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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 17 October 2005
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 17 October 2005
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 17 October of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Monday 17 October of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 17 October see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his Department's policy to copy honourable Members in on correspondence arising from an intervention by honourable Members on behalf of their constituents. | | (19342) | 2
N | Mr David Anderson (Blaydon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the administration of tax credits. | | (18723) | 3
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the level of overpayment of tax credits in the last 12 months. | | (19165) | 4
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit claimants there have been in the parliamentary constituency of West Chelmsford since the current scheme began, broken down by those (a) underpaid, (b) overpaid and (c) paid the correct amount. | | (17298) | 5
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many whole-time equivalent staff are employed in HM Revenue and Customs Large Business Service; and how many were employed in each of the predecessor sections of Revenue and Customs in April 2004. | | (19261) | 6
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) terminations of tax credit notices and (b) new re-instatements of terminated tax credit notices have been issued in each month since 1st January 2004. | | (19262) | 7
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many changes of circumstances were reported to HM Revenue and Customs sections dealing with tax credits in each of the last two financial years. | | (19263) | 8
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the costs have been of specialist advice outside the EDS contract on the capacity, structure and performance of the tax credit computer system since 1st January 2004. | | (19264) | 9
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax offices were closed (a) in total and (b) in each (i) region and (ii) country in the UK in each of the last two years. | | (19265) | 10
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rate of staff turnover was in Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs in each of the last two years in each region and country of the UK; and what the rates were for staff working on tax credits. | | (19269) | 11
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of days were lost through sickness absence in Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs in each of the last two years in each region and country of the UK; and what the percentage was for staff working on tax credits. | | (19270) | 12
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rate was of (a) early retirement and (b) resignation on grounds of stress and ill health in Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs in each of the last two years in each region and country of the UK; and what the rate was for staff working on tax credits. | | (19271) | 13
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many incidents of violence against staff working in Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs have been reported in each of the last two years in each region and country of the UK expressed as a ratio of whole time equivalent employees; and how many related to staff working on tax credits. | | (19272) | 14
| Jon Cruddas (Dagenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of the (a) UK and (b) London workforce was accounted for by the manufacturing sector in each year since 1992. | | (19156) | 15
| Jon Cruddas (Dagenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the population of (a) London and (b) each London borough has been in each of the last 10 years. | | (19157) | 16
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the role of mutual societies in the UK economy. | | (19237) | 17
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the projected change in population in each enumerator district is for each of the next five decades. | | (19238) | 18
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to meet the Professional and Commercial Services Union to discuss changes in the Office for National Statistics. | | (19239) | 19
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which English constituencies experienced the greatest decrease in electorate below the age of 25 years between 1997 and 2005 in (a) numerical and (b) percentage terms, listed in descending order. | | (19185) | 20
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a more recent draft of the tax credit award notice than the draft under review as at 10th June. | | (18879) | 21
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the level of long-term (a) youth and (b) adult employment was in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside and (iii) the UK in each year since 1997. | | (19307) | 22
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were unemployed in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside and (c) the UK in each year since 1997. | | (19308) | 23
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were in work in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside and (c) the UK in each year since 1997. | | (19309) | 24
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his latest estimate is of the value of tax credit overpayments written off from (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05 and (c) 2005-06 to date as a result of (i) software errors, (ii) manual payments and (iii) official error. | | (19171) | 25
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what basis the calculation was made that £2 million be written off from the £174 million of tax credit overpayments arising from software errors in 2003-04 and 2004-05. | | (19172) | 26
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his latest estimate is of the number of tax credit awards overpaid in 2004-05; what the value is of these overpayments; and if he will make a statement. | | (19177) | 27
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his latest estimate is of the value of tax credit overpayments which have been written off by the Revenue in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05 and (c) 2005-06 to date; and if he will make a statement. | | (19178) | 28
