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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 19 January 2005
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 19 January 2005
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 19 January of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 19 January of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 19 January see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Haiti will be included in his Department's recent proposals to support the countries least able to pay off World Bank debts by paying 10 per cent. of annual servicing of that debt. | | (209819) | 2
| Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether further primary legislation would be required to enable monies allocated under the Child Trust Fund to be reclaimed. | | (209931) | 3
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Crown Estate has received from rents paid by shellfish farmers in (a) Orkney, (b) Shetland, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK in each of the last 10 years. | | (209747) | 4
| Annabelle Ewing (Perth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the gross (a) average and (b) median weekly earnings (i) including and (ii) excluding overtime are for (A) male, (B) female and (C) all full-time workers in (1) Scotland and (2) each of the unitary local authority areas in Scotland. | | (209795) | 5
| Annabelle Ewing (Perth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what percentage of (a) male, (b) female and (c) all full-time workers in (i) Scotland, (ii) each of the unitary local authority areas in Scotland and (iii) the United Kingdom earn less than (A) £279.00 per week, (B) £209.62 per week and (C) £168.75 per week in gross pay, (1) including and (2) excluding overtime. | | (209796) | 6
| Annabelle Ewing (Perth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) average and (b) median (i) hourly and (ii) weekly gross earnings (A) including and (B) excluding overtime are for (X) male, (Y) female and (Z) all full-time workers aged (1) 18 to 21, (2) 22 to 29, (3) 30 to 39, (4) 40 to 49 and (5) over 50 years in (aa) Scotland and (bb) each of the unitary local authority areas in Scotland. | | (209812) | 7
| Annabelle Ewing (Perth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) average and (b) median (i) hourly and (ii) weekly gross earnings (A) including and (B) excluding overtime are for (X) male, (Y) female and (Z) all full-time workers in the (1) private, (2) public and (3) unclassified sectors in (aa) Scotland and (bb) each of the unitary local authority areas in Scotland. | | (209813) | 8
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the appeal made by the honourable Member for Birkenhead's constituent, Mr Edwards, on 9th November 2004, against the decision of the Inland Revenue to recover a tax credit overpayment will be heard. | | (209701) | 9
| Mr Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for how many deaths in (a) North Staffordshire and (b) Stoke on Trent alcohol was the primary cause in each of the past five years. | | (209906) | 10
| Mr Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many children in Stoke on Trent are eligible for the Child Trust Fund; and what percentage of children in Stoke on Trent this represents. | | (209907) | 11
| Mr Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many dwellings in Stoke on Trent are in council tax bands (a) A, (b) B, (c) G and (d) H; and what percentage of all dwellings in Stoke on Trent each represents. | | (209912) | 12
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to the letters from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton dated (a)13th December 2004 with regard to Ms Amaal Azi, (b) 9th December 2004 with regard to Mr Ken Wych and (c) 10th December 2004 with regard to Ms Jade Summer. | | (209853) | 13
| Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Department has made of the procedures used by the Inland Revenue to recover tax credit overpayments since April 2004; and if he will make a statement. | | (209877) | 14
| Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, to how many tax credit recipients in (a) Scotland and (b) Moray local authority area tax credit overpayment notices have been issued since April 2004; what percentage of total claimants of tax credits this represents in each case; and if he will make a statement. | | (209878) | 15
| Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Department has made of the (a) financial and (b) social impact on tax credit claimants of the tax credit overpayment recovery process; and if he will make a statement. | | (209879) | 16
| Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average amounts of tax credit overpayments to claimants since April 2004 in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) the Moray local authority area are; and if he will make a statement. | | (209880) | Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners 17
| Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what the most recent attendance figures for the Church of England are; and if he will make a statement. | | (209742) | Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs 18
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the purposes will be of the Government amendments to the Mental Capacity Bill which he has indicated will be tabled in the other House. | | (209802) | 19
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when he will reply to the letter dated 9th November 2004 from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mrs Catherine Lim. | | (209854) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 20
| Mr Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding her Department has provided for archaeology projects in each of the past seven years. | | (209894) | 21
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what role is envisaged for the proposed public service publisher; what its budget will be; who will fund its establishment; and what plans she has for its relationship with (a) the BBC and (b) regional independent broadcasters. | | (209738) | 22
N | Mr Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government intends to launch a public awareness campaign in advance of digital switchover; and if she will make a statement. | | (209606) | 23
| John Robertson (Glasgow Anniesland):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will include as part of the BBC charter renewal review consideration of allowing the BBC to continue developing its commercial activities in (a) the UK and (b) overseas. | | (209792) | 24
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of measures in place to prevent children from gaining access to violent films and video games. | | (209737) | 25
