WEDNESDAY 25 MAY
Questions for Oral Answer Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development *1
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): If he will make a statement on the progress of reconstruction in the Maldives following the tsunami. | | (701) | *2
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): What action his Department is taking to assist in stemming the spread of tuberculosis in the developing world. | | (702) | *3
| Mr Andrew Mackay (Bracknell): What steps his Department is taking to seek the removal of trade restrictions on goods exported by developing countries. | | (703) | *4
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): What measures the Government is taking to promote trade between the EU and developing countries. | | (704) | *5
| John Robertson (Glasgow North West): What his assessment is of the humanitarian situation in (a) Nigeria and (b) the Niger Delta; and if he will make a statement. | | (705) | *6
| John Austin (Erith & Thamesmead): If he will make a statement on the incidence of AIDS in Ghana. | | (706) | *7
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): What recent assessment he has made of the situation of AIDS orphans in sub-Saharan Africa. | | (707) | *8
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): What debt relief arrangements have been agreed with (a) Sri Lanka and (b) other Asian countries consequent upon the tsunami disaster. | | (708) | *9
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): If he will make a statement on bilateral aid to Yemen. | | (709) | *10
| Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): What support his Department plans (a) for Sri Lanka generally and (b) for the Tamil north and east parts of Sri Lanka in 2005-06. | | (710) | *11
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): What criteria the Government will use to measure the extent to which the conclusions reached at the G8 meeting in July meet the Government's goals for international development. | | (711) | *12
| Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): If he will make a statement on his Department's approach to combating HIV/AIDS in the developing world. | | (712) | *13
| Mike Gapes (Ilford South): If he will make a statement on the Government's policy on the elimination of global poverty. | | (713) | *14
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): What initiatives his Department is undertaking in Balkan countries to build civil society. | | (714) | *15
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): What his assessment is of the food shortage in Zimbabwe. | | (715) | At 12 noon Oral Questions to the Prime Minister Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice. *1
| Mr John Greenway (Ryedale): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25th May. | | (716) | *2
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): | | (717) | *3
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): If he will bring forward proposals for a written constitution incorporating the rights and responsibilities of individuals and political institutions. | | (718) | *4
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): | | (719) | *5
| Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness): | | (720) | *6
| Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): | | (721) | *7
| Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): | | (722) | *8
| Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): | | (723) | *9
| Mr Andrew Mackay (Bracknell): | | (724) | *10
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): What plans the Government has to increase the supply of housing for rent by councils and housing associations in London. | | (725) | *11
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): | | (726) | *13
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): What plans he has to tackle anti-social neighbours. | | (728) | *14
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): | | (729) | *15
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): | | (730) |
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Wednesday 18 May 1
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much public funding has been spent on repairing schools in Coventry in each year since 1997. | | (537) | 2
N | Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact of workers from EU accession states on labour market stability; if he will publish the results of that assessment; and if he will make a statement. | | (535) | 3
N | Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the numbers of workers from countries which became member states on 1st May 2004 who have registered in the UK; and in which (a) sectors and (b) types of employment these workers are engaged. | | (536) | 4
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many new businesses have been established in Coventry since 1997. | | (623) | 5
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps the Government takes to ensure that overseas operations by companies registered in the UK do not harm underprivileged people overseas; and what form of redress such people may seek if they believe that they have been harmed by such activities. | | (624) | 6
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what support his Department will give to the development of a working partnership between developers, investors and the commercial sector to encourage their compliance with EU legislation. | | (625) | 7
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of motorway have been constructed in England and Wales since 1998; and at which locations. | | (405) | 8
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which counties in England and Wales do not offer motorists caught speeding the option of taking a Speed Awareness course; what plans he has to increase the availability of such courses; and if he will make a statement. | | (406) |
Notices given on Thursday 19 May 1
N | Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, why IVF treatment is not available to service personnel or their spouses in Germany through (a) his Department, (b) the British Forces Germany Health Service and (c) primary care trusts. | | (743) | 2
N | Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what measures he is taking to encourage the development of brown field sites in Hertfordshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (839) | 3
N | Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much of Hertfordshire's green belt has been released for development in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (841) | 4
N | Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what measures he is taking to protect Hertfordshire's green belt from further development; and if he will make a statement. | | (842) | 5
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reasons the budget of Bournemouth and Poole College of Further Education for the academic year 2005-06 is being reduced. | | (741) | 6
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what changes are planned to the budget for further education colleges in England for the academic year 2005-06. | | (742) | 7
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what provision is being made for colleges of further education in England to maintain existing part-time adult courses. | | (760) | 8
N | Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of (a) carbon dioxide emissions and (b) Kyoto basket emissions are estimated to have come from air transport flights taking off from and landing in UK airports in 2003. | | (694) | 9
N | Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to increase police numbers in Hertfordshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (838) | 10
N | Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures he is taking to reduce crime in Hertfordshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (840) | 11
N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, by what date the Government expects to meet its target to reduce the number of people on incapacity benefits by one million; and if he will make a statement. | | (884) | 12
N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his estimate is of the total number of UK citizens claiming incapacity related benefits for each year since 1978-79; and if he will make a statement. | | (885) | 13
N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will publish his proposals for reform of incapacity benefits; and if he will make a statement. | | (886) |
Notices given on Friday 20 May 1
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many affordable homes have been (a) started and (b) completed in each of the last three years in the (i) Plymouth Unitary Authority area, (ii) Torbay Unitary Authority area and (iii) Devon County Council area; and how much public funding has been made available to each authority for affordable housing projects in each of the last three years. | | (941) | 2
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff from employment agencies were employed by (a) her Department and (b) each agency of the Department (i) at the end of April and (ii) in each six month period since April 2002. | | (953) | 3
N | Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will introduce requirements that all sewers and drains are laid by suitably qualified persons. | | (942) | 4
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria are used for deportation of individuals following imprisonment; and what criteria apply to those holding dual nationalities. | | (954) | 5
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on progress in resolving the computer problems at the Child Support Agency; and if he will make a statement. | | (987) | 6
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his estimate is of the compliance rate for Child Support Agency cases for each quarter from 2000-01 to 2005-06; and if he will make a statement. | | (988) | 7
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his latest estimate is of the backlog of uncleared Child Support Agency cases for (a) each quarter from March 2003 to June 2005 and (b) each month from April 2004 to June 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (989) |
Notices given on Monday 23 May 1
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on ongoing criminal investigations into cases of fraud by staff working for Customs and Excise in which charges have not yet been brought. | | (1141) | 2
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on investigations into cases of (a) fraud and (b) fraud by members of staff in Customs and Excise since 1990 in which all proceedings are complete. | | (1142) | 3
| Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he intends to publish a response to the report he commissioned in 2003 from Sir Nicholas Goodison on the acquisition of works of art. | | (1209) | 4
| Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the administrative cost of dealing with all aspects of tax credit overpayments made since April 2003. | | (1166) | 5
| Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list for each month since April 2003 the (a) number of tax credit awards made, (b) number of claims issued, by parliamentary constituency, for overpayment recovery, (c) value of the credits issued, (d) amount of overpayments to be recovered, (e) number of letters received from honourable Members making representations on overpayments and (f) number of letters received from claimants subject to overpayment proceedings. | | (1167) | 6
| Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the (a) industrial, (b) commercial and (c) regional headings under which the Inland Revenue analyses and lists tax receipts. | | [R] (1171) | 7
| Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the research projects being undertaken by the (a) Treasury and (b) Inland Revenue and Customs which are being paid for out of public funds. | | (1172) | 8
| Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish (a) the value of overpaid tax credits since April 2003, (b) the amount written off due to official error and (c) the amount to be recovered and the timescale involved. | | (1185) | 9
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to the letter dated 9th March from the honourable Member for Banff and Buchan regarding Form VAT 1 - Application for Registration. | | (1186) | 10
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to the letter from the honourable Member for Banff and Buchan (a) dated 29th March regarding Inland Revenue penalties and (b) dated 5th April regarding Small Business Tax Burden. | | (1187) | 11
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to the letter dated 8th March from the honourable Member for Banff and Buchan regarding his constituents Mr and Mrs K. Milne of Peterhead. | | (1188) | 12
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue was raised from stamp duty on (a) residential properties and (b) commercial properties, in each year since 1997. | | (1097) | 13
