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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 3 November 2004

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 3 November 2004
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 3 November 2004


This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 3 November of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

For other Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 3 November of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 3 November see Part 2 of this paper.


Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
1
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what percentage of the staff of the Office in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003 were people with disabilities.
(196128)
2
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost of (a) decoration and (b) refurbishment of the London offices of the Department was in each of the last four years.
(196140)
3
Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what contingency plans have been prepared for coping with a large scale exodus of people from a city following a terrorist attack.
(195847)
4
Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what additional powers the police have for arresting (a) UK and (b) foreign citizens following a declaration of a state of emergency.
(195853)
5
Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what advice has been issued regarding stockpiling provisions in the case of an enforced quarantine following a terrorist attack.
(195854)
6
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Cabinet Office policy is on buying British goods.
(195953)
7
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate she has made of the number of women working for the Government who have children.
(196011)
8
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many women working for the Government are single parents.
(196012)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
9
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of the staff in his Department in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003 were people with disabilities.
(196120)
10
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost of (a) decoration and (b) refurbishment of the London offices of the Department was in each of the last four years.
(196146)
11
Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) men and (b) women died of cancer in England and Wales in the last 12 months.
(195926)
12
Anne Picking (East Lothian):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many overpayments of working families tax credit have been made; and how many of these payments the Tax Credit Office has admitted liability for.
(195909)
13
N
Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the staff of the Inland Revenue dealing with working tax credit and child tax credit have access to the general Inland Revenue computer system in order to (a) confirm the income stated on credit applications, (b) avoid errors and (c) combat fraud.
(195723)
14
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in the UK have died from gunshot wounds in each of the last 10 years.
(196007)
15
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many single women have benefited from (a) the child tax credit and (b) working tax credit.
(196015)
16
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) women and (b) men in the UK last year earned above (i) £25,000, (ii) £50,000, (iii) £75,000, (iv) £100,000 and (v) £150,000.
(196016)
17
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) women and (b) men are in the top five per cent. of income earners in the UK.
(196017)
18
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the latest figures are for average earnings of (a) women and (b) men in the UK.
(196018)
19
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in what industry the largest proportion of women in the UK are employed.
(196019)
20
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value of unclaimed gilts was in each of the last five years.
(196108)
21
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on progress on the proposal in the 2004 Budget to apply unclaimed assets for charitable purposes.
(196109)
22
Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the percentage of people who are in employment who are parents of children aged (a) under five and (b) over five.
(196029)
Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
23
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what public appointments he has made since taking office.
(195949)
24
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much has been spent on information technology in his office in this financial year.
(195950)
25
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what his office's budget is for this financial year.
(195951)
26
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will list the organisations and individuals outside his Department who are (a) sent information on and (b) consulted about individuals who may be proposed for appointment to posts for which he is responsible.
(195952)
27
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many meetings he has had with Her Majesty the Queen since his appointment.
(195955)
28
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many visits he has made to land controlled by his Duchy since his appointment.
(195956)
29
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will make a statement on his cross-government role in the co-ordination of government policy; which policies he has been responsible for overseeing; what meetings he has had with other Ministers of State, excluding Cabinet meetings, to formulate policy; and what the outcomes of these meetings were.
(195968)
30
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will make a statement on the London Project.
(195974)
31
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will list his official engagements for the next three months.
(195975)
32
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will make a statement on the Strategy Unit's progress with the Countries at Risk of Instability project.
(195976)
33
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, which Cabinet Committees he (a) chairs and (b) attends in his capacity as the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
(195977)
34
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will make a statement on his function of overseeing the work of the (a) Strategy Unit and (b) Policy Directorate.
(195978)
Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners
35
Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, if he will list the responsibilities for which he answers to the House.
(195957)
Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs
36
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if Ministers in the Department will make it their policy to encourage magistrates to meet tenants' leaders, neighbourhood watch co-ordinators and other community leaders in the areas they serve; and if he will make a statement.
(196211)
37
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if he will make it his policy to encourage magistrates to meet honourable Members who serve courts in their constituency.
(196212)
38
N
Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when he will reply to the honourable Member for Southend West's letter of 1st September, forwarded to his office from Her Majesty the Queen's Private Secretary, Mr Montazir Khan; and if he will make a statement.
(195836)
39
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what percentage of the staff of the Department in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003 were people with disabilities.
(196127)
40
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the cost of (a) decoration and (b) refurbishment of the London offices of the Department was in each of the last four years.
(196141)
41
N
Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, in how many cases since 1974 a receiver has been appointed by the Court of Protection.
(195685)
42
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the value of unclaimed payments into court was in each of the last 10 years.
(196110)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
43
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what percentage of the staff of the Department in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003 were people with disabilities.
(196133)
44
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost of (a) decoration and (b) refurbishment of the London office of the Department was in each of the last four years.
(196153)
45
Anne Picking (East Lothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many representations have been made to her expressing concern about the process used by Camelot when selecting outlets for Lotto terminals; and if she will make a statement.
(195923)
46
Mr Chris Smith (Islington South & Finsbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will ensure that provision is made by the Big Lottery Fund for the funding of children's play facilities across the country.
(196105)
47
Mr Chris Smith (Islington South & Finsbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues in relation to the preservation of the huts built on Ross Island in Antarctica by the expeditions of Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton; and if she will make a statement.
