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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 10 March 2005
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 10 March 2005
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 10 March 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 Thursday 10 March of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 10 March see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 1
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with EU governments regarding (a) the provision of a rapid reaction civil emergency force within the EU and (b) co-ordination measures needed to facilitate civil emergency planning; and if he will make a statement. | | (218890) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 2
| Hugh Bayley (York, City of):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people on average were in employment in each parliamentary constituency (a) in 1997 and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available, ranked according to the change over the period. | | (221427) | 3
N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to the honourable Member for Leyton and Wanstead of 31st January, Official Report, columns 597-8W, what his most recent estimate is of how much has been transferred from the reserve to cover the costs of UK involvement in Iraq. | | (221203) | 4
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many deaths have occurred in each of the last 10 years in which death certificates cited as a possible cause (a) co-proxamol, (b) paracetamol, (c) non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, (d) selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors, (e) codeine, (d) Cox 11 inhibitors and (f) cerivastatin. | | (221368) | 5
| Mr Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the outcome was of the ECOFIN Council held on 8th March; what the Government's stance was on the issues discussed, including its voting record; and if he will make a statement. | | (221266) | 6
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average conception rate for those under 18 years was in each year since 1998; if he will list the 20 per cent. of wards with the highest conception rates for those under the age of 18 in each year; and what the average total conception rate for those under the age of 18 was in each year, calculated from those wards designated as belonging to the 20 per cent. with the highest rates of under-18 conceptions. | | (221445) | 7
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average lifespan is of UK paper currency, broken down by denomination. | | (221384) | 8
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4th February, Official Report, column 1187W, on tobacco taxes, when he will place the figures for duty receipts on the website. | | (221323) | 9
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effects of central government staffing levels on the level of taxation. | | (221476) | 10
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff & Buchan):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many quarters of continuous economic growth there have been in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) the UK and (d) Wales from 1997 to the most recent quarter for which information is available. | | (221491) | 11
| Pete Wishart (North Tayside):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the revenue impact for Scotland of (a) raising and (b) lowering the basic rate of income tax by one pence. | | (221372) | 12
| Pete Wishart (North Tayside):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total revenue impact has been of changes in (a) duty on whisky, (b) duty on road fuels, (c) national insurance contributions and (d) the rates and bands for income tax since May 1997. | | (221373) | Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs 13
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the average time was from offence to completion for youth defendants in criminal cases coming before magistrates'courts in each of the last three years. | | (221477) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 14
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Sport England spent on consultants in each of the last four years. | | (221435) | 15
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department will be represented at the Factual TV Commissioning Conference being held as part of the BBC Charter Review in London on 18th March; and if she will make a statement. | | (221319) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 16
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his latest estimate is of the number of (a) UK forces killed, (b) UK forces seriously injured, (c) Iraqi forces killed, (d) Iraqi forces severely injured, (e) Iraqi civilians killed and (f) Iraqi civilians severely injured in Iraq since March 2003. | | (221419) | 17
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost of UK military operations in Iraq and the theatre of conflict have been since September 2002, broken down by costs to the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force. | | (221425) | 18
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the expenditure by his Department on AWE Aldermaston was in each of the last five years; and what expenditure he has allocated for 2005-06. | | (221429) | 19
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nuclear warheads are deployed on Trident submarines. | | (221432) | 20
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of the military operation in Sierra Leone in 2001 was; and how many UK troops were involved. | | (221386) | 21
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) UK and (b) other EU nations' military helicopters were (i) flying as part of an international military exercise and (ii) prepared for action in the sea area south of the Cornish coast on 15th January 2004. | | (221458) | 22
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who the owner was of each of the liferafts found by aircrew from RNAS Culdrose based at 771 Search and Rescue Sqaudron when responding to the foundering of the Cap Bugaled Breizh on 15th January 2004. | | (221459) | 23
