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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 14 December 2004
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 14 December 2004
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 14 December 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 14 December of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 14 December see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 1
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many hours of the Department's staff time were taken up in preparation of Christmas cards in 2004. | | (205144) | 2
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of the Department's staff have responsibility for preparing Christmas cards. | | (205145) | 3
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what percentage of the Department's official Christmas cards included a contribution to charity in their cost; and which charities benefited from such a contribution. | | (205146) | 4
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost of postage was for the Department's official Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205147) | 5
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost was of purchasing the Department's official Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205148) | 6
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many official Christmas cards were sent out by the Department in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205149) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 7
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the cost of providing tax relief to employees who receive financial support from their employers to buy childcare services; and if he will make a statement. | | (204850) | 8
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hours of staff time were taken up in preparation of Christmas cards in 2004. | | (205168) | 9
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Departmental staff have responsibility for preparing Christmas cards. | | (205169) | 10
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of official Departmental Christmas cards included a contribution to charity in their cost; and which charities benefited from such a contribution. | | (205170) | 11
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost of postage was for official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205171) | 12
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost was of purchasing official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205172) | 13
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many official Christmas cards were sent out by his Department in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205173) | 14
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Inland Revenue will reply to the letter of the honourable Member for Birkenhead concerning his constituent, Miss Yardley. | | (204856) | 15
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credits payments have been made manually for (a) 2003-04 and (b) the current tax year. | | (204857) | 16
| Mr George Foulkes (Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of fiscal incentives to assist the coal mining industry in (a) flue gas desulphurisation and (b) clean coal technology. | | (205050) | 17
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department were employed to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (a) 2001, (b) 2002, (c) 2003 and (d) 2004; and how many staff are budgeted to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (i) 2005 and (ii) 2006. | | (205045) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 18
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to his Answer of 2nd December, Official Report, column 252W, on public engagements, whether he fulfilled public engagements in (a) September and (b) October. | | (204864) | Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs 19
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many hours of staff time were taken up in preparation of Christmas cards in 2004. | | (205138) | 20
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many Departmental staff have responsibility for preparing Christmas cards. | | (205139) | 21
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what percentage of official Departmental Christmas cards included a contribution to charity in their cost; and which charities benefited from such a contribution. | | (205140) | 22
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the cost of postage was for official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205141) | 23
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the cost was of purchasing official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205142) | 24
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many official Christmas cards were sent out by the Department in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205143) | 25
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many staff in the Department were employed to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (a) 2001, (b) 2002, (c) 2003 and (d) 2004; and how many staff are budgeted to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (i) 2005 and (ii) 2006. | | (205047) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 26
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many pensioners aged over 75 years living in Coventry are entitled to a free television licence. | | (204003) | 27
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many hours of staff time were taken up in preparation of Christmas cards in 2004. | | (205132) | 28
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Departmental staff have responsibility for preparing Christmas cards. | | (205133) | 29
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what percentage of official Departmental Christmas cards included a contribution to charity in their cost; and which charities benefited from such a contribution. | | (205134) | 30
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost of postage was for official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205135) | 31
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost was of purchasing official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205136) | 32
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many official Christmas cards were sent out by her Department in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205137) | 33
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what meetings the Minister for Sport has recently attended regarding the future of the Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone; and if she will make a statement. | | (205051) | 34
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what financial assistance the Government has provided to Formula One racing in each year since 1997; and what the planned level of assistance is for each year up to 2006. | | (205052) | 35
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in her Department were employed to deal with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (a) 2001, (b) 2002, (c) 2003 and (d) 2004; and how many staff are budgeted to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (i) 2005 and (ii) 2006. | | (205033) | 36
| Mr Neil Turner (Wigan):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the value at 1997 prices was of Government support in (a) 1996-97 and (b) 2003-04 to (i) the arts and (ii) opera. | | (205029) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 37