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the net costs to local authorities of administering liquor licensing under the Licensing Act 2003. | | (209889) | 26
| Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will ensure that ITV Wales continues to produce at least 10 hours of original Welsh programming and programmes for S4C until 2012. | | (209740) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 27
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list countries which have sent military personnel to the United Kingdom for military training in each of the last three years; and how many personnel were sent in each case. | | (209919) | 28
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost incurred by his Department as a result of the strikes by firefighters in 2003 was; and if he will make a statement. | | (209806) | 29
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will reply to the letter from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton, dated 7th December 2004 with regard to (a) Mr M. Thompson and (b) Mr J. Laycock. | | (209861) | 30
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether dolphins have been (a) used and (b) kept by the UK armed forces since 1975. | | (209470) | 31
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the circumstances were of the death of Private William Reyes, service number 5320, at Holdfast camp; what the findings were of the court martial of the solider charged in connection with the fatal shooting; whether a Board of Inquiry was established to look into the circumstances of the death; what the findings were of the civil inquest into the death; and what financial payments have been made to the family of the deceased. | | (209717) | 32
| Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Iranian authorities have returned the Royal Marine boats, weapons and equipment that were seized during the recent Gulf hostilities; and if he will make a statement. | | (209821) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 33
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many of his Department's staff are based outside the London area. | | (208888) | 34
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many planning appeals there have been in Coventry in the last three years. | | (208889) | 35
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total income in capital receipts was from the sale of council housing under the right-to-buy in each year between 1997-98 and 2002-03, broken down by Government Office Region. | | (209697) | 36
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total income in capital receipts was from the sale of council housing under the right-to-buy in 2003-04, broken down by (a) debt free and (b) indebted local authorities. | | (209698) | 37
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many of the 14,000 social housing units planned to be funded with Transitional Local Authority Social Housing Grant were built in 2003-04; and how many he estimates will be completed in (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06. | | (209699) | 38
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 10th January 2005, Official Report, column 216W, on council house sales, how much of the £3.0248 billion capital receipts generated from right-to-buy sales in 2003-04 was (a) set aside by local authorities and (b) centrally pooled for investment in new social housing. | | (209700) | 39
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what regulatory impact assessment he has made of the cost of (a) employing and (b) training surveyors to issue annual certificates under the proposed new Building Regulations. | | (209638) | 40
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether, in the course of preparing policy on home information packs, his officials have visited the USA to inquire into the practice of soil testing for oil pollution as part of real estate transactions; and whether they have corresponded on this subject with officials in the USA. | | (209639) | 41
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to his Oral Answer to the honourable Member for Tewkesbury, of 12th January, Official Report, column 290, on Fire and Rescue Control, if he will place in the Library the evidence on which his statement on the difference in cost per incident reported between the Gloucestershire Fire Service Centre and the assumed regional control centre was based. | | (209607) | 42
| Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many units of affordable housing for (a) rent and (b) sale were built with funding generated by recycled capital grant in 2003-04; and how many existing social housing units were refurbished with recycled capital grant funding. | | (209708) | 43
| Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total amount of capital receipts from shared owners staircasing up their equity share in 2003-04 was; and how many units were involved. | | (209709) | 44
| Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much recycled capital grant was spent by registered social landlords to fund investment in refurbishment to bring existing stock up to the Decent Homes Standard in each year since 1997. | | (209710) | 45
| Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the use of recycled capital grant by registered social landlords to fund investment in bringing existing stock up to the Decent Homes Standard rather than building new affordable housing. | | (209711) | 46
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the (a) housing, (b) regeneration and (c) social exclusion scheme funding streams the Government has operated since May 1997; and which are still in operation. | | (209705) | 47
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the role of the regional housing boards is in relation to (a) social housing and (b) travellers. | | (209706) | 48
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what changes to national planning (a) guidance and (b) regulations relating to premises serving alcohol have been made since 1997. | | (209707) | 49
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the management structure of the Department's New Dimension programme is; and if he will make a statement. | | (209718) | 50
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the Government's policy on the extension of the right-to-buy to housing associations has changed. | | (209785) | 51
| Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) social and (b) affordable housing targets have been set for major housing development sites of each local authority in the Thames Gateway region. | | (209836) | 52
| Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list major housing developments of 50 units or more in the Thames Gateway region which have received planning permission in each of the last five years indicating (a) the total number of planned units on each site, (b) the number of (i) social and (ii) affordable units agreed upon in the section 106 agreement between the developer and local authority for each site and (c) the total number of (A) social and (B) affordable units on each site where all phases of development have been completed. | | (209837) | 53
N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether his Department plans to use a revised formula for the Supporting People grant allocations for 2005-06; and if he will make a statement. | | (208528) | 54
N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he will provide additional grant to local authorities to refund lost grant arising from amendments to their 2003-04 grant consequent upon errors in population estimates for 2001; and whether he is setting aside amounts to refund authorities for retrospective reductions in their 2004-05 grant arising from errors in population estimates for 2002 by the Department. | | (208529) | 55
N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, for what reasons Hampshire is combined with the Isle of Wight for the purpose of area cost adjustment calculations; and what assessment he has made of the impact that this has on Hampshire's grant allocations. | | (208530) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 56
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 16th December 2004; Official Report, column 1288-9W, on higher education, if she will ask the Higher Education Statistics Agency to collect and publish data on students whose highest qualification on entry is a vocational qualification; and if she will make a statement. | | (209838) | 57
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what support her Department plans to offer schools serving disadvantaged communities to develop extended schools services. | | (209773) | 58
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what the annual £125 million Transformation Fund announced in the Pre-Budget Report will be allocated from 2006. | | (209774) | 59
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, on what services the funds for the supply side of childcare services as set out in the Government's Ten Year Childcare Strategy will be spent; and how much will be spent on each. | | (209775) | 60
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what will constitute the core service offer of an extended (a) primary and (b) secondary school. | | (209776) | 61
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what (a) financial and (b) logistical support her Department plans to give to local authorities to work with (i) schools, (ii) local childcare providers and (iii) other local partners in delivering the extended schools programme. | | (209777) | 62
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will include in the forthcoming Education Bill a statutory duty on local authorities to secure sufficient child care provision to meet local needs. | | (209778) | 63
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what (a) financial and (b) logistical support her Department plans to offer to existing providers of childcare (i) to help to ensure their sustainability and (ii) to develop closer links and to align their services with schools. | | (209779) | 64
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures her Department is taking to ensure that extended schools services are staffed by well-qualified, well-remunerated and well-motivated professionals. | | (209780) | 65
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will commission research into interventions offered for children through school-age childcare and extended school services, including their impact on (a) educational attainment, (b) cognitive, (c) social, emotional and (d) behavioural development and family and community well-being. | | (209782) | 66
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what funding for (a) capital and (b) revenue has been allocated as part of the Government's 10 year strategy for childcare for delivering the extended schools programme in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools. | | (209783) | 67
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what funding has been allocated as part of the Government's 10 Year Childcare Strategy for ensuring the sustainability of extended schools services in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools. | | (209784) | 68
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many GCE A level entries of 16 to 18 year old students there have been in (a) biological sciences, (b) chemistry, (c) physics, (d) mathematics, (e) French, (f) German, (g) Spanish and (h) media studies in each year since 1997; and what the mark required for an A grade has been in each subject by each of the examination boards offering them in each year. | | (209810) | 69
N | Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the local authority secure units which have closed since 2000; and what the bed capacity of each was at the time of closure. | | (209277) | 70
| Mr Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many three and four year olds in Stoke on Trent have benefited from the scheme guaranteeing a free part-time nursery place. | | (209908) | 71
| Mr Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much public funding has been spent on computers in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Stoke on Trent in each year since 1997. | | (209909) | 72
| Mr Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding each school in Stoke on Trent has received from the New Deal for Schools. | | (209910) | 73
| Mr Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much public funding has been spent on (a) higher and (b) further education in Stoke on Trent in each year since 1997. | | (209911) | 74
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when she will reply to the letter dated 3rd December 2004 from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Paul Jackson. | | (209860) | 75
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions she has had regarding the impact upon charities specialising in (a) marriage counselling and (b) family relationship counselling of the decision to end ring-fencing of Government funds for these services. | | (209702) | 76
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what representations she has received from charities working with young people and families regarding the decision to end ring-fencing of Government funds for relationship counselling. | | (209712) | 77
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress has been made in improving (a) marriage counselling and (b) relationship counselling services in (i) North West Leicestershire, (ii) the East Midlands and (iii) England since 1997. | | (209713) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 78
