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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 14 July 2005
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 14 July 2005
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 14 July 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 14 July of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 14 July see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the import duties that apply to goods manufactured outside the EU; and what the purpose is of each. | | (12470) | 2
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11th July, Official Report, column 687W, on conferences, what estimate he has made of the cost of providing the information requested. | | (12773) | 3
| Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate cost of tax relief on pension savings in 2026. | | (12791) | 4
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue his Department received from (a) fuel duty, (b) vehicle excise duty, (c) VAT on car sales, (d) VAT on fuel and (e) company car tax in the last year for which figures are available. | | (12716) | 5
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to the letter of 15th June from the honourable Member for Birkenhead regarding the tax credits of his constituent, Mrs Smith. | | (12147) | 6
| Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the position of the minority shareholders in UK Royal Dutch Shell who, following the reconstruction of the Shell Group, will be liable for capital gains tax. | | (12425) | 7
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate the Department has made of the aggregate annual cost to those required to complete stamp duty land tax returns of solictors' work involved in completing such returns (a) in respect of all land transactions and (b) in respect of those land transactions in which no stamp duty land tax is payable. | | (12638) | 8
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what action is being taken to promote the UK position on economic conditionality at the International Monetary Fund. | | (12464) | 9
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many seal skins were (a) imported into and (b) exported from the UK in each of the last five years, broken down by species; and how much marine mammal oil was (i) imported into and (ii) exported from the UK in each year. | | (12711) | 10
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made in modernising the computerisation of Pay As You Earn (PAYE) by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs; when current computer projects concerning PAYE are due to be completed; what the (a) original and (b) expected cost of each project is; what functional improvements are expected; and if he will make a statement. | | (12613) | 11
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 7th July, Official Report, column 620W, on science investment, by what amount private sector investment would need to (a) increase and (b) decrease to cause him to change the projected real-terms average annual growth of 5.8 per cent. in public sector funding for the science base over the next three years as outlined in the 2004 Spending Review. | | (12824) | 12
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to introduce a stamp duty rebate for the installation of energy saving products at the time of home purchase. | | (12636) | 13
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in how many deaths in Teesside the use of (a) heroin, (b) ecstasy, (c) amphetamines, (d) other illicit substances, (e) alcohol and (f) tobacco was recorded as a cause in each year since 1997. | | (12552) | 14
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time taken to resolve a dispute over the recovery of overpaid tax credits was in (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2004-05; and what the figure is to date in 2005-06. | | (12390) | 15
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the proportion of tax credit expenditure that offsets tax liabilities. | | (12391) | 16
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the take-up rate of working tax credit. | | (12392) | 17
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have faced a penalty for withdrawing their tax credit claims in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05 and (c) 2005-06 to date. | | (12393) | 18
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many changes have been made to child and working tax credit award notices and the information included with them; and if he will place samples of each in the Library. | | (12394) | 19
| Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance he has issued on the awarding of contracts to companies who register crews offshore to avoid tax. | | (12469) | 20
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which five management consultancies received the highest value of contracts awarded by his Department in each of the last three years; and what the total value was of the contracts awarded to each. | | (12585) | 21
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his plans for funding to the Ministry of Defence are over the next five years. | | (12567) | 22
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has revised its forecast of North Sea oil revenues in the 2005-06 financial year to take account of higher than expected oil prices and sterling/dollar movements; and if he will make a statement. | | (12519) | 23
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate oil and gas revenues accruing to the Exchequer in the 2005-06 financial year assuming oil prices at (a) $50, (b) $60 and (c) $80 a barrel. | | (12520) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 24
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, which five management consultancies received the highest value of contracts awarded by the Cabinet Office in each of the last three years; and what the total value was of the contracts awarded to each. | | (12572) | Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners 25
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what disciplinary powers are available to the Church in dealing with clergymen in respect of settling the future of redundant churches. | | (12401) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 26
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to Question ref 6500, what estimate she has made of the cost of answering the question. | | (12671) | 27
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment she has made of the level of service provided by claim management companies. | | [R] (12475) | 28
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to the letter from the Immigrant Appellate Authority, to Bury Law Centre, dated 13th January, reference HX/02411/2003, which issues are repeatedly occurring and causing delays in determining cases; and in respect of which countries. | | (12416) | 29
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many cases are awaiting determination by the Immigration Appellate Authority (IAA); and what the average time between the receipt by the IAA of an appeal and a final decision being made was in the last period for which figures are available. | | (12417) | 30
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans her Department has to conduct remote electronic voting pilots in the 2006 local elections. | | (12435) | 31
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the total cost has been to date of the computer system Xhibit used by the Court Service in Lincoln; whether she plans to introduce the system in other courts; what estimate she has made of the total cost of rolling out such a system in England and Wales; what assessment she has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) reliability of such a system; and if she will make a statement. | | (10735) | 32
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment she has made of the practice in criminal court cases in Lincoln whereby witnesses are sent a text message when they are due in court; whether such a system has reduced the time witnesses spend waiting to give evidence; what effect it has had on witnesses attending on time; and if she will make a statement. | | (10736) | 33
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, which five management consultancies received the highest value of contracts awarded by her Department in each of the last three years; and what the total value was of the contracts awarded to each. | | (12575) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 34
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she plans to take to minimise the carbon footprint of the 2012 Olympics. | | (12553) | 35
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 11th July to the honourable Member for Worsley, Official Report, columns 550-1 on young people (summer activities), if she will list the programmes of summer activities for young people that her Department intends to fund during the summer holidays. | | (12751) | 36
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who will operate the new Olympic scratchcard game; and when contracts will be awarded. | | (12418) | 37
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the new Olympic scratchcard game is expected to be on sale. | | (12419) | 38
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to protect young people from addictive gambling; and if she will make a statement. | | (12433) | 39
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the new Olympics scratchcard game will be operated on a not-for-profit basis. | | (12752) | 40
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the likely effect on household spending on gambling of the introduction of the new Olympics scratchcard game. | | (12759) | 41
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations she has received about effects on the coverage of parliamentary affairs of changes in job numbers at the BBC. | | (12411) | 42
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) buildings, (b) sites and (c) parks in Chorley are listed; and if she will list those assessed as requiring (i) restoration and (ii) conservation. | | (12444) | 43
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many swimming pools in England are listed; and what the process is for listing swimming pools. | | (12459) | 44
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether security costs were included in the estimates made for the London Olympic bid; and if she will make a statement. | | (12557) | 45
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the role of sport and recreational activities in tackling anti-social behaviour; and if she will make a statement. | | (12550) | 46
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the Government's policy on allowing rival lottery operators to compete for sales with the National Lottery. | | (12442) | 47
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which five management consultancies received the highest value of contracts awarded by her Department in each of the last three years; and what the total value was of the contracts awarded to each. | | (12579) | 48
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which village halls and community centres have benefited from Lottery funding in the Hertford and Stortford constituency since 1997. | | (12767) | 49
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase the availability of digital radio and television services in rural areas. | | (12518) | 50
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of premises in Wales licensed under (a) the Licensing Act 1964 and (b) the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 which fall into each of the rateable value bands for licence fees under the Licensing Act 2003 (Fees) Regulations; how many in each category will be required to pay the fee multiplier; and if she will make a statement. | | (12539) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 51
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions between April 2004 and December 2004 British-based staff from the Defence Export Services Organisation met BAE Systems to discuss the selection of agents. | | (12029) | 52
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5th July, Official Report, column, 259W, on the Defence Export Service Organisation (DESO), whether BAE Systems has requested information from DESO on the selection of agents. | | (12081) | 53
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions in each month between July 2001 and February 2002 (a) Coalition aircraft and (b) UK aircraft patrolling the southern no-fly zone in Iraq (i) detected violations of the no-fly zone, (ii) detected a direct threat to Coalition aircraft and (iii) released ordnance, broken down by (A) amount and (B) type of ordnance released; and if he will make a statement. | | (11371) | 54
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions between May 2002 and 19th March 2003, the UK elected not to participate in US air attacks in southern Iraq; for what reasons in each case; and if he will make a statement. | | (11372) | 55
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what RAF aircraft participated in attacks by Coalition aircraft on (a) an anti-ship missile system near Basra on 6th September 2002, (b) an anti-ship missile system near Basra on 13th January 2003, (c) a surface-to-surface missile system near Basra on 11th February 2003, (d) elements of surface-to-surface missile systems near Basra on 12th February 2003, (e) a mobile multiple-rocket system near Basra on 18th February 2003, (f) a surface-to-surface missile system near Basra on 25th February 2003 and (f) three surface-to-surface missile systems south of Mosul on 25th February 2003. | | (11373) | 56
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what account his Department took of United Nations Security Council Resolution 949 concerning Iraq and Kuwait in determining the legality of air strikes carried out by Coalition aircraft in Iraq in 2002. | | (11374) | 57
