Questions for Oral or Written Answer beginning on Tuesday 28 June 2005 (the 'Questions Book') Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Tuesday 28 June 2005 This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 28 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 Tuesday 28 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 28 June see Part 2 of this paper. Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1 N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the criminal investigations which have been undertaken by Customs and Excise in respect of which legal proceedings are not ongoing into allegations of fraud and other malpractice by staff working for Customs and Excise in the last 10 years; and what the dates were of each. | (7574) | 2 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many press officers the Department employed in each year since 1997; and what the cost was in each year. | (8135) | 3 | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of deaths from cervical cancer occurred in women (a) aged 60 and over, (b) between 30 and 59 and (c) under 30 years in each year since 1975. | (8130) | 4 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the sum overpaid in tax credits in 2003-04 is estimated to be due to fraud. | (7994) | 5 N | Mr Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the increase in total managed expenditure between 1999-2000 and 2007-08 inclusive was in real terms. | (7950) | 6 | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value is of tax credit overpayments written off in each month since April 2003. | (7995) | 7 | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the statement of 22nd June by the Paymaster General, Official Report, column 801-14, on tax credits, what plans he has to review the right of appeal within the tax credit system; and what assessment he has made of the merits of the adoption of a statutory test for the recovery of excess payments and overpayments of tax credits. | (8020) | 8 | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the statement of 22nd June by the Paymaster General, Official Report, column 801-14, on tax credits, whether he has accepted in full the recommendations in paragraph (a) 5.41, (b) 5.51, (c) 5.65 and (d) 7.14 of the Parliamentary Ombudsman's report. | (8021) | 9 | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the statement of 22nd June by the Paymaster General, Official Report, columns 801-14 on tax credits, what estimate he has made of the number of cases in which in-year recovery of excess tax credits has occurred for recipients of (a) income support and (b) income-based jobseeker's allowance; what the average value was of the excess recovered; what proportion of these cases were disputed; and in how many of these cases (i) the overpayments were written off and (ii) additional tax credits were awarded. | (8022) | 10 | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the statement of 22nd June by the Paymaster General, Official Report, columns 801-14 on tax credits, what assessment he has made of the level of awareness amongst tax credit office staff of the circumstances in which additional tax credits are payable; and what additional (a) training and (b) guidance he plans to give to ensure appropriate use of additional tax credits. | (8023) | 11 | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the statement of 22nd June by the Paymaster General, Official Report, columns 801-14 on tax credits, whether changes to the tax credit IT system are required to ensure that an in-year excess tax credit payment that is recoverable in accordance with COP 26 will be recovered at the same rate as those for previous year overpayments. | (8024) | 12 | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the statement of 22nd June by the Paymaster General, Official Report, columns 801-14 on tax credits, whether changes to the tax credit IT system are required in order to comply with the recommendation in paragraph 5.17 of the Parliamentary Ombudsman's report; and whether he accepts the recommendation. | (8025) | 13 | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the statement of 22nd June by the Paymaster General, Official Report, columns 801-14 on tax credits, what timetable has been set to train tax credit staff on the appropriate use of interim payments; and what new guidance is to be produced on issuing interim payments. | (8026) | 14 | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when discussions with EDS on compensation for problems with the tax credit IT system were started; how much compensation has been paid by EDS; and if he will make a statement. | (8105) | 15 | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many instances of recovery of overpayments or excess payments have been disputed by tax credit recipients in each of the last two years. | (8106) | 16 | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many TC846 forms have been received in each of the last two years. | (8107) | 17 | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the estimated take-up rate is for (a) child tax credit and (b) working tax credit; and how many families he estimates are entitled but not claiming. | (8108) | 18 | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he was advised on the legal opinion of Richard Drabble QC on the practice of automatic recovery of overpaid tax credits; when he asked his Department's lawyers for advice; and what action he has taken in response. | (8109) | 19 | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit overpayments there were in 2004-05; and what the value was. | (8110) | 20 | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the statement of 22nd June by the Paymaster General, Official Report, columns 801-14, on tax credits, if he will change the payments page of an award notice to (a) advise tax credit recipients that recovery of an overpayment can be challenged, (b) draw claimants' attention to the Code of Practice 26 and (c) draw claimants' attention to form TC846; and if he will change the guidance notes accompanying the award notice to give greater prominence to how the Revenue can help with financial hardship. | (8124) | 21 N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15th