| Mrs Anne Campbell (Cambridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to what level the (a) UK and (b) English population of the cormorant would need to fall (i) in the breeding season and (ii) in winter for the Government to decide that it was no longer meeting its obligations for this species under the EU Birds Directive. | | (209811) | 79
| Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme. | | (209741) | 80
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will reply to the letter dated 10th November 2004 from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Carol Denis. | | (209857) | 81
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received on the fees charged for the administration and supervision of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. | | (209846) | 82
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the costs to UK companies of parallel participation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and the Climate Change Agreement. | | (209847) | 83
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the EU Emissions Trading Scheme will enter into force. | | (209848) | 84
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made towards ensuring compatibility of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and the Climate Change Agreement. | | (209849) | 85
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when a decision will be made on the possible exclusion from the first phase of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme for companies participating in a Climate Change Agreement. | | (209862) | 86
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) financial and (b) other assistance the Government has (i) made available and (ii) promised to the community of Boscastle in Cornwall following the flood last year; and if she will make a statement. | | (209781) | 87
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received advocating compulsory pre-stunning before any type of religious slaughter. | | (209744) | 88
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department gives to abattoirs concerning stunning prior to religious slaughter. | | (209745) | 89
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many animals slaughtered for (a) halal and (b) kosher meat were not stunned in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (209746) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 90
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Burma about the Burmese army's commencement of construction in Northern Nyaunglebin District of Mon Township of a new camp using forced labour. | | (209751) | 91
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will urge the Government of Burma to ensure that former prisoners, political activists and their families are not subjected to arbitrary detention, discrimination or harassment. | | (209752) | 92
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will urge the Government of Burma to allow all political prisoners to stay in prisons which are close to their families. | | (209753) | 93
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will urge the Government of Burma to investigate all reports of deaths in custody. | | (209754) | 94
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will urge the Government of Burma to ensure that punishments in prisons do not constitute torture or other forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. | | (209755) | 95
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will urge the Government of Burma to ensure that prisoners are (a) held in conditions which meet international standards, (b) provided with proper medical care on a timely basis and an adequate diet and (c) supplied with mosquito nets. | | (209756) | 96
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will urge the Government of Burma to ensure that prisoners in every (a) prison, (b) labour camp and (c) other detention facility in Burma have (i) opportunities to socialise with one another and (ii) access to reading and writing materials of their choice. | | (209757) | 97
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will urge the Government of Burma to review all trials of political prisoners which have fallen short of appropriate international standards. | | (209758) | 98
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will urge the Government of Burma to ensure that fair trial standards are upheld in political cases including (a) the right to legal counsel, (b) the right to presumption of innocence, (c) the right to a public trial, (d) the right to defend oneself and (e) the right to adequate time and resources to prepare a defence. | | (209759) | 99
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will urge the Government of Burma to initiate a moratorium on the use of laws restricting the rights to freedom of expression and assembly, with particular reference to (a) the 1975 State Protection Law, (b) the 1950 Emergency Provisions Law, (c) the 1962 Printers and Publishers Law and (d) the 1908 Illegal Associations Law. | | (209760) | 100
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will urge the Government of Burma (a) to ensure that juveniles are deprived of their liberty only as a last resort, (b) to guarantee that juveniles are not held in detention with adults and (c) to promote alternatives to judicial proceedings and institutional care where appropriate to the child's well-being. | | (209761) | 101
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will urge the Government of Burma (a) to investigate all allegations of incommunicado detention and torture (i) in interrogation and (ii) in prison, (b) to take steps to bring those responsible to justice and (c) to take immediate steps to put an end to these practices. | | (209762) | 102
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will urge the Government of Burma (a) to consider an amnesty for all political prisoners and (b) to make public full information on all political detainees. | | (209763) | 103
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will urge the Government of Burma immediately and unconditionally (a) to release all prisoners of conscience held on account of their peaceful exercise of the rights to freedom of association and expression and (b) not to penalise anyone for his or her peaceful exercise of those rights. | | (209764) | 104
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether U Win Tin, imprisoned in Burma since 1989, has been released. | | (209765) | 105
