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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 30 June 2005
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 30 June 2005
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 30 June of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Thursday 30 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 30 June see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will take steps to ensure that English wine is served (a) exclusively and (b) at the request of guests at meals, parties and receptions hosted by his Department during the EU Presidency; and if he will make a statement. | | (8872) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 2
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from Customs and Excise in the last 10 years regarding cases of alleged fraud by insurance companies using the Insurance Premium Tax. | | (8250) | 3
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Financial Services Authority on investigations into possible cases of fraud by insurance companies using the Insurance Premium Tax. | | (8251) | 4
| Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many persons sued the Registrar General in the English courts for breach of confidence for releasing personal information from the closed 1901 decennial census for England and Wales between 1997 and 2001. | | (9030) | 5
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rate of take-up of the Child Trust Fund is in Northern Ireland. | | (8999) | 6
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many deaths in which the primary cause was (a) alcohol and (b) illegal drugs there were in (i) Stroud and (ii) Gloucestershire in each of the last five years. | | (8001) | 7
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in respect of how many deaths, in each Government Office Region, alcohol was the primary cause in each of the last five years. | | (7966) | 8
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been in receipt of the incorrect level of working tax credit, broken down by constituency; how many of these could not have been reasonably expected to know that a mistake had been made; and if he will make a statement. | | (8927) | 9
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the likely effects of the closure of Ryscar House, Blackpool on the (a) number and (b) accuracy of working tax and child tax credit awards. | | (8498) | 10
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on reducing the VAT rate on condoms. | | (9070) | 11
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value is of off-balance sheet private finance initiative contracts. | | (8975) | 12
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the unfunded pensions liabilities of the European Union institutions are; what Council Decision forms the legal base for supporting the accounting entry for pension liability; and if he will make a statement. | | (9106) | 13
N | Mr Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of what total managed expenditure between 1999-2000 and 2007-08 would have been had spending been increased by 2.5 per cent. per annum in real terms. | | (8351) | 14
| Mr Jimmy Hood (Lanark and Hamilton East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many requests to reconsider the recovery of overpayments of working tax credit were received in (a) 2003, (b) 2004 and (c) 2005. | | (8847) | 15
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to reply to the letters to him dated 18th May from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to the religious lobby on world poverty. | | (8776) | 16
N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what legal advice he has received in relation to recovery of overpaid tax credits; and if he will make a statement. | | (8604) | 17
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his latest estimate is of the number of compensation payments due to errors and delays in the Tax Credit Office in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05 and (c) 2005-06; and if he will make a statement. | | (8739) | 18
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost of tax relief on pension contributions in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2007-08, broken down by tax rate. | | (8741) | 19
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to delay the proposed transfer from Jobcentre Plus to HM Revenue and Customs of administration of child tax credit; and if he will make a statement. | | (8841) | 20
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information on (a) official error in payment of and (b) overpayment of tax credit is collated on a (i) quarterly, (ii) half-yearly and (iii) annual basis; and if he will make a statement. | | (8843) | 21
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the time needed to resolve the problems identified in the Ombudsman's report in the administration of tax credits; and if he will make a statement. | | (8844) | 22
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the performance of the tax credits system against targets set for it over the period March 2003 to June 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (8846) | 23
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will write off all excess and overpaid tax credits caused by official error in (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2004-05; and if he will make a statement. | | (8849) | 24
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to ask Revenue and Customs to contact everyone who has been overpaid tax credits as a result of official error to inform them that that was the reason for the overpayment; and if he will make a statement. | | (8850) | 25
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the average time taken to respond to a letter of complaint from a member of the public regarding tax credits in each month from January 2003 to June 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (8853) | 26
| 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 draw tax credit recipients' attention to the availability of additional tax credits. | | (8856) | 27
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the management information collected on a regular basis and reported to Ministers on the tax credit system. | | (8859) | 28
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the effect is on (a) UK nationals' and (b) non-UK nationals' access to benefits conditional on payment of National Insurance contributions of their employer's decision to register offshore. | | (8555) | 29
N | Anne Main (St Albans):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was raised from National Insurance contributions in 2004-05. | | (8153) | 30
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list (a) the special advisers in his Department, (b) their specific areas of expertise and (c) the total cost of employing them in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (8820) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 31
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will list (a) the special advisers in his Department, (b) their specific areas of expertise and (c) the total cost of employing them in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (8833) | 32
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to his Written Answer of 27th June, to Question reference 6580, which local stakeholders are being consulted in the early stages of the investigation into the possibility of the former Myerscough Quarry becoming a strategic rural gateway for Lancashire. | | (8775) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 33
| Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many cases resulting in conviction there have been of (a) denying another person's right to a secret vote when using a postal ballot and (b) forcing another to vote for a certain person or political party when using a postal ballot in each of the last five years. | | (8920) | 34
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will increase remuneration for civil legal aid lawyers. | | (8350) | 35
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether she plans to change the number of duty solicitors at police stations. | | [R] (8908) | 36
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether it is planned that all staff answering inquiries at Community Legal Service Direct will be qualified lawyers. | | [R] (8909) | 37
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what her plans are for Community Legal Service Direct. | | [R] (8910) | 38
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much had been spent from the public purse on the Community Legal Service Direct project as at 28th June. | | [R] (8911) | 39
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will make a statement on the progress of Community Legal Service Direct. | | [R] (8912) | 40
N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much was spent per elector on voter registration for each local authority area for the last year in which figures are available, listed in descending order. | | (8556) | 41
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will (a) issue guidelines on how to increase voter registration and (b) produce a league table of the best- and worst-performing local authorities in respect of voter registration; and if she will make a statement. | | (8885) | 42
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will assess the implications of the experience of the introduction of single registration in Northern Ireland for voter registration in the rest of the UK, with particular reference to those council wards that are experiencing under-registration; and if she will make a statement. | | (8886) | 43
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much has been spent in real terms on voter registration per elector in each local authority area in each of the last 10 years. | | (8887) | 44
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will assess the merits of using (a) council tax registration, (b) Census and (c) Labour Force Survey data to augment the electoral register; and if she will make a statement. | | (8888) | 45
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact voter under-registration has on the Department's aim of the greatest possible access to democracy. | | (8929) | 46
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will seek to amend data protection legislation to allow the exchange of information between local authority departments for the compilation of the electoral register; and if she will make a statement. | | (8930) | 47
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will commission research into the reasons for low levels of voter registration. | | (8931) | 48
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment she has made of the level of under-registration in UK constituencies; and if she will make a statement. | | (8932) | 49
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13th June to the honourable Member for Sittingbourne and Sheppey, Official Report, column 181W, on the electoral register, how many prosecutions for failure to complete and return an annual registration form there were in each of the last 10 years in each local authority area; and if she will make a statement. | | (8933) | 50
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether the proposal for increased legal protection for cohabiters will apply to all forms of cohabitation. | | (9029) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 51
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of licence applications under the Licensing Act 2003 which have been received to date by local councils. | | (8788) | 52
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of public houses which may lose their licence as a result of failing to meet the (a) deadlines and (b) requirements of the Licensing Act 2003. | | (8789) | 53
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will grant automatic extensions of existing public house licences which do not seek a variation on the terms of the licence. | | (8790) | 54
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list (a) the special advisers in her Department, (b) their specific areas of expertise and (c) the total cost of employing them in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (8830) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 55
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he or his officials have had with the United States about the future withdrawal of troops from Iraq; and if he will make a statement. | | (6933) | 56
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans the Government has for the further deployment of British troops to Afghanistan. | | (6934) | 57
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list all cases heard by the Army Reviewing Authority in the last five years in respect of which no legal proceedings are ongoing; what the original sentence imposed was in each case; who the original sentencing authority was; what sentence was determined by the Reviewing Authority; whether the sentence was subsequently altered further; and where the Reviewing Authority's decisions are publicly presented. | | (8685) | 58
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who is eligible to sit on the Army Reviewing Authority; what the arrangements are for (a) the Crown prosecution and (b) the defence at a Review Authority hearing; whether each has been present in all cases heard in the last five years; what the arrangements are for the (i) Royal Navy and (ii) Royal Air Force; and if he will make a statement. | | (8717) | 59
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK forces personnel there are on operational duty, broken down by country; and if he will make a statement. | | (8691) | 60