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd June, Official Report, column 1146W, on taxis, what estimate he has made of the cost of providing the information requested. | | (12690) | 58
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on plans for the replacement or upgrade of the Nimrod. | | (12710) | 59
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library the minutes of the recent meeting on the cut and sew contract; and if he will make a statement. | | (12410) | 60
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, from which (a) region and (b) county the highest percentage of personnel were recruited to the (i) Army, (ii) Royal Navy, (iii) Royal Air Force and (iv) Royal Marines in 2004-05. | | (12415) | 61
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the mascot of the (a) Queen's Lancashire Regiment and (b) King's Own Borderers is; and what the value of silverware held by each regiment is. | | (12420) | 62
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what percentage of serving members of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment were recruited in Cumbria. | | (12421) | 63
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what percentage of serving members of the King's Own Borderers were recruited in Lancashire. | | (12422) | 64
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what percentage of serving King's Regiment personnel were recruited from (a) Cumbria, (b) Lancashire and (c) overseas. | | (12423) | 65
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers, (b) non-commissioned officers and (c) other ranks he expects to be made redundant or allowed early retirement following the merger of the King's, King's Own Borderers and Queen's Lancashire Regiment; what the strength is of each regiment; and what percentage is overseas recruits. | | (12424) | 66
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list his Department's bases which are mothballed. | | (12466) | 67
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which regiments are based in each region. | | (12467) | 68
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the role of each unit of the (a) Territorial Army and (b) cadet forces in Lancashire is; and if he will make a statement. | | (12478) | 69
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many regiments have been provided with battle dress made in China under the cut and sew contract. | | (12479) | 70
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many aircraft (a) were withdrawn from service in 2004-05 and (b) are planned to be withdrawn from service in 2005-06, broken down by type. | | (12512) | 71
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many tanks are expected to be withdrawn from service in 2005-06. | | (12513) | 72
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which five management consultancies received the highest value of contracts awarded by his Department in each of the last three years; and what the total value was of the contracts awarded to each. | | (12589) | 73
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when it was decided to include the Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency in the review of operations on the RAF Innsworth site; and if he will make a statement. | | (12397) | 74
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of sexual assaults in the armed forces. | | (12565) | 75
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British troops are in (a) Afghanistan, (b) Iraq, (c) Kosovo, (d) Bosnia and (e) Germany. | | (12566) | 76
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Panther Command and Liaison vehicle is an integral part of the Future Rapid Effects System package. | | (12675) | 77
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what type of aircraft (a) constitute the airlift capacity and (b) are planned to constitute the airlift capacity in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2015; and what tonnage this (A) comprises and (B) is planned to comprise in each year. | | (12676) | 78
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the projected cost is of new airlift capacity up to 2015. | | (12677) | 79
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many infantry private soldiers have been subject to negligence discharge from the (a) Regular Army and (b) Territorial Army since hostilities started in Iraq. | | (12678) | 80
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many infantry private soldiers were on record in the Territorial Army at the onset of Iraq operations; and how many (a) are on record, (b) are available for Operation Telic 7 and (c) are expected to be available for Operation Telic 8. | | (12679) | 81
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the formation will be of the Territorial Army contribution to Operation Telic 7. | | (12680) | 82
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the minimum qualification is for a Territorial Army private soldier to be called up for deployment. | | (12681) | 83
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Territorial Army medical officers have been deployed since the start of Operation Telic; and how many of them worked in the NHS. | | (12682) | 84
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the reasons are for the change in the Future Rapid Effects System vehicle requirement since July 2004; and how these vehicles will be deployed. | | (12683) | 85
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when Bowman will be fully operational throughout the UK armed forces; and what the (a) overall final cost and (b) cost per unit is expected to be. | | (12684) | 86
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, of how many battalions each of the three medium-weight brigades will comprise. | | (12685) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 87
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what representations he has (a) sought and (b) received from Sutton and East Surrey Water plc regarding its ability to meet the future demand for water supply arising from the proposed increase in new housing completions in their catchment area. | | (12197) | 88
| Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if the Government will make changes to planning law to protect existing park land from being sold by local authorities. | | (12398) | 89
| Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much park land was sold by local authorities for development between June 2001 and May 2005. | | (12399) | 90
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the cost is of the research his Department has commissioned from BMG Research on people's views on local authorities; how many people will be surveyed; how the replies will be collated; when the results will be published; how recipients of questionnaires were selected; and for what purposes the research was commissioned. | | (12753) | 91
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) the allocation from the Safer Stronger Communities Fund and (b) the population is for (i) Wear Valley, (ii) Westminster, (iii) Wigan and (iv) Wirral local authorities. | | (12340) | 92
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) the allocation from the Safer Stronger Communities Fund and (b) the population is for (i) Tower Hamlets, (ii) Wakefield , (iii) Waltham Forest, (iv) Wandsworth and (v) Wansbeck local authorities. | | (12341) | 93
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) the allocation from the Safer Stronger Communities Fund and (b) the population is for (i) Southwark, (ii) Stockton-on-Tees, (iii) Stoke-on-Trent, (iv) Sunderland and (v) Tameside local authorities. | | (12342) | 94
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) the allocation from the Safer Stronger Communities Fund and (b) the population is for (i) Sedgefield, (ii) Sefton, (iii) Sheffield, (iv) South Tyneside and (v) Southampton local authorities. | | (12343) | 95
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) the allocation from the Safer Stronger Communities Fund and (b) the population is for (i) Rochdale, (ii) Rotherham, (iii) St Helens, (iv) Salford and (v) Sandwell local authorities. | | (12344) | 96
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) the allocation from the Safer Stronger Communities Fund and (b) the population is for (i) Penwith, (ii) Plymouth, (iii) Portsmouth, (iv) Preston and (v) Redcar and Cleveland local authorities. | | (12345) | 97
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) the allocation from the Safer Stronger Communities Fund and (b) the population is for (i) Newham, (ii) North Tyneside, (iii) Nottingham, (iv) Oldham and (v) Pendle local authorities. | | (12346) | 98
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) the allocation from the Safer Stronger Communities Fund and (b) the population is for (i) Luton, (ii) Manchester, (iii) Mansfield, (iv) Middlesbrough and (v) Newcastle upon Tyne local authorities. | | (12347) | 99
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) the allocation from the Safer Stronger Communities Fund and (b) the population is for (i) Leeds, (ii) Leicester, (iii) Lewisham, (iv) Lincoln and (v) Liverpool local authorities. | | (12348) | 100
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) the allocation from the Safer Stronger Communities Fund and (b) the population is for (i) Kerrier, (ii) Kingston upon Hull, (iii) Kirklees, (iv) Knowsley and (v) Lambeth local authorities. | | (12349) | 101
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) the allocation from the Safer Stronger Communities Fund and (b) the population is for (i) Hartlepool, (ii) Hastings, (iii) Hyndburn, (iv) Islington and (v) Kennington and Chelsea local authorities. | | (12350) | 102
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) the allocation from the Safer Stronger Communities Fund and (b) the population is for (i) Greenwich, (ii) Hackney, (iii) Halton, (iv) Hammersmith and Fulham and (v) Haringay local authorities. | | (12351) | 103
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) the allocation from the Safer Stronger Communities Fund and (b) the population is for (i) Ealing, (ii) Easington, (iii) Enfield, (iv) Gateshead and (v) Great Yarmouth local authorities. | | (12352) | 104
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) the allocation from the Safer Stronger Communities Fund and (b) the population is for (i) Coventry, (ii) Croydon, (iii) Derby, (iv) Derwentside and (v) Dudley local authorities. | | (12353) | 105
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) the allocation from the Safer Stronger Communities Fund and (b) the population is for (i) Brent, (ii) Brighton and Hove, (iii) Bristol, (iv) Burnley and (v) Camden local authorities. | | (12354) | 106
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) the allocation from the Safer Stronger Communities Fund and (b) the population is for (i) Blackburn with Darwen, (ii) Blackpool, (iii) Bolsover, (iv) Bolton and (v) Bradford local authorities. | | (12355) | 107
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) the allocation from the Safer Stronger Communities Fund and (b) the population is for (i) Allerdale, (ii) Ashfield, (iii) Barking and Dagenham, (iv) Barnsley and (v) Barrow-in-Furness local authorities. | | (12356) | 108
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many homes have been built in (a) each borough in Hampshire, (b) Southampton and (c) Portsmouth under the Keyworker Living Initiative; and how many of these are occupied. | | (12754) | 109
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions his Department has had with local councils on how many homes should be built in a borough under the Keyworker Living Initiative. | | (12755) | 110
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how long homes built under the Keyworker Living Initiative have to remain empty before alternative uses can be found. | | (12756) | 111
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what mechanisms are in place to prevent an oversupply of properties available to key workers. | | (12757) | 112
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what criteria are used to determine allocation of funding for the Keyworker Living Initiative (a) to individual housing associations and (b) to geographical areas; and how the requirement for keyworker housing in an area is assessed. | | (12758) | 113
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what criteria were used to determine the membership of county fire authorities; what guidance has been issued on their composition; and if he will require authorities to include members of district councils in their membership. | | (12477) | 114
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make it his policy to require building regulations to specify that all new buildings have built-in means of microgeneration of energy. | | (12637) | 115
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, on what evidence the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, the honourable Member for Poplar and Canning Town, based the comment in his letter of 1st July to all honourable Members that (a) the Chief Fire Officers' Association and (b) the Local Government Association support the Government's plans to regionalise fire control rooms; and if he will make a statement. | | (12441) | 116
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, for what reasons his Department provided details of the planning appeal enquiry into the Fische in Shoreham-by-Sea to the press before informing the appellants and Adur Council. | | (12799) | 117
