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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 30 November 2004
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 30 November 2004
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 30 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 Tuesday 30 November of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 30 November see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 1
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether an estimate exists of the overall cost within the current budget of her Department of the overall cost of creating a separate Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. | | (201047) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 2
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what action he has taken in relation to the life assurance business following the publication of the Penrose Report. | | (200665) | 3
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many carers (a) under the age of 18 years and (b) between five and 15 years in (i) England, (ii) each constituency and (iii) each local authority are providing unpaid care for (A) up to 20 hours, (B) between 20 and 49 hours and (C) 50 hours or over a week. | | (201222) | 4
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the number of tax credit overpayments for 2003-04; how many such overpayments have been accepted as the fault of the Inland Revenue; and how many such overpayments will be written off. | | (200925) | 5
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there are circumstances in which governing bodies in sport have to pay VAT on money received from the Lottery. | | (200664) | 6
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures he has introduced to improve the financial position of (a) parents and (b) pensioners in the Lewisham, Deptford constituency; and how many recipients there were of such measures in (i) 2001 and (ii) 2004. | | (201098) | 7
N | Mr Michael Weir (Angus):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigation officers employed by Customs and Excise work (a) full-time and (b) part-time or on secondment within Scotland. | | (200979) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 8
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what Ministerial responsibility he has for (a) crime, (b) jobs, (c) health, (d) education, (e) childcare and (f) pensions. | | (200987) | 9
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many public engagements he has fulfilled since September. | | (201046) | Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs 10
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans the Department has to promote the use of legal expenses insurance to the public as an addition to the cover provided by civil legal aid. | | (200986) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 11
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps during the UK membership of the World Heritage Committee to ensure that (a) Sagarmartha National Park in Nepal, (b) the Belize Barrier Reef and (c) Huascáran National Park in Peru are put on the List of World Heritage in Danger as a result of climate change. | | (200654) | 12
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what agreements made by her Department govern negotiations for new television rights for (a) international and (b) first class cricket. | | (200661) | 13
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with UK Sport on the funding formula for performance athletes. | | (200662) | 14
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she expects the British Horseracing Board to complete its assessment of the impact of the European Court of Justice's recent ruling. | | (200663) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 15
| Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the use of telephones in his Department by members of staff for their personal use relating to (a) domestic calls and (b) international calls; and if he will make a statement. | | (201109) | 16
| Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures he has taken to ensure that telephones in his Department are not used by staff for making unauthorised personal calls to international numbers. | | (201110) | 17
| Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of unauthorised personal calls made by members of staff to (a) domestic numbers and (b) international numbers in the last year for which figures are available. | | (201111) | 18
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he intends to reduce the number of battalions in the (a) Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, (b) Royal Anglian Regiment and (c) Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment; and if he will make a statement. | | (200652) | 19
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the amendments to the US/UK 1958 Mutual Defence Agreement on atomic energy matters will enter into force; and what opportunities there will be for honourable Members formally to object to the coming into force. | | (201184) | 20
N | John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the dates on which the Cape Wrath Range has been subject to Short Notice Activation in (a) 2004 and (b) each of the preceding four years; and on which dates no activity took place at the Range. | | (200921) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 21
N | Mr A.J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he will issue guidance to local authorities in respect of provisions to address problems with high hedges contained in the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003. | | (199903) | 22
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average house price is in Bassetlaw; and what it was (a) five, (b) 10 and (c) 15 years ago. | | (201087) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 23
| Mr David Cameron (Witney):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps the Government is taking to ensure consistency between advice given to schools by (a) the Specialist Schools Trust, (b) the National College for School Leadership, (c) the Teacher Training Agency and other advice from his Department. | | (201137) | 24
| Mr David Cameron (Witney):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total cost is to his Department to date of (a) the Specialist Schools Trust, (b) the National College for School Leadership and (c) the Teacher Training Agency; what the costs of equivalent services were in 1997; and how many staff are employed by each body. | | (201138) | 25
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent discussions his Department has had with the teaching unions regarding teachers' pensions. | | (199729) | 26
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effects of proposed changes to teachers' pensions on recruitment and retention of teachers. | | (199730) | 27
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of teachers retired at age 60 in each of the last five years; and what percentage took early retirement in each year. | | (199731) | 28
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what ill-health retirement benefits are available to teachers under their pension scheme; and what changes are proposed to those benefits. | | (199732) | 29