(196106)
48
Mr Chris Smith (Islington South & Finsbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her policy is in relation to the provision of funds by the Heritage Lottery Fund for heritage properties overseas that have a particular British connection and relevance.
(196107)
49
David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has held with Camelot on the purchase and supply of National Lottery terminals to (a) newsagents and (b) shops in the UK.
(195848)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
50
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of the staff of the Department in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003 were people with disabilities.
(196134)
51
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of (a) decoration and (b) refurbishment of the London offices of the Department was in each of the last four years.
(196152)
52
David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what environmental impact assessment has been made of the effect on service personnel and their families at RAF Aldergrove of the proximity of asbestos storage and destruction at Crosshill Quarry, Crumlin.
(196074)
53
Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what management procedures are in place in the Salisbury Plain Training Area to restrict military training on environmental grounds in response to severe weather conditions; and how quickly the military can respond to those procedures.
(196020)
54
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28th October, Official Report, column 1367W, on EU battlegroups, who has command of a battlegroup once it has been deployed; and to whom the commander will be directly responsible.
(196213)
55
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Territorial Army personnel have resigned within 12 months of returning from a six-month tour of overseas duty in each of the last three years.
(196214)
56
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the recent contract for Army support vehicles will include (a) electronics and (b) the ability to add electronics.
(196215)
57
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the requirement by the Army for a range of family medium vehicles will include the possibility of purchasing the US Stryker family of vehicles.
(196216)
58
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there has been (a) a cap and (b) a restriction on recruitment for the infantry in the last three years.
(196217)
59
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentages of the (a) Guards, (b) Scottish, (c) Queen's, (d) King's, (e) Prince of Wales's and (f) Light divisions are comprised of personnel from Commonwealth countries.
(196218)
60
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Army personnel recommended the reduction of three battalions from two divisions.
(196219)
61
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all personnel from the regiments to be made redundant will be allowed to leave the Army with a full compensatory package.
(196220)
62
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Army personnel and (b) civilians were working for the Army in July; and what the current total is.
(196221)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
63
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what percentage of the staff in his Department in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003 were people with disabilities.
(196119)
64
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the cost of (a) decoration and (b) refurbishment of the London offices of the Department was in each of the last four years.
(196145)
65
Mr Andrew Mackay (Bracknell):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the (a) staff and (b) consultancy costs were of the (i) Fire Service Effectiveness Division, (ii) Fire Service Improvement Team and (iii) Fire Safety Legislation and Pensions Division from January 2002 to date.
(196078)
66
Mr Andrew Mackay (Bracknell):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the (a) staff and (b) consultancy costs were of the (i) Fire Research Department and (ii) HM Fire Service Inspectorate in each quarter since January 2002.
(196079)
67
Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average cost to a planning department of processing a planning application was in each of the last three years; and what the average costs were for applications processed by Birmingham City Council.
(196222)
68
Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many planning applications were resubmitted (a) to planning departments in England and (b) to Birmingham City Council planning department in each of the last three years.
(196223)
69
Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average number of hours needed by planning officers to process a planning application was (a) in England and (b) in Birmingham City Council in each of the last three years.
(196224)
70
Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average fee charged for submitting a planning application was (a) in England and (b) in Birmingham City Council in each of the last three years.
(196225)
71
Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what percentage of planning applications that were resubmitted were from (a) private individuals and (b) property developers in each of the last three years.
(196226)
72
Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average fee charged by planning departments to process a planning application was to (a) private individuals and (b) property developers in each of the last three years.
(196227)
73
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the Government's strategy is for improving inner city green spaces.
(195963)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills
74
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to extend the recently-issued guidelines regarding the study of religious faiths other than Christianity to faith schools.
(196076)
75
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of the staff in his Department in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003 were people with disabilities.
(196121)
76
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost of (a) decoration and (b) refurbishment of the London offices of the Department was in each of the last four years.
(196147)
77
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of (a) schools and (b) universities in England utilise combined heat and power.
(195942)
78
Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) men and (b) women are training to be doctors at medical schools.
(195924)
79
Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which local education authorities receive area cost adjustment in 2004-05.
(195921)
80
Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total funding per pupil in cash terms is for each local education authority for 2004-05, using the same format as that for 2003-04 and prior years as set out on his Department's website.
(195922)
81
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much money was granted by each local education authority in the Greater London area to be spent on sex education in (a) 1997 and (b) 2003-04.
(196035)
82
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many times during the Greek presidency of the EU the Advisory Committee on the training of (a) midwives, (b) dental practitioners and (c) chemists met; when and where these meetings took place; which UK Government expert was present at each meeting; what (i) technical and (ii) financial issues were raised by the UK Government expert at each meeting; what recommendations each Committee produced during that period; what actions were (A) proposed and (B) taken by (1) the EU and (2) the UK Government as a result of each Committee's recommendations; and if he will make a statement.
(196099)
83
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of pupils left full time education at the age of 16 in England in the last year for which figures are available.
(196164)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
84
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of the staff in her Department in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003 were people with disabilities.
(196123)
85
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost of (a) decoration and (b) refurbishment of the London offices of the Department was in each of the last four years.
(196149)
86
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures her Department has assessed as the most effective in addressing fuel poverty in homes in tower blocks.
(195940)
87
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential for (a) combined heat and power and (b) community heating in the UK in the (i) residential, (ii) public and (iii) commercial sectors; and if she will make a statement on the amount of each which is being realised.