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he plans to issue further planning guidance on the mooring of houseboats following the ruling on the Fische in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex; and if he will make a statement. | | (12800) | 118
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, why houseboats are not considered to be developments for planning purposes. | | (12801) | 119
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the timetable is for the implementation of the Fire Link Project; and if he will make a statement. | | (11184) | 120
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether either of the bidding companies for the Fire Link Project provided the basis to proceed to contract following their Best and Final Offer submissions in April. | | (11185) | 121
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which five management consultancies received the highest value of contracts awarded by his Department in each of the last three years; and what the total value was of the contracts awarded to each. | | (12584) | 122
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the gypsy and traveller sites that have benefitted from a refurbishment grant since the scheme was introduced, broken down by (a) date, (b) cost, (c) number of pitches and (d) estimated number of individuals expected to reside there. | | (12739) | 123
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the accommodation needs of gypsies and travellers in Essex in each year since 1994; and what provision has been made by local councils to meet this need. | | (12768) | 124
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps he has taken in response to the Council of Ministers' request for legal changes on licences and tenancies to give effect to the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights in the O'Connor case. | | (12769) | 125
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he has asked the Law Commission to include legal protection for those living on rented gypsy and traveller sites in its review of tenancy law. | | (12770) | 126
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many inquiries he has received from registered social landlords seeking information about borrowing capital for the development of gypsy and traveller sites; what steps he has taken to publicise his policy on such loans; when he expects to publish guidelines; and how he intends to (a) promote this policy and (b) monitor its effectiveness. | | (12771) | 127
N | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 5th July, Official Report, column 298W, on council tax, what the percentage second homes council tax discount levied by the local authorities that cover his official residences at (a) Admiralty House and (b) Dorneywood is. | | (12031) | 128
N | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 5th July, Official Report, column 298W, on council tax, what contribution his Department has made towards the total maintenance, renovation and running costs of Admiralty House, in each year since its establishment; and what the estimated figure is for 2005-06. | | (12032) | 129
N | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 5th July, Official Report, column 298W, on council tax, whether he has a personal council tax liability on his official residences at (a) Admiralty House and (b) Dorneywood. | | (12084) | 130
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much has been provided in grants from central government to Swindon Borough Council in each year since 1997. | | (12543) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 131
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures are in place to ensure that girls aged under 16 years are properly supervised when taking emergency contraception. | | (12781) | 132
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the schools in Southend that allow emergency contraception to be distributed to children at that school without parental knowledge or consent. | | (12782) | 133
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many times school nurses in Southend have issued emergency contraception in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (12783) | 134
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many girls in Southend have been given emergency contraception by school nurses in each of the last five years for which figures are available, broken down by the age of the girl. | | (12784) | 135
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidance she has given to schools regarding the potential liability of (a) school governors, (b) teachers, (c) headteachers and (d) other school staff in the event of possible adverse consequences following emergency contraception being provided to girls under the age of 16 years by school staff or on school premises without the consent of parents. | | (12785) | 136
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidance she has given schools regarding the possible adverse consequences of emergency contraception being provided to girls under the age of 16 years by school staff or on school premises. | | (12786) | 137
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research she has evaluated on whether there is a relationship between the number of hours spent watching television and children's academic achievement. | | (12621) | 138
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will lift the cap on fee waivers for poor part-time students. | | (12483) | 139
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research she has conducted on the financial situation of part-time students. | | (12484) | 140
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research she has conducted on the impact of new fees regulations in higher education institutions with an atypically high level of part-time students. | | (12485) | 141
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent assessment she has made of the merits of fee deferrals for part-time students. | | (12486) | 142
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what representations she has received from (a) higher education institutions and (b) the Office for Fair Access on the impact on student access of differences between the full-time and part-time student support regimes. | | (12487) | 143
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her Answer of 4th July, Official Report, column 156W, on the Family Resolutions Pilot Project, what the reasons for non-referral were for the 71 couples not referred to the Family Resolutions Pilot Project, excluding domestic violence. | | (12296) | 144
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 4th July, Official Report, columns 165-6W, on missing children, which local authorities recorded in the delivery and improvement statement (a) had not appointed a senior manager to monitor missing from care incidents and (b) did not have protocols with the police. | | (12692) | 145
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 4th July, Official Report, columns 162-3W, on looked-after children, what guidance has been issued to local authorities concerning the number of in year placements; and if she will make a statement. | | (12693) | 146
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 11th July, Official Report, column 836W, on education, if she will break down the figures in the second table by residing authority. | | (12790) | 147
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 6th July, Official Report, column 446W, on taxis, what estimate she has made of the cost of answering the Question. | | (12591) | 148
N | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which schools in Norfolk have requested permission to sell playing fields. | | (12085) | 149
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the spending per (a) primary and (b) high school pupil in Lancashire is for 2005-06. | | (12380) | 150
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of school-leavers in (a) England, (b) Teesside and (c) the Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency went to university in the last period for which figures are available. | | (12524) | 151
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans are being considered for (a) voluntary-aided and (b) voluntary-aided faith schools in Teesside. | | (12526) | 152
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will estimate the percentage of school leavers in (a) England, (b) Teesside and (c) the Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency who went on to sixth form college in the last period for which figures are available. | | (12527) | 153
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average waiting time between the referral of a child to an educational psychologist and that child's appointment was in (a) each local education authority and (b) England in the last period for which figures are available. | | (12384) | 154
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many established full-time equivalent posts for educational psychologists there are in (a) each local education authority and (b) England; how many such posts are vacant; and if she will make a statement. | | (12385) | 155
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children from (a) Angola, (b) Nigeria and (c) Sierra Leone are in the care of social services in England. | | (12809) | 156
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research she has commissioned into the influence of African faith healers on vulnerable children. | | (12810) | 157
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many independent children's homes are registered in England. | | (12813) | 158
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children are placed in independent children's homes out of area of the placing authority. | | (12814) | 159
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) announced and (b) unannounced inspections of children's homes have taken place since July 2004; how many homes have been inspected; and what percentage of the total this represents. | | (12815) | 160
N | Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what representations she has received on the Government's 14 to 19 White Paper. | | (12144) | 161
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which five management consultancies received the highest value of contracts awarded by her Department in each of the last three years; and what the total value was of the contracts awarded to each. | | (12571) | 162
| Dan Norris (Wansdyke):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students aged 16 to 18 years are in receipt of education maintenance allowance in each institution in (a) North East Somerset, (b) South Gloucestershire and (c) Wansdyke. | | (12514) | 163
| Dan Norris (Wansdyke):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in (a) North East Somerset and (b) South Gloucestershire have taken up free nursery places since the policy was introduced. | | (12547) | 164
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether funding for the employer training pilots from the Learning and Skills Council is contingent on employees completing NVQ qualifications (a) in part and (b) in full; and if she will make a statement. | | (12740) | 165
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average length of time employees spent away from the workplace completing NVQ Level 2 qualifications for the employer training pilots was (a) in each pilot area and (b) across all pilot areas | | (12741) | 166
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, in what percentage of cases employer training pilots followed the assess, train, assess model (a) in each pilot area and (b) across all pilot areas; and what priority this model will be accorded in future in respect of small and medium sized enterprises. | | (12749) | 167
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what level of funding will be allocated to a moderate learning difficulty school in Essex in respect of a newly admitted band (a) D, (b) E and (c) F special needs pupil in (i) 2005-06 and (ii) 2006-07. | | (12445) | 168
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether she expects Band (a) D, (b) E and (c) F special educational needs pupils currently in moderate learning difficulty schools in Essex will continue to receive their band funding in full during their entire time at the school. | | (12468) | 169
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what admissions criteria Essex Local Education Authority has placed on the admission of Band (a) D, (b) E and (c) F special educational needs children to moderate learning difficulty schools; and when these criteria were last revised. | | (12492) | 170
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will ensure that all headteachers are in receipt of the necessary training before they are required to draft and publish their new staffing structure; and if she will make a statement. | | (12359) | 171
| Angela Watkinson (Upminster):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many additional language teachers have been appointed in anticipation of the promised additional funding for language colleges. | | (12761) | 172
| Angela Watkinson (Upminster):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many specialist language colleges she expects will receive the additional funding she has promised in time for the 2005 autumn term. | | (12762) | 173
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding from the private sector has been brought into the state education system as a result of the establishment of city academies. | | (12538) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 174
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the criteria applied by the Sustainable Procurement Taskforce to purchases by Government departments. | | (12530) | 175
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of the available EU Emissions Trading budget she estimates will be taken up by the aviation sector by 2040. | | (12555) | 176