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what financial assistance is available in other EU countries to British students studying there. | | (201126) | 30
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many non-British students are studying in British universities. | | (201127) | 31
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many EU students are studying in British universities. | | (201128) | 32
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many undergraduate places were (a) available for and (b) filled by students wishing to study veterinary medicine in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. | | (200733) | 33
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much public funding has been granted to UK (a) veterinary colleges and (b) training places in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. | | (200734) | 34
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils with special needs attended each secondary school in Buckinghamshire in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003. | | (200729) | 35
| Stephen Hesford (Wirral West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to provide child care in extended schools. | | (201094) | 36
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures have been introduced since 1997 to enable incompetent teachers to be dismissed by their employer; and how many teachers have been subject to those measures. | | (200648) | 37
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils from the Bassetlaw constituency have entered higher education in each of the last 30 years. | | (201092) | 38
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the expenditure per pupil was in the Bassetlaw constituency over each of the last 10 years for (a) nursery education, (b) primary schools, (c) secondary schools and (d) further education. | | (201093) | 39
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what changes have been made in the provision of services for children aged under five years in the Lewisham, Deptford constituency since 1997. | | (201103) | 40
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many childcare places have been provided in the Lewisham, Deptford constituency since 1997. | | (201104) | 41
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action his Department has taken to improve standards in secondary schools in the Lewisham, Deptford constituency since 1997. | | (201105) | 42
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action his Department has taken to improve standards in primary schools in the Lewisham, Deptford constituency since 1997. | | (201106) | 43
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what capital investment his Department has made in the Lewisham, Deptford constituency in the last three years. | | (201107) | 44
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what consultation exercise has been undertaken to review Sure Start's independent funding. | | (201040) | 45
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to transfer responsibility for administering Sure Start to county councils after 2006. | | (201043) | 46
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether the funding for Sure Start will be ringfenced when the programme is administered by local authorities. | | (201071) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 47
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason secondary legislation has not yet been introduced to give effect to powers authorised in 2003 to (a) increase the maximum prison sentence for wildlife trafficking and (b) give the police the power of arrest for such crimes; and if she will make a statement. | | (200653) | 48
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list her public engagements since 15th May. | | (200728) | 49
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will develop a heat strategy for England and Wales. | | (201120) | 50
| 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. | | (201121) | 51
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many civil servants worked for her Department in each of the last five years. | | (201129) | 52
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received from (a) the Environment Agency and (b) the Environmental Industries Commission on oil pollution of inland waters; and if she will make a statement. | | (201130) | 53
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dairy farmers there were in the UK in each of the last five years. | | (201131) | 54
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers there were in the UK in each of the last five years. | | (201132) | 55
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Hunting Act 2004 upon those whose livelihoods are (a) directly and (b) indirectly dependent on hunting; and if she will review the commencement date for the hunting ban to take account of the Minister for Rural Affairs' expressed concerns about the potential impact of implementation in February 2005. | | (200730) | 56
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the (a) outcome of her Department's negotiations with the European Commission in respect of the request for financial aid to assist in the management of the foot and mouth disease outbreak in 2001 and (b) the comments by the European Commission on the handling of the outbreak of foot and mouth disease. | | (200731) | 57
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of newly qualified veterinary surgeons have entered large animal practices in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. | | (200732) | 58
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects that the feasibility/design stage of the Environment Agency project concerning (a) the possible raising of ground levels at the western end of Gossmore Close in Marlow and (b) the construction of flap valve/headwall of the existing highway ditch adjacent to Firview Close in Marlow will be reached; and if she will make a statement. | | (200657) | 59
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects that the feasibility/design stage of the Environment Agency project concerning the possible erection of an earth bund at the rear of Bream Close/Trout Close in Marlow will be reached; and if she will make a statement. | | (200658) | 60
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action she has taken in relation to the conclusions of the Environment Agency feasibility study on the prevention of flooding in Medmenham; and if she will make a statement. | | (200659) | 61
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on progress by her Department since 1997 in (a) developing energy efficiency, (b) increasing biodiversity, (c) encouraging sustainable development and (d) supporting agriculture. | | (201090) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 62
N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what actions were taken to establish whether UK nationals were involved in the (a) October 2003 and (b) March 2004 coup attempts in Equatorial Guinea; and what the results were of the investigations. | | (199891) | 63
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps are being taken by the European Commission to implement elements of the EU Constitution prior to its formal ratification; and what his Department's policy is towards the implementation of elements of the Constitution prior to ratification. | | (201048) | 64