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many private finance initiative and public private partnership contracts with his Department have been won by subsidiaries of Halliburton in each year since 1997; what the terms were of each contract; and if he will make a statement. | | (205078) | 38
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many hours of staff time were taken up in preparation of Christmas cards in 2004. | | (205126) | 39
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Departmental staff have responsibility for preparing Christmas cards. | | (205127) | 40
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of official Departmental Christmas cards included a contribution to charity in their cost; and which charities benefited from such a contribution. | | (205128) | 41
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of postage was for official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205129) | 42
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of purchasing official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205130) | 43
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many official Christmas cards were sent out by his Department in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205131) | 44
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what preparations are being made to provide information after 1st January 2005 under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to former service personnel about experiments in which they took part at the chemical defence establishment, Porton Down. | | (205036) | 45
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in his Department were employed to deal with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (a) 2001, (b) 2002, (c) 2003 and (d) 2004; and how many staff are budgeted to deal with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (i) 2005 and (ii) 2006. | | (205037) | 46
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department will pay compensation to the family of Ronald Maddison who died at the chemical defence establishment, Porton Down; and if his Department will issue an apology to the family. | | (205183) | 47
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many war pensions have been awarded since 1st January 2002 to service personnel who took part in experiments at the chemical defence establishment, Porton Down; and which of these are attributable to the experiments. | | (205184) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 48
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many hours of staff time were taken up in preparation of Christmas cards in 2004. | | (205120) | 49
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many Departmental staff have responsibility for preparing Christmas cards. | | (205121) | 50
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what percentage of official Departmental Christmas cards included a contribution to charity in their cost; and which charities benefited from such a contribution. | | (205122) | 51
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the cost of postage was for official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205123) | 52
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the cost was of purchasing official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205124) | 53
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many official Christmas cards were sent out by his Department in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205125) | 54
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the number of people accessing shelters for the homeless on Christmas Day in each of the last 10 years. | | (205062) | 55
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many staff in his Department were employed to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (a) 2001, (b) 2002, (c) 2003 and (d) 2004; and how many staff are budgeted to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (i) 2005 and (ii) 2006. | | (205046) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 56
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many private finance initiative and public private partnership contracts with his Department have been won by subsidiaries of Halliburton in each year since 1997; what the terms were of each contract; and if he will make a statement. | | (205080) | 57
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost of postage was for official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205117) | 58
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost was of purchasing official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205118) | 59
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many official Christmas cards were sent out by his Department in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205119) | 60
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many Departmental staff have responsibility for preparing Christmas cards. | | (205192) | 61
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many hours of staff time were taken up in preparation of Christmas cards in 2004. | | (205196) | 62
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of official Departmental Christmas cards included a contribution to charity in their cost; and which charities benefited from such a contribution. | | (205206) | 63
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding has been made available to schools in Ribble Valley and Fulwood from the Special Education Needs Standard Fund since 2002. | | (205068) | 64
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of residents in Ribble Valley and Fulwood have undertaken apprenticeships in each of the last seven years. | | (205069) | 65
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local education authority in England have been identified as having classrooms and other public areas containing asbestos; and what steps he is taking to ensure it is removed. | | (204663) | 66
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many staff in his Department were employed to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (a) 2001, (b) 2002, (c) 2003 and (d) 2004; and how many staff are budgeted to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (i) 2005 and (ii) 2006. | | (205034) | 67
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children were statemented in each year since 1997 in (a) England, (b) each region and (c) each local authority. | | (205053) | 68
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many secondary school teachers left the profession before completing five years of teaching (a) in total and (b) broken down by subject, in (i) England, (ii) each region and (iii) each local education authority in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (205054) | 69
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps have been taken since 1997 to recruit more male primary school teachers; and what the costs were of advertising and promotional campaigns to that end. | | (205055) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 70
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the Government's policy on commercial whaling. | | (204679) | 71
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representation was made by the Government to the International Whaling Commission meeting in Borgholm, Sweden, in November this year; what discussions took place; what conclusions were reached by the delegates of the meeting; and if she will make a statement. | | (204680) | 72
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost of postage was for official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205189) | 73