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent representations he has received on the effects of marine noise pollution in UK waters generated by the activities of UK defence forces, with particular reference to Sonar 2087, on (a) marine mammals and (b) other marine life; and if he will make a statement. | | (9101) | 61
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effects of marine noise pollution in UK waters generated by the activities of UK defence forces on (i) marine mammals and (ii) other marine life, with particular reference to Sonar 2087; and if he will make a statement. | | (9102) | 62
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the original (a) projected cost and (b) in-service date for the replacement for the Lynx Mk3/8 helicopter were; and what the current estimates are. | | (9113) | 63
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list staff on secondment to EU military bodies, broken down by grade. | | (8973) | 64
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which document Colonel Terrington saw in December 2003 to which the Minister of State referred in his letter to the honourable Member for Camarthen East and Dinefwr of 31st January. | | (9038) | 65
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his reply of 27th June, Official Report, columns 1204-5W, on Iraq, whether comments by the British Deputy Senior Judge Advocate on the 27th August 2003 detainee interrogation policy concerned use of (a) dogs, (b) stress positions, (c) sleep management, (d) sensory deprivation, (e) yelling, (f) loud music and (g) light control. | | (9050) | 66
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27th June, Official Report, columns 1204-5W, on Iraq, whether the British Deputy Senior Judge Advocate in Iraq had been informed of potential abuses and misconduct in violation of the Geneva Conventions at Abu Ghraib prior to the announcement of the United States criminal investigation in January 2004. | | (9051) | 67
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list (a) the special advisers in his Department, (b) their specific areas of expertise and (c) the total cost of employing them in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (8827) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 68
| Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) legislation and (b) other safeguards are in place (i) to protect public open space and parkland from housing development in the urban environment and (ii) to stop councils selling off public open space and parkland for housing development to fund other council services. | | (8923) | 69
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he expects the licensing scheme for houses in multiple occupation to come into force; and when he expects to announce his decisions on the outcome of the consultation on licensing in the private sector. | | (8648) | 70
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average cost per household in England was of social housing rent in the last year for which figures are available. | | (8998) | 71
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average amount spent by each household in England on council tax was in the last year for which figures are available. | | (9001) | 72
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the forecast availability of (a) council and (b) registered social landlord social housing is in each year to 2010, broken down by Government Office region. | | (8891) | 73
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many (a) affordable homes and (b) homes for rent were provided with public funds in Lancashire in each of the last five years, broken down by district council area. | | (8895) | 74
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many homes have been built in Lancashire in each of the last five years, broken down by district council area. | | (8896) | 75
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much land English Partnerships owns in each Lancashire district. | | (8897) | 76
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will provide additional support for Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council for the provision of social housing. | | (8696) | 77
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many affordable housing units built or procured through the Housing Corporation Approved Development Programme and Challenge Fund have been (a) mixed funded social rented housing, (b) temporary social rented housing, (c) Homebuy general market purchase, (d) Homebuy general new build, (e) mixed funded low cost home ownership for sale, (f) miscellaneous works to registered social landlord (RSL) stock, (g) reimprovements to rented RSL stock, (h) works only rehabilitation of rented RSL stock, (i) works only rehabilitation of RSL stock for sale, (j) intermediate rent for key workers, (k) Homebuy market purchase for key workers, (l) Homebuy new build for key workers, (m) mixed funded sale for key workers and (n) Starter Home Initiative in the East Region in each year since 1997-98; and how much was spent on each category in each year. | | (8848) | 78
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list (a) the special advisers in his Department, (b) their specific areas of expertise and (c) the total cost of employing them in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (8819) | 79
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 27th June, Official Report, columns 1306-7W, on housing, what the process will be for the Examination in Public of the East of England Regional Spatial Strategy; in which areas it will operate; and how the process will be publicised. | | (8899) | 80
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 27th June, Official Report, columns 1306-7W, on housing, over what period the Examination in Public of the East of England Regional Spatial Strategy home building targets will take place; and when he expects the outcome of that examination to be published. | | (8900) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 81
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the effect of falling birth rates on the funding that is required for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools. | | (8249) | 82
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the budget for adult and community learning per head of population for each local education authority is for (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07. | | (8792) | 83
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate she has made of the number of people in each local education authority who are engaged in adult and community learning. | | (8868) | 84
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what her Department's priorities are for the provision of adult and community learning; and what targets have been set. | | (8870) | 85
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many further education colleges in England have received (a) a reduction and (b) a percentage increase in their funding of less than three per cent. for 2005-06. | | (8499) | 86
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many local education authorities in England have received a reduced further education funding allocation in the 2005-06 settlement. | | (8500) | 87
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the English universities which have (a) closed and (b) announced the closure of their mathematics department in the last eight years; and how many places for mathematics have been lost. | | (8718) | 88
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students entered as candidates for mathematics (a) at GCSE or O level and (b) A level in each of the last 30 years. | | (8719) | 89
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many mathematics graduates entered the teaching profession in each year since 1975; and how many left in the same period. | | (8720) | 90
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many mathematics graduates who were not UK citizens have entered the teaching profession in each of the last 10 years. | | (8721) | 91
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students commenced undergraduate courses in (a) mathematics and (b) mathematics combined with another subject in English universities in each of the last 30 years. | | (8722) | 92
| Mr Michael Foster (Worcester):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children who live in Worcestershire attend school in another local authority, broken down by local authority; and how many children in each school in Worcestershire live in another local authority. | | (8970) | 93
| Mr Michael Foster (Worcester):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 28th June to the honourable Member for Stroud to Question ref 6816, what assessment she has made of the financial impact on Worcestershire Local Education Authority of 443 pupils from the county receiving their schooling in Gloucestershire. | | (9071) | 94
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what criteria are used to assess the functional literacy and numeracy of school leavers. | | (8465) | 95
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on the differences in (a) assessment, (b) teaching and (c) content between the proposed tests of functional numeracy and literacy for school leavers and GCSEs in English and mathematics. | | (8466) | 96
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what pilot initiatives her Department has set up to test the teaching of functional skills in mathematics and English at GCSE level. | | (8467) | 97
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of education maintenance allowances in increasing (a) participation and (b) attainment in (i) school sixth forms, (ii) sixth form colleges and (iii) colleges of further education. | | (8468) | 98
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools did not have a school bullying policy in place in 2004-05. | | (8469) | 99
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether schools are under an obligation regularly to review their school bullying policy. | | (8470) | 100
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps her Department has taken regarding post-qualification application to university for undergraduate courses. | | (8471) | 101
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the effects of making module grades of A level students available to universities as an interim measure before moving to a system of post-qualification application to university. | | (8472) | 102
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on the use of aptitude tests for university admissions. | | (8473) | 103
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps her Department has taken to reduce the assessment burden at A and AS level. | | (8474) | 104
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 13th June, Official Report, column 184W, on academies, what role her Department plays in determining the sites of new academies. | | (8475) | 105
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 13th June, Official Report, column 184W, on academies, how parental demand is taken into account prior to the decision to site new academies. | | (8476) | 106
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps her Department is taking to clarify the rules concerning admissions to academies for children with special educational needs. | | (8477) | 107
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on the effectiveness of city academies of independent provision within the state sector, with particular reference to their role as examples. | | (8478) | 108
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 7th June, Official Report, column 471W, on bullying, if she will list the items of research to which she refers. | | (8479) | 109
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 7th June, Official Report, column 471W, on bullying, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the Make the Difference series of ministerial conference on bullying in schools. | | (8480) | 110
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 14th June, Official Report, column 362W, on post-16 education, what action her Department will take to encourage private sector providers of vocational learning to come forward through competitions. | | (8481) | 111
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 14th June, Official Report, column 368W, on sixth forms, when the guidance to which she refers will be published. | | (8482) | 112
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 14th June, Official Report, columns 368W and 220W, who the national and local stakeholders are, in addition to the Learning and Skills Council and local education authorities. | | (8483) | 113
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 14th June, Official Report, column 368W, on sixth forms, if she will make a statement on the outcome of the discussions to which she refers. | | (8484) | 114
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 14th June, Official Report, column 360W, on new school provision, what criteria her Department will use to distribute the additional money to which she refers. | | (8485) | 115
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 14th June, Official Report, column 360W, on new school provision, from which organisations her Department has received representations. | | (8486) | 116
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) state boarding schools there are and (b) pupils were educated at state boarding schools in the last year for which figures are available. | | (8487) | 117
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost was of building repairs for state boarding schools in the last year for which figures are available. | | (8488) | 118