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average stamp duty bill paid for a residential property purchase in (a) England and (b) the UK was in each year since 1997. | | (1098) | 14
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many drug-related deaths there have been in (a) Wales and (b) England in each year since 2001. | | (1077) | 15
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what gross domestic product per capita was in (a) Wales, (b) England and (c) the UK in the last period for which figures are available. | | (1078) | 16
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the net change in the number of jobs in the (a) agricultural and (b) manufacturing industry in Wales was in 2004. | | (1084) | 17
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether the Government has requested limits on the (a) spending and (b) activities of institutions of the European Union (i) before or (ii) during the referendum on the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe. | | (1217) | 18
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what reports she has received from the Electoral Commission on the conduct of the North East Regional Assembly referendum; and if she will make a statement. | | (1223) | 19
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans she has to take forward the recommendations of the Clementi Review; and if she will make a statement. | | [R] (1088) | 20
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans she has to regulate the activities of claims handling businesses; and if she will make a statement. | | (1091) | 21
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans the Government has to change the voting system. | | (1153) | 22
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will commission a review of the conduct of voting in the last general election. | | (1154) | 23
| Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recommendations the Government has implemented since 7th February when the transition period for the Licensing Act 2003 began following representations from the licensed trade and local authorities. | | (1149) | 24
| Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government will take to enable licensees (a) to fulfill the requirements of the Licensing Act 2003 with regard to applications to convert premises and (b) to meet the deadline for applications of 6th August. | | (1194) | 25
| Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the Heritage Lottery Fund spent in 2004-05 on acquiring works of art and other artefacts for public museums; and what proportion of its expenditure the figure represents. | | (1208) | 26
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what access Northern Ireland sports people have to the Talented Athletes Scholarship Scheme programme. | | (1191) | 27
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many athletes from Northern Ireland have been awarded a Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme scholarship. | | (1192) | 28
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will give details of the process by which scholarships are awarded for the Talented Athelete Scholarship Scheme in Northern Ireland. | | (1193) | 29
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of whether the eviction notice served on the London Eye by the South Bank Centre is in the public interest. | | (1227) | 30
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she had been informed that (a) the South Bank Centre's vice chairman is employed by solicitors Herbert Smith and (b) that solicitors Herbert Smith were employed by South Bank Centre in its lease negotiations with the London Eye; and what assessment she had made of whether a conflict of interest existed. | | (1228) | 31
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the contribution the London Eye makes both to (a) the UK's tourism and (b) its cultural heritage, and how they might be affected by its closure. | | (1229) | 32
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effect of the London Eye on the 2012 Olympic bid. | | (1230) | 33
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria her Department used to appoint Lord Hollick to be chairman of the South Bank Centre. | | (1231) | 34
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what performance indicators are used to assess the performance of Lord Hollick in his role as chairman of the South Bank Centre. | | (1232) | 35
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects work to begin on the re-provisioning of military facilities in Aldershot under Project Connaught. | | (1119) | 36
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent by his Department on Project Connaught; and how much was spent on the Aspire Consortium's involvement. | | (1120) | 37
| Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which UK-based aerospace companies are currently undertaking unmanned air vehicle projects funded in whole or in part by his Department. | | (1173) | 38
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to write to the honourable Member for Hertford and Stortford concerning Question 191401, Official Report, column 1835W of 18th November 2004 on Ministerial Expenses. | | (1064) | 39
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what UK military assets are deployed as part of EUFOR and by what command and control arrangements they are managed. | | (1065) | 40
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures his Department takes to promote the further understanding of the NATO Alliance amongst (a) the general public, (b) school age students and (c) university students. | | (1066) | 41
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the financial impact on the Tornado engine project arising from the application of the Value Engineering Review and Management procedure for cost control; whether the procedure is applied to all defence projects; and if he will make a statement. | | (1170) | 42
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many cases reported to the local Government Standards Board in each of the last three years were disposed of (a) directly and (b) through reference to an Adjudicate Panel; how many were found proven (i) by the Standards Board and (ii) by the Adjudicate Panel; and how many were dismissed as unproven. | | (1039) | 43