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Departmental staff have responsibility for preparing Christmas cards. | | (205193) | 74
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many hours of staff time were taken up in preparation of Christmas cards in 2004. | | (205197) | 75
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many official Christmas cards were sent out by her Department in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205200) | 76
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost was of purchasing official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205203) | 77
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of official Departmental Christmas cards included a contribution to charity in their cost; and which charities benefited from such a contribution. | | (205207) | 78
N | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the regulatory system applying to wetstock controls and underground storage tanks for road fuel has been changed since 1996. | | (204665) | 79
N | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how regulators assess the effectiveness of the wetstock controls of road fuel to demonstrate the minimum detectable leak in litres per day; and if she will make a statement. | | (204666) | 80
N | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment have been undertaken to evaluate the wetstock controls or the underground storage systems for road fuel at petrol stations. | | (204667) | 81
N | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency maintains a national database to quantify the size and number of leaks from petrol filling stations and their impact on the environment. | | (204668) | 82
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in her Department were employed to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (a) 2001, (b) 2002, (c) 2003 and (d) 2004; and how many staff are budgeted to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (i) 2005 and (ii) 2006. | | (205043) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 83
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) contacts and (b) soundings and impressions conveyed between the High Representative and (i) Hamas and (ii) other organisations on the EU list of terrorist organisations were discussed at the General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting held on 22nd and 23rd November; and if he will make a statement. | | (204997) | 84
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure successful Palestinian elections on 9th January 2005. | | (203841) | 85
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Iranian Government regarding (a) Hezbollah and (b) Hamas. | | (203842) | 86
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost of postage was for official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205190) | 87
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Departmental staff have responsibility for preparing Christmas cards. | | (205194) | 88
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many hours of staff time were taken up in preparation of Christmas cards in 2004. | | (205198) | 89
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many official Christmas cards were sent out by his Department in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205201) | 90
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost was of purchasing official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205204) | 91
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what percentage of official Departmental Christmas cards included a contribution to charity in their cost; and which charities benefited from such a contribution. | | (205208) | 92
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the recent monthly briefing to the Security Council by its Special Representative of the Secretary General for Sudan, with particular reference to attacks on civilians by the different rebal armies and the Janjaweed in Darfur. | | (204542) | 93
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to address the issues raised in the recent briefings given to the Security Council on the issue of Sudan, by direct representation to the Government of Sudan. | | (204543) | 94
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Sudan to improve access to Darfur for Amnesty International and other international human rights non-governmental organisations. | | (204544) | 95
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he will be making to the Sudanese authorities concerning the attack by Janjaweed militias on eight women and girls from Derajj Internally Displaced Persons Camp, Nyala in Darfur on 2nd December. | | (204545) | 96
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff in his Department were employed to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (a) 2001, (b) 2002, (c) 2003 and (d) 2004; and how many staff are budgeted to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (i) 2005 and (ii) 2006. | | (205048) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 97
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of whether there is a correlation between increases in air pollution and rates of heart attacks; and how many deaths from heart attacks were ascribed to this cause, in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (204843) | 98
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ban the NHS from using recruitment agencies who have not signed up to the Code of Practice on Ethical Recruitment. | | (204952) | 99
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he will take to ensure that nurses and other healthcare professionals who are recruited into the NHS in Wales and Scotland, but who would not be eligible for recruitment directly from their country of origin into the NHS in England under the Code of Practice on Ethical Recruitment, will be prevented from being employed by the NHS in England from December 2005 onwards. | | (204953) | 100
N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 8th December, Official Report, column 559W, on nurse numbers, on what (a) estimates and (b) timescales he bases his expectation of further significant increases. | | (204855) | 101
N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of findings of research in (a) the US and (b) the UK into the early use of methylprednisolone in acute spinal cord injury; and if he will make a statement. | | (204992) | 102
N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will authorise further research into the effectiveness of early use of methylprednisolone in acute spinal cord injury. | | (204993) | 103
N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues on the early use of methylprednisolone in acute spinal injury trauma. | | (204994) | 104
N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS hospital trusts in England prescribe the use of methylprednisolone in the early treatment of acute spinal cord injury. | | (204995) | 105
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many private finance initiative and public private partnership contracts with his Department have been won by subsidiaries of Halliburton in each year from 1997; what the terms were of each contract; and if he will make a statement. | | (205079) | 106
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of the MRSA cases reported in 2003-04 in the West Midlands resulted in death. | | (204390) | 107
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost of postage was for official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205191) | 108
