Order Book Part 1

House of Commons

Session 2005 - 06
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 9 June 2005

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 9 June 2005
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 9 June 2005

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 9 June 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 9 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 9 June see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

1
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, on what dates the Cabinet Committee on the London Olympic Bid has met in the last two years and who attended each meeting.

(3578)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

2
John Battle (Leeds West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken in the preparation for the G8 Summit to extend debt cancellation to (a) Peru and (b) other highly indebted countries with large numbers living in absolute poverty which are not on the Highly Indebted Poor Countries list; and if he will make a statement.

(3344)

3
N Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many parents and carers who received child trust fund vouchers by 30th April have set up relevant savings accounts with them.

(2113)

4
N Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many parents and carers have been issued with Child Trust Fund vouchers; and what the total value is of the vouchers issued up to 30th April.

(2114)

5
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many young people in the East Riding of Yorkshire were not working, studying or in training in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004.

(3583)

6
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the incoming President of the World Bank on the international finance facility.

(3062)

7
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent consultations have been carried out by his Department with representatives of faith communities; and if he will make a statement.

(3231)

8
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was raised through (a) inheritance tax and (b) stamp duty in Hammersmith and Fulham in (i) 1997, (ii) 2001 and (iii) 2004.

(3421)

9
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish the European Community Finances Statement on the EC budget for 2005.

(3402)

10
N Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue from VAT received from UK charities in the most recent year for which figures are available.

(2874)

11
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many trade union learning representatives there are in his Department.

(3314)

12
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many non-pensioner families in Tamworth have been recipients of tax credits in each of the last three years; and how many have been identified as having received overpayments.

(3327)

13
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the disincentives to work that existed within the tax system in 1997.

(3150)

14
Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on UK publicly-funded companies moving services offshore to avoid tax or national insurance payments; and if he will make a statement.

(3340)

15
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions since 1995 the odds have been lengthened for winning on a premium bond holding; and if he will make a statement.

(3172)

16
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what percentage of taxpayers in (a) Lancashire and (b) the UK paid tax at the (i) basic rate and (ii) higher rate in (A) 1992, (B) 1997, (C) 2001 and (D) the latest year for which figures are available.

(3399)

17
N Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue was collected as a result of Inland Revenue initiatives to collect underpayments of tax of less than £100 in each of the last five years; and what the cost to the Inland Revenue of collecting underpayments of tax of less than £100 was in each year.

(2855)

18
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what percentage of staff in his Department have received training on the general and specific duties of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, broken down by (a) ethnicity and (b) grade.

(3529)

19
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what arrangements are in place to ensure that bodies within the responsibility of his Department comply with the requirements of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.

(3530)

20
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures he is taking to promote the venture capital sector in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

(3192)

21
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the estimated value is of the orphan assets of banks, building societies and insurance companies in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

(3198)

22
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what research he has conducted into the impact that higher rates of stamp duty on domestic property have on workforce mobility; and if he will make a statement.

(3199)

23
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to reduce levels of tax paid by low and middle income earners; and if he will make a statement.

(3200)

24
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to levy a windfall tax on the domestic banking sector; and if he will make a statement.

(3201)

25
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he has plans to confiscate the orphan assets of the financial services sector; and if he will make a statement.

(3202)

26
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of levels of taxation applied to property in (a) the UK, (b) continental Europe and (c) USA; and if he will make a statement.

(3203)

27
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to increase levels of personal saving in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

(3204)

28
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much central government money was spent in the most recent year for which figures are available per head of population in each of the English regions; and if he will make a statement.

(3216)

29
N Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6th June, Official Report, column 293W, on Inland Revenue, for what reasons information on the number of complaints on tax credit received is not collected; if he will take steps to ensure the number of complaints is (a) recorded and (b) published; and if he will make a statement.

(2873)

Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

30
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the uptake of e-delivery of Government services has been in East Yorkshire.

(3587)

31
Mr George Mudie (Leeds East):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will list (a) annuities and (b) pensions which are being paid from public funds to the descendants of individuals who through public service were granted exceptional perpetual annuity or pension payments, broken down by amount.

(3053)

32
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many and what percentage of staff in his Department have received training on the general and specific duties of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, broken down by (a) ethnicity and (b) grade.

(3539)

33
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what arrangements are in place to ensure that bodies within the responsibility of his Department comply with the requirements of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.

(3540)

Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs

34
Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what monitoring of the jurisdiction of the Teesside coroner her Department is carrying out following the reprimand issued in June 2004.

(3563)

35
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what recent consultations have been carried out by her Department with representatives of faith communities; and if she will make a statement.

(3227)

36
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans the Government has to amend electoral law in (a) Scotland, (b) Northern Ireland and (c) Wales in the forthcoming Electoral Administration Bill.

(3608)

37
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the timetable is for parliamentary boundary changes in (a) England and (b) Wales.

(3609)

38
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans the Government has to ringfence Government funding of local authorities' electoral administration budgets.

(3610)

39
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans the Government has to introduce performance targets for local authority electoral administration departments.

(3611)

40
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will make a statement on the Government's plans to (a) introduce clearer rules for candidates and political parties and (b) reduce bureaucracy for smaller parties and independent candidates.

(3612)

41
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what arrangements are in place for obtaining copies of the marked electoral register in (a) Scotland, (b) Northern Ireland and (c) England.

(3613)

42
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will estimate the cost to public funds of all-postal pilots election in each year since their introduction.

(3614)

43
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what costs the Government has incurred in connection with remote electronic voting in each year since its introduction; and if she will make a statement on forecast expenditure on promoting e-voting.

(3615)

44
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what Implementing Electronic Government targets the Government has set local authorities to promote the implementation and take-up of remote electronic voting.

(3616)

45
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what estimate the Government has made of the cost to local authorities of the implementation of (a) postal voting on demand and (b) the provisions outlined by the Department for inclusion in the Electoral Administration Bill.

(3617)

46
Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what progress has been made in appointing more magistrates from the most deprived wards in Warrington borough.

(3193)

47
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many (a) oral and (b) paper-only family visitor appeals were received by the Immigration Appellate Authority in each month since 1st January 2004.

(3297)

48
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many (a) oral and (b) paper-only family visitor appeals were determined by the Immigration Appellate Authority in each month since 1st January 2004; and how many of each type of appeal were successful.

(3298)

49
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will list the (a) number and (b) nature of election counts held in each year since 1999.

(3300)

50
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether the review of electoral systems will examine the merits of compulsory voting.

(3171)

51
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many and what percentage of staff in her Department have received training on the general and specific duties of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, broken down by (a) ethnicity and (b) grade.

(3553)

52
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what arrangements are in place to ensure that bodies within the responsibility of her Department comply with the requirements of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.

(3554)

53
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans she has to reform legal procedures for dealing with offences under the Terrorism Acts.

(3603)

54
Mr Alan Williams (Swansea West):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what records are kept of the number of applications to the High Court to seal a will in order to prevent it being made public.

(3106)

55
N Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many prosecutions there have been in (a) the UK, (b) Kent and (c) Swale for not registering to vote since 1997.

(2653)

56
N Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what procedures are in place for the Department to audit the accuracy of electoral rolls.

(2727)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

57
N Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the likely consequences of the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003 on the income of village halls; and if she will make a statement.

(2654)

58
N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many successful prosecutions there have been of people for operating a television without a valid television licence in each Northern Ireland Parliamentary constituency in each of the last five years.

(2807)

59
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will bring forward amendments to the British Museum Act 1963 following the judgement of the High Court in the case of works of art formerly owned by Arthur Feldman and now in the British Museum; and if she will make a statement.

(3209)

60
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with (a) the Victoria and Albert Museum and (b) other national museums on security in the last 12 months; and if she will make a statement.

(3046)

61
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent consultations have been carried out by her Department with representatives of faith communities; and if she will make a statement.

(3228)

62
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Advertising Standards Authority, (b) the Press Complaints Commission and (c) others about guidelines or legislation to ensure that explicit covers on men's lifestyle magazines are kept out of the reach of children; and if she will make a statement.

(3415)

63
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many current television licence fees have been paid in each postcode area in Northern Ireland.

(3510)

64
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the costs have been of the development and operation of the Active Spaces scheme; and how many people have used it to date.

(3605)

65
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total administration costs of (a) the Sport and Recreation Division of her Department, (b) Sport England, (c) regional sports boards and (d) county sports partnerships were in 2004-05 (i) in total and (ii) as a percentage of the overall budget of each.

(3606)

66
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on what dates the Sports Cabinet has met in the last two years; and who attended each meeting.

(3646)

67
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many trade union learning representatives there are in her Department.

(3318)

68
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much public money has been given to Sport Across Staffordshire in the last five years.

(3335)

69
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has for secondary legislation under the Gambling Act 2005.

(3372)

70
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, from what date local authorities will be able to make a resolution not to issue licences for casinos under the Gambling Act 2005.

(3373)

71
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the role of the South East Regional Assembly is with regards to the Gambling Act 2005.

(3374)

72
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, by what criteria casino licences will be allocated under the Gambling Act 2005.

(3375)

73
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to produce guidance for local authorities on their powers under the Gambling Act 2005 to pass a resolution not to issue a casino licence.

(3376)

74
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what percentage of staff in her Department have received training on the general and specific duties of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, broken down by (a) ethnicity and (b) grade.

(3547)

75
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what arrangements are in place to ensure that bodies within the responsibility of her Department comply with the requirements of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.

(3548)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

76
N Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what legal basis there is in the EU Treaties for the establishment of a European Defence Agency.

(2805)

77
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what work NATO is undertaking in connection with capability where there is no host nation support; and if he will make a statement.

(3109)

78
Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent by (a) the UK and (b) other allied countries in support of military and security action in Iraq since 2002-03.

(3636)

79
Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent by (a) the UK and (b) other allied countries in support of military and security efforts in Afghanistan since 2002-03.

(3637)

80
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and (b) others on the security of gas supplies to the UK which are imported from abroad.

(3413)

81
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what percentage of opportunities for research and consulting disseminated by his Department resulted in (a) research reports and (b) deliverable projects in (i) 2001-02, (ii) 2002-03 and (iii) 2003-04.

(3414)

82
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many trade union learning representatives there are in his Department.