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, in how many cases the decision of the Standards Board and Adjudicate Panel has been challenged in the courts (a) successfully and (b) unsuccessfully in each of the last three years. | | (1040) | 44
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average length of time was between a complaint being made to the Standards Board and (a) being found proven and fully disposed of and (b) being dismissed in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (1041) | 45
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will amend the local government code of conduct to incorporate a defence of acting in the public interest; and if he will make a statement. | | (1042) | 46
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the estimated cost to public funds was of the Standards Board and Adjudicate Panel case against Westminster City councillor Mr Paul Dimoldenberg; how long the case lasted, from the date of the complaint to Standards Board to the end of the Adjudicate Panel hearing; what the outcome was; and if he will make a statement. | | (1043) | 47
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much Westminster City Council has recovered from Dame Shirley Porter as a result of the findings of the District Auditor and House of Lords against her; what assessment he has made of the prospects for recovering sums due (a) prior to and (b) since 30th June 2003; and if he will make a statement. | | (1044) | 48
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will undertake a review of the operation of the (a) Local Government Code of Conduct and (b) the Standards Board; and if he will make a statement. | | (1045) | 49
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effects of the operation of the Local Government Standards Board on individuals' willingness to stand for election as local government councillors; and if he will make a statement. | | (1046) | 50
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make provision for councillors facing serious complaints to the Standards Board under the Local Government Code of Conduct to receive financial support towards their legal costs; and if he will make a statement. | | (1047) | 51
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will require the Local Government Standards Board to exercise proportionality, by balancing the likely cost of an inquiry with the seriousness of the complaint when investigating a complaint under the Local Government Code of Conduct; and if he will make a statement. | | (1048) | 52
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average cost of a Local Government Standards Board inquiry, including costs of any Adjudicate Panel, were in each of the last three years, broken down by cases (a) found proven and (b) dismissed. | | (1049) | 53
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will rank local authorities by percentage increase in amount received in revenue support grant plus national non-domestic rates in the period from 1999-2000 to 2005-06. | | (1156) | 54
| Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what guidance is provided to local authorities on factors to be taken into account in the run-up to a parliamentary general election; and to what extent that guidance is to be observed (a) before an election is announced, (b) in the period between announcement of an election and the dissolution of Parliament and (c) following dissolution. | | (1025) | 55
| Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the amendments made following the 2001 General Election to the guidance issued to local authorities on factors to be taken into account in the run-up to a general election are fully in force. | | (1026) | 56
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what advice he has given to local authorities concerning councillors elected to two authorities holding cabinet positions on both; and if he will make a statement. | | (1144) | 57
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what definition he uses of the term new localism; and if he will make a statement. | | (1093) | 58
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what Green Belt designations the Government Offices of the Regions have consented to be (a) reduced and (b) deleted, since 1997. | | (1095) | 59
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what Green Belt designations (a) are being and (b) have been reviewed by the Regional Chambers, since their establishment. | | (1096) | 60
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what campaign spending restrictions apply for campaigning in (a) mayoral referendums and (b) local referendums held under the Local Government Act 2003. | | (1100) | 61
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans the Government has to provide central funding for (a) community wardens and (b) neighbourhood wardens after March 2006. | | (1101) | 62
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many people participated in a shared ownership scheme in each year since 1990. | | (1102) | 63
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many people (a) owned their property outright and (b) were owner-occupiers with a mortgage in (i) England and (ii) the UK in each year since 1979. | | (1103) | 64
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which areas in England are designated as Urban Growth Areas. | | (1104) | 65
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will publish the estimated (a) total expenditure and (b) administrative costs of each government office region in England in (i) 1996-97 and (ii) 2005-06. | | (1105) | 66
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the level of priority homelessness was in each government office region in England in each year since 1993. | | (1106) | 67
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what criteria the Valuation Office Agency will use to value a residence during the forthcoming council tax revaluation in England. | | (1107) | 68
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will state what guidelines the Government has published on (a) initiating and (b) conducting local referendums under the Local Government Act 2003. | | (1108) | 69
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans the Government has to hold future (a) all-postal and (b) e-voting pilot schemes in local elections. | | (1109) | 70
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when the Government will announce the location of the regional fire control rooms. | | (1110) | 71