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the (a) UK and (b) other nations' submarines which took part in military exercises in the English channel during January 2004; and on which days during that month each took part in the exercises. | | (221460) | 24
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions during the period from 1st January 2003 to 31st January 2004 UK naval vessels were involved in a Thursday war military exercise in the English Channel. | | (221461) | 25
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the wording is of the oath of allegiance which military personnel swear. | | (221483) | 26
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of whether the correct protocol was followed for Infantry regiments which have a non-British colonel in chief being downgraded to battalions. | | (221484) | 27
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the spearhead regiment is fully equipped (a) at present and (b) for the next regiment to take over. | | (221485) | 28
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the UK financial contribution to the European Defence Agency was in the last financial year; what it is expected to be over the next five years; and what percentage the UK contribution is of the overall Agency cost. | | (221486) | 29
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17th January, Official Report, column 732W, on army recruitment, whether the future establishment for (a) signals, (b) intelligence, (c) logistics and (d) engineers has been finalised. | | (221487) | 30
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on progress the future (a) Mercia, (b) Yorkshire, (c) Scottish and (d) Welsh regiments are making on decisions on (i) cap badges, (ii) rank slides, (iii) belt buckles and (iv) mess dress. | | (221488) | 31
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which battalions in each division will be earmarked to the medium sector in the Future Infantry Structure; and when he expects them to commence progress towards the medium sector. | | (221489) | 32
| Pete Wishart (North Tayside):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the operational costs of (a) the UK nuclear warhead programme, (b) the Trident submarine programme and (c) the warhead delivery system were in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (221371) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 33
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total spending by the Housing Corporation in the London Borough of Islington was in each year since 1997-98; and what proportion of this was spent on (a) capital repairs and (b) new build. | | (221420) | 34
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total central Government Housing Investment programme allocation to the London Borough of Islington was in each year since 1997-98; and what proportion of this was used for (a) capital repairs and (b) new build. | | (221421) | 35
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his latest estimate is of the number of (a) council, (b) housing association and (c) private development dwellings that will be completed in each London borough in (i) 2004-05 and (ii) 2005-06. | | (221422) | 36
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many local authority properties were sold under the right to buy in each London borough in each year since 1996-97; and what the average discount per dwelling was in each case. | | (221426) | 37
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what progress Barnet Council is making on the homes standards initiative. | | (221265) | 38
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many responses were received to the public consultation exercise by the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority on the Draft London Safety Plan (a) supporting and (b) opposing the proposals in the Draft Plan. | | (220467) | 39
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, in what capacity he is attending the MIPIM Property Conference in Cannes on 8th to 11th March; what estimate he has made of his (a) travel costs and (b) accommodation costs for the Conference; and which officials will accompany him. | | (221440) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 40
N | Mr Keith Bradley (Manchester, Withington):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans she has to continue the pilot scheme to repay the students loans for teachers under the Secondary Shortage Subject Scheme. | | (221197) | 41
| Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the level of funding per pupil in North Tyneside was in each year from 1996 to 2001. | | (221276) | 42
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the work of the Woodcraft Folk; what grants they have received from her Department in each year since 1997; what future funding is planned; and if she will make a statement. | | (221428) | 43
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when she expects to publish guidance on outdoor learning trips, to which Press Notice 0021 of 15th February refers. | | (221271) | 44
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on interaction between local education authorities and the Learning and Skills Council in funding post-16 education for children with special educational needs. | | (221272) | 45
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research her Department has conducted on the accuracy and consistency of reporting by local education authorities, under section 52 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, of expenditure on provision for special educational needs; and if she will make a statement. | | (221273) | 46
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils with special needs receive two hours of high quality physical education and school sport each week. | | (221436) | 47
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school teachers are trained to provide physical education for pupils with special educational needs. | | (221437) | 48
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children were taken into care as a result of a parent being sent to prison in the last year for which figures are available. | | (221198) | 49
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many childcare places have been created by the Sure Start Neighbourhood Nurseries Initiative in each year that the scheme has been in operation. | | (221199) | 50