(195943)
88
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which schemes have been awarded (a) capital grants and (b) development grants under the Community Energy Programme.
(195944)
89
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Community Energy Programme will be extended beyond April 2005.
(195945)
90
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many errors were found in bovine subsidy claims in 2003-04; and if she will break down by proportion the types of errors.
(196111)
91
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers have signed up to the National Fallen Stock Scheme.
(196112)
92
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the readiness of the poultry and egg industries for the ending of beak trimming in 2010.
(196113)
93
Mr Michael Foster (Worcester):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the flood defence projects started since May 1997 in England; and what the cost of each was to the Department.
(195852)
94
Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) flood warning and (b) post-flood management systems are in place in the Wiltshire section of the Hampshire Avon catchment; and if she will make a statement.
(196021)
95
Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on progress in implementing the Water Framework Directive.
(196022)
96
Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when funding for the Salisbury Plain Life Project will cease; and what funding streams and programmes will succeed it.
(196023)
97
Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the expected annual expenditure by each of the partners is in each year of the planned life of the Salisbury Plain Life Project; and if she will make a statement.
(196024)
98
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects the new EU Sugar Regime to be agreed.
(195948)
99
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures she is taking to ensure that UK sugar producers will not be disadvantaged by the reform of the EU Sugar Regime.
(195982)
100
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which agencies will be inspecting UK sugar farms under the new EU Sugar Regime.
(195983)
101
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the impact will be of the reform of the EU Sugar Regime on the UK quota; and whether there will be quota cuts for the UK.
(195984)
102
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on how UK sugar growers will be affected by compensation arrangements under the EU Sugar Regime.
(195985)
103
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions (a) she and (b) her Department has held with counterparts overseas on the environmental effects of night flight arrangements at airports overseas; and if she will make a statement.
(196033)
104
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on collaboration between the Carbon Trust and the Clean Energy Group.
(196043)
105
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) resource budget, (b) staff numbers and (c) running costs were of the Carbon Trust in 2003-04.
(196044)
106
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what further plans the Government has for achieving a reduction in the output of greenhouse gases in the UK.
(195964)
107
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost of dealing with litter (a) dropped and (b) wrongly disposed of during each of the last five years.
(195965)
108
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will increase penalties for people who drop litter on the streets.
(195966)
109
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's strategy is over the next five years for dealing with litter on the streets.
(195969)
110
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the Department plans to develop the strategy for managing waste over the next 10 years.
(195970)
111
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's policy is on the use of landfill sites for the disposal of waste.
(195971)
112
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what controls regulate the disposal of waste in landfill sites.
(195972)
113
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of waste in England was (a) sent to landfill sites for disposal and (b) recycled in 2003-04.
(195973)
114
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans are in place to help areas which suffer from flooding during the next year.
(195979)
115
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress the Government has made in meeting targets for emissions of greenhouse gases in the UK.
(195980)
116
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to promote (a) the wider use of and (b) research into the benefits of biodiesel.
(195989)
117
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effects of an increase in waste incineration upon the environment.
(195990)
118
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the benefits of waste incinerators.
(195991)
119
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what reports the Department has received from the Meteorological Office about potential flooding in the UK during the coming winter.
(196002)
120
Mr Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures she intends to take to reduce the loss of greenhouse gases from refrigerators during their lifetime; and if she will make a statement.
(196075)
121
Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the percentage of total income constituted by payments under the Common Agricultural Policy for farmers in the UK who receive (a) more than and (b) less than 50,000 euros a year under the Common Agricultural Policy.
(195993)
122
Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the percentage of farmers in the UK who both receive more than 50,000 euros a year under the Common Agricultural Policy and earn more than 50,000 euros a year from other sources of income.
(195994)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
123
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the UN International Commission of Inquiry into alleged human rights abuses in Darfur about the need for a declaration by the government of Sudan under Article 12(3) of the Rome Statute.
(196080)
124
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what evidence he has received that African Union monitors are present in every adminstrative unit in Darfur.
(196081)
125
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the (a) government of Sudan, (b) Special Representative of the UN Secretary and (c) International Committee of the Red Cross about an inter-agency strategy for the protection of the internally displaced population in Darfur which fully respects the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement.
(196082)
126
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the African Union about monitoring of (a) ceasefire violations and (b) breaches of international (i) human rights and (ii) humanitarian law.
(196083)
127
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what percentage of the staff of the Department in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003 were people with disabilities.
(196132)
128
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost of (a) decoration and (b) refurbishment of the London office of the Department was in each of the last four years.
(196154)
129
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the US Secretary of State about the US Administration's formal declaration of genocide in Darfur; and if the UK Government will make an equivalent declaration.
(196199)
130
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of displaced people in Southern Sudan.
(196200)
131
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of fatalities in Southern Sudan since the war began in 1983.
(196201)
132
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary about the provision of international police monitors to support the national police force in Darfur.
(196204)
133
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to provide the support necessary for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to strengthen its monitoring capacity in Darfur.
(196205)
134
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote reconciliation between the Armenian community in Turkey and the government of Turkey.
(196115)
135
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of (a) house demolitions and (b) the barrier being built by Israel on the town of Wadi Foquin; and what representations he is making on the issue.
(196077)
136
Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13th September, Official Report, column 1451W, on the Council of Ministers, whether he has concluded his further consideration of the matter.
