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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 20 June 2005
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 20 June 2005
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 20 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 Monday 20 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 20 June see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from economic forecasting organisations concerning prospects for the UK economy over the next five years. | | (5931) | 2
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average (a) unsecured debt and (b) annual income per person was in each year since 1997. | | (6018) | 3
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the total amount of overpayments for each tax for which information is available in each year since 1997; how much has since been repaid; and if he will make a statement. | | (6351) | 4
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people in the United Kingdom who are non-taxpayers; and how many people he estimates use form R85 which allows the payment of interest on accounts with banks and building societies to be paid free of income tax to non-taxpayers. | | (5731) | 5
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions EU finance ministers have had on introducing additional charges on domestic and international flights to fund international development in Africa; what the UK's position is; and if he will make a statement. | | (5143) | 6
N | Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total cost, including security costs, will be of staging the G8 Summit. | | (5368) | 7
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what conditions are attached to his debt write-off proposals for the most heavily indebted poor countries; and if he will make a statement. | | (5749) | 8
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of conditional debt write-off on heavily-indebted poor countries over the past three years. | | (5757) | 9
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the gross disposable household income was in (a) current and (b) real price terms, using 2005 as the base year, for (i) each region, (ii) each country of the UK and (iii) the United Kingdom, for each year from 1996 to 2003; and if he will set out figures for each region and country indexed against the United Kingdom average. | | (6321) | 10
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the gross domestic product per head was in (a) London, (b) Edinburgh, (c) Cardiff, (d) Glasgow, (e) Belfast, (f) Liverpool, (g) Bristol, (h) Leeds, (i) Birmingham, (j) Manchester, (k) Sheffield, (l) Newcastle, (m) Nottingham and (n) the UK in (i) the most recent year for which figures are available, (ii) 2001 and (iii) 1997. | | (6355) | 11
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in Hornsey and Wood Green (a) received (i) child tax credit and (ii) working tax credit and (b) were estimated to be entitled to each on the latest date for which figures are available; what the average monthly payment was in the last month for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (5719) | 12
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the levels of long-term (a) adult and (b) youth unemployment were in Hornsey and Wood Green in each of the last eight years. | | (5720) | 13
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in respect of how many deaths in (a) Greater London and (b) Hornsey and Wood Green alcohol was the primary cause in each of the last five years. | | (5722) | 14
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average earnings of full-time employees in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency were in April (a) 1997, (b) 2001, (c) 2002, (d) 2003 and (e) 2004. | | (5723) | 15
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many pensioners live in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency. | | (5724) | 16
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are in employment in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency; and how many were in employment in 1997. | | (5730) | 17
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the estimated total cost to date is of UK operations and assistance in Iraq, broken down by month; and if he will make a statement. | | (6049) | 18
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the population of (a) London and (b) Greater London has been in each year since 1975. | | (6369) | 19
| Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of his Department's posts (a) have been relocated and (b) are under consideration for relocation from London to the deprived areas of the South East. | | (6257) | 20
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with members of the Paris Club regarding the rescheduling of the Iraqi debt since 21st November 2004. | | (6234) | 21
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has discussed with members of the Paris Club the implications for private individuals and small businesses of rescheduling Iraqi debt. | | (6235) | 22
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Paris Club, whilst discussing the rescheduling of Iraqi debt, considered requiring the immediate payment in full to private individuals and small business creditors owed £250,000 or less. | | (6236) | 23
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many deaths have been recorded in the last 30 years which are attributable to magic mushroom use. | | (6227) | 24
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his most recent estimate is of the amount of tax avoided by UK citizens through tax havens with connections to the UK. | | (5840) | 25
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to prevent tax avoidance by the rich; and if he will make such steps a priority area for action by his Department. | | (5841) | 26
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many deaths have been recorded connected to the MRSA bug in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in the last five years, broken down by age group. | | (5843) | 27
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department plans to take to encourage parents to invest their Child Trust Fund vouchers immediately. | | (5854) | 28
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the potential financial effects of delaying investing Child Trust Fund vouchers by (a) a month, (b) six months and (c) a year. | | (5855) | 29
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost of administering (a) family credit, (b) working families tax credit and disabled person's tax credit and (c) child tax credit and working tax credit in each of the last eight years in which credits were payable in (i) cash and (ii) real terms. | | (6199) | 30
| Mr Bob Laxton (Derby North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints (a) his Department and (b) the Inland Revenue received about the administration of child tax credit in 2003-04. | | (6188) | 31
| Mr Bob Laxton (Derby North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps are being taken by HM Revenue and Customs to improve the administration of child tax credit. | | (6189) | 32
| David Maclean (Penrith & The Border):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on Office for National Statistics regional gross domestic product statistics; and what the differences are between the methods used by the Office for National Statistics to calculate regional gross domestic product statistics and the methods used in other European Union countries. | | (6116) | 33
| David Maclean (Penrith & The Border):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that the treatment of (a) extra-regio gross domestic product and (b) financial and investment services in Eurostat statistics for regional gross domestic product do not disadvantage UK regions with regard to the allocation of European regional aid funds. | | (6125) | 34
| David Maclean (Penrith & The Border):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the differences between the methods used by the Office for National Statistics to calculate regional gross domestic product statistics and the methods used in other European Union countries on the allocation of European regional aid funds to disadvantaged areas of the United Kingdom. | | (6126) | 35
| David Maclean (Penrith & The Border):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it will be possible to import strychnine hydrochloride into the UK for use in the destruction of moles after 1st September 2006. | | (6275) | 36
| Mr George Mudie (Leeds East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which Government departments pay (a) annuities and (b) pensions from public funds to descendants of individuals who were granted exceptional perpetual annuity or pension payments due to their exceptional public service. | | (6209) | 37
| Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the percentage share of total Government spending devoted to (a) social security, (b) health and (c) education has been in each year since 1995 calculated on a consistent basis. | | (6115) | 38
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what actions Her Majesty's Customs and Revenue are taking to tackle the importation of counterfeit medicines; and if he will make a statement. | | (5675) | 39
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which Government agencies are responsible for tackling the importation of counterfeit medicines; and if he will make a statement. | | (5681) | 40
| Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentages of residents are registered to vote in each local authority area. | | (5980) | 41
| Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when Knauf UK GmbH in Sittingbourne and Sheppey constituency will receive a certificate from the Inland Revenue Stamp Duty Land Tax Centre that its stamp duty has been paid. | | (5791) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 42
| Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many of his Department's posts (a) have been relocated and (b) are under consideration for relocation from London to the deprived areas of the South East. | | (6251) | 43
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the (a) upper and (b) lower age limits are for drivers employed by the Government Car Despatch Agency. | | (5728) | 44
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whether Mrs Barbara Smith is a permanent employee of the Government Despatch Agency; to which Department she is assigned; for how long she has worked for the agency; when her contract started; for how long she has been a driver for Mr David Blunkett; whether she is his official driver; and how many Government vehicles she is permitted to drive. | | (5729) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 45
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what her policy is on the minimum legal qualifications necessary for a judicial appointment. | | (5926) | 46
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what her policy is on using National Insurance numbers in voter registration. | | (5927) | 47
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what percentage of defendants attending the Community Justice Centre in North Liverpool have (a) re-offended and (b) complied with their sentence since the centre opened. | | [R] (5164) | 48
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment she has made of crime figures in the area covered by the Community Justice Centre in North Liverpool over the period during which the centre has been in operation. | | [R] (5165) | 49
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many defendants have attended the Community Justice Centre in North Liverpool. | | [R] (5166) | 50
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will make a statement on the future of community justice centres following the North Liverpool pilot. | | [R] (5167) | 51
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans she has to introduce revised payment rates to meet the costs of the additional case management responsibilities introduced in the Criminal Procedures Rules 2005. | | [R] (5999) | 52
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how she intends to improve the effective recovery of costs in criminal trials at the Crown Court. | | [R] (6000) | 53
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, for what reasons the thresholds for criminal legal aid set out in the proposed Criminal Defence Services Bill are different to those established for civil legal aid. | | [R] (6001) | 54
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether the proposed financial thresholds for means testing in the Criminal Defence Service Bill will be index-linked. | | [R] (6002) | 55
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans she has to publicise parliamentary boundary changes in Gloucestershire. | | (6339) | 56
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what accountability mechanisms there are to scrutinise the spending of `short' money. | | (6340) | 57
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much revenue has been paid to the Exchequer from court fines in England in each year since 1995. | | (5973) | 58
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will make a statement on proposed weekend courts. | | (5990) | 59
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will make a statement on the sitting hours of courts. | | (6048) | 60
| Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many of her Department's posts (a) have been relocated and (b) are under consideration for relocation from London to the deprived areas of the South East. | | (6258) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 61
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what evidence she has collated of village hall committees carrying on a business without an appropriate licence. | | (5908) | 62
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether it is her policy that the heritage sector will continue to benefit from the National Lottery after 2009. | | (5924) | 63
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the outcomes of the first High Level Ministers/Senior Official Group on the implementation of the Licensing Act 2003. | | (5925) | 64
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many civil servants in her Department participate in the Bursary Scheme for civil servants with disabilities. | | (4824) | 65
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many households in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency are in receipt of the free television licence for over-75s. | | (5725) | 66
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many applications for casinos licences have been received by the Gaming Board in each month since October 2004; how many were successful; and if she will make a statement. | | (5758) | 67
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department expects the publication of Ofcom's Review of Electronic Programming Guides; and if she will make a statement. | | (5759) | 68
| Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many of her Department's posts (a) have been relocated and (b) are under consideration for relocation from London to the deprived areas of the South East. | | (6254) | 69
| Tom Levitt (High Peak):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will ensure that those areas of the country which are unable to receive digital terrestrial television for technical reasons have access to a free digital satellite service equivalent to Freeview at a comparable set-up cost. | | (6034) | 70
| Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the planned timetable for the establishment of the (a) National Sports Foundation and (b) National Investment Foundation. | | (6294) | 71
| Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made towards meeting the Department's aim that by 2008 almost no one will live more than 20 minutes travel time away from a good multi-sports environment. | | (6295) | 72
| Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she expects to publish the results of the sports participation survey to be carried out by her Department, beginning in Autumn 2005. | | (6296) | 73
| Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what initiatives are (a) in place and (b) planned to meet the Department's public service agreement target to increase participation within priority groups, including women, by three per cent. by 2008. | | (6297) | 74
| Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made towards meeting the target of 85 per cent. of 5 to 16 year-olds taking part in at least two hours' high-quality PE and school sport each week by 2008 and an optional extra two hours thereafter. | | (6298) | 75
| Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of funding from the New Opportunities Fund Round 3 has been spent. | | (6299) | 76
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much of the £750 million announced by the Prime Minister for school sport at the 2000 Labour Party Conference has been (a) committed and (b) spent. | | (5241) | 77
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the outcome was of the recent meeting between the four sport consortia and her Department to discuss the National Sports Foundation. | | (5242) | 78
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate has been made of the number of sports and community clubs whose existing licence expires after 6th August. | | (5243) | 79
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her Answers of 24th May, Official Report, column 53W, on the National Sports Foundation, when the Government expects to announce the (a) location, (b) budget, (c) staffing requirements, (d) structure and (e) grant criteria for the National Sports Foundation. | | (5370) | 80
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 13th June, Official Report, column 66W, on swimming pools (parental supervision), when she expects to announce the series of measures agreed at the meeting on 5th April about parental supervision of children in swimming pools. | | (5530) | 81
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had regarding the siting of the Memorial to the Women of the Second World War in Whitehall. | | (6038) | 82
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with (a) other Government departments, (b) heritage organisations and (c) the London Assembly about the proposed memorial to the late Queen Mother. | | (6055) | 83
| Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much each local authority area received in Lottery awards in the last year for which figures are available; and what her estimate is of the total spend on National Lottery products in each area over the same period. | | (6047) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 84
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many fleet submarines are operational. | | (5929) | 85
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the deployment of troops in Kosovo. | | (5930) | 86
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts following the meeting of the North Atlantic Council on 24th May; and if he will make a statement. | | (5906) | 87
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14th June, Official Report, columns 332-3W, on Darfur, whether (a) NATO and (b) the EU will be in overall command of support for the African Union in its mission in Darfur. | | (6037) | 88
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will announce the changes to the Territorial Army under the Future Army Structure. | | (6304) | 89
| Janet Anderson (Rossendale & Darwen):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his review of the proposed development at Uglow Farm, Edgworth, is complete. | | (5946) | 90
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his letter to the honourable Member for Leyton, deposited in the Library, correcting his January parliamentary answer about the use of incendiary weapons in Iraq, how he discovered that his answer was incorrect; when he first discovered that it was incorrect; whether the use of the weapons were in the area of Fallujah; whether any civlian settlements were in the area; where the weapons were used; and if he will make a statement. | | (6232) | 91
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people from Coventry South were recruited into the armed forces in the last period for which figures are available. | | (4823) | 92
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the Parliamentary Ombudsman to report on the outcome of the complaint by civilian internees of the Japanese excluded from the compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (6070) | 93
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the memorandum of 13th July 2001 from Mr Alan Mayers of the Department's Far East Prisoners of War Group to Mr John Hardy, Army Historical Branch, which states that race was included as a deciding factor in the eligibility criteria for the compensation scheme. | | (6071) | 94
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the minutes of the meeting held on 22nd November 2004 in the Cabinet Office concerning the Far East Prisoners of War Compensation Scheme which agreed that the eligibility criteria should define UK nationals as civilian internees who were British at the time of their incarceration. | | (6072) | 95
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what provision is made in the contract between his Department and the US authorities for the continuing use of Fylingdales. | | (6135) | 96
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many army reservists undertook active deployment in the last year for which statistics are available; and in which deployments. | | (6338) | 97
| Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's posts (a) have been relocated and (b) are under consideration for relocation from London to the deprived areas of the South East. | | (6253) | 98
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many representations his Department has received from former air servicemen reporting "Shackleton" ear hearing problems. | | (6287) | 99
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what research his Department has undertaken on the long-term hearing effects on aircrew of Shackleton aircraft. | | (6288) | 100
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what costs were incurred by the (a) Medical Supplies Agency and (b) Warship Supply Agency in (i) corporate branding and (ii) external consultants used in set-up and continuing activities. | | (5890) | 101
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many helicopters in each class are (a) available for use, (b) under repair and (c) redundant or unrepairable. | | (6009) | 102
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his timescale is for responding to the National Audit Office report on military preparedness; what form his response will take; and if he will make a statement. | | (6011) | 103
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his contingency provisions are for each class of naval ship, in the event that any are unexpectedly put out of commission and need replacing; and if he will make a statement. | | (6012) | 104
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13th June, Official Report, column 18W, on Trafalgar Class Vessels, what the theoretical safety concern and safety justification involved were; and if he will make a statement. | | (6035) | 105
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of troop deployments to Iraq in each of the next three years; and from which budgets they will be funded. | | (6333) | 106
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements will be made for other service units located at RAF Innsworth following the relocation of Personnel and Training Command to RAF High Wycombe. | | (6218) | 107
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to make public the findings of the 100-day review into the Future Aircraft Carrier (CVF) project. | | (6243) | 108
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the ability of RAF High Wycombe to accommodate Personnel and Training Command staff; and what estimate has been made of the cost of changes needed to accommodate those personnel. | | (6244) | 109
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his plans are for the site at RAF Innsworth. | | (6245) | 110
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications of the decision not to proceed with the Armoured Vehicle Training Services project under the private finance initiative for the eventual solutions for other training contracts. | | (6246) | 111
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the training contracts being considered for private finance initiative solutions. | | (6247) | 112
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role a public-private partnership will play in the delivery of the Armoured Vehicle Training Services requirement. | | (6248) | 113
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the costs were of the assessment of the suitability of a private finance initiative solution for the Armoured Vehicle Training Services requirement. | | (6249) | 114
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what service units (a) are and (b) are planned to be co-located at RAF Innsworth. | | (6250) | 115
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will re-examine the case for operating Typhoon aircraft from the new aircraft carriers. | | (5761) | 116
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the delivery dates are for the new air tanker fleet; from which air centre it will fly; and at which centre it will be serviced and repaired. | | (5762) | 117
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the land and buildings owned by (a) the Defence Aviation and Repair Agency, (b) his Department, (c) the RAF, (d) the Royal Navy and (e) the Army that are (i) for sale, (ii) for lease and (iii) under discussion for possible disposal. | | (5763) | 118
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the long-term future of Territorial Army centres in Lancashire. | | (6370) | 119
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the future of defence (a) hospital and (b) medical services in Gibraltar. | | (6371) | 120
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Royal Navy ships have visited (a) Gibraltar and (b) Spain since 1st April. | | (6387) | 121
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he next expects to visit Gibraltar. | | (6391) | 122
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the budget is for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary for 2005-06, broken down by (a) cost of running vessels at sea, (b) land based administration, (c) maintenance of ships and (d) other expenses; and if he will make a statement. | | (6168) | 123
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) class and role, (b) date of entry into service, (c) expected date of removal from service and (d) average annual cost of maintenance over the period of service is of each ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary; and if he will make a statement. | | (6169) | 124
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) class and role, (b) date of entry into service, (c) expected date of removal from service, (d) average annual cost of maintenance over the period of service and (e) cost of building is of each ship proposed by the Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (6170) | 125
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of respondents to Army Personnel Research Establishment polls is. | | (5991) | 126
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how frequently Army Personnel Research Establishment polls are conducted. | | (5992) | 127
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make use of the Army Personnel Research Establishment polls to investigate how many soldiers were registered to vote in the 2005 general election. | | (6050) | 128
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will direct the Army Personnel Research Establishment to include a question in its next poll asking soldiers whether they had problems registering to vote in the 2005 general election. | | (6056) | 129
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent by his Department on public procurement of food in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what proportion of that expenditure was covered under Crown immunity on food safety matters. | | (5787) | 130
| Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to announce confirmed contracts for the Future Rapid Effects System. | | (6067) | 131
| Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total public expenditure to date is on the private finance initiative with the Landmark Training Consortium to provide armoured vehicle training; whether this includes cancellation costs; and if he will make a statement. | | (6068) | 132
| Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his latest estimate is of the total cost of the Future Rapid Effects System; when he expects it to be in-service; and if he will make a statement. | | (6069) | 133
| Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the operating cost of each defence base in Scotland was in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (6237) | 134
| Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidelines his Department has in place with regard to following up commitments made by Ministers to write to honourable Members in reply to parliamentary questions; and if he will make a statement. | | (6238) | 135
| Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) average and (b) maximum time was in which Ministers in his Department wrote to honourable Members following a commitment to do so in reply to parliamentary questions in the last Session; and if he will make a statement. | | (6239) | 136
| Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has a set time period after which it considers commitments made by ministers to write to honourable Members in reply to parliamentary questions to have lapsed; and if he will make a statement. | | (6311) | 137
| Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedures his Department has in place to (a) monitor and (b) ensure the fulfilment of commitments made by ministers to write to honourable Members in reply to parliamentary questions; and if he will make a statement. | | (6312) | 138
| Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions in each of the last eight years ministers in his Department have not written to honourable Members in reply to parliamentary questions following an understaking to do so; and if he will make a statement. | | (6313) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 139
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many first-time buyers in Oxfordshire he expects to benefit from the First-Time Buyers Initiative. | | (5802) | 140
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many key workers in Oxfordshire he expects to benefit from (a) Social Home Buy, (b) New Build Home Buy and (c) Open Market Home Buy. | | (5803) | 141
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much public sector land the Government has released for housing in Oxfordshire in the last five years; and how much further such land he plans to release. | | (5804) | 142
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many key workers in Oxfordshire have benefited from the Starter Home Initiative, broken down by district council area. | | (5805) | 143
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much of the Housing Corporation's affordable housing programme he expects to be committed to help provide affordable housing in the Cherwell district over the next three years. | | (5806) | 144
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much the Housing Corporation committed towards the provision of affordable housing for each district area in Oxfordshire in each of the last five years. | | (5807) | 145
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much Social Housing Grant has been committed in Oxfordshire in each of the last five years; and what proportion of that money was in support of section 106 schemes in each year. | | (5808) | 146
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what advice he has received from the Regional Housing Board on the amount of affordable housing needed in Oxfordshire (a) in 2005 and (b) over the next 10 years. | | (5809) | 147
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much the Government intends to commit to the provision of affordable housing in Oxfordshire in each of the next three years. | | (5810) | 148
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many people in Oxfordshire he expects to benefit from the Key Worker Living Scheme. | | (5811) | 149
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, who the Zone Agent is for Oxfordshire in the Key Worker Living Scheme. | | (5812) | 150
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the number of unauthorised roadside advertisements placed next to motorways. | | (5769) | 151
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what guidance he has issued to local authorities on the provision of rented housing to single people. | | (5750) | 152
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what research he has commissioned on the effects of council house sales on the private rented sector; and if he will make a statement. | | (5755) | 153
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what changes are proposed for the student exemption from council tax; and under what circumstances key worker accommodation (a) leased by universities and (b) rented by students and others will be exempt from council tax. | | (6314) | 154
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what decision has been made on whether accommodation (a) owned, (b) managed and (c) leased on behalf of universities and further education institutions will be exempt from the provisions of the Housing Act 2004. | | (6315) | 155
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps are being taken to ensure an adequate long-term supply of low-cost housing for those with housing needs in Coventry South. | | (4822) | 156
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many and what percentage of (a) battery-operated and (b) hard-wired smoke alarms were found to be defective in dwelling fires in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. | | (6345) | 157
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many fire-related deaths there were in dwellings in Hornsey and Wood Green in each year since 2000. | | (5721) | 158
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on Government policy on commercial advertising alongside (a) motorways and (b) major roads. | | (6359) | 159
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many (a) genuine and (b) malicious false alarm fire emergency calls have been received in (i) inner and (ii) Greater London in each year since 1999. | | (6362) | 160
| Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many of his Office's posts (a) have been relocated and (b) are under consideration for relocation from London to the deprived areas of the South East. | | (6252) | 161
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the business rates set by each local authority area in England for 2004-05. | | (5531) | 162
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will bring forward a framework for legal redress to purchasers in house sales chains who suffer losses due to individuals who withdraw their pledge to sell at a late stage. | | (5891) | 163
N | David Howarth (Cambridge):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the cost to local authorities, including the time of officers, of hosting, preparing for and following up inspections and reviews by bodies for which his Department is responsible in the 2004-05 financial year; what evaluation procedures the Government has to assess the effectiveness of those bodies in bringing about improvement in local government services; and what steps are taken to ensure that the remits of those organisations do not (a) overlap and (b) conflict. | | (5367) | 164
N | David Howarth (Cambridge):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the organisations for which his Department is responsible which (a) inspect, (b) review, (c) train and (d) support local authorities; how much financial support each received from central government funds in the 2004-05 financial year; how much each raised in fees and charges from local authorities in that year; how many staff each employed (i) directly and (ii) as consultants in each year; and what proportion of those staff normally work on-site in local authorities. | | (5532) | 165