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent enquiries he has made of the Government of Burma about the health of (a) Soe Myint, (b) Lin Lin Tun, (c) Aye Myintthan and (d) Hnin May Aung, imprisoned in Burma for their activities in political opposition to the ruling military junta. | | (209766) | 106
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Government of Burma about deaths in custody in Burma in 2004. | | (209767) | 107
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the EU embargo on the sale of arms to Burma extends to components that can be used for the manufacture of military equipment. | | (209768) | 108
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Burma about its misuse of detention and security legislation. | | (209769) | 109
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Burma about ensuring due process in trials of persons accused of subversive political activities. | | (209770) | 110
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Burma about the use of forced labour in the construction by the Burma army of four new camps in Nyaunglebin District, Western Karen State. | | (209771) | 111
| Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what enquiries he has made of the Government of Burma about the internally displaced people in Shweygyn Township. | | (209772) | 112
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Jamaican citizens have been refused entry into the United Kingdom in each of the last three years. | | (209920) | 113
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British (a) men and (b) women are being held in prisons in foreign countries, broken down by country. | | (209923) | 114
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what stance the Government took on the decision of the EU to lift the arms embargo on China. | | (209605) | 115
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Eritrea concerning the arrest of 60 members of the Rema Charismatic Church in Asmara. | | (209703) | 116
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, by what benchmarks he measures progress in human rights dialogue with the Eritrea Government. | | (209704) | 117
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he will reply to the letter from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton dated 29th November 2004, with regard to Mr Sohail Khalil Dar. | | (209855) | 118
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he will reply to the letter from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton, dated (a) 8th December 2004 with regard to Mr Majid Ali, (b) 29th November 2004 with regard to Mr Z. Ali, (c) 15th November 2004 with regard to Gamul Alam and (d) 9th November 2004 with regard to S. Hameed. | | (209858) | 119
| Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the 2002 report by the Inspector General's Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) into alleged rape and child abuse by UNHCR staff in Nepal. | | (209719) | 120
| Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to review his Department's travel advice in relation to Trinidad and Tobago. | | (209893) | 121
| Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow Govan):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance his Department is providing to enable UK-resident Iraqis to participate in the forthcoming election in Iraq. | | (209716) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 122
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the scheme for exemption from prescription charges for people with chronic diseases was established; and in which years since its establishment it has been re-examined. | | (209797) | 123
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of (a) the effect upon consumers and (b) the impact on his Department's work towards its policy objectives of the removal from the market after July of those food supplements which are regarded as safe by United Kingdom regulatory authorities but which do not meet the technical requirements of the Food Supplements Directive and the Food Supplements (England) Regulations 2003. | | (209798) | 124
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 4th December 2004 to the honourable Member for East Worthing and Shoreham, Official Report, column 1080W, on school nurses, what information he collects on the recruitment and retention of school nurses; and whether he plans to set a baseline for numbers of school nurses. | | (209799) | 125
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of winding up the Mind Out for Mental Health campaign; and what plans he has for establishing a follow-up campaign. | | (209800) | 126
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, from what sources the data for measuring performance against standards on medicine review in (a) the National Service Framework for Older People and (b) the GP contract are drawn; and what the frequency of collection is in each case. | | (209801) | 127
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many members of staff have been killed by patients in psychiatric hostels in each of the last three years. | | (209922) | 128
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) men and (b) women suffering from Alzheimer's disease within the Greater London area. | | (209924) | 129
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists have left the NHS for wholly private practice within the Greater London area in each of the last three years. | | (209926) | 130
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what financial resources have been made available for further (a) research into cancer and (b) increasing public awareness of the causes of cancer. | | (208890) | 131
| Mr Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting times for MRI scans were in (a) the South Staffordshire Hospital Trust and (b) each of the primary care trusts in Stoke-on-Trent in the last period for which figures are available. | | (209903) | 132
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the incidence of pressure sores in hospitals in the last year for which figures are available; and how many patients were affected. | | (209890) | 133
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the incidence of pressure sores in care homes in the last year for which figures are available; and for what proportion of patients this problem originated in the acute sector. | | (209891) | 134
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will publish the Delivery Strategy for the public health White Paper, Choosing Health. | | (209722) | 135
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many persons died while on a waiting list for (a) an in-patient and (b) an out-patient appointment in England in each of the last five years. | | (209915) | 136
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting times for (a) in-patient and (b) out-patient appointments were in England in each of the last five years. | | (209916) | 137