(195904)
137
Mr George Foulkes (Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his latest assessment is of the threat posed by Iran's nuclear programme.
(195905)
138
Mr George Foulkes (Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the travel advice for Trinidad and Tobago was last updated.
(195958)
139
Mr George Foulkes (Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when a Minister from his Department last visited Trinidad and Tobago; and what plans he has to visit Trinidad and Tobago.
(195959)
140
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28th October, Official Report, column 1386W, on the Iraq Survey Group Report, whether the intelligence relating to the assertion in the September 2002 dossier that Iraq sought to procure uranium from Africa, which was not shared with the Iraq Survey Group, was shared with Lord Butler of Brockwell's Review Committee.
(195967)
141
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many visits he has made to Belarus since his appointment as Foreign Secretary.
(196155)
142
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which external bodies monitored the recent elections in Belarus; and what their assessments were.
(196156)
143
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise the situation in Belarus at the next meeting with his counterparts in Russia.
(196157)
144
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the primary (a) import and (b) export goods and services are between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Belarus.
(196158)
145
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on human rights violations in the Republic of Belarus.
(196160)
146
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what meetings he has held with officials from the Republic of Belarus in the last 12 months; and what the outcome of those meetings was.
(196161)
147
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the recent elections in Belarus.
(196162)
148
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to visit Minsk in the next 12 months.
(196165)
149
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise the situation in Belarus at the next meeting of the United Nations.
(196166)
150
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the British Government recognises the legitimacy of the recent elections in Belarus.
(196167)
151
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on involvement by Belarus in the illicit drugs trade.
(196168)
152
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what meetings he has held with the Council of the Belarusian Democratic Republic in Exile.
(196172)
153
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has received from the Council of the Belarusian Democratic Republic in Exile.
(196173)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
154
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of the staff of the Department in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003 were people with disabilities.
(196131)
155
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost of (a) decoration and (b) refurbishment of the London offices of the Department was in each of the last four years.
(196137)
156
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of (a) hospitals and (b) health centres in England utilise combined heat and power.
(195941)
157
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS acute trusts had signed up to use NHS Professionals on the latest date for which figures are available; and what proportion of acute trusts this represents.
(196117)
158
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the administration costs were of the Health Protection Agency in the last year for which figures are available; and how many staff it employed.
(196118)
159
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the percentage of general practitioner consultations which concerned skin diseases in each year since 1997.
(196190)
160
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dermatology referrals there were to secondary care in each year since 1997.
(196191)
161
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dermatology outpatient appointments there were in each year since 1997.
(196192)
162
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of patients waiting over 13 weeks for a first outpatient appointment that is comprised of dermatology referrals; and if he will make a statement.
(196193)
163
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many general practitioner surgeries have closed in (a) England, (b) each strategic health authority and (c) each primary care trust in each year since 1997.
(196194)
164
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many complaints were received by the Health Service Ombudsman in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.
(196195)
165
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of the population are affected by skin diseases; and if he will make a statement.
(196196)
166
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the budget is for the Independent Regulator of Foundation Trusts for 2004-05; and what it is projected to be for (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07, (c) 2007-08 and (d) 2009-10.
(196197)
167
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) average and (b) maximum time was that a patient waited for a first dermatology out-patient appointment in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
(196232)
168
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for implementation of the choose and book initiative in the NHS.
(196235)
169
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many days training an undergraduate medical student receives in dermatology; and if he will make a statement.
(196237)
170
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many finished consultant episodes dermatology has accounted for in each year since 1997.
(196238)
171
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the numbers of specialists in dermatology.
(196239)
172
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research has been undertaken by the National Programme for IT on the views of (a) hospital doctors and nurses, (b) general practitioners and other practice staff and (c) all other NHS staff on the introduction of the new IT system for the NHS.
(196240)
173
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the National Programme for IT is meeting concerns of general practitioners about (a) the change over to the new IT system and (b) the loss of IT systems in which local GP practices have previously invested.
(196241)
174
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the vacancy rates for dermatology specialists were in each strategic health authority in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
(196247)
175
Mrs Anne Campbell (Cambridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of care assistants working in the UK who are from (a) the UK, (b) Eastern Europe and (c) the Philippines.
(195842)
176
Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many representations he has received in the last 12 months supporting a ban on tobacco advertising; and if he will make a statement.
(195896)
177
Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with which organisations his Department (a) has discussed and (b) plans to discuss his proposals to improve national standards for the care of elderly people; and if he will make a statement.
(195897)
178
Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action he has taken to ensure that patients' complaints against NHS hospitals within the Greater London area are dealt with immediately; and if he will make a statement.
(195898)
179
Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many breast cancer units there are at NHS hospitals within the Greater London area.
(195899)
180
Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to encourage people over the age of 65 years to take up the influenza vaccination.
(195900)
181
Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to review the cost of care in residential homes that is paid for by residents of homes.
(195901)
182
Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many trainee midwives there are in the NHS.
(195902)
183
Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he is taking to tackle delayed discharges from hospitals within the Greater London area.
(195903)
184
Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the hospitals covering the Greater London area which have children's wards.
(195925)
185
Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) men and (b) women he has appointed to NHS trust boards in the last 12 months.
(195927)
186
Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding has been allocated by his Department for the development of dentistry services provided by the National Health Service in England in the last 12 months.