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what basis the level of provision for doubtful debt relating to tax credit overpayments as reported in the Department of Inland Revenue 2004-05 Accounts was determined; whether the provision is calculated on a (a) specific and (b) general basis; and if he will make a statement. | | (19179) | 29
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases of organised fraud within tax credits have been detected in the last year for which figures are available. | | (19180) | 30
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the administration of tax credits cost in 2004-05. | | (19181) | 31
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit overpayments were disputed in each month from January to October; and if he will make a statement. | | (19255) | 32
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Paymaster General will reply to the letter from the honourable Member for Yeovil of 1st August, regarding Chard Neighbourhood Nurseries Initiative. | | (19281) | 33
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the cost of managing and paying tax credits in (a) 2001-02, (b) 2002-03, (c) 2003-04, (d) 2004-05, (e) 2005-06 (to date), (f) 2005-06 (estimated) and (g) 2006-07 (estimated), broken down by (i) child tax credits, (ii) working tax credits and (iii) other tax credits; and if he will make a statement. | | (19282) | 34
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of new tax credit (a) claims, (b) renewals and (c) changes of circumstance were processed accurately in (i) 2002-03, (ii) 2003-04, (iii) 2004-05 and (iv) 2005-06 to date; and if he will make a statement. | | (19283) | 35
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 12th September, Official Report, columns 2386-7W, on tax credits, if he will update the figures to take account of the latest estimate of total tax credit overpayments in 2003-04; and if he will make a statement. | | (19284) | 36
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what letters of comfort were sought from EDS in (a) January, (b) February, (c) March and (d) April 2003; if he will publish them; and if he will make a statement. | | (19285) | 37
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guarantees were (a) sought from and (b) given by EDS in respect of the Tax Credits IT Project within one month of the introduction of the new tax credits system in 2003; and if he will make a statement. | | (19286) | 38
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his policy automatically to write-off tax credit overpayments of £380 or less; and if he will make a statement. | | (19287) | 39
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the late change requests to the Tax Credits IT project made between April 2002 and April 2003, including those made by the Inland Revenue Project Board and Policy Board. | | (19288) | 40
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit award notices have been issued in each (a) year, (b) quarter and (c) month since 2001-02; and if he will make a statement. | | (19289) | 41
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for how many months the IT project for the Inland Revenue's new 2003 tax credits system was assessed as red light before April 2003; and if he will make a statement. | | (19290) | 42
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate of the cost of tax credit overpayments in 2004-05 has been given to the National Audit Office; and when the final figure will be available. | | (19291) | 43
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff have been employed on the tax credit helplines in each month since April 2003; and if he will make a statement. | | (19292) | 44
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many additional tax credit payments have been made in each (a) month, (b) quarter and (c) year since April 2003; and if he will make a statement. | | (19293) | 45
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his policy that staff at HM Revenue and Customs should take a decision on which tax credit payments are recoverable under Code of Practice 26 before recovery action on tax credits is initiated; and if he will make a statement. | | (19294) | 46
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on suspending the recovery of tax credit overpayments in disputed cases; and if he will make a statement. | | (19295) | 47
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have (a) complained about and (b) appealed against tax credit overpayments for 2003-04; and if he will make a statement. | | (19296) | 48
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a draft of the new Tax Credit Award Notices to be sent out from April 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (19297) | 49
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Customs and Revenue has completed its review of Code of Practice 26; and whether he plans to introduce a statutory test for the recovery of overpayments with a right of independent appeal. | | (19298) | 50
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what written undertakings and assurances were sought from EDS by (a) his Department and (b) the Inland Revenue prior to the new tax credits system going live in 2003; when these assurances were (i) sought and (ii) given; and if he will make a statement. | | (19299) | 51
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which of the recommendations made by the Parliamentary Ombudsman in her report of June 2005 on Tax Credits: Putting Things Right have been (a) accepted and (b) implemented; and if he will make a statement. | | (19300) | 52
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) £250 and (b) £500 Child Trust Fund vouchers have been converted into accounts in (i) England and (ii) Wales. | | (19332) | 53
| Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the level of fiscal deficit in the current financial year. | | (19253) | 54
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implementation of the stability and growth pact. | | (19359) | 55
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment ECOFIN has made of the joint paper from the UK, Austrian and Finnish presidencies. | | (19360) | 56