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of access to chiropody services for senior citizens. | | (209932) | 138
| Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the progress towards developing a vaccine against methicillin resistant staphyloccus aureus; and what steps his Department is taking to support this work. | | (209929) | 139
N | Mr David Tredinnick (Bosworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the Government will use the UK's Presidency of the European Union to renegotiate the Food Supplements Directive. | | (209168) | 140
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on EU Directive 2000/13/EC in respect of ingredients listing and allergens. | | (209814) | 141
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the Government's strategy is for allergy prevention. | | (209815) | 142
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the vaccine Prevenar will be available on the NHS. | | (209816) | 143
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the effectiveness of Prevenar in preventing pneumococcal disease. | | (209817) | 144
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the findings were of the research commissioned by the Department on the effectiveness of the vaccine Prevenar. | | (209818) | 145
N | Mr John Wilkinson (Ruislip - Northwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish in full the outline business case for the Paddington Basin NHS Hospital project. | | (208893) | 146
N | Mr John Wilkinson (Ruislip - Northwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of the land designated for the Paddington Basin Health Campus is in the ownership of his Department; when he expects it all to be available for the project; and what proportion will be (a) bought and (b) leased by his Department for this purpose. | | (209322) | 147
N | Mr John Wilkinson (Ruislip - Northwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the total final cost to his Department of the Paddington Health Campus, including VAT and the allowance for inflation. | | (209353) | 148
N | Mr John Wilkinson (Ruislip - Northwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his latest estimate is of the number of beds which will be available to hospital in-patients at the Paddington Basin Health Campus when it becomes operational. | | (209354) | 149
N | Mr John Wilkinson (Ruislip - Northwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the effect upon the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Hospital Trust's financial recovery plan of the capital and revenue contributions requested of these hospitals by his Department towards the cost of the Paddington Basin Health Campus. | | (209355) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 150
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions for (a) driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle with excess alcohol and (b) being in charge of a motor vehicle with excess alcohol (i) Essex Police and (ii) Southend Police have brought successfully in each year since 1997. | | (209803) | 151
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions for (a) driving or attempting to drive a mechanically propelled vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs and (b) being in charge of a mechanically propelled vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs (i) Essex Police and (ii) Southend Police have brought successfully in each year since 1997. | | (209804) | 152
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions for motor manslaughter offences (a) Essex Police and (b) Southend Police have brought successfully in each year since 1997. | | (209805) | 153
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions for (a) dangerous driving and (b) careless or inconsiderate driving (i) Essex Police and (ii) Southend Police have brought successfully in each year since 1997. | | (209807) | 154
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions for (a) dangerous and (b) careless or inconsiderate cycling (i) Essex Police and (ii) Southend Police have brought successfully in each year since 1997. | | (209808) | 155
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions for driving with uncorrected sight (a) Essex Police and (b) Southend Police have brought successfully in each year since 1997. | | (209809) | 156
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions for (a) causing death by dangerous driving and (b) causing death by careless driving while under the influence of drink or drugs (i) Essex Police and (ii) Southend Police have brought successfully in each year since 1997. | | (209839) | 157
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) community support officers and (b) street wardens are employed within the Greater London area. | | (209921) | 158
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences were recorded in which a knife was used within the Greater London area in each of the last five years. | | (209925) | 159
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) men and (b) women have been charged with drug offences in magistrates courts within the Greater London area in each of the last three years. | | (209927) | 160
| Tom Cox (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures are in place in prisons in England and Wales to protect prisoners from sexual harassment; and if he will make a statement. | | (209928) | 161
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate has been made of the market value of his official residence. | | (209868) | 162
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to public funds of the security works at his London home is; and what proportion of the total cost this represents. | | (209869) | 163
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the Right honourable Member for Sheffield, Brightside is residing in the official residence of the Secretary of State for the Home Department. | | (209870) | 164
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to move into his official residence. | | (209871) | 165
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of maintenance of his official residence was in each year since 1997. | | (209872) | 166
N | Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what fees are paid by the Youth Justice Board for a bed in a (a) local authority secure unit, (b) youth treatment centre and (c) young offenders institution. | | (209276) | 167
N | Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the standard staff to child ratio is in (a) local authority secure units, (b) secure treatment centres and (c) young offenders institutions. | | (209278) | 168
| Mr Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of members of the police force in Stoke-on-Trent are (a) community support officers, (b) reserve officers and (c) part-time officers. | | (209896) | 169