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government was consulted about the discussions held by the High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy with Hamas; whether discussions were authorised by the Council of Ministers; under what authority the discussions took place; whether discussions have taken place with other organisations and individuals on the European Union list of terrorist organisations and individuals; and if he will make a statement. | | (201049) | 65
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to (a) foreign governments and (b) European Union institutions regarding the holding of discussions with Hamas since Hamas was included on the European Union list of terrorist organisations; and if he will make a statement. | | (201050) | 66
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the Government first became aware of discussions between Javier Solana and Hamas; and if he will make a statement. | | (201051) | 67
| Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the use of telephones in his Department by members of staff for their personal use relating to (a) domestic calls and (b) international calls; and if he will make a statement. | | (201113) | 68
| Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what measures he has taken to ensure that telephones in his Department are not used by staff for making unauthorised personal calls to international numbers. | | (201114) | 69
| Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of unauthorised personal calls made by members of staff to (a) domestic numbers and (b) international numbers in the last year for which figures are available. | | (201115) | 70
| Jane Griffiths (Reading East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the situation in Burundi; and if he will make a statement. | | (201223) | 71
N | David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he will reply to the letter from the Right honourable Member for Walsall North of 1st November regarding a constituent. | | (200607) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 72
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust spent on preparing its application for foundation status; how much of this was paid to outside consultants; and how much the Trust spent on preparing for foundation status after being given the go-ahead to do so. | | (201145) | 73
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust spent on (a) compiling the register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of elections; how much the Trust paid to outside bodies for help with (i) compiling its register of electors for governors and (ii) the conduct of elections; and to which outside organisations the Trust paid fees for help in (A) preparing electoral registers for elections for governors and (B) the conduct of elections. | | (201146) | 74
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Moorfield Eye Hospital NHS Trust spent on preparing its application for foundation status; how much of this was paid to outside consultants; and how much the Trust spent on preparing for foundation status after being given the go-ahead to do so. | | (201147) | 75
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Moorfield Eye Hospital NHS Trust spent on (a) compiling the register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of elections; how much the Trust paid to outside bodies for help with (i) compiling its register of electors for governors and (ii) the conduct of elections; and to which outside organisations the Trust paid fees for help in (A) preparing electoral registers for elections for governors and (B) the conduct of elections. | | (201148) | 76
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Papworth Hospital NHS Trust spent on preparing its application for foundation status; how much of this was paid to outside consultants; and how much the Trust spent on preparing for foundation status after being given the go-ahead to do so. | | (201149) | 77
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Papworth Hospital NHS Trust spent on (a) compiling the register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of elections; how much the Trust paid to outside bodies for help with (i) compiling its register of electors for governors and (ii) the conduct of elections; and to which outside organisations the Trust paid fees for help in (A) preparing electoral registers for elections for governors and (B) the conduct of elections. | | (201150) | 78
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Peterborough Hospitals NHS Trust (now Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) spent on preparing its application for foundation status; how much of this was paid to outside consultants; and how much the Trust spent on preparing for foundation status after being given the go-ahead to do so. | | (201151) | 79
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Peterborough Hospitals NHS Trust (now Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) spent on (a) compiling the register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of elections; how much the Trust paid to outside bodies for help with (i) compiling its register of electors for governors and (ii) the conduct of elections; and to which outside organisations the Trust paid fees for help in (A) preparing electoral registers for elections for governors and (B) the conduct of elections. | | (201152) | 80
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust spent on preparing its application for foundation status; how much of this expenditure was paid to outside consultants; how much the Trust spent on preparing for foundation status after being given the go-ahead to do so; and how much the Trust spent on (a) compiling the register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of these elections. | | (201153) | 81
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust paid to outside bodies for help with (a) compiling its register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of elections; and to which outside organisations the Trust paid fees for (i) help in preparing electoral registers for elections for governors and (ii) the conduct of these elections. | | (201154) | 82
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital NHS Trust spent on preparing its application for foundation status; how much of this expenditure was paid to outside consultants; how much the Trust spent on preparing for foundation status after being given the go-ahead to do so; and how much the Trust spent on (a) compiling the register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of elections. | | (201155) | 83
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money the Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital NHS Trust paid to outside bodies for help with (a) compiling its register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of elections; and to which outside organisations the Trust paid fees for (i) help in preparing electoral registers for elections for governors and (ii) the conduct of elections. | | (201156) | 84