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 14th June, Official Report, column 357W, on key stage learning, when the review of the Key Stage 3 curriculum will commence; and when it will report. | | (8489) | 119
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 14th June, Official Report, column 357W, on key stage learning, who will be leading the review of the Key Stage 3 curriculum. | | (8490) | 120
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 14th June, Official Report, column 357W, on key stage learning, whether a report will be published following the review of the Key Stage 3 curriculum. | | (8491) | 121
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 14th June, Official Report, column 357W, on the Leadership Group on Behaviour and Discipline, what the costs were of the group's meeting in each year since it was established; and how often the group met. | | (8492) | 122
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proposals she has received from learning and skills councils relating to school sixth forms referring to (a) closure, (b) reorganisation and (c) opening in each year since councils' powers were introduced. | | (8493) | 123
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list reviews of examination standards undertaken by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority since its establishment. | | (8494) | 124
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what role local education authorities play in deciding (a) whether new academies are to open and (b) the site of new academies. | | (8495) | 125
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15th June, Official Report, column 492W, on building schools for the future (BSF), how much money has been set aside within the BSF budget for special schools. | | (8496) | 126
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps she is taking to promote the training and development of foresters. | | (8918) | 127
| Mr Jimmy Hood (Lanark and Hamilton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many young people she expects will be participating in apprenticeship schemes by the end of August; and if she will make a statement. | | (8854) | 128
| Mr Jimmy Hood (Lanark and Hamilton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding will be allocated to the proposed summer school scheme; and if she will make a statement. | | (8855) | 129
| Mr Jimmy Hood (Lanark and Hamilton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding has been allocated by the Learning and Skills Council to apprenticeships for (a) 16 to 18 and (b) over 19 year olds in 2005-06. | | (8857) | 130
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the effects on the charity and voluntary sector's ability to provide welfare services of the decision to refund VAT incurred in the provision of childcare and children's centres to local authorities. | | (8940) | 131
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total value was of Training and Enterprise Council (a) assets and (b) cash reserves received by her Department; and how much of this was transferred to individual learning accounts. | | (8736) | 132
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which of the former Training and Enterprise Council pension schemes have not yet been transferred to the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme; what type of pension scheme they are; and how many members each has. | | (8737) | 133
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions have taken place between her Department and the Department for Work and Pensions concerning the applicability of the (a) Pension Protection Fund and (b) Financial Assistance Scheme to the former Training and Enterprise Council pension schemes. | | (8738) | 134
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reason she appointed an administrative receiver to manage the affairs of the Heart of England Training and Enterprise Council. | | (8740) | 135
| Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps she has taken to encourage schools, including schools which do not fall under local authority control, to make their facilities available for use by the wider community. | | (8796) | 136
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will extend the requirement to register with the General Teaching Council to teachers in academies. | | (8772) | 137
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions she has had with (a) the General Teaching Council, (b) teaching unions and (c) others concerning the absence of the requirement for qualified teachers in academies to be registered. | | (8773) | 138
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate she has made of the number of science qualified graduates that (a) left the UK and (b) entered the UK as foreign nationals to take-up employment in the last year for which figures are available. | | (8699) | 139
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list (a) the special advisers in her Department, (b) their specific areas of expertise and (c) the total cost of employing them in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (8832) | 140
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many university students graduated in each discipline in each of the last five years. | | (8835) | 141
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children of school age in Essex are not attending either a state school or a private school. | | (8836) | 142
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research she has undertaken into (a) the length of time graduates take to find employment following graduation and (b) the starting salaries of new graduates. | | (8837) | 143
N | Kitty Ussher (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if her Department will provide funding to relocate Burnley College. | | (2596) | 144
N | Kitty Ussher (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of the capital costs of building new (a) schools that offer A-levels under the Building Schools for the Future programme and (b) colleges that predominantly serve 16 to 19 year olds was financed by her Department in the last year for which figures are available. | | (2599) | 145
N | Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what memoranda of understanding have been issued to address (a) issues arising from children in Wales appealing to the Children's Commissioner for Wales on non-devolved matters and (b) cross-border issues. | | (8256) | 146
N | Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what memoranda of understanding have been issued to ensure effective communication between the Children's Commissioner for England and the Children's Commissioner for Wales. | | (8257) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 147
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will assess the merits of including aircraft emissions in the European Emissions Trading Scheme. | | (8745) | 148
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the treatment of funds collected under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. | | (8605) | 149
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration has been given to requiring manufacturers to display information on all product packaging relating to the environmental impact of the packaging used, with particular reference to non-recyclable material. | | (8606) | 150
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons the landfill site at Beddingham has been refused a licence to operate by the Environment Agency. | | (8607) | 151
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will estimate the level of penalties that will have been collected after Year One of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. | | (8608) | 152
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average amount spent by each household in England on water supplies was in the last period for which figures are available. | | (8996) | 153
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research she has commissioned into marine noise pollution, with particular reference to the impact on cetaceans; and whether she plans to address this issue in forthcoming legislation. | | (8904) | 154
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether marine noise pollution was discussed at the recent International Whaling Conference; and if she will make a statement. | | (8905) | 155
| Mr Michael Foster (Worcester):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the value of fines awarded by the courts for the offence of fishing without a licence in each region in England and Wales has been in each year since 2000. | | (8978) | 156
| Mr Michael Foster (Worcester):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the value of rod licence sales has been in each region in England and Wales since 2000. | | (8979) | 157
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to ban exotic pet markets. | | (8968) | 158
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many illegal pet markets have been discovered in England in each of the last five years; and what action was taken in each case. | | (8969) | 159
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 22nd June, to the honourable Member for Lewes, reference 4454, what proportion of the waste relates to the Ministry of Defence. | | (9103) | 160
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effects of marine noise pollution on (i) marine mammals and (ii) other marine life; and if she will make a statement. | | (9104) | 161
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received on marine noise pollution in UK waters. | | (9105) | 162
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list occasions referred to in Commission Decision 2005/436/EC, OJL151 of 14th June, where EU states were supported by the EU in emergency foot and mouth vaccination campaigns; what the cost was; what funding procedures were used; whether such procedures remain in place; what happened to stock following vaccination; and whether this facility was available to the UK during 2001. | | (8984) | 163
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what monitoring the UK Government has put in place following the discovery of BSE in a French goat; what discussions she has had with the French government; and if she will make a statement. | | (8986) | 164
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fatalities of UK fishermen she estimates were caused by fishing vessels operated by other EU states in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement. | | (9024) | 165
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much EU financial support is available for growing low grade tobacco in 2005-06; what quantities of such tobacco are exported; to which countries; what discussions are taking place on reform of such practices; and if she will make a statement. | | (9027) | 166
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance she has issued on the minimum acceptable proportion of the UK's food needs which should be sourced from home-grown producers. | | (8913) | 167
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will increase the level of maintenance grant available for tree planting schemes. | | (8914) | 168
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much central government financial support has been made available for private sector forestry in the East Midlands region in the last 10 years; and whether her Department plans to change the allocation. | | (8915) | 169
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many jobs have been created in rural areas in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) agricultural and (b) non-agricultural. | | (8916) | 170
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) targets and (b) funding mechanism for the maintenance and enhancement of rights of way networks in rural areas. | | (8917) | 171
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on milk pricing following the April review. | | (9031) | 172
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much carbon was emitted by (a) aircraft and (b) cars in the UK in the last period for which figures are available. | | (9032) | 173
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which country (a) she and (b) each minister in her Department (i) has visited and (ii) plans to visit in 2005. | | (9033) | 174
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the annual budget of the Bee Health Progamme is being reduced by 20 per cent. | | (8347) | 175
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the threat of the varroa mite and other parasites to the UK bee population; and if she will make a statement. | | (8348) | 176
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the increased costs to beekeepers resulting from adoption of the EC Directive 2004/28 regarding the supply of veterinary products and inspections; and what discussions she has had with British beekeepers on this matter. | | (8349) | 177
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, under what circumstances a buyer's licence can be withdrawn from a UK fish merchant. | | (8557) | 178
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what position the Government took on each of the votes at the recent meeting of EU environment ministers on Commission proposals to require countries to lift national bans on specified GM crops. | | (8735) | 179
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list (a) the special advisers in her Department, (b) their specific areas of expertise and (c) the total cost of employing them in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (8823) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 180
