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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 22 June 2005
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 22 June 2005
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 22 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 Wednesday 22 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 22 June see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will list the Government departments which (a) have adopted, (b) are in the process of adopting and (c) have rejected the scheme for foregoing employee salary in favour of childcare vouchers. | | (6607) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 2
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the 100 per cent. VAT refund on repairs to listed religious buildings to listed buildings of non-religious and secular significance. | | (6665) | 3
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received regarding concerns about fraud by staff working for HM Customs and Excise in the past 20 years. | | (6628) | 4
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the estimated levels of national insurance fraud are in the UK. | | (6059) | 5
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were killed by accidental electrocution in each year since 1994. | | (6574) | 6
| Tom Levitt (High Peak):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contribution to the cost of participation in central government schemes and services came from equity release or other property-based loans to service users in (a) absolute and (b) percentage terms in the latest period for which figures are available; and what assessment he has made of how this proportion will change over the next 10 years. | | (6583) | 7
| Dr John Pugh (Southport):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the digitisation of the UK's birth and death records will be carried out abroad. | | (6609) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 8
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what plans the Duchy has for a showground near Garstang in Lancashire. | | (6580) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 9
N | Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much is charged per page by local councils for the marked electoral register after local elections; how much is proposed to be charged by Pickfords for the general election marked register; and if she will make a statement. | | (6472) | 10
N | Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment she has made of the photocopying rate per page to be charged by Pickfords for the marked electoral register. | | (6473) | 11
N | Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, for what reasons marked electoral registers are not retained by local councils following a general election. | | (6474) | 12
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will undertake a consultation on a code of practice for coroners courts on services for court users, with particular reference to bereaved relatives. | | (6851) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 13
| Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has held on a successor scheme to the Heritage Economic Regeneration scheme; and if she will make a statement. | | (6848) | 14
| Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment has been made of the impact of the Heritage Economic Regeneration scheme with particular reference to (a) retention and enhancement of older commercial buildings and (b) other commercial improvements; and if she will make a statement. | | (6850) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 15
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list letters received by (a) him and (b) other Ministers in his Department from honourable Members during the period 1st February to 5th May; and how many of these letters were replied to. | | (6712) | 16
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list occasions during the period 1st February to 5th May on which (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department stated in written Parliamentary Answers that they would write to honourable Members in order further to clarify a specific matter; and whether this commitment was not undertaken on any occasion. | | (6713) | 17
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the outcome was of the investigation commenced in July 2002 at the Royal Mint Llantrisant; and on which Government agency's behalf his Department's police handled the case. | | (6543) | 18
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many training exercises UK military forces have undertaken with Uzbekistan military forces in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (6741) | 19
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what mechanism the US authorities pay the Ministry of Defence Police Agency for policing activities at Fylingdales. | | (5977) | 20
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the policing arrangements are at Fylingdales; how many people have been arrested there in each of the last five years; and what discussions the local police have had with demonstrators. | | (5978) | 21
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) advice is given on, and (b) precautions are taken against the spread of MRSA in military ambulances; and if he will make a statement. | | (6700) | 22
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of MRSA have been recorded in his Department's hospitals since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (6701) | 23
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the forecast availability is of the Z berth in Malabar, Bermuda, for Royal Navy ships. | | (6590) | 24
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for (a) launching and (b) controlling the proposed Watchkeeper unmanned aerial vehicle system from Royal Navy ships. | | (6793) | 25
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make available in the Library a copy of the Portsmouth nuclear accident plan. | | (6794) | 26
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the incidents resulting in spillages of radioactive material during recent work on Vanguard class submarines. | | (6795) | 27
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what enhancements to the Portsmouth nuclear accident plan are necessary to cover vessels powered by nuclear reactors manoeuvring around the City of Portsmouth at the same time during Trafalgar 200 at the Review of the Fleet on 28th June; and if he will make a statement. | | (6796) | 28
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements there are under the Wormwood Scrubs Act 1879, as amended, for his Department to be consulted should a local authority propose carrying out works that might impede access to open space. | | (6773) | 29
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost will be of the re-locations of other service units located at RAF Innsworth following the relocation of Personnel and Training Command to RAF High Wycombe; and if he will list the proposed locations of these units. | | (6709) | 30
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the Armoured Vehicle Training Services requirement to be in operation with the Armed Forces. | | (6710) | 31
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many honourable Members have requested meetings with him since his appointment; and if he will list those he has met. | | (6615) | 32
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14th June, to the honourable Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, Official Report, columns 331-2W, on absence without leave, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the increase in the numbers of service personnel going absent without leave since 2000. | | (6616) | 33
| Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the UK has contributed to the development costs of the Joint Strike Fighter; and what further pre-delivery payments will be required. | | (6830) | 34
| Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what capabilities the UK has to manufacture (a) manned and (b) unmanned vehicles with stealth characteristics. | | (6831) | 35
| Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is evaluating the benefits to the UK of producing in the UK unmanned air vehicles with (a) offensive, (b) defensive and (c) observational capabilities. | | (6832) | 36
| Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list, with dates, those occasions when UK Government Ministers have discussed with the US Administration issues relating to technology transfer on the Joint Strike Fighter project. | | (6833) | 37
| Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the work his Department has carried out since the publication of the Rand Europe report on the Joint Strike Fighter to evaluate the steps which have to be taken to secure a final assembly, check out and maintenance and repair unit for this aircraft at BAe Wharton. | | (6834) | 38
| Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether full technology transfer on the Joint Strike Fighter project is a prerequisite for the UK remaining a part of this programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (6835) | 39
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the outcome was of the fifth Annual Future Combat Vehicle Conference held in London on 8th-9th June; and if he will make a statement. | | (6846) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 40
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many new homes have been built by each local housing authority that has opted for (a) large scale voluntary transfer, (b) arm's length management organisation and (c) private finance initiative in each year since it did so. | | (6813) | 41
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much revenue was accrued through the change in the second home discount in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by local authority; and how much of that money was ringfenced for housing purposes. | | (6814) | 42
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the Government's policy is on what should constitute a threshold for a key decision made by a local authority. | | (6758) | 43
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the Government's policy is on call-in arrangements for executive decisions made by local authorities. | | (6759) | 44
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what guidance he has issued on the application of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 to public areas of (a) local authority and (b) housing association (i) blocks, (ii) walkways, (iii) play areas and (iv) open spaces. | | (6774) | 45
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what Government policy is on local authorities providing an opportunity for councillors to ask questions of executive members at public meetings of the full council. | | (6775) | 46
| Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the projects for e-enabling parish councils and local community groups that his Department is funding; what the (a) central funding and (b) partnership contribution is for each project; and if he will make a statement. | | (6557) | 47
| Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the (a) start-up and (b) annual running costs are of the Environment and Community Online Residents E-Services Communities Content Manangment System (CMS); how the scheme applies to (i) parish councils and (ii) the Neighbourhood Web Community CMS project in Wiltshire and Swindon; and if he will make a statement. | | (6558) | 48
| Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the cost of the Environment and Community Online Residents E-Services project has been in each year since it was established. | | (6559) | 49
| Tom Levitt (High Peak):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what contribution to the cost of participation in local government schemes and services came from equity release or other property-based loans to service users, in (a) absolute and (b) percentage terms, in the latest period for which figures are available; and what assessment he has made of how this proportion will change over the next 10 years. | | (6582) | 50
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps he is taking to reduce attacks on fire crews. | | (6689) | 51
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will take steps to ensure accurate collection of statistics on the number of attacks against fire crews. | | (6690) | 52
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps he plans to take to ensure that individual members of fire crews (a) are encouraged to volunteer information about attacks and (b) understand the importance of reporting incidents. | | (6691) | 53
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will take steps to increase the monitoring and evaluation of campaigns and community-based projects with those who have attacked and who may attack fire crews. | | (6692) | 54
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps (a) have been taken and (b) are planned to increase the amount of training provided to fire crews for dynamic risk assessment; and what part such training will play in the strategy for reducing attacks on fire crews. | | (6693) | 55
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) short-term and (b) long-term plans he has for (i) continuation and (ii) extension of (A) training of fire crews in dealing with attacks on them and (B) initiatives with (1) local schools and (2) the community in respect of such attacks. | | (6694) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 56
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many apprenticeships were (a) started, (b) on programme and (c) completed in (i) 2002-03, (ii) 2003-04 and (iii) 2004-05. | | (6652) | 57
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the date of licence of each Sector Skills Council is, listed in chronological order; what employment sector each covers; how many employers each covers; and what the most recent annual budget was of each. | | (6653) | 58
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers have been the victims of offences of violence in Coventry South in each of the last 10 years. | | (6060) | 59
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in each school in Gloucestershire live in another local authority. | | (6816) | 60
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer to the honourable Member for Fareham of 14th June, Official Report, column 371W, on temporary classrooms, if she will take steps to obtain information on the numbers of temporary classrooms in the local education authorities who have yet to provide accurate data. | | (6817) | 61
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what relationship extended schools will have with Sure Start children's centres. | | (6591) | 62
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate she has made of whether local authorities have sufficient capital funding to meet targets for phase two Sure Start Children's Centres. | | (6711) | 63
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many school children in Lancashire had dyslexia in the last period for which figures are available. | | (6603) | 64
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average time taken to statement a pupil in Lancashire Education Authority was in the last period for which figures are available. | | (6604) | 65
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many school children in Lancashire (a) receive free school meals and (b) pay for school meals, broken down by district. | | (6605) | 66
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding is being made available for the expansion of schools provision in Lancashire. | | (6606) | 67
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on the future of (a) Mayfield and (b) Astley special schools in Chorley. | | (6613) | 68
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many special schools there are in Lancashire Education Authority; and if she will make a statement on the long-term provision of special needs education in Lancashire. | | (6614) | 69
| Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will place in the Library a copy of the admissions policy of each city academy; and which academies use the national normal distribution curve of ability as part of their admissions procedure. | | (6585) | 70
N | Mr Eric Martlew (Carlisle):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what procedures civil servants in her Department follow when deciding on her Department's association with businesses and commercial organisations; and if she will make a statement. | | (5972) | 71
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what (a) funding and (b) training system is available for workplace assessors for NVQ level qualifications. | | (6602) | 72
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will assess the likely effect of the spending priorities set out in the Skills Strategy on the practice of further education providers waiving adult education fees on a discretionary basis. | | (6742) | 73
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) part-time and (b) full-time students with dependants there were in higher education institutions in England in each year between 1994 and 2004. | | (6743) | 74
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what her estimate is of the (a) proportion of the total of and (b) contribution from public funds to adult education courses which focused on (i) leisure activities and (ii) Australian cake decorating in 2003-04. | | (6747) | 75
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 14th June, Official Report, column 356W, on EU students, what her estimate is of the cost of maintenance support for 6,000 full time EU students studying in English institutions in academic year 2006-07 as a result of the changes made by her Department to regulations in the light of the ECJ ruling. | | (6750) | 76
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 14th June, Official Report, column 370W, on student numbers, what her assessment is of the factors behind the uptake of chemistry by undergraduate students in higher education institutions in England since 1995-96. | | (6760) | 77
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many young people are expected to be on the Prince's Trust Teams programme run by Dartington Tech in this financial year; how many there were in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement on education funding in South Devon. | | (6262) | 78
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assistance she expects the public sector will provide to the work of the School Meals Trust. | | (6564) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 79
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list sites in the West Midlands where nuclear waste is stored. | | (5760) | 80
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much is budgeted for expenditure on flood defences in the East Riding of Yorkshire in the next five years; and to which projects funding will be allocated. | | (6547) | 81
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what technologies were used in drawing up the Environment Agency flood maps; and what steps her Department is taking to improve the accuracy of the maps. | | (6548) | 82
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the locations of the proposed trial of the badger TB vaccine. | | (6822) | 83
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the airborne spread of foot and mouth disease during the 2001 outbreak. | | (6823) | 84
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list countries eligible to vote at the International Whaling Conference in South Korea. | | (6824) | 85
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action she plans to take through the International Whaling Commission to seek greater protection for cetaceans. | | (6825) | 86
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria will be used in deciding whether to undertake a Single Payment System inspection. | | (6826) | 87
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy (a) to ban the importation of seal products into the United Kingdom and (b) to press for a similar ban in the EU. | | (6586) | 88
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received about the Canadian seal hunt. | | (6587) | 89
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with (a) small animal vets and (b) their representatives on the implementation of the EU Directive on batch recording and traceability of veterinary medicines. | | (6576) | 90
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will publish her response to the consultation by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate on batch recording and traceability. | | (6577) | 91
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect on small animal vets of the record-keeping requirements in the proposals of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate for implementation of the EU Directive on batch recording and traceability. | | (6578) | 92
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in other EU member states on implementation of the directive on batch recording and traceability of veterinary medicines. | | (6579) | 93
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what responses she received on the draft Control in Trade of Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 2005; and if she will make a statement. | | (6744) | 94
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she intends to increase the maximum sentence for all offences under the Control in Trade of Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 2005 to five years as provided for in section 307 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003; and if she will make a statement. | | (6745) | 95
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she intends to introduce secondary legislation under section 307 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 increasing the maximum sentence for the illegal trade in endangered species. | | (6746) | 96
| Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications have been received for areas to be designated under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000; how many have been approved; and how many footpaths have been (a) closed and (b) diverted on grounds of crime prevention as a result. | | (6695) | 97
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many badgers have been culled in (a) Devon, (b) Cornwall, (c) Somerset and (d) Dorset in each of the last three years; what estimate she has made of the cost of culling badgers in Devon to eradicate bovine TB; and if she will make a statement. | | (6263) | 98
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farms in the South West have been affected by bovine TB in each of the last three years; how many cattle in England have been slaughtered due to bovine TB in each year; how much was paid by the Government to farmers in (a) Devon, (b) Cornwall, (c) Somerset and (d) Dorset in compensation for bovine TB in each of the last three years; what steps she has taken to eradicate TB in cattle; and what steps she is proposing to take. | | (6264) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 99
| Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent meetings he has had with Russian authorities to discuss British investment in Russia; and if he will make a statement. | | (6704) | 100
| Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations his Department has received about media independence in Russia; and if he will make a statement. | | (6705) | 101
| Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Russian Government about Russia's accession to the World Trade Organisation; and if he will make a statement. | | (6706) | 102
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether the situation in Andijan, Uzbekistan has been stabilised; and if he will make a statement. | | (6829) | 103
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what efforts he is making to lobby for an end to the `sizdan ugina, bizdan bugina' culture of public officials in Uzbekistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (6749) | 104
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the future of the six-party talks on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's nuclear programme. | | (6767) | 105