N | David Howarth (Cambridge):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the organisations financially supported by his Department in the 2004-05 financial year which (a) inspect, (b) review, (c) train, (d) support and (e) represent local authorities; and how much financial support each received from his Department in that year. | | (5533) | 166
N | David Howarth (Cambridge):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what measures he plans to introduce to ensure full compliance with Part L of the Building Regulations; and whether they will include random pressure testing of new homes. | | (5664) | 167
N | David Howarth (Cambridge):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what Robust Standard details he requires under Part L of the Building Regulations for thermal bridging in new homes; and what changes he plans to make to those standards. | | (5665) | 168
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he will publish the results of the consultation on the Barker Report. | | (5921) | 169
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many homes available for rent through (a) Birmingham City Council and (b) registered social landlords in Birmingham have been (i) demolished and (ii) built in each of the last 10 years. | | (6104) | 170
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many (a) permanent tenancy and (b) introductory tenancy homes have been allocated to new tenants by (i) Birmingham City Council and (ii) registered social landlords in Birmingham; and how many were allocated to households accepted as homeless and in (A) priority need and (B) non-priority need in each of the last 10 years. | | (6105) | 171
N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to change planning requirements for polytunnels; and if he will make a statement. | | (5668) | 172
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what restrictions there are on the erection of mobile phone masts in close proximity to schools. | | (6022) | 173
| Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment has been made of the likely (a) switching in use of domestic fuel that will result from the proposed Housing Investment Progamme energy reports and (b) effects of environmental effects of the consequential change in external costs. | | (6302) | 174
| Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will publish the regulatory impact assessment on his proposed HIP energy reports. | | (6303) | 175
| Mr Ian Taylor (Esher & Walton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he will announce the outcome of the Motorway Service Areas Inquiry for the M25. | | (5987) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 176
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many special schools have closed since 1997. | | (5932) | 177
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action she is taking to improve the provision of adult education. | | (5933) | 178
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what form the Government's audit of special schools will take; and if she will make a statement. | | (5934) | 179
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was raised from higher education tuition fees in each education authority in England in (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04 and (c) 2004-05; from how many students the sums were raised in each case; and what the average payment was in each year. | | (6328) | 180
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate she has made of the number of people in receipt of education maintenance allowance in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne; how many people she estimates are eligible for education maintenance allowance in the City; and what the take-up rate in the City is. | | (6352) | 181
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer to the honourable Member for Torbay of 6th June, Official Report, columns 336-9W, on grants per pupil, what the figures are for 2005-06. | | (6354) | 182
N | Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the change in performance in GCSE examinations in inner London local education authorities over the last five years; and if she will make a statement. | | (5142) | 183
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much of the funds allocated for breakfast and after-school clubs will be allocated to Northern Ireland. | | (5957) | 184
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions she has had with Gloucestershire Education Authority on its primary school review. | | (6337) | 185
| Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when she expects building for the new Trinity Roman Catholic Primary school in Liverpool, Riverside to begin. | | (6145) | 186
| Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many of her Department's posts (a) have been relocated and (b) are under consideration for relocation from London to the deprived areas of the South East. | | (6266) | 187
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much public funding has been spent on (a) building and (b) repairing schools in Waltham Forest in each year since 1997. | | (6110) | 188
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of the marks in the Key Stage 3 test in English are explicitly awarded for spelling in (a) the shorter writing test, (b) the longer writing test and (c) overall, as set out in the mark scheme document. | | (5824) | 189
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the study conducted by Professor David Jesson of York University into the secondary school educational achievements of children who achieved the highest marks in Key Stage 2 tests in 1999. | | (5838) | 190
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will ask the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority to revise marking guidelines for the Shakespeare paper of the Key Stage 3 English Test to ensure spelling is taken into account in assessing performance. | | (6016) | 191
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15th June, to Question ref 4432, on multiplication facts, whether there is a requirement in the Framework for Teaching Mathemetics: Reception to Year 6 documents for children to learn their multiplication tables by heart. | | (6200) | 192
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many adults are without (a) level 3 and (b) basic skills, broken down by (i) local education authority and (ii) Government office region. | | (6292) | 193
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much the Department spent on consultants in (a) the last 12 months, (b) 2003-04 and (c) 2004-05. | | (6347) | 194
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how the Department intends to take forward the recommendations of its auditors' report into the use of consultants in the Department. | | (6348) | 195
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on the recommendations of the auditors' report on the use of consultants in the Department. | | (6349) | 196
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what value for money procedures the Department uses when considering the use of consultants. | | (6350) | 197
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what restrictions apply to the bodies from which local education authorities can commission extended school services; and if she will make a statement. | | (5922) | 198
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans she has for reform of the citizenship curriculum. | | (5744) | 199
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps her Department has taken to promote volunteering within the citizenship curriculum. | | (5745) | 200
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps her Department has taken to support teachers in the delivery of the citizenship curriculum. | | (5748) | 201
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils were excluded from (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in the area corresponding most closely to the constituency of Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland in (i) 2001, (ii) 2002, (iii) 2003 and (iv) 2004. | | (5859) | 202
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures are being taken to reduce truancy in schools. | | (5907) | 203
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the requirement for building new schools in England. | | (5909) | 204
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what powers head teachers have (a) to search and (b) to suspend pupils at (i) state secondary schools and (ii) private schools if they suspect a pupil of carrying any form of weapon on school premises. | | (5826) | 205
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent by her Department on public procurement of food in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what proportion of that expenditure was covered under Crown immunity on food safety matters. | | (5784) | 206
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will extend the London fringe allowance for teachers to include Castle Point; and if she will make a statement. | | (5796) | 207
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research her Department has conducted on the impact of ending the teacher salary London fringe allowance at the A130 on teacher recruitment and retention to the east of the A130; and if she will make a statement. | | (5797) | 208
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent on (a) inner, (b) outer and (c) fringe allowances for teaching salaries in the last year for which figures are available. | | (5798) | 209
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was paid to agencies for teacher recruitment by each local education authority in the last year for which figures are available; and how much was spent by (a) each such authority and (b) schools in each such authority on teacher recruitment in that year. | | (5799) | 210
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate she has made of literacy levels among 11-year olds in (a) Manchester, Blackley, (b) Manchester, (c) Greater Manchester and (d) England. | | (5732) | 211
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on the Connexions Service. | | (5935) | 212
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when the auditors' report on the use of consultants within her Department will be published; and if she will make a statement. | | (5936) | 213
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what representations she has received on the winding up of the Connexions Service; and what her responses to those representations have been. | | (5943) | 214
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when the Green Paper on youth services will be published. | | (5954) | 215
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on the School Meals Trust. | | (5955) | 216
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reasons the Green Paper on youth services and young people has not yet been published. | | (6031) | 217
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what activities the proposed after school clubs will offer. | | (6044) | 218
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how the after school club scheme will be funded; what mechanisms will be put in place to audit the spending of the relevant funds; and what additional services will be provided from the funding provided direct to schools. | | (6045) | 219
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps she will take to ensure that teaching staff do not experience increased workload from the proposed after school club scheme. | | (6046) | 220
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the private finance initiative contracts that exist between (a) schools and (b) other education institutions and Jarvis plc. | | (5938) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 221
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the commencement date will be in respect of powers for local authorities to introduce dog control areas; when she expects to publish regulations in respect of this matter; and if she will make a statement. | | (5878) | 222
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help maintain biodiversity on the Galapagos Islands. | | (5881) | 223
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what percentage of cattle in England are estimated to have contracted bovine tuberculosis, broken down by region. | | (5883) | 224
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is in respect of the draft EU Directive on the welfare of broiler chickens, with particular reference to minimum space allocations per bird. | | (5886) | 225
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will review the (a) waste management licence requirements for small, low-risk biofuel processes and (b) the regulatory burden relating to on-farm composters. | | (5887) | 226
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the responsibilities of (a) the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, (b) NIREX and (c) nuclear power generators for identifying long-term options for dealing with (i) high-level and (ii) intermediate level radioactive material. | | (5888) | 227
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will set up a national surveillance agency to give early warning of suspected animal diseases and to monitor the spread of those diseases using satellite intelligence. | | (5042) | 228
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research she has commissioned on the duration of damage to (a) soil and (b) ground water on land that was used for (i) munitions production and (ii) fireworks production; and if she will make a statement. | | (6360) | 229
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) discussions she has had with and (b) representations she has had from local authorities on the new Environment Agency maps of zones susceptible to flooding; and if she will make a statement. | | (6363) | 230
| Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of her Department's posts (a) have been relocated and (b) are under consideration for relocation from London to the deprived areas of the South East. | | (6255) | 231
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average water sewerage bills are as a proportion of average income in each region. | | (6293) | 232
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans there are to reduce the amount of sewage being deposited in the Thames. | | (6335) | 233
N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will instruct her officials to meet the honourable Member for Hereford and residents and landowners in Llancloudy in Hereford constituency before a decision is made on the route for lorries from the farm in Llancloudy to the main road; and if she will make a statement. | | (5672) | 234
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her most recent estimate is of the amount of household waste which is made up of unnecessary packaging. | | (5856) | 235
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take further steps to encourage companies to reduce the amount of packaging goods are sold in. | | (5857) | 236
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to make companies responsible for recycling and disposing of packaging from the goods they sell. | | (5858) | 237
| David Maclean (Penrith & The Border):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department made of the working practices of mole-catchers before she agreed to the banning of strychnine hydrochloride as a biocidal agent. | | (6271) | 238
| David Maclean (Penrith & The Border):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what alternative methods for the destruction of moles her Department advises mole catchers to use once strychnine hydrochloride is withdrawn. | | (6272) | 239
| David Maclean (Penrith & The Border):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what incidents of (a) damage to and (b) destruction of wildlife caused by the use of strychnine hydrochloride for the killing and destruction of moles by mole-catchers have occurred in the last 10 years. | | (6274) | 240
| David Maclean (Penrith & The Border):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) economic and (b) animal health impacts of the pollution of silage by earth. | | (6276) | 241
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the receipts to her Department were from the sale of tallow from animals slaughtered under compulsory schemes in each of the last three years; and what the projected income or deficit figures for the sale of tallow are for the next three years. | | (5663) | 242
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to reduce the stocking densities of broiler chickens; and if she will make a statement. | | (6138) | 243
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the animal welfare guidelines are for permanently tethered equines. | | (6191) | 244
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received concerning the treatment of tethered horses, ponies and donkeys. | | (6192) | 245
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether all equines are required to have a passport. | | (6193) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 246
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what policy positions the Government advocated at the 28th Antarctic Consultative Meeting, with particular reference to the Swedish proposal regarding the remedying of pollution. | | (5879) | 247
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that all costs incurred by Sussex police in respect of Operation Bracknell in relation to the South East Asian tsunami are reimbursed. | | (5882) | 248
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the political situation in Sri Lanka, with particular reference to the Tamil separatists. | | (6033) | 249
| Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 24th May, Official Report, column 1355W, on World War Two medals, whether he has made a decision on the possibility of an exception to the rules governing the acceptance and wearing of foreign awards to enable British veterans who served on Arctic Convoys during the Second World War to receive the Russian Defence of the Soviet Arctic Region medal. | | (6301) | 250
| Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of Israel on the proposed demolition of homes in the el-Bustan area of Silwan Village in East Jerusalem; and if he will make a statement. | | (6174) | 251