June, Official Report, columns 391-2W, on offshore facilities, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Executive about the consequences for the (a) proposed competitive tendering process for the West Highland and Hebridean ferry services and (b) off shoring for tax purposes of Caledonian Macbrayne crew of the position outlined. | (7716) | 22 | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what action his Department has taken against PricewaterhouseCoopers for selling tax avoidance schemes; and if he will make a statement. | (8128) | 23 N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people aged over 18 years there were in each parliamentary constituency in England and Wales according to the 2001 Census, broken down by ward. | (7764) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 24 N | Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many people have attended the finance for non-financial managers course run by the National School of Government, broken down by (a) year and (b) department. | (7193) | 25 | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what recent representations he has received on reforming the Civil Service; and if he will make a statement. | (8051) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 26 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will introduce legislation to modify section 7(9) of the Data Protection Act 1998 to provide for a guarantee of the right of access to personal data as required by Article 12 of Directive 95/46/EC; and if she will make a statement. | (8056) | 27 N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what steps she has taken to review legal aid advice under contracts for tolerance work. | (7954) | 28 N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the average salary has been of a one-year qualified solicitor (a) conducting civil legal aid work and (b) in non-publicly funded firms, in each of the last 10 years, broken down by region. | (7955) | 29 N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the average salary has been of a trainee solicitor (a) conducting civil legal aid work and (b) in non-publicly funded firms, in each of the last 10 years broken down by region. | (7956) | 30 N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what allocations she has made to the civil legal aid budget for each of the next five years. | (7957) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 31 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress Ofcom's consultation on proposals to tighten the rules on broadcast advertising, sponsorship and promotion of food and drink to children, as set out in the Choosing Health White Paper has made to date; and what the timetable is for publication of this consultation. | (8063) | 32 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many press officers the Department employed in each year since 1997; and what the cost was in each year. | (8134) | 33 | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on differences in amounts received by constituencies from grants to good causes from the National Lottery. | (8073) | 34 | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which constituencies have received (a) less than 10 per cent. and (b) less than 15 per cent. of the national average for constituencies of grants to good causes from the National Lottery; and if she will make a statement. | (8074) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 35 N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the amount and type of ordnance dropped on Iraq by RAF aircraft was in (a) November 2002, (b) December 2002, (c) January 2003 and (d) February 2003. | (7261) | 36 N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the legal basis for the bombing of Iraq by RAF aircraft in the second half of 2002 was; and what proportion of ordnance was released in response to actual or imminent attack. | (7262) | 37 | David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many items of body armour issued to British troops since 2000 are unaccounted for. | (8066) | 38 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the costs of military involvement in (a) Afghanistan and (b) the Middle East since 2001; and if he will make a statement. | (8049) | 39 N | Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will write to the honourable Member for Blaby with a full list of ships and equipment involved in the STOROB process of reused ships' fitted equipment or parts thereof and place a copy of that letter in the Library, as he undertook to do in the Answer of 17th March, Official Report, column 414W, in the last session of Parliament. | (7948) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 40 | Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the costs to (a) Government and (b) local authorities of amending building regulations to require doors to be built to a specified height. | (7997) | 41 | Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of staff required and (b) the cost of building inspectors to check whether doorways have been built to the height specified in regulations; and if he will make a statement. | (7998) | 42 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many affordable homes were provided in each London borough in each of the last five years. | (8078) | 43 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many people were (a) accepted as eligible for assistance, unintentionally homeless and in priority need, (b) found to be unintentionally homeless but not in a priority need category, (c) in temporary accommodation arranged by the local authority under homelessness legislation, (d) designated as homeless at home, (e) recorded as sleeping rough and (f) people on the housing register for each London borough for each of the last four years. | (8079) | 44 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many planning appeals (a) for non-determination by the planning authority and (b) against a refusal were (i) determined by written representations and (ii) determined by public inquiry for each of the last five years for each London borough; and how many in each case were (A) granted permission and (B) not granted permission. | (8081) | 45 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what