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Kyrgyz authorities to protest against the apparent forced return of Uzbek refugees in early June to their home country; and if he will make a statement. | | (6768) | 106
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what visits the UK Ambassador in Tashkent has made to (a) Andijan and (b) the Fergana Valley since 17th May. | | (6769) | 107
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the OSCE's efforts to promote a public inquiry into the events of 13th May in Andijan in Uzbekistan. | | (6770) | 108
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people he estimates have died in the apparent uprising in Andijan in Uzbekistan on 13th May. | | (6771) | 109
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what efforts he has made to investigate the events of 13th May in Andijan in Uzbekistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (6772) | 110
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Chinese Government on the appointment of the new Chief Executive for Hong Kong, Sir Donald Tsang. | | (6623) | 111
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on progress towards democracy in Hong Kong. | | (6624) | 112
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the prevalence of provocative nationalism by local authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. | | (6738) | 113
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the rate of return of displaced groups to their homes in Bosnia and Herzegovina. | | (6739) | 114
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the segregation of minority returnees in Bosnia and Herzegovina. | | (6740) | 115
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he next plans to meet a representative of the Iranian Government to discuss the treatment of the Baha'i community in Iran. | | (6581) | 116
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) he and (b) his Department has made representations to the Russian Foreign Minister on issues relating to the ratification of the International Treaty on Human Rights. | | (6836) | 117
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in South Wales on 1st-2nd September will include discussion of pan-European attitutdes to human rights. | | (6847) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 118
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her Answer of 16th June, Official Report, column 635W, on community hospitals, whether the decision on which services will be provided by each new community hospital will be made by (a) the Government and (b) primary care trusts. | | (6798) | 119
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much and what percentage of the Oxfordshire Mental Healthcare Trust budget she expects to come from (a) primary care trusts and (b) other sources; and from which other sources she expects such funds to come. | | (6799) | 120
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much and what percentage of the Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust budget for 2005-06 she expects to come from (a) primary care trusts, (b) reserve funding, (c) funding on a consequence of the John Radcliffe being a teaching hospital and (d) other sources; and from which other sources she expects such funding to come. | | (6800) | 121
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the formula is on which funding is allocated to the (a) Cherwell Vale Primary Care Trust, (b) North East Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust and (c) Oxford City Primary Care Trust. | | (6801) | 122
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, within what period she expects an NHS trust which is in deficit to bring its budget into balance. | | (6802) | 123
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by how much she expects (a) Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust, (b) Oxfordshire Mental Healthcare NHS Trust and (c) primary care trusts in Oxfordshire to overspend in the 2005-06 financial year. | | (6803) | 124
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on cancer treatment waiting times at the Maidstone Oncology Centre in Kent. | | (5967) | 125
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to decrease the number of day patients at Maidstone Oncology Centre wait for cancer treatment | | (5968) | 126
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will take steps to reduce cancer treatment waiting times for hospitals in East Sussex and Kent. | | (5969) | 127
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the role of the Sussex Cancer Network in relation to cancer treatment waiting times. | | (5970) | 128
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many weeks on average patients at Maidstone Oncology Centre have waited for post-operative cancer treatment since 1997. | | (5971) | 129
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) cases of MRSA there were and (b) deaths were caused by MRSA in care homes in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | | (5896) | 130
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what role community matrons play in minimising MRSA in residential care and nursing homes; and if she will make a statement. | | (5897) | 131
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has had to facilitate the merger of the Commission for Social Care Inspection with the Healthcare Commission; what progress is being made; and if she will make a statement. | | (5898) | 132
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will publish her Department's cost assessment of the merger of the Commission for Social Care Inspection with the Healthcare Commission; and if she will make a statement. | | (5899) | 133
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether primary legislation will be required to merge the Commission for Social Care Inspection with the Healthcare Commission; and if she will make a statement. | | (5900) | 134
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of care homes for older people (a) exceeded, (b) met, (c) almost met and (d) did not meet the national minimum standard for medication in 2004-05. | | (6655) | 135
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of bed days lost due to adverse drug reactions in (a) 50 to 64 year olds, (b) 65 to 74 year olds and (c) over 75 year olds in each of the last five years. | | (6656) | 136
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) 50 to 64 year olds, (b) 65 to 74 year olds and (c) over 75 year olds were diagnosed with schizophrenia in each of the last five years. | | (6657) | 137
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her most recent estimate is of the number of (a) 50 to 64 year olds, (b) 65 to 74 year olds and (c) over 75 year olds who (i) died and (ii) were injured in a year as a result of adverse drug reactions. | | (6658) | 138
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many adverse reaction reports were received through the Yellow Card reporting system for (a) all anti-psychotic drugs, (b) traditional anti-psychotic drugs and (c) atypical anti-psychotic drugs in each of the last five years; and how many prescriptions there were for each type of drug in each year. | | (6659) | 139
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she will publish Part Two of the Taskforce on Medicine Partnership's evaluation of Room for Review. | | (6660) | 140
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care (a) groups and (b) trusts have schemes in place enabling older people to get help from pharmacists in using their medicines. | | (6661) | 141
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she will publish the Department's review of national minimum standards for care homes. | | (6662) | 142
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of people over 75 years taking four or more medicines have their medicines reviewed at least every six months. | | (6663) | 143
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of people over 75 years have their medicines reviewed at least annually. | | (6664) | 144