(3307)

83
Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance he has issued to UK forces in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan on appropriate treatment of religious texts and other materials; and whether he has received reports of inappropriate behaviour in this respect.

(3084)

84
N Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether naval auxiliary ships are required to go through the EU tendering process for construction and fitting out.

(2872)

85
N Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will define the roles of the NATO Response Force.

(2649)

86
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what percentage of staff in his Department have received training on the general and specific duties of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, broken down by (a) ethnicity and (b) grade.

(3543)

87
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements are in place to ensure that bodies within the responsibility of his Department comply with the requirements of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.

(3544)

88
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has (a) notified its intentions to the European Council to participate in the permanent structured co-operation in respect of the most demanding military missions and (b) made the commitments on military capabilities set out in the Protocol on permanent structured co-operation.

(3253)

89
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24th May, Official Report, column 56W, on regimental uniforms, what the life expectancy is of each uniform; what the initial outfit allowance is for the (a) English, (b) Welsh and (c) Scottish Infantry regiments; when the last increase in initial outfit allowance was made; and what the previous allowance was.

(3254)

90
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the new (a) Mercia, (b) Yorkshire, (c) Scottish and (d) Welsh regiments will each have one mess dress.

(3255)

91
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd May, Official Report, column 24W, on army boots, whether the figures given for jungle boots and desert boots are (a) the manufacturer's life-span specification and (b) the life-span obtained from combat conditions; and which manufacturer supplies the (i) jungle boot and (ii) desert boot.

(3256)

92
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what computer facilities are provided within individual battalions for (a) officers and (b) non-commissioned officers to perform their duties.

(3257)

93
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to phase out the S series of tracked vehicles.

(3258)

94
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of the planned implementation of his Department's contractorisation plan for Gibraltar on (a) number of jobs available in his Department and (b) number of remaining personnel employed directly by his Department; what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that its contractor will be able to pay its creditors' taxes and redundancy payments; and what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that local jobs are retained; and if he will make a statement.

(3450)

Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

95
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what measures will be used to ensure that local authorities meet the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 to promote equality for disabled people and eliminate unlawful discrimination, with particular reference to the diversity of needs of people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement.

(3170)

96
Mary Creagh (Wakefield):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will amend building regulations to limit the temperature on domestic water appliances to minimise the risk of scalding.

(3101)

97
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many people in Coventry South he estimates will benefit from his Department's extended home ownership programme.

(2110)

98
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much the Standards Board spent on external legal advice and representation in the investigation and Adjudication Panel hearing into the complaint against Westminster City Councillor Paul Dimoldenberg; and if he will make a statement.

(3107)

99
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will take steps to ban mobile advertising hoardings in the countryside.

(3060)

100
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he plans to increase the number of council tax bandings in England at the time of revaluation.

(3105)

101
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many affordable homes have been (a) started and (b) completed in the last five years in the London Borough of Haringey Council area; and if he will make a statement.

(3079)

102
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent consultations have been carried out by his Department with representatives of faith communities; and if he will make a statement.

(3226)

103
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many trade union learning representatives there are in his Department.

(3317)

104
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much was taken in negative subsidy from (a) all councils and (b) Tamworth Borough Council in each of the last two years.

(3336)

105
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much was taken in negative subsidy from (a) all housing associations and (b) housing associations in Tamworth in each of the last two years.

(3337)

106
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the requirement is for the number of houses to be built in Tamworth in each of the next 10 years.

(3338)

107
N Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what research his Department has carried out to examine the environmental impact and sustainability of the house building programme in Sussex.

(2624)

108
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, to what timetable he expects the South East England Regional Spatial Strategy to be completed.

(3367)

109
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what powers the South East England Regional Assembly has (a) to amend, (b) to delete and (c) to review (i) green belt designation, (ii) area of outstanding national beauty designation and (iii) site of special scientific interest designation.

(3368)

110
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the role is of the South East England Regional Assembly in respect of waste and incineration policy.

(3369)

111
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when the Government expects to conclude its review of planning regulations for mobile phone masts.

(3370)

112
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans the Government has to allow health concerns to be taken into account during the planning process for mobile phone masts.

(3371)

113
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the operation of regulations on car boot sales; and if he will make a statement.

(3173)

114
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many grade (a) one and (b) two listed buildings in England have been (i) demolished, (ii) lost by fire and (iii) otherwise lost since 1997.

(3400)

115
N Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list local authorities that run a community warden scheme; how many wardens are employed by each local authority; and which local authority wardens have received accreditation from the area chief constable under powers provided by the Police Reform Act 2002.

(2922)

116
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many and what percentage of staff in his Office have received training on the general and specific duties of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, broken down by (a) ethnicity and (b) grade.

(3527)

117
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what arrangements are in place to ensure that bodies within the responsibility of his Office comply with the requirements of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.

(3528)

118
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what measures he is taking to encourage population growth away from the East and South East of England; and if he will make a statement.

(3215)

119
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many new homes are forecast to be built in Hertfordshire in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007, (d) 2008, (e) 2009, (f) 2010 and (g) 2011; and if he will make a statement.

(3218)

120
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many houses in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) Merseyside are scheduled to be demolished in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007, (iv) 2008 and (v) 2009; and if he will make a statement.

(3220)

121
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what planning applications have been made in (a) 2002, (b) 2003, (c) 2004 and (d) 2005 to date for hazardous waste treatment plants; and what the capacity and location of each plant is.

(3451)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills

122
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on the creation of an Education Champion for Nottingham North.

(3427)

123
John Battle (Leeds West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teenagers in Leeds West have received the education maintenance allowance; what the average award has been; and how much has been received in total.

(3395)

124
Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many cases remain to be allocated to a case worker in the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS); and what the average length of time is for allocation of new cases to a case worker, broken down by CAFCASS region in England.

(3622)

125
Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the impact on families who are affected by delays at the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.

(3623)

126
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in the East Riding of Yorkshire played truant from school in each of the last five years.

(3584)

127
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average spending per meal per pupil for school meals was in (a) the London Borough of Haringey and (b) England in the last period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.

(3076)

128
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the per capita pupil funding in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) the London Borough of Haringey and (ii) Greater London (A) is in 2005-06 and (B) has been in each of the last five years; what assessment she has made of differences between the figures; and if she will make a statement.

(3077)

129
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when (a) Haringey Local Education Authority and (b) schools in the London Borough of Haringey Council area are expected to receive extra funding to improve school meals; and if she will make a statement.

(3078)

130
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will revise marking guidelines for Standard Assessment Tests at Key Stage 3 in English to ensure spelling is taken into account in assessing performamce.

(3029)

131
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on the teaching of multiplication tables by rote in primary schools.

(3148)

132
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her Answer of 6th June, Official Report, columns 330-1W, on City Academies, if she will request the information regarding the proportion of lessons setted in city academy schools from Ofsted.

(3259)

133
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on her announcement on 3rd June of an independent review into the role of synthetic phonics in teaching reading in primary schools.

(3579)

134
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the people who will conduct the independent review of the role of synthetic phonics in teaching reading in primary schools headed by Mr Jim Rose.

(3580)

135
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate she has made of the expenditure on (a) capital equipment and alterations and (b) re-training necessary to meet higher nutritional standards in schools; and if she will make a statement.

(3581)

136
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on proposals for training for school catering staff.

(3582)

137
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent consultations have been carried out by her Department with representatives of faith communities; and if she will make a statement.

(3230)

138
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils in each (a) grammar school and (b) upper school in Buckinghamshire achieved each (i) GCSE and (ii) A-level grade in each year since 2001, broken down by ethnic group.

(3233)

139
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children there have been in each (a) grammar school and (b) upper school in Buckinghamshire in each year since 2001, broken down by ethnic group.

(3234)

140
Mr Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether a primary school's added value is taken into account when decisions are made regarding school closures and surplus places.

(3345)

141
Mr Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will take steps to prevent the closure by Education Leeds of Miles Hill and Fir Tree primary schools.

(3346)

142
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many trade union learning representatives there are in her Department.

(3310)

143
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers in Tamworth have been assaulted by pupils in each year since 1997.

(3330)

144
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures she plans to take to assist parents who fail to get their children into any of their chosen schools in Staffordshire; and if she will make a statement.

(3331)

145
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average spending per pupil per meal for school meals was in (a) England and (b) Tamworth in the last period for which figures are available.

(3332)

146
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when (a) Staffordshire Local Education Authority and (b) schools in Tamworth are expected to receive extra funding to improve school meals.

(3333)

147
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assistance the Department provides in Tamworth to promote a well-trained and skilled workforce.

(3334)

148
Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students in each city academy were classed as having special educational needs on the last date for which figures are available; and what proportion of each school's intake that figure represents.

(3194)

149
Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students were permanently excluded from each city academy in each academic year since the academy was opened.

(3195)

150
Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many permanent exclusions from secondary schools took place in each local education authority which has a city academy in its area, in each academic year since the opening of the academy.

(3196)

151
Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of secondary school students are classed as having special educational needs in each local authority which has a city academy.

(3197)

152
Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of individuals who entered higher education came from each social class in each of the past 10 years for which figures are available.

(3221)

153
Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools placed in special measures by Ofsted were situated within the most deprived 20 per cent. of wards according to the Government's index of deprivation in each of the past 10 years.

(3222)

154
Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of students were entitled to free school meals in each of the schools placed in special measures in the last 10 years.

(3223)

155
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make sex and relationships education a compulsory part of the school curriculum.

(3299)

156
Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will provide additional funds for the provision of school transport to Herefordshire Council; and if she will make a statement.

(3212)

157
Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the trial Yellow School Bus schemes; and if she will make a statement.

(3213)

158
Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans she has to widen trial areas for Yellow School buses; if she will establish a national school bus scheme; and if she will make a statement.

(3214)

159
Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Cheshire attended by children from Wales in 2005, indicating the number of pupils from Wales attending each school.

(3092)

160
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Public Service Agreement Target referred to in the Departmental Report 2004, Cm 6202, page 73, what targets have been set by the (a) Department and (b) learning skills councils for (i) minimum performance and (ii) value for money for (A) further education colleges and (B) other providers.

(3048)

161
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) physics, (b) mathematics and (c) chemistry departments in universities have closed since 1997.