topics will be covered by the research commissioned by his Department into the future direction of mobile phone technology; what the timetable for the research is including (a) the date on which the research was commissioned, (b) when the research commenced, (c) what interim reports will be submitted, (d) when the research findings and recommendations will be submitted to Ministers and (e) when and how the research will be made public; what the estimated cost of research is; and who is conducting the research. | (8082) | 46 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many press officers the Department and its predecessors employed in each year since 1997; and what the cost was in each year. | (8133) | 47 N | Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much EU funding has been secured for projects in the West Midlands since 1997, broken down by (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority. | (7717) | 48 N | Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much (a) Objective 2, (b) Objective 3 and (c) other EU funding has been secured in the West Midlands in 2005-06, broken down by (i) parliamentary constituency and (ii) local authority area. | (7718) | 49 N | Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether appraisals of priority projects on the reserve list for Objective 2 funding in the West Midlands are continuing following the extraordinary meeting of the West Midlands Objective 2 Programme Monitoring Committee held on 18th May. | (7719) | 50 N | Mr Michael Mates (East Hampshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, for what reasons the Government did not proceed with its undertaking to make all telephones masts the subject of normal planning procedures. | (7951) | 51 N | Mr Michael Mates (East Hampshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what percentage of planning appeals for mobile phone masts were decided (a) for and (b) against the appellant in the most recent year for which figures are available. | (7952) | 52 N | Mr Michael Mates (East Hampshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when research into mobile phone use and the necessity for masts in the future, announced on 4th April, is expected to be completed. | (7991) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 53 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when she expects the School Meals Review Panel to publish its draft school lunch standards for the school year starting in September. | (8058) | 54 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils in each London borough missed at least half a day due to unauthorised absence in (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools, (c) special schools and (d) pupil referral units, expressed as a percentage of pupils of compulsory school age in each of the last five years. | (8059) | 55 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make it her policy to fund the full cost of meeting the recommendations of the School Meals Review Panel. | (8061) | 56 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many temporary buildings there were on school premises in each London borough in (a) 1997, (b) 2001 and (c) 2005, broken down by (i) primary, (ii) secondary and (iii) special schools. | (8068) | 57 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many press officers the Department and its predecessors employed in each year since 1997; and what the cost was in each year. | (8138) | 58 | Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham & Stamford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reasons maintained secondary schools are not permitted to enter pupils for the international mathematics GCSE examination. | (7999) | 59 N | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when she will publish the Learning and Skills Development Agency's report on the funding gap between schools and further education colleges; and if she will make a statement. | (6932) | 60 N | Mr Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what support is given to primary schools to help them identify children with dyslexia. | (5250) | 61 N | Mr Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what procedures are in place to detect dyslexia in children below school age. | (5251) | 62 | Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total amount was of debt repaid by (a) UK and (b) EU students who graduated from English universities in each year since 1994; and what proportion of debt remains outstanding for each year. | (8029) | 63 | Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average proportion of student loan debt repaid by United Kingdom borrowers entering repayment status was in each financial year since 1999. | (8030) | 64 | Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 21st June, Official Report, column 1006W, on EU students, what estimate she has made of the likely value of deferred fee payments that will not be recovered from EU students who return to their home countries after graduation; and what the procedures are which will be put in place to minimise the risk of default. | (8031) | 65 | Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many EU students she expects to attend higher education institutions in England in each year between 2006 and 2010. | (8032) | 66 | Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) UK, (b) EU and (c) non-EU students are studying science postgraduate degrees in England in 2004-05; and what proportion of all postgraduate students this represents in each case. | (8033) | 67 | Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many spin-offs from English universities there were in each year between 1994 and 2004; and what proportion of the total income of English universities she estimates was derived from the commercial exploitation of academic research in each of these years. | (8036) | 68 | Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the estimated income was from fees paid by (a) undergraduate and (b) postgraduate non-EU students in higher education institutions in England in each year between 1999 and 2004. | (8037) | 69 | Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total amount of fees raised from (a) undergraduate students and (b) postgraduate students attending higher education institutions in England was in each year between 1999 and 2004. | (8038) | 70 N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much money Plater College has received from (a) her Department and (b) the bodies for which it is responsible in each of the last 20 years. | (7045) | 71 N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many times the Secretary of State has modified trust deeds or other instruments in exercise of the powers in section 46 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992. | (7046) | 72 N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the date was of the Secretary of State's confirmation that there was proper governing documentation in place to enable Plater College to enter the further education sector in accordance with section 29 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992. | (7047) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 73 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many press officers the Department and its predecessors employed in each year since 1997; and what the cost was in each year. | (8137) | 74 | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to discourage the dropping of litter on streets; what penalties apply to the offence; and if she will make a statement. | (8113) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 75 N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Justice and Equality Movement of Darfur (JEM); and whether the JEM has recently visited the UK. | (7847) | 76 N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total cost, including policing costs, was of the recent EU summit on justice and home affairs held in Sheffield. | (7426) | 77 | Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the decision to abolish the right of appeal against refused visa applications on the number of prospective non-EU students applying to higher education institutions in the UK. | (8034) | 78 N | Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications of the European Convention on Human Rights for the Government's policy on the provision of information to overseas prosecuting authorities in cases which would lead to the imposition of the death penalty. | (7843) | 79 N | Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what effects the (a) possibility of Saddam Hussein receiving a capital sentence and (b) implications of the European Convention on Human Rights have had on the provision of information by the UK Government into the investigations into Saddam Hussein's alleged crimes. | (7846) | 80 N | Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the oral Answer of 21st June, Official Report, column 650 on Saddam Hussein, whether the Government plans (a) to make all relevant evidence available to and (b) co-operate in all ways with the investigation into and the trial of Saddam Hussein. | (7949) | 81 N | Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the government of Sudan concerning reports of fighting along its border with Eritrea; and if he will make a statement. | (7376) | 82 | Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with other members of the Quartet about monitoring Israeli withdrawal from the specified settlements in the northern West Bank; which areas are included in this withdrawal; what the timescale is; how the land evacuated will be returned to Palestinian control; and what compensation has been agreed for the former Palestinian landowners for damage incurred. | (8052) | 83 | Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with other G8 foreign ministers about independent monitoring of Israeli and Palestinian authorities' compliance with commitments during the Gaza withdrawal; and what mechanisms have been put in place. | (8053) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 84 | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions have been performed in (a) Great Britain and (b) Essex under the Abortion Act, as amended by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990; and what percentage and how many were performed to save the life of the mother. | (8120) | 85 | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, under which section of the Abortion Act 1967 the termination of pregnancy was performed for each of the maternal deaths associated with termination of pregnancy for the period 1981 to 1999; at what stage of gestation the pregnancy was in each case; and what the age of the mother was. | (8121) | 86 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cumulative breakeven position as reported in the final accounts of National Health Service trusts was in each of the last five years for each NHS organisation in London. | (8008) | 87 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people (a) under the age of 18 and (b) over the age of 18 were admitted to hospital for alcohol-related problems in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available, broken down by region. | (8009) | 88 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what definition her Department uses for data collection purposes of specialist stroke service. | (8010) | 89 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) intensive care and (b) high dependency beds there were in each strategic health authority in London in January in each of the last three years. | (8011) | 90 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent general medical practitioners there were in each primary care trust in London on average in (a) 1997, (b) 2001 and (c) 2004, broken down by (i) single handed and (ii) two or more partner general practitioner practices; and what percentage these practices represented of the total number of general practitioner practices in each year. | (8012) | 91 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of people were registered with an NHS dentist in each primary care trust in London at the end of (a) March 1997, (b) March 2001 and (c) March 2005; what percentage of each population this represented in each year; how much was allocated to improve access to NHS dentistry in (i) 2004-05, (ii) 2005-06, (iii) 2006-07 and (iv) 2007-08 in (A) total and (B) per 1000 head of population; how many additional NHS dental patient registrations