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many looked-after children committed suicide whilst in care in each year since 1997; what estimate she has made of the number of previously looked-after children who committed suicide after leaving care in each year; and what estimate she has made of the number of looked-after children who had or developed some form of mental illness whilst in care in each year. | | (221201) | 51
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of teenage mothers aged under 18 years were in paid employment or full-time education in each year since 1997. | | (221444) | 52
| Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when she expects the funding gap between school sixth forms and further education colleges in Tunbridge Wells to be closed. | | (221446) | 53
| Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the countries referred to in her Department's recent letter (reference 881/6026) to schools where (a) it is not possible to carry out a meaningful Criminal Records Bureau check on foreign nationals and (b) a certificate of good conduct may be obtained for applicants applying for posts working with children. | | (221442) | 54
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much money the Government allocated per child in (a) primary, (b) middle and (c) upper schools in each constituency in (i) Norfolk and (ii) Suffolk in 2004-05. | | (221320) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 55
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent advice she has received from the European Agriculture Commissioner on the legality of making the Single Farm Payment in more than one stage. | | (221462) | 56
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers have (a) signed up to and (b) withdrawn from the National Fallen Stock Collection Scheme since it was established. | | (221463) | 57
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the capacity of the State Veterinary Service to meet statutory requirements on (a) farm inspections, (b) abattoir inspections, (c) bovine TB controls and (d) other departmental veterinary responsibilities. | | (221465) | 58
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what input she will seek from (a) honourable Members, (b) farmers and (c) conservation groups in developing a transparent process for making policy decisions on whether badger culling will form part of future policy for controlling bovine tuberculosis. | | (221278) | 59
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the current incidence of bovine tuberculosis in Stafford constituency; and if she will take action to reduce such incidence. | | (221279) | 60
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that under the proposed EU directive 2004/28/EC on Veterinary Medicines (a) medicines available to beekeepers for the treatment of pests and diseases will be exempt from the regulations set out and will not require a prescription and (b) the proposed inspectors will be qualified experts who provide and use antibiotics in the treatment of disease. | | (221410) | 61
| Mr George Osborne (Tatton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, under what circumstances A2 permits under the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 can be granted to rendering plants that have not obtained planning permission for their activities. | | (221333) | 62
| Mr George Osborne (Tatton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether animal bi-product rendering is considered to be a waste process; and if she will make a statement. | | (221334) | 63
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance she plans to issue to the police on criteria to be used in deciding whether non-lethal methods of control under General Licence WLF18 are ineffective or unpracticable. | | (221095) | 64
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what agreements are in place with each country which exports poultry feathers to the UK on ensuring that they are not infected with avian influenza; and what measures she has put in place to ensure agreements are adhered to. | | (221388) | 65
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the risk of avian influenza being transmitted from imported poultry feathers. | | (221389) | 66
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what tests are carried out in the UK on poultry feathers imported from East Asian countries to establish whether they are infected with avian influenza. | | (221390) | 67
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what quantity of poultry feathers were imported into the UK from each East Asian country in each of the last five years. | | (221391) | 68
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish guidance to persons authorised under General Licence WLF 18 on the criteria they should use to assess whether appropriate non-lethal methods of control are ineffective or impracticable. | | (221392) | 69
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish advice she has received concerning the legal interpretation of Condition 4 of General Licence WLF 18. | | (221393) | 70
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24th February, Official Report, column 773W, on footpaths, for how many footpaths the Secretary of State has issued a direction authorising continued closure in each of the last five years; for what reasons in each case; and when she expects each to be re-opened. | | (221202) | 71
N | Dr Gavin Strang (Edinburgh East & Musselburgh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's policy is on the European Commission's proposal to increase to 275,000 tonnes the import into the EU of boneless poultry meat from non-EU countries. | | (220992) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 72
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what scope the UK Government has under the proposed Constitutional Treaty for the European Union to opt out of EU policies which have as their Treaty base Title IV of the TEC, with particular reference to scope to opt out of the ongoing development of European asylum and migration policy. | | (220276) | 73