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the timetable for the establishment of regional fire control rooms is. | | (1111) | 72
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much revenue was raised in business rates in England in each year since 1997; and what the estimated receipts are for 2005-06. | | (1112) | 73
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many households he anticipates will participate each year in (a) Social Homebuy, (b) New Build Homebuy and (c) Open Market Homebuy. | | (1113) | 74
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the (a) specific grants and ringfenced funding streams, (b) special grants and (c) non-ringfenced grants which the Government (i) allocated and (ii) intends to allocate to local authorities in (A) 2004-05 and (B) 2005-06. | | (1114) | 75
| 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 that will be in operation in 2005-06. | | (1115) | 76
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans the Government has to facilitate the production of (a) regional health strategies, (b) regional social strategies and (c) regional environmental strategies, in each Government Office Region. | | (1116) | 77
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will publish the guidance issued to round 2 street warden schemes whose funding ended in March on how such schemes should be funded once central government support ended. | | (1117) | 78
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average annual change in total Government grant per capita for (a) district councils, (b) county councils, (c) metropolitan councils, (d) unitary councils, (e) London boroughs, (f) fire authorities and (g) police authorities was in England in each year since 1997. | | (1118) | 79
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the Lyons Review on the balance of funding will publish an interim report. | | (1122) | 80
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will state what plans he has to increase the level of local taxation. | | (1123) | 81
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps the Government is taking to prevent speculative buyers from taking advantage of the Social Homebuy scheme. | | (1189) | 82
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment the Government has made of the amount of housing available for first time buyers wishing to participate in the Social Homebuy scheme. | | (1190) | 83
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will take steps to redirect central government spending away from the North of England to the East of England; and if he will make a statement. | | (1125) | 84
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will hold a referendum on the future of the East of England Regional Assembly; and if he will make a statement. | | (1126) | 85
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the primary schools in England where 50 per cent. of pupils achieved Level 5 in reading at the end of Key Stage 2 in 2003-04. | | (1029) | 86
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of lessons in city academy schools are setted. | | (1030) | 87
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the national curriculum assessment revised results at Key Stage 2 are for (a) reading, (b) writing and (c) English. | | (1092) | 88
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many responses she has received to her consultation on new school funding arrangements from 2006-07; and if she will place a summary of the responses in the Library. | | (1014) | 89
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the revenue funding per (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupil from her Department to each English local education authority was in 2004-05, broken down by (i) basic amount, (ii) deprivation, (iii) higher recruitment and retention costs, (iv) rurality and (v) other amounts. | | (1015) | 90
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when she expects further education colleges to achieve parity of funding with schools. | | (1201) | 91
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures she is taking to increase secondary school provision in Hertfordshire to take account of the increasing population. | | (1121) | 92
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will take measures to provide all children in Hertfordshire with fully funded access to music classes at both primary and secondary school levels. | | (1127) | 93
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will take measures to ensure that all primary and secondary schools in Hertfordshire have music teachers; and if she will make a statement. | | (1128) | 94
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will take measures to ensure that Hertfordshire's secondary schools retain sixth forms; and if she will make a statement. | | (1129) | 95
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much central government funding will be allocated to each local education authority in England per (a) primary pupil and (b) secondary pupil in 2005-06; and what the total allocation for England is in each case. | | (1169) | 96
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures are taken by her Department to (a) control and (b) reduce the cost of its associated public bodies. | | (1089) | 97
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to realise the value of under-performing assets held by (a) her Department and (b) its associated public bodies. | | (1090) | 98
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will change the policy of the British Waterways Board regarding achieving a return from surplus non-operational land. | | (1152) | 99
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much compensation has been paid to farmers in (a) Wales and (b) England for cattle slaughtered under TB control policies in each year since 2001. | | (1067) | 100
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many recycling centres there are in England, broken down by region and type of facility. | | (1075) | 101
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of (a) domestic, (b) commercial and (c) industrial waste has been recycled in the UK in each year since 2001. | | (1076) | 102
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, by what procedures the new director of the Forestry Commission Wales will be appointed. | | (1168) | 103