(3049)

162
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what employment areas will be covered by the specialised diplomas for young people; and when she expects diplomas in each employment area will be available throughout England.

(3050)

163
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of young people started a Modern Apprenticeship by age 22 in 2004.

(3051)

164
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the projected (a) number and (b) percentage of 16 to 18 year olds participating in (i) education, (ii) training and (iii) employment in the UK is for each year between 2005 and 2010; and what the figures were for each year from 1994 to 2004.

(3052)

165
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the level of adult (a) illiteracy and (b) innumeracy in England was in each year between 1994 and 2004.

(3054)

166
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reasons no specific provision was made in the Higher Education Act 2004 for EU students in respect of (a) bursaries and (b) recovery of fee loans.

(3055)

167
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the budget allocation for adult education was in each year between 1997 and 2004.

(3056)

168
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what her estimate is of the total loan subsidy consequent on the non-commercial rate of interest charged by the Student Loan Company for EU students studying in England in each year between 2006 and 2010.

(3057)

169
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what her estimate is of the (a) number and (b) percentage of (i) higher education institutions and (ii) further education colleges that are planning to charge the full tuition fee of £3,000 from 2006.

(3058)

170
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of undergraduate students in higher education institutions in England were (a) full-time and (b) part-time in each year between 1995 and 2005; and what the projected figures are for 2006 to 2010.

(3063)

171
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total amount of adult education fees waived by further education colleges in 2004 was.

(3064)

172
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people attained NVQ Level (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four and (e) five in engineering in each year between 1997 and 2004.

(3065)

173
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether there are circumstances in which the terms used to describe bursary or financial support would make higher education institutions in England liable to make support available to EU students from 2006.

(3098)

174
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will estimate the likely debt of graduates from higher education institutions in England from (a) low, (b) medium and (c) high income backgrounds from 2009-10, broken down by (i) fee and (ii) maintenance loans.

(3099)

175
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the maximum level of financial support available to undergraduates at higher education institutions in England from (a) low, (b) medium and (c) high income backgrounds will be from 2006.

(3100)

176
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students of (a) Chinese, (b) Arabic, (c) chemistry, (d) physics and (e) mathematics there were in higher education institutions in England in each year between 1994 and 2004; and what the projected numbers are for each year from 2005 to 2010.

(3102)

177
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many departments of (a) Chinese, (b) Arabic, (c) chemistry, (d) physics and (e) mathematics there were in higher education institutions in England in each year between 1994 and 2004; and what the projected numbers are for each year from 2005 to 2010.

(3103)

178
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, under what circumstances higher education institutions in England would be obliged to award financial support for maintenance purposes to EU students if the support is fee-related from 2006.

(3113)

179
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many postgraduates gained (a) Master of Arts level, (b) Master of Science level, (c) Master of Business Administration level and (d) Master of Philosophy level qualifications from higher education institutions in England in each year between 1994 and 2004.

(3237)

180
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of (a) citizenship and (b) personal, social and health education teachers giving financial literacy lessons at Key Stages 3 and 4 had (i) GCSE or O level, (ii) A level and (iii) degree level qualifications in mathematics in 2003-04.

(3238)

181
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what qualifications are required of (a) citizenship and (b) personal, social and health education teachers giving financial literacy lessons at Key Stages (i) 3 and (ii) 4.

(3239)

182
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many EU students are expected to receive bursary support from English universities in each year between 2006 and 2010.

(3240)

183
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate she has made of the change in the number of (a) adult education classes and (b) adult education places as a result of the budget allocations agreed by her Department and the Learning and Skills Council in the academic year 2005-06.

(3241)

184
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether the funding of adult places at further education institutions is (a) discretionary for the individual institutions and (b) subject to the requirements of the priority areas agreed between her Department and the Learning and Skills Council.

(3242)

185
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what budgets have been agreed between her Department and the Learning and Skills Council for adult education for each region of England for (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06.

(3243)

186
Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will include a representative of children as a stakeholder group in the Leadership Group on Pupil Behaviour and Discipline to be chaired by Sir Alan Steer.

(3081)

187
David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, to what extent the course content of GCSE food technology covers (a) food choice, (b) nutrient provision, (c) nutritional needs of individuals, (d) energy balance and (e) dietary guidelines for health.

(3383)

188
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of staff in her Department have received training on the general and specific duties of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, broken down by (a) ethnicity and (b) grade.

(3559)

189
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what arrangements are in place to ensure that bodies within the responsibility of her Department comply with the requirements of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.

(3560)

190
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will introduce a national register for the recording of assaults committed against teachers by parents and pupils; and if she will make a statement.

(3217)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

191
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the level of carbon emissions from oil and gas producers operating in the North Sea was in the last period for which figures are available; what allocation they have been awarded under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme; and if she will make a statement.

(3128)

192
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what further steps she intends to take following the decision of the Japanese authorities to (a) increase the quota of minke whale taking and (b) begin hunting the humpback whale.

(3129)

193
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the life cycle assessment on disposable and reusable nappies recently published by the Environment Agency, with particular reference to (a) the reusable nappy product sample used and (b) the methodology used to collect the consumer data; and if she will make a statement.

(3130)

194
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the promotion of reusable nappies in the light of the life cycle assessment on disposable and reusable nappies; and if she will make a statement.

(3131)

195
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what policies she has to reduce the number of disposable nappies going to landfill.

(3132)

196
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people in Coventry South were in receipt of the social tariff for water meter charges in each of the last three years.

(2615)

197
Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the volume of sewage discharges from each sewage treatment works in South West London was in each of the last 10 years.

(3164)

198
Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department has given to (a) water companies and (b) sewage service providers on ensuring that their sewage treatment works meet the criteria of the EU 1991 Urban Waste & Water Treatment Directive.

(3165)

199
Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what penalties there are for (a) water companies and (b) sewage service providers who fail to meet the EU 1991 Urban Waste & Water Treatment Directive.

(3166)

200
Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of sewage service providers who are failing to meet the EU 1991 Urban Waste & Water Treatment Directive in (a) London and (b) England; and if she will make a statement.

(3167)

201
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of household waste in (a) the East Riding of Yorkshire and (b) England was (i) recycled and (ii) composted in the last year for which figures are available; and what action her Department is taking to increase that percentage.

(3600)

202
N Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which of the representatives on the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management have direct scientific or engineering experience of the nuclear industry; and if she will make a statement.

(2657)

203
N Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many options on the disposal of nuclear waste are being considered by the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management.

(2658)

204
N Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will introduce more rigorous pre-movement tuberculosis testing of cattle; and if she will make a statement.

(2659)

205
Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether paragliding will be permitted to continue on land under the new Single Farm Payment scheme without a reduction in the grants received by the land owner.

(3390)

206
Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to reclassify motor sport under the 28-day rule of the Single Farm Payment scheme.

(3391)

207
Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the viability of the future use of agricultural land for motor sports under Single Farm Payment rules.

(3392)

208
Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which of the regulatory restrictions governing the carrying out of motor sports on agricultural land are imposed under EU statutory requirements.

(3393)

209
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many trade union learning representatives there are in her Department.

(3308)

210
Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received about the new dispensing regulation proposed by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate.

(3112)

211
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding (a) councils in England, (b) Guildford Borough Council and (c) Waverley Borough Council have received to support recycling in each year since 1997.

(3380)

212
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of incinerators that will be constructed over the next five years in (a) England and (b) South East England.

(3381)

213
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of Canada geese on (a) the environment and (b) other forms of wildlife.

(3401)

214
N Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to promote alternative crops for renewable energy.

(2650)

215
N Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her assessment is of the role played by game management in management of uplands.

(2652)

216
N Paddy Tipping (Sherwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the water leakage rate for each water company was in the latest period for which figures are available.

(2726)

217
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what percentage of staff in her Department have received training on the general and specific duties of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, broken down by (a) ethnicity and (b) grade.

(3533)

218
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what arrangements are in place to ensure that bodies within the responsibility of her Department comply with the requirements of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.

(3534)

219
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of (a) the tonnage and (b) types of hazardous waste that will need to be treated to comply with the hazardous waste acceptance criteria coming into force on 16th July.

(3452)

220
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the application of hazardous waste acceptance criteria coming into force on 16th July.

(3453)

221
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which hazardous waste treatment facilities operating in England are able to treat hazardous waste to comply with the hazardous waste acceptance criteria; what their capacity is; and where they are located.

(3454)

222
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what types of hazardous waste cannot be treated in the UK to comply with the hazardous waste acceptance criteria coming into force on 16th July; what the estimated quantities of such waste are; and when the technology required to treat this waste is expected to be operational.

(3455)

223
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pollution prevention control permits the Environment Agency granted for hazardous waste treatment plants in (a) 2000, (b) 2001, (c) 2002, (d) 2003, (e) 2004 and (f) 2005 to date; to which plants; and what the capacity and location of each plant is.

(3456)

224
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps (a) her Department and (b) the Environment Agency have taken to raise awareness amongst producers of hazardous waste of the hazardous waste acceptance criteria that will be in force from 16th July

(3457)

225
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the tonnage of hazardous waste that has been fly-tipped since 16th July 2004.

(3458)

226
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidents of fly-tipping of hazardous waste the Environment Agency's Fly-capture data collection system has recorded since 16th July 2004.

(3459)

227
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many convictions have been secured by the Environment Agency's for fly-tipping of hazardous waste since 16th July 2004.

(3460)

228
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the tonnage of hazardous waste fly-tipped on private land since 16th July 2004 which has not been recorded by the Environment Agency's Fly-capture data system.

(3461)

229
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department will reply to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee Report on Waste Policy and the Landfill Directive.

(3462)

230
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much hazardous waste was produced in (a) 2000, (b) 2001, (c) 2002, (d) 2003 and (e) 2004.

(3463)

231
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many producers of hazardous waste there were in (a) 2000, (b) 2001, (c) 2002, (d) 2003 and (e) 2004.

(3464)

232
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what definition (a) her Department, (b) the European Commission and (c) the European Environment Agency uses for (i) biodegradable waste, (ii) municipal waste, (iii) commercial waste, (iv) hazardous waste, (v) industrial waste, (vi) recycling, (vii) recovery, (viii) composting and (ix) waste minimisation.

