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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 7 April 2005
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 7 April 2005
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 7 April 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 7 April of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 7 April see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
N | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions the Office for National Statistics has had with Southend Primary Care Trust on the number of patients registered in Southend. | | (224918) | 2
N | Hugh Bayley (York, City of):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the current average outstanding balance on mortgages for homes in (a) the UK, (b) Yorkshire and (c) York; what the typical month's interest payable on each of those balances was at the latest date for which figures are available; and what estimate he has made of what the interest on each balance would have been (i) in May 1997 and (ii) immediately after the pound fell out of the exchange rate mechanism in 1992. | | (224812) | 3
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow Pollok):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his oral statement of 16th March, Official Report, column 262, that half of major new regulations are from the European Union, on what data this assessment was based; and if he will make a statement on the new guidelines for the implementation of EU law in the UK. | | (224994) | 4
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow Pollok):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of (a) regulations and (b) the cost of regulation was accounted for by legislation wholly or partly implementing EU legislation in the last 10 years, according to (i) regulatory impact assessments carried out by the UK Government and (ii) assessments carried out by institutions of the European Union. | | (224995) | 5
N | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether payment of excess fares to staff currently employed at the Customs and Excise office in Droitwich Spa and who are transferred to other offices will be subject to income tax. | | (224520) | 6
N | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to buy the site of the Army Medal Office, Ordnance Survey Office and Customs and Excise Office from the Ministry of Defence. | | (224568) | Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs 7
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if he will estimate the proportions of eligible UK citizens resident overseas who have not registered to vote, broken down by (a) service personnel and (b) civilians. | | (224953) | 8
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if the Lord Chancellor will discipline or dismiss Mr Philip Bassett for his use of foul and abusive language to BBC employees when present with the Lord Chancellor in an official capacity in BBC studios on the morning of 21st March. | | (224837) | 9
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the use of foul and abusive language by its employees when dealing with third parties. | | (224838) | 10
N | Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how long it took for a case for a breach of an anti-social behaviour order to appear before the courts in the last period for which figures are available; what the sentencing guidelines are in such cases; and what sentences have been imposed by the courts for breaches of such orders. | | (224898) | 11
N | Paddy Tipping (Sherwood):To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time judicial officers were in post in each year since 1975, broken down by gender. | | (224775) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 12
N | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on proposals to list the Droitwich Spa Lido building. | | (224882) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 13
| Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what circumstances have led to the proposed publication of the Government files on the sinking of the Belgrano in 1982. | | (224946) | 14
| Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the preservation of military index cards relating to British servicemen in the First World War. | | (224965) | 15
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17th March 2004, Official Report, columns 410-12W, on the Burgaled Breiz trawler, whether HMS Turbulent was due to participate in ASWEX 04 prior to suffering damage on 16th January 2004. | | (224883) | 16
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17th March 2004, Official Report, columns 410-12W, on the Burgaled Breiz trawler, how long HMS Turbulent remained in Devonport after 16th January 2004. | | (224884) | 17
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17th March 2004, Official Report, columns 410-12W, on the Burgaled Breiz Trawler, what the itinerary was of the two Dauphin helicopters from POST flying in the vicinity at the time of the sinking of the Burgaled Breiz on 15th January 2004. | | (224885) | 18
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17th March 2004, Official Report, columns 410-12W, on the Burgaled Breiz trawler, which UK and French submarines participated in joint exercises in the vicinity at the time of the sinking of the Burgaled Breiz on 15th January 2004; and what their itinerary was. | | (224886) | 19
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17th March 2004, Official Report, columns 410-12W, on the Burgaled Breiz trawler, which French and Dutch vessels were in Devonport on 15th January 2004. | | (224887) | 20
| Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements he will put in place to ensure that (a) all medal index cards are fully scanned when they are put on microfiche and (b) families have the option of receiving the originals if they express a desire to do so. | | (224967) | 21
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to destroy any of the records of medals issued to First World War personnel. | | (224834) | 22