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many new (a) junior and (b) senior physiotherapy posts have been created in the last five years in the NHS. | | (6544) | 145
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on (a) agency nurses and (b) bank nurses in Hull and East Riding (i) Hospitals NHS Trust and (ii) Community Health NHS Trust in each of the last three years. | | (6549) | 146
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action her Department is taking to reduce the NHS's use of agency and bank nurses. | | (6550) | 147
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS nurses left the Hull and East Riding (a) Hospitals NHS Trust and (b) Community Health NHS Trust in each of the past five years. | | (6551) | 148
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research her Department has undertaken into possible links between use of agency and bank nursing staff within the NHS and prevalence of MRSA and other hospital-acquired infections. | | (6552) | 149
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses employed by Hull and East Riding (a) Hospitals NHS Trust and (b) Community Health NHS Trust were recruited from outside the United Kingdom. | | (6553) | 150
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what inspection procedures are in place for the work of dentists who undertake NHS work. | | (6748) | 151
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list diagnostic and treatment centres, broken down by (a) location and (b) specialism. | | (6810) | 152
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account has been taken of Food Standards Agency research in formulating the Government's policy on genetically modified food; and if she will make a statement. | | (6811) | 153
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account was taken of (a) the impact on tri-service arrangements, (b) rural issues and (c) the future of patient transport in the report on the possible reconfiguration of the ambulance trusts for Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire; what (i) patient and (ii) public involvement there was in the preparation of the report; and if she will make a statement. | | (6812) | 154
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what financial resources are being made available in 2005-06 for (a) research into and (b) increasing public awareness of the causes of (i) lung cancer, (ii) prostate cancer, (iii) heart disease and (iv) cervical cancer; and if she will make a statement. | | (6697) | 155
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many specialist burns services units there are in the Greater London region. | | (6698) | 156
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) advice is given on and (b) precautions are taken against the spread of MRSA in ambulances; and if she will make a statement. | | (6699) | 157
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she has taken to improve (a) awareness of and (b) training on epidermolysis bullosa for health professionals; and if she will make a statement. | | (6702) | 158
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the expenditure on drugs available on the NHS for Alzheimer's disease was in Hornsey and Wood Green in the latest year for which figures are available; how many Alzheimer's disease patients are being treated by primary care trusts in Hornsey and Wood Green; how much was spent by the NHS on drug treatments for advanced Alzheimer's disease patients in Hornsey and Wood Green in the latest year for which figures are available; and what assessment she has made of the availability of drugs for patients with moderately severe to severe Alzheimer's disease in Hornsey and Wood Green. | | (6703) | 159
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cleaners in hospitals in England are employed by (a) the NHS and (b) private contractors providing services to the NHS; and if she will make a statement. | | (6736) | 160
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cleaners are employed at each hospital in England; and if she will make a statement. | | (6737) | 161
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the cost of equipping NHS premises with identity card readers. | | (6732) | 162
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have suffered from cancer-treatment induced anaemia in England over the last three years. | | (6714) | 163
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cancer patients in England are receiving erythropoietin. | | (6715) | 164
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS has spent on erythropoietin over the last three years. | | (6716) | 165
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cancer centres prescribe erythropoietin. | | (6717) | 166
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has made to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence regarding its appraisal of cancer treatment-induced anaemia. | | (6718) | 167
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will meet leading clinicians to discuss the use of erythropoietin in the NHS; and if she will make a statement. | | (6719) | 168
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which drug rehabilitation centres are available to residents of Portsmouth within a 10 mile radius of the city centre. | | (6588) | 169
| Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS trusts have contracts with private companies for the examination of cervical cancer smear tests; which companies are involved; and whether any send smear tests outside the UK for screening. | | (6584) | 170
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what financial commitment her Department plans to make to stem cell research in each year from 2005 to 2008. | | (6633) | 171
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with diabetes were screened for retinopathy on the NHS in (a) 2002, (b) 2003 and (c) 2004. | | (6671) | 172
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what quality assurance protocols are in place for retinopathy screening on the NHS. | | (6672) | 173
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much central funding is planned to be allocated for (a) an external and independent quality assurance programme and (b) an internal quality assurance programme for retinal screening. | | (6673) | 174
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which areas of funding South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust is expected to reduce over the next three years; and what changes in staffing levels she expects as a result. | | (6683) | 175
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will ensure (a) that the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton is not closed and (b) that the accident and emergency ward at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton is not (i) reduced in size and (ii) closed as a result of the funding settlement for South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust over the next three years. | | (6684) | 176
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures she has put in place to ensure that reductions in funding by South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust do not impact negatively on the standard of care provided to the people of North Yorkshire. | | (6685) | 177
| John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received on the impact on the health of passengers of the salt and fat content of in-flight meals. | | (6804) | 178
| John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will undertake a survey of the nutritional content of in-flight meals. | | (6805) | 179
| John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice she gives to airline passengers on the salt content of in-flight meals. | | (6806) | 180
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many doctors have been (a) assessed and (b) entered on the specialist register by the Post-Graduate Medical Education and Training Board, broken down by region; and how many doctors have received additional training to satisfy the Board's requirements for a particular register. | | (6260) | 181
