committees and (c) strategy groups each unpaid adviser (i) belongs to, (ii) advises and (iii) works alongside. | | (194056) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 102
N | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what protection is provided to families receiving income support who will be worse off after the migration to child tax credit and who cannot apply for a local authority discretionary housing payment because they do not qualify for council tax or housing benefit. | | (193949) | 103
N | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what protection is provided to families receiving income support who will be worse off after the migration to child tax credit and who are refused discretionary housing payment by their local authority. | | (193950) | 104
N | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what help is proposed for families receiving income support who will be worse off after the migration to child tax credit and who are awarded a discretionary housing payment for a fixed period and are then refused further payment. | | (193951) | 105
N | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether transitional protection will be put in place to protect from a sudden drop in income families receiving income support who will be worse off after the migration to child tax credit. | | (193952) | 106
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of administering the 52 week linking rule was in each year since 1998. | | (193842) | 107
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have gained work after entering the Pathway Pilots; and how many remained in work after 13 weeks. | | (193843) | 108
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of individuals who lost jobs in 2003-04 as the result of suffering pain. | | (194076) | 109
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many unpaid special advisers the Department has; what their names are; and which Government (a) bodies, (b) committees and (c) strategy groups each unpaid adviser (i) belongs to, (ii) advises and (iii) works alongside. | | (194082) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 110
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in which streets in Sutton and Cheam constituency council tax rebanding has resulted in revaluations in the past two years; and what the reason for rebanding was in each case. | | [Transferred] (194050) | Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs 111
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what percentage of civil cases in England and Wales were legally assisted in (a) 1980, (b) 1990, (c) 2000 and (d) 2003. | | [Question Unstarred] (193531) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 112
N | Mr Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has met the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to discuss closures of Jobcentres in Lanarkshire. | | [Question Unstarred] (192854) |
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