(3465)

233
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many kilogrammes per capita of (a) municipal, (b) commercial and industrial and (c) waste electrical and electronic equipment were (i) recycled, (ii) sent to incineration and (iii) landfilled in each member state of the European Union in (A) 2000, (B) 2001, (C) 2002, (D) 2003 and (E) 2004.

(3466)

234
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Environment Agency will publish its final report on the diversion of biodegradable municipal waste from landfill by mechanical biological treatment and other options.

(3467)

235
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much public money was spent on municipal waste management in (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2002-03; and how many tonnes of municipal waste were recycled in (i) 2003-04 and (ii) 2002-03.

(3468)

236
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total expenditure by the Waste Resources and Action Programme was in 2003-04; and how many tonnes of waste were recycled in that year.

(3469)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

237
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the state of the environment in Iraq, with particular reference to (a) oil pollution, (b) looted nuclear compounds and (c) chemical pollution.

(3126)

238
John Battle (Leeds West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Colombian authorities regarding death threats to the Colombian Inter-Ecclesiastical Commission for Justice and Peace.

(3396)

239
John Battle (Leeds West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Moroccan authorities regarding their recent activities in Western Sahara and reports of major human rights abuses.

(3397)

240
John Battle (Leeds West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the recent activities of the Moroccan authorities in Western Sahara and whether there have been human rights abuses; what his policy is on how the UN should respond; what assessment he has made of whether the role of the UN's mission to Western Sahara should change; what steps he has taken in response to the activities of the Moroccan authorities; and if he will make a statement.

(3398)

241
N Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his oral statement of 6th June, on the EU Constitutional Treaty, Official Report, columns 991 to 1005, on what grounds the Government believes that the new vote weighting system for the Council of the European Union proposed in the Constitution for Europe is in the UK's interests; and if he will make a statement.

(2803)

242
N Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list those cases in which the Charter of Fundamental Rights has been cited as a source of law or guidance for the European Court of Justice in (a) the Advocate-General's opinions and (b) the judges' decisions; and if he will make a statement.

(2804)

243
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Iraqi Government to urge them to sign up to the Ottawa Convention; and if he will make a statement.

(3111)

244
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of (a) the Syrian missile tests on 27th May and (b) the Iranian announcement on 31st May that it had successfully tested a solid fuel motor for the Shahab 3 missile; and if he will make a statement.

(3108)

245
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of Israel on attacks by the Israeli Defence Force which have impacted on Palestinian police officers.

(3061)

246
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contribution the UK plans to make to (a) witness protection and (b) an effective investigation team in the recently announced International Criminal Court case regarding genocide, war crimes and crime against humanity in Darfur.

(3094)

247
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the decision to pursue a case against alleged perpetrators of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur through the International Criminal Court.

(3095)

248
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to hold discussions with the Lebanese authorities following the recent elections there.

(3096)

249
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the UK's position is on the US State Department's citing of (a) Kuwait, (b) Saudi Arabia, (c) the United Arab Emirates and (d) Qatar for their responsibility for trafficking; and if he will make a statement.

(3097)

250
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Arab Maghreb Union to urge them to discuss the Western Sahara issue.

(3124)

251
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many trade union learning representatives there are in his Department.

(3311)

252
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of Japan's attempts to regain the Kuril Islands.

(3273)

253
Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's policy is towards the San claim to its ancestral land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.

(3602)

254
Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the United States Administration on inappropriate treatment of the Koran at Guantanamo Bay.

(3080)

255
Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of the UK's objectives in the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue have been achieved in the last 12 months.

(3083)

256
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many individuals were refused visas to visit the UK from (a) India, (b) Pakistan, (c) Bangladesh and (d) Jamaica in the last period for which figures are available, broken down by (i) gender, (ii) age and (iii) marital status.

(3431)

257
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what percentage of staff in his Department have received training on the general and specific duties of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, broken down by (a) ethnicity and (b) grade.

(3531)

258
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what arrangements are in place to ensure that bodies within the responsibility of his Department comply with the requirements of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.

(3532)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

259
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment her Department has made of whether there is a link between pesticide use and the risk of contracting Parkinson's Disease.

(3127)

260
Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what facilities are planned to be provided by (a) new and (b) existing community hospitals.

(3403)

261
Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether newly-built community hospitals will provide inpatient facilities.

(3404)

262
Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she plans that existing community hospitals should continue to provide inpatient beds.

(3405)

263
N Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to establish better working relations between private dentistry and NHS dentistry.

[R] (2768)

264
N Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms are in place to ensure there is (a) co-ordination and (b) no duplication between the work of Methods Consulting and individual primary care trusts in recruiting dentists from Poland.

[R] (2769)

265
N Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the value is of each recruitment contract awarded to Methods Consulting for recruiting overseas dentists in (a) Greece, (b) Portugal, (c) Germany, (d) Spain and (e) India; and how many dentists Methods Consulting are contracted to recruit from each country.

[R] (2770)

266
N Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Polish dentists are practising in England as a result of the Department's central recruitment programme; and how many of those are working in the (a) General Dental Service, (b) Personal Dental Service, (c) Community Dental Service and (d) Hospital Dental Service.

[R] (2771)

267
N Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the most recent Personal Dental Service conversion rates are, broken down by primary care trust area and expressed as a percentage of the total number of dental surgery addresses.

[R] (2772)

268
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the effect of the European Clinical Trials Directive on the viability of future UK research projects.

(3261)

269
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment her Department has made of the effect that the Clinical Trials Directive has had on the length of time taken for clinical trials to be approved.

(3262)

270
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment her Department has made of the effect that the Clinical Trials Directive has had on the volume of paperwork and administrative work which has to be completed and submitted by researchers before a project is approved.

(3263)

271
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, under what procedure researchers wishing to conduct a clinical trial can have their application for approval fast-tracked by her Department.

(3264)

272
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the arrangements will be for patient involvement in the London Ambulance Service after the existing patients forum is abolished.

(3304)

273
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what response her Department has made to the London Ambulance Service Patients Forum's letter of 11th May concerning the proliferation of mimic emergency ambulances in London.

(3305)

274
N Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has had with retailers about country of origin labelling requirements for food.

(2605)

275
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the incidence of mental health problems, including clinical depression, was amongst those who have lost their sight in (a) England and (b) the Coventry area in each of the last five years.

(2111)

276
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the Department plans to address individual needs in their provision of services for people who suffer sight loss; and if she will set up a care agency to co-ordinate the provision of services for people who suffer from sight loss.

(2112)

277
Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what training is provided to (a) doctors, (b) nurses and (c) other healthcare professionals in treating and caring for those with autism; and what funding has been allocated for the treatment of autism in the 2005-06 financial year.

(3162)

278
Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) steps have been taken and (b) plans she has to encourage people (i) to exercise and (ii) to lead healthy lifestyles.

(3163)

279
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of (a) gonorrhoea, (b) syphilis, (c) chlamydia and (d) thrush have been diagnosed in the East Riding of Yorkshire in each of the last five years.

(3596)

280
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) children and (b) adults in East Yorkshire suffer from (i) tooth decay and (ii) gum disease; and if she will make a statement.

(3597)

281
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many agency nurses were employed by the NHS in (a) Haltemprice and Howden, (b) the East Riding of Yorkshire and (c) England in each of the past five years; and at what cost.

(3598)

282
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent per capita from central government funds on health in (a) the East Riding of Yorkshire and (b) England in each of the last five years.

(3599)

283
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on activity levels at Barnet Chase Farm Hospital in (a) the last month and (b) each of the last three years.

(3252)

284
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on performance against targets for accident and emergency waiting times at Barnet Hospital in (a) 2004-05 and (b) the last month.

(3265)

285
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time is for (a) an MRI scan, (b) an ultrasound scan and (c) a CT scan (i) in London, (ii) at Barnet Chase Farm Hospitals and (iii) in the area covered by Barnet Primary Care Trust; and if she will make a statement.

(3266)

286
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on standards of cleaning at Barnet Hospital.

(3267)

287
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the performance against reference cost is for treatments at Barnet Hospital.

(3268)

288
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what she expects the capacity of the new surgery unit at Chase Farm Hospital to be; when she expects it to be operating at, or near to, that capacity; when she expects it to open; and if she will make a statement.

(3269)

289
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement about the recent closure of the Heart Hospital, London.

(3270)

290
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the financial position of Barnet Chase Farm Hospital Trust.

(3271)

291
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the incidence of MRSA at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals.

(3272)

292
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on availability of drugs to treat arthritis.

(3059)

293
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were treated in hospital for injuries resulting from accidents which occurred whilst they were passengers in pedicabs and rickshaws in the last period for which figures are available.

(3191)

294
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost was of the research project undertaken by North Bristol NHS Trust on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Chronic Fatigue; and if she will make a statement.

(3044)

295
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much Government funding has been allocated to research into the causes of diabetes in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.

(3068)

296
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of smear tests in England resulted in women being recalled as a result of inadequate smears in each year since 2001; and if she will make a statement.

(3069)

297
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on national standards for (a) prosthetic, (b) orthotic and (c) wheelchair services.

(3070)

298
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate she has made of the impact of staff availability on NHS capacity; and if she will make a statement.

(3071)

299
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the health (a) authorities and (b) trusts in England providing funding for anti-TNF therapy for people with rheumatoid arthritis; and if she will make a statement.

(3072)

300
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the National Health Service spent on hiring agency nursing staff in each of the last 18 months for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.

(3073)

301
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what amounts NHS spending was (a) above and (b) below planned levels in the financial year (i) 2003-04, (ii) 2004-05 and (iii) 2005-06 to date; and if she will make a statement.

(3074)

302
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research projects into the causes of autism have been (a) supported and (b) funded by the Government since 1997; and if she will make a statement.

(3075)

303
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent consultations have been carried out by her Department with representatives of faith communities; and if she will make a statement.

(3229)

304
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the (a) Thames Valley Strategic Health Authority, (b) Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust, (c) Wycombe Primary Care Trust, (d) Buckinghamshire Mental Health Trust and (e) Two Shires Ambulance Trust is in (i) surplus and (ii) deficit; and if she will make a statement.

(3235)

305
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many foreign nurses were employed in the NHS in Staffordshire (a) in 1997, (b) in 2001 and (c) on the latest date for which figures are available; and what percentage of the total those figures represent in each case.