| Colin Burgon (Elmet):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the (a) Venezuelan and (b) US government concerning the activities of terrorists in the Caribbean region. | | (5683) | 252
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who the UK representatives at the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference were; and what assessment he has made of the conference outcome. | | (5754) | 253
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK was invited to be part of the Task Force set up by the Uzbek Government to investigate Andijan. | | (5974) | 254
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the situation in Northern Uganda; and what steps he is taking (a) to advance a cease-fire, (b) to help bring to account those who have committed war crimes through the International Criminal Court and (c) to assist land reform. | | (5975) | 255
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received concerning raids and arrests in late May by Chinese police in house churches in the Changchun area of China; and what representations he has made to the Chinese Government. | | (6341) | 256
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of China's new Provisions on Religious Affairs. | | (6342) | 257
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff are based at each UK Embassy. | | (6367) | 258
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his statement of 15th June, Official Report, column 279, on European affairs, what assessment he has made of the effects of the Government's proposals for reform of structural and cohesion funds in the EU on (a) the UK's net and gross contribution to the EU budget and (b) the UK's abatement on its contributions; and if he will make a statement. | | (6222) | 259
| Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of his Department's posts (a) have been relocated and (b) are under consideration for relocation from London to the deprived areas of the South East. | | (6256) | 260
| Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has received on the issuing of visas to overseas doctors; and if he will make a statement. | | (6240) | 261
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what dates (a) he and (b) his officials met organisations representing the Ugandan government; and which organisations were involved. | | (5877) | 262
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the makes of car used by (a) governors, (b) ambassadors and (c) consuls; and what his policy is on using UK-built cars. | | (6330) | 263
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when a minister last visited Hong Kong; and when he expects the next visit by a Minister. | | (6331) | 264
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how long a person who has been granted a two-year visitors' visa has to stay out of the country after making a first visit of six months' duration before he or she may return for a second visit. | | (6206) | 265
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government is making to the Government of Iran on the trial on charges of apostasy of Colonel Hamid Pourmand. | | (6015) | 266
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on (a) the UK's support for the dismissal of José Bustani as Director General of the Organisation for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons in 2002 and (b) the International Labour Organisation judgment on 26th July 2003 relating to Mr Bustani's dismissal. | | (5917) | 267
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the United Nations Secretary-General's proposal to extend the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force in the Middle East. | | (5689) | 268
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Burundian authorities on the deportation of Rwandan asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement. | | (5690) | 269
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of progress on the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Liberia. | | (5691) | 270
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his most recent assessment is of the implementation of Resolution 1559 of the United Nations Security Council. | | (5692) | 271
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what ministerial visits to Lithuania (a) have taken place in the past 12 months and (b) are planned for the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (6167) | 272
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how the UK Government plans to monitor implementation of the UN human rights recommendations referred to in the UNHCR Chair's Statement on Colombia; and if the Government will take steps to ensure that appropriate (a) international organisations and (b) other countries take steps to monitor the implementation of those recommendations through an appropriate six months monitoring mechanism. | | (5743) | 273
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what measures are being taken by UK embassies and consulates to protect employees against bio-contamination through the post. | | (5827) | 274
N | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13th June, Official Report, column 133W, on British detainees (torture allegations), how many times in each of the last five years cases in which his Department has requested an impartial investigation by the relevant national authorities into allegations of the torture or ill-treatment of British citizens detained abroad have been drawn to the attention of Ministers. | | (5232) | 275
N | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13th June, Official Report, column 133W, on British detainees (torture allegations), how many times in each of the last five years cases in which the Department has raised concerns about the torture or ill-treatment of British citizens detained abroad with the relevant national authorities have been drawn to the attention of the Minister. | | (5233) | 276
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has received in relation to the killing of Iraqis in the Kasra-wa-Atah district of north Baghdad on 5th May. | | (5542) | 277
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his reply of 13th June, Official Report, column 137W, on Iraq, if he will write to the honourable Member for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr once his enquiries with the United States Government are completed. | | (5657) | 278
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made in Afghanistan in line with the Berlin Declaration with particular reference to provision for the participation of women in all sectors of the economy and society. | | (6039) | 279
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps have been taken to ensure that gender equality is mainstreamed in all sectors, programmes and policies in Afghanistan. | | (6040) | 280
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met the Russian Foreign Minister to discuss (a) legal reform and (b) judicial independence in Russia. | | (5537) | 281
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what further reforms relating to the rule of law in Russia the UK would require to be put in place before agreeing to Russia being accepted as a member of the World Trade Organisation. | | (5538) | 282
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13th June, Official Report, column 136W, on Hamas, which senior Hamas official the Deputy Consul-General in Jerusalem was seated next to at President Abbas's inauguration in January. | | (5658) | 283
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13th June, Official Report, column 136W, on Hamas, on what dates his officials had discussions with (a) the Palestinian Authority and (b) Israel concerning the seating arrangements of British officials at President Abbas's inauguration in January; and if he will make a statement. | | (5659) | 284
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13th June, Official Report, column 136W, on Hamas, what discussions his Department held with (a) the Conflicts Forum and (b) members of the Conflicts Forum between the death of Yasser Arafat and 1st March. | | (5660) | 285
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13th June, Official Report, column 136W, on Hamas, on what date in February he authorised contacts with Hamas; and if he will make a statement. | | (5661) | 286
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met the family of Craig Alden. | | (5765) | 287
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of Brazil on the case of Craig Alden. | | (5766) | 288
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met the Brazilian Ambassador to discuss the case of Craig Alden. | | (5767) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 289
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the change in the number of available long-term care residential places since 1997. | | (5928) | 290
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the Office of Fair Trading's report on care homes for older people. | | (6029) | 291
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what quantities of Bt 10 maize have been imported into the UK; over what period; and what quantities she estimates have been consumed by (a) animals and (b) humans. | | (5880) | 292
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment she has made of the implications for human health of the consumption of GM foods containing antibiotic resistance marker genes. | | (5884) | 293
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment she has made of the potential health impacts arising from the presence of phthalates in consumer goods. | | (5885) | 294
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total financial cost to NHS trusts of pursuing prosecutions on behalf of staff who have been victims of an alleged assault during their hours of work was in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what assessment she has made of the effect of such costs on trusts' willingness to prosecute. | | (5162) | 295
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to support the fast-tracking of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence appraisal for the use of Herceptin to treat early stage breast cancer HER2-positive women. | | (5821) | 296
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to encourage greater choice on (a) when, (b) where and (c) how women can access the NHS breast screening programme. | | (5822) | 297
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress the Government has made towards the 2004 public service agreement target to reduce cancer mortality in people under 75 years by at least 20 per cent. | | (5823) | 298
N | Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department is taking to recruit dentists in (a) Greece, (b) Portugal, (c) Germany, (d) Spain and (e) India; and what intermediary organisations are being used. | | [R] (5837) | 299
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what screening services are available for men with suspected chlamydia infection; what plans she has to improve these services; and if she will make a statement. | | (5534) | 300
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what strategies her Department (a) has employed and (b) plans to combat chlamydia in men; and if she will make a statement. | | (5535) | 301
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many chlamydia infections in (a) men and (b) women were reported in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. | | (5536) | 302
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the progress of the review of sexual health services; what grants have been agreed to help relevant patients in (a) Redbridge and (b) Waltham Forest; and if she will make a statement. | | (5959) | 303
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) radiographers of all grades and (b) radiographer trainees were employed in the NHS on average in (i) 1996, (ii) 2000 and (iii) 2004; and what estimate she has made of the numbers who were working on contracts requiring less than the standard 37.5 hours in 2004. | | (6317) | 304
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many students there were (a) at the Newcastle upon Tyne Medical School and (b) the Newcastle upon Tyne Dental School in each of the last five years; and what plans there are to increase the numbers of students. | | (6319) | 305
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were registered with an NHS dentist in the City of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in each of the last five years; and what percentage of the population that represented in each year. | | (6322) | 306
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to create a Health Authority for London; and if she will make a statement. | | (5829) | 307
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to centralise decision making on NHS capital expenditure away from strategic health authorities; and if she will make a statement. | | (5830) | 308
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the progress over the proposed MRI scanner for Edgware Hospital. | | (5831) | 309
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the availability of digital hearing aids at Edgware Hospital. | | (5832) | 310
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make an assessment of the requirement for (a) key worker housing for NHS staff and (b) affordable housing before deciding on (i) the basis for marketing and (ii) the actual sale of the Colindale Hospital site once it is surplus to NHS requirements; and if she will make a statement. | | (5833) | 311
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she made of the requirement for (a) key worker housing and (b) affordable housing before the agreement was reached to sell surplus land at Edgware Hospital. | | (5834) | 312
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the plans to redevelop the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore. | | (5835) | 313
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which hospitals will be available to patients in Hendon to choose from when patient choice becomes operational; for which forms of treatment; and if she will make a statement. | | (5836) | 314
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the performance of maternity services at Northwick Park Hospital. | | (6180) | 315
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the contractual arrangements are for those dentists who are seeking to expand the numbers of NHS patients on their list by recruiting additional dentists to their practice, including from abroad. | | (6356) | 316
| Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her assessment is of the extent of smoking-related illness in Liverpool. | | (6150) | 317
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are on the waiting list for a digital hearing aid in Hornsey and Wood Green; and if she will make a statement. | | (6364) | 318
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many digital hearing aids (a) were fitted in 2004 and (b) have been fitted in 2005 in (i) NHS hospitals and (ii) private dispensers who are part of the public-private partnership scheme. | | (6365) | 319
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how long the waiting time is for patients in Hornsey and Wood Green who need a hearing aid; and if she will make a statement. | | (6366) | 320
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost, including the instrument, overhead charges and staff cost is for the NHS to fit a digital hearing aid for a patient with hearing loss in Hornsey and Wood Green; and if she will make a statement. | | (6368) | 321
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will provide support to individuals with reading difficulties who could benefit from using plano lenses; and if she will make a statement. | | (6107) | 322
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make plano lenses available to those with multiple sclerosis; and if she will make a statement. | | (6108) | 323
| Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of her Department's posts (a) have been relocated and (b) are under consideration for relocation from London to the deprived areas of the South East. | | (6269) | 324
| Mr Bruce George (Walsall South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to improve the delivery of treatment services to those suffering from psoriatic arthritis. | | [R] (5982) | 325
| Mr Bruce George (Walsall South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the funding announced on 11th May to increase patient centred research will be directed to psoriatic arthritis. | | [R] (5983) | 326
| Mr Bruce George (Walsall South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what priority is given to psoriatic arthritis in allotting health service resources. | | [R] (5984) | 327
| Mr Bruce George (Walsall South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the proportion of the population that suffers from psoriasis. | | [R] (5985) | 328
| Mr Bruce George (Walsall South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the proportion of the NHS drug budget that was allocated to treating psoriasis in the last year for which figures are available. | | [R] (5986) | 329
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance she has issued on the provision of maternity services, including HIV treatment to prevent mother to child transmission, to women who do not have leave to remain in the UK. | | (6111) | 330
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff vacancies there are in Accident and Emergency departments in each NHS Trust; and what percentage of the complement this represents in each case. | | (6284) | 331
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the impact of NHS Direct on staff recruitment in Accident and Emergency; and if she will make a statement. | | (6285) | 332
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the impact of NHS Direct on continuity of care; and if she will make a statement. | | (6286) | 333
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many complaints have been made by members of the public regarding the service they received from NHS Direct; and how many were upheld. | | (6289) | 334
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average callback time for NHS Direct was in each month since the service was founded. | | (6290) | 335