she expects these resources to provide in (1) 2004-05, (2) 2005-06, (3) 2006-07 and (4) 2007-08; how many additional whole-time equivalent dentists are expected to become registered in (w) 2004-05, (x) 2005-06, (y) 2006-07 and (z) 2007-08; and how many NHS dentists there were at 31st December (aa) 1997, (bb) 2001 and (cc) 2004. | (8013) | 92 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons a measure of mental health was not included in the milestone in the National Service Framework for Older People that by April 2004 local health systems should be able to demonstrate year on year improvements in measures of health and well-being amongst older people. | (8014) | 93 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment her Department has made of the number of children admitted to hospital where the primary diagnosis is mental and behavioural disorders due to the use of alcohol. | (8015) | 94 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are directly employed as (a) medical and dental staff and (b) non-medical staff in each London Strategic Health Authority. | (8016) | 95 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when her Department's advice Clostridium Difficile: Infection Prevention and Management was last reviewed; and what plans she has to audit compliance with it. | (8017) | 96 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) health improvement plans and (b) service and financial frameworks include a programme to promote healthy ageing; and how many of these include complementary programmes to promote older people's mental health. | (8018) | 97 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) the Department and (b) non-departmental bodies for which the Department is responsible spent on advertising in 2004-05, broken down by media type. | (8019) | 98 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her Answer of 13th June, Official Report column 107W, on No Secrets Guidance, what data are being collected by the Commission for Social Care Inspection in respect of the guidance. | (8027) | 99 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13th June, Official Report, column 104W, on healthcare and associated infections, what the terms of reference are for the work referred to; what funding is planned for it; and when (a) the confidential study and (b) the qualitative study is expected (i) to start, (ii) to be completed and submitted to Ministers and (iii) published. | (8028) | 100 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the availability of antibody treatment for cancer in the NHS. | (7713) | 101 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research she has evaluated on antibody treatment for cancer. | (7714) | 102 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of alternatives to traditional chemotherapy treatment; whether such treatments are available on the NHS; and what estimate has been made of the number of people for whom such treatment would be appropriate. | (7715) | 103 N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research she has evaluated on possible risks of transmission of MRSA within hospitals on neck-ties worn by doctors and other hospital staff; and if she will make a statement. | (7762) | 104 N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will amend the health service's funding formula to take account of costs incurred in delivering health services to sparsely populated rural areas. | (7763) | 105 N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 26th May, Official Report, columns 76-77W, on breast cancer, what discussions her Department has had with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence since the Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Breast Screening study became available. | (7844) | 106 | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the health service spent on hiring agency nursing staff (a) in total and (b) broken down by NHS trust, in (i) 1995-96, (ii) 1996-97, (iii) 1997-98, (iv) 1998-99, (v) 1999-2000, (vi) 2000-01, (vii) 2001-02, (viii) 2002-03 and (ix) 2003-04; what the figures were at the latest date for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. | (8040) | 107 | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on cervical cancer screening in the NHS. | (8044) | 108 | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list children's hospices, broken down by region; and if she will make a statement. | (8045) | 109 | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her estimate is of the annual change in the NHS budget required to meet the higher cost associated with (a) an ageing population and (b) improved healthcare technology; and if she will make a statement. | (8104) | 110 | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of breast cancer patients lived for at least five years after treatment in the last period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. | (8123) | 111 N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average time patients diagnosed as having hearing problems waited to be fitted with digital hearing aids was in the last year for which figures are available; what the figures were in each region; and if she will make a statement. | (7739) | 112 N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support services are provided for people who suffer from autism; and if she will make a statement. | (7741) | 113 | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) psychotherapist and (b) psychodynamic counsellors are available to prisoners; what steps are being taken to increase the number available to prisoners; and if she will make a statement. | (8101) | 114 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the public funds made available by (a) grants and (b) loans to NHS dental clinics in South Devon in each of the last five years; and whether conditions regarding continuing to practice within the NHS were attached to them. | (7845) | 115 | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms are in place to monitor the target for 48 hour access to a general practitioner. | (8084) | 116 | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists in (a) England and (b) each strategic health authority were accepting new NHS patients at the