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether a budget overrun for the Identity Card Scheme will be underwritten by his Department. | | (19190) | 57
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will raise the threshold for annual turnover of the self employed below which they may use a short version of the income and expenses section of a tax return; and if he will make a statement. | | (19256) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 58
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what monitoring arrangements his Department has in place in respect of the administrative performance of the Ombudsman Service; and what the (a) average and (b) target time is for (i) launching and (ii) concluding an investigation from the date of receipt of an application. | | (19065) | 59
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will list those government departments and agencies which (a) use Linux OpenSource software and (b) have licensing and service agreements with Microsoft. | | (19135) | 60
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many civil servants are on fixed-term contracts. | | (19316) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 61
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what is the perceived religious affiliation based on educational background of the members of the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission. | | (19310) | 62
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what is the preceived religious affiliation based on educational background of the panel selected to oversee appointments to the Senior Bar in Northern Ireland. | | (19311) | 63
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will bring forward proposals to remove the upper age bar on jury service. | | (19218) | 64
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what are the reasons for the length of time it took to conclude the inquest into the death of Marcus Downie; and if she will make a statement. | | (19194) | 65
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will list the inquests that have been completed in the past five years following a death in prison; what the date of the (a) death and (b) inquest was in each case; and if she will make a statement. | | (19202) | 66
| Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what steps she has taken to ensure access to justice for residents of the EU working in England and Wales. | | (19068) | 67
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what representations she has received from public bodies on their entitlement to withhold information requested under the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and if she will make a statement. | | (19082) | 68
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what was the total cost of jurors' expenses in England between 2001 and 2005. | | (19318) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 69
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to increase the public take-up of broadband internet access in (i) East Sussex and (ii) the UK as a whole. | | (18714) | 70
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to increase the take-up of BBC Freeview in the Bexhill-on-Sea and Battle area. | | (18715) | 71
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to fund publicity campaigns encouraging the take-up of broadband in (a) East Sussex and (b) England. | | (18716) | 72
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has received regarding the transmission and reception of digital television in the Bexhill-on-Sea and Battle area. | | (18724) | 73
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of households which did not have a television licence but had a television in each of the last five years for which records are available. | | (19066) | 74
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to ensure that residents appealing the award of a late licence to a nearby establishment under the Licensing Act 2003 will not incur legal costs if their appeal is lost. | | (19067) | 75
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make further resources available for the repair of churches which are important heritage sites. | | (19219) | 76
| Mr Michael Foster (Worcester):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost was of producing and distributing English Heritage's Streets for All, streetscape manual for the West Midlands. | | (19331) | 77
| Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department's underspend was in 2004-05 (a) in cash terms and (b) as a percentage of departmental budget. | | (19248) | 78
| Dr John Pugh (Southport):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the public capital investment projects outside the South East which will be made as a result of the UK gaining the 2012 Olympics. | | (19081) | 79
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with the Football Association on the Burns Inquiry; and if she will make a statement on implementing her recommendations. | | (18507) | 80
N | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the National Lottery operator has paid to the National Lottery Commission in licence fees in each year since 1994. | | (18877) | 81
N | Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has received requesting a review of the proposed changes in the licensing laws; what response she has made; and if she will make a statement. | | (17524) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 82
N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10th October, Official Report, column 7W, on armed forces deployment, if he will name the three aircraft carriers earmarked for potential NATO operations. | | (18402) | 83
N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department of the leasing or hiring helicopters and fixed wing aircraft from commercial contractors has been in the 2005-06 financial year; from which companies these aircraft are sourced; how many have been sourced in this financial year; whether the contracts include flight crew and aircaft maintenance costs; where these aircraft are based; and what duties they perform. | | (18424) | 84
N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what resources his Department had made available as of 11th October to India and Pakistan following the Asian earthquake. | | (18425) | 85
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last discussed the state of the RAF with the Chief of Air Staff. | | (19246) | 86