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust spent on preparing its application for foundation status; how much of this expenditure was paid to outside consultants; how much the Trust spent on preparing for foundation status after being given the go-ahead to do so; and how much the Trust spent on (a) compiling the register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of elections. | | (201157) | 85
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money the Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust paid to outside bodies for help with (a) compiling its register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of elections; and to which outside organisations the Trust paid fees for (i) help in preparing electoral registers for elections for governors and (ii) the conduct of elections. | | (201158) | 86
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Addenbrooke's NHS Trust (now Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) spent on preparing its application for foundation status; how much of this expenditure was paid to outside consultants; how much the Trust spent on preparing for foundation status after being given the go-ahead to do so; and how much the Trust spent on (a) compiling the register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of elections. | | (201159) | 87
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money the Addenbrooke's NHS Trust (now Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) paid to outside bodies for help with (a) compiling its register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of elections; and to which outside organisations the Trust paid fees for help in (i) preparing electoral registers for elections for governors and (ii) the conduct of elections; and how much the Trust spent on changing its name from Addenbrooke's NHS Trust to Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. | | (201160) | 88
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Trust spent on preparing its application for foundation status; how much of this expenditure was paid to outside consultants; how much the Trust spent on preparing for foundation status after being given the go-ahead to do so; and how much the Trust spent on (a) compiling the register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of elections. | | (201161) | 89
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money the City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Trust paid to outside bodies for help with (a) compiling its register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of elections; and to which outside organisations the Trust paid fees for help (a) in preparing electoral registers for elections for governors and (b) the conduct of elections. | | (201162) | 90
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Trust spent on preparing its application for foundation status; how much of this expenditure was paid to outside consultants; and how much the Trust spent on preparing for foundation status after being given the go-ahead to do so. | | (201163) | 91
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Trust spent on (a) compiling the register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of these elections; how much money the Trust paid to outside bodies for help with (i) compiling its register of electors for governors and (ii) the conduct of elections; and to which outside organisations the Trust paid fees for help in (A) preparing electoral registers for elections for governors and (B) the conduct of elections. | | (201164) | 92
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Southern Derbyshire Acute Hospital Services NHS Trust (now Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) spent on preparing its application for foundation status; how much of this expenditure was paid to outside consultants; and how much the Trust spent on preparing for foundation status after being given the go-ahead to do so. | | (201165) | 93
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Southern Derbyshire Acute Hospital Services NHS Trust (now Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) spent on (a) compiling the register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of these elections; how much money the Trust paid to outside bodies for help with (i) compiling its register of electors for governors and (ii) the conduct of elections; and to which outside organisations the Trust paid fees for help in (A) preparing electoral registers for elections for governors and (B) the conduct of elections. | | (201166) | 94
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Trust spent on preparing its application for foundation status; how much of this expenditure was paid to outside consultants; and how much the Trust spent on preparing for foundation status after being given the go-ahead to do so. | | (201167) | 95
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Trust spent on (a) compiling the register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of elections; how much money the Trust paid to outside bodies for help with (i) compiling its register of electors for governors and (ii) the conduct of elections; and to which outside organisations the Trust paid fees for help in (A) preparing electoral registers for elections for governors and (B) the conduct of elections. | | (201168) | 96
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust spent on preparing its application for foundation status; how much of this expenditure was paid to outside consultants; and how much the Trust spent on preparing for foundation status after being given the go-ahead to do so. | | (201169) | 97
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust spent on (a) compiling the register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of elections; how much money the Trust paid to outside bodies for help with (i) compiling its register of electors for governors and (ii) the conduct of elections; and to which outside organisations the Trust paid fees for help in (A) preparing electoral registers for elections for governors and (B) the conduct of elections. | | (201170) | 98
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Guy's and St Thomas's NHS Trust spent on preparing its application for foundation status; how much of this expenditure was paid to outside consultants; and how much the Trust spent on preparing for foundation status after being given the go-ahead to do so. | | (201171) | 99
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Guy's and St Thomas's NHS Trust spent on (a) compiling the register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of elections; how much money the Trust paid to outside bodies for help with (i) compiling its register of electors for governors and (ii) the conduct of elections; and to which outside organisations the Trust paid fees for help in (A) preparing electoral registers for elections for governors and (B) the conduct of elections. | | (201172) | 100
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Peterborough Hospital NHS Trust spent on changing its name to Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. | | (201192) | 101
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Southern Derbyshire Acute Hospital Services NHS Trust (now Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) spent on changing its name from Southern Derbyshire Acute Hospital Services NHS Trust to Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. | | (201193) | 102