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to reply to the Question tabled by the honourable Member for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr for answer on 21st February concerning the British Deputy Senior Judge Advocate in Iraq; and what the reason is for the delay in answering. | | (224891) | 23
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason and in what capacity Colonel Chris Terrington saw a version of the CJTF-7 Interrogation and Counter-Resistance Policy document in December 2003. | | (224892) | 24
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK officer acting as Deputy Senior Judge Advocate in Iraq advised his superiors in the UK chain of command that interrogation techniques included in the CJTF-7 Interrogation and Counter-Resistance Policy document were (a) inhumane under UK case law and (b) constituted a potential breach of the Geneva Conventions in the view of the Government. | | (224893) | 25
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK officer acting as Deputy Senior Judge Advocate in Iraq advised the United States authorities that some of the interrogation techniques included in the CJTF-7 Interrogation and Counter-Resistance Policy document were (a) inhumane under UK case law and (b) constituted a potential breach of the Geneva Conventions in the view of the Government. | | (224894) | 26
N | Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his intention to post the (a) 1st and (b) 2nd Battalion of the Royal Anglian Regiment for tours of duty in Iraq in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (224909) | 27
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to alter the alert status of British nuclear weapons. | | (224982) | 28
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to reply to the Question tabled by the honourable Member for the Isle of Wight for Answer on 21st March, reference 222937. | | (224971) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 29
N | Hugh Bayley (York, City of):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average council tax charge was in (a) City of York, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England in (i) 2002-03 and (ii) each year since 2002-03; and what he expects the charge to be in 2005-06. | | (224814) | 30
N | Hugh Bayley (York, City of):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average council tax bill was in (a) Labour, (b) Liberal Democrat and (c) Conservative-led local authorities in Yorkshire and the Humber in 2004-05. | | (224815) | 31
N | Hugh Bayley (York, City of):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the likely impact of council tax revaluation on average council tax bills in real terms in (a) City of York, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England; and if he will make a statement. | | (224816) | 32
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effects of the Best Value Performance Indicator on litter and detritus on local authorities' performance in this area. | | (224973) | 33
N | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of housing market renewal in Liverpool. | | (224840) | 34
N | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the environmental impact of the Government's proposed new housing for the South East. | | (224781) | 35
N | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the impact on (a) road and (b) rail infrastructure of the new housing he proposes for the South East. | | (224782) | 36
N | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of the proposed new houses for the South East he expects to be built on brownfield sites. | | (224783) | 37
N | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his estimate is of the cost of additional public facilities of all kinds to serve the people living in the additional houses he proposes for the South East. | | (224784) | 38
N | Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make it his policy to exempt members of HM armed forces from council tax for periods when they are posted on duties overseas. | | (224910) | 39
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will publish the risk assessment conducted on the proposal to regionalise emergency fire control; and what steps he is taking to ensure that those engaged in providing services (a) contribute to the design of new systems and (b) maintain services during transition. | | (224927) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 40
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research she has commissioned on academic achievements of deaf and hard of hearing pupils in (a) mainstream schools and (b) special schools and units. | | (224925) | 41
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research she has commissioned on the effects of matching teaching methods to the degree of deafness on the academic achievements of deaf and hard of hearing pupils. | | (224926) | 42
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what representations she has received regarding intimidation experienced by Jewish students at the School of Oriential and African Studies; and if she will make a statement. | | (224928) | 43
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action she is taking to promote anti-litter campaigns in schools. | | (224979) | 44
N | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent reports she has received of incidents of intimidation of Jewish students at the School of Oriental and African Studies; and if she will make a statement. | | (224839) | 45
N | Mike Gapes (Ilford South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what powers she has to require universities to tackle discrimination against minority groups on campus. | | (224831) | 46
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the proportion of black and ethnic minority students is in (a) sixth form colleges and (b) further education colleges in (i) the London Borough of Southwark, (ii) Greater London and (iii) England. | | (224745) | 47
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the capital funding was for (a) sixth form colleges and (b) further education colleges in (i) the London Borough of Southwark, (ii) Greater London and (iii) England in each of the last five years. | | (224746) | 48
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action the Department is proposing in connection with the use of clothing vouchers for social security recipient purchasers of school uniforms. | | (224901) | 49