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what public expenditure was incurred in support of the London Defence Systems and Equipment Exhibitions in 2005. | | (17479) | 87
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has made for the deployment of personnel to the prison estate in the case of an avian influenza epidemic. | | (19207) | 88
N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Board of Inquiry into the Hercules crash in Iraq will complete its work; whether its report will go to Ministers before its publication; and when it will be published. | | (18726) | 89
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, why RAF Waddington was used to transport nuclear material whilst RAF Brize Norton is closed; and if he will make a statement. | | (19345) | 90
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has (a) to replace and (b) to upgrade the (Special Nuclear Materials) load carrier vehicles. | | (19346) | 91
| Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans the Government has (a) to support and (b) to promote the establishment of a new comprehensive space treaty which would include matters relating to weapons in space. | | (19076) | 92
| Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government (a) owns and (b) contracts defence weaponry in space. | | (19077) | 93
| Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the Government's policy on weapons in space. | | (19078) | 94
| Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the United Kingdom operates a defence mechanism for the protection of UK satellites in space. | | (19079) | 95
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much it cost to store nuclear missiles for the Trident fleet in each of the last 10 years. | | (19061) | 96
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what ongoing contractual obligations the United States has to service (a) Trident submarines and (b) their nuclear payloads; and if he will make a statement. | | (19062) | 97
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the options for the replacement of the Trident fleet together with projected costs in each case. | | (19063) | 98
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, further to his Statement in the House of 7th July, Official Report, column 481, on defence in the world, what recent assessment he has made of the risk of nuclear explosion in the UK arising from fissile material stolen in the former Soviet Union. | | (19070) | 99
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to seek a vote in the House on the future of the UK nuclear deterrent. | | (19087) | 100
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of armed forces personnel serving in Iraq are (a) Welsh, (b) English, (c) Scottish, (d) Irish and (e) foreign nationals. | | (19301) | 101
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of (a) the British armed forces and (b) British armed forces who have served in Iraq are (i) Irish and (ii) foreign nationals. | | (19361) | 102
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) families and (b) organisations with an interest in RAF Innsworth under the Crichel Down Rules relating to compulsory purchase; and if he will make a statement. | | (18490) | 103
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent action he has taken to secure (a) a tenant and (b) a purchaser for the RAF Innsworth site; and if he will make a statement. | | (18491) | 104
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many firm bids there have been for Bentley Priory, Middlesex. | | (19380) | 105
N | Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list those Army units who have been deployed to Iraq on (a) one occasion, (b) two occasions, (c) three occasions and (d) four or more occasions respectively. | | (18052) | 106
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who the purchaser was of the Bird class patrol vessel HMS Cygnet, disposed of by his Department in 1996; and what broker was used in the transaction. | | (17711) | 107
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will reply to the letters dated 26th July and 31st August from the honourable Member for the Isle of Wight to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and transferred to him. | | (17812) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 108
| Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what further measures the Government plans to introduce to tackle homelessness in London. | | (19280) | 109
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when the Minister for Housing will reply to sections 1 and 3 of the letter from the honourable Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central sent in August on Housing Act 2004 issues. | | (19268) | 110
| Jon Cruddas (Dagenham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many people are on the housing register in each London borough. | | (19158) | 111
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many affordable housing units expected to be built or procured through the Housing Corporation Approved Development Programme in the North West Region in 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 are (a) mixed funded social rented housing, (b) temporary social rented housing, (c) homebuy general market purchase, (d) homebuy general new build, (e) mixed funded low cost home ownership for sale, (f) miscellaneous works to registered social landlord (RSL) stock, (g) reimprovements to rented RSL stock, (h) works only rehabilitation of rented RSL stock, (i) works only rehabilitation of RSL stock for sale, (j) right to acquire, (k) voluntary purchase grant, (l) do-it-yourself shared ownership, (m) temporary intermediate and (n) market rent housing; and how much will be spent on each category in each year. | | (19182) | 112
| Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his Department's underspend was in 2004-05 (a) in cash terms and (b) as a percentage of departmental budget. | | (19247) | 113
| Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what progress has been made towards the Government's target of making all social housing decent by 2010. | | (19329) | 114
| Mr Sadiq Khan (Tooting):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the council allocations were for housing transfers into (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four and (e) five bedroom properties in each London borough in the last year for which figures are available. | | (19213) | 115
| Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps he has taken to encourage local authorities to work with trading standards officers to ensure local retailers of micro-bikes act responsibly in making clear to customers the legal position regarding their use. | | (19357) | 116
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what reviews he has undertaken of compliance with Part M of the building regulations. | | (17606) | 117
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which local authorities have held ballots on stock transfer; and which have opted for (a) transfer to housing associations, (b) transfer to arm's length management organisations and (c) to remain with the council. | | (18047) | 118
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many local authorities have entered into private finance initiative contracts for the maintenance of their stock of council houses. | | (18048) | 119
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of the affordable housing units to be built or procured through the Housing Corporation Approved Development Programme in the East Midlands Region in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2007-08 will be (i) mixed funded social rented housing, (ii) temporary social rented housing, (iii) homebuy general market purchase, (iv) homebuy general new build, (v) mixed funded low cost home ownership for sale, (vi) miscellaneous works to RSL stock, (vii) reimprovements to rented RSL stock, (viii) works only rehabilitation of rented RSL stock, (ix) works only rehabilitation of RSL stock for sale, (x) right to acquire, (xi) voluntary purchase grant, (xii) do-it-yourself shared ownership, (xiii) temporary intermediate and (xiv) market rent housing; and how much will be spent on each category in each year. | | (18168) | 120
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when the new south-east regional fire control room in Fareham is expected to be operative; whether the new site is fully resilient; what its estimated cost is; what other locations were considered; what assessment was made of (a) local labour market conditions and (b) the cost and availability of suitable premises in each case; by whom, and on whose recommendation, the decision to situate the regional fire control room in Fareham was made; which fire authorities have expressed support for the decision; and whether a new building will be required. | | (17894) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 121
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research her Department has commissioned on the outcomes for looked-after children at various stages in their lives after they have left the care system; and if she will make a statement. | | (18587) | 122
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps she is taking to ensure that there are sufficient trained vets to staff the Government Veterinary Service. | | (19217) | 123
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the level of funding per pupil in further education has been in each year since 1997 in Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency. | | (19184) | 124
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many cases of bullying were recorded in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in Cumbria in each year since 1997; and what the average figures were for English local education authorities for each year. | | (19214) | 125
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans she has to increase the numbers of pupils learning a foreign language at (a) primary and (b) secondary level. | | (19313) | 126
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of students who started a degree course graduated in each academic year since 1997. | | (19197) | 127
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the relative attainment at Key Stage 3 between (a) boys and girls and (b) those eligible and ineligible for free school meals since the launch of the Key Stage 3 strategy. | | (19198) | 128
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what initiatives her Department has launched to raise attainment in deprived areas; what the cost has been of such initiatives; and what evaluation she has made of their effectiveness. | | (19199) | 129
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research her Department has undertaken on attainment at Key Stage 3 taking into account (a) gender, (b) social class, (c) racial or ethnic background, (d) eligibility for free schools meals and (e) location of school. | | (19200) | 130
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many local education authorities in South England applied for a Building Schools for the Future - One School Pathfinder Project in the most recent round of applications for the Targeted Capital Fund. | | (19201) | 131
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the eligibility criteria are for receiving free basic skills training at further education colleges. | | (19204) | 132
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate has been made of the number of 16 to 18 year olds who are eligible for basic skills training; and what proportion have taken it up. | | (19205) | 133
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many young people have failed to gain A*-C grade at both GCSE English and mathematics in each year since 1997. | | (19206) | 134
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many Level 3 student places were funded by the Learning and Skills Council in 2004-05; and how many Level 3 students there were in further education colleges in 2004-05. | | (19348) | 135
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress has been made in introducing arrangements to allow teachers to opt for salary sacrifice in order to obtain childcare vouchers. | | (19083) | 136
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the availability of college-certificated courses of changes in Learning and Skills Council funding allocations in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07. | | (19084) | 137
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many overseas students attended universities in England in 2004-05; and how much they contributed to the income of these universities. | | (19315) | 138