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the University College London Hospitals NHS Trust spent on preparing its application for foundation status; how much of this expenditure was paid to outside consultants; and how much the Trust spent on preparing for foundation status after being given the go-ahead to do so. | | (201212) | 103
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Stockport NHS Trust spent on preparing its application for foundation status; how much of this expenditure was paid to outside consultants; and how much the Trust spent on preparing for foundation status after being given the go-ahead to do so. | | (201213) | 104
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Stockport NHS Trust spent on (a) compiling the register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of elections; how much money the Trust paid to outside bodies for help with (i) compiling its register of electors for governors and (ii) the conduct of elections; and to which outside organisations the Trust paid fees for help in (A) preparing electoral registers for elections for governors and (B) the conduct of elections. | | (201214) | 105
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust spent on preparing its application for foundation status; how much of this expenditure was paid to outside consultants; and how much the Trust spent on preparing for foundation status after being given the go-ahead to do so. | | (201215) | 106
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the The Royal Marsden NHS Trust spent on preparing its application for foundation status; how much of this expenditure was paid to outside consultants; and how much the Trust spent on preparing for foundation status after being given the go-ahead to do so. | | (201216) | 107
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the The Royal Marsden NHS Trust spent on (a) compiling the register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of elections; how much money the trust paid to outside bodies for help with (i) compiling its register of electors for governors and (ii) the conduct of elections; and to which outside organisations the Trust paid fees for help in (A) preparing electoral registers for elections for governors and (B) the conduct of elections. | | (201217) | 108
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust spent on preparing its application for foundation status; how much of this expenditure was paid to outside consultants; and how much the Trust spent on preparing for foundation status after being given the go-ahead to do so. | | (201218) | 109
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust spent on (a) compiling the register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of elections; how much money the Trust paid to outside bodies for help with (i) compiling its register of electors for governors and (ii) the conduct of elections; and to which outside organisations the Trust paid fees for help in (A) preparing electoral registers for elections for governors and (B) the conduct of elections. | | (201219) | 110
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust spent on preparing its application for foundation status; how much of this expenditure was paid to outside consultants; and how much the Trust spent on preparing for foundation status after being given the go-ahead to do so. | | (201220) | 111
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust spent on (a) compiling the register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of elections; how much money the Trust paid to outside bodies for help with (i) compiling its register of electors for governors and (ii) the conduct of elections; and to which outside organisations the Trust paid fees for help in (A) preparing electoral registers for elections for governors and (B) the conduct of elections. | | (201221) | 112
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the University College London Hospitals NHS Trust spent on (a) compiling the register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of elections; how much money the Trust paid to outside bodies for help with (i) compiling its register of electors for governors and (ii) the conduct of elections; and to which outside organisations the Trust paid fees for help in (A) preparing electoral registers for elections for governors and (B) the conduct of elections. | | (201225) | 113
| Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust spent on (a) compiling the register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of elections; how much money the Trust paid to outside bodies for help with (i) compiling its register of electors for governors and (ii) the conduct of elections; and to which outside organisations the Trust paid fees for help in (A) preparing electoral registers for elections for governors and (B) the conduct of elections. | | (201226) | 114
| Mr John Hume (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provision for psychotherapy is available under the National Health Service in England. | | (201173) | 115
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much Bassetlaw Primary Care Trust has received in each year of its existence. | | (201086) | 116
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses were employed by the NHS in health facilities in the Lewisham, Deptford constituency in (i) 1997, (ii) 2001 and (iii) 2004. | | (201100) | 117
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what capital investment his Department has made in the Lewisham, Deptford constituency in the past three years. | | (201101) | 118
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action his Department has taken to improve primary healthcare services in the Lewisham, Deptford constituency since 1997. | | (201102) | 119
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission research to investigate the results of the gene therapy research referred to in the Gene Therapy Advisory Committee's open letter of 5th November, concerning the development of liver tumours in mice when treated with a lentivial vector. | | (201136) | 120
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which research group conducted the gene therapy research referred to in the Gene Therapy Advisory Committee's open letter of 5th November concerning liver tumours in mice treated with a lentivial vector. | | (201140) | 121
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who funded the research referred to in the Gene Therapy Advisory Committee's open letter of 5th November concerning liver tumours in mice. | | (201141) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 122
| Mr David Cameron (Witney):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to ensure consistency between advice given to the Police by (a) the National Centre for Policing Excellence, (b) the National Policing Improvement Agency, (c) the Police Science and Technology Unit, (d) Police Powers and Leadership Unit and (e) Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary. | | (201139) | 123
| Mr David Cameron (Witney):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total budget is in this financial year for (a) the National Centre for Policing Excellence, (b) the National Policing Improvement Agency, (c) the Police Science and Technology Unit, (d) Police Powers and Leadership Unit and (e) Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary in 2004-05; what the budget for equivalent services was in 1997; and how many staff are employed by each body. | | (201190) | 124