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role the Government will play in supporting efforts to hold free and fair elections in Haiti; and whether the Government is planning to send representatives with the EU election observing team to be present during the elections. | | (8942) | 181
| Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16th June, Official Report, column 650W, on Israel, whether the government of Israel has informed him that it has withdrawn demolition orders already issued in respect of Silwan Village in East Jerusalem. | | (9109) | 182
| Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) possession and (b) development of nuclear weapons technologies in African states; and if he will make a statement. | | (9018) | 183
| Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which officials serve on the Joint Intelligence Committee; whether officials of foreign governments attend meetings of the Committee; and if he will make a statement. | | (9019) | 184
| Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much has been spent by coalition countries on the reconstruction of Iraq in each month since March 2003. | | (9020) | 185
| Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) size, (b) capability and (c) tactics of insurgent forces in Iraq. | | (9021) | 186
| Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the security of nuclear weapons and related materials in Russia; and if he will make a statement. | | (9022) | 187
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many applications for visitors visas were (a) received and (b) refused in each of the last five years in (i) Nigeria, (ii) Guyana, (iii) Pakistan, (iv) China and (v) India; and what proportion of those granted were granted at Tier One. | | (8793) | 188
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many applications have been received under the Working Holidaymakers Scheme since 25th August 2003 from (a) India, (b) Pakistan, (c) Sri Lanka, (d) Nigeria, (e) Ghana, (f) Sierra Leone and (g) Jamaica; and how many of these were (i) refused, (ii) granted and (iii) appealed against. | | (8795) | 189
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, at which (a) receptions and (b) parties in overseas missions to celebrate the Queen's Birithday in 2005 English wine was served (i) exclusively and (ii) on the request of guests; and if he will make a statement. | | (8869) | 190
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that English wine is served (a) exclusively and (b) at the request of guests at receptions hosted by his Department during the EU Presidency; and if he will make a statement. | | (8871) | 191
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much and what percentage of his Department's budget for (a) the UK and (b) missions overseas was spent on (i) English wine, (ii) French wine, (iii) wine from the New World and (iv) wine from elsewhere, in each of the last four years; how many cases of each type of wine were consumed in each case; and if he will make a statement. | | (8873) | 192
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has passed to the Home Office information the Department has gathered on the impact on children of being accused of witchcraft, with particular reference to countries in Africa. | | (9119) | 193
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what breaches of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention have occurred since 1980; and if he will make a statement. | | (9068) | 194
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list individuals subject to an EU travel ban who have been permitted entry into the EU in the last three years. | | (8974) | 195
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list European Union proposals (a) on which action has been taken in advance of the ratification of the EU Constitution and (b) which are dependent in part or whole upon ratification of the Constitution. | | (8982) | 196
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on EU funding of lobby groups; and if he will make a statement. | | (8985) | 197
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the (a) timetable and (b) scope is of the Court of Auditors' investigation into a possible breach of the embargo to the former Iraqi regime; which companies are being investigated; and if he will make a statement. | | (9023) | 198
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK nationals have reported to his officials criminal activity undertaken against them in Zimbabwe without redress from the Zimbabwean authorities. | | (9026) | 199
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list those countries that have declared that they will continue the ratification process for the EU Constitution. | | (9039) | 200
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what expenditure his Department has incurred in pursuit of its Objective 4: A Strong Role for the UK in a Strong Europe, Responsive to People's Needs in each of the last five years, broken down by area of expenditure. | | (9041) | 201
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list those UK non-governmental organisations which are funded to promote information exchanges with Eastern Europe. | | (9042) | 202
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the activities of the Council of Europe's Youth Foundation. | | (9043) | 203
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the non-furniture antiques classified by his Department as an asset. | | (9044) | 204
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the effect of the shift in status of the British Council from a non-departmental public body to a public corporation on (a) balance sheet departmental liabilities and (b) financial constraints under departmental expenditure limits. | | (9045) | 205
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of man hours required to fill in the Collinson Grant questionnaires on process activity in his Department was; and if he will make a statement. | | (9047) | 206
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he wil make a statement on planned expenditure in support of the public information campaign in connection with the European Constitution. | | (9049) | 207
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the role is of his Department's diversity advisory groups; what activities the groups undertake; what the cost was of each group in the last year for which figures are available; what publications each has produced; and if he will make a statement. | | (9083) | 208
| Mr Jimmy Hood (Lanark and Hamilton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff are employed at each of the British embassies in the European Union; how many are employed at the British Embassy in (a) Turkey, (b) Bulgaria and (c) Romania; and if he will make a statement. | | (8842) | 209
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve relations with Iran. | | (8939) | 210
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government is making to the Zimbabwean Government regarding the recent ZANU-PF slum clearances. | | (8704) | 211
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will make representations to the Nigerian Government to uphold its side of the Bakassi peninsula agreement with Cameroon. | | (8705) | 212
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will make representations for Operation Murabatsuina to be discussed at the African Union Summit in Libya. | | (8706) | 213
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether there are plans to increase the (a) budget and (b) staff of the Office of the President of the EU in 2005-06. | | (8787) | 214
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which EU (a) directives and (b) regulations the UK will seek to repeal during its presidency. | | (8875) | 215
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list (a) the special advisers in his Department, (b) their specific areas of expertise and (c) the total cost of employing them in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (8821) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 216
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what long-term funding for infrastructure is available to support voluntary organisations working to meet the mental health needs of black and minority ethnic communities. | | (8941) | 217
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the implications of Delivering Race Equality for the training of (a) psychiatrists and (b) other mental health professionals. | | (8945) | 218
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the responsibilities are of primary care trusts; and if she will make a statement. | | (9015) | 219
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to make an announcement concerning the next groups to be registered with the General Social Care Council. | | (9069) | 220
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the General Social Care Council measures the impact of its codes of practice on (a) the recruitment of social workers and (b) service users. | | (9076) | 221
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the stages in the registration of domicilary care providers are; and what standard is required at each stage. | | (9078) | 222
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) England and (b) each region have (i) met and (ii) not met the required standard at each stage in the registration of domicilary care providers. | | (9079) | 223
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many care homes in (a) England, (b) each region and (c) each local authority with social care responsibilities have (i) met and (ii) not met the national minimum standard requirement for NVQ level 2. | | (9080) | 224
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the ability of new primary care trust-based patients' forums to monitor the London Ambulance Service as a pan-London body; and when she expects the current Patients' Form to cease operating. | | (8921) | 225
| John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many young people between the ages of 16 and 18 years have been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease in the Easington Primary Care Trust area in the last three years. | | (8936) | 226
| John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of sexually transmitted diseases have been diagnosed in the Easington Primary Care Trust area in each of the last three years, broken down by disease. | | (8937) | 227
| John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in the Easington Primary Care Trust area suffer from (a) chronic bronchitis and emphysema and (b) pneumoconiosis. | | (8938) | 228
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 28th June to question ref 5831, what further work is necessary; when she expects a decision to be taken; and if she will make a statement. | | (9110) | 229
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance she has issued to (a) foundation trusts and (b) Monitor on the funding trusts should make available (i) to encourage membership, recruitment and retention and (ii) to communicate with their electorates. | | [R] (8114) | 230
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has had with the Deputy Prime Minister on the merits of linking re-organisation of primary care trusts with that of local government re-organisation. | | (8115) | 231
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of (a) Methicillin Resistant Staphyloccus Aureus, (b) Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphyloccus Aureus, (c) Clostridium Difficile Associated Diarrhoea, (d) Vancomycin-Resistant Staphyloccus Aureus and (e) Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococci have been recorded in each hospital in England in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (7765) | 232
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists in Greater London have live personal dentist service contracts; how many dentists in Greater London have applied for personal dentist service contracts; and if she will make a statement. | | (8692) | 233
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the (a) grants and (b) loans made to NHS dental clinics in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS trust; whether conditions regarding continuing to practise with the NHS were attached to each; and if she will make a statement. | | (8924) | 234
| Mr Michael Foster (Worcester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of food poisoning there have been in each local authority in the West Midlands in each of the last 10 years. | | (8977) | 235
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the three additional purposes for which human embryos may be used in research as contained in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations 2001 give effect to the recommendations of the joint Human Genetics Advisory Commission and Human Fertilisation Embryology Authority report Cloning Issues in Reproduction, Science and Medicine that regulations should add the purposes of developing methods of therapy for mitochondrial disease and therapy for diseased or damaged tissues or organs. | | (8684) | 236
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to amend the NHS (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 1989 to include HIV in those conditions exempted from charging. | | (9072) | 237
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to produce a White Paper on adult social care; and if she will make a statement. | | (9075) | 238
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make it her policy to provide IVF treatment for all relevant NHS patients under 40 years, regardless of where they live. | | (8902) | 239
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many IVF treatments were performed by the NHS in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS trust area; and how many patients were involved in each case. | | (8903) | 240
