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LEADER OF THE HOUSE
Oliver Cromwell
Mike Penning: To ask the Leader of the House if his Department will commemorate the 350th anniversary of the death of Oliver Cromwell. [17082]
Mr. Hoon: I have no plans to do so.
WALES
EU Funding
Mark Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Prime Minister and (b) the Foreign Secretary on securing EU funding for (i) Wales and (ii) West Wales and the Valleys; what assessment he has made of the likelihood of securing budgetary agreement on EU funding for Wales before Christmas; and if he will make a statement. [17011]
Mr. Hain: I have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues of importance to Wales, including the current negotiations on the EU structural funds programme from 2007 to 2013.
I am acutely aware of the importance of timing if Wales is to continue to benefit from the higher level of European aid. Negotiations on the EU Structural and Cohesion Fund are closely linked to the wider discussions on the financial perspective for the EU for the same period. The UK presidency is taking forward the discussions on future financing and is committed to preparing the future financing dossier for the December council.
DEFENCE
Departmental Spending
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total spending by his Department on (a) staff, (b) accommodation and (c) procurement in (i) Moray constituency and (ii) the Highland Region was for the most recent year for which figures are available. [14855]
Stewart Hosie:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total spending by his Department on (a) staff, (b) accommodation and (c) procurement in
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(i) Dundee East constituency, (ii) Tayside and (iii) the City of Dundee was for the most recent year for which figures are available. [14879]
Mr. Salmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total spending by his Department on (a) staff, (b) accommodation and (c) procurement in (i) Banff and Buchan and (ii) the North East of Scotland was for the most recent year for which figures are available. [14889]
Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total spending by his Department on (a) staff, (b) accommodation and (c) procurement in Perth and North Perthshire was for the most recent year for which figures are available. [14913]
Mr. Touhig: The information is not held in the format requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Drill Hall, Seaford
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on his plans for the Drill Hall, Broad Street, Seaford. [17322]
Mr. Touhig: The Drill Hall is currently used by No 2 Seaford Platoon, Sussex Army Cadet Force. Options for the future of this building are being reviewed. No decisions have been taken.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Annajoy David Da-Bora
Mr. MacShane: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he will take to assure the safety of Annajoy David Da-Bora and her daughter, when they travel to Spain on 27 July following court decisions in Spain and London. [15046]
Mr. Douglas Alexander: Our consular staff cannot guarantee the safety and/or personal security of British nationals abroad. If Mrs. Da-Bora has concerns for her personal safety, she should make them known to the Spanish police who are the responsible authority for the protection of individuals in Spain. Our staff are ready to provide appropriate consular assistance to Mrs. Da-Bora and to accompany her if she wishes to call on the Spanish police.
Departmental Websites
Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the websites that come under his Department's responsibility; what the cost was of each in the last year for which figures are available; and how many visitors there were to each site in that year. [15904]
Ian Pearson:
Websites, which come under the responsibility of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), fall into two categories; those, which are hosted on the FCO web platform, and those developed and hosted independently either by the post or the Department.
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The running cost of the FCO web platform (not including staff costs), encompassing all platform websites for financial year 2004–05 was £588,000. Development costs for the web platform, including the design and build of the EU presidency, G8 presidency, Arabic and freedom of information sites, was £750,000. Across the platform as a whole the average monthly page impressions during 2004 were 7,604,166. Average monthly visits are estimated to be 2,534,722. Details of all websites hosted on the FCO Web Platform have been deposited in the Library of the House.
Platform websites: the number of page views are given for those sites where data is available for 2004. In some cases average page views for 2005 have been given to give an indication of traffic volumes.
(4) Data not available.
(5) Pageviews.
(6) Average hits per day.
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European Constitution
Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the EU Trade Commissioner regarding the promotion of the EU Constitution. [15747]
Guantanamo Bay
Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the treatment of British citizens held in Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. [15822]
Ian Pearson: There are no British Citizens held at Guantanamo Bay.
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