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many senior physiotherapists are in post in the NHS in England; and what the establishment figure is. | | (6560) | 182
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to increase the number of junior physiotherapy posts in the NHS in England; and if she will make a statement. | | (6561) | 183
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her Answer of 14th June, Official Report, column 306W, on hot weather-related conditions, how many hospital admissions in England were given a hot weather-related primary diagnosis, including sunburn, in each year since 1980, broken down by age. | | (6562) | 184
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of patients have not had the opportunity to book advance GP appointments, in each month since the monitoring process began. | | (6563) | 185
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will estimate the percentage of the population with no decayed, missing or filled teeth, broken down by (a) age and (b) social class, in each year since 1990. | | (6566) | 186
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of tuberculosis were diagnosed (a) in England and (b) in each region in each year since 1997. | | (6567) | 187
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have received (a) BCG immunisations and (b) related skin tests in each of the last 24 months. | | (6568) | 188
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the availability is of (a) magnetic Heaf heads and (b) purified protein derivative solution required to carry out skin tests prior to BCG vaccinations; and if she will make a statement. | | (6569) | 189
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on proposals (a) to reduce bed numbers and (b) to change service provision at the West Herts Hospital Trust's Hemel Hempstead and Watford hospitals. | | (6570) | 190
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the ability of physiotherapy graduates to obtain employment in the NHS in England; and if she will make a statement. | | (6571) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 191
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many criminal offences have been created in legislation sponsored by his Department since May 1997; and how many have been abolished. | | (6725) | 192
N | Colin Burgon (Elmet):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inmates there are in each (a) prison and (b) young offender institution in England and Wales, broken down by (i) parliamentary constituency and (ii) local authority area. | | (5820) | 193
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that adequate counselling is in place for staff working in the Prison Service who deal with a fatality or a serious case of self-harm. | | (6815) | 194
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information will be held on the national identity card register to establish a person's entitlement to free NHS treatment. | | (6733) | 195
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the evidential basis is for the permitted use of the mouse LD50 procedure by the manufacturers of (a) Dysport and (b) Botox; and if he will make a statement. | | (6589) | 196
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects the National Register of Unaccompanied Children to be operational; and if he will make a statement. | | (6761) | 197
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to monitor the activities of certain churches in London that are known or believed to carry out exorcisms or similar procedures. | | (6762) | 198
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied child asylum seekers from Africa have arrived in each of the 33 London boroughs since 2001. | | (6763) | 199
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many African boys he estimates have disappeared in the United Kingdom since September 2001. | | (6764) | 200
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken since September 2001 to prevent the importation of children from Africa to be murdered as human sacrifices in churches; and if he will make a statement. | | (6765) | 201
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the funding for CCTV in Lancashire. | | (6610) | 202
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on changes in the level of crime in (a) Lancashire and (b) Chorley in the last five years. | | (6611) | 203
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners are held in (a) Garth and (b) Wymott prisons; and how many prison officers there are in each per prisoner. | | (6612) | 204
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment his Department has made of the health effects of prolonged cannabis use. | | (6634) | 205
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been made in respect of children who suffer from (a) Tourett's syndrome, (b) autism and (c) Asperger's syndrome. | | (6456) | 206
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been made in respect of people who were begging. | | (6457) | 207
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been made in respect of women who were loitering or soliciting. | | (6458) | 208
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been made since 1999. | | (6459) | 209
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of anti-social behaviour orders have been breached; and how many of those concerned were given a custodial sentence. | | (6460) | 210
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what alternatives to the charitable sector there are for the provision of facilities for (a) drug treatment and testing orders and (b) drug rehabilitation requirements in St Albans. | | (6734) | 211
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what non-charitable premises are available in St Albans for the provision of (a) treatment testing and (b) rehabilitation of offenders by his Department; and what provision there is other than the charitable sector for (i) through care and (ii) after-care elements in St Albans. | | (6735) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 212
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the number of people returning to the South of Sudan; and what assistance is being provided for resettlement. | | (6818) | 213
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the humanitarian conditions of Ethiopian refugees who have settled in Pibor in Sudan; and if he will make a statement. | | (6819) | 214
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had with the UN High Commission on Refugees on children born and abandoned after rape in the Habila area of Sudan. | | (6820) | 215
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the level of repatriation of people from Chad to Sudan. | | (6821) | 216
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations he has made to the government of Sudan on conflict between internally displaced persons and the police in Sobi Arabi, Khartoum. | | (6844) | 217
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had with the World Bank on its policy on charging user fees for healthcare in developing countries. | | (6752) | 218
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans there are to discuss charging of user fees for healthcare in developing countries at the G8 summit in July. | | (6753) | 219
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the merits of charging user fees for healthcare in developing countries. | | (6754) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 220
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been paid in (a) salaries and (b) office allowances to Sinn Fein Assembly members since 29th April 2004; and if he will make a statement. | | (6151) | 221
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the effectiveness of the first direction given under section 51B(2) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 against Sinn Fein removing its entitlement to payments under the Financial Assistance for Political Parties Scheme for the 12 months from 29th April 2004. | | (6152) | 222