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to ensure that women who would benefit from IVF treatment in the Portsmouth area are able to have up to three treatments. | | (8907) | 241
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of illness due to exposure to foreign animal species have been reported in each of the last five years; and what species were involved in each case. | | (8980) | 242
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the likely impact of Article III-379 of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe on the implementation of a 48-hour week for doctors; and if she will make a statement. | | (9052) | 243
N | Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of diagnostic scans in the NHS were carried out by private healthcare companies in the last year for which figures are available. | | (8258) | 244
N | Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who is responsible for payment of utility bills incurred by Alliance Medical for the site it occupies in Middlesbrough. | | (8259) | 245
N | Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who is responsible for health and safety assessment of the site occupied by Alliance Medical in Middlesbrough. | | (8260) | 246
N | Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations have been made to her Department by (a) chief executives and (b) chairs of strategic health authorities on the role of Alliance Medical in the NHS. | | (8261) | 247
N | Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations have been made to her Department by primary care trusts on the role of Alliance Medical in the NHS. | | (8262) | 248
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects the use of mixed sex wards will cease. | | (8686) | 249
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the effect that compulsory ward inspections would have on (a) hygiene standards and (b) infection rates in hospitals. | | (8695) | 250
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on her policy for the typing of clostridium difficile 027. | | (8755) | 251
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the date was of the first typing of clostridium difficile 027 made by the Anaerobic Reference Laboratory from a sample taken in an English hospital. | | (8760) | 252
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to publish her response to the pre-legislative security committee on the draft Mental Health Bill. | | (8345) | 253
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to publish the final version of the Mental Health Bill. | | (8346) | 254
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether patients who have killed staff within the South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust were classified as extremely disturbed and subject to a recommendation that they should always be approached for treatment by two or more members of staff. | | (8683) | 255
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the availability of NHS dental care in Rotherham. | | (8884) | 256
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much each NHS trust spent on external financial consultants during the financial period (a) 2001-02, (b) 2002-03, (c) 2003-04 and (d) 2004-05. | | (8731) | 257
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) wards and (b) beds in (i) East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust and (ii) West Hertfordshire NHS Trust were isolated owing to hospital-acquired infection incidence during (A) 2001-02, (B) 2002-03, (C) 2003-04 and (D) 2004-05; and if she will make a statement. | | (8732) | 258
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people died as a result of (a) MRSA and (b) other hospital-acquired infections in hospitals in (i) East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust and (ii) West Hertfordshire NHS Trust in (A) 2001-02, (B) 2002-03, (C) 2003-04 and (D) 2004-05; and if she will make a statement. | | (8733) | 259
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice has been given by her Department to the West Hertfordshire NHS Trust concerning measures to alleviate its budgetary deficit; and if she will make a statement. | | (8734) | 260
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the Government has for emergency assistance to the national infrastructure in the event of an influenza pandemic. | | (8892) | 261
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what prioritisation system the Health Protection Agency has put in place for vaccinations in the event of an influenza pandemic. | | (8893) | 262
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Health Protection Agency has carried out an assessment of the economic impact of an influenza pandemic. | | (8894) | 263
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the Health Protection Agency has for mortuary facilities in the event of an influenza pandemic; and whether the plans have been rehearsed. | | (8898) | 264
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the Health Protection Agency has for the provision of hospital beds in the event of an influenza pandemic. | | (8901) | 265
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the honourable Member for Northavon of 8th June, Official Report, columns 586-7W, on general practitioner appointments, what plans she has to redraft the general practitioners' contract to address problems encountered by patients who are unable to book appointments in advance. | | (8784) | 266
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of NHS trusts implemented NHS Professionals by the end of April. | | (8785) | 267
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what NHS Professionals' budget (a) was in 2004-05 and (b) is in 2005-06. | | (8786) | 268
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list (a) the special advisers in her Department, (b) their specific areas of expertise and (c) the total cost of employing them in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (8829) | 269
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many calls have been made to NHS Direct in each month since May 2004. | | (8682) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 270
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27th January, Official Report, column 472W, on Dartmoor Prison, when he will place in the Library copies of contracts or agreements relating to the provision of offending behaviour courses by faith-based organisations at Dartmoor Prison; what the budgeted cost is of the programmes; who bears the cost of the programmes; how many prisoners are taking part; and over what period the programmes will operate. | | (8690) | 271
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to deal with race crime, with particular reference to attacks on Jewish cemeteries in East London. | | (8701) | 272
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the pension and other benefits packages offered to new police constables joining the Metropolitan Police in London are. | | (8703) | 273
N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the enhanced disclosure application for Mr Thomas Maguire will be completed. | | (8263) | 274
N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the grounds were for an order for deportation made against Anastancia Zulu, a Zimbabwean national detained at Yarl's Wood Detention Centre, on 14th June. | | (8502) | 275
N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the investigation into the complaints made by Angeline Bure, Ashley S Tshabangu and Anastancia Zulu, Zimbabwean nationals, against the escort service RSI in relation to the execution of a deportation order on 1st May has been completed. | | (8503) | 276
N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he received notification of a complaint by Angeline Bure, Ashley S Tshabangu and Anastancia Zulu, Zimbabwean nationals, about the escort service RSI in relation to the execution of a deportation order to Zimbabwe on 1st May. | | (8504) | 277
N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations he has received concerning the conduct of escort services for asylum detainees to and from Yarl's Wood and Oakington detention centres. | | (8505) | 278
N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions in the last six months escorted detainees from Yarl's Wood Detention Centre have refused to board aircraft in pursuance of a deportation order and been returned to Yarl's Wood; and if he will make a statement. | | (8506) | 279
| Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of those applying for asylum in the UK who had their application fast tracked during 2004 were detained for the duration of their application process; and what the average time taken to process a fast track application was in 2004. | | (8946) | 280
| Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for asylum in the UK were made in 2004; and how many of those applying were detained during the application process. | | (8947) | 281
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much financial support his Department made available to organisations which use time banking as a means of encouraging and rewarding volunteering in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (8000) | 282
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been convicted of offences under the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 for carrying a replica or imitation firearm, broken down by (a) year and (b) police authority; and what the average sentence given for this offence was. | | (6902) | 283
N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will grant indefinite leave to remain to asylum seekers proven to have come to the UK from Zimbabwe and held in UK detention centres awaiting deportation. | | (8252) | 284
N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list, by county force for England and Wales, the number of police officers that will be seconded to cover the G8 conference in Scotland. | | (8253) | 285
N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost is of training English and Welsh police officers in Scottish law prior to the policing of the G8 conference. | | (8254) | 286
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many air weapon offences have been committed in England and Wales by persons aged (a) 14, (b) 15, (c) 16, (d) 17 and (e) over 18 years since the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 came into force. | | (8676) | 287
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will introduce a statutory definition of lethality in firearms legislation in relation to the definition of a firearm as a lethal-barrelled weapon. | | (8677) | 288
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will introduce a limit of one joule of muzzle energy as the statutory limit to which firearms legislation should apply. | | (8678) | 289
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Government's response to the Home Office Firearms Consultation 2004 will be published; and if he will ensure that future firearms legislation is based on its findings. | | (8679) | 290
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research has been carried out on the effects of recent changes in air weapon legislation in the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003; and what the evidential basis was for raising the minimum age for air weapons to 18. | | (8680) | 291
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to raise people trafficking with his EU counterparts during the UK presidency. | | (9074) | 292
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been sent to prison in the first five months of 2005 for defaulting on the payment of a fine. | | (8988) | 293
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average annual cost of keeping a person in prison was in the last period for which figures are available. | | (8989) | 294
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many remand prisoners self-harmed in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. | | (8990) | 295
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average age of a remand prisoner was in (a) 2002, (b) 2003 and (c) 2004. | | (8991) | 296
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders were held in prison awaiting deportation on 24th June, broken down by (a) those who have been awaiting deportation for (i) one week, (ii) two to four weeks, (iii) four to eight weeks, (iv) eight to 12 weeks and (v) more than 12 weeks and (b) nationality. | | (9002) | 297
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vacancies there were in each prison establishment for (a) prison officers and (b) other prison staff as at 24th June. | | (9003) | 298
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners have escaped from each prison in the first six months of 2005; and how many have not been recaptured. | | (9004) | 299
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) prison officers and (b) non-uniformed prison staff were working in Her Majesty's Prison Service on 24th June. | | (9005) | 300
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fires there were in prisons in the first five months of 2005, broken down by prison; and whether (a) prison staff and (b) prisoners were hurt in each case. | | (9006) | 301
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the sites which are under consideration for the building of new prisons. | | (9007) | 302
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisons and detention centres are fitted with sprinkler equipment; and which areas of each such establishment are protected by the sprinkler system. | | (9008) | 303