(195928)
187
Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the private finance initiative hospital building programmes under consideration for the Greater London area.
(195929)
188
Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many consultant surgeons working in hospitals in the Greater London area have been suspended from duty in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
(195930)
189
Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to encourage recruitment of NHS dentists within the Greater London area.
(195931)
190
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects on local services of his Department's scheme for centrally-funded multiple sclerosis specialist nurses.
(195910)
191
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which primary care trusts have received funding under his Department's scheme for centrally-funded multiple sclerosis specialist nurses, broken down by amount.
(195911)
192
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which primary care trusts are awaiting confirmation of funding under his Department's scheme for centrally-funded multiple sclerosis specialist nurses; and when he expects them to receive confirmation of funding.
(195912)
193
N
Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are employed as matrons by Essex Rivers Health Care at (a) Colchester General Hospital and (b) Essex County Hospital.
(195832)
194
N
Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what responsibility the Medicines and Healthcare Products Agency has for ensuring that stairlifts are installed and maintained safely.
[R] (195242)
195
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times during the Greek presidency of the EU the (a) Advisory Committee on Medical Devices, (b) Committee of senior officials on public health and (c) Pharmaceutical Committee met; when and where these meetings took place; which UK Government expert was present at each meeting; what (i) technical and (ii) financial issues were raised by the UK Government expert at each meeting; what recommendations each Committee produced during that period; what actions were (A) proposed and (B) taken by (1) the EU and (2) the UK Government as a result of each Committee's recommendations; and if he will make a statement.
(196100)
196
N
Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16th June, Official Report, column 1009W, on organ donation, what research has shown that non heart beating donors may prove to be a good source of lungs for transplantation; and if he will place the research studies in the Library.
(193739)
197
Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the number of (a) radiographers and (b) radiologists in the NHS.
(195988)
198
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for how many people diagnosed with lung cancer in each of the last three years secondary smoke was found to be a contributory factor.
(196003)
199
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children were diagnosed with leukaemia in each of the last five years.
(196004)
200
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many victims have been treated for gunshot wounds in UK hospitals in each of the last five years.
(196005)
201
Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of offering, by December 2005, a choice of four to five alternative providers to all patients who need surgery.
(195995)
202
Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of offering, by December 2008, the right to choose any healthcare provider which meets the Healthcare Commission's standards, which can provide the care within the price that the NHS will pay, and which can meet the 18 weeks' waiting time target to all patients.
(195996)
203
Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of chronic illness in 2003-04 .
(195997)
204
Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of care for dementia in 2003-04.
(195998)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
205
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average number of arrests per day was for police officers in England and Wales in the six months (a) before and (b) after the commencement of the Charging Initiative of the Crown Prosecution Service.
(196233)
206
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his policy is on the use of arresting officers in progressing arrests to charge; and if he will make a statement.
(196234)
207
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of the staff of the Department in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003 were people with disabilities.
(196136)
208
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of (a) decoration and (b) refurbishment of the London offices of the Department was in each of the last four years.
(196151)
209
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether sentencing guidelines recognise assaulting an emergency worker as an aggravating factor in sentencing for assault; and if he will make a statement.
(196242)
210
Mrs Anne Campbell (Cambridge):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish the guidance issued to Work Permits UK regarding the permits for those people wishing to work as care assistants in the UK.
(195844)
211
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the (a) on licence and (b) off licence premises discovered to be selling alcohol to underage young people during the Home Office's Police Standards and ACPO summer initiative have been prosecuted successfully.
(193740)
212
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18th October, Official Report, column 486W, on prisons, if he will list the sites for the 1,300 new places announced on 29th September; on what dates each is expected to be useable; if he will list the sites for the 2,400 places planned over the next 18 months; and on what dates they will be available for use.
(193741)
213
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will answer the letter to him dated 14th September from the Right honourable Member for Manchester Gorton with regard to Mr Arshad Hussain.
(196116)
214
Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the government of the Republic of Ireland since November 2003 on the implications of the proposed identity card for (a) Irish citizens living in Great Britain and (b) persons living in Northern Ireland who under the Good Friday Agreement may define themselves as Irish citizens.
(195908)
215
Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will require offenders who have committed offences of theft or criminal damage and who are required to pay an on-the-spot fine to be registered in such a way as to enable their victims to seek compensation from the offender.
(196114)
216
Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the status is of (a) an asylum seeker, (b) a failed asylum seeker and (c) their dependants in each case if a spouse is granted the right to work in the UK as an EU citizen under the Workers Registration Scheme.
(195895)
217
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average cost per incident of theft was to the retail industry in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003; and if he will make a statement.
(196039)
218
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average loss per completed burglary was to the retail sector in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003; and if he will make a statement.
(196040)
219
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the level of incidence of completed robbery in the retail sector was in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003; what the average loss per completed robbery to the retail sector was in (i) 2001, (ii) 2002 and (iii) 2003; and if he will make a statement.
(196041)
220
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the level of incidence of violence against staff in the retail sector was in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003; and if he will make a statement.
(196042)
221
Anne Picking (East Lothian):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when honourable Members will be eligible to be designated persons in supporting naturalisation applications.
(195888)
222
Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints were received by the Independent Police Complaints Commission following the Countryside Alliance demonstration in Parliament Square on 15th September; and how many of these complaints were related to police violence.