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many incidents of violence towards teachers by pupils there were in each of the last five years. | | (19328) | 139
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many special needs schools have been established since 1997. | | (19374) | 140
N | Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many A level students sat examinations in (a) French, (b) German, (c) Spanish, (d) Russian, (e) Mandarin and (f) Arabic in each year since 2001. | | (17523) | 141
N | Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will take steps to encourage foreign language learning in schools in England; and if she will make a statement. | | (17525) | 142
N | Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will take steps to encourage the teaching of the history of the Second World War in schools in England; and if she will make a statement. | | (17527) | 143
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the impact of migration into a local education authority on per capita funding for that LEA. | | (19320) | 144
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the administrative costs of (a) the Learning and Skills Council in Wiltshire and Swindon and (b) all Learning and Skills councils were in (i) 2003, (ii) 2004 and (iii) 2005. | | (19339) | 145
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate she has made of the cost of raising per capita funding for 16 to 18 year olds in further education colleges to the level of funding for 16 to 18 year olds in schools. | | (19341) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 146
| Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made in meeting the eight key recommendations contained in the 2003 Review of Policy on non-native species; and if she will make a statement. | | (19131) | 147
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average income for a hill farmer in (a) Cumbria and (b) England has been in each year since 1997. | | (19183) | 148
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to monitor the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Brazil; and what plans she has to restrict the importation of meat from Brazil. | | (19278) | 149
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to ban the importation of hunting trophies into the United Kingdom. | | (19195) | 150
| Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research the Government has commissioned to ascertain whether recent severe weather conditions have been due to climate change as a result of carbon emissions. | | (19128) | 151
| Richard Ottaway (Croydon South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assumptions of economic growth were made when setting the targets for the reduction of greenhouse emissions. | | (19086) | 152
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received from food manufacturers about the proposed changes to the EU sugar regime. | | (19064) | 153
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who is responsible for protecting water supplies from tampering; and what measures are taken to do so. | | (19375) | 154
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's policy is on storing nuclear waste. | | (19388) | 155
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of controlled non-municipal waste in England and Wales was classified as recyclable in each year since 1995. | | (19210) | 156
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total amount of controlled waste from non-municipal sources in England and Wales was for each of the years 1995 to 2005; and what amount of controlled waste from such sources went to landfill in each year. | | (19211) | 157
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Department has spent on research into avian influenza in each of the last five years. | | (19141) | 158
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of pig keepers who also keep (a) ducks and (b) poultry. | | (19142) | 159
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the symptoms of avian influenza are; and how they differ in different domestic species. | | (19143) | 160
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of vets who are qualified to identify avian influenza. | | (19144) | 161
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice she has issued to large (a) outdoor, (b) free-range and (c) organic farmers on avoiding avian influenza. | | (19145) | 162
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the requirement for protective (a) clothing and (b) equipment for (i) poultry farmers and (ii) other keepers of birds to deal with avian influenza. | | (19146) | 163
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has for compensation to owners of flocks which (a) contract and (b) are culled as a result of avian influenza. | | (19147) | 164
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with other countries on the risks of avian influenza. | | (19148) | 165
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice on avian influenza she plans to issue to poultry keepers. | | (19243) | 166
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many poultry keepers she estimates there are in England. | | (19244) | 167
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice on biosecurity measures her Department has issued to (a) duck and waterfowl and (b) poultry keepers on the prevention of avian influenza. | | (19333) | 168
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimates she has made of how many (a) chickens, (b) ducks, (c) geese, (d) turkeys, (e) pheasants, (f) partridges, (g) pet birds and (h) wild birds are at risk from an avian influenza epidemic. | | (19340) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 169
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the attendees expected at the Informal Meeting of Heads of State or Government at Hampton Court Palace on 27th October; and what the agenda for the meeting is. | | (18682) | 170
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK Government allows the use of UK airspace for the extraordinary rendition of those accused of terrorist activities. | | (19215) | 171
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK has been asked to participate in the investigation into the death of Dr John Gomez de Martinez. | | (19216) | 172