(3303)

306
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many trade union learning representatives there are in her Department.

(3316)

307
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many out-of-hours general practitioners there are per thousand of the population in (a) the area covered by Burntwood, Lichfield and Tamworth Primary Care Trust, (b) the Shropshire and Staffordshire Strategic Health Authority and (c) England.

(3319)

308
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) clinical and (b) non-clinical NHS staff have been employed in Burntwood, Lichfield and Tamworth Primary Care Trust in each year since 1997.

(3320)

309
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) adults and (b) children in Burntwood, Lichfield and Tamworth Primary Care Trust have been recorded as suffering from asthma in each year since 1997.

(3321)

310
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) single-handed and (b) two or more partner general practitioner practices there were in Burntwood, Lichfield and Tamworth Primary Care Trust area on the latest date for which figures are available; and what percentage these practices represent of the total number of general practitioner practices in the primary care trust area.

(3322)

311
N Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to ensure that all NHS staff receive disability equality training; how many trusts provide such training; and how many strategic health authorities monitor the availability of such training in their area.

(2722)

312
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if her Department will commission trials into the use of low-dose naltrexone for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.

(3296)

313
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to ensure that primary care trusts are able to give financial aid to all medical practices in need of approved accommodation.

(3142)

314
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will take steps to ensure that primary care trusts give priority in funding new accommodation to those medical practices whose lease on their property is approaching its termination.

(3143)

315
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to increase the level of funding available to primary care trusts to find new properties for medical practices.

(3144)

316
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she has taken to improve the level of cleanliness on hospital wards.

(3145)

317
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received regarding the use of ward sisters in the pursuit of cleanliness on hospital wards; and from whom those representations have been received.

(3146)

318
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons the General Nursing Council Inspector has ceased to visit hospitals.

(3147)

319
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps cross-infection sisters are taking to control infection.

(3188)

320
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many medical practices in the Shropshire County Primary Care Trust area are awaiting funding for relocation.

(3189)

321
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make representations to Shropshire Primary Care Trust to provide essential drugs for rheumatoid arthritis on prescription.

(3211)

322
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding has been provided in the last five years by her Department's Research and Development Directorate for research into the effectiveness of bacteriophages in controlling healthcare associated infection.

(3348)

323
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice the Department has given to (a) general practitioners and (b) medical centres covering university campuses about the MMR vaccination for students.

(3349)

324
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, at what cost the Department's Efficiency Map, published on 13th May, was produced; for how long she expects the document to remain in draft form for discussion; and what improvements in efficiency she expects to result from its publication.

(3350)

325
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many finished consultant episodes with a primary diagnosis of asthma have been recorded in each month since 1997.

(3351)

326
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she plans to establish pilots for flexi-menus in NHS hospitals, as described by the Minister of State, Lord Warner, in the Daily Telegraph on 16th March; and which NHS hospitals will conduct the pilots.

(3353)

327
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she plans to publish the results of the two-year review of genito-urinary medicine services undertaken by the Medical Foundation for AIDS and Sexual Health.

(3354)

328
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total funding provided for NHS dentistry has been in each year since 1997 in (a) real and (b) nominal terms.

(3355)

329
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on merging the Healthcare Commission with the Commission for Social Care Inspection; whether this merger will require primary legislation; when she expects this merger to be completed; and if she will make a statement.

(3356)

330
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what changes outlined in the Department's Implementation Framework for reconfiguring its arm's length bodies, published on 30th November 2004, will require (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation.

(3357)

331
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total budget for arm's length bodies contained within the Department's review of arm's length bodies is for 2005-06; and what this figure was in (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2003-04.

(3358)

332
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff (a) by headcount and (b) by full-time equivalent, were employed in the arm's length bodies contained in her Department's review of arm's length bodies as at (i) September 2003, (ii) September 2004 and (iii) the most recent date for which figures are available.

(3359)

333
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the suitability of bacteriophage in methods to reduce MRSA infection; and what representations she has received on such suitability.

(3360)

334
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list primary care trusts which have expressed an interest in taking part in the programme announced on 29th March to expand family doctor services in areas of limited general practitioner availability.

(3361)

335
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) full-time equivalent and (b) headcount consultant cardiologists were working in the NHS in each year since 1997; if she will estimate the optimum number of consultant cardiologists required by the NHS in England; and if she will make a statement.

(3362)

336
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she will publish the data collected under the mandatory surveillance scheme for (a) clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea, (b) glycopoptide resistant enterocci and (c) orthopaedic surgical site infection; and whether this data will be published for intervals of six months.

(3363)

337
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of (a) mumps and (b) measles amongst students there were in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

(3364)

338
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to ensure that unprotected university students are able to receive the MMR vaccination; and if she will make a statement.

(3365)

339
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department is taking to increase stocks of MMR vaccine; and if she will make a statement.

(3366)

340
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance she has issued to NHS organisations on the length of cycles for which repeat prescriptions should operate.

(3412)

341
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the forward population projections for (a) each strategic health authority and (b) each local authority in England were used to inform the resource allocations of primary care trusts for 2006-07 and 2007-08; and if she will estimate the current population of each (i) primary care trust and (ii) strategic health authority area.

(3432)

342
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the staff turnover is amongst (a) all medical staff, (b) all non-medical clinical staff and (c) all other staff in the NHS in the most recent period for which figures are available; and if she will estimate the current national average for staff turnover.

(3433)

343
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the independent sector providers with whom (a) her Department has contracts for the provision of health services and (b) primary care trusts have commissioned directly to provide services; what services are provided under each contract; and how many patients have been treated under each contract.

(3434)

344
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her estimate is of the total number of deaths from smoking-related illnesses in people who are not smokers for the most recent period for which figures are available; and what proportion of these deaths were in people whose partners were smokers.

(3435)

345
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many responses to the Department's consultation on access to relevant documents, records and data to counter NHS fraud raised concerns that the pre-consultation process would impact adversely on patient confidentiality; how many responses there were in total; and if she will make a statement.

(3436)

346
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evidence she has received from the British Society for Rheumatology relating to the prevalence of postcode prescribing in the treatment of (a) rheumatoid arthritis, (b) ankylosing spondylitis and (c) psoriatic arthritis.

(3437)

347
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of rheumatologists are unable to prescribe anti-TNFa therapy to rheumatoid patients they identify as being suitable for such treatment in accordance with National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines.

(3438)

348
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of rheumatologists are unable to prescribe anti-TNFa treatments for (a) psoriatic arthritis and (b) ankylosing spondylitis in accordance with guidelines set by the British Society for Rheumatology.

(3439)

349
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the number of trainee dentists in dental schools planning to undertake only NHS work when qualified.

(3440)

350
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many outpatient appointments were missed (a) in England and (b) in each NHS trust in the most recent year for which figures are available; how many appointments with a general practitioner were missed (i) in England and (ii) in each primary care trust in the most recent year for which figures are available; what proportion of the total number of appointments this represented in each case; and what estimate she has made of the cost to the NHS of such missed appointments.

(3441)

351
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her estimate is of the number of radiographers that will be employed in the NHS in each year until 2010.

(3442)

352
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she has issued any guidance on the number of (a) NHS foundation trusts and (b) independent sector providers primary care trusts must offer to patients in their menu of 4 to 5 providers by the end of 2005; when this guidance was issued; and whether she plans to issue any further guidance.

(3443)

353
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will estimate the average age of a radiographer employed in the NHS in each year since 1997, (a) broken down by gender and (b) in total.

(3444)

354
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the delivery of the stockpile of 14.6 million treatment courses of antiviral drugs, over and above the current stockpile of 100,000, for the purposes of combating avian influenza, will commence.

(3445)

355
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she plans to introduce a target to measure the period between GP referral and first outpatient appointment for women suffering from breast cancer but routinely referred; and how she plans to monitor the time women wait.

(3446)

356
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the availability of Zoledronate in the NHS to treat secondary bone cancer; and if she has plans to direct the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to conduct an appraisal of the treatments available for the management of secondary bone cancer.

(3447)

357
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons the Nursing and Midwifery Council will require nurses from outside the European Economic Area whose first language is English to pass the International English Language Test; what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Overseas Training Programme on the recruitment of nurses from overseas; and if she will make a statement on the impact of the Overseas Nurses Programme on the resources of the NHS.

(3448)

358
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding has been made available for research into Duchenne muscular dystrophy in each year since 1997 from (a) the Medical Research Council, (b) the Department of Health's research and development budget and (c) other sources; what reseach funding she plans to provide for research into Duchenne muscular dystrophy in future years; and if she will make a statement.

(3449)

359
Mr Bob Laxton (Derby North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions for the contraceptive pill were made in (a) 2002-03 and (b) 2003-04.

(3385)

360
Mr Bob Laxton (Derby North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions her Department has had with the British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin concerning the process by which overseas doctors obtain visas following Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board qualification; and what the outcome was of those discussions.

(3386)

361
Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) intensive care and (b) high dependency beds there were in the area administered by Trent Strategic Health Authority in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what the daily cost per bed was for each kind of bed in that area in that year.

(3249)

362
Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost of patients in (a) intensive and (b) high dependency care in Trent Strategic Health Authority's area of administration was in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what percentage of the total budget for NHS beds in that area in that year that figure represents.

(3250)

363
Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to make available to Parliament the guidelines for the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 which are to be sent to all hospitals.

(3251)

364
N Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the likely impact of proposals to close two wards at Evesham Community Hospital on (a) capacity in the Worcestershire health service and (b) compliance with her Department's policy on giving priority to local wishes in developing local services.

(2773)

365
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to introduce milk tokens for soya milk.

(3104)

366
Mr Edward O'Hara (Knowsley South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the reason was for the decision not to pay the same level of compensation to the widows and dependants of those who have died from hepatitis C contracted from contaminated blood products administered under the NHS as that paid to widows and dependants of those who have died from HIV/AIDS contracted similarly.

(3394)

367
Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on whether anti-TNFa treatment will be made available on prescription in all areas.

(3566)

368
Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to establish regional centres of excellence for hepatology.

(3134)

369
Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what studies she has undertaken of regional variations in the delivery of treatment for hepatitis C.