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what payments the Government has made to (a) Turkey, (b) Syria, (c) Jordan, (d) Israel and (e) Egypt in each of the last three years; for what purposes; and if he will make a statement. | | (218891) | 74
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken since 2001 to improve specialisation within his Department in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement. | | (218892) | 75
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list how many country specialists for each of the Persian Gulf states there have been in his Department in each of the last 10 years. | | (218893) | 76
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total cost of his Department's operations in Iraq have been since September 2002. | | (221424) | 77
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the members of the UK delegation to the Non-proliferation Treaty Review Conference in New York in May; and what statement of proposals the UK Government intends to table. | | (221430) | 78
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations have been made to the government of Nepal on democratic constitutional government; and if he will make a statement. | | (221431) | 79
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the governments of (a) Iran and (b) North Korea on nuclear disarmament; and if he will make a statement. | | (221433) | 80
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations have been made to the government of China on human rights abuses in Kheetan Province; and if he will make a statement. | | (221449) | 81
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow Pollok):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17th January, Official Report, column 701W, on the European Constitution, when a budget for informing the public about the EU, including about the proposed EU Constitutional Treaty, will be set for financial year 2005-06; if he will list the (a) individual budget lines and (b) sums allocated within the overall budget of £613,000 for informing the public about the EU; when the budget of £613,000 was allocated for this purpose; how much of the budget of £613,000 for informing the public about the EU and the proposed EU Constitutional Treaty has been spent to date; what payments have been allocated to non-government organisations for the purpose of informing the public about the EU and the proposed EU Constitutional Treaty; and if he will make a statement. | | (221369) | 82
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow Pollok):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list projects for which the Department has provided joint funding with the European Commission and other institutions of the European Union during the past five financial years; and what funding is planned for such projects in this financial year. | | (221375) | 83
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow Pollok):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what budget his Department has set aside for the UK Presidency of the EU; and how much of that has been allocated for the provision of public information. | | (221376) | 84
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow Pollok):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what events he plans to attend during the next three months relating to the EU Constitution; and what meetings are planned during the next three months at which departmental Ministers will speak on the EU Constitution. | | (221377) | 85
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow Pollok):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons it was decided that a regulatory impact assessment was not needed for the European Union Bill. | | (221378) | 86
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow Pollok):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he will decide on the service provider for delivering referendum addresses during the referendum on the EU Constitution; and on what criteria he will base his decision. | | (221379) | 87
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow Pollok):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has held with the Electoral Commission on the date for the referendum on the European Constitution. | | (221380) | 88
| Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the case of Mr Peter Dun. | | (221277) | 89
N | Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his estimate is of the level of production of cocaine in each of the past 10 years in (a) Colombia, (b) Peru, (c) Bolivia and (d) the rest of South America. | | (220703) | 90
N | Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that any reduction in poppy cultivation in Afghanistan is not replaced by increased cultivation in other countries, with particular reference to Myanmar, Pakistan, Kazhakstan, Iran, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkemenistan and China. | | (220704) | 91
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the percentage of Ugandan gross domestic product spent on (a) health, (b) education, (c) agriculture and (d) defence; and if he will make a statement. | | (221274) | 92
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the strength of the Ugandan Presidential Protection Brigade; whether the UK is offering it technical assistance; and if he will make a statement. | | (221275) | 93
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) strength, (b) leadership and (c) political objectives of the Ugandan People's Redemption Army; how long it has been active; what assessment he has made of whether it has caused damage to Uganda's infrastructure; and if he will make a statement. | | (221281) | 94
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the government of China over its treatment of the practitioners of Falun Gong, with particular reference to the treatment of (a) Mingli He and (b) Xingyan Wei; and if he will make a statement. | | (221283) | 95
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the British military presence in Gibraltar. | | [R] (221385) | 96
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the status of each of the UK's overseas territories and Crown Dependencies will be under the the EU Constitution. | | (221478) | 97