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which (a) embassies and (b) high commissions have been (i) closed, (ii) contracted in respect of personnel and (iii) expanded in each of the last five years for which records are available. | | (18875) | 173
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what further plans he has (a) to close, (b) to contract and (c) to expand embassies and high commissions. | | (18876) | 174
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Government of Pakistan about protecting the lives and property of the minority Ahmaddiya Muslims in the country, with particular reference to the shootings at the Ahmadiyya Mosque in Mundi Bahauddin on 9th October; and if he will make a statement. | | (19350) | 175
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on dealing with opium production in Afghanistan. | | (19376) | 176
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects the Iranian Government to return the three Royal Navy patrol boats seized in 2004. | | (18483) | 177
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what formal representations have been made to the Government of Iraq concerning possible Iranian support for insurgents operating against Iraqi security forces and UK troops in Southern Iraq. | | (18484) | 178
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received from Iraqi officials concerning possible Iranian involvement in the insurgency in Iraq; and on what date he received those representations. | | (18585) | 179
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what date his officials in (a) Iraq and (b) London were first informed of reports that (i) Iranian and (ii) Hizbullah personnel were training insurgents operating in southern Iraq. | | (18586) | 180
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what acknowledgement has been (a) sought from and (b) made by the government of Turkey, in connection with the accession of that country to the EU, of the responsibility of that country or its predecessor for the Armenian genocide. | | (17895) | 181
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the reasons for Raul Fernandes' dismissal from his employment at the British Embassy in Dubai on 5th March 2002. | | (19370) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 182
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received regarding waiting times for cancer treatment in East Sussex. | | (18725) | 183
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she intends to accept the advice to Ministers agreed by the Board of the Food Standards Agency at their Board Meeting on 15th September in relation to their objectives for the setting of Maximum Permitted Levels for vitamin and mineral supplements under the provisions of the Food Supplements Directive; what her strategy is for achieving her objectives in relation to this legislation; and if she will make a statement. | | (17916) | 184
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people followed the proceedings of the meeting of the Food Standards Agency held on 15th September via the internet; what questions were raised by e-mail during that meeting; by whom the questions were raised; what answers were given; and whether she has any plans to extend provision for internet and e-mail participation in meetings and discussions of her Department and the agencies for which she is responsible. | | (17917) | 185
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on provision for the treatment of stroke in Coventry South. | | (17295) | 186
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what methods her Department is using to increase awareness and understanding of stroke. | | (17296) | 187
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding her Department provides for the Stroke Association. | | (17297) | 188
N | Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) cataract operations and (b) other ophthalmic operations were carried out in NHS hospitals and clinics during the last year for which figures are available. | | (17371) | 189
N | Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cataract operations carried out by the private sector led to a reduction in such NHS operations. | | (17372) | 190
N | Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NHS organisations were invited to submit proposals for mobile clinics for cataract operations. | | (17373) | 191
N | Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of whether the employment of South African clinicians to provide cataract operations by Netcare complies with the Government's ethical recruitment policy. | | (17374) | 192
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what appeal mechanism is in place for NHS staff in relation to their banding in the NHS Agenda for Change pay review; and which primary care trusts do not have such mechanisms in place. | | (19174) | 193
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to ensure that the matching of job descriptions to pay bands in podiatry is consistent throughout England. | | (19175) | 194
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the consistency of pay banding for podiatry staff, with particular reference to new posts across different primary care trusts; what assessment she has made of the effects of differences in pay banding on recruitment; and if she will make a statement. | | (19176) | 195
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to recruit school nurses. | | (19236) | 196
N | Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make additional funding immediately available to primary care trusts to fund the prescription of Herceptin for advanced stage breast cancer sufferers who have already been diagnosed as likely to benefit from the drug. | | (18609) | 197
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many strategic health authorities have gone out to tender for private management of the proposed new primary care trusts; and if she will make a statement. | | (19208) | 198
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whose responsibility it is to monitor the percentage of patients who have access to (a) a written care plan and (b) a named nurse. | | (19260) | 199
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what independent assessment (a) has been made and (b) is planned of the percentage of patients who (i) have a written care plan and (ii) are allocated a named nurse. | | (19312) | 200