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what areas his Department conducted opinion polling in each of the last three years. | | (200984) | 125
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the report of the Review of Road Traffic Offences undertaken by John Holliday will be published; and what factors determine the timing of its publication. | | (200985) | 126
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were stopped and tested for drink driving in each of the last five years (a) in Lancashire, (b) in each police authority area and (c) in total. | | (201124) | 127
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drink driving-related accidents there were on roads in Lancashire in each of the last five years. | | (201125) | 128
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many press officers the Department has employed in each of the past five years. | | (201044) | 129
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the likely costs to his Department in the first quarter of 2005 of compliance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and if he will make a statement. | | (201045) | 130
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there were in Nottinghamshire in each of the last 20 years. | | (201089) | 131
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) community support officers and (b) estate wardens have been deployed in the Lewisham, Deptford constituency, broken down by year of appointment. | | (201097) | 132
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were deployed in the Lewisham, Deptford constituency in (a) 1997, (b) 2001 and (c) 2004. | | (201099) | 133
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dedicated traffic police officers there have been in each year since 2001-02, broken down by region; and what percentage of the total number of police officers these figures represent, broken down by region. | | (201194) | 134
| Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the police and (b) local authorities regarding people carrying knives. | | (201085) | 135
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the future of coroner's courts. | | (200060) | 136
N | Mr Michael Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many investigative officers from the Immigration Service work (a) full-time and (b) part-time within Scotland. | | (200980) | Questions to the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission 137
| Mr Eric Forth (Bromley & Chislehurst):To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the cost was of (a) producing and (b) distributing the Parliamentary Communications Directorate information folder; how many were distributed; to whom; and if he will make a statement. | | (201077) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 138
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress the UK Government has made towards implementing commitments made at the 2002 Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development to increase the availability of renewable energy sources and promote measures to improve energy efficiency under the (a) REEEP Programme of Work, (b) Export Credits Guarantee Department Renewables Initiatives Process and (c) Global Village Energy Partnership; and if he will make a statement. | | (200655) | 139
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans his Department has to monitor the success of its dialogue with main partner governments who have not prioritised water and sanitation in their poverty reduction strategy papers. | | (200608) | 140
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department plans to lead the Ethiopia country dialogue as part of the European Water Initiative. | | (200924) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 141
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average waiting time is for people applying to take a driving test at each driver and vehicle testing centre in Northern Ireland. | | (201133) | 142
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people are waiting on the list for a driving test in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) each of the driver and vehicle testing centres in Northern Ireland; and what the average time is that people are on the pending list in each case. | | (201134) | 143
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what additional resources have been allocated to the Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency in Northern Ireland to help with the backlog of MOT tests following recent industrial action and to reduce the waiting time for people applying for a driving test in Northern Ireland. | | (201135) | 144
| Mr John Hume (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what provision for psychotherapy is available under the National Health Service in Northern Ireland. | | (201174) | 145
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on implementing the recommendations of the Bichard and Kelly reports as they apply to Northern Ireland. | | (201095) | 146
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on progress in developing an information-sharing protocol between child protection agencies and the Police Service of Northern Ireland. | | (201096) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 147
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what his policy is on the use of telephones in his Department by members of staff for their personal use for (a) domestic calls and (b) international calls; and if he will make a statement. | | (201082) | 148
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what measures have been taken to ensure the telephones in his Department are not used by staff for making unauthorised personal calls to international numbers. | | (201083) | 149
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the estimated cost to his Department is of unauthorised personal calls made by members of staff to (a) domestic numbers and (b) international numbers. | | (201084) | 150
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list the refurbishment projects in his Department's premises that (a) are in progress and (b) will start in the next six months; what action is being taken to ensure that these will procure timber from legal and sustainable sources; and whether guidance will be issued to contractors on each of these projects to ensure that the timber used on site during refurbishment also comes from legal and sustainable sources. | | (201142) | 151
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans his Department has to fund the establishment and maintenance of the Central Point of Expertise on Timber. | | (201143) | 152
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many video conferencing units are installed in the Department; what percentage of offices have these facilities in each case; and what plans there are to increase the number. | | (201191) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 153
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made the financial benefit conferred on British Nuclear Fuels by the Energy Act 2004. | | (200656) | 154