latest date for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. | (8085) | 117 | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the local distance standards for access to NHS dentistry are for each primary care trust; and what (a) maximum and (b) average distance patients in England are expected to travel to receive NHS dental care under locally agreed standards. | (8086) | 118 | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of people who called NHS Direct about access to NHS dentistry were advised of dentists with whom they could register within locally agreed standards in the last period for which figures are available. | (8087) | 119 | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the 10 most common reasons for calls to NHS Direct were during the last 12 months for which information is available. | (8088) | 120 | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many calls to NHS Direct about access to an NHS dentist there were in (a) England and (b) each strategic health authority in each month since November 2001, broken down by (i) emergency, (ii) urgent, (iii) routine and (iv) other calls. | (8089) | 121 | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what orthodontic treatment is available on the NHS; and what the charges are for each type of treatment. | (8090) | 122 | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received on access to orthodontic treatment on the NHS; and if she will make a statement. | (8091) | 123 | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will estimate the percentage of (a) adults, (b) children and (c) the total population registered with (i) a general dental services dentist and (ii) a personal dental services dentist in (A) England, (B) each strategic health authority and (C) each primary care trust in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement. | (8092) | 124 | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many alcohol-related incidents required a response by ambulance services in (a) England and (b) each ambulance trust in each year since 1997. | (8093) | 125 | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many graduate fast track medical places there were in the latest year for which figures are available; how many applicants there were for each place; and what plans she has to increase the number of places available. | (8094) | 126 | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on meeting the target to reduce the number of incidences of (a) violence against and (b) sickness absence of staff in the NHS by 30 per cent. by the end of 2003-04. | (8095) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 127 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects the Criminal Records Bureau to have the necessary functionality to analyse disclosure applications by employment group. | (8004) | 128 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Criminal Records Bureau disclosure applications were received in each of the last 12 months; how many were issued; and what the average length of time taken to issue a disclosure was in each month. | (8005) | 129 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much (a) the Department and (b) non-departmental bodies for which the Department is responsible spent on advertising in 2004-05, broken down by media type. | (8007) | 130 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data his Department is collecting to evaluate the effectiveness of Sections 15 and 123 to 129 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003; and when the first full year of data will be available. | (8077) | 131 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action he has taken following the recommendation in 2004 of HM Inspectorate of Prisons that the female centre at HMP Durham be closed down; and if he will make a statement. | (8055) | 132 | David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of members of the (a) Jewish, (b) Muslim, (c) Hindu, (d) Sikh and (e) Christian faiths who were found guilty of assaults in which race or religion was assessed as a factor in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | (8057) | 133 | David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people of (a) white European, (b) white British, (c) African-Caribbean and (d) gypsy traveller extraction were convicted of assaults in which race or religion was assessed as a factor in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | (8060) | 134 | David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research he has evaluated on trends in the number of people attacked for (a) religious and (b) racial reasons; and if he will make a statement. | (8062) | 135 | David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many acts of vandalism on (a) synagogues, (b) mosques, (c) churches, (d) temples and (e) gurdwaras were reported in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | (8064) | 136 | David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) Muslims, (b) Sikhs, (c) Jews, (d) Christians and (e) Hindus who were victims of an unprovoked assault in which race or religion was assessed as a factor in the last year for which figures were available. | (8069) | 137 | David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many victims of assaults, in which race was assessed as a factor, were of (a) white European, (b) white British, (c) African-Caribbean and (d) gipsy traveller extraction in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | (8070) | 138 | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many participants there were in the Home Detention Curfew scheme in each month since its inception; and if he will make a statement. | (8046) | 139 | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the results of co-operation between the courts and the police to ensure efficient use of police time during court hearings. | (8048) | 140 | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many secure unit places for juvenile offenders there are in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement. | (8080) | 141 | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions his Department has held with local authorities regarding the Police Reform II White Paper, Building Communities, Beating