(196010)
223
John Robertson (Glasgow Anniesland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many places in Scotland are designated as (a) a supplying establishment, (b) a breeding establishment and (c) a scientific procedure establishment under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
(195840)
224
John Robertson (Glasgow Anniesland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many regulated procedures under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were carried out in Scotland in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003.
(195841)
225
John Robertson (Glasgow Anniesland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many project licences were granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003 in respect of work to be carried out in Scotland.
(195849)
226
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of trafficking of people were reported to his Department in each of the last three years.
(196008)
227
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of illegal trafficking of women from Moldova were reported to his Department (a) last year and (b) within the last six months.
(196009)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
228
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of the staff in his Department in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003 were people with disabilities.
(196126)
229
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cost of (a) decoration and (b) refurbishment of the London offices of the Department was in each of the last four years.
(196142)
230
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his latest estimate is of the number of people displaced in Darfur.
(196202)
231
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his latest assessment is of the number of people who have died in each month in 2004 from malnutrition and disease in Darfur.
(196203)
232
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the effects of the floods in Bangladesh on (a) the Bhairab Bridge project and (b) the Road Rehabilitation II and III projects funded by his Department; and what plans he has to secure further funding for projects funded by his Department and devastated by the floods.
(195987)
233
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) expenditure was allocated prior to 6th November 2003 and (b) adjusted expenditure was allocated after 6th November 2003 to middle income countries for (i) 2003-04, (ii) 2004-05 and (iii) 2005-06; and how much was allocated to (A) South Africa, (B) China, (C) Sri Lanka, (D) Russia, (E) Jamaica, (F) Guyana, (G) Brazil, (H) Bolivia, (I) Serbia and Montenegro, (J) Bosnia, (K) Albania, (L) Kosovo, (M) Belize and (N) Windward Islands in each year.
(196036)
234
Mr George Foulkes (Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of progress in improving financial transparency and accountability within the Palestinian Authority.
(195906)
235
Mr George Foulkes (Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance is being given by his Department to disaster-prevention work in the Caribbean.
(195907)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
236
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of the staff in his Department in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003 were people with disabilities.
(196125)
237
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost of (a) decoration and (b) refurbishment of the London offices of the Department was in each of the last four years.
(196143)
238
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps have been taken to promote water conservation as part of the reform of water and sewerage services in Northern Ireland.
(195845)
239
N
The Reverend Ian Paisley (North Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to extend to Northern Ireland changes in the legal system that would permit juries in child sex and theft cases to be made aware of previous similar convictions of defendants; and if he will make a statement.
(195106)
240
N
The Reverend Ian Paisley (North Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many registered (a) private vehicles and (b) powered two-wheel vehicles there are in Northern Ireland.
(195236)
241
N
The Reverend Ian Paisley (North Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many children were expelled from (a) secondary schools and (b) grammar schools in Northern Ireland in the past five years, broken down by education and library board area.
(195237)
242
N
The Reverend Ian Paisley (North Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the per pupil funding in each of the education and library board areas in Northern Ireland is in the current financial year.
(195238)
243
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of pupils left full time education at the age of 16 in Northern Ireland in the last year for which figures are available.
(196163)
244
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on Republican terrorism in the last 12 months.
(196169)
245
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the recent appointment of the head of the Probation Board for Northern Ireland.
(196170)
246
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he has taken to combat intellectual property crime in the last three years.
(196171)
247
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many days he has spent in Northern Ireland since his appointment.
(196175)
248
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many times he has met representatives of (a) Sinn Fein, (b) the Ulster Unionists Party and (c) the Democratic Unionist Party in this parliamentary Session.
(196176)
249
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average spending on policing was per capita in Northern Ireland in 2003-04.
(196177)
250
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people have been arrested and charged under the Terrorism Act 2000 in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years.
(196178)
251
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement regarding the Northern Ireland Organised Crime Task Force.
(196179)
252
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he next intends to carry out a review of the regulatory framework for parades.
(196180)
253
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on organised crime in Northern Ireland.
(196181)
254
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the work of the Criminal Justice Inspectorate for Northern Ireland.
(196182)
255
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the recruitment figures have been for (a) the Police Service of Northern Ireland and (b) the Royal Ulster Constabulary in each of the last 10 years.
(196183)
256
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress there has been towards decommissioning of arms in the last 12 months.
(196184)
257
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many official meetings he has had with officials from the Irish Republic in each of the last 12 months; and what was discussed on each occasion.
(196185)
258
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to protect the Province from the threat of external terrorism.
(196186)
259
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the work of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State with regard to her responsibilities for victims and reconciliation.
(196187)
260
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many official visits he has made to the Republic of Ireland in the last three years; and what the reasons were in each case.
(196188)
261
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he has taken to combat drug and alcohol abuse in Northern Ireland in the last three years.
(196189)
Questions to the Prime Minister
262
Glenda Jackson (Hampstead & Highgate):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will publish the evidence on the basis of which he disputed the findings, published in the Lancet, estimating the number of Iraqi civilians killed as a result of military actions since 20th March 2003.
(196013)
263
Glenda Jackson (Hampstead & Highgate):To ask the Prime Minister, what bodies are (a) funded and (b) supported by the British Government to gather, collate and publish the number of Iraqi civilians (i) killed and (ii) injured by the military actions of coalition forces.
(196014)
264
Glenda Jackson (Hampstead & Highgate):To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 27th October, Official Report, column 1257W, on Iraq, when he was first informed by British military commanders of the request they had received from the US military for the re-deployment of British troops.