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what percentage of UK carbon emissions aviation was responsible in (a) 1990 and (b) 2000; and what estimate she has made of the likely percentage in (i) 2010, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2030, (iv) 2040 and (v) 2050 (A) assuming the absence of new policy levels to change behaviour and (B) assuming (A) but with the entry of aviation into the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. | | (12556) | 177
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5th July, Official Report, column 255W, on taxis, what estimate she has made of the cost of providing the information requested. | | (12696) | 178
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which companies and individuals in England received payments of more than £200,000 under the Common Agricultural Policy in 2004; and what sum was received in each case. | | (12639) | 179
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether water mills converted to micro-generation of electricity are required to pay the Environment Agency for water abstraction. | | (12765) | 180
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what account is taken of the contribution to achieving renewable energy targets in setting water abstraction licensing costs for micro-generating water mills. | | (12766) | 181
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her timetable is for producing a database of zoo licences in England. | | (12709) | 182
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of farm acreage in (a) England and (b) Northamptonshire is accurately digitally mapped for the Entry Level Stewardship scheme. | | (12106) | 183
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effects on cashflow in farms of the timescale for establishing the Entry Level Stewardship scheme. | | (12107) | 184
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on providing further incentives for biofuel production. | | (12108) | 185
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the threat to the UK poultry industry from avian flu. | | (12109) | 186
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the information requested in parts A to C of the Rural Payment Agency's customer registration form (CReg 01) is replicated on the Single Farm Payment scheme's application form (SP5). | | (12145) | 187
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which five management consultancies received the highest value of contracts awarded by her Department in each of the last three years; and what the total value was of the contracts awarded to each. | | (12581) | 188
| Dan Norris (Wansdyke):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of households in the Wessex Water supply area use metered water. | | (12515) | 189
| Dan Norris (Wansdyke):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the incidence of bovine TB was in (a) North East Somerset, (b) South Gloucestershire and (c) the former county of Avon area in the last period for which figures are available. | | (12516) | 190
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her assessment is of the effectiveness of the 12-mile pelagic pair trawl prohibition for bass and its impact on cetacean by-catch. | | (12377) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 191
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many applications for non-settlement visas were (a) received and (b) refused in (i) Bangladesh, (ii) Algeria, (iii) Morocco, (iv) Tunisia and (v) Ghana in each of the last five years; and what proportion of those were granted at Tier One. | | (12473) | 192
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress is being made on the introduction of no-fly zones in Darfur. | | (12438) | 193
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress is being made with the promotion of best practice in parliamentary scrutiny in developing countries. | | (12461) | 194
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of whether Burma possesses (a) uranium and (b) antimony deposits; and whether processing of Burmese (i) uranium and (ii) antimony takes place in (A) Burma, (B) China, (C) North Korea, (D) Russia and (E) elsewhere. | | (12409) | 195
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4th July, Official Report, column 183W, on Iran, whether the information received has now been verified; and if he will make a statement. | | (12482) | 196
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which five management consultancies received the highest value of contracts awarded by his Department in each of the last three years; and what the total value was of the contracts awarded to each. | | (12583) | 197
| Dan Norris (Wansdyke):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he plans to take to carry forward the promotion of peace, stability and reform in the Middle East during the UK's Presidency of the EU. | | (12672) | 198
| Dan Norris (Wansdyke):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps are being taken to bring about the disarmament of Hezbollah forces in Southern Lebanon, in compliance with UN Security Council resolution 1559. | | (12673) | 199
| Dan Norris (Wansdyke):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his latest estimate is of the threat posed by Hamas to (a) Israeli and (b) Palestinian security. | | (12674) | 200
| Dan Norris (Wansdyke):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his latest estimate is of the progress made by the Palestinian Authority in reforming its security services in line with commitments made at the London meeting in March. | | (12686) | 201
| Dan Norris (Wansdyke):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effects of Iran's nuclear programme on future stability in the Middle East following the results of the Iranian Presidential elections. | | (12687) | 202
| Dan Norris (Wansdyke):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his latest assessment is of progress made by Israel with its Disengagement Plan. | | (12688) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 203
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many ovarian tissue transplants there were in each of the last five years; and how many were (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful. | | (12717) | 204
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department was consulted by the World Health Organisation on putting (a) mifepristone and (b) misoprostol on its list of essential medicines; and if she will make a statement. | | (12718) | 205
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much her Department has given to the World Health Organisation in each year since 1997; whether there are restrictions on the use of these funds; and if she will make a statement. | | (12719) | 206
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the occasions, including the date and place, when (a) officials and (b) Ministers from her Department have attended (i) conferences and (ii) meetings where (A) abortion and (B) euthanasia has been discussed in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement. | | (12720) | 207
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will introduce legislation to remove the Proviso in Section 4 of the Abortion Act 1967; and if she will make a statement. | | (12721) | 208
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the organisations and individuals consulted before the consultation on the Independent Mental Capacity Advocate Service was issued; and if she will make a statement. | | (12722) | 209
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many copies of the consultation document on the Independent Mental Capacity Advocate Service have been produced; at what cost; and if she will make a statement. | | (12723) | 210
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which organisations were sent copies of the consultation document on the Independent Mental Capacity Advocate Service; how many were sent to each; and if she will make a statement. | | (12724) | 211
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects the head of the Independent Mental Capacity Advocate Service to be appointed; and if she will make a statement. | | (12725) | 212
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of women in England aged (a) 16 to 24, (b) 25 to 30, (c) 30 to 35, (d) 36 to 40 and (e) over 40 years who were infertile in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (12726) | 213
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much her Department gave to Brook Advisory Service in each of the last five years; and for what purpose. | | (12727) | 214
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make it her policy to limit the number of embryos created through IVF to reduce the amount of embryo wastage; and if she will make a statement. | | (12728) | 215
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times her Department has been consulted (a) formally and (b) informally by (i) honourable Members and (ii) Members of the House of Lords about end of life decision making since 1997. | | (12729) | 216
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) men and (b) women who had a hip replacement operation required a further operation due to the failure of the first hip replacement in each of the last 10 years. | | (12730) | 217
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hip replacement operations were unsuccessful in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and how many people were permanently disabled as a result of the failure of the operation in each year. | | (12731) | 218
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hip replacement operations have resulted in the patient becoming disabled in the last 10 years; and if she will make a statement. | | (12732) | 219
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hip replacement operations were performed in each of the last five years, broken down by primary care trust. | | (12733) | 220
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care trusts have settled claims out of court for operations that resulted in the patient becoming permanently disabled in each of the last 10 years. | | (12734) | 221
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action the Government (a) is taking and (b) plans to take in each of the next five years to encourage people to increase their fruit and vegetable consumption. | | (12735) | 222
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of overall funding to improve eating habits in 2005-06 is allocated to improving children's diets; and how much she plans to allocate to (a) improving eating habits and (b) improving children's diets in each of the next five years. | | (12736) | 223
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the targets that (a) her Department and (b) each executive agency her Department is responsible for has set during the next 12 months. | | (12774) | 224
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department was consulted by Oxford Primary Care Trust about its decision to expand a pilot scheme offering free morning-after pills to teenagers to cover 24 pharmacies in their region; and if she will make a statement. | | (12775) | 225
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many morning-after pills have been distributed by Oxford Primary Care Trust in each of the last 48 months. | | (12776) | 226
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much Oxford Primary Care Trust has spent training pharmacists in the use of the morning-after pill in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how much they plan to spend in each of the next three years. | | (12777) | 227
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the (a) organisations and (b) individuals consulted by Oxford Primary Care Trust before they expanded a pilot scheme offering free morning-after pills to teenagers to cover 24 pharmacies in the region; and if she will make a statement. | | (12778) | 228
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much each primary care trust in England has spent in 2005-06 on contraceptive training; and how much each plans to spend in each of the next three years. | | (12779) | 229
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) males and (b) females have been diagnosed with chlamydia in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (12780) | 230
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance her Department (a) has issued and (b) plans to issue to (i) general practitioners and (ii) pharmacists regarding the availability of emergency contraception over the counter without prescription from dispensing chemists. | | (12787) | 231
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, why it is necessary for a pharmacist with a conscientious objection to prescribing emergency contraception over the counter without presciption to refer a patient to another pharmacist who does not have such a conscientious objection; and if she will make a statement. | | (12788) | 232
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will introduce legislation to allow a pharmacist with a conscientious objection to prescribing emergency contraception over the counter without presciption to rely on the rights created by Section 4 of the Abortion Act 1967; and if she will make a statement. | | (12789) | 233
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of patients who suffered deep vein thrombosis (DVT) as a result of being fitted with a plaster cast in each of the last five years; and what discussion she has had with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on advice about DVT for people fitted with plaster casts. | | (12622) | 234
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made by the Long-term Conditions Care Group Workforce Team in identifying the workforce required to implement the National Service Framework for long-term neurological conditions; and what steps are being taken to (a) train and (b) recruit the necessary workforce. | | (12480) | 235
