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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Justine Greening: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) servicemen and (b) ex-servicemen have received treatment for post traumatic stress disorder or related conditions in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [49185]

Mr. Touhig [holding answer 6 February 2006]: Figures are not held centrally on the total number of service personnel who have received treatment for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or related conditions and this could therefore be provided only at disproportionate cost.

We do not hold information on the treatment received by ex-service personnel because the NHS has responsibility for the treatment of ex-service personnel suffering from both mental and physical disorders. We can, however, provide data regarding the number of ex-service personnel who have claimed for a war pension. Between 1 October 2004 and 30 September 2005 (the most recent 12 month period for which data is currently available), some 320 ex-service personnel made a successful war pensions claim where one of the accepted conditions related to the individual's service was PTSD or a related condition.

For those ex-service personnel whose condition is due to service and for whom it is appropriate, courses of remedial care are funded at facilities provided by the charity, Combat Stress. For the year ending December 2005, funding was some £2.8 million.

Service Children's Education

Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what proportion of military bases (a) in England and (b) overseas have (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools located on them; and how many pupils attend these schools. [47159]

Mr. Touhig: Within the United Kingdom, service children attend local education authority schools, but information on how many and what proportion of military bases have schools located on them and how many pupils attend these schools is not held centrally.

Overseas, Service Children's Education (SCE)—an MOD agency—operates a total of 36 primary, two middle and six secondary schools. Currently some 10,200 pupils attend these schools. All of these schools are located within garrison areas, and 15 are sited on a military base.
 
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Strategic Tanker Aircraft

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the original timetable was for the development of strategic tanker aircraft; what the current timetable is; and if he will make a statement. [49428]

Mr. Ingram: The Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) is a prospective PFI project currently in the assessment phase. As such, it does not have a formally approved development programme or date for introduction to service.

Negotiations with industry are ongoing.

US Interrogation Centres

Mr. Clegg: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many individuals detained by UK forces in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan who have been handed over to US forces have subsequently been transferred to US interrogation centres in each year since 2001. [45342]

Mr. Ingram: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Carmarthen, East and Dinefwr (Adam Price) on 7 February 2006, Official Report, column 1083W.

CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS

Antisocial Behaviour Orders

Mr. Amess: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what training has been provided to magistrates in (a) England and Wales and (b) Northern Ireland on the use of antisocial behaviour orders in each of the last two years; and what the cost of the training provided was in each year. [48724]

Ms Harman: The Judicial Studies Board (JSB) is responsible for the provision of guidance and training materials for magistrates in England and Wales. The delivery of training is performed on a local basis. There is currently no central data collected on the information requested and to provide the information would incur disproportionate cost.

In April 2001, the JSB issued training materials for magistrates in respect of the antisocial behaviour provisions contained in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. These materials have been updated twice since that date. The latest update was issued in March 2004 and includes changes in the law introduced by the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003. The chairman of the JSB Magisterial Committee issued a letter in 2004 to all court
 
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areas indicating that the JSB expectation was that all magistrates will receive a minimum of two hours of face to face training on ASBOs within the first 18 months following the implementation of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003.

The Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines include guidance on how to deal with breach of an ASBO and lists examples of possible aggravating factors.

Audible Fire Alarms

Bob Spink: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs pursuant to the answer of 19 January 2006, Official Report, column 1446W, on audible fire alarms, what plans she has to extend audible fire alarm coverage to all buildings. [47046]

Bridget Prentice: It is the policy of my Department that all remises must have an audible fire alarm system. Pursuant to my answer on 19 January 2006, Official Report, column 1446W, the locations that do not currently have audible fire alarms have systems in place to manage the fire risk until audible alarms are installed. Works are currently under way in one location to repair an existing system and in another to install a new audible system. The remaining locations will assessed by way of a fire safety risk assessment and audible fire alarms provided when funding is secured.

Baroness Usha Prashar

Keith Vaz: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs when she next plans to meet Baroness Usha Prashar. [48909]

Ms Harman: I have no plans to meet Baroness Prashar.

Burial and Cemeteries Advisory Group

Dr. Tony Wright: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs when she expects the Burial and Cemeteries Advisory Group to report. [47240]

Ms Harman: In accordance with its then terms of reference the Advisory Group reported to Ministers in December 2002. The group continues to meet for the purpose of providing advice and recommendations for Government. The issues include memorial safety, on which I hope to see proposals later this year.

Census Records

Mr. Sheerman: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many requests her Department has received regarding access to census records before 1970 in the last 12 months. [50996]

Ms Harman: The National Archives holds the 1911 and earlier censuses, while censuses from 1921 onwards are in the custody of the Office for National Statistics. Since the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act on 1 January 2005, the National Archives has received 171 specific requests for access to information contained in the 1911 census returns.
 
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Mr. Sheerman: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what recent representations her Department has received regarding the denial of public access to census records before 1970. [50997]

Ms Harman: Since the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act on 1 January 2005, the National Archives has received 14 appeals from inquirers who have been denied access to information contained in the 1911 census returns.

Citizens Juries

Mr. Wills: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs on how many occasions her Department consulted citizens juries on departmental policies in the last five years; in how many of those consultations the recommendations of the citizens jury differed from existing departmental policy; and on how many occasions departmental policy was changed to reflect the recommendations of the Citizens' Jury. [46240]

Ms Harman: The Department for Constitutional Affairs has not convened any citizens' juries in the last five years. However it has made extensive use of other forms of consultation during that period, ranging from formal consultation papers to an online discussion forum.

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