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for what reasons he declined to exercise his powers under section 47 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 to make a determination in relation to the salaries of Sinn Fein Assembly members following the 1st Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission in April 2004. | | (6153) | 223
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on progress made by the Police Service of Northern Ireland in its investigation of the Northern Bank robbery of 20th December 2004; and for what reasons there have been no arrests. | | (6154) | 224
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many pupils were suspended from (a) primary and (b) secondary schools for (i) bullying, (ii) violence towards teaching staff and (iii) carrying offensive weapons in each of the last three years, broken down by Board area. | | (6572) | 225
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the cost of credit card fraud involving identity fraud in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (6573) | 226
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of literacy levels among 11 year olds in each of the Education and Library Board areas in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (6669) | 227
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much he plans to allocate to improving the quality of school meals in the Province, broken down by Education and Library Board area. | | (6670) | 228
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on progress on plans to introduce the E-Way Rapid Transport Scheme into Strangford and East Belfast. | | (6674) | 229
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the number of young offenders in Northern Ireland who had (a) alcohol and (b) drug abuse problems in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (6675) | 230
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many houses have been built under the co-ownership scheme in the Province in the last three years; what the uptake of co-ownership homes was in each year; and if he will make a statement. | | (6676) | 231
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what percentage of cattle in Northern Ireland are estimated to have bovine tuberculosis, broken down by constituency; and if he will make a statement. | | (6677) | 232
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made in meeting targets for reducing attacks on NHS staff in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | (6678) | 233
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what public finance initiative and public private partnership projects arrangements involving Jarvis Plc are in place in (a) the NHS and (b) the Department of Education in the Province; and if he will make a statement. | | (6679) | 234
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many pensioners in Strangford constituency are in receipt of Disability Living Allowance, broken down by (a) care and (b) mobility components. | | (6681) | 235
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much of the education budget has been set aside for breakfast and after-school clubs in the South East Education and Library Board area for the next three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (6682) | Questions to the Prime Minister 236
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Prime Minister, what official engagements he has for July and August. | | (6058) | Questions to the Solicitor General 237
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Solicitor General, what criminal investigations the Serious Fraud Office is undertaking into cases of fraud by staff working for HM Customs and Excise; and if he will make a statement. | | (6629) | 238
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Solicitor General, if he will make a statement on the role of the Serious Fraud Office in investigating cases of fraud by staff at HM Customs and Excise. | | (6630) | 239
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Solicitor General, how much has been spent on the Crown Prosecution Service in each of the last 10 years. | | (6575) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 240
| John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what square footage of office space is vacant at (a) the Spectrum Enterprise Zone site at Dawdon and (b) the Whitehouse Business Park at Shotton; what steps are being taken to market these sites; and what progress has been made so far. | | (6708) | 241
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with the European Commission regarding EU-ACP economic partnership agreements since March. | | (6751) | 242
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the Commission for Africa's observations on the merits of using trade agreements to achieve growth and poverty reduction in developing countries. | | (6755) | 243
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with the European Commission regarding reform of Article 24 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in relation to trade agreements, with particular reference to the EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements. | | (6756) | 244
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with the European Commission on the letter from Mr Peter Carl, of the European Commission, to Heads of Delegations of African, Caribbean and Pacific countries of 11th April, on the UK Government's position on EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements. | | (6757) | 245
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much the Government has allocated to the Export Credits Guarantee Department in each of the last five years. | | (6792) | 246
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much the Export Credits Guarantee Department has allocated to (a) fossil fuel projects and (b) renewable energy in each of the last five years. | | (6797) | 247
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent discussions he has had with Royal Mail on the protection and continuation of rural post offices in Midlothian. | | (6627) | 248
| Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the economic effects on UK industry of the use of carbon abatement technologies. | | (6617) | 249
| Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what support the Government plans to offer to encourage companies (a) to undertake further research into clean coal technologies, (b) to invest in clean coal technologies for existing coal-fired power plants and (c) to develop new facilities that fully utilise clean coal technologies. | | (6618) | 250
| Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the potential for carbon sequestration in the North Sea oil fields. | | (6619) | 251
| Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much the Government has spent on research and development into carbon sequestration technology in the past five years. | | (6620) | 252
| Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the potential consequences for the UK's energy security of continued reliance on imported oil and natural gas. | | (6621) | 253
| Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the size of the remaining coal reserves in South Wales; and what assessment he has made of the economic viability of their extraction. | | (6622) | 254
| Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, of what (a) public and (b) private proposals in the UK (i) to develop new power plants that utilise coal gasification technology and (ii) to retrofit existing coal-fired power plants to utilise coal gasification technology he has been informed. | | (6625) | 255
| Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with the US Department of Energy regarding its FutureGen carbon sequestration initiative. | | (6707) | 256
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what penalties have been imposed on companies found paying their employees below the minimum wage. | | (6631) | 257
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to introduce tougher penalties to deter companies from paying their employees below the minimum wage. | | (6632) | 258
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what guidance he has given to UK companies on their responsibilities (a) to report on and (b) to mitigate their impact on (i) communities and (ii) the environment. | | (6608) | 259