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what actions his Department has taken to maintain a strong economy in Gibraltar. | | [R] (221479) | 98
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what provisions are made for British overseas territories in the European Union constitution. | | (221480) | 99
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much money was allocated to Gibraltar from the UK Exchequer in 2004-05. | | [R] (221481) | 100
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what visits to Gibraltar he has planned. | | [R] (221482) | 101
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's policy is on expanding trade relations with Gibraltar. | | [R] (221490) | 102
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the nuclear weapons in the United Kingdom stockpile which have been (a) withdrawn from service and (b) dismantled, (i) unilaterally and (ii) as a result of multilateral negotiations pursuant to United Kingdom obligations under Article six of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. | | (221447) | 103
| Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of Colombia regarding the death of Luis Eduardo Guerra and others at the San José de Apartadó Peace Community in Uraba. | | (221315) | 104
| Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he had at the recent London meeting to support the Palestinian Authority on the impact of the separation barrier on water supplies and arable land. | | (221382) | 105
| Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to President Uribe of Colombia on (a) human rights issues and (b) the conduct of the Colombian Army. | | (221439) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 106
N | Mr A.J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of hospital-acquired MRSA have been reported at (a) Berwick Infirmary, (b) Alnwick Infirmary, (c) Rothbury Community Hospital and (d) Wansbeck General Hospital in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (220373) | 107
N | Mr Keith Bradley (Manchester, Withington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to continue the funding of the bursaries for nurses returning to work in the NHS. | | (221196) | 108
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice he gives to London boroughs on the provision of respite care in each borough. | | (221448) | 109
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress his Department has made in the review of the available data and research on the epidemiology of allergic conditions that the Government undertook to carry out in its response to the Health Select Committee's Report on the Provision of Allergy Services. | | (221473) | 110
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the need for specific allergy services outlined by the Health Select Committee's Report on the Provision of Allergy Services; and what progress his Department has made with the provision of specific allergy services since publication of the Committee's report. | | (221474) | 111
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the resources necessary to commission the evidence review of allergy services mentioned in the Government's response to the Health Select Committee's Report on the Provision of Allergy Services. | | (221475) | 112
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements are being made to treat the individuals in English prisons who are infected with hepatitis C. | | (220482) | 113
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are in place to identify the number of individuals in English prisons who are infected with hepatitis C. | | (220484) | 114
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what additional provision has been made should the hepatitis B awareness campaign result in a large increase in people coming forward for treatment. | | (220785) | 115
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21st February, Official Report, columns 135-6W, on care homes, how many (a) privately-owned and (b) local authority owned care homes there are in the Vale of York according to regionalised data provided by the Commission for Social Care Inspection. | | (221441) | 116
| Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) NHS prescriptions and (b) NHS prescription items were issued in each of the last 10 years broken down by (i) those attracting a charge and (ii) those receiving an exemption. | | (221416) | 117
| Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) NHS prescriptions and (b) NHS prescription items were issued under an exemption in each of the last 10 years, broken down by reason for exemption. | | (221417) | 118
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether free prescriptions are available for people who suffer from dementia; and if he will make a statement. | | (221365) | 119
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assistance his Department provides for (a) people who suffer from dementia and (b) their carers; and if he will make a statement. | | (221366) | 120
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to change the drugs available on prescription for people who suffer from dementia; and if he will make a statement. | | (221367) | 121
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average response time for ambulances attending 999 calls was in (a) Suffolk and (b) England in each year since 1997. | | (221322) | 122
| Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what use Kingston Hospital Trust in Surrey has made of the access money provided for sexual health services. | | (221438) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 123
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many probationers were electronically tagged in (a) Southend, (b) Essex and (c) England and Wales in each year since tagging commenced; and if he will make a statement. | | (221466) | 124
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many probation officers were dismissed in (a) Southend, (b) Essex and (c) England and Wales in each year since 1997. | | (221467) | 125
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of those eligible for parole were (a) granted parole and (b) broke the conditions of parole in each year since 1997. | | (221468) | 126