| Mr Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures he proposes to introduce to enable individuals to challenge information about them held on the proposed identity card. | | (209900) | 170
| Mr Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures he proposes to introduce to delete erroneous information held on the proposed identity card. | | (209901) | 171
| Mr Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his latest estimate is of the number of machines to read the proposed identity cards which will be required by (a) police authorities, (b) health authorities, (c) social services departments, (d) benefit agencies and (e) local education authorities. | | (209902) | 172
| Mr Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many alcohol-related violent offences have been reported in Stoke on Trent in each year since 1997; and how many have led to (a) prosecution and (b) conviction. | | (209904) | 173
| Mr Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether individuals will have access to all information about them held on the proposed identity card. | | (209905) | 174
| Mr Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) males and (b) females aged 15 to 17 received custodial sentences in each year since 1997. | | (209913) | 175
| Mr Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) males and (b) females aged 15 to 17 sentenced in each year since 1997 served their sentences more than 50 miles from their parents' homes. | | (209914) | 176
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who the employer of offender managers will be under the National Offender Management Service. | | (209866) | 177
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether responsibility for the Probation Service remains with probation boards; whether arrangements were changed under the arrangements set out in the written ministerial statement of 20th July 2004; and whether those arrangements will change under the latest blueprint for the National Offender Management Service. | | (209867) | 178
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners at (a) Elmley Prison and (b) Swaleside Prison have been reclassified from Category C to Category D in each year since 1997. | | (209863) | 179
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners have been transferred to Standford Hill Open Prison from (a) Elmley Prison and (b) Swaleside Prison in each year since 1997. | | (209864) | 180
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton dated (a) 29th November 2004 with regard to (i) Ms Yulima Vicentre Vidal and (ii) Dr A. R. Estabragh, (b) 17th November 2004 with regard to Ms Thembalani Chinyoka, (c) 1st November 2004 with regard to Lily Beverley and (d) 18th November 2004 with regard to Mr Shaban Kurkala. | | (209851) | 181
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton dated 14th December 2004 with regard to (i) Mr S. Mohamed, (ii) Mr S. U. Omar, (iii) Mrs Faiza Saleh, (iv) Ms A. Khushi and (v) Dr Roy. | | (209852) | 182
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton, dated (a) 10th November 2004 with regard to Ms Nabila Jahangir, (b) 9th December 2004 with regard to Mrs Guy-Blackburn and (c) 6th December 2004 with regard to (i) Mr Amos Bamba, (ii) Miss S. Rabbani and (iii) Alis Nicolae Bubric. | | (209859) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 183
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 17th January, Official Report, column 686-7W, on Iraq, how many families from Falluja have received the $100 welfare payment; how many households have received the $200 payment from US military forces; how much in welfare payments has been distributed by the Iraqi authorities through banks in the areas where they are living; how much the Department has spent on people displaced from Falluja; and what provision has been made for the health needs of the residents of Falluja who have been displaced from the city. | | (209936) | 184
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what resources were committed to expenditure on HIV/AIDS in developing countries in 2003-04, broken down by (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral aid. | | (209865) | 185
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when he will reply to the letter dated 22nd November 2004 from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Anna Galding and Matilda Chime. | | (209850) | 186
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the extinguishing of burning coal mines falls within the scope of the clean development mechanisms introduced by the Kyoto Protocol. | | (209841) | 187
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department has provided to developing countries seeking to extinguish burning coal mines. | | (209842) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 188
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much the Assets Recovery Agency has recovered from (a) Loyalist and (b) Republican sources in each year since its formation; and if he will make a statement. | | (209392) | 189
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has sought European Commission state aids approval for all or part of the Government's and Invest Northern Ireland's financial support to the Anderstown Newspaper Group; and if he will make a statement. | | (208673) | 190
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much money the Andersonstown News Group has received from (a) the Northern Ireland Office, (b) departments, agencies and non-departmental public bodies within the Northern Ireland Civil Service and (c) Invest Northern Ireland since May 1997; how many applications remain to be determined; and if he will make a statement. | | (208674) | 191
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the newspaper and broadcasting companies in Northern Ireland that have received grants from public funds or from Invest Northern Ireland since May 1997, stating in each case the Department or other body responsible for the grant, the purpose for which the grant was made and the sum of money involved. | | (208675) | 192
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what representations he has received from other newspaper and media groups in Northern Ireland concerning financial assistance to the Andersonstown News Group; and if he will make a statement. | | (208892) | Questions to the Prime Minister 193
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Prime Minister, how many times he met Lord Irvine on 12th June 2003; and what was discussed. | | (209696) | 194
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with the Indian Prime Minister on the effects of the recent tsunami in India. | | (208891) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 195