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals were held in prisons in England and Wales on 24th June, broken down by (a) nationality and (b) prison. | | (9009) | 304
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners were recalled for failing to adhere to home detention curfew conditions during the first five months of 2005 in each prison region. | | (9010) | 305
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many out-of-cell hours prisoners in each prison are permitted. | | (9011) | 306
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners are serving a custodial sentence of (a) less than 12 months and (b) over 12 months, broken down by nationality and gender. | | (9012) | 307
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dogs trained to detect drugs are working in prisons. | | (9013) | 308
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) cost and (b) original budgeted figure for running each prison was in the financial year 2004-05. | | (9014) | 309
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress his Department is making with the proposed introduction of the National Offender Management Service. | | (9056) | 310
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long each prison governor as at 1st June had served (a) as a prison officer and (b) as a governor; who the governor of each prison is; how old each will be on 1st July; on which date each joined the Prison Service; how long each has been a governor; and when each is expected to retire. | | (9057) | 311
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what further discussions he has had with the Jamaican authorities about prisoner transfers since March. | | (9058) | 312
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff have been recruited by the Prison Service since the managed recruitment ban was lifted. | | (9059) | 313
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the annual prison statistics for 2004 will be published. | | (9060) | 314
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Prison Service overspent its budget in the last financial year; and if he will make a statement. | | (9061) | 315
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vacancies for staff in prison establishments there were on the last date for which figures are available; how many staff were working out their notice period; how many staff in prison establishments are expected to retire before 1st April; and how many staff he estimates are required to fill all posts at prison establishments. | | (9062) | 316
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) running cost of each establishment in the Prison Service and (b) average number of people held at that establishment was in the last three years for which figures are available. | | (9063) | 317
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many investigations (a) have been completed in the last 10 years and (b) are being conducted by the Prison and Probation Ombudsman into self-inflicted deaths in prisons in England and Wales. | | (9064) | 318
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prison cells were available for use at each prison establishment on the latest date for which figures are available; and how many prisoners could be housed in those cells. | | (9065) | 319
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many suicides there have been in each of the last 12 months, broken down by prison. | | (9066) | 320
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) men and (b) women were being held in prison on 24th June; how many prisoners were released on early release on 24th June; how many prisoners were eligible for early release on 24th June; and how many prisoners were released on 24th June. | | (9067) | 321
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what courses (a) are and (b) will be made available at the European Police College. | | (8981) | 322
| Mr Jimmy Hood (Lanark and Hamilton East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for asylum were received from Zimbabwean nationals in (a) 2001, (b) 2002, (c) 2003, (d) 2004 and (e) 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (8838) | 323
| Mr Jimmy Hood (Lanark and Hamilton East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed asylum seekers have been sent back to Zimbabwe in the past 18 months. | | (8839) | 324
| Mr Jimmy Hood (Lanark and Hamilton East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applications from Zimbabwe have been successful in the past 18 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (8840) | 325
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crack houses in Lancashire have been closed in the last five years. | | (9115) | 326
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police authorities are not using Tetra. | | (9116) | 327
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many community support officers are (a) on duty, (b) being trained and (c) to be trained in 2005-06 in Lancashire. | | (9117) | 328
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the working structure is between police community support officers and local community wardens in Chorley. | | (9118) | 329
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to increase provision of policing in rural areas. | | (8697) | 330
| Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police community support officers there are in Wolverhampton; and how many there are in the constituencies of Wolverhampton (a) South East, (b) South West and (c) North East. | | (9081) | 331
| Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police community support officers there are, broken down by police force area; and what the expected number in each area will be when the expansion in numbers is complete. | | (9082) | 332
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will answer the letter dated 1st June from the honourable Member for Woking concerning Mr Ahmed (references A581078/3 and PO7892/04). | | (8372) | 333
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers from (a) England and Wales and (b) Surrey he expects will provide support at the G8 Summit at Gleneagles; and what plans have been made to cover police duties where police officers are seconded to the G8 summit. | | (8874) | 334
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures have been introduced to reduce street-drinking in Wales since 1997. | | (8845) | 335
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list (a) the special advisers in his Department, (b) their specific areas of expertise and (c) the total cost of employing them in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (8814) | 336
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was to public funds, including Lottery funding, in the last five years of (a) Volunteering England, (b) the Institute of Volunteering Research, (c) Future Builders, (d) ChangeUp, (e) the Active Community Unit, (f) Community Service Volunteers, (g) the Experience Corps, (h) the Youth Action Network, (i) Millennium Volunteers and (j) Corporate Challenge; what targets or outcomes have been set as a condition of funding in each case; and what information he has collected on their progress in meeting those targets. | | (8501) | 337
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost is of the contract with SAGEM to supply the IRIS based immigration system as part of Project IRIS. | | (9028) | 338
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were prosecuted for selling alcohol to under-age children in each year since 1997 in (a) England and (b) each region. | | (8681) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 339
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what arrangements will be put in place to allow Westminster Hall debates and question time to continue once Westminster Hall closes for major works at the end of 2005. | | (9053) | 340
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what arrangements will be put in place to replace the Jubilee Room facilities, including the ability to use outside caterers for receptions when Westminster Hall closes for major works at the end of 2005. | | (9054) | 341
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what plans there are to provide additional small meeting rooms when the W rooms, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and Inter-Parliamentary Union rooms will cease to be available due to the major works in Westminster Hall at the end of 2005. | | (9055) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 342
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans the EU has for development assistance to Haiti. | | (8943) | 343
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government has taken to support poverty eradication in Haiti. | | (8944) | 344
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of the aid pledged by the Government to provide relief to countries that were affected by the Asian tsunami has so far been paid. | | (8782) | 345
| Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of tuberculosis on mortality rates in Africa; and if he will make a statement. | | (8934) | 346
| Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the results were of his Department's study of the incidence of malaria and tuberculosis worldwide. | | (8935) | 347
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list (a) the special advisers in his Department, (b) their specific areas of expertise and (c) the total cost of employing them in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (8816) | Questions to the Leader of the House 348
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Leader of the House, if he will list (a) the special advisers in his Department, (b) their specific areas of expertise and (c) the total cost of employing them in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (8828) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 349
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many civil servants have been transferred from the Northern Ireland Civil Service to Civil Service posts elsewhere outside the Northern Ireland Civil Service in each year since 2001. | | (9000) | 350
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will establish a fast response team within the Department of the Environment (a) at weekends and (b) during public holidays to prevent (i) the felling of trees and (ii) the demolition of historic buildings prior to a tree preservation order or listing. | | (9124) | 351
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the policy of the education and library boards in Northern Ireland is in relation to the provision of school transport for disabled children, with particular reference to those children who are temporarily accommodated in overnight short break accommodation for respite care; and how this policy was formulated. | | (9125) | 352
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average Police Service of Northern Ireland emergency response time was in each policing district in each of the past 18 months; and what steps are being taken to improve response times. | | (9126) | 353
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many pupils were excluded from schools in each education and library board area as a result of violence or threatening behaviour in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | | (9127) | 354
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people are awaiting a kidney transplant in Northern Ireland, broken down by health trust; and how long each patient has been waiting. | | (9128) | 355
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on progress made in implementing the proposal to establish a round-table forum to progress the debate about a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland. | | (9129) | 356
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will appoint a Minister for Women in Northern Ireland. | | (9130) | 357
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many clinical negligence complaints have been lodged in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years; and how many of those complaints have been resolved. | | (9131) | 358
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to introduce NHS car and motorcycle paramedic services in Northern Ireland as an alternative to the use of the traditional ambulance; and if he will make a statement. | | (8774) | 359
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of people are registered with an NHS dentist in each board area in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | (8777) | 360
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many students from the European Union have been accepted to attend higher educational facilities in Northern Ireland in the next three years. | | (8778) | 361
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many students from countries outside the EU have been accepted to attend higher educational facilities in Northern Ireland in the next three years. | | (8779) | 362
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many teachers are on long-term stress-related sick leave in each board area, broken down by (a) primary and (b) post-primary levels of education. | | (8780) | 363
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many planning appeals on the grounds of non-determination have been pursued by applicants in the Province since 2000. | | (8797) | 364
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many enforcement officers are employed by the planning service in each divisional planning area; and how many posts are vacant. | | (8798) | 365
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many women have died from (a) ovarian cancer and (b) breast cancer in each board area since 2000 in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | (8799) | 366