(3135)

370
Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make it her policy to collate centrally information on the numbers of prisoners receiving treatment for hepatitis C.

(3136)

371
Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will update the Action Plan on hepatitis C.

(3137)

372
Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what policy response she has formulated to the advice of the Chief Medical Officer given in the document Getting Ahead of the Curve published in 2002 relating to the treatment costs of hepatitis C.

(3138)

373
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research her Department commissioned into the presence and spread of the strains of staphylococcus aureus with Panton Valentine leukocidin.

(3387)

374
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department is taking to make medical practitioners aware of the symptoms of infections with staphylococcus aureus with Panton Valentine leukocidin.

(3388)

375
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment her Department has made of the success rate in recent trials of using patients' own stem cells to treat chronic liver disease.

(3389)

376
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Government has commissioned research into a possible correlation between children living within 200 metres of high voltage lines at birth and risk of leukaemia; how many homes in England are estimated to be within 200 metres of high voltage power lines; and whether the Government plans to make recommendations regarding the safety of living near high voltage power lines.

(3428)

377
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of staff in her Department have received training on the general and specific duties of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, broken down by (a) ethnicity and (b) grade.

(3537)

378
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements are in place to ensure that bodies within the responsibility of her Department comply with the requirements of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.

(3538)

379
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many managers working in Hertfordshire NHS trusts receive pay in excess of £100,000 per annum; and if she will make a statement.

(3219)

380
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures she is taking to reduce the time taken to undertake genetic testing.

(3210)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

381
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list each category of information planned to be held on the identity card registry.

(2157)

382
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was raised in fines from speed cameras in the Humberside area in each of the past three years.

(3593)

383
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much public funding has been spent on CCTV security cameras in (a) Haltemprice and Howden and (b) the East Riding of Yorkshire in each of the last five years.

(3594)

384
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent per capita from central government funds on policing in (a) the East Riding of Yorkshire, (b) Humberside and (c) England in each of the last five years.

(3601)

385
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the police about parking and traffic offences committed by the riders of pedicabs or rickshaws.

(3178)

386
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) sexual and (b) other assaults have been committed by the riders of pedicabs or rickshaws in the last 12 months.

(3179)

387
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with the police about assaults committed by the riders of pedicabs or rickshaws.

(3180)

388
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many violent offences committed in connection with licensed premises there were in each police area in each year from 1997; and if he will make a statement.

(3047)

389
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in each (a) petty sessional division area and (b) police authority area have been (i) prosecuted and (ii) convicted under (A) section 172, (B) section 172A and (C) section 173 of the Licensing Act 1964 in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

(3248)

390
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made towards the public service agreement target of increasing voluntary and community activity, including increased community participation, by five per cent. by 2006.

(3224)

391
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent consultations have been carried out by his Department with representatives of faith communities; and if he will make a statement.

(3232)

392
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes where the victim was aged 18 or under were reported in Hammersmith & Fulham constituency in (a) 1997, (b) 2001 and (c) 2004, broken down by type of crime.

(3416)

393
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes involving mobile telephones were reported in Hammersmith & Fulham constituency in (a) 1997, (b) 2001 and (c) 2004.

(3417)

394
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many bicycle thefts were reported in Hammersmith & Fulham constituency in (a) 1997, (b) 2001 and (c) 2004.

(3418)

395
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Metropolitan Police Service regarding the areas within the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that have been designated under section 30 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003.

(3422)

396
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of section 30 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 in the areas where it has been used in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

(3423)

397
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidelines his Department has issued to the Metropolitan Police Service regarding the implementation of section 30 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003.

(3424)

398
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many areas have been designated under section 30 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 in (a) each London borough, (b) England and (c) England and Wales in the past 12 months.

(3425)

399
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the areas within the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that have been designated under section 30 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003.

(3426)

400
N David Howarth (Cambridge):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to merge the Cambridgeshire Constabulary with another force; and if he will make a statement.

(2777)

401
N David Howarth (Cambridge):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government has completed legally-binding agreements for the supply of goods and services in respect of (a) identity cards and (b) the National Identity Register.

(2779)

402
N David Howarth (Cambridge):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what further measures he plans to bring forward to prevent criminals and terrorists using coersion to obtain access to the identity of persons within witness protection programmes.

(2780)

403
N David Howarth (Cambridge):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the classes of (a) public officials and (b) others who will have sufficient access to the National Identity Register under the provisions of the Identity Cards Bill to be able to retrieve an individual's record on the basis of a fingerprint or an iris scan.

(2781)

404
Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to consult the Civil Registration Service on his proposals for identity cards; and if he will make a statement.

(3028)

405
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many trade union learning representatives there are in his Department.

(3312)

406
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the community support officers the Government plans to recruit by 2008 he expects to be posted in Tamworth.

(3324)

407
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vehicles have been confiscated as a result of anti-social behaviour in Tamworth since police were given powers to do so.

(3325)

408
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many acceptable behaviour contracts have been made with Tamworth residents since October 2003.

(3326)

409
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value of assets seized from criminals by the Asset Recovery Agency under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 broken down by region has been in each year since 2002.

(3339)

410
N Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department will publish the draft Youth Justice Bill.

(2724)

411
N Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many young people were held in adult prisons on the latest date for which figures are available.

(2725)

412
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidelines (a) his Department and (b) the Association of Chief Police Officers have issued to police forces on the destruction of (i) paper-based and (ii) computer-based files and crime reports; and if he will make a statement.

(3045)

413
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed asylum seekers were in receipt of section 4 support on (a) 1st January 2004, (b) 1st July 2004, (c) 1st December 2004, (d) 1st January 2005, (e) 1st February 2005 and (f) 1st March 2005.

(3301)

414
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed asylum seekers are in receipt of section 4 support, broken down by (a) nationality, (b) regional location, (c) type of accommodation provided and (d) accommodation provider.

(3302)

415
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will implement the UNHCR's recommendation for states to suspend all removals to Zimbabwe.

(3306)

416
Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will carry out his planned review of the law relating to murder.

(3093)

417
Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) killed and (b) seriously injured by falling or unstable gravestones in (i) St Albans and (ii) Hertfordshire in the last 25 years.

(3260)

418
Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance he provides for local authorities on the need to consult families of the deceased before (a) levelling, (b) disturbing and (c) flattening gravestones or markers.

(3631)

419
Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding the Department provided for each offender to complement the implementation of drug treatment testing orders issued by the courts in the last year for which figures are available.

(3633)

420
Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what facilities and premises are provided by his Department in St Albans for the provision of (a) treatment testing and (b) rehabilitation of offenders; and if he will make a statement.

(3634)

421
Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of (a) private and (b) commercial vehicles entering the UK were searched by immigration officials at the (a) Hull, (b) Dover, (c) Portsmouth and (d) Southampton ports of entry in the last period for which figures are available.

(3139)

422
Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what types of machinery and equipment are used by immigration officials to detect illegal immigrants at the (a) Hull, (b) Dover, (c) Portsmouth and (d) Southampton ports of entry; and how many hours per day on average each was used in the last period for which figures are available.

(3140)

423
Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal immigrants were detected at the (a) Hull, (b) Dover, (c) Portsmouth and (d) Southampton ports of entry in the last six months for which figures are available.

(3141)

424
Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on progress towards setting up an EU joint border force.

(3621)

425
Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to to meet the French government to discuss the setting up in France of offices where applicants for asylum in the UK could make an application to British officials; and if he will make a statement.

(3624)

426
Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason applicants for asylum arriving from France are not returned to France.

(3625)

427
Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will renegotiate the bilateral agreement with France to enable the UK to send asylum seekers arriving from France back to France to process their claims.

(3626)

428
Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether passengers travelling on Eurostar (a) from Waterloo to the continent and (b) from the continent to Waterloo have their baggage checked or searched by officials.

(3627)

429
Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many undocumented passengers arrived at Waterloo on the Eurostar in each of the last six months for which figures are available.

(3628)

430
Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from the new member states of the EU had registered to work in the UK on 1st June.

(3629)

431
Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will estimate the number of people who have arrived in the UK from each of the new member states of the EU since their accession.

(3630)

432
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been issued in (a) Guildford, (b) Waverley and (c) Surrey in each year since their creation.

(3377)

433
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many alcohol-related crimes there have been in (a) Guildford, (b) Waverley and (c) Surrey in each year since 1998.

(3378)

434
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the crime detection rates for (a) violence against the person, (b) sexual offences, (c) robberies, (d) burglaries, (e) theft of a vehicle and (f) theft from a vehicle have been in (i) Guildford and (ii) Waverley crime and disorder reduction partnership areas in each year since 1998.

(3379)

435
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded offences of (a) violence against the person, (b) sexual offences, (c) robberies, (d) burglaries, (e) theft of a vehicle and (f) theft from a vehicle there have been in (i) Guildford and (ii) Waverley crime and disorder partnership areas in each year since 1998.

(3382)

436
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the projected funding for prison education for (a) male young offenders, (b) male adult offenders, (c) female young offenders and (d) female adult offenders is for each year between 2005 and 2010, broken down by subject.

(3244)

437
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the levels of basic (a) literacy and (b) numeracy amongst (i) male young offenders, (ii) male adult offenders, (iii) female young offenders and (iv) female adult offenders were in each year between 1994 and 2004.

(3245)

438
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many designated education hours were lost in the Prison Service in 2003-04 due to staff shortages.

(3246)

439
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of the (a) adult and (b) youth prison population were in education in each year between 1994 and 2004.

(3247)

440
Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Government's policy is on recouping the costs of bed and board incurred during imprisonment from the compensation monies paid to people wrongly imprisoned due to miscarriages of justice.

(3082)

441
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what failure rate in recognising biometric data in the proposed identity cards would be considered acceptable.

(3174)

442
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the merits of using DNA identifiers in the proposed identity cards; and if he will make a statement.

(3175)

443
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the cost to date of policing the Hunting Act 2004.

(3176)

444
N Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list local authorities in England which have provided funds to police authorities for the purchase of additional Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs); how many PCSOs have been provided under such purchasing agreements; and what funding stream was used by each local authority to pay for the additional PCSOs.

(2923)

445
Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been issued in (a) Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, (b) Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, (c) Manchester City Council, (d) Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, (e) Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, (f) Salford City Council, (g) Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, (h) Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, (i) Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council and (j) Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council since April 1999.