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of consultant neurologists necessary to meet the requirements of the National Service Framework for long-term neurological conditions. | | (12481) | 236
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care trusts had established an integrated falls and osteoporosis service by 1st April as set out in Standard Six of the National Service Framework for Older People. | | (12568) | 237
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what response her Department plans to make to the findings of the local inspection reports published by the Healthcare Commission as part of its review of the National Service Framework for Older People. | | (12569) | 238
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment her Department has made of the availability of treatments for osteoporosis following publication of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance on the secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures. | | (12570) | 239
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects the Mid Essex Hospital Trust private finance initiative scheme to be approved; and if she will make a statement. | | (12163) | 240
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate has been made by the (a) Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and (b) her Department of the amount of medicine purchased by the public through illicit means; and what the 10 most common medicines purchased in this way are according to the most recently available figures. | | (12534) | 241
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate has been made by the (a) Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and (b) her Department of the amount of undetected counterfeit medicine products within the legitimate UK supply chain. | | (12535) | 242
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the obesity care pathway, weight loss guide and obesity toolkit is expected to be published. | | (12537) | 243
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which strategic health authorities have submitted plans to tackle obesity as part of the local delivery plan process. | | (12540) | 244
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 4th July, Official Report, column 201W, on adverse drug reactions (older people), what the equivalent figures were in 1997. | | (12691) | 245
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the written statement of 7th July, Official Report, columns 15-17WS, on NHS dentistry reforms, how many dentists have yet to switch to the Personal Dental Service Contract; and what estimate her Department has made of the number likely not to proceed to the General Dental Services Contract. | | (12694) | 246
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, at which sites the Health Protection Agency operates; how many full-time equivalent staff work at each site; what the specialisms of the Agency are at each site; and what plans she has for the HPA in her review of non-departmental bodies. | | (11807) | 247
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the budget of (a) the Pharmaceutical Pricing Agency and (b) the Health Protection Agency (i) were in each of the last two financial years and (ii) is in the 2005-06 financial year in (A) cash and (B) real terms. | | (11808) | 248
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent employees there are at the Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority centre in the City of Newcastle; and what plans she has for the PPA in her review of non-departmental bodies. | | (11809) | 249
N | Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 11th July reference 10011, when her Department ceased to collect information informally on the current financial position of health authorities and trusts which might be in deficit. | | (12148) | 250
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency to publish the findings of its investigation of pharmaceutical companies withholding information about Seroxat. | | (12474) | 251
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her letter dated 7th July to honourable Members about changes to NHS dental care and treatment, what changes she expects in Portsmouth within (a) 12 months and (b) three years; and if she will make a statement. | | (12414) | 252
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 4th July, Official Report, columns 221-2W, on IVF treatment, which primary care trusts have not implemented the advice to offer a minimum of one cycle of IVF by April to those who meet the clinical criteria. | | (12426) | 253
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) adults and (b) children in Portsmouth are suffering from asthma. | | (12823) | 254
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many ambulances there are in Lancashire; and if she will make a statement. | | (12427) | 255
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the wage structure for ambulance crews in (a) England and (b) Lancashire. | | (12428) | 256
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the recommended pay is for each type of ambulance personnel. | | (12429) | 257
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many pay structures are in place for ambulance crews in England. | | (12430) | 258
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will ensure that patients are not transported between Chorley and Preston accident and emergency departments in taxis without appropriate escort. | | (12431) | 259
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the risks of transferring unaccompanied patients between accident and emergency units by taxi in the absence of available ambulances. | | (12432) | 260
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action she is able to take in relation to failing ambulance services. | | (12548) | 261
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many ambulances are operated by Lancashire Ambulance Trust; how many people work for Lancashire Ambulance Trust; and what assessment she has made of the service provided by the Trust. | | (12549) | 262
N | Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the effect on productivity of the provision by Alliance Medical of diagnostic scanning services in the NHS. | | (12149) | 263
N | Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the impact has been on the working practices of staff at the University Hospital North Durham of the mobile scanning unit provided by Alliance Medical. | | (12150) | 264
N | Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd June, Official Report, column 1091W, on Alliance Medical Ltd., whether her Department checks the qualifications of radiologists working in (a) Belgium, (b) South Africa and (c) Spain who assess scan results for Alliance Medical. | | (12199) | 265
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money her Department has allocated for the prevention of an epidemic of avian influenza. | | (12361) | 266
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are being taken to reduce the incidence of mumps at universities. | | (12523) | 267
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses have been recruited to work in Teesside since (i) 1997 and (ii) 2001. | | (12551) | 268
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects the drug Velcade to be available for prescription in England. | | (12669) | 269
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 14th June, Official Report, column 146, on children's hospices, on what date she plans to publish guidance informing primary care trusts of their responsibilities with regard to children's hospices and children's palliative care. | | (12528) | 270
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she has initiated a review of the powers available to the Commission for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence following the recommendations in the Fifth Report of the Shipman Inquiry; and if she will make a statement. | | (12529) | 271
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what additional resources she plans to provide from central budgets to support the implementation of Taking Healthcare to the Patient, Transforming NHS Ambulance Services, published on 30th June, broken down by major cost area. | | (12593) | 272
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to improve the care offered to those with myeloma. | | (12603) | 273
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the size is of the stockpile of vaccines for smallpox held by the UK Government; what her estimate is of the optimum number of vaccines required to respond to alert level 4 of the smallpox vaccination plan; what the shelflife is of the vaccines she has stockpiled; what procedures she has in place to replenish the stockpile of vaccines after their expiry; and if she will make a statement. | | (12604) | 274
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to ensure that local bodies' smallpox plans adhere to the national framework laid out in the operational planning framework for smallpox mass vaccination published on 24th June. | | (12605) | 275
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many trained vaccinators able to administer the smallpox vaccination there are in the UK; and what the minimum number of trained vaccinators required to respond to alert level 4 of the smallpox vaccination plan is. | | (12606) | 276
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her Department forecast year-end deficit for the NHS as a whole for the financial year 2004-05 is, as described on page 41 of the National Audit Office report Financial Management in the NHS. | | (12607) | 277
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many recruitment agencies have been removed from the list of recruitment agencies complying with the Code of Practice on international recruitment since 2001. | | (12608) | 278
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many supervised practice placements for nurses have been offered within the NHS in each year since 1997; and what plans she has to increase the number of supervised practice placements within the NHS. | | (12609) | 279
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the call capacity for NHS Direct has been in each year since it was established; and what the planned call capacity of NHS Direct is in each year until 2010. | | (12610) | 280
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to improve patient access to NHS Direct; what assessment she has made of the average number of calls a patient must make to be successfully connected to an NHS Direct operator; and if she will make a statement on the integration of NHS Direct with the GP out-of-hours service. | | (12611) | 281
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arm's length bodies have been (a) established and (b) dissolved by her Department since 30th November 2004. | | (12623) | 282
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding has been provided from her Department's research and development directorate for research into myeloma in each financial year since 1997-98. | | (12625) | 283
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what costs have been incurred in (a) establishing and (b) closing arm's length bodies since 30th November 2004. | | (12626) | 284
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she takes to control taxi use by officials in her Department. | | (12627) | 285
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she plans to publish for consultation proposals for the statutory regulation of complementary and alternative medical practitioners. | | (12628) | 286
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which organisations have been asked to submit a full business case for establishing a new dental school; when these business cases will be evaluated; by whom; and on what date she expects a new dental school to become operational. | | (12629) | 287
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to improve the care offered to those with myasthenia gravis. | | (12630) | 288
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she has published You're Welcome, a resource to make NHS services easier to use for children, as stated in the document, Every child matters: change for children in health services, published on 15th December 2004; and when dissemination seminars on the resource will begin. | | (12631) | 289
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many consultants in paediatric medicine there have been in each year since 1997, broken down by medical discipline. | | (12632) | 290
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) junior house officers and (b) senior house officers employed in the most recent year for which figures are available did not receive their degree in medicine from a UK higher education institution. | | (12633) | 291
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the impact of changes introduced under Modernising Medical Careers on the availability of doctors' training posts. | | (12634) | 292
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will estimate the number and proportion of recruitment agencies in England that are on the list of agencies which adhere to the Code of Practice on international recruitment. | | (12635) | 293
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent posts for (a) speech therapists and (b) occupational therapists were vacant (i) 12, (ii) 24, (iii) 36 and (iv) 48 months ago; and if she will make a statement. | | (12386) | 294
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in respect of (a) each primary care trust and (b) for England, what the average waiting time was between (i) a child and (ii) an adult being referred for (A) speech therapy and (B) occupational therapy and receiving treatment in the last period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. | | (12387) | 295