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the take-up rate was of breast screening opportunities for women in the age categories for which the service is offered through the NHS in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (8800) | 367
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list (a) the special advisers in his Department, (b) their specific areas of expertise and (c) the total cost of employing them in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (8818) | Questions to the Prime Minister 368
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will ensure that English wine is made available at dinners and receptions which he hosts during the EU Presidency at which hospitality involving wine is appropriate; and if he will make a statement. | | (8876) | 369
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list (a) the special advisers in his Office, (b) their specific areas of expertise and (c) the total cost of employing them in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (8815) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 370
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list (a) the special advisers in his Department, (b) their specific areas of expertise and (c) the total cost of employing them in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (8825) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 371
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list (a) the budget and (b) staffing levels of the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate for the (i) 2002-03, (ii) 2003-04 and (iii) 2004-05 financial years. | | (8781) | 372
| Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd June, Official Report, columns 1162-3W, on corporate social responsibility, how the sums allocated to corporate social responsibility initiatives in each year have been spent. | | (8906) | 373
| Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will introduce guidelines on corporate social responsibility for business similar to the guidelines introduced recently by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on business impact on the environment; and if he will make a statement. | | (8976) | 374
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether it would require primary legislation to privatise the authority for issuing export licences. | | (8700) | 375
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the average amount spent by each household in England on electricity was in the last year for which figures are available. | | (8997) | 376
| Jim Dowd (Lewisham West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what progress he has made in promoting agreement between retailers and publishers with regard to the future distribution of newspapers and magazines. | | (8922) | 377
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on UK plans to implement the European Charter for Researchers. | | (9025) | 378
| Mr Jimmy Hood (Lanark and Hamilton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what measures are being taken to encourage the use of renewable energy in Lanark and Hamilton East consttuency. | | (8851) | 379
| Mr Jimmy Hood (Lanark and Hamilton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he is taking to support the development of clean coal technology in (a) the UK and (b) Scotland. | | [R] (8852) | 380
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many public telephone boxes are in use. | | (9120) | 381
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions officials of his Department have had with the Ministry of Defence about the cut and sew contract. | | (9121) | 382
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to share the ownership of Royal Mail beyond Government. | | (9122) | 383
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the effect of imports from textile companies from China on the future of the textile industry in England. | | (9123) | 384
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when Post Office Ltd will write to the honourable Member for Tamworth regarding provision of post office services in Amington, as promised in the Written Answer of 7th April 2005, Question reference 220790. | | (8791) | 385
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assistance his Department's Rover Task Force can provide to Stadco in Shrewsbury. | | (8698) | 386
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what changes there are to an individual's employment rights if their employer moves from registering staff in the UK to registration (a) offshore within the EU, (b) offshore outside the EU and (c) in Guernsey; and if he will make a statement. | | (8552) | 387
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action he has taken in each of the last four years to promote the sale of Harris tweed and Harris tweed products in (a) Europe, (b) the US and (c) other international markets. | | (8553) | 388
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will estimate the (a) money and (b) hours of time expended in the promotion of Harris tweed by his Department. | | (8554) | 389
| Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what (a) financial support and (b) technical assistance his Department has given to Mines Rescue Services Ltd in respect of (i) overseas trade missions and promotions and (ii) other activities in each of the last five years. | | (8860) | 390
| Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what Government fiscal support has been provided to Mines Rescue Services Ltd in each of the last five years. | | (8861) | 391
| Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what his Department's relationship with Mines Rescue Services Ltd is. | | (8862) | 392
| Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what contracts his Department has entered into with Mines Rescue Services Ltd in each of the last five years. | | (8863) | 393
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the special advisers to his Department; what the area of expertise of each is; and what the employment cost of special advisers was in 2004-05. | | (8928) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 394
N | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which local authorities in England subsidise the running of bus services. | | (8603) | 395
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of microwave technologies for deflecting shoulder-fired missiles in the civil aviation sector. | | (8746) | 396
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the use of anti-missile technologies in the UK civil aviation industry. | | (8747) | 397
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the police about advertising boards in fields adjacent to the motorway network. | | (8748) | 398
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of carbon dioxide emissions from traffic on the (a) A66/A174/A1053 Darlington to Teesport, (b) A69 (Newcastle to Carlisle), (c) A69 Carlisle to Newcastle, (d) M1 Junction 30 to end (A1) and M62 and (e) M1 Lofthouse to Bramham link road in the last year for which figures are available before construction works began; how many accidents occurred on each road in that year; how many resulted in (i) fatalities and (ii) serious injuries; what forecast has been made of likely levels after construction works are completed; and when each scheme is due to (A) begin and (B) be completed. | | (8756) | 399
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the traffic levels were on the (a) M1/M10 (London to M6, Junction 19), (b) M11 London to Cambridge, (c) M18 Goole to Rotherham, (d) M180 Thorne to Brigg and (e) M2 Junctions 5-6 to Bredgar Section in the last year for which figures are available before construction works began; and what forecast has been made of likely levels after construction works are completed. | | (8757) | 400
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of carbon dioxide emissions from traffic on the (a) M1/M10 (London to M6, Junction 19), (b) M11 London to Cambridge, (c) M18 Goole to Rotherham, (d) M180 Thorne to Brigg and (e) M2 Junctions 5-6 to Bredgar Section in the last year for which figures are available before construction works began; how many accidents occured on each road in that year; how many resulted in (i) fatalities and (ii) serious injuries; what forecast has been made of likely future levels after construction works are completed; and when each scheme is due to (A) begin and (B) be completed. | | (8758) | 401
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the traffic levels were on the (a) M20 Junction 10 Improvement, (b) M23 Hooley Junction Improvement, (c) M25 Heathrow Terminal 5, (d) M25 Junction 12 to 15 Widening and (e) M25 to Dover-M26/M20/A20 in the last year for which figures are available before construction works began; and what forecast has been made of likely levels after construction works are completed. | | (8759) | 402
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the traffic levels were on the (a) A46 Leicester to Lincoln, (b) A47 Thorney Bypass, (c) A47/A12 Peterborough to Lowestoft, (d) A5 Weeford to Fazeley Improvement and (e) A5/A483/A458 Shrewsbury to Chester to Welshpool in the last year for which figures are available before construction works began; and what forecast has been made of the likely levels after construction works are completed. | | (8761) | 403
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of carbon dioxide emissions from traffic on the (a) A46 Leicester to Lincoln, (b) A47 Thorney Bypass, (c) A47/A12 Peterborough to Lowestoft, (d) A5 Weeford to Fazeley Improvement and (e) A5/A483/A458 Shrewsbury to Chester to Welshpool in the last year for which figures are available before construction works began; how many accidents occurred on each road in that year; how many resulted in (i) fatalities and (ii) serious injuries; what forecast has been made of the likely levels after construction works are completed; and when each scheme is due to (A) begin and (B) be completed. | | (8762) | 404
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the traffic levels were on the (a) A50 from A6 Island to Main Street, (b) A50 Stoke to Derby link, (c) A50/A500 Nottingham to Stoke, (d) A500 City Road and Stoke Junction Improvement and (e) A556 Knutsford to Bowdon in the last year for which figures are available before construction works began; and what forecast has been made of the likely levels after construction works are completed. | | (8763) | 405
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of carbon dioxide emissions from traffic on the (a) A50 from A6 Island to Main Street, (b) A50 Stoke to Derby link, (c) A50/A500 Nottingham to Stoke, (d) A500 City Road and Stoke Junction Improvement and (e) A556 Knutsford to Bowdon in the last year for which figures are available before construction works began; how many accidents occurred on each road in that year; how many resulted in (i) fatalities and (ii) serious injuries; what forecast has been made of the likely levels after construction works are completed; and when each scheme is due to (A) begin and (B) be completed. | | (8764) | 406
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the traffic levels were on the (a) A66/A174/A1053 Darlington to Teesport, (b) A69 Newcastle to Carlisle, (c) A69 Carlisle to Newcastle, (d) M1 Junction 30 to end (A1) and M621 and (e) M1 Lofthouse to Bramham link road in the last year for which figures are available before construction works began; and what forecast has been made of the likely levels after construction works are completed. | | (8765) | 407
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of carbon dioxide emissions from traffic on the (a) M20 Junction 10 Improvement, (b) M23 Hooley Junction Improvement, (c) M25 Heathrow Terminal 5, (d) M25 Junctions 12 to 15 widening and (e) M25 to Dover - M26/M20/A20 in the last year for which figures are available before construction works began; how many accidents occurred on each stretch of road in that year; how many resulted in (i) fatalities and (ii) serious injuries; what forecast has been made of the likely levels after construction works are completed; and when each scheme is due to (A) begin and (B) be completed. | | (8766) | 408
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of carbon dioxide emissions from traffic on the (a) A66 Carkin Moor to Scotch Corner Improvement, (b) A66 Dualling Bowes Bypass, (c) A66 Dualling Cross Lanes to Greta Bridge, (d) A66 Dualling Stephen Bank to Carkin Moor and (e) A66 Greta Bridge to Stephen Bank Improvement in the last year for which figures are available; how many accidents occurred on each road in that year; how many resulted in (i) fatalities and (ii) serious injuries; what forecast has been made of the likely levels after construction works are completed; and when each scheme is due to (A) begin and (B) be completed. | | (8767) | 409
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the traffic levels were on the (a) M62 Junctions 25 to 27 and (b) A259(T)/A2070 Hastings to Ashford in the last year for which figures are available; and what forecast has been made of the likely levels after construction works are completed. | | (8768) | 410
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of carbon dioxide emissions from traffic on the (a) M62 Junctions 25 to 27and (b) A259(T)/A2070 Hastings to Ashford in the last year for which figures are available before construction works began; how many accidents occurred on each road in that year; how many resulted in (i) fatalities and (ii) serious injuries; what forecast has been made of the likely levels after construction works are completed; and when each scheme is due to (A) begin and (B) be completed. | | (8769) | 411