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Departmental staff have responsibility for preparing Christmas cards. | | (205195) | 109
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hours of staff time were taken up in preparation of Christmas cards in 2004. | | (205199) | 110
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many official Christmas cards were sent out by his Department in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205202) | 111
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost was of purchasing official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205205) | 112
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of official Departmental Christmas cards included a contribution to charity in their cost; and which charities benefited from such a contribution. | | (205209) | 113
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time is to receive a catheter ablation in England at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (205065) | 114
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients there were for each general practitioner in Ribble Valley and Fulwood on the most recent date for which figures are available. | | (205072) | 115
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many general practitioners there are per head of population in each of the primary care trusts in the Ribble Valley and Fulwood constituency. | | (205073) | 116
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients are registered with a NHS dentist in each primary care trust in the north west on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (205074) | 117
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people he estimates to have (a) mild and (b) severe depression. | | (205185) | 118
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with (a) mild and (b) severe depression in each of the last five years. | | (205186) | 119
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people in each region who have one or more teeth missing; and if he will make a statement. | | (205064) | 120
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what financial resources have been made available in areas piloting neo-natal hearing screening to support early intervention where a hearing problem has been identified. | | (204846) | 121
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which areas are participating in the pilot of neo-natal hearing screening; what assessment has been made of the pilot schemes; and when the programme will be rolled out across the country. | | (204847) | 122
| Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment was made of the (a) available and (b) future capacity of each Greater Manchester NHS hospital to perform operations of the kind planned for the Greater Manchester Surgical Unit as part of the assessment of the viability of that unit; and what shortfall in capacity was identified. | | (205058) | 123
| Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the waiting times were in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004 for each hospital in Greater Manchester for the areas of surgery due to be undertaken by the Greater Manchester Surgical Unit; and how many patients were on the waiting list. | | (205059) | 124
| Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money was (a) paid by and (b) withheld from each Greater Manchester primary care trust (i) for the last two financial years and (ii) in the next year with respect to (A) the Greater Manchester Surgical Unit and (B) the Choice Initiative. | | (205060) | 125
N | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many local contracts were cancelled following his Department's decision to make Picture Archiving and Communications Systems a core service within the National Programme for Information Technology; and at what cost. | | (204329) | 126
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff in his Department were employed to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (a) 2001, (b) 2002, (c) 2003 and (d) 2004; and how many staff are budgeted to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (i) 2005 and (ii) 2006. | | (205039) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 127
N | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what police record is kept when a young person has been spoken to by police about his conduct and a letter is sent to his parents. | | (204858) | 128
N | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are taken against a young person whose parents have been notified on one occasion that he has been spoken to by police, if he is spoken to by police again. | | (204859) | 129
N | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action police officers should take to verify the name and address of a young person before they write to his parents to say that he has been spoken to about his conduct. | | (204860) | 130
N | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the status is of records kept by police that a young person has been spoken to by police and a letter sent to his parents where no verification of the individual's name and address have taken place. | | (204861) | 131
N | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will recommend to police forces that, when asking for a young person's name and address in advance of sending a letter about his conduct to his parents, the individual's date of birth is also noted. | | (204862) | 132
N | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will introduce a policy that a young person who is spoken to by police about his conduct is taken home to his parents before details are recorded. | | (204863) | 133
N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what response he proposes to make to the House of Lords judgment of 8th December in connection with discrimination by the immigration service against Roma people intending to travel to the UK from the Czech Republic; and what instructions he has issued to discontinue such practices. | | (204842) | 134
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many private finance initiative and public private partnership contracts with his Department have been won by subsidiaries of Halliburton in each year from 1997; what the terms were of each contract; and if he will make a statement. | | (205081) | 135
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been issued in Crosby; and how many of those have been violated. | | (205030) | 136
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the rates of anti-social behaviour, broken down by type, have been in Crosby over the past five years; and what the national levels of each type of incidents was. | | (205031) | 137
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action has been taken in Sefton to combat anti-social behaviour. | | (205032) | 138
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hours of staff time were taken up in preparation of Christmas cards in 2004. | | (205106) | 139
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Departmental staff have responsibility for preparing Christmas cards. | | (205107) | 140
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of official Departmental Christmas cards included a contribution to charity in their cost; and which charities benefited from such a contribution. | | (205108) | 141
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of postage was for official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205109) | 142
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of purchasing official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205110) | 143