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average bed occupancy rate for each acute hospital in England was in the last period for which figures are available. | | (12388) | 296
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many established full-time equivalent posts for (a) speech therapists and (b) occupational therapists there are in (i) England and (ii) each primary care trust; how many such posts are vacant; and if she will make a statement. | | (12389) | 297
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with Asperger's Syndrome are resident at Broadmoor. | | (12796) | 298
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome have left Broadmoor in each of the last five years. | | (12797) | 299
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the board members of health trusts within the Surrey and Sussex Strategic Health Authority who have left their positions in the last three years. | | (12798) | 300
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 29th June to the honourable Member for Gordon, Official Report, column 1597W, on audiology services, when data returns on waiting times for digital hearing aids must be first submitted; who is responsible for their submission; how these returns will be assessed; when the first information on waiting times for digital hearing aids are expected to be published; and if she will make a statement. | | (12806) | 301
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action the Government is taking to obtain reference costs for the provision of digital hearing aids on the NHS; when she expects these to be developed into a national tarrif; when the provision of digital hearing aids will be included in Payment by Results; and if she will make a statement. | | (12807) | 302
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many students are expected to graduate from the new audiology degree courses in 2007-08; what the attrition rate from these courses has been; what impact she expects these developments to have on the availability of trained staff to fit digital hearing aids; and if she will make a statement. | | (12808) | 303
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which five management consultancies received the highest value of contracts awarded by her Department in each of the last three years; and what the total value was of the contracts awarded to each. | | (12580) | 304
| Dan Norris (Wansdyke):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the take-up rate for influenza vaccinations was in (a) North East Somerset and (b) South Gloucestershire in each of the last five years. | | (12546) | 305
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the cost of offering patients a choice of hospitals by the end of 2008. | | (12545) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 306
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he plans to take to reduce the number of uninsured drivers. | | (12617) | 307
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drivers were prosecuted for driving without insurance in each of the last three years, broken down by police authority area. | | (12618) | 308
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the accuracy of retina identification where a person is wearing contact lenses. | | (12536) | 309
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) men and (b) women have been (i) charged and (ii) convicted of offences relating to the making of false allegations concerning domestic violence in each of the last five calendar years. | | (12434) | 310
| Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the identity card will be a (a) contact and (b) contactless card. | | (12612) | 311
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list aspects of the National Offender Management Service that will be implemented within the existing legislative framework. | | (12038) | 312
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much in expenses has been claimed by each member of the Community Development Foundation trustees since each was appointed. | | (12039) | 313
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to complete (a) assessment of and (b) consultation on the organisational design options to deliver (i) integrated offender management, (ii) increased contestability and (iii) the clear purchaser/provider split as set out in the 2005-06 Business Plan. | | (12040) | 314
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the proportion of ethnic minority staff in public prisons was at 1st July. | | (12041) | 315
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice he has received on changes which can be implemented in the Prison Service and the Probation Service by the introduction of the National Offender Management Service without enabling legislation. | | (12042) | 316
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the price per minute is for the National Casualty Helpline; if he will make it his policy to ensure that future helplines are given a free phone number; and if he will make a statement. | | (12460) | 317
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to make badger cruelty a notifiable offence. | | (12462) | 318
N | David Howarth (Cambridge):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps will be taken to prevent confidential personnel information from being (a) recorded under an individual's national identity registration number and (b) otherwise connected to that individual's record on the register, with particular reference to recording of attendance at particular hospitals and clinics. | | (12033) | 319
N | David Howarth (Cambridge):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has for limiting the use of the proposed National Identity Registration Number, or other identifying numbers established under the Identity Cards Bill, by (a) Government departments, (b) executive agencies, (c) private sector organisations and (d) other bodies, including other governments. | | (12034) | 320
N | David Howarth (Cambridge):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the conditions are for granting a UK ancestry visa; how long applicants can be out of the United Kingdom on holiday or business without such absences affecting an application for indefinite leave to remain; and what changes to the rules have been made in the past five years. | | (12035) | 321
N | David Howarth (Cambridge):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what failure rate levels would be assessed as unacceptable for biometrics to be used in the national identity card in relation to (a) failure to enrol, (b) false negatives in identification and (c) false positives in identification. | | (12036) | 322
N | David Howarth (Cambridge):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the risks to the public including the risks of identity fraud, that might arise from widespread use of a single identifying number for each individual in the proposed national identity number system; and what safeguards he plans to introduce against possible risks. | | (12037) | 323
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the contribution which QinetiQ's scanner technology could make to the anti-terrorism campaign. | | (12436) | 324
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria were used to determine the membership of police authorities; what guidance has been issued on composition; and if he will require police authorities to include members of district councils in their membership. | | (12476) | 325
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many convictions for the offence of supplying alcohol to a person under the age of 18 were secured in the area of the North Wales Police Force in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | | (12772) | 326
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) muggings and (b) drug-related crimes have been recorded in the area covered by the Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each year since 1997. | | (12525) | 327
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children from (a) Angola, (b) Nigeria and (c) Sierra Leone have entered the UK in each of the last five years. | | (12802) | 328
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children from Angola entering the UK have been returned to Angola in each of the last five years. | | (12803) | 329
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children from Africa have been killed in England and Wales in each of the last five years. | | (12804) | 330
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been prosecuted in England and Wales for (a) murder of, (b) manslaughter of and (c) cruelty to children in the UK who have come from Africa in each of the last five years. | | (12805) | 331
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how evidence is tested prior to the drafting of an acceptable behaviour contract. | | (11375) | 332
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what sanctions apply in respect of an acceptable behaviour contract if the conditions are breached. | | (11376) | 333
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what rights the recipient of an acceptable behaviour contract has to challenge the evidence on which the contract was based. | | (11377) | 334
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how he expects that the Civil Renewal Strategy will impact on applications for anti-social behaviour orders. | | (11378) | 335
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether an individual's physical or mental condition which affects their ability to carry out normal day-to-day actions is taken into account by (a) courts, (b) local authorities and (c) the police when deciding whether to apply for an anti-social behaviour order; and whether any anti-social behaviour orders have been (i) applied for and (ii) granted in respect of individuals. | | (11379) | 336
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to Question reference 4785 tabled by the honourable Member for Woking. | | (12294) | 337
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) asylum seekers and (b) immigration detainees in respect of whom all coroners' inquests and legal proceedings are completed have (i) died and (ii) being recorded as harming themselves in the last five years for which figures are available; how long each person concerned had been held in detention prior to death or harm; what the verdict was of the coroners' or other inquiry held into such incidents; and in which establishment each person was held. | | (12295) | 338
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which five management consultancies received the highest value of contracts awarded by his Department in each of the last three years; and what the total value was of the contracts awarded to each. | | (12578) | 339
| Dan Norris (Wansdyke):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time equivalent police officers have been employed in the Avon and Somerset police force in each year since 1989-90. | | (12541) | 340
| Dan Norris (Wansdyke):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the outcome of trials of satellite tagging of paedophiles and other offenders. | | (12689) | 341
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13th June, Official Report, column 170W, on prisons, whether female prison officers are required to perform rub down searches on male prisoners under their contract of employment. | | (12402) | 342
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that illegal immigrants are returned to their country of origin. | | (12560) | 343
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how he expects the identity card system to help to reduce the number of illegal immigrants residing in the UK. | | (12562) | 344
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much is being spent to combat illegal immigration at Tilbury Docks. | | (12563) | 345
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the cost to public funds in a year of illegal immigrants residing in the UK. | | (12564) | 346
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures have been taken to encourage the declaration of membership of a masonic lodge among the police and the judiciary. | | (12586) | 347
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who maintains the register of names of members of the (a) police and (b) judiciary who have declared membership of a masonic lodge. | | (12590) | 348
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether information in the register of members of the police and judiciary who are members of a masonic lodge is exempt from the Freedom of Information Act 2000. | | (12592) | 349
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the numbers of members of the (a) police and (b) judiciary who are members of a masonic lodge who have not declared their interest. | | (12600) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 350
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his policy is on the development of rural road networks in Africa. | | (12554) | 351
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking (a) to ensure that the (i) International Monetary Fund and (ii) World Bank are more transparent and accountable to parliaments in developing countries and (b) to promote oversight of each of those institutions by the parliaments of developing countries. | | (12463) | 352
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress has been made on the production of new operational guidelines for his Department's staff following the publication of Partnerships for Poverty Reduction: Rethinking Conditionality. | | (12465) | 353