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the traffic levels were on the (a) A34 Bicester to Winchester, (b) A38 Burton Bypass, (c) A419 Swindon to Gloucester, (d) A421 Great Barford Bypass and (e) A43/A45 (M40 Bicester to A14 Thrapston) in the last year for which figures are available before construction works began; and what forecast has been made of the likely levels after construction works are completed. | | (8770) | 412
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of carbon dioxide emissions from traffic on the (a) A34 Bicester to Winchester, (b) A38 Burton Bypass, (c) A419 Swindon to Gloucester, (d) A421 Great Barford Bypass and (e) A43/A45 (M40 Bicester to A14 Thrapston) in the last year for which figures are available before construction works began; how many accidents occurred on each road in that year; how many resulted in (i) fatalities and (ii) serious injuries; what forecast has been made of likely levels after construction works are completed; and when each scheme is due to (A) begin and (B) be completed. | | (8771) | 413
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the pension and other benefits packages offered to new British transport police constables are in London. | | (8702) | 414
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fatal accidents occured in each year between 1984 and 2004 on the A40 road between (a) Carmarthen and St Clears and (b) St Clears and Haverfordwest. | | (9034) | 415
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will introduce controls on helicopter flights in residential areas to reduce noise nuisance; and if he will make a statement. | | (8689) | 416
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many light rail schemes have been completed and opened since 1997. | | (9016) | 417
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the health and safety requirements are for ventilation on public transport; and whether public transport vehicles are required to have forced air ventilation systems installed. | | (9017) | 418
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many speed cameras there are in England and Wales, broken down by borough; how much money has been raised in fines, broken down by borough, since the installation of each camera; and if he will make a statement. | | (8687) | 419
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of railway in England will be closed in the next (a) three and (b) five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (8688) | 420
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on transport infrastructure needs in (a) London, (b) Kent and (c) Surrey. | | (8926) | 421
| Mr Michael Foster (Worcester):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many personal injury collisions, including collisions involving fatalities, occurred at the site of each fixed speed camera in the Worcester constituency in the year (a) before and (b) after installation of each. | | (8971) | 422
| Mr Michael Foster (Worcester):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of Crossrail on the Cotswold Line service from Paddington to Worcester; and if he will make a statement. | | (8972) | 423
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to change the process for awarding the franchise held by South West Trains. | | (9073) | 424
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to set annual targets towards achieving a 5.75 per cent. market share for renewable transport fuels by 2010. | | (9111) | 425
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to introduce a renewable transport fuels obligation; and if he will make a statement. | | (9112) | 426
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria the Highways Agency takes into account before a decision is taken to install a pedestrian crossing. | | (8694) | 427
| Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what grounds the pensioners' free travel scheme excludes trams; and if he will reconsider this exclusion. | | (8925) | 428
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to make an announcement on the proposed Supertram scheme in Leeds; and if he will make a statement. | | (8382) | 429
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list (a) the special advisers in his Department, (b) their specific areas of expertise and (c) the total cost of employing them in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (8824) | 430
| Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27th June, Official Report, column 1259W, on air travellers (financial protection), what the timetable is for formal consultation on his proposals; and if he will make a statement. | | (9077) | 431
| Jeremy Wright (Rugby & Kenilworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures the Government is taking to encourage cycling. | | (8693) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 432
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list (a) the special advisers in his Department, (b) their specific areas of expertise and (c) the total cost of employing them in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (8817) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 433
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much attendance allowance has been withheld from pensioners in self-funded care homes in Scotland since the introduction of free personal care in Scotland. | | (8889) | 434
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Scotland have been paid attendance allowance for which they are ineligible as a result of being in receipt of free personal care; whether the Department intends to seek repayment of such overpayments; and if he will make a statement. | | (8890) | 435
| Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of Pension Protection Fund regulations on the incomes of members of schemes affected who have taken early retirement. | | (9107) | 436
| Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of the 16 Hour Rule on measures to encourage people on benefits to take-up training opportunities; and what discussions he has had with colleagues in other departments on the subject. | | (9108) | 437
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people declared part-time earnings while claiming incapacity benefit in each of the last five years. | | (8497) | 438
| Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate the Government has made of the (a) prevalence and (b) value of incapacity benefit fraud amongst those benefit recipients who do not live in the UK. | | (8992) | 439
| Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the Government seeks to prevent fraud by incapacity benefit recipients who do not live in the UK; and how much has been spent in each year since 1997 on the prevention of such fraud. | | (8993) | 440
| Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the countries to which incapacity benefit claimants may move and continue to receive their benefit; and in which countries the benefit continues to be index-linked. | | (8994) | 441
| Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many incapacity benefit recipients live outside the UK in a country where they can receive (a) index-linked benefit entitlement and (b) non index-linked benefit entitlement. | | (8995) | 442
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he was first informed that there would not be enough storage space on the new Child Support IT system for all cases; and what action he has taken to ensure that there will be. | | (8742) | 443
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place a copy of the Child Support Agency's aftercare policy statement in the Library. | | (8743) | 444
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions access to the Child Support Agency's computer system by former members of staff has been identified. | | (8744) | 445
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether approaches have been made to the (a) Pensions Protection Fund and (b) Financial Assistance Scheme in respect of former Training and Enterprise Council pension schemes. | | (8749) | 446
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls to the Child Support Agency have been abandoned by (a) Agency staff and (b) clients in each month since 2003. | | (8750) | 447
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions in the last two years Child Support Agency maintenance payments have been erroneously paid to the parent with care instead of to him; how much these payments were for; and whether they were all recovered. | | (8752) | 448
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the internal audit recommendation in 2003-04 regarding an effective audit trail for CS2 was made; and when such a trail was established. | | (8753) | 449
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what records he keeps of call backs (a) promised and (b) made by Child Support Agency staff. | | (8754) | 450
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14th June, Official Report, column 260W, on earnings-related pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost (a) in real terms and (b) as a percentage of GDP of pension credit if income taken into account for pension credit is assumed to increase (i) in line with price growth and (ii) halfway between price and real earnings growth in (A) 2010, (B) 2020, (C) 2030, (D) 2040 and (E) 2050. | | (8858) | 451
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the local housing allowance rates are for each rental category in each of the original Pathfinder authorities. | | (8864) | 452
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the implications of using different IT systems to process housing benefit in the local housing allowance pilot areas for the administration of the system. | | (8865) | 453
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the pension schemes expected to be eligible for the Financial Assistance Scheme, broken down by parliamentary constituency in which the company's headquarters is located. | | (8866) | 454
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what percentage of full-time equivalent Child Support Agency (CSA) staff are employed as frontline staff; how many staff were employed in March; what the staff turnover rate was in the latest period for which figures are available; how many staff (a) left the CSA and (b) went on leave in that period; and how many staff have been recruited since April 2003. | | (8867) | 455
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list (a) the special advisers in his Department, (b) their specific areas of expertise and (c) the total cost of employing them in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (8822) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 456
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions his Department has had with other departments on sustainable development. | | [Question Unstarred] (8149) | 457
N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, who will bear the policing costs of the G8 conference. | | [Transferred] (8255) | 458
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the administrative costs were of the National Insurance Fund in each of the last three years; what the value of the Fund is; what estimate he has made of the (a) surplus in the Fund and (b) value of National Insurance contributions in (i) 2005, (ii) 2010, (iii) 2020, (iv) 2030, (v) 2040 and (vi) 2060; and what advice he has received from the Government Actuary on the desirable level of the surplus. | | [Transferred] (8751) | 459
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) the total amount of tax credit payments claimed in Northern Ireland since their introduction, (b) the total amount of overpayments, (c) the value of overpayments which have been written off and (d) the value of overpayments retrieved is. | | [Transferred] (8801) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 460
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28th June, ref 7157, which listed places of worship in Northern Ireland have received grants covering the full amount of VAT paid on eligible works. | | [Transferred] (9114) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 461
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what budget has been allocated to the proposed Rural Housing Commission; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (8919) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 462
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many appeals there have been against a refusal of a visitor's visa in each of the past five years; how many were granted; and what the cost to public funds was of those successful appeals. | | [Transferred] (8794) | 463
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the occasions since 1997 where the Government has formally challenged the legal treaty basis for legislative activity at European Community level. | | [Transferred] (8983) | 464
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the consequences under Article IV-443(4) of the proposed EU Constitution of 20 countries ratifying the Constitution. | | [Transferred] (9040) | 465
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much public money he estimates will be spent on hospitality at the G8 Summit at Gleneagles on 6th July. | | [Transferred] (8783) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 466
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what current level of state aid has been authorised by the European Commission for each country. | | [Transferred] (8987) | 467
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the impact of ECJ case C-484/04, 2005/C 31/16, of OJ C31 of 5th February, on voluntary opt-outs of the 48-hour week regulations, with particular reference to civil servants; and what representations he has received thereon. | | [Transferred] (9048) |
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