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evaluation her Department has undertaken of NHS Direct. | | (6291) | 336
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to increase the number of NHS dentists in Portsmouth. | | (5976) | 337
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of (a) children and (b) adults living in the Portsmouth area are registered with an NHS dentist; and what the figures were in each of the previous four years. | | (6003) | 338
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists have (a) left and (b) joined the NHS in the Portsmouth area in each of the last five years. | | (6004) | 339
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which dentists in the Portsmouth area are accepting new NHS (a) children and (b) adult patients. | | (6005) | 340
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost of providing NHS dentistry in Portsmouth was in each of the last five years; how the money was allocated; and if she will make a statement. | | (6006) | 341
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists are practising in Portsmouth; and how many patients are registered with each. | | (6007) | 342
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings she has had with groups representing (a) patients and consumers and (b) health professionals since 5th May; and how many are planned for the next three months. | | (6281) | 343
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were employed by the Health Development Agency in each of the last five years; and in what capacity. | | (5684) | 344
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were employed by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence in each of the last five years; and in what capacity. | | (5685) | 345
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what budget was allocated to the National Institute for Clinical Excellence in each year since its inception. | | (5686) | 346
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what budget was allocated to the Health Development Agency in each year since its inception. | | (5687) | 347
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are employed by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence; and in what capacity. | | (5688) | 348
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the population is of each primary care trust area in Lancashire. | | (6305) | 349
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many walk-in treatment centres are planned in Lancashire; and in which districts. | | (6306) | 350
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the waiting time is for MRI scans in Lancashire. | | (6307) | 351
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which hospitals in Lancashire have vacancies for accident and emergency consultants. | | (6308) | 352
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in Lancashire are registered with an NHS dentist. | | (6309) | 353
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average wait is for an outpatient appointment in Lancashire. | | (6310) | 354
| Ms Diana R. Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures the Government plans to take to combat the threat of MRSA in hospitals. | | (6230) | 355
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what penalties are laid down for misuse of records by (a) permanent, (b) temporary and (c) agency NHS employees with access to patient records. | | (5918) | 356
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 9th June, Official Report, column 633W, on nurses, what information she holds on the causes of the pain that accounted for 40 per cent. of sickness absence in the National Health Service. | | (6027) | 357
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make it her policy to collect centrally information relating to the number and percentage of nurses in each primary care trust area in each year who (a) report personal back and joint injuries and (b) retire as a result of back or joint problems. | | (6028) | 358
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will take steps to ensure that health care services in Shropshire receive the funding required to ensure equality of access to anti-arthritis drugs on a geographical basis. | | (6043) | 359
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provisions she has made for dentistry in Shrewsbury. | | (6113) | 360
| Mr Piara S. Khabra (Ealing Southall):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the effects on services for NHS patients of the provision made for the treatment of private patients at Charing Cross Hospital. | | (6136) | 361
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the findings were of the research the Department has conducted on the links between air pollution and health. | | (5844) | 362
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the possible risk posed by mobile phones to young children; and if she will make a statement. | | (5845) | 363
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are being taken to reduce the number of young children being exposed to mobile phones. | | (5846) | 364
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on whether there is a link between the use of illegal substances and the spread of sexually transmitted infections and diseases. | | (5847) | 365
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will estimate how many people in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency are HIV positive. | | (5848) | 366
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are in place to warn recreational drug users of the dangers of contracting sexually transmitted diseases while under the influence of substances. | | (5849) | 367
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on trans fats. | | (5850) | 368
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are being taken to advise the public on consumption of trans fats. | | (5851) | 369
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the financial position of each (a) primary care trust, (b) hospital trust and (c) other health service trust was at the end of the last financial year. | | (5673) | 370
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 9th June, Official Report, column 627W, on continuing care, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials have had with stakeholders in order to produce a national framework for assessment for continuing care; what topics were discussed at each meeting; on what dates these meetings took place; which stakeholders were present; and what further such meetings she plans to hold with stakeholders. | | (5788) | 371
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 9th June, Official Report, column 627W, on continuing care, what representations she has received from organisations on the development of a national framework for the assessment for continuing care. | | (5789) | 372
| Tom Levitt (High Peak):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contribution to the cost of care provision came from (a) equity release and (b) other property based loans in (i) absolute and (ii) percentage terms, in the last period for which figures are available; and what plans she has to bring forward proposals to change this proportion. | | (5953) | 373
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether (a) the Health Protection Agency and (b) her Department has been informed of cases of clostridium difficile 027 at hospitals in England other than Stoke Mandeville. | | (5550) | 374
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department plans to issue guidance to NHS hospital trusts on the typing of samples from cases of clostridium difficile in order to measure the incidence of clostridium difficile 027. | | (5734) | 375
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the laboratory capacity available to the NHS to type samples from cases of clostridium difficile. | | (5735) | 376
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many laboratories are available to the NHS to type samples from cases of clostridium difficile. | | (5736) | 377
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding her Department provides to charitable MS treatment facilities in (a) Sussex and (b) England. | | (5905) | 378
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will reduce inspection fees levied by the Healthcare Commission on small charities offering medical treatments. | | (5913) | 379
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons inspection fees charged for the Sussex MS Treatment Centre in Southwick, West Sussex, by the Healthcare Commission are due to rise by the amount planned in the period to 2008. | | (5914) | 380
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the Healthcare Commission of carrying out statutory inspections on the Sussex MS Treatment Centre in Southwick, West Sussex, was in the last period for which figures are available. | | (5915) | 381
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the reasons are for the proposed increase of inspection fees charged by the Healthcare Commission to inspect small charitable medical treatment centres over the next three years. | | (5916) | 382
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance her Department provides to mental health wards to improve (a) staff, (b) patient and (c) visitor safety. | | (5993) | 383
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff members were attacked with weapons in mental health wards in (a) 2002, (b) 2003 and (c) 2004. | | (5994) | 384
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to reduce violent and threatening behaviour within mental health wards. | | (5995) | 385
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her Department's policy is on whether every mental health ward in England should have access to a psychiatric intensive care unit. | | (5996) | 386
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance is given to primary care trusts on the provision of (a) alternative and (b) cognitive behavioural therapies in mental health wards. | | (5997) | 387
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to improve the safety of (a) patients and (b) staff within mental health wards. | | (5998) | 388
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what changes the Department plans to make to the (a) recruitment of agency staff in mental health wards and (b) provision of entertainment and activities in mental health wards, following the publication of the Healthcare Commission's National Audit on Violence in mental health and learning disability services. | | (6030) | 389
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to increase provision to (a) train and (b) recruit psychologists for inpatient mental health wards. | | (6036) | 390
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are being implemented following the publication of the National Service Framework for Mental Health-Five Years On. | | (6144) | 391
| David Maclean (Penrith & The Border):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action she proposes to take to tackle hygiene failings at the Cumberland Infirmary identified in the recent Patient and Public Forum report. | | (6277) | 392
| David Maclean (Penrith & The Border):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which of the conclusions of the Patient and Public Forum investigation into the Cumberland Infirmary she (a) accepts and (b) does not accept. | | (6278) | 393
| David Maclean (Penrith & The Border):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action she plans to take following the recent Patient and Public Forum investigation into the Cumberland Infirmary. | | (6279) | 394
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what targets she has set for the reduction of numbers of pressure sores in hospitals. | | [R] (5543) | 395
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of (a) the cost to the NHS of treating pressure sores and (b) the number of patients with pressure sores in each of the last three years. | | [R] (5544) | 396
| Richard Ottaway (Croydon South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has for the Cane Hill site, Coulsdon. | | (5764) | 397
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent by her Department on public procurement of food in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what proportion of that expenditure was covered under Crown immunity on food safety matters. | | (5786) | 398
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made in the establishement of managed clinical networks to provide accessible specialist assessment and treatment for people with hepatitis C infection since the publication of the National Hepatitis C Strategy for England. | | (6139) | 399
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what role she plans for screening in the process of controlling the spread and progession of hepatitis C infections. | | (6140) | 400
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to improve data collection relating to the spread of hepatitis C in England. | | (6141) | 401
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the level of monitoring of disease progression of hepatitis C amongst sufferers with mild liver disease. | | (6142) | 402
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will undertake research on the incidence of hepatitis C amongst prisoners (a) on reception and (b) on discharge. | | (6143) | 403
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the supply of actrapid (basal) insulin. | | (5666) | 404
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will discuss with her EU counterparts Novo Novalisk's intention to discontinue the supply of actrapid insulin in the United Kingdom. | | (5667) | 405
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research she has assessed on the effect on diabetic patients of changing their insulin regimes from actrapid or basal to other types. | | (5674) | 406
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her most recent estimate is of the prescribing costs of (a) animal based insulins, (b) actrapid (basal) insulins, (c) humalog (analogue) insulins and (d) other insulins. | | (5770) | 407
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her estimate is of the number of diabetics prescribed (a) animal based insulins, (b) actrapid based insulins, (c) analogue insulins and (d) other insulins in the last period for which figures are available. | | (5771) | 408
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she has taken to identify alternative (a) manufacturers and (b) suppliers of the insulin products that Novo Nordisk are proposing to withdraw from the United Kingdom. | | (5772) | 409
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will propose the setting up of a joint committee of both Houses to consider the scientific, medical and social changes in relation to abortion as recommended by the Science and Technology Committee in its March Report on Human Reproductive Technologies and the Law. | | (5795) | 410
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital workers in England have been disciplined for alcohol and drug-related incidents since 1997, broken down by (a) profession and (b) gender. | | (6210) | 411
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research she has evaluated on drug dependency in hospital workers. | | (6211) | 412
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support is available to hospital workers who become addicted to drugs. | | (6212) | 413
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Government plans to increase the support available to hospital workers who become addicted to drugs. | | (6213) | 414
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what actions the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is taking to tackle the distribution of counterfeit medicines through the supply chain; and if she will make a statement. | | (5676) | 415
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department takes (a) to advise patients about counterfeit medicines and (b) to educate patients to identify counterfeit medicines; and if she will make a statement. | | (5677) | 416
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action her Department is taking to tackle the (a) production, (b) import and (c) purchase of counterfeit medicines; and if she will make a statement. | | (5678) | 417
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the estimated value of counterfeit medicines entering the UK supply chain was in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement. | | (5679) | 418
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions her Department has had with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs on counterfeit medicines; and if she will make a statement. | | (5680) | 419
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will meet the charity Children with Leukaemia to discuss the implications of the Draper report; and if she will make a statement. | | (6190) | 420
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the deficit or surplus at year end for 2004-05 for (a) the NHS in England, (b) each strategic health authority, (c) each NHS trust and (d) each primary care trust. | | (5782) | 421
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on meeting targets set for reducing incidents of violence against NHS staff. | | (5783) | 422
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her Answer of 8th June, Official Report, column 587W, on general practitioner appointments, how many patients were included in the monitoring data; and what definition of patients is used for the purposes of the monitoring exercise. | | (5904) | 423
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the private finance initiative contracts that exist between NHS organisations and Jarvis plc. | | (5939) | 424
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the first statistics will be published from the mandatory surveillance of (a) clostridium difficile infections and (b) surgical site infections. | | (5940) | 425
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) fatal and (b) non-fatal adverse incidents occurred in hospitals in the NHS in each year since 1997, broken down by month. | | (5941) | 426
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her policy is on the percentage of their total budget that NHS trusts should spend on information technology per annum; and what percentage of their total budget was spent by each NHS trust on information technology in the last year for which figures are available. | | (5944) | 427