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what representations she has received concerning (a) the compliance of student unions at UK universities with Race Relations Amendment Act 2000 and (b) direct intervention by university authorities in the affairs of student unions. | | (224929) | 50
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures she takes to ensure that students are treated without discrimination; and if she will make a statement. | | (224952) | 51
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures are in place to monitor the effectiveness of procedures aimed at protecting children at risk when they move between England and Wales. | | (224951) | 52
N | Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans she has to assist schools which do not provide hot dinners to do so; and if she will make a statement. | | (224907) | 53
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when she expects to make an announcement concerning community family trusts grant programmes. | | (224836) | 54
N | Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether the £280 million pledged by the Government to improve school meals is new money in addition to funds already allocated to local education authorities. | | (224899) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 55
N | Mr A.J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Department's proposed prohibition on the landing of berried hen lobsters is planned to come into force; whether she is still considering representations on this issue; and what assessment she has made of whether the scheme is needed in areas where the landing of V-notched or multilateral lobsters is prohibited. | | (223977) | 56
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many litter abatement orders have been served. | | (224975) | 57
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps an individual can take to encourage local authorities to fulfil their responsibilities in relation to litter and detritius. | | (224976) | 58
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to combat fly tipping. | | (224977) | 59
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Department's agencies on measures to tackle litter in the countryside. | | (224978) | 60
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with companies that use large quantities of food wrapping paper on (a) mechanisms to persuade customers not to cause litter and (b) using biodegradable materials to reduce litter. | | (224980) | 61
N | Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with local authorities concerning Schedule 2 of the Statutory Controlled Waste Regulations 1992; and what guidance she has issued to local authorities on that Schedule. | | (224897) | 62
N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the scientific basis is of her decision to permit within the terms of the proposed Animal Welfare Bill the re-introduction of the pet markets prohibited under the 1983 amendments to the Pet Animals Act 1951. | | (224832) | 63
N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to make a decision on whether to make available the relevant background information derived from consultations relating to her decision to legalise the selling of pet animals, birds and reptiles in markets and other public places in response to requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. | | (224833) | 64
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to merge agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which her Department is responsible in order to reduce the administrative burden for farmers who have to supply the same information to different bodies. | | (224958) | 65
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress officials in her Department have made since 11th December 2004 on reviewing arrangements for enforcing the deadline for birth notifications of cattle. | | (224959) | 66
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to (a) promote British beef to countries which refuse to permit its importation and (b) secure the lifting of the ban on the import of British beef; and if she will raise the matter at the World Trade Organisation. | | (224962) | 67
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the export of British beef to countries which have not stated whether they will allow British beef to be imported. | | (224963) | 68
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action she has taken to secure a change of policy in countries which refuse to permit the importation of British beef. | | (224964) | 69
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will provide a response to the honourable Member for Bassetlaw regarding odour emissions from Mission mushroom farm. | | (224902) | 70
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action her Department is taking in connection with the failure of the US Administration to notify the UK before March of the import into the UK since 2001 of GM maize containing an antibiotic resistant marker of a type that the EU had been advised to phase out; and what steps her Department is taking to prevent a recurrence of such an event with reference to (a) regulatory controls in the US and (b) the implementation of controls in the EU. | | (224888) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 71
N | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations the Government has made to the Egyptian authorities concerning the detention of Majid Nawaz and others in prison in Cairo. | | (224919) | 72
N | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what occasions and for what purpose he has visited Iran in the last two years; whom he met on each occasion; and what matters were discussed. | | (224920) | 73
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a copy of the proposed Constitution for Europe available in every public library in the United Kingdom. | | (224895) | 74
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow Pollok):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the proposed EU Directive on Services. | | (224992) | 75
N | Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information he has provided to the BBC about the shooting of Iain Hook by the Israeli Defence Force in Jenin. | | (224904) | 76
N | Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Israeli government about the shooting of Iain Hook in Jenin. | | (224905) | 77
N | Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contribution he has made to United Nations inquiries into the shooting of Iain Hook in Jenin. | | (224906) | 78
N | Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Guatemala since the election of President Oscar Berger. | | (224889) | 79
N | Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations have been made to the government of Guatemala regarding the 1996 Peace Accords concerning human rights and commitments made to the international community at the 2003 Consultative Group meeting. | | (224890) | 80
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action his Department has taken to counter the Lord's Resistance Army campaign in Northern Uganda. | | (224950) | 81
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects an independent adjudicator to hear the appeal of Mrs Inna Isaacs from Brixham, Devon; and if he will make a statement on the time taken to set a date for the hearing. | | (224705) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 82
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to propose (a) bilateral agreements and (b) memoranda of understanding with countries other than India, Spain, Philippines and Indonesia on recruitment of nurses. | | (224841) | 83
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many qualified (a) nurses, (b) midwives and (c) health visitors have (i) entered and (ii) completed return to practice schemes in the NHS in England since March 2004. | | (224842) | 84
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total expenditure in the NHS in England sourced (a) from NHS banks, (b) from nursing agencies and (c) by NHS Professionals was in each financial year since 1997-98 on temporary qualified nursing staff. | | (224843) | 85
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the expenditure by West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service NHS Trust was in each of the financial years since 2001-02 on employing (a) qualified nursing staff and (b) qualified temporary nursing staff. | | (224844) | 86
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discretion general practitioners have to charge patients for issuing forms for use of a disability buggy; and if he will make a statement. | | (224776) | 87
N | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many working days have been lost due to (a) sickness and (b) absenteeism in the NHS in each of the past 10 years. | | (224742) | 88
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are in place to monitor the effectiveness of procedures that ensure that all appropriate information about vulnerable adults, including information relating to risk, is made known when these adults move from English to Welsh counties. | | (224948) | 89
N | Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the sale of the former Severalls Hospital site at Colchester to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the reasons for the further delay. | | (224908) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 90
N | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Sentencing Guidelines Council on the consistency of sentencing. | | (224922) | 91
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent research his Department has commissioned into young people's awareness of and attitude towards race. | | (224779) | 92
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timescale for processing an application for further leave to remain from an applicant who has overstayed on a visa was in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (224780) | 93
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he intends to answer the letter dated 1st March from the Right honourable Member for Manchester Gorton with regard to Mr P Nyonga. | | (224966) | 94
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what stage the visa applications for (a) Bukola Fakeye, reference F1054346 and (b) Lucky Osadolor, reference B1127338, have reached; and if he will make a statement. | | (224850) | 95
| Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of additional costs to be incurred in providing security at the wedding of HRH Prince of Wales due to its change of date. | | (224983) | 96
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects the settlement visa of Mrs Marcia Morroll of Galmpton, South Devon to be renewed; when her passport will be returned; and if he will make statement on the timescale for processing this application. | | (224704) | 97
N | David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter from the honourable Member for Walsall North of (a) 24th February concerning a constituent, ref /M5547/5 and (b) 9th November 2004 concerning a constituent, ref P393908, which received a holding reply on 16th February. | | (224785) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 98
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the effect on the number of apprentices entering the construction industry of the costs to businesses of premiums for insuring trainees. | | (224960) | 99
| Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the closure of the University of Ulster's Jordanstown swimming pool. | | (224961) | 100
N | David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to allocate additional funds for school dinners in schools in the Province. | | (224818) | 101
N | David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many days each Minister in his Department has spent on duty in the Province in the last 12 months. | | (224819) | Questions to the Prime Minister 102
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with the EU Trade Commissioner since his appointment relating to (a) trade policy and (b) UK domestic policy; what the dates were of each meeting; and who was present at each. | | (224896) | 103
N | David Burnside (South Antrim):To ask the Prime Minister, what plans he has to visit the Province during the period between the dissolution of Parliament and the date of the next general election. | | (224817) | Questions to the Solicitor General 104
N | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Solicitor General, how many unduly lenient sentences for crimes committed by serving police officers have been referred to the Court of Appeal in (a) England, (b) Essex and (c) Southend in each of ther last five years; and how many appeals have been upheld in each year. | | (224921) | 105
N | David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask the Solicitor General, when she will reply to the letter from the honourable Member for Walsall North of 24th January concerning a constituent, ref ULS/8/05. | | (224786) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 106
N | Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has received from (a) industry and (b) trade associations in the past three months on her proposal to reduce support for small firms attending trade fairs and missions abroad. | | (224778) | 107
N | Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when UK Trade and Investment will begin to limit its support to new exporters. | | (224789) | 108
N | Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research her Department has undertaken into the impact of reducing the role of trade associations and chambers of commerce in delivering UK Trade and Investment's trade development schemes. | | (224790) | 109
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will require the Insolvency Agency to make available to the public on request large print versions of standard documentation; and if she will make a statement. | | (223978) | 110
N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what payments were made by the Construction Industry Training Board on behalf of the Construction Skills Certification Scheme to construction companies to promote the Construction Skills Certification Scheme between 2001 and 2004; if she will list the companies that operated the scheme during this period; what payments each received; how many people completed the scheme; what skills were learned; what assessment her Department has made of how many new jobs have been created by the operation of the scheme; and what estimate she has made of the effect the scheme has had on the skills shortage in the industry. | | (224903) | 111
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps she is planning to take to stop companies publishing ex-directory telephone numbers on the internet. | | (224900) | 112
N | Paddy Tipping (Sherwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much had been paid for professional fees in respect of coal health claims to the top 20 highest paid solicitor practices at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (224772) | 113
N | Paddy Tipping (Sherwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much has been paid for solicitors to date for professional fees in respect of coal health claims. | | (224773) | 114
N | Paddy Tipping (Sherwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much has been paid to the Union of Democratic Mineworkers in handling fees for coal health claims. | | (224774) | 115
N | Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on future ownership of the Post Office. | | (224755) | 116
N | David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she will reply to the letter from the honourable Member for Walsall North of 10th March concerning a constituent. | | (224787) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 117
| Virginia Bottomley (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the need for improvements to the A3 at Hindhead. | | (224954) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 118
N | Mr Keith Bradley (Manchester, Withington):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people resident in residential care homes are eligible to claim attendance allowance. | | (224813) | 119
N | Mr Alan Reid (Argyll & Bute):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will extend the £200 refund to council tax paying pensioner households to include households comprising a single female pensioner under the age of 65 years. | | (224777) | 120
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the main reasons for claimants leaving jobseeker's allowance; and how many people there were in each category of departure in the last period for which figures are available. | | (224974) | 121
N | David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the honourable Member for Walsall North will receive a reply to his letter of 9th March concerning a constituent. | | (224788) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 122
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many telephone calls have been made by officials in his Department to persons concerning deficiencies in their national insurance contribution records in each of the past five calendar years; and what advice was tendered by officials to persons in this position. | | [Transferred] (224935) | 123
| Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will require pensions advisers to comply with compensation assessment findings by the Financial Ombudsmans Service; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (224947) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 124
| Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what access Tariq Aziz has had to his lawyers Emile Ludot and Mathieu Faupin in the last 12 months. | | [Transferred] (224981) | 125
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow Pollok):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd March, Official Report, column 891W, whether the Government has requested that (a) the European Parliament and (b) other institutions of the European Union do not intervene or fund activities in the referendum on the EU Constitution. | | [Transferred] (224993) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 126
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the entitlement to full state pension and other relevant benefits of patients receiving long-term care in hospitals announced in the Budget extends to patients in Northern Ireland. | | [Transferred] (224970) |
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