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many official Christmas cards were sent out by his Department in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205111) | 144
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many on the spot fines had been issued for each police area by the latest date for which figures are available. | | (205066) | 145
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what change there has been in funding of Lancashire Police in each year since 1997. | | (205070) | 146
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the level of violent crime in Ribble Valley and Fulwood was in each year since 1997. | | (205071) | 147
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether private sector companies will be invited to bid for the new prison establishment in Elmet constituency. | | (204661) | 148
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7th December, Official Report, column 410W, on new prisons, on what date the meeting with the honourable Member for Elmet was first suggested; and whether the meeting was initiated by the Minister. | | (204662) | 149
N | Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the escape of three prisoners from Stafford Prison on 8th December. | | (204669) | 150
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the latest average waiting time is for determination of applications for permanent leave to remain from persons who have in excess of four continuous years of being granted work permits, where the applicant is (a) from an EU member state and (b) not from an EU member state; and what the waiting times were in each of the previous six months. | | (204996) | 151
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been (a) applied for and (b) successfully obtained by local authorities, broken down by local authority area. | | (204851) | 152
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in his Department were employed to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (a) 2001, (b) 2002, (c) 2003 and (d) 2004; and how many staff are budgeted to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (i) 2005 and (ii) 2006. | | (205044) | 153
N | Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford & Southend East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons Miss Hajah Kamara, reference K472827, has not had her passport returned; and for what reasons the Royal College of Nursing has not received a response to a complaint made to the Briefing and Complaints Section which was acknowledged on 7th October. | | (204991) | 154
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many burglaries there were in each London borough in (a) each year since 2001 and (b) each month to date in 2004. | | (205075) | 155
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of refugees residing in each parliamentary constituency. | | (205112) | 156
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many referrals of (a) immigration, (b) asylum and (c) naturalisation cases to the Immigration and Nationality Directorate by honourable Members there have been in each year since 2001, broken down by constituency. | | (205113) | 157
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the estimated number of asylum seekers residing in each parliamentary constituency is. | | (205114) | 158
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many car thefts there were in each London borough in (a) each year since 2001 and (b) each month to date in 2004. | | (205116) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 159
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many hours of staff time were taken up in preparation of Christmas cards in 2004. | | (205100) | 160
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many Departmental staff have responsibility for preparing Christmas cards. | | (205101) | 161
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of official Departmental Christmas cards included a contribution to charity in their cost; and which charities benefited from such a contribution. | | (205102) | 162
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cost of postage was for official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205103) | 163
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cost was of purchasing official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205104) | 164
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many official Christmas cards were sent out by his Department in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205105) | 165
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in his Department were employed to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (a) 2001, (b) 2002, (c) 2003 and (d) 2004; and how many staff are budgeted to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (i) 2005 and (ii) 2006. | | (205042) | 166
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what provision has been made for (a) housing, (b) feeding and (c) schooling for women and children who have left their homes in Fallujah as a result of coalition forces' action; and what arrangements will be made for these refugees to return to their homes. | | (205115) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 167
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many hours of staff time were taken up in preparation of Christmas cards in 2004. | | (205094) | 168
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Departmental staff have responsibility for preparing Christmas cards. | | (205095) | 169
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of official Departmental Christmas cards included a contribution to charity in their cost; and which charities benefited from such a contribution. | | (205096) | 170
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost of postage was for official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205097) | 171
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost of postage was for official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205098) | 172
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many official Christmas cards were sent out by his Department in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205099) | 173
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many secondary schools in each education and library board area in Northern Ireland have been identified as having classrooms and other public areas containing asbestos; and what steps he is taking to ensure it is removed. | | (204664) | 174
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff in his Department were employed to deal with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (a) 2001, (b) 2002, (c) 2003 and (d) 2004; and how many staff are budgeted to deal with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (i) 2005 and (ii) 2006. | | (205038) | Questions to the Prime Minister 175
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Prime Minister, how many hours of his staff time were taken up in preparation of Christmas cards in 2004. | | (205088) | 176
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Prime Minister, how many of his staff have responsibility for preparing Christmas cards. | | (205089) | 177
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Prime Minister, what percentage of his official Christmas cards included a contribution to charity in their cost; and which charities benefited from such a contribution. | | (205090) | 178
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Prime Minister, what the cost of postage was for his official Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205091) | 179