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the monitoring that is undertaken by her Department of the safety and quality of patient care provided by private companies delivering out of hours primary care services. | | (5949) | 428
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many adverse incidents have been recorded for GP out of hours services in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement. | | (5950) | 429
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the monitoring undertaken by her Department of the development of community out of hours services under the new GP contract. | | (5951) | 430
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists were employed in each primary care trust in North Yorkshire in (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04 and (c) 2004-05. | | (6204) | 431
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what minimum standards of cover are laid down by her Department for out-of-hours general practitioner services in England; and how these standards are monitored. | | (6228) | 432
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have been registered with an NHS dentist in each primary care trust in England in (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04 and (c) 2004-05. | | (6229) | 433
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was allocated by her Department in each primary care trust in England for out-of-hours general practitioner services in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05 and (c) 2005-06; and if she will make a statement. | | (6231) | 434
| Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether thimerosal is used in vaccines in the NHS; and what assessment she has made of whether there are health risks associated with it. | | (5979) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 435
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to extend the possibility of conducting trials without jury, as set out in Part 7 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, to other types of trial. | | (5912) | 436
| Janet Anderson (Rossendale & Darwen):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether restaurants and hotels with publicly accessible bars will be exempt from the alcohol disorder zone proposals in the Violent Crime Reduction Bill. | | (5948) | 437
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of (a) investigating the suitability of and (b) the planning process, including the cost of any public enquiries or litigation when relevant, in respect of each site that Government considers for accommodation centres for asylum seekers. | | (5813) | 438
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the Government will be required to pay to GSL UK Limited as a consequence of not proceeding with the accommodation centre for asylum seekers in Bicester. | | (5814) | 439
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the cost of the proposed accommodation centre for asylum seekers at Bicester is attributable to the cost of the acquisition of the land. | | (5815) | 440
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department acquired the site for the proposed accommodation centre at Bicester from the Ministry of Defence at full market value. | | (5816) | 441
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many places he expects there to be at the secure detention centre for failed asylum seekers at Bicester. | | (5817) | 442
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what legal advice is provided to failed asylum seekers held in secure detention centres. | | (5818) | 443
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who he expects to run the proposed secure detention centre at Bicester. | | (5819) | 444
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what policy considerations underlay the creation of aggravating factors in offences of assaults. | | (5161) | 445
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effect of the existence of aggravating factors in an assault on the willingness of the prosecuting agency to prosecute. | | (5163) | 446
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will assess the merits of introducing legislation similar to the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005 in England and Wales. | | (5366) | 447
N | Mr Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to complete discussions with HM Revenue and Customs on the future arrangements for immigration service work in Berwick-upon-Tweed previously carried out on an agency basis by HM Customs and Excise officer based in the town; and what interim arrangements have been made to cover this work. | | (3804) | 448
N | Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much of his estimate of the total cost of identity fraud constitutes (a) credit card fraud and (b) identity theft. | | (5839) | 449
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many under-16 year olds have breached the terms of their anti-social behaviour orders. | | (6220) | 450
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applicants from (a) Somalia, (b) Ethiopia, (c) Eritrea, (d) Democratic Republic of Congo, (e) Senegal and (f) Ivory Coast have been (i) granted exceptional leave to remain, (ii) granted indefinite leave to remain, (iii) refused leave and (iv) removed in each year since 2000. | | (5753) | 451
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, from which countries of origin students with student visas are required to report changes of residence; and how many such changes in residence were reported to each police centre where such reports are made in the last two complete academic years. | | (6318) | 452
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members there are of the Task Force considering student visa charges and requirements; and whether the Task Force will consider the present residence reporting requirements imposed on a number of countries. | | (6329) | 453
| Mrs Janet Dean (Burton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of young offenders he estimates have (a) alcohol and (b) drugs abuse problems. | | (5776) | 454
| Mrs Janet Dean (Burton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners are receiving treatment for (a) drug abuse and (b) alcohol dependancy. | | (5777) | 455
| Mrs Janet Dean (Burton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to increase the number of work opportunities in prisons. | | (5778) | 456
| Mrs Janet Dean (Burton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) men, (b) women and (c) young offenders are in prison; and how many on average were in prison in each category in each of the last 10 years. | | (5779) | 457
| Mrs Janet Dean (Burton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of (a) male and (b) female prisoners he estimates have (a) alcohol and (b) drug abuse problems. | | (5780) | 458
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13th June, Official Report, column 166W, on Nazi War Criminals, how many personal files of alleged war crimes suspects have been examined by the police; how many names were on the list passed to the Metropolitan Police earlier this year; when he expects the Metropolitan Police to conclude the process of checking the list against material already in their possession and liaising with other Departments; and if he will make a statement. | | (6019) | 459
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14th June, Official Report, column 296W, on War Crimes, which other agencies he is working with; what lines of enquiry are being explored; and if he will make a statement. | | (6020) | 460
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14th June, Official Report, column 297W, on Nazi War Criminals, what the outcome was of the war crimes inquiry investigation into the 34 suspects to which he referred; and if he will make a statement. | | (6021) | 461
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his Department's contingent liability is for the potential cost of failure of the Airwave contract; what assessment he has made of the level of risk of failure of the Airwave contract; and if he will list the factors that he has identified could lead to a failure of the Airwave contract. | | (6343) | 462
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were arrested for the (a) supply and (b) possession with intent to supply of (i) heroin, (ii) crack cocaine, (iii) all class A drugs and (iv) all class B drugs excluding cannabis prior to reclassification in each of the calendar years since 2001, broken down by (A) police force and (B) age of individual arrested. | | (4942) | 463
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many DNA records were held by each police force in England in each of the last five years for which figures are available, broken down by (a) gender and (b) ethnicity; and if he will make a statement. | | (5727) | 464
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the extra community support officers that the Government has proposed to recruit by 2008 are to be posted in London; and if he will make a statement. | | (5988) | 465
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many penalty notices for disorder for throwing objects at trains have been issued by the (a) Metropolitan Police and (b) British Transport Police in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (5989) | 466
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of the practice known as happy slapping were reported to the police in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (6357) | 467
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his estimate is of the numbers of (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions that are likely to result in each of the next years from the implementation of the Drugs Act 2005. | | (6118) | 468
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which prisons have been free of all illegal drugs use in each of the past five years; and what proportion they represent of all prisons. | | (6119) | 469
| Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of his Department's posts (a) have been relocated and (b) are under consideration for relocation from London to the deprived areas of the South East. | | (6268) | 470
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many assaults on staff there were at Rye Hill Prison during 2004-05. | | (6094) | 471
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many assaults on prisoners there were at Rye Hill Prison during 2004-05. | | (6095) | 472
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases there were of prisoners (a) absconding and (b) escaping at Rye Hill Prison during 2004-05. | | (6096) | 473
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases there were of doors unlocked at Rye Hill Prison during 2004-05. | | (6097) | 474
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken in the last two financial years to improve the health and safety of staff at probation hostels in England and Wales. | | (6098) | 475
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what targets were set for the Probation Service for 2004-05; and to what extent those targets were met by each probation area. | | (6099) | 476
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many service level agreements there are (a) in each probation region and (b) for each regional offender manager for the current financial year. | | (6100) | 477
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to redefine the role of probation boards. | | (6101) | 478
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff were provided by Premier to West London Magistrates' Court in the week beginning 30th May; and how many they are contracted to provide. | | (4888) | 479
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received from the Chief Magistrate about (a) the staffing levels and (b) the quality of service provided by Premier to conduct custody cases to and from court houses; and if he will make a statement. | | (4889) | 480
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many representations his Department has received about (a) the staffing levels and (b) the quality of service provided by Premier to conduct custody cases to and from court houses since it obtained the contract; and how many complaints were received in the two previous years. | | (4890) | 481
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the number of staff provided by Premier at Horseferry Road Magistrates Court on Friday 10th June was lower than the normal number provided; and if he will make a statement. | | (4895) | 482
| Nia Griffith (Llanelli):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the provisions of the Violent Crime Bill relating to replica guns include the sale of (a) such guns and (b) plastic ammunition from catalogues from companies based (i) in the UK and (ii) abroad. | | (6032) | 483
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with people and organisations outside his Department about possible risks associated with using magic mushrooms. | | (6223) | 484
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research his Department has (a) carried out and (b) commissioned to assess the risks of using magic mushrooms. | | (6224) | 485
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has sought the advice of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs on the possible risks associated with using magic mushrooms. | | (6225) | 486
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons magic mushrooms have been categorised as a class A drug. | | (6226) | 487
| Mr Boris Johnson (Henley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests for extradition were received in (a) 2000, (b) 2001, (c) 2002, (d) 2003 and (e) 2004 from each of the countries that were the subject of thePart 2 Territories Designation Order 2003. | | (6010) | 488
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Passport Service expects to issue biometric passports in accordance with US requirements. | | (6178) | 489
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the assumption in CM 6020 that once the validity period expires, an automatic replacement identity card would be provided free of charge, remains the Government's policy. | | (6179) | 490
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his estimate is of the cost of producing biometric passports (a) to comply with US requirements and (b) with a facial recognition biometric obtained in the most cost-effective manner. | | (6187) | 491
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6th June, Official Report, columns 320-1W, on on-line identity verification, whether the costs of infrastructure additional to the parts of the central IT infrastructure which will support identity verification services is included in the £584m figure. | | (6201) | 492
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13th June, Official Report, columns 157-8W, on identity cards, if he will disaggregate the total average annual running costs for issuing passports and identity cards to show the estimated costs for (a) online verification to validate identity cards and other identity enquiries from user organisations, (b) operating and maintaining (i) those parts of the central IT infrastructure that will support identity verification services and (ii) additional central infrastructure and (c) recording and matching face, fingerprint and iris biometric information. | | (6202) | 493
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his estimate is of the cost of (a) introducing and (b) maintaining a database containing (i) facial biometrics and (ii) facial, iris and fingerprint biometrics in combination for the population of the UK who are 16 years and over. | | (6377) | 494
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to answer the letter to him dated 15th March from the Right honourable member for Manchester Gorton with regard to Mr Chris Siddiqi. | | (6172) | 495
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to answer the letter to him dated 11th May from the Right honourable member for Manchester Gorton with regard to Mr Mukhdoom Ali. | | (6173) | 496
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) spending has been allocated and (b) policy initiatives have been pursued to support the International Year of the Volunteer. | | (5746) | 497
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the responses to his consultation on proposed offences for drivers causing deaths. | | (6171) | 498
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of reported crimes in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland were classified as (a) violent crimes and (b) distraction burglaries in each year since 1997. | | (5842) | 499
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated concerning the effects of using Viagra as a recreational drug along with amylnitrates. | | (5852) | 500
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken to make information available to those attending nightclubs on the effects of combining the use of Viagra and amyl nitrates as recreational drugs. | | (5853) | 501
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of identity fraud have been recorded in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each of the last three years. | | (5903) | 502
| Mr Bob Laxton (Derby North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will review the immigration process for overseas doctors who have passed the Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board Test. | | (6114) | 503
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes have been committed on school premises by persons under 18 years in each of the last five years for which figures are available, broken down by category of offence. | | (5825) | 504
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of (a) the error rate and (b) the durability of (i) fingerprint identification, (ii) retina identification and (iii) facial mapping; and what assessment has been made of the effects of (A) age and (B) seasonal work on the accuracy of fingerprint identification. | | (6160) | 505
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information he has collated on which other countries are (a) planning and (b) using biometric information on (i) passports and (ii) identification cards. | | (6161) | 506