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners in (a) Essex and (b) England and Wales were eligible for parole in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (221469) | 127
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what methods are used for tracking prisoners on parole; and if he will make a statement. | | (221470) | 128
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria are applied when considering whether a prisoner is eligible for parole; and if he will make a statement. | | (221471) | 129
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he intends to inform the House authorities of the new telephone numbers for ministerial private offices in his Department; and if he will make a statement. | | (221472) | 130
| Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations he has received from the English language school industry in the UK on his proposals to increase the cost of Leave to Remain applications from international students; and if he will make a statement. | | (221387) | 131
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners are detained under his instructions at HMP Belmarsh; for how long each has been detained; and when he expects each to be released. | | (221450) | 132
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department expects to complete its compliance report for the European Council Framework Convention on National Minorities. | | (221464) | 133
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what changes were made to (a) the baseline Certified National Accommodation (CNA), (b) in use CNA and (c) operational capacity at (i) HMP Wolds, (ii) HMP Altcourse, (iii) HMP Forest Bank and (iv) HMP Lowdham Grange in January; and if he will make a statement. | | (221156) | 134
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the operational capacity was changed in January at (a) HMP Edmunds Hill, (b) HMP Northallerton, (c) HMP Altcourse, (d) HMP Hindley, (e) HMP Rye Hill, (f) HMP Onley, (g) HMP Dovegate, (h) HMP Dover, (i) HMP Mount, (j) HMP Foston Hall, (k) HMP Liverpool, (l) HMP Forest Bank, (m) HMP Lowdham Grange, (n) HMP Holloway, (o) HMP Pentonville, (p) HMP Bullwood Hall, (q) HMP Highdown, (r) HMP Wetherby and (s) HMP Wolds; and if he will make a statement. | | (221157) | 135
N | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8th February, to the honourable Member for Walthamstow, Official Report, column 1421W, on the National Offender Management Service, which regional offender managers will be responsible for each probation area in 2005-06; and whether the Prison Service budget for 2006-07 will need to be agreed unanimously by regional offender managers. | | (221136) | 136
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what resources were given to Sussex Constabulary to roll out the commission for Tetra police communication networks in Sussex. | | (220483) | 137
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the total cost of the roll out of the Tetra police communications network; and what estimate he has made of the cost to each person liable for payment of the Sussex Police Authority precept, broken down by costs payable through (a) the precept and (b) general taxation. | | (220784) | 138
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women were held in prison in each year since 1997; what proportion were imprisoned for non-violent offences in each year; and what proportion were held on remand but not subsequently convicted in each year. | | (221200) | 139
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes have been committed by prisoners released under the Home Detention Curfew in each of the last five years. | | (221494) | 140
| Mr Michael Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd March, Official Report, column 1310W, on Biometric Data, if he will list the identifiers that will be held digitally on the chip in the ePassport. | | (221370) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 141
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total cost of aid to Iraq has been since March 2003, broken down by main area of expenditure. | | (221423) | 142
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid the UK provided to Rwanda (a) bilaterally and (b) multilaterally in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (221434) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 143
N | David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd March, Official Report, column 1328W, on Global Point International Business Park, for what reasons the first operational company expected to locate at the Business Park is conditional upon completion of the public inquiry into the Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan; and when he expects the inquiry to conclude. | | (221195) | 144
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what he expects the likely outcome of the review of the unsolved killings to be in respect of the prosecution of individuals found to have been responsible for murder since 1969. | | (221383) | 145
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of child support cases in Northern Ireland were being assessed under the new criteria on 1st March. | | (221329) | 146
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will use the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference to discuss with the Republic of Ireland the extent to which illegal immigrants are using the Republic of Ireland as a point of entry into the United Kingdom. | | (221338) | 147
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the review of the boundaries of the Noble indices on social deprivation will be published. | | (221381) | 148
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much and what value of (a) shellfish and (b) whitefish was exported from Northern Ireland to EU countries outside the UK in each of the last five years. | | (221335) | 149
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people were employed in the (a) shellfish and (b) whitefish sectors of the fishing industry in Northern Ireland on the last date for which figures are available. | | (221336) | 150
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been provided to the fish processing sector of the Northern Ireland fishing industry in relation to the tie-up scheme which was in operation in 2004. | | (221337) | 151