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Prime Minister, what the cost was of purchasing his official Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205092) | 180
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Prime Minister, how many official Christmas cards he sent in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205093) | 181
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Prime Minister, how many staff in his Department have been employed to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (a) 2001, (b) 2002, (c) 2003 and (d) 2004; and how many staff are budgeted to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (i) 2005 and (ii) 2006. | | (205049) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 182
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many hours of staff time were taken up in preparation of Christmas cards in 2004. | | (205150) | 183
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many Departmental staff have responsibility for preparing Christmas cards. | | (205151) | 184
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what percentage of official Departmental Christmas cards included a contribution to charity in their cost; and which charities benefited from such a contribution. | | (205152) | 185
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost of postage was for official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205153) | 186
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost was of purchasing official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205154) | 187
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many official Christmas cards were sent out by his Department in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205155) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 188
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the negative value is of assets being transferred from British Nuclear Fuels to the Nuclear Recommissioning Authority on 1st April 2005. | | (204844) | 189
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps she is taking to ensure there is no hiatus in funding availability between the expected ending of stream 1 funding under the Major Demonstration Project and the commencement of stream 2 funding. | | (204845) | 190
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she will reply to the letters of 11th May, 13th July and 13th September from the honourable Member for Canterbury, regarding the UK's involvement in the European Space Agency's Aurora Mars Exploration Programme. | | (204330) | 191
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many export credit guarantees have been entered into by subsidiaries of Halliburton in each year since 1997; what the terms were of the deals for each of these guarantees; and if she will make a statement. | | (205057) | 192
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many private finance initiative and public private partnership contracts with her Department have been won by subsidiaries of Halliburton in each year from 1997; what the terms were of each contract; and if she will make a statement. | | (205076) | 193
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps she will take to ensure that the activities of legitimate companies are not damaged by Government proposals to ban doorstep selling as a means of dealing with rogue traders. | | (203840) | 194
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many households are living in fuel poverty in Coventry. | | (203843) | 195
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many hours of staff time were taken up in preparation of Christmas cards in 2004. | | (205082) | 196
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many Departmental staff have responsibility for preparing Christmas cards. | | (205083) | 197
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of official Departmental Christmas cards included a contribution to charity in their cost; and which charities benefited from such a contribution. | | (205084) | 198
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the cost of postage was for official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205085) | 199
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the cost of postage was for official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205086) | 200
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many official Christmas cards were sent out by her Department in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205087) | 201
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps she has taken to ensure that solicitors overcharging on the Coalminers' Compensation Scheme refund the Treasury. | | (204852) | 202
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the total of additional fees charged by solicitors under the Coalminers' Compensation Scheme. | | (204853) | 203
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations her Department has received on sending information to all claimants under the Coalminers' Compensation Scheme about solicitors fees. | | (204854) | 204
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many staff in her Department were employed to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (a) 2001, (b) 2002, (c) 2003 and (d) 2004; and how many staff are budgeted to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (i) 2005 and (ii) 2006. | | (205035) | 205
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many requests under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information have been answered by her Department within 20 working days since 1st January 2002; what the longest time taken by her Department to answer a request under the Code since 1st January 2002 has been; and what steps she is taking to prevent delays to answers under the Code. | | (205061) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 206
N | Mr Peter Atkinson (Hexham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the revised start dates are of construction of (a) the A1 Dishforth to Barton upgrade and (b) the Haydon Bridge bypass. | | (204998) | 207
N | Andy Burnham (Leigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to reach a final decision on the planning inquiry and subsequent work on the Leigh to Manchester guided busway. | | (204231) | 208
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many private finance initiative and public private partnership contracts with his Department have been won by subsidiaries of Halliburton in each year since 1997; what the terms were of each contract; and if he will make a statement. | | (205077) | 209
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many hours of staff time were taken up in preparation of Christmas cards in 2004. | | (205174) | 210
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Departmental staff have responsibility for preparing Christmas cards. | | (205175) | 211
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of official Departmental Christmas cards included a contribution to charity in their cost; and which charities benefited from such a contribution. | | (205176) | 212
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost of postage was for official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205177) | 213
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost was of purchasing official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205178) | 214
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many official Christmas cards were sent out by his Department in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205179) | 215