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the robustness of available technology to meet the requirements of the proposed identity card scheme. | | (6162) | 507
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information he has collated on which other countries have an identity card scheme; and when each scheme was introduced. | | (6163) | 508
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many digits he expects to be printed on identity cards; and what information he has collated on the number of digits required on passports and identity cards by other countries. | | (6164) | 509
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the detection rate for (a) rape and (b) other sexual offences was in 2003-04 in each police force area in England and Wales. | | (6372) | 510
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department has made of the street price of illegal drugs in the last two years. | | (6373) | 511
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether external contractors will be involved in the introduction of facial and fingerprint biometrics in passports; and if he will make a statement. | | (6374) | 512
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passports have been recorded as (a) lost and (b) stolen since the introduction of secure delivery. | | (6375) | 513
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police community support officers are registered on the police DNA elimination database. | | (6376) | 514
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central, of 9th June, Official Report, column 656W, on identity checks (Heathrow), if he will make a statement on the results of the confidence testing process. | | (6378) | 515
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent by his Department on public procurement of food in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what proportion of that expenditure was covered under Crown immunity on food safety matters. | | (5785) | 516
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to reduce the incidence of dog theft; and if he will make a statement. | | (6137) | 517
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13th June, Official Report, column 170W, on prisons, on what grounds the Prison Service is appealing the Employment Tribunal decision; and if he will make a statement. | | (6203) | 518
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria he used to decide the amount given to each police force from the extra £13 million in funding under the asset recovery incentive scheme. | | (5792) | 519
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much each police force recovered from the proceeds of crime in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (5793) | 520
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much each police force retained from the recovery of proceeds of crime in the last year for which figures are available. | | (5794) | 521
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to review the guidelines on the shooting of foxes and ground game at night. | | (6051) | 522
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the (a) British Association for Shooting and Conservation and (b) other shooting organisations about the guidelines relating to the shooting of foxes and ground game at night. | | (6052) | 523
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fatalities were caused as a result of the shooting of foxes and ground game at night in each of the past five years. | | (6053) | 524
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to introduce an age limit for the shooting of foxes and ground game at night. | | (6054) | 525
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the private finance initiative contracts that exist between prisons and Jarvis plc. | | (5937) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 526
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the role of his Department in the provision of relief aid in Sri Lanka. | | (5945) | 527
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when he expects a donor conference to be held for Angola; and if he will make a statement. | | (5756) | 528
| Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of his Department's posts (a) have been relocated and (b) are under consideration for relocation from London to the deprived areas of the South East. | | (6259) | 529
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much has been spent on humanitarian aid for the Darfur region of Sudan in each of the last three years; and what his plans are for each of the next three years. | | (6334) | 530
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of progress towards the Millennium Development Goal to provide universal primary education in Africa. | | (5693) | 531
| Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the financial impact of the G8 Finance Ministers meeting in June on African countries in the Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiative; and if he will make a statement. | | (6300) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 532
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he expects multistorey car parking provision to be made available in Coleraine. | | (5545) | 533
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will take steps to ensure that people employed by the Police Service in Northern Ireland as cleaning staff have the same terms and conditions of service after the review of cleaning services is concluded. | | (5546) | 534
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many employees working for Invest Northern Ireland are in pay bands of (a) £70,000 and over, (b) £50,000 to £70,000, (c) £30,000 to £50,000 and (d) under £30,000 per annum. | | (5547) | 535
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether patients in Northern Ireland hospitals have been surveyed in 2005 to establish the level of satisfaction with hospital meals. | | (5548) | 536
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many overseas staff are employed in the NHS in Northern Ireland. | | (5549) | 537
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding has been allocated in Northern Ireland to (a) groups and organisations and (b) individuals for work carried out on (i) parade issues, (ii) policing and community safety issues and (iii) interface issues; and how much has been received by each. | | (5828) | 538
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proposals he has to support out-of-school provision in Northern Ireland. | | (5956) | 539
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he will answer the letter to him dated 11th April from the honourable Member for North Down in relation to the future of post-primary education in Northern Ireland. | | (5551) | 540
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of anti-social behaviour orders in tackling anti-social behaviour in Northern Ireland. | | (5552) | 541
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what criteria are used by education and library boards in Northern Ireland when deciding whether to grant additional exceptional closure days for schools. | | (5553) | 542
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many classroom assistants are working in schools in each education and library board area in Northern Ireland; and what the equivalent figures were for each of the past five years. | | (5554) | 543
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to avert strike action by teachers, classroom assistants and other education personnel in Northern Ireland. | | (5555) | 544
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much the Saville Inquiry has cost to date; how much has been paid to each (a) leading counsel and (b) firm of solicitors involved; and how much he estimates the total cost will be. | | (5781) | 545
N | Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the public inquiry into the Draft Ards and Down Area Plan. | | (5738) | 546
N | Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what action is being taken to reduce waiting times for (a) orthopaedic and (b) orthodontic procedures in Northern Ireland. | | (5739) | 547
N | Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will provide funding for biomedical research into myalgic encephalomyelitis. | | (5740) | 548
N | Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps are being taken to identify which households in Northern Ireland are not connected to mains water or sewerage. | | (5741) | 549
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Class II fishermen claimed jobseeker's allowance in (a) contributions and (b) income-based categories in (i) Portavogie, (ii) Kilkeel and (iii) Ardglass in each of the last three years. | | (5733) | Questions to the Prime Minister 550
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make it his policy that the role of the House of Lords Appointments Commission is extended to consider whether the appointments of Ministers in the House of Lords by him conform to the highest standards of propriety. | | (6064) | 551
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the minuted opinion of the Main Committee on honours that the Science and Technology Committee was unlikely to recommend Professor Colin Blakemore for an honour for his scientific work in view of his work on vivisection. | | (6065) | 552
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Prime Minister, what his policy is on scrutiny of propriety of awards of political honours in cases where a recipient has made a donation to a political party. | | (6066) | Questions to the Solicitor General 553
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Solicitor General, if he will assess the merits of issuing guidance similar to that issued in Scotland by the Lord Advocate on decisions to prosecute those who attack health service staff in the summary court or on indictment to the Crown Prosecution Service in respect of similar cases in England and Wales. | | (5365) | 554
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Solicitor General, under what circumstances the Crown Prosecution Service has the power to appeal against an unduly lenient sentence; and whether this includes convictions for actual bodily harm. | | (6221) | 555
N | David Howarth (Cambridge):To ask the Solicitor General, whether the advice set out in paragraphs 34 and 35 of the Attorney's advice on the legality of war in Iraq on 7th March 2003 remains the policy of the Law Officers. | | (5662) | 556
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Solicitor General, on how many occasions since 1997 law officers' advice had been presented to the Cabinet orally, prior to the Attorney General's oral presentation to the Cabinet of his advice on the legality of the war in Iraq. | | (5919) | 557
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Solicitor General, what action the Government has taken as a result of the witness statements from Camp Breadbasket victims sent to the Attorney General earlier this year. | | (5541) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 558
| Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the Government's response to the consultation, Estimating the Economic Cost of the ECGD to the DTI, will be published; and if he will make a statement. | | (6219) | 559
| Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much his Department has spent on corporate social responsibility initiatives since January 2003; and if he will make a statement. | | (6233) | 560
| Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what definition of corporate social responsibility his Department uses; and if he will make a statement. | | (6241) | 561
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make it his policy to seek to realise capital receipts from the disposal of BNFL assets in (a) Westinghouse and (b) Urenco. | | (5889) | 562
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the overall payment performance was of each Government Department in the last three years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (6017) | 563
| Mrs Janet Dean (Burton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will take steps to establish a regulatory body for consultancy companies. | | (5773) | 564
| Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many of his Department's posts (a) have been relocated and (b) are under consideration for relocation from London to the deprived areas of the South East. | | (6267) | 565
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, at what time on Thursday 7th April the former Secretary of State was informed that MG Rover would be entering administration; in what way he was given that information; and by whom. | | (5862) | 566
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which parties other than the MG Rover management team and his Department were informed that MG Rover had entered administration before the Secretary of State declared the insolvency on national television on Thursday 7th April; and if he will make a statement. | | (5863) | 567
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether any of the conditions applied to the bridging loan offered by the Government to the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation in relation to MG Rover were changed by the Government during the week commencing Monday 4th April; and if he will make a statement. | | (5864) | 568
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the reasons why the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation decided not to pursue the deal to secure MG Rover. | | (5865) | 569
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the length of the repayment period was on the £100 million bridging finance offered by the Government in advance of MG Rover entering administration; and whether the length of this repayment period was changed after it was offered. | | (5866) | 570
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will publish (a) the written recordings of conversations and (b) correspondence between (i) Ministers and (ii) officials from his Department and senior members of MG Rover's management that took place in the week commencing Monday 4th April. | | (5867) | 571
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will publish (a) the written records of conversations and (b) correspondence between (i) Ministers and (ii) officials from his Department and senior representatives of the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation that took place in the week commencing Monday 4th April. | | (5868) | 572
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, on what date his Department was first informed of the financial difficulties facing MG Rover; and on what date (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department first entered into discussions with executives at MG Rover. | | (5869) | 573
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the future of the MG brand. | | (5870) | 574
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment his Department has made of its actions in trying to prevent MG Rover entering administration; and if he will make a statement. | | (5871) | 575
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether (a) he and (b) officials in his Department are in continuing discussions with the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation. | | (5872) | 576
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether he is in continuing discussions with the former senior managers of MG Rover. | | (5873) | 577
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the impact of the collapse of MG Rover on Rover dealerships; and if he will make a statement. | | (5874) | 578
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will publish the findings of the Financial Reporting Council concerning MG Rover; and if he will make a statement. | | (5875) | 579
| Stephen Hesford (Wirral West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he is taking to promote working with flexibility for those with caring and family responsibilities. | | (5981) | 580
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will publish the terms of reference for the investigation into the affairs of the MG Rover Group. | | (5923) | 581
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what measures are being taken to encourage the use of renewable energy in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency. | | (5911) | 582
| Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions his Department has had with (a) Eurotunnel (i) staff and (ii) creditors and (b) other Government departments on Eurotunnel in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (6014) | 583
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which Minister signed the (a) vibration white finger and (b) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease agreements on mining compensation with the claimants' solicitors group; and on what date. | | (5747) | 584
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 13th June, Official Report, column 70W, on Coal Health Claims, on what date in 1999 the Minister for Energy and Industry approved in writing the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease agreement with the Union of Democratic Mineworkers. | | (6057) | 585
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much has been paid in total to solicitors for unsuccessful claims under the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and vibration white finger miners' compensation scheme. | | (6106) | 586
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action his Department has taken as a consequence of receiving information about Indiclaim Ltd and Walker and Co Claims Management. | | (6109) | 587
| Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he is taking to support the development of clean coal technology in the UK. | | (6102) | 588
| Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Executive on the implications of new planning guidelines for opencast mines in relation to meeting Scotland's future energy requirements. | | (6103) | 589
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many successful prosecutions there have been by trading standards officers under the Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 in each of the last five years; and if he will mkae a statement. | | (5790) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 590