Crime, on (a) increasing accountability and (b) community and locally elected officials determining policing priorities; and if he will make a statement. | (8096) | 142 | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Government's definition is of a police officer. | (8097) | 143 | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the training of community support officers. | (8098) | 144 | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average cost of a place in each prison in (a) the Prison Estate and (b) privately run establishments in the last 12 months was; and if he will make a statement. | (8102) | 145 | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many juvenile offenders are held in (a) young offenders' institutions and (b) elsewhere within the Prison Estate; and if he will make a statement. | (8103) | 146 | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there were in the City of London Police in each year since 1994; and what projections there are for numbers of officers in the next 10 years. | (8119) | 147 | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been issued in each London borough; and if he will make a statement. | (8127) | 148 | Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20th June, Official Report, column 764W, on Licensed Premises (violent crime), when he expects the statistics for violent offences committed in connection with licensed premises in each police area for 2004-05 to be available. | (7996) | 149 N | Mr Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the size of the black market in methadone in the UK. | (6990) | 150 N | Mr Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the sources of methadone traded illegally. | (6991) | 151 | Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the likely effect on the number of non-EU students studying in the UK of increasing the charges for student visas. | (8035) | 152 | Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received from the higher education sector on the likely impact of increased charges for student visas on future revenue for UK universities. | (8041) | 153 | Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the effects of increasing the charges for student visas on future revenue for UK universities from fees paid by non-EU students. | (8042) | 154 | Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the likely revenue from increasing charges for non-EU student visas. | (8043) | 155 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of dispersal orders; and if he will make a statement. | (8050) | 156 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there have been preliminary results from the survey into the health effects of Tetra Systems being carried out by Imperial College announced in May 2003; and if he will make a statement. | (8118) | 157 | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of (a) the efficiency of and (b) security arrangements for issuing passports by the Newport passport office; and if he will make a statement. | (8111) | 158 N | Mr Richard Shepherd (Aldridge - Brownhills):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on his policy on deporting failed asylum seekers who are suffering from HIV/AIDS, following the Court of Appeal's judgement in N (FC) v. the Secretary of State for the Home Department. | (7992) | 159 | Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the likely effects on freedom of speech of the Racial and Religious Hatred Bill. | (8071) | 160 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information he collects on the average sentence imposed for similar crimes in different police and courts' service areas; and for which crimes such information is available. | (7947) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 161 | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make it his policy not to fund non-governmental organisations who are involved in the one child policy in China. | (8122) | 162 N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will take steps to ensure UK companies are accountable for their impact on (a) communities and (b) the environment in developing countries. | (7460) | 163 | Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department is providing to the Yemeni government to promote health services in Yemen. | (8125) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 164 N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the running costs of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission; and what plans he has to change its annual budget. | (7576) | 165 N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many applications were received for the post of Commissioner within the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commision, broken down by party political affiliation; how many applicants were shortlisted, broken down by party politial affiliation; and what the nationality was of each applicant. | (7577) | 166 N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many applications were received for the position of Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commision; how many were shortlisted for the position; and what the nationality was of each applicant. | (7578) | 167 N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many successful prosecutions there have been in Northern Ireland under the prevention of incitement to religious hatred legislation since its introduction in 1987. | (7579) | 168 | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people are registered as visually impaired in Northern Ireland; what services are available for people who are visually impaired; what steps he is taking to improve provision; and if he will make a statement. | (8112) | Questions to the Prime Minister 169 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 15th June to the honourable Member for Nottingham North, Official Report, column 384W, on the Royal Prerogative, what the most commonly exercised powers under the Royal Prerogative are. | (8126) | Questions to the Solicitor General 170 | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Solicitor General, whether the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) asked the Defence Export Services Organisation for (a) information