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many loans have been guaranteed through the Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme since 1995, broken down by (a) region and (b) sector; and what the value of grants was in each case in each year. | | (201112) | 155
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what funding each Knowledge Transfer Partner sponsor provided in the last year for which figures are available; and what each sponsor's criteria for funding are. | | (201116) | 156
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many applications for cover from Kellogg, Brown and Root the Export Credits Guarantee Department has considered since October 2003. | | (201117) | 157
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the guarantees issued to subsidiaries of Halliburton by the Export Credits Guarantee Department since 1st January 2003; and on what dates they were issued. | | (201118) | 158
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, for what reasons her Department and the Export Credits Guarantee Department revised the anti-corruption procedures brought into force on 1st May. | | (201119) | 159
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many applications for cover from M W Kellogg the Export Credits Guarantee Department has considered since October 2003. | | (201122) | 160
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the issues are which have given rise to the delay in the transposition of the General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC. | | (201177) | 161
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which companies have made representations to her Department regarding the anti-corruption procedures brought into force by the Export Credits Guarantee Department on 1st May; and if she will place these representations in the Library. | | (201178) | 162
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list spending on (a) business support products and (b) administration by (i) the Small Business Service, (ii) other departmental support for small business and (iii) innovation within the departmental activity of Commercial Best Practice and Enterprise for each year since 1997. | | (201180) | 163
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will place in the Library a copy of the Export Credits Guarantee Department's anti-bribery and corruption provisions that applied to Airbus prior to 1st May. | | (201181) | 164
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many knowledge transfer partnerships have been part-funded by Government grant; and what the total cost of these grants was. | | (201182) | 165
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what financial provision her Department has made for funding (a) grants for research and development and (b) collaborative research and development business support products. | | (201183) | 166
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will launch an investigation into Endeavour Resources's trading links with Darfur, Sudan. | | (200649) | 167
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what initiatives her Department is supporting to develop renewable energy provision in the South-West Region. | | (200650) | 168
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what support her Department is making available to encourage micro combined heat and power generation. | | (200651) | 169
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what guidance the Department has issued on the practice of solicitors farming out work under the coalminers compensation scheme. | | (200923) | 170
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions she has had with the Post Office about the continuance of the free postal service for people who are blind; and if she will make a statement. | | (200735) | 171
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much electricity was generated from renewable sources in the most recent year for which figures are available; how much of this amount qualified under the Renewables Obligation; and if she will make a statement. | | (200736) | 172
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the coal generating industry about fitting clean-coal technology; and if she will make a statement. | | (200737) | 173
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she expects to announce how she intends to implement the Large Combustion Plant Directive; and if she will make a statement. | | (200738) | 174
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent discussions she has had with (a) other countries and (b) UK companies on the prospects for importing gas from abroad; and if she will make a statement. | | (200739) | 175
N | Paddy Tipping (Sherwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she last met representatives of the Law Society to discuss solicitors' fees for coal health compensation claims. | | (200067) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 176
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date a red light camera facility to detect crossing infringements was first installed at Beddingham level crossing on the A27; for what reasons it remains inactive; and on what date he expects that it will be operational. | | (200693) | 177
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent to date in connection with the installation of the red light camera facility at the Beddingham level crossing on the A27. | | (200694) | 178
N | Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Cunninghame South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the proposed devolvement of control of Scotland's railways as proposed by the Railways Bill will give powers to the Scottish Executive to renationalise railways. | | (200922) | 179
| Jane Griffiths (Reading East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures he will take to promote cycling in the English regions after the end of the contract for the English Regions Cycling Development Team in May 2005. | | (201224) | 180
N | Mr Alan Reid (Argyll & Bute):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which rules determine the ferry services operating within UK domestic waters for which the checking of boarding cards or tickets is mandatory or is to become mandatory. | | (200981) | 181
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the use of telephones in his Department by members of staff for their personal use for (i) domestic calls and (ii) international calls; and if he will make a statement. | | (201079) | 182
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures have been taken to ensure the telephones in his Department are not used by staff for making unauthorised personal calls to international numbers. | | (201080) | 183
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated cost to his Department is of unauthorised personal calls made by members of staff to (a) domestic numbers and (b) international numbers. | | (201081) | 184
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to fund the establishment and maintenance of the Central Point of Expertise on Timber. | | (201144) | 185