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to make an announcement on his plans for the A27 between Beddingham and Polegate, with particular reference to the Folkington link. | | (5139) | 591
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the implementation of the Route Utilisation Strategy for the London to Brighton main line. | | (5140) | 592
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, at what percentage of maximum power the power supply on the Sussex Coast rail lines will allow the new rolling stock to operate. | | (5141) | 593
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much public money has been expended in the planning of the A21 improvement schemes. | | (5236) | 594
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues and others about effects on (a) the economy and (b) regeneration of the local area of upgrading the A21. | | (5237) | 595
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Ministerial colleagues and (b) others about transport provision in Kent. | | (5238) | 596
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of road safety on the single carriageway section of the A21 between Flimwell and Robertsbridge during (a) peak and (b) off-peak times. | | (5239) | 597
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of traffic speeds on the single carriageway section of the A21 between Flimwell and Robertsbridge during (a) peak and (b) off-peak times. | | (5240) | 598
| John Battle (Leeds West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will allow a reduced rate for people with disabilities as part of his proposed road pricing system. | | (6282) | 599
| John Battle (Leeds West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will set up his proposed road pricing system to charge more to more heavily polluting vehicles and less to vehicles with a lower environmental impact. | | (6283) | 600
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer to the honourable Member for Newport West of 13th June, Official Report, column 26W, on road safety, if he will discuss with the Highways Agency conducting further research on distraction to drivers caused by roadside advertising on motorways. | | (5768) | 601
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what authority (a) private contractors, (b) the emergency services and (c) others have to cone off road lanes; and if he will make a statement. | | (5910) | 602
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will arrange for electronic signs on roads leading to those joining the M11 Link Road in (a) Wanstead, (b) Leytonstone and (c) Leyton telling motorists when the Link Road is seriously congested; and if he will make a statement. | | (5958) | 603
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the distribution formula is for the half fare concession to the over 60s; and how much has been paid by the Government to each local authority or transport authority in each of the last five years. | | (6316) | 604
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the reasons are for the time taken for the (a) assessment and (b) approval of the Second Tyne Tunnel; and whether changes in the proposal made by the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority have had an impact on the timescale. | | (6353) | 605
| Mrs Janet Dean (Burton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which franchise he expects to be responsible for the Crewe to Derby rail service following the break-up of Central Trains. | | (5774) | 606
| Mrs Janet Dean (Burton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which franchise he expects to become responsible for services operated on the Birmingham to Nottingham route via Burton-on-Trent by Central Trains following the break-up of that company. | | (5775) | 607
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Disability Discrimination (Transport Vehicles) Regulations 2006 will apply to pedicabs; and what assessment his Department has made of whether pedicab vehicles comply with the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. | | (6041) | 608
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will meet the operators of pedicabs to discuss ways in which their vehicles can be redesigned to conform with the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. | | (6042) | 609
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proposals he has to reduce pollution from aircraft. | | (6216) | 610
| Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of his Department's posts (a) have been relocated and (b) are under consideration for relocation from London to the deprived areas of the South East. | | (6265) | 611
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the economic effects of the rail sleeper service on Cornwall. | | (5369) | 612
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his timetable is for determining the submission for the Hampshire Light Rapid Transit Scheme. | | (6008) | 613
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the British Airports Authority regarding the proposed third runway for Heathrow; and if he will make a statement. | | (5892) | 614
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of how many extra aircraft (a) per day and (b) per night would (i) fly in and out of Heathrow Airport and (ii) pass over Hammersmith and Fulham if the third runway is built at Heathrow. | | (5893) | 615
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed (a) third runway and (b) sixth terminal at Heathrow Airport on (i) road, (ii) train and (iii) tube routes to the airport from central London. | | (5894) | 616
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effects on aircraft noise over Hammersmith and Fulham if the proposed third runway is built at Heathrow. | | (5895) | 617
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many bus services are operated in Lancashire; how many were operated in each of the last two years; and what services are planned. | | (6023) | 618
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Lancashire County Council about transport needs. | | (6024) | 619
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many aircraft used (a) Blackpool, (b) Manchester and (c) Liverpool airport in each of the last three years. | | (6025) | 620
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how far pensioners who are resident in Chorley will be able to travel free in the North West under the free travel scheme. | | (6026) | 621
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the proposed pilot schemes for road pricing will operate; when he expects the first pilot scheme to become operational; and if he will make a statement. | | (5920) | 622
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance is given to contractors on motorways about the length of carriageway that should be coned off in order to achieve the optimum balance between completing road works efficiently and not increasing congestion unduly. | | (4989) | 623
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the five miles of one of the carriageways of the M1 motorway in both directions was coned off and closed to traffic on 3rd June, when work was only being carried out over a distance of 100 yards; and if he will make a statement. | | (4990) | 624
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason a traffic survey was carried out on the M1 near to its intersection with the M25 on 8th June. | | (4991) | 625
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate what percentage of road accidents in the area corresponding as closely as available to the Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency involved heavy goods vehicles in 2004. | | (5860) | 626
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has (a) to reduce overcrowding and (b) to improve punctuality on the East Coast main line. | | (5861) | 627
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps are being taken to encourage the transporting of freight by rail. | | (5901) | 628
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the damage to roads caused by heavy goods vehicles. | | (5902) | 629
| Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with (a) Eurotunnel (i) staff and (ii) creditors and (b) other Government departments in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (6013) | 630
| Martin Linton (Battersea):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Network Rail in the last six months about upgrading stations; and if he will make a statement. | | (5682) | 631
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many officials currently in the Department received honours in the recent Queen's Birthday Honours List; and at what rank of honour. | | (6117) | 632
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has evaluated the case for a high-speed rail link between South Wales and London. | | (5539) | 633
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government adviser on Transport, Mr Rod Eddington, will consider any transport projects of specific relevance to Wales in his review of long-term policy. | | (5540) | 634
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who will meet the costs of the Free Fare scheme; what assessment has been made of the likely cost; whether the scheme will include free local bus travel for (a) people over 60 years and (b) people with disabilities; and when he expects further information on the operation of the scheme to be published. | | (6242) | 635
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list those individuals and bodies that have submitted additional evidence and comments on the proposed Shellhaven London gateway port public inquiry following his extension of the inquiry in 2005. | | (5800) | 636
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to announce the result of the Shellhaven London gateway port public inquiry. | | (5801) | 637
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to extend the Air Travel Organisers Licensing scheme to non-charter airlines. | | (5726) | 638
N | Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of motorists were issued by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency with a renewal notice for their (a) road fund licence and (b) statutory off-road notification declaration in the most recent year for which information is available. | | (5737) | 639
N | Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) road fund and (b) statutory off-road notification declarations were issued by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency for each construction and use class of motor vehicles in each of the last five years for which records are available; and how many renewal reminder notices were issued in each category. | | (5742) | 640
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of motorists aged over 70 years who drove uninsured vehicles in each of the last five years. | | (6346) | 641
| Mr Ian Taylor (Esher & Walton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to give local authorities the power to erect 30 mph repeater signs on roads with high traffic accident rates. | | (5876) | 642
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which body is responsible for determining the highway speed limits which apply during major long-term roadworks; at what level of seniority such decisions are taken; what the policy is on speed limits in place during periods when working is temporarily suspended; and if he will make a statement. | | (5952) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 643
| Janet Anderson (Rossendale & Darwen):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects pensioner households will receive the £200 payment towards council tax bills. | | (5947) | 644
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the take-up of pension credit by pensioners whose first language is not English. | | (5751) | 645
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Islington (a) received state pension, (b) applied for pension credit and (c) received pension credit in each of the last three years; and what the average pension credit payment was in each year. | | (5752) | 646
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) notional size and (b) relationship to notional Incapacity Benefit levels of the proposed Rehabilitation Support and Disability Support allowances as set out in the estimates and calculations of the Future of Incapacity Benefits consultation paper is. | | (6320) | 647
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list flat rate housing allowances in each of the allowance pilot areas; what uprating methods are used for each allowance; and how many claimants of each flat rate allowance there are in each pilot area. | | (6323) | 648
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average housing benefit payment in each housing authority area in the North East was in November (a) 2000, (b) 2001, (c) 2002, (d) 2003 and (e) 2004. | | (6324) | 649
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the cost of (a) the winter heating allowance and (b) means-tested benefits for pensioners over (i) 65, (ii) 67, (iii) 70 and (iv) 75 years, in (A) 2005-06, (B) 2010-11, (C) 2020-21, (D) 2030-31, (E) 2040-41 and (F) 2050-51 assuming the uprating of such allowances and benefits is continued on the same basis as that announced for the current year and the basic state pension is uprated on the same basis as announced for 2005-06. | | (6325) | 650
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many adjustments of (a) council tax benefit and (b) housing benefit payments have resulted from corrected overpayments of tax credit; and what research is being carried out on (i) the number, (ii) costs and (iii) effects of such adjustments. | | (6326) | 651
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of incapacity benefit there were on average in each social services authority in (a) 2001 and (b) the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (6327) | 652
N | David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when people paying 34 per cent. of their income to the Child Support Agency for the upkeep of two children will have their contributions reduced to the 20 per cent. stipulated under new Child Support Agency guidelines; and if he will make a statement. | | (5234) | 653
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Post Office Card Accounts have been opened; and if he will make a statement. | | (6358) | 654
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average timescale is for dealing with crisis loan applications; and if he will make a statement. | | (6361) | 655
| Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of his Department's posts (a) have been relocated and (b) are under consideration for relocation from London to the deprived areas of the South East. | | (6270) | 656
N | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the medical examination centres in the UK which are (a) to be closed and (b) to remain open. | | (5235) | 657
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Child Support Agency's aftercare policy. | | (6194) | 658
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what validation checks are performed each month on the (a) old and (b) new Child Support Agency computer system. | | (6196) | 659
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions the Child Support Agency's internal audit recommended that risk mitigation plans be (a) kept up to date and (b) actioned timeously. | | (6197) | 660
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many requests to increase staffing levels have been made to each Child Support Agency business unit director, broken down by area; how many requests were accepted; and for how many staff in each case. | | (6198) | 661
N | Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help people with adverse health conditions and disabilities to return to work. | | (5043) | 662
| David Maclean (Penrith & The Border):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many accidents affecting human health as a result of strychnine hydrochloride used by mole catchers have occurred in the last 10 years. | | (6273) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 663
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, under what circumstances it is possible for claimants who enter the UK under the family reunion scheme to be entitled to claim child benefit when one parent is a British national and the other is not. | | [Transferred] (6280) | 664
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many girls in Portsmouth aged under 17 years (a) gave birth and (b) had abortions, in each of the last five years, broken down by age group. | | [Transferred] (6332) | 665
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many deaths there were in NHS hospitals in each year since 1997, broken down by month. | | [Transferred] (5942) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 666
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans she has to bring into force section 60 of the Family Law Act 1996; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (6175) | Questions to the Prime Minister 667
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Prime Minister, what powers the House of Lords Appointments Commission has to vet appointments by the Prime Minister other than peerages. | | [Transferred] (6063) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 668
| Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the relative external costs per kWh consumed by domestic use of (a) coal, (b) oil, (c) gas, (d) electricity and (e) liquified petroleum gas. | | [Transferred] (6112) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 669
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on (a) installation of new speed cameras and (b) maintenance and removal of existing speed cameras in (i) Cumbria, (ii) Merseyside, (iii) Cheshire, (iv) Greater Manchester and (v) Lancashire in the last year for which figures are available; and how much was raised in revenue by speed cameras in each area in that year. | | [Transferred] (6186) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 670
N | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young people have been registered for disability allowance in East Devon in each of the last five years. | | [Question Unstarred] (5094) |
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