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much her Department spent on providing (a) printed public information and (b) other public information in the last year for which figures are available; and what public information her Department provides, broken down by type of medium in which it is provided. | | (209721) | 196
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the effects of the UK position on lifting the EU embargo on arms sales to China on (a) the UK balance of trade with the USA and (b) the UK arms industry. | | (209743) | 197
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what information she has collected on the number of tanks to contain heating oil sold on the domestic market in each year since 1997. | | (209640) | 198
| Mr Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what her estimate is of the number of people in Stoke-on-Trent who have benefited from the most recent rise in the national minimum wage. | | (209897) | 199
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to encourage trade associations to play a greater role in helping to regulate their industries. | | (209835) | 200
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she will reply to the letter dated 6th December 2004 from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mr A. Al. | | (209856) | 201
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on her plans to reduce regulation. | | (209935) | 202
| Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what support the Government provides to small independent drug and vaccine research companies in the preparation of cases for the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency for the registration of clinical trials. | | (209930) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 203
| Virginia Bottomley (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which existing road schemes in addition to the A3 at Hindhead have been downgraded from national to regional significance; and what the peak traffic volumes of each were in the last period for which figures are available. | | (209895) | 204
| Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what improvements Network Rail plan to carry out to the Dana footbridge. | | (209723) | 205
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff & Buchan):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will reply to the letter dated 29th November 2004 from the honourable Member for Banff and Buchan regarding the working time directive for truck drivers. | | (209820) | 206
| Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will approve the fitting-out of St Pancras Midland Road Station for use by Thameslink train services to enable this station to be opened with St. Pancras International in mid 2007. | | (209917) | 207
| Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will instruct Network Rail to complete the necessary track and signalling work at King's Cross/St. Pancras to enable Great Northern services to be integrated with those of Thameslink prior to the opening of St. Pancras International Station in mid 2007. | | (209918) | 208
| Mr Ian Taylor (Esher & Walton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will enable the Eurostar platforms at Waterloo Station to be made available to serve South West Trains passengers after April 2007. | | (209793) | 209
| Mr Ian Taylor (Esher & Walton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide a new separation system at Clapham Junction to enable commuter trains to gain access to the disused Eurostar platforms after April 2007. | | (209794) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 210
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the National Assembly for Wales Government on proposals for changes to emergency services provision in Wales. | | (209934) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 211
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information published by his Department (a) may be obtained by the public in post offices and (b) could previously be obtained by the public in post offices but may not now be so obtained; and how much was spent making each of these categories of information available in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (209720) | 212
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in each business unit of the Child Support Agency have been diverted to deal with complaints about the new system for assessing claims. | | (209735) | 213
| Mr Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in poverty there were in Stoke-on-Trent in each year since 1997. | | (209898) | 214
| Mr Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Stoke-on-Trent have found work through New Deal programmes since they were introduced. | | (209899) | 215
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have received (a) full and (b) partial grants from the Access to Work programme in each year since its introduction; and if he will make a statement. | | (209714) | 216
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to promote the Access to Work programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (209715) | 217
| Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate the Department has made of the number of people in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) the Moray local authority area seeking (i) financial and (ii) other assistance in JobCentre Plus outlets as a result of Inland Revenue tax credit overpayment recovery procedures since April 2004; and if he will make a statement. | | (209876) | 218
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase the take-up of pension credit. | | (209933) | 219
N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has received regarding the APW Electronics Pension Fund; what assistance will be made available to its members; and if he will make a statement. | | (208527) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 220
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what action he proposes to take regarding the release of certified death records to appropriate private sector bodies in order to facilitate the prevention of fraud through impersonation of the deceased. | | [Transferred] (209840) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 221
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what legal sanctions may be imposed against retailers who sell or supply 18 films or video games with an 18 classification to children. | | [Transferred] (209736) | 222
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has undertaken of possible links between violent crime and violent television programmes and video games. | | [Transferred] (209739) |
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