and (b) co-operation in respect of the SFO's investigation into allegations of bribery and false accounting concerning BAe Systems and Saudi Arabian officials. | (8129) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 171 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what arrangements are made for public consultation in respect of decisions to remove public telephone boxes. | (8039) | 172 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many press officers the Department employed in each year since 1997; and what the cost was in each year. | (8131) | 173 N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make it his policy to allow company directors the discretion to forego commercial advantage for ethical and public objectives. | (7575) | 174 N | Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will bring forward legislation to make it illegal for a timeshare operation to dispose of timeshare development without offering full compensation based on the true value of each owner's holiday week. | (7194) | 175 | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the Government's stance at the World Trade Organisation is on Non-Agricultural Market Access negotiations, with particular reference to protecting the environment. | (8099) | 176 | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many workers made redundant at MG Rover have found new employment; what assistance he is giving to workers who have not yet found employment; and if he will make a statement. | (8100) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 177 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made in his review of the operation of the Blue Badge Scheme. | (8065) | 178 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list for each London borough the (a) rail viaducts and (b) rail bridges in use which have exceeded their original planned end of life date. | (8067) | 179 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which train operating companies are participating in the Secure Station Scheme. | (8072) | 180 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many stations there are in Greater London; if he will list those which have been accredited since 1998 under the Secure Station Scheme; and what the (a) date of accreditation, (b) the dates of re-accreditation and (c) when accreditation lapsed was in each case. | (8075) | 181 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the results of the (a) autumn 2004 and (b) autumn 2003 count were showing what the (i) passenger in excess of capacity and (ii) total number of passengers figures were (A) for each train operator providing commuter services into London and (B) in total, broken down into a.m. peak and p.m. peak and (iii) the change between years. | (8083) | 182 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many press officers the Department and its predecessors employed in each year since 1997; and what the cost was in each year. | (8132) | 183 | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of road traffic accidents occurred on or near to the calibration lines of speed cameras in the last 12 months for which figures are available. | (8076) | 184 N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to erect fencing alongside the carriageways of the M18 motorway. | (7427) | 185 | Jonathan Shaw (Chatham & Aylesford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) passes and (b) failures of driving tests there were in each test centre in Kent in each of the last five years. | (8054) | 186 N | Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria his Department uses in its national policy on implementing speed limits on roads; and if he will make a statement. | (6791) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 187 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many press officers the Department and its predecessors employed in each year since 1997; and what the cost was in each year. | (8136) | 188 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of claimant off-flows from jobseeker's allowance were due to the claimant claiming incapacity benefit for each of the last 10 years in (a) the UK, (b) England and Wales and (c) Birkenhead. | (7993) | 189 | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 14th June, Official Report, column 260W on earnings-related pensions, what assumptions he made about (a) income brought to account for pension credit and (b) pension credit take up in projecting the future cost of pension credit. | (8002) | 190 | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 14th June, Official Report, column 260W on earnings-related pensions, what the estimated costs (a) in real terms and (b) as a percentage of gross domestic product are of (i) the basic state pension, (ii) Serps/S2P, (iii) pension credit and (iv) other pension benefits in (A) 2010, (B) 2020, (C) 2030, (D) 2040 and (E) 2050, consistent with the projections of extra cost. | (8003) | 191 N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to help people with autism find employment; and if he will make a statement. | (7740) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 192 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which local authorities have (a) established protocols for joint working across all agencies for children who go missing, (b) established a senior manager with responsibility to oversee these protocols and their implementation and (c) produced an annual strategic monitoring report on children who go missing from home or care, as set out in her Department's report Children who go Missing: Research, Policy and Practice. | [Transferred] (8006) | 193 | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many hours per day (a) 16 to 18 year old and (b) over 18 year old prisoners in each young offenders institution receive of (i) compulsory education, (ii) extra curricular education, (iii) sport and (iv) general exercise; and if she will make a statement. | [Transferred] (8047) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 194 N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken towards implementing the requirements of section 217 of the Housing Act 2004. | [Transferred] (7953) |
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