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to encourage the Russian Government to promote and protect human rights; and if he will make a statement. | | (1031) | 104
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations the Government has made to the Russian Government in relation to (a) Russian involvement in the Iranian atomic energy programme, (b) freedom of the media, (c) the move to a wholly party-list system for state duma elections and (d) ending election of regional governors; and if he will make a statement. | | (1032) | 105
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the Russian Government on international fair trial standards in the trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky; and if he will make a statement. | | (1034) | 106
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list meetings at which Ministers from his Department plan to speak on matters relating to the EU Constitution during the next three months. | | (1174) | 107
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what meetings have been held between departmental staff from the (a) EU Constitution team and (b) EU Presidency team within his Department and the organisation Britain in Europe. | | (1175) | 108
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the events that have been organised by the public relations company Geronimo as part of its contract with his Department; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the company in generating media coverage. | | (1176) | 109
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list events that the public relations company Trimedia Communications has organised as part of its contract with his Department; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the company in generating media coverage. | | (1177) | 110
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what budget has been set for informing the public about the EU, including the proposed EU Constitutional Treaty for financial year 2005-06, broken down by category of activity. | | (1178) | 111
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much of the budget for informing the public about the EU, including the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, has been spent, broken down by category of activity. | | (1179) | 112
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much of the Europe Directorate Budget for (a) materials and (b) media relations for financial year 2004-05 has been spent, broken down by category of materials; and what future materials are planned. | | (1210) | 113
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Europe Directorate's contracts for e-communications and partnership marketing will extend beyond financial year 2004-05; what work on these activities has been completed; and what work is planned. | | (1211) | 114
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much of the Europe Directorate's budget for developing a longer-term communications strategy for financial year 2004-05 has been spent; what work has been completed; what further work is planned; and if he will make a statement on the Government's long-term communications strategy for informing the public about the EU, including the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe. | | (1212) | 115
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects to decide whether to distribute the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe to every household in advance of the referendum on UK ratification. | | (1213) | 116
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what types of funding from EU institutions for public information on the EU Constitution will be permissible (a) before and (b) during the referendum on UK ratification. | | (1214) | 117
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what requests he has made to (a) the European Commission, (b) the European Parliament and (c) other EU institutions regarding its expenditure on public information before and during the referendum on the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe. | | (1215) | 118
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, by what mechanisms information from EU institutions on the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe against the criteria of objectivity and accuracy (a) before and (b) during the referendum on UK ratification will be assessed. | | (1216) | 119
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will change the advice on the Foreign Office website to advise UK nationals against purchasing properties in occupied North Cyprus where the original owner of the land was a Greek Cypriot. | | [R] (1140) | 120
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Pakistan concerning the murder of Pastor Shamoun Babar and Daniel Emanuel in April. | | (1058) | 121
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will urge the Pakistani Government to take steps to increase protection for religious minorities in Pakistan. | | (1059) | 122
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Pakistan concerning the attack on the Apostolic Church, Khahamba near Lahore, on 27th March. | | (1060) | 123
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Sudan, regarding the forced re-locations of internally displaced persons in the Sorba Arabi Camp, Khartoum. | | (1061) | 124
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with representatives of civil society from Southern Sudan concerning the peace process in the country. | | (1062) | 125
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) the Government of Sudan, and (b) the Sudan People's Liberation Army and Sudan People's Liberation Movement on ending all support for the Lords Resistance Army in Southern Sudan and Northern Uganda. | | (1063) | 126
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the counter-narcotics programme in Afghanistan. | | (1028) | 127
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he will reply to the letter dated 1st February from the honourable Member for Banff and Buchan regarding the Diplomatic Bag Service. | | (1183) | 128
| Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the proportion of National Health Service expenditure that was spent on people in the final (a) month, (b) three months and (c) six months of their lives in the last period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. | | (1165) | 129