(3133)

446
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of staff in his Department have received training on the general and specific duties of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, broken down by (a) ethnicity and (b) grade.

(3549)

447
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place to ensure that bodies within the responsibility of his Department comply with the requirements of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.

(3550)

448
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the victims of serious crime can take to prevent the perpetrators of such crimes from coming near their homes whilst on (a) temporary release, (b) conditional release and (c) permanent release.

(3564)

449
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provisions have been made to protect the victims of crime and their families from the individuals responsible for the crimes when they are released (a) temporarily, (b) conditionally and (c) permanently.

(3565)

450
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to implement the recommendations made by Lord Carlile of Berriew QC in his review of the operation of anti-terror laws.

(3567)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

451
Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had with the EU Trade Commissioner on (a) UK policy towards the G8 talks, (b) the UN Millennium Development Council, (c) trade talks during the UK's EU presidency and (d) the forthcoming World Trade Organisation's talks in China this December.

(3635)

452
Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much has been spent by (a) the UK and (b) all other countries in support of humanitarian aid to (i) Afghanistan and (ii) Iraq since 2001-02.

(3638)

453
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent consultations have been carried out by his Department with representatives of faith communities; and if he will make a statement.

(3225)

454
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many trade union learning representatives there are in his Department.

(3309)

455
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many and what percentage of staff in his Department have received training on the general and specific duties of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, broken down by (a) ethnicity and (b) grade.

(3555)

456
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what arrangements are in place to ensure that bodies within the responsibility of his Department comply with the requirements of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.

(3556)

Questions to the Leader of the House

457
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Leader of the House, how many and what percentage of staff in his Office have received training on the general and specific duties of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, broken down by (a) ethnicity and (b) grade.

(3551)

458
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Leader of the House, what arrangements are in place to ensure that bodies within the responsibility of his Office comply with the requirements of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.

(3552)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

459
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Government's commitment to ensure that workers employed by the private sector doing work previously done in the public sector do not have less favourable terms and conditions than those who remain employed by the public sector applies in Northern Ireland in the same way as it does in the rest of the UK.

(3149)

460
N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many racially motivated assaults have been reported in each of the last five years in Northern Ireland.

(2806)

461
N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to implement a policy of installing seat belts on all buses used to transport children to and from schools in Northern Ireland.

(2808)

462
N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what stage has been reached in the consultation process over the proposed siting of the offshore wind farm at Tunes Plateau, Northern Ireland.

(2809)

463
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether health and safety procedures at water service installations have been reviewed since the fatal accident at Carnmoney, County Londonderry on 2nd June.

(3027)

464
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the timetable is for the implementation of the recommendations arising from the review of the Northern Ireland Prison Service Efficiency Programme.

(3470)

465
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people were waiting for a liver transplant in Northern Ireland on the latest date for which figures are available.

(3472)

466
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to initiate a review of literacy teaching in primary schools in Northern Ireland.

(3473)

467
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many schools in Northern Ireland (a) applied for and (b) were granted integrated status in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement.

(3474)

468
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many deaths by suicide were recorded in each health trust area in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

(3475)

469
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding was made available by his Department for suicide awareness campaigns and support groups for those affected by suicide in the last year for which figures are available.

(3476)

470
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he will produce the masterplans for the Castle Court and Cathedral Way/Royal Avenue areas of Belfast.

(3477)

471
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to review the size and composition of boards of governors at further and higher education colleges in Northern Ireland.

(3478)

472
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with senior management of the University of Ulster regarding the report of Sir Michael Buckley.

(3479)

473
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to review systems of governance at further education colleges in Northern Ireland.

(3480)

474
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department has been informed of the findings of Sir Michael Buckley's inquiry into senior management practice at the University of Ulster.

(3481)

475
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of systems of university governance within Northern Ireland.

(3482)

476
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will amend the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee regulations to allow partners of deceased pensioners the same pension rights as widows and widowers of deceased pensioners.

(3483)

477
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the lock out crime scheme in tackling crime in the areas in which it has been in operation; and what plans he has to extend it throughout Northern Ireland.

(3484)

478
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people have applied for assistance under the lock out crime scheme since its inception; and how many of these applicants were successful.

(3485)

479
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the criteria used when assessing applicants to the lock out crime scheme.

(3486)

480
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the change in funding for education and library board services in Northern Ireland is for 2005-06, taking employment, pension, superannuation and other costs outside their budgets into account.

(3487)

481
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will provide additional funding to the South Eastern Education and Library Board to enable it to reverse its recent announcement of cuts to school crossing patrol services within its catchment area.

(3488)

482
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many days sick leave were taken by staff in each accident and emergency department in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

(3489)

483
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the (a) funding and (b) provision of drug and alcohol rehabilitation in Northern Ireland.

(3490)

484
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of osteoporosis in Northern Ireland; and how much funding has been directed towards its treatment in the last five years for which figures are available.

(3491)

485
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what (a) guidance is issued and (b) research has been undertaken by his Department in relation to educating academically gifted children (i) exclusively with other academically gifted children and (ii) with non-academically gifted children.

(3492)

486
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many pupils in each education and library board area in Northern Ireland were withdrawn from school in each of the past five years because they were victims of bullying.

(3493)

487
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many pupils in each education and library board area in Northern Ireland are taught at home; and what guidance or assistance is offered to those parents or guardians wishing to teach their children at home.

(3494)

488
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many pupils were (a) suspended and (b) expelled from schools in each education and library board area in Northern Ireland in the last three years for which figures are available.

(3495)

489
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many telephone calls to the emergency services in Northern Ireland in each of the past 12 months were discovered to be prank calls; what penalties are in place for those caught making prank calls to the emergency services; and if he will estimate the cost in (a) monetary and (b) other terms of prank calls in that period.

(3496)

490
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Housing Executive properties in each housing executive district in Northern Ireland are vacant; how many of those are awaiting refurbishment; and how many are available for use.

(3497)

491
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been spent in each housing executive district in Northern Ireland on accommodating those on the waiting list for housing in hostels, hotels or bed and breakfast establishments in each of the past five years for which figures are available.

(3498)

492
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many of those on the waiting list for housing in each housing executive district in Northern Ireland are being accommodated in hostels, hotels or bed and breakfast establishments.

(3499)

493
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people are on the waiting list for housing in each housing executive district in Northern Ireland; and how many of those have been on the list for (a) less than one month, (b) between two and six months, (c) between six and eight months, (d) between eight and 10 months, (e) between 10 and 12 months and (f) longer than 12 months.

(3500)

494
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average length of time taken by the Planning Appeals Commission to process planning appeals in Northern Ireland was in the last five years for which figures are available.

(3501)

495
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many retrospective planning applications were (a) approved and (b) rejected in Northern Ireland in each of the past three years.

(3502)

496
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many postal votes were issued in each parliamentary constituency in Northern Ireland at the last General Election; and of those issued, how many people went on to vote by post.

(3503)

497
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much revenue was generated by speed cameras in each police district command unit area in Northern Ireland in the last year for which figures are available; and how much of this money was spent on road safety initiatives.

(3504)

498
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to implement the recommendations of the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice and HM Chief Inspector of Prisons following their recent inspection of Hydebank Prison.

(3505)

499
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what action he is taking to improve water quality at the Northern Ireland beaches where water quality failed to meet the mandatory European Community standard.

(3506)

500
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to extend the education maintenance allowance scheme to Northern Ireland.

(3507)

501
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding was allocated by his Department to help unpaid carers in Northern Ireland in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

(3508)

502
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the review of the planning agreement affecting Belfast City Airport.

(3509)

503
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to create an independent environmental protection agency in Northern Ireland.

(3569)

504
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what efficiency savings he expects education and library boards in Northern Ireland to make in the 2005-06 financial year.

(3570)

505
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will subject the roads and water services, along with private developers and utility companies, to an independent regulator to ensure full compliance with the terms of roads and street works legislation in Northern Ireland.

(3604)

506
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what evidence he has assessed of the possible risk of developing leukaemia to children living close to overhead power lines.

(3619)

507
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment his Department has made of whether there will be an effect on child safety of the recent decision of the South Eastern Education and Library Board to cut school crossing patrol services within its catchment area.

(3620)

508
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what percentage of staff in his Department have received training on the general and specific duties of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, broken down by (a) ethnicity and (b) grade.

(3541)

509
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what arrangements are in place to ensure that bodies within the responsibility of his Department comply with the requirements of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.

(3542)

510
N Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department has completed its investigation into allegations of fraud in building maintenance in the Belfast Education and Library Board; and if he will make a statement.

(2782)

Questions to the Prime Minister

511
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will bring forward proposals to make it a requirement for Parliament to be consulted on the use of his power under the Royal Prerogative to take the country to war; and if he will make a statement.

(3342)

512
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North):To ask the Prime Minister, what the procedure is for the selection of a new Prime Minister in the event of an incumbent retiring before a General Election; and if he will review the procedure.

(3343)

513
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the amounts of material missing from nuclear inventories which could be used in construction of a weapon in (a) the UK, (b) other NATO member states, (c) other countries with nuclear weapons and (d) other states with nuclear power; and if he will make a statement.

(3110)

514
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Prime Minister, for what reason responsibility for local elections has been transferred from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister to the Department of Constitutional Affairs.

(3618)

515
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Prime Minister, how many and what percentage of staff in his Office have received training on the general and specific duties of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, broken down by (a) ethnicity and (b) grade.

(3561)

516
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Prime Minister, what arrangements are in place to ensure that bodies within the responsibility of his Office comply with the requirements of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.

(3562)

Questions to the Solicitor General

517
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Solicitor General, whether future guidelines issued by the Crown Prosecution Service to police forces in relation to violence carried out on the sporting field will extend to Northern Ireland.

(3471)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry

518
N Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the Export Credits Guarantee Department Pilot Trading Fund was launched; what reviews of the Pilot Fund will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement.

(2655)

519
N Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many submissions have been provided to the consultation on Export Credits Guarantee Department anti-bribery and corruption procedures since December 2004; and if he will make a statement.

(2656)

520
N Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much in costs he estimates will be paid to the plaintiffs the Corner House in respect of his Department's settlement of the case relating to consultation on Export Credit's Guarantee Department forms.