N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will authorise the final invitation to tender for the Kent Integrated Rail Franchise; when he will publish the relevant and related information for stakeholders; when he expects the (a) tender process to be completed and (b) franchise to be awarded; and if he will make a statement. | | (204841) | 216
| Mr Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the outcome was of the Transport Council held on 9th to 10th December; what the Government's stance was on the issues discussed, including its voting record; and if he will make a statement. | | (205188) | 217
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the average cost of car insurance for newly qualified drivers under the age of 25 years. | | (205187) | 218
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to launch the public consultation on plans to widen the A14 between Cambridge and Huntingdon. | | (204540) | 219
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the public consultation on plans to widen the A14 between Cambridge and Huntingdon has been delayed. | | (204541) | 220
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in his Department were employed to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (a) 2001, (b) 2002, (c) 2003 and (d) 2004; and how many staff are budgeted to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (i) 2005 and (ii) 2006. | | (205040) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 221
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many hours of staff time were taken up in preparation of Christmas cards in 2004. | | (205162) | 222
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many Departmental staff have responsibility for preparing Christmas cards. | | (205163) | 223
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what percentage of official Departmental Christmas cards included a contribution to charity in their cost; and which charities benefited from such a contribution. | | (205164) | 224
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the cost of postage was for official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205165) | 225
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the cost was of purchasing official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205166) | 226
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many official Christmas cards were sent out by his Department in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205167) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 227
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many hours of staff time were taken up in preparation of Christmas cards in 2004. | | (205156) | 228
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Departmental staff have responsibility for preparing Christmas cards. | | (205157) | 229
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of official Departmental Christmas cards included a contribution to charity in their cost; and which charities benefited from such a contribution. | | (205158) | 230
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of postage was for official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205159) | 231
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost was of purchasing official Departmental Christmas cards in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205160) | 232
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many official Christmas cards were sent out by his Department in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (205161) | 233
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the latest estimate is of the number of pensioners in the Ribble Valley and Fulwood; how many are entitled to pension credit; and how many have taken up pension credit. | | (205063) | 234
N | Mr David Stewart (Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many constituents of Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber have received the winter fuel payment. | | (204848) | 235
N | Mr David Stewart (Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many constituents of Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber have received the pension credit. | | (204849) | 236
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in his Department were employed to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (a) 2001, (b) 2002, (c) 2003 and (d) 2004; and how many staff are budgeted to deal with Freedom of Information Act 2000 issues in (i) 2005 and (ii) 2006. | | (205041) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 237
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the teenage pregnancy rate in Ribble Valley and Fulwood was in each year since 1997. | | [Transferred] (205067) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 238
N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what action has been taken to address the recommendation in paragraph 589 of Lord Butler's Review of Intelligence on Weapons of Mass Destruction concerning the provision of channels for the expression of dissent within the Defence Intelligence Service; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (205016) | 239
N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what action has been taken to address the concerns expressed in paragraph 611 of Lord Butler's Review of Intelligence on Weapons of Mass Destruction, concerning Government procedures; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (205017) | 240
N | Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what action has been taken to address the recommendation in paragraph 590 of Lord Butler's Review of Intelligence on Weapons of Mass Destruction that the Deputy Chief of Defence Staff should generally be an intelligence specialist; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (205011) | 241
N | Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what action has been taken to address the recommendation in paragraph 587 of Lord Butler's Review of Intelligence on Weapons of Mass Destruction concerning the integration of relevant work of the Defence Intelligence Service with the rest of the intelligence community; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (205012) | Questions to the Prime Minister 242
N | Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):To ask the Prime Minister, what action has been taken to address the recommendation in paragraph 585 of Lord Butler's Review of Intelligence on Weapons of Mass Destruction concerning the use of new information systems to bring together sources of expertise in Government on proliferation; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (205013) | 243
N | Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):To ask the Prime Minister, what action has been taken to address the recommendation in paragraph 604 of Lord Butler's Review of Intelligence on Weapons of Mass Destruction that the intelligence community review their conventions; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (205014) | 244
N | Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):To ask the Prime Minister, what action has been taken to address the recommendation in paragraph 600 of Lord Butler's Review of Intelligence on Weapons of Mass Destruction concerning the size, resources and career structure of the Assessments Staff; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (205015) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 245
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will estimate the take-up rate of maternity leave entitlement with statutory maternity pay since the changes implemented in April 2003. | | [Transferred] (205056) |
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