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which five management consultancies received the highest value of contracts awarded by his Department in each of the last three years; and what the total value was of the contracts awarded to each. | | (12573) | Questions to the Leader of the House 354
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Leader of the House, if he will co-ordinate a series of Tuesday morning briefings for new honourable Members by each principal Government department on its work, with the exception of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. | | (12558) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 355
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he plans to take to ensure that (a) Northern Ireland is and (b) Northern Ireland citizens are involved in the Olympic Games in London in 2012. | | (12760) | 356
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the (a) average and (b) longest time taken to process and determine an application for a statement of special educational needs was in (i) Northern Ireland and (ii) each education and library board area in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (12378) | 357
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average bed occupancy rate for each acute hospital in Northern Ireland was in the last period for which figures are available. | | (12379) | 358
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many full-time equivalent posts for educational psychologists there are in (a) each education and library board and (b) Northern Ireland; and how many of those posts are vacant. | | (12381) | 359
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average waiting time (a) in Northern Ireland and (b) in respect of each health and social services board was between (i) a child and (ii) an adult being referred to (A) a speech therapist and (B) an occupational therapist and the date of that person's appointment in the last period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (12382) | 360
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many established full-time equivalent posts there are in each health and social services board for (a) speech therapists and (b) occupational therapists; and how many of those posts are vacant. | | (12383) | 361
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which five management consultancies received the highest value of contracts awarded by his Department in each of the last three years; and what the total value was of the contracts awarded to each. | | (12577) | 362
N | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what quantifiable validity or reliability indices have been used on (a) the 11-plus transfer test and (b) the proposed pupil profile. | | (11381) | 363
N | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the consultation on the Department of Education's equality scheme and equality impact assessment timetable appeared on the Department's website. | | (11382) | 364
N | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what technical analysis has been carried out on (a) the 11-plus transfer test and (b) the proposed pupil profile. | | (11383) | 365
N | Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what financial assistance is provided for the care of dementia sufferers in the Province. | | (12082) | 366
N | Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the merits of providing free care for dementia sufferers in the Province; and what estimate he has made of the likely cost. | | (12083) | Questions to the Prime Minister 367
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Prime Minister, whether he was present in an official capacity at ceremonies to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War; and if he will make a statement. | | (12738) | 368
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Prime Minister, how many representations he has received from members of the public in support of greater protection for the marine environment; and if he will make a statement. | | (12532) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 369
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, which five management consultancies received the highest value of contracts awarded by his Department in each of the last three years; and what the total value was of the contracts awarded to each. | | (12588) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 370
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the level of UK investment in the international thermonuclear experimental reactor is. | | (12614) | 371
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the cost of replacing the UK's nuclear power stations. | | (12615) | 372
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the cost of spam emails to UK business in the last period for which figures are available. | | (12619) | 373
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will publish the Board of Inquiry report on the thermal oxide reprocessing plant at Sellafield. | | (12620) | 374
N | Roger Berry (Kingswood):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the export of Stallion (4x4), Mark 3 and Mark 4, military vehicles manufactured by Ashok Leyland requires a licence; whether they are classified as category ML6A; and whether Ashok Leyland has ever applied for a rating for these vehicles from the technical assessment unit at the Export Control Organisation. | | (12030) | 375
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the main objectives are of the British National Space Centre (BNSC); and what assessment has been made of expenditure by the BNSC funding partners to achieve these objectives. | | (12542) | 376
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the extent to which UK manufacturing job losses can be prevented through better regulation. | | (12471) | 377
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he is taking to prevent UK manufacturing jobs being relocated to countries where labour costs are lower. | | (12472) | 378
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many micro generators using hydro power contribute to the main grid. | | (12664) | 379
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many water mills are fitted with generating turbines. | | (12665) | 380
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what electricity price is guaranteed to micro generators using converted water mills; and for how long their price is guaranteed. | | (12666) | 381
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the capital cost of converting a water mill to micro generation. | | (12667) | 382
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the economic viability of micro generation using converted water mills. | | (12668) | 383
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent representations he has received about the position of Tesco in the grocery trade, with particular reference to the effect on farmers (a) in the UK and (b) overseas. | | (12412) | 384
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on whether Tesco has a monopoly position in the grocery trade. | | (12413) | 385
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what applications have been made to his Department in connection with the proposed development of the Gwynt-y-Mor wind farm off the coast of North Wales. | | (12697) | 386
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the total cost to date of setting up and running the Consumer Direct helpline has been; how many members of the public have used this service in the last three months for which figures are available; and whether he intends to continue to fund this service. | | (10737) | 387
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the Export Credits Guarantee Department has received notification from Biwater that its contract has been cancelled by the Tanzanian authorities for non-performance. | | (12596) | 388
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what procedures the Export Credits Guarantee Department follows where the contractor defaults due to cancellation of a contract by the purchasing country on the grounds of non-performance. | | (12597) | 389
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, in how many instances the Export Credits Guarantee Department has sought recourse from companies in receipt of ECGD guarantees or insurance in the last five years. | | (12598) | 390
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, on how many occasions in the last five years contracts underwritten by the Export Credits Guarantee Department have been terminated by the buyer; and if he will list the (a) countries, (b) dates and (c) projects in relation to contracts which have been terminated. | | (12599) | 391
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what physical assets the Export Credits Guarantee Department has as collateral on loans guaranteed by the Department. | | (12601) | 392
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what funding has been provided from the Medical Research Council for research into myeloma in each financial year since 1997-98. | | (12624) | 393
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, who was invited to the meeting between his Department and retailers and producers to discuss the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment Directive and the issue of the visible fee on 8th July; and who was invited at the request of producers. | | (12811) | 394
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the UK implementation of the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment Directive; and what the expected timetable is for its implementation. | | (12812) | 395
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what account was taken by his Department in agreeing the costs schedule for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and vibration white finger mining compensation claims of payments to solicitors for processing unsuccessful claims. | | (12396) | 396
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which five management consultancies received the highest value of contracts awarded by his Department in each of the last three years; and what the total value was of the contracts awarded to each. | | (12574) | 397
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the Government's plans to extend the period covered by copyright from 50 to 100 years. | | (12712) | 398
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what consultation preceded the decision to allow large hydro generators to downrate their plant below 20 MW to qualify for accreditation for renewables obligations certificates where turbine refurbishment had taken place; and if he will make a statement. | | (12517) | 399
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he will reply to the letter of 24th May from the honourable Member for West Worcestershire about the use of hydrogen gas for transport modes. | | (12095) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 400
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to use (a) the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and (b) motor insurance databases to reduce the number of uninsured drivers. | | (12616) | 401
N | Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support International Car Free Day on 22nd September. | | (12105) | 402
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many capital projects in the rail industry worth over £500 million have commenced in London since 1997. | | (12744) | 403
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the light rail schemes which have commenced construction since 1997. | | (12745) | 404
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Road Haulage Forum has met in each year since its establishment. | | (12748) | 405
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many complaints his Department has received about (a) night flights, (b) aircraft noise and (c) aircraft pollution in each year since 1997, broken down by (i) airport, (ii) Government Office Region and (iii) constituency. | | (12750) | 406
N | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11th July, to Question reference 11067, how many (a) passes and (b) failures of motor car driving tests there were in each test centre in Worcestershire in each of the last five years. | | (12200) | 407
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11th July, Official Report, column 677W, on tonnage tax, what the final date is for companies to make returns for the year 2003-04; and what the penalties are for failure to make a return. | | (12439) | 408
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11th July, Official Report, column 676-7W, on tonnage tax, what the names are of the 19 companies and groups involved; what payments were made by each company and group; how the calculation was made in each case; and if he will make a statement. | | (12440) | 409
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11th July, Official Report, column 676W, on tonnage tax, what the names are of the companies and groups which have been required to pay a surcharge on their payments in lieu of training; and what payments have been made by each. | | (12443) | 410
N | Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what costs (a) have been and (b) are expected to be incurred in strengthening bridges by (i) the Highways Agency, (ii) Railtrack and (iii) local authorities to cater for the introduction of (A) 38 tonne, (B) 40 tonne and (C) 44 tonne lorries. | | (11836) | 411
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the contribution which QinetiQ's scanner technology could make to security on public transport. | | (12437) | 412
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many drivers have been penalised in the North Wales Police force area in each of the last three years as a result of detection by (a) fixed and (b) mobile speed cameras. | | (12602) | 413