(2811)

521
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations the Government has received from other governments regarding his Department's consideration of private sector involvement in delivering some of the Export Control Organisation's services.

(3168)

522
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether he has received from Yorkshire Electricity Distribution Limited the information concerning power cuts in the East Riding of Yorkshire referred to in his Answer of 30th January 2004, Official Report, columns 589-90W.

(3236)

523
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) children and (b) elderly people were living in fuel poor households in the East Riding of Yorkshire in each of the past five years.

(3588)

524
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) individuals and (b) companies were declared bankrupt in each of the past five years in (i) the East Riding of Yorkshire and (ii) England.

(3589)

525
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of first class letters posted in the East Riding of Yorkshire met Royal Mail's online delivery target in the last year for which figures are available.

(3590)

526
N Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the safety implications of the recent leak at the Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant at Sellafield; and when the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate is expected to make its report on the leak.

(2688)

527
N Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the total cost was of (a) changing the title of the Department of Trade and Industry to the Department for Productivity, Energy and Industry and (b) reverting to the original title.

(2689)

528
N Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the size of the fund administered by Ofgem resulting from surplus revenue collected by the Non-Fossil Purchasing Agency has been in each year since 2001; how much and what percentage of the fund was invested to promote the use of renewable energy in each year; and for what purposes the remainder of the fund was allocated in each year.

(2690)

529
N Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the surplus revenue to be collected by the Non-Fossil Purchasing Agency in the 2005-06 financial year; and what percentage of that revenue he plans to invest in the promotion of the use of renewable energy.

(2691)

530
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many trade union learning representatives there are in his Department.

(3313)

531
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research funding has been provided in the last five years by the Medical Research Council for research into the effectiveness of bacteriophages in controlling healthcare associated infection.

(3347)

532
N Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what subsidies the Government makes available for wind farms; and according to what criteria they are given.

(2651)

533
Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with Centrica plc about the provision of an energy park at Langage, Plymouth, pursuant to the terms of the licence granted by his Department.

(3030)

534
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many and what percentage of staff in his Department have received training on the general and specific duties of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, broken down by (a) ethnicity and (b) grade.

(3545)

535
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what arrangements are in place to ensure that bodies within the responsibility of his Department comply with the requirements of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.

(3546)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

536
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) unclaimed and (b) returned sums from each local authority's local transport plans were in the last year for which figures are available.

(3384)

537
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans there are to increase the number of speed cameras in the Humberside area.

(3585)

538
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people (a) were seriously injured and (b) died in road traffic accidents in the East Riding of Yorkshire in each of the past five years.

(3586)

539
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his strategy is for reducing the number of deaths in road traffic accidents.

(3591)

540
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what analysis his Department undertakes of the effectiveness of (a) speed cameras and (b) other speed reduction devices.

(3592)

541
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) parking and (b) traffic offences have been committed by the riders of pedicabs and rickshaws in the last 12 months.

(3181)

542
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the numbers of pedicabs and rickshaws operating on a commercial basis.

(3182)

543
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his most recent estimate is of the numbers of passengers using pedicabs and rickshaws in a year.

(3183)

544
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what tests he has commissioned to assess the structural safety of pedicabs and rickshaws; when those tests were undertaken; and what the results were.

(3184)

545
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will introduce minimum standards of structural safety for pedicabs and rickshaws.

(3185)

546
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what standards relating to vehicle construction and maintenance apply to (a) pedicabs and rickshaws plying for hire and (b) licensed taxis.

(3186)

547
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what training is required of riders of pedicabs and rickshaws plying for hire.

(3187)

548
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what injuries have occurred to passengers in pedicabs and rickshaws in the last 12 months.

(3190)

549
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what insurance must be obtained by the riders or owners of pedicabs and rickshaws plying for hire.

(3205)

550
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received in the last 12 months about the activities of riders and operators of pedicabs and rickshaws.

(3206)

551
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings (a) he and (b) his officials have had with Transport for London about the activities of riders and operators of pedicabs and rickshaws in the last 12 months.

(3207)

552
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will convene a meeting of representatives of Transport for London, the police, affected local authorities and other relevant parties to discuss the activities of riders and operators of pedicabs and rickshaws.

(3208)

553
Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on road safety of unauthorised advertisments displayed on (a) motorway bridges and (b) adjacent fields.

(3067)

554
N David Howarth (Cambridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects Part VI of the Traffic Management Act 2004 to be brought into force.

(2778)

555
N Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many speed cameras are in use in each county in England.

(2687)

556
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to discourage illegal use of mini-motorbikes on (a) public roads and (b) public spaces; and if he will make a statement.

(3323)

557
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many speed safety cameras there have been in Tamworth in each year since 1997.

(3328)

558
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) fatal and (b) non-fatal traffic accidents there have been in Tamworth in each year since 1997.

(3329)

559
Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effects of Government regulations on insurance costs for classic aircraft; and if he will make a statement.

(3125)

560
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many hours flying time per month are considered necessary for commercial pilots to retain their skills and competence.

(3177)

561
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received regarding the safety standards for car safety seats for children.

(3429)

562
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps in the EU to tighten minimum safety standards for car safety seats for children.

(3430)

563
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what percentage of staff in his Department have received training on the general and specific duties of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, broken down by (a) ethnicity and (b) grade.

(3535)

564
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what arrangements are in place to ensure that bodies within the responsibility of his Department comply with the requirements of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.

(3536)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

565
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints have been received regarding the introduction of Direct Payment for the payment of pensions and benefits.

(3152)

566
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many customers have responded to the invitation to move to the Direct Payment of pensions and benefits stating that they could not open or operate a bank or Post Office Card Account.

(3153)

567
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) information and (b) training has been given to Post Office staff about the exceptions scheme for people who are unable to use Post Office Card Accounts or basic bank accounts to receive their pensions or benefits.

(3154)

568
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the (a) Benefits Agency and (b) Pensions Agency have taken to publicise the availability of the exceptions scheme for people who are unable to use Post Office card accounts or basic bank accounts to receive their pensions or benefits.

(3155)

569
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to evaluate the success of the exceptions scheme for people who are unable to use Post Office card accounts or basic bank accounts to receive their pensions or benefits.

(3156)

570
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the (a) Pensions Agency and (b) Benefits Agency have taken to disseminate information about the exceptions scheme in accessible formats for customers who cannot read print.

(3157)

571
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what records the (a) Pensions Agency and (b) Benefits Agency keeps of the preferred formats of customers who are unable to read print.

(3158)

572
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, through what mechanisms benefit and pension recipients may inform his Department that the Direct Payment option of the payment of benefits and pensions is not suitable for their needs.

(3159)

573
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of pension and benefit recipients have been identified as suitable for the cheque-based system of paying pensions and benefits.

(3160)

574
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimates were made prior to the introduction of Direct Payment of the proportion of people for whom this method of paying pensions and benefits would be unsuitable; and if he will make a statement.

(3161)

575
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Gordon and (b) the North East of Scotland have been contacted about the move to the Direct Payment of benefits and pensions; and how many of those have (i) opted to receive their benefits or pension into a (A) bank account and (B) Post Office Card Account (ii) responded that direct payment is not a suitable method for the payment of benefits and (iii) not responded.

(3169)

576
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints his Department has received about the chip and pin pension card since its introduction.

(3595)

577
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many trade union learning representatives there are in his Department.

(3315)

578
N Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to implement the recommendations in the report Occupation Supports Participation; and if he will make a statement.

(2723)

579
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the disincentives to work that existed within the benefit system in 1997.

(3151)

580
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many private tenants are in receipt of housing benefit; and what estimate he has made of the cost of housing benefit for private tenants in 2005-06, broken down by local authority.

(3568)

581
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the cost of housing benefit paid to (a) pensioners, (b) disabled people, (c) lone parents, (d) unemployed people and (e) others, in each of the last eight years, in (i) cash and (ii) real terms.

(3574)

582
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what contingency plans have been made for the transfer of child support functions to the HM Revenue and Customs.

(3575)

583
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the pensions industry about the number of people aged 53 years and over who remain contracted into the state second pension.

(3576)

584
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of tenants receiving housing benefit in (a) the deregulated private sector, (b) the regulated private sector and (c) registered social landlord accommodation are (i) pensioners, (ii) disabled, (iii) lone parents, (iv) unemployed and (v) others.

(3577)

585
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much compensation has been sought from EDS by the Child Support Agency; how much has been received; and on what grounds compensation has been sought.

(3632)

586
N Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to allow disability living allowance benefits to be used for transport support without automatic link to Motability programmes.

[R] (2774)

587
N Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what role his Department played in developing new dealer accreditation arrangements for the Motability scheme.

[R] (2775)

588
N Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of wheelchair and scooter suppliers able to provide a UK-wide service under the new dealer accreditation arrangements for the Motability scheme.

[R] (2776)

589
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what percentage of staff in his Department have received training on the general and specific duties of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, broken down by (a) ethnicity and (b) grade.

(3557)

590
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements are in place to ensure that bodies within the responsibility of his Department comply with the requirements of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.

(3558)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

591
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) incidence of and (b) mortality rate from breast cancer in women under 40 years has been in each year since 1975.

[Transferred] (3352)

Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

592
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what analysis his Department has undertaken of the potential effect of council tax revaluation in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (3419)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills

593
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was raised through student tuition fees in Hammersmith and Fulham constituency in (a) 1997, (b) 2001 and (c) 2004.

[Transferred] (3420)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

594
Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the health effects of Monsanto's toxin MON863.

[Transferred] (3066)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

595
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will ensure that people who have resided in Northern Ireland for a certain length of time, but were born in the Irish Republic, can obtain a British passport at the same cost as those who were born in Northern Ireland.

[Transferred] (3026)

Questions to the Leader of the House

596
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North):To ask the Leader of the House, what steps he will take to increase consultation with Parliament.

[Transferred] (3341)

597
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North):To ask the Leader of the House, if he will make it Government policy to support a change in the operation of Standing Order No. 13 in order to extend the ability of honourable Members to make representations to the Speaker for the earlier meeting of the House in certain circumstances.

[Transferred] (3411)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

598
Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the European Commission about the effect of regulations on the levels of insurance premiums relating to vintage aircraft, with particular reference to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford.

[Transferred] (3274)

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