| Mr David Trimble (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what methodology was used to form the equality impact assessment's view that (a) Protestants and (b) Unionists are likely to bear a disproportionately greater burden of the domestic and sewerage bill under the Government Reform of Water and Sewerage Services; by what percentage he estimates they will be disproportionately affected; and by how much he estimates this would affect the income of the average family in the course of a year, based on each broad policy option. | | (221339) | 152
| Mr David Trimble (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the likely impact of the Government's Reform of Water and Sewerage Services in Northern Ireland on (a) the elderly and (b) those who have elderly dependants, based on each of the broad policy options. | | (221340) | Questions to the Prime Minister 153
| Mrs Anne Campbell (Cambridge):To ask the Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has held with President George W Bush on relations with Iran. | | (221280) | 154
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Prime Minister, what representations he has received from the Honours and Decorations Committee concerning a medal for veterans of the Arctic convoys. | | (221282) | Questions to the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 155
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what action the Electoral Commission is taking to ensure that all members of the armed services are able to vote in the forthcoming General Election. | | (221096) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 156
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what end-use monitoring agreements relating to the export of military products have been signed since December 2002 with (a) Angola, (b) Cameroon, (c) Eritrea, (d) Ethiopia, (e) Ghana, (f) Kenya, (g) Mozambique, (h) Sierra Leone, (i) Sudan, (j) Tanzania, (k) Uganda, (l) Zambia, (m) Bolivia (n) Guyana and (o) Republic of Yemen; and what end-use monitoring mechanisms are in place in each case. | | (218894) | 157
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent progress has been made towards reducing fuel poverty in the West Midlands. | | (220934) | 158
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action her Department is taking to reduce the number of employers who consistently refuse to pay the minimum wage. | | (220935) | 159
| Sue Doughty (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans her Department has to ensure continuity of capital grant support for domestic and other small installations under stream 1 of the solar PV Major Demonstration Programme when current funding ends in August; and if she will make a statement. | | (221374) | 160
| Mr Alan Williams (Swansea West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she expects to publish proposals for the introduction of independent redress schemes for estate agents which are wider in scope than those contained in part V of the Housing Act 2004. | | (221363) | 161
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the need for ACP countries to retain national and regional autonomy in Economic Partnership Agreements with the EU. | | (221268) | 162
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has made to the European Commission on ACP countries retaining national and regional autonomy in Economic Partnership Agreements with the EU. | | (221269) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 163
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd March, Official Report, column 1334W, on hauliers (working time restrictions), whether the new working time rules will apply to mobile workers employed by non-UK hauliers operating in the UK. | | (221267) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 164
N | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Social Fund (a) Community Care Grant, (b) Crisis Loan and (c) Budgeting Loan applications were received in each of the social fund districts and Jobcentre Plus districts covering Tower Hamlets in each of the last five years; how many were successful in each case; and what the total expenditure was in each case. | | (221045) | 165
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what benefits are payable for people suffering from dementia; and if he will make a statement. | | (221364) | 166
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in West Suffolk constituency were in receipt of incapacity benefit in each year since 1997. | | (221321) | 167
| Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of customers included in the Fuel Direct payment scheme in the last 10 years; and what the cost of operating the Fuel Direct payment system has been in each of the last 10 years. | | (221331) | 168
| Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to extend the Fuel Direct payment system to include customers who are not in debt; and if he will make a statement. | | (221332) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 169
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what additional resources she plans to commit to the Sustainable Development Commission in support of the new role of evaluating and reporting progress made by Government in delivering its sustainable development commitments, as announced in the recent report on sustainability. | | [Transferred] (221443) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 170
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff & Buchan):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, in which quarters Scotland has been in negative growth since 1997. | | [Transferred] (221492) | 171
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff & Buchan):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the longest period of continuous quarterly economic growth in Scotland was in the last 30 years; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (221493) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 172
| Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the effect on the number of households in fuel poverty of rises in retail prices of gas and electricity since 2003. | | [Transferred] (221330) |
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