(196038)
265
Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Prime Minister, to what proportion of next of kin of armed forces personnel killed in Iraq he has written condolence letters.
(195892)
266
Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he held with President Bush on the timing of war with Iraq during his visit to the US commencing on 7th September 2002.
(195893)
267
Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Prime Minister, what records were kept of discussions with President Bush on the timing of going to war with Iraq during his visit to the US commencing on 7th September 2002.
(195894)
268
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Prime Minister, when he last held discussions with President Bush.
(196000)
269
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Prime Minister, when he last held discussions with the UN Secretary-General regarding Iraq.
(196001)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
270
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what percentage of the staff of the Department in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003 were people with disabilities.
(196129)
271
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost of (a) decoration and (b) refurbishment of the London offices of the Department was in each of the last four years.
(196139)
Questions to the Solicitor General
272
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North):To ask the Solicitor General, if the Law Officers will take steps to re-assess the appeals process, following the Court of Appeal decision relating to those convicted of the assault on Mr Derek Senior; and if she will make a statement.
(196228)
273
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North):To ask the Solicitor General, what preliminary conclusions she has reached on the impact of the charging initiative of basing Crown Prosecution Service prosecutors in police stations; and if she will make a statement.
(196229)
274
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North):To ask the Solicitor General, if she will conduct a pilot project to locate Crown Prosecution Service prosecutors in police stations to provide a 24-hour on-site charging capability.
(196230)
275
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North):To ask the Solicitor General, if she will make it her policy to encourage local Crown Prosecution Service prosecutors to meet local police officers informally to improve the working of the charging initiative.
(196231)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
276
Mr Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether her Department has held recent discussions with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister on the impact of non-domestic rates on the Government's policy for a competitive market in telecommunications.
(195850)
277
Mr Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether her Department has carried out analysis of the impact of the non-domestic property rating system on the development of a competitive telecommunications market.
(195851)
278
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of the staff in her Department in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003 were people with disabilities.
(196122)
279
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the cost of (a) decoration and (b) refurbishment of the London offices of the Department was in each of the last four years.
(196148)
280
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what Government programmes involve incentives for the use of heat generated from renewable sources; and what funding the Government has given to these programmes.
(195939)
281
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will develop a heat efficiency strategy for England and Wales.
(195946)
282
N
Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how the (a) impact and (b) success of basic research in the UK is being assessed; and how it will be assessed in the future.
(195505)
283
N
Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what measures are being taken (a) to prevent the best young scientists from leaving (i) research and (ii) the UK and (b) to attract young scientific talent from abroad.
(195506)
284
N
Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what commitment has been made to the funding of basic research in the physical sciences at UK universities.
(195507)
285
Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps her Department has taken to investigate the activities of the Better Health Global group of companies in (a) Ireland, (b) Belgium, (c) Australia and (d) Canada; and if she will make a statement.
(195837)
286
Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations her Department has made to the Special Olympics Committee about the circumstances surrounding the liquidation of Better Health Global Limited; and if she will make a statement.
(195838)
287
Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions her Department has held with the Crown Prosecution Service about the conduct of the directors of Better Health Global Limited and the BHG Group of companies; and if she will make a statement.
(195839)
288
Mr George Foulkes (Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when a Minister from her Department last visited Trinidad and Tobago; and what plans there are for a Minister from her Department to visit the islands.
(195960)
289
N
Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has received regarding improving travel protection, with particular reference to circumstances where an airline goes bankrupt.
(195239)
290
N
Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she expects to respond to the Civil Aviation Authority recommendations for widening the scope of travel protection.
(195240)
291
N
Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the number of people covered by ATOL protection in each of the last three years.
(195241)
292
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of prospective changes to the wholesale price of gas in the UK in the course of (a) 2005 and (b) 2006.
(196025)
293
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the wholesale price of gas was in each month during the last two years.
(196026)
294
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what comparative assesment she has made of the wholesale gas price in (a) the UK and (b) other major EU economies.
(196037)
295
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many times during the Greek presidency of the EU the Advisory Committee on (a) restrictive practices and dominant positions in the transport industry, (b) restrictive practices and dominant positions in air transport and (c) concentrations between undertakings met; when and where these meetings took place; which UK Government expert was present at each meeting; what (i) technical and (ii) financial issues were raised by the UK Government expert at each meeting; what recommendations each Committee produced during that period; what actions were (A) proposed and (B) taken by (1) the EU and (2) the UK Government as a result of each Committee's recommendations; and if she will make a statement.
(196098)
296
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many times during the Greek presidency of the EU the (a) Scientific Steering Committee, (b) Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions and (c) Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions in the Shipping Industry met; when and where these meetings took place; which UK Government expert was present at each meeting; what (i) technical and (ii) financial issues were raised by the UK Government expert at each meeting; what recommendations each Committee produced during that period; what actions were (A) proposed and (B) taken by (1) the EU and (2) the UK Government as a result of each Committee's recommendations; and if she will make a statement.
(196103)
297
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many times during the Greek presidency of the EU the Advisory Committee on (a) State aid for the applications of Articles 92 and 93 of the EC Treaty to certain categories of horizontal State aid (exemption) and (b) State aid on the arrangements for applying Article 93 of the EC Treaty (procedure), met; when and where these meetings took place; which UK Government expert was present at each meeting; what (i) technical and (ii) financial issues were raised by the UK Government expert at each meeting; what recommendations each Committee produced during that period; what actions were (A) proposed and (B) taken by (1) the EU and (2) the UK Government as a result of each Committee's recommendations; and if she will make a statement.