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made with the investigation instigated by her predecessor into the facilitation by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service of terminations in Spain of pregnancies or more than 24 weeks gestation. | | (1150) | 130
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects the National Institute of Clinical Excellence to have completed its assessment of the anti-breast cancer drug Herceptin. | | (1022) | 131
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make dedicated funds available to NHS hospital trusts who wish to buy the anti-breast cancer drug Herceptin; and if she will make such funds available before the National Institute of Clinical Excellence has completed its assessment of the drug. | | (1023) | 132
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS hospital trusts have applied to their drugs and therapeutics committees to buy the anti-breast cancer drug Herceptin. | | (1027) | 133
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has had with the Mayor of London regarding implications of the proposed westwards extension of the congestion charge for patients travelling from outside the zone's border to the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital for treatment. | | (1145) | 134
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions she has had with the Mayor of London. | | (1146) | 135
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many registered NHS dentists there are in Hertford and Stortford constituency. | | (1081) | 136
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many additional NHS dentists she expects to become registered during 2005-06 in Hertford and Stortford constituency. | | (1082) | 137
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what actions her Department has taken to enable NHS dentists to reduce waiting lists in Hertford and Stortford constituency. | | (1083) | 138
| John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the availability of treatments for myeloma; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure equal provision of drugs and other treatments for myeloma. | | (1050) | 139
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate the Government has made of the costs to local authorities in England of the introduction and implementation of the proposed Health Improvement and Protection Bill. | | (1094) | 140
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures she is taking to reduce waiting times at Chase Farm Hospital; and if she will make a statement. | | (1124) | 141
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the tariff range of sentence for those convicted under (a) section 18 and (b) section 20 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 is. | | (1218) | 142
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports were prepared by probation officers for people convicted of any offence in each year since 2000 in (a) Essex and (b) England; and how many of those reports were challenged and subsequently found to be unreasonable. | | (1219) | 143
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what circumstances the Probation Service is asked to issue a report on a person convicted of an offence before that person is sentenced. | | (1220) | 144
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average sentence given for people convicted under (a) section 18 and (b) section 20 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 was in each year since 2000 in (i) Essex and (ii) England. | | (1221) | 145
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases under (a) section 18 and (b) section 20 of the Offences Against the Persons Act 1861 were brought before the courts in each year since 2000 in (i) Essex and (ii) England; and how many people were convicted in each year. | | (1225) | 146
| Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish a list of the bodies that will be entitled to access files of individuals stored on the identity card database. | | (1180) | 147
| Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the performance of (a) the National Automated Fingerprint Identification System and (b) the Irish-check computer at London Heathrow Airport. | | (1202) | 148
| Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish a list of the existing (a) biometric databases and (b) non-biometric databases on which he will model his identity card database. | | (1203) | 149
| Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his latest estimate is of the annual running costs of the identity card scheme. | | (1204) | 150
| Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his latest estimate is of the amount individuals will be charged to acquire an identity card. | | (1205) | 151
| Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his latest estimate is of the cost of the identity card database. | | (1206) | 152
| Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his latest estimate of the cost of introducing the identity card scheme. | | (1207) | 153
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children with (a) autism and (b) other brain disorders have been issued with an anti-social behaviour order. | | (1024) | 154
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average cost of employing a (a) community warden or neighbourhood warden, (b) police community support officer and (c) police constable in England is expected to be in 2005-06. | | (1099) | 155
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to tackle the practice known as happy slapping. | | (1143) | 156
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there are in Wales. | | (1068) | 157
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidences of violent crime there have been in Wales in each year since 2002. | | (1069) | 158
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidences of drug-related crime there have been in Wales in each year since 2002. | | (1070) | 159
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drug rehabilitation places are available in prisons in Wales. | | (1071) | 160
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) adults and (b) young people are held in prisons in Wales; and what the operational capacity is of each prison in Wales. | | (1072) | 161
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners whose last place of residence before sentence was in Wales are held in prisons in England. | | (1073) | 162
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many firearms offences were recorded by the police in Wales in 2004. | | (1079) | 163