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which five management consultancies received the highest value of contracts awarded by his Department in each of the last three years; and what the total value was of the contracts awarded to each. | | (12587) | 414
| Dr John Pugh (Southport):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any feasibility study has been done (a) by his Department and (b) bodies working in conjunction with the Department on the practicality of installing devices capable of detecting the presence of explosives at underground or railway stations. | | (12495) | 415
| Dr John Pugh (Southport):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with the Israeli government concerning security on public transport systems. | | (12497) | 416
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to award freight grants to encourage hauliers to place more freight on rail. | | (12743) | 417
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to make the carriage of freight by rail more attractive. | | (12816) | 418
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to increase the costs to road hauliers to cover the full social and environmental costs, including greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, noise, congestion, accidents and deaths, of transporting freight by road. | | (12817) | 419
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals for legislation to limit track access charges levied by Network Rail in respect of rail freight. | | (12818) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 420
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which five management consultancies received the highest value of contracts awarded by his Department in each of the last three years; and what the total value was of the contracts awarded to each. | | (12576) | 421
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with Secretaries in the National Assembly for Wales on encouraging inward investment in Wales. | | (12522) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 422
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were entitled to pension credit in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004; how many are currently entitled; and what estimate he has made of entitlement in (i) 2006, (ii) 2007 and (iii) 2008. | | (12695) | 423
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research he has collated on the relative (a) efficiency and (b) cost of work placement services conducted by Jobcentre Plus and the private sector. | | (12489) | 424
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the rate of continuing employment was for those placed under each of the New Deal schemes after (a) 13 weeks, (b) 26 weeks and (c) 52 weeks in the last period for which figures are available. | | (12490) | 425
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) inflows and (b) outflows of Jobcentre Plus vacancies were in each quarter since June 2004 in each area of the North East region. | | (11380) | 426
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, why local housing allowances cannot be paid via post office card accounts. | | (11699) | 427
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Department is taking to ensure accountability and impartiality on the part of those who make the final decisions concerning vulnerability requests for local housing allowance. | | (11700) | 428
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the Department intends to increase the quality of communication between claimants, landlords and housing benefit offices in the pathfinders areas. | | (11701) | 429
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the IT problems in the Coventry area Pathfinders have been resolved. | | (11702) | 430
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the next round of Pathfinders evaluations will be completed and published. | | (11703) | 431
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many charges of (a) racial discrimination, (b) sexual discrimination, (c) disability discrimination and (d) a combination of the above have been made by the staff of the Disability Rights Commission against the Commission in each of the past 10 years. | | (12493) | 432
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the courses the Disability and Careers Service offers to employees based on (a) gender, (b) ethnic origin, (c) sexuality and (d) any combination of the above; how much each course costs to run; and if he will make a statement. | | (12494) | 433
| Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the cost of state second pension payments in 2026 if no new rights are accrued from 2006 onwards. | | (12792) | 434
| Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the cost of payments on the state second pension in 2026. | | (12793) | 435
| Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the National Insurance rebates for pension provision that will be payable in 2026. | | (12794) | 436
| Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the net public expenditure cost, after allowing for Pension Credit and tax income, of the basic state pension in 2026 if the basic state pension is increased annually from 2006 by the increase in average earnings plus £2 per week. | | (12795) | 437
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will break down the proportion of the total National Insurance contracted out rebate going into (a) public and (b) private pension schemes by type of scheme for the latest year for which figures are available. | | (12146) | 438
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the disregard for income support claimants of working age would be if it had been annually increased in line with (a) prices and (b) earnings. | | (12362) | 439
| Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the review of eligibility for earnings disregards under maternity allowance and statutory maternity pay to be completed. | | (12594) | 440
| Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women are receiving (a) maternity allowance and (b) statutory maternity pay; and if he will make a statement on eligibility for earnings disregards in relation to such benefits. | | (12595) | 441
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average cost of processing a claim for income support using the Customer Management System (CMS) is; and what the cost was (a) prior to the introduction of CMS and (b) where the system has yet to be introduced. | | (12698) | 442
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his latest estimate is of the expenditure on national insurance rebates for those contracted out of the (a) State Earnings Related Pension Scheme and (b) State Second Pension in each year from 1997-98 to 2009-10. | | (12395) | 443
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which five management consultancies received the highest value of contracts awarded by his Department in each of the last three years; and what the total value was of the contracts awarded to each. | | (12582) | 444
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the Government calculated the funding required for the Financial Assistance Scheme. | | (12544) | 445
| Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications have been received for the Disability Premium in each of the last 12 months, broken down by means by which the application was made; how many were refused; how many were subsequently approved on appeal; and if he will make a statement. | | (12488) | 446
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have started on a New Deal Scheme more than once. | | (12521) | 447
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the future funding of the (a) Employment Projects Fund and (b) Transport Projects Fund. | | (12819) | 448
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the effectiveness of the (a) Employment Programme Fund and (b) Transport Programme Fund in helping to overcome barriers to employment; how much money has been spent by each programme; how many people have been helped into work by each programme, broken down by region; how much money has been spent under each programme by each provider; and how many people have been helped into work by each provider. | | (12820) | 449
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the effectiveness of the Jobmatch Programme operating in Blaenau Gwent in (a) helping economically inactive people into work and (b) retaining people in work; and what lessons have been learnt to inform the design of other employment programmes. | | (12821) | 450
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the effectiveness of the Action Team for Jobs programme in helping economically inactive people into work since its introduction; and what plans he has to continue Action Team for Jobs beyond March 2006. | | (12822) | 451
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will issue guidance to staff handling claims for reduced earnings allowance in respect of PD A11 (vibration white finger) to take account of changes in rules consequent on the report from the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council. | | (12670) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 452
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his intention to redeploy the HM Revenue and Customs Lorry Road User Charge division; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (12714) | 453
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Chairman of the Lorry Road User Charge division within HM Revenue and Customs was paid in 2004-05; and if he will make a statement on the future of the post. | | [Transferred] (12715) | 454
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much work has been undertaken by (a) his Department and (b) private organisations to develop equipment for the administration of the Lorry Road User Charge; and how many contracts have been issued, broken down by (i) value and (ii) purpose. | | [Transferred] (12746) | 455
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been spent on preparatory work for the Lorry Road User Charge. | | [Transferred] (12747) | 456
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are employed in the lorry road user charge division within HM Revenue and Customs. | | [Transferred] (12763) | 457
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions with industry associations he (a) had prior to and (b) has had since his announcement of the lorry road user charge. | | [Transferred] (12764) | 458
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in the UK (a) have had their bank accounts closed and (b) been refused a bank account on grounds of suspicion of money laundering in each of the last three years. | | [Transferred] (12742) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 459
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the purpose is of the Home Office Burial Grounds Survey; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (12357) | 460
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of cemetery space; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (12358) | 461
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what budget the Department has set aside to fund its Burial Grounds Survey; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (12360) | 462
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many responses she has received to the Home Office Burial Grounds survey; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (12400) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 463
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the Ministers in each Department who were present in an official capacity at ceremonies to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (12737) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 464
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether police authorities will be required, pursuant to regulations made under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005, to transfer to local authorities a sum equivalent to that which police authorities have been expending on stray dogs to reflect the transfer of responsibilities. | | [Transferred] (12531) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 465
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on which non-governmental and voluntary organisations the British Embassy in Harare relies for monitoring and intelligence on the ground when assessing the individual circumstances relating to claims by Zimbabwean nationals for asylum in the UK. | | [Transferred] (12491) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 466
N | Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department is taking to enable environmental health officers at local level to enforce EU Regulation 852/2004 on food safety management systems, with particular reference to the requirement that all food producers other than primary producers must demonstrate that they have implemented a risk-based food safety management system. | | [Transferred] (12196) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 467
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he plans to withhold aid from any regime in Africa on the grounds of their political policies. | | [Transferred] (12559) | 468
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how he plans to ensure that UK aid and debt relief is directed to those who need it most in Africa. | | [Transferred] (12561) | Questions to the Solicitor General 469
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Solicitor General, what the reasons are for deciding that serious fraud trials should not be decided by jury. | | [Transferred] (12496) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 470
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to set a maximum volume level for car stereos. | | [Transferred] (12533) |
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