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the reasons were for the decision by his Department in February to delay the appointment of a permanent secretary until later in the year; whether this decision was announced publicly; and when he expects to announce the appointment of a new permanent secretary. | | (6639) | 260
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment the Department made of the business plans of the (a) Phoenix and (b) Alchemy bid for Rover at the time of the company's sale by BMW in 2000, in terms of (i) long-term employment, (ii) redundancy packages and (iii) current and future pensions for (A) Rover employees and (B) Rover's suppliers and dealers; and what assessment was made of the likely effect of each bid on the local Longbridge economy. | | (6666) | 261
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what issues he has asked the inspectors Messrs Guy Newey and Gervase MacGregor to investigate in their inquiry into MG Rover; whether he has asked them to limit their inquiry to specific areas; when he expects them to present their report to him; and whether he plans to publish the report. | | (6667) | 262
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he expects the Health and Safety Executive's Nuclear Installations Inspectorate to produce its report on the leak at the THORP Plant; and whether he intends to publish the findings. | | (6668) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 263
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the penalties are for failing to have a V5C Vehicle Registration document; and from when they apply. | | (6720) | 264
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's preparedness to process all outstanding conversions from V5 to V5C Vehicle Registration before the deadline for the change. | | (6721) | 265
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's advertising campaign to raise awareness of the change from V5 to V5C Vehicle Registration has cost; and what elements the cost comprises. | | (6722) | 266
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications for a change from V5 to V5C vehicle registration the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has received in each of the last six months; and what the average processing time has been in each month. | | (6723) | 267
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate has been made by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency of the number of V5 Vehicle Registration documents remaining to be converted to the V5C Vehicles Registration document as at 1st June. | | (6724) | 268
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) cost and (b) location was of each by-pass scheme approved in each of the past 15 years. | | (6545) | 269
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has undertaken into ways of addressing parking shortages in town centres, with particular reference to controlled parking zones. | | (6546) | 270
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of passengers who had no seat on Virgin trains from London to the North West in the last period for which figures are available. | | (6635) | 271
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of passengers who used the London to Scotland sleeper in each of the last three years; and at which stations it stopped in this period. | | (6636) | 272
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many traffic movements there are on average each day between South Preston and North Warrington on the M6. | | (6637) | 273
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which railway stations in Lancashire have CCTV. | | (6638) | 274
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he expects that the planned Enterprise Option centralising the Department's finance and payroll functions will use the Partners Achieving Change Together contract; and whether it is compliant with EU public sector procurement rules. | | (6555) | 275
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Partners Achieving Change Together (PACT) contract was let; and whether PACT work was offered to open competition via a notice in the Official Journal of the European Community prior to being let. | | (6556) | 276
| Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list Aviation Ministers since May 1997, indicating the dates between which they held office. | | (6696) | 277
| John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will issue guidelines to airline companies on levels of salt in in-flight meals. | | (6807) | 278
| John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received from the British Nutritional Foundation on the salt content of in-flight meals. | | (6808) | 279
| John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has made to the Aviation Health Unit on the salt content of in-flight meals. | | (6809) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 280
N | Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the regenerative potential for towns in the South Wales valleys of a scheme similar to the Market Towns Initiative. | | (5059) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 281
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for incorporating basic skills education into the Building on New Deal programme. | | (6654) | 282
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, at what level he expects the Pension Protection Fund to be set; and how much he expects will be funded through (a) employee contribution and (b) public funds. | | (6827) | 283
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how employers will be informed of their expected contribution levels to the Pension Protection Fund; and if he will list the expected 10 largest contributers to the Fund. | | (6828) | 284
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on public advertising for reporting benefit fraud in the UK in 2004. | | (6626) | 285
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of pensioner households paid (a) more than five per cent., (b) more than 10 per cent. and (c) more than 15 per cent. of their gross income in council tax in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (6766) | 286
| Dr John Pugh (Southport):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of benefit fraud cases involved the claimant using a false name in the last period for which figures are available. | | (6849) | 287
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many resident parents are not receiving maintenance payments from former partners due to technical difficulties experienced by the Child Support Agency's new computer syetem; what the average sum involved is; what the average time taken to resolve cases via the new computer system is; how many cases have been referred to the Clerical Options Team; and how long on average it took for cases to be resolved clerically in the last period for which figures are available. | | (6261) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 288
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many excess deaths were ascribed to hot weather in each year since 1980, broken down by age. | | [Transferred] (6565) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 289
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was raised by parking fines in (a) Humberside and (b) England in each of the last five years. | | [Transferred] (6554) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 290
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many pensioners there are in the Strangford constituency. | | [Transferred] (6680) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 291
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the opening dates of hospitals in Wales were between 1975 and 1998. | | [Transferred] (6687) | 292
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the opening dates of sections of the M4 in Wales since 1975; and if he will list the opening dates of sections of the (a) A55 and (b) A470 in Wales between 1975 and 1998. | | [Transferred] (6688) |
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