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the refurbishment projects in his Department's premises that (a) are in progress and (b) will be starting in the next six months; what action is being taken to ensure that these will procure timber from legal and sustainable sources; and whether guidance will be issued to contractors on each of these projects to ensure that the timber used on site during refurbishment also comes from legal and sustainable sources. | | (201175) | 186
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many video conferencing units are installed in (a) the Department and (b) each agency of the Department; what percentage of offices have these facilities in each case; and what plans there are to increase the number. | | (201176) | 187
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many speed cameras have been in operation in each year since 1999, broken down by (a) region and (b) class of road. | | (201195) | 188
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library the results of the wheel loss survey completed on 30th April 1997; and what steps have been taken in the light of these results. | | (201196) | 189
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road fatalities arising from the loss of road wheels from heavy commercial vehicles occurred in each of the last five years; how many wheel loss incidents there were in that period; what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on this issue; and what assessment he has made of the effects of safety wheel nuts in reducing accidents. | | (201197) | 190
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the number of fatalities caused by the loss of wheels from heavy commercial vehicles; what estimate he has made of the number of (a) fatalities and (b) incidents caused by such losses; what research he is undertaking into this problem; what assessment he has made of the availability of safety wheel nuts; and if he will make a statement. | | (201198) | 191
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has commissioned in respect of the products which claim to prevent wheel loss. | | (201199) | 192
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has made available to investigate incidents of wheel loss involving heavy goods vehicles. | | (201200) | 193
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what advice his Department has issued to (a) manufacturers and (b) operators of heavy commercial vehicles on reducing road traffic accidents attributable to lost wheels. | | (201201) | 194
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to introduce an annual charge on the owners of vehicles registered with a statutory off road notification. | | (201202) | 195
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles have been registered with a statutory off road notification in each year since 1992. | | (201203) | 196
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much public expenditure has been spent in each financial year since 1997-98 on search and rescue activities, broken down by (a) civil aeronautical and (b) maritime activities. | | (201204) | 197
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many members of staff were working in each financial year since 1997-98 on seach and rescue activities, broken down by (a) civil aeronautical and (b) maritime activities. | | (201205) | 198
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what percentage of trips to schools were by bus by (a) five to 10 year olds and (b) 11 to 16 year olds in the latest year for which figures are available; and what proportion of these were (i) under three miles and (ii) three miles and over (1) in total and (2) broken down by region. | | (201206) | 199
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on the joint Public Service Agreement target to improve rural air quality by meeting the National Air Quality Strategy objectives for carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, particles, sulphur dioxide, benzene and 1-3 butadiene. | | (201207) | 200
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) low carbon vehicles and (b) vehicles were sold in the UK in each of the last five years. | | (201208) | 201
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been provided to local authorities to enable them to conduct random roadside emissions tests as introduced in regulations in July 2002. | | (201209) | 202
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cars have failed random roadside emissions tests in each year since 1997; how many fixed penalties have been issued to drivers whose cars have failed random roadside emissions tests; and how many other enforcement actions have been taken against drivers whose cars have failed random roadside emissions tests. | | (201210) | 203
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles other than cars have failed random roadside emissions tests in each year since 1997; how many fixed penalties have been issued to the owners of these vehicles in the same period; and how many other enforcement actions have been taken against the owners of these vehicles in the same period. | | (201211) | 204
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the Highways Agency does not remove broken-down vehicles on the A249 Iwade to Queensborough new build. | | (201041) | 205
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make representations to the Highways Agency to request that it remove broken-down vehicles on the A249 Iwade to Queensborough whilst the second crossing of the Swale is being built. | | (201042) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 206
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average weekly payment of income support was to recipients of incapacity benefit credits only in each year since 1997. | | (200660) | 207
| Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on benefit entitlement for those diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. | | (201078) | 208
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what action he has taken to reduce unemployment in the Lewisham, Deptford constituency since 2001 amongst (a) young people, (b) disabled people, (c) lone parents and (d) the long-term unemployed. | | (201108) | 209
N | Mr David Stewart (Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the suitability of Inverness as a site for benefit processing; and if he will make a statement. | | (200982) | 210
N | Mr David Stewart (Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will make a decision on the location of the six benefit processing centres in Scotland. | | (200983) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 211
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) unemployed claimants and (b) long-term unemployed claimants there were in the Bassetlaw constituency in each year since 1990. | | [Transferred] (201088) | 212
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the survival rate for patients with cancer at Bassetlaw Hospital was in each of the last 20 years. | | [Transferred] (201091) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 213
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will examine the research report by Martin Tondel and his colleagues, published in the British Medical Journal in November, on cancer incidence and the Chernobyl accident. | | [Transferred] (201185) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 214
| 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. | | [Transferred] (201179) |
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