(196104)
298
Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what Government resources for support to industry, with particular reference to (a) staff and (b) direct financial investment, are invested in (i) the manufacturing sector, (ii) the services sector and (iii) agriculture.
(196027)
299
Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the percentage of people who are employed by small and medium-sized enterprises who are parents of children aged (a) under five and (b) over five.
(196028)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
300
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of the staff of the Department in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003 were people with disabilities.
(196130)
301
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost of (a) decoration and (b) refurbishment of the London offices of the Department was in each of the last four years.
(196138)
302
N
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what security measures have been taken to protect the public from terrorist use of vehicles passed between motor traders.
(195777)
303
Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how long it has taken to implement air safety recommendations made following each air safety incident since 1997.
(195887)
304
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) he and (b) his Department have held with counterparts overseas on night flight arrangements at airports; and if he will make a statement.
(196034)
305
Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost was of the acoustic screening erected within the last three years on both sides of the M1, north and south of Junction 11; what noise-level studies led to their installation; and what the results of those studies were.
(195947)
306
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will meet the Romford Crossrail Action Group to discuss concerns about Crossrail.
(196174)
307
Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the evidential basis is of his statement that there is an increase in motorcycle casualty rate per mile at 33BHP.
(195999)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
308
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what percentage of the staff in his Department in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003 were people with disabilities.
(196124)
309
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the cost of (a) decoration and (b) refurbishment of the London offices of the Department was in each of the last four years.
(196144)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
310
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of the staff of the Department in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003 were people with disabilities.
(196135)
311
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of (a) decoration and (b) refurbishment of the London offices of the Department was in each of the last four years.
(196150)
312
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the incidence of work-related mental illness in each of the last five years for (a) teachers, (b) police officers, (c) nurses and (d) prison workers; and if he will make a statement.
(196243)
313
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the cost to the economy of work-related illness in (a) England and (b) each region in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.
(196244)
314
N
Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants there are for whom an appointee has been appointed under Regulation 33 of the Claims and Payments regulations.
(195684)
315
N
Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what checks are undertaken on an individual who has applied to be an appointee to make and receive benefits on behalf of a claimant.
(195686)
316
N
Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what checks are undertaken by staff in his Department to ascertain whether a claimant lacks the capacity to manage his benefit income.
(195687)
317
Anne Picking (East Lothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-resident parents are losing money as a result of not being transferred to the new Child Support Agency computing system.
(195889)
318
Anne Picking (East Lothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much maintenance in total was received through the Child Support Agency by the child and resident parent in the financial years (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.
(195890)
319
Anne Picking (East Lothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the administrative cost of running the Child Support Agency was in financial years (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.
(195891)
320
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times during the Greek presidency of the EU the Administrative Commission on Social Security for Migrant Workers met; how many working parties exist of the Administrative Commission on Social Security for Migrant Workers; how many times each of those working parties met; when and where these meetings took place; which UK Government expert was present at each meeting; what (i) technical and (ii) financial issues were raised by the UK Government expert at each meeting; what recommendations the Committee produced during that period; what actions were (A) proposed and (B) taken by (1) the EU and (2) the UK Government as a result of the Committee's recommendations; and if he will make a statement.
(196101)
321
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times during the Greek presidency of the EU the Audit Board of the Administrative Commission on Social Security for Migrant Workers met; when and where these meetings took place; which UK Government expert was present at each meeting; what (i) technical and (ii) financial issues were raised by the UK Government expert at each meeting; what recommendations the Committee produced during that period; what actions were (A) proposed and (B) taken by (1) the EU and (2) the UK Government as a result of the Committee's recommendations; and if he will make a statement.
(196102)
322
Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost of eradicating pensioner poverty.
(196030)
323
Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) males and (b) females aged (i) 18 to 29, (ii) 30 to 39, (iii) 40 to 49 and (iv) 50 to 59 claiming incapacity benefit; and what estimate he has made of the number of males aged 60 to 65 claiming incapacity benefit.
(196031)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
324
Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of economically inactive (a) males and (b) females aged (i) 40 to 49 and (ii) 50 to 59; and what estimate he has made of the number of economically inactive males aged 60 to 65.
[Transferred] (196032)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
325
Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what contingency plans have been produced for the evacuation of London following a terrorist attack.
[Transferred] (195846)
326
Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will place in the Library contingency plans for evacuating London in the case of a major terrorist attack.
[Transferred] (195855)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
327
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for how many people who died in the UK in each of the last three years smoking cigarettes was identified as a primary cause.
[Transferred] (196006)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
328
Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of households in Iraq have clean potable water supplied to them.
[Transferred] (195843)
329
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid the United Kingdom has given Belarus in each year since its independence from the Soviet Union.
[Transferred] (196159)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
330
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of working days lost in each year since 1997 as a result of work-related (a) illness and (b) stress in (i) England and (ii) each region, broken down by gender.
[Transferred] (196236)
331
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many instances of self-reported work-related stress there were in each of the last five years by women in the 16 to 34 year age range; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred] (196245)
332
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the percentage of people who attributed heart disease to work-related stress in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred] (196246)

 
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