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what crime detection rates have been in Wales in each year since the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard, broken down by police force area. | | (1080) | 164
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to assess the effect on consumers of the proposed acquisition of Phoenix Natural Gas as part of East Surrey Holdings, by Terra Firma Capital Partners Ltd. | | (1057) | 165
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what training will be made available at the beginning of the autumn term for teachers who will be teaching English as an Additional Language (EAL) child for the first time; where on-going training will be provided for other (a) teachers and (b) classroom assistants in schools with EAL pupils; and whether teacher-training colleges in Northern Ireland have included EAL in the curriculum. | | (1226) | 166
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Prime Minister, if the Government will ensure that human rights and democracy issues are a central focus of EU-Russian relations when the UK assumes the EU Presidency; and if he will make a statement. | | (1033) | 167
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Prime Minister, how many hours he spent performing his official duties in the week commencing Monday 9th May. | | (1155) | 168
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask the honourable Member representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Commission has reported to the Government on the conduct of the referendum on the North East Regional Assembly. | | (1222) | 169
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on procedures for investigation of malpractice in the premium rate telephone information services industry. | | (1157) | 170
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the observations and recommendations in the OECD Phase 2 Report on the United Kingdom's Application of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions and the 1997 Recommendation on Combating Bribery in International Business Transactions. | | (1035) | 171
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the progress of the Manufacturing Advisory Service in assisting manufacturing businesses in (a) the West Midlands and (b) England to become more competitive. | | (1020) | 172
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much the proposal to change the name of his Department from DTI to DPEI cost in terms of (a) signage, (b) stationery and (c) literature. | | (1085) | 173
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which external organisations were involved in the proposal to change the name of his Department from DTI to DPEI. | | (1086) | 174
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many departmental staff are attached or seconded to small businesses as part of their career development; and which sectors they work in. | | (1087) | 175
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with (a) clothing manufacturers, (b) clothing exporters, (c) the Scottish Executive and (d) Scottish Enterprise regarding UK small and medium enterprises participating in exhibitions and missions in export markets under the Support for Exhibitions and Seminars Abroad Scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (1181) | 176
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many companies based in (a) Scotland and (b) the rest of the UK, have received assistance under the Support for Exhibitions and Seminars Abroad Scheme in each year since 1997; what the average payment was in each case in each year; what assessment he has made of the impact of the scheme on exporters; and if he will make a statement. | | (1182) | 177
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he will reply to the letter from the honourable Member for Banff and Buchan (a) dated 11th April regarding the MG Rover Dealership Network and (b) dated 21st February on hydrogen technology. | | (1184) | 178
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list (a) the power stations operating in the UK and (b) the power stations that have been decommissioned since 2001. | | (1074) | 179
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received from road safety organisations regarding the prevalence of roadside signs alongside motorways. | | (1021) | 180
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Mayor of London regarding the proposed extension of the congestion charging zone in London. | | (1147) | 181
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has undertaken with businesses and business groups regarding the effect of the proposed westward extension of the congestion charging zone on road routes to Heathrow Airport. | | (1148) | 182
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made in achieving a shift in freight transportation from road to rail since 1997. | | (1018) | 183
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what Government financial support is available to support a shift in freight transportation from road to rail. | | (1019) | 184
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many hours he spent on Ministerial duties during the week commencing Monday 9th May in his capacity as (a) Secretary of State for Wales and (b) Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. | | (1151) | 185
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what payments (a) have been made and (b) are proposed to be made out of the Financial Assistance Scheme for members of the FII Group pension fund. | | (1016) | 186
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made in attracting contributions to the Financial Assistance Scheme from external sources. | | (1017) | 187
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his latest estimate is of the annual cost to his Department of administering the (a) state pension and (b) pension credit; and if he will make a statement. | | (1036) | 188
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his latest estimate is of the (a) number and (b) percentage of pensioners entitled to council tax benefit who do not receive it; and if he will make a statement. | | (1037) | 189
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his latest estimate is of the total of unclaimed means-tested benefits, including pensions, broken down by benefit, for the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (1038) |
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