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate she has made of the number and percentage of dental practitioners accepting new NHS patients, in (a) England and (b) each primary care trust in each of the last four years. | | (19173) | 201
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average number of specialist rehabilitation beds per 1,000 people in (a) each of the English regions and (b) England was in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (16672) | 202
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the optimum number of specialist rehabilitation beds per 1,000 people in England; and if she will make a statement. | | (16673) | 203
N | Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5th October, Official Report, column 2810W, on Alliance Medical, when she envisages the new data reporting system will be in place; and at what cost. | | (18882) | 204
N | Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5th October, Official Report, column 2811W, on Alliance Medical, whether the capacity planning exercise conducted with strategic health authorities in 2004 took into consideration under-used existing capacity in the NHS; and what the cost was of the exercise. | | (18883) | 205
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5th October, Official Report, column 2839W, on physiotherapy, when the action plan was published; and if she will place a copy of the plan in the Library. | | (19127) | 206
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total (a) gross and (b) net cost of drugs to the NHS has been in (i) nominal and (ii) real terms in each year since 1979; what the percentage increase was in each year to the next in real terms; and what proportion of this percentage increase has been due to drug price inflation in each year. | | (19129) | 207
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost was of training each (a) doctor, (b) nurse and (c) physiotherapist for the entire period between entering onto a degree or diploma course until full registration, inclusive of tuition, bursary and salary support costs in the last period for which figures are available. | | (19130) | 208
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what amounts of vaccine for an H5N1 strain of influenza she plans to stockpile for use in the first wave of an avian influenza pandemic before the actual strain has been identified; and whether she has issued a tender for a pandemic vaccine to be manufactured as soon as the strain is identified. | | (19132) | 209
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to ensure that suppliers to NHS organisations are paid promptly; and what representations her Department has received in the last 12 months from suppliers to NHS organisations who have not been paid promptly. | | (19133) | 210
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5th October, Official Report, column 2818W, on emergency response services, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the fall in emergency responses between 2004 and 2005. | | (19134) | 211
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received regarding possible anti-competitive practices by the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency; from whom she has received such representations; and what assessment she has made of NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency compliance with European Union public procurement directives, with particular reference to its National Framework Agreement for the supply of medical locums. | | (19203) | 212
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to lay before Parliament (a) the National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) Regulations 2006 and (b) the National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) Regulations 2006. | | (19302) | 213
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she plans to publish her response to the consultation on the Draft National Health Service (Dental Charges) Regulations 2006; and when she expects to lay this measure before Parliament. | | (19347) | 214
| Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she has issued guidance to English primary care trusts relating to the dental treatment of patients resident in Wales. | | (19069) | 215
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when further waves of the NHS decontamination supercentre procurement processes are expected to be announced. | | (19351) | 216
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many procurement competitions for the provision of decontamination supercentres (a) have been announced, (b) have been completed and (c) remain to be announced. | | (19354) | 217
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will monitor levels of cooperation by NHS trusts with the Director of Infection Control in enabling publication of her annual report by the deadline announced. | | (19355) | 218
| Richard Ottaway (Croydon South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects Mayday Health Trust to sign contracts for the construction of Purley Hospital. | | (19085) | 219
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she expects that some doctors, nurses and managers will reform their practices into limited companies and contract as private and not-for-profit companies for the provision of practice services following the implementation of her proposals on Commissioning in the NHS. | | (19149) | 220
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has had with Mr Roy Lilley on opportunities for the independent and voluntary sector arising from the proposals set out in Sir Nigel Crisp's paper on Commissioning a Patient-Led NHS. | | (19150) | 221
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received on the length of the consultation period on Commissioning a Patient-Led NHS. | | (19151) | 222
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the likely level of cost savings arising from the proposed re-structuring of the Ambulance Service. | | (19152) | 223
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many emergency calls were received by each call centre in each ambulance trust in England in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (19153) | 224
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance she has given primary care trusts on the future of medical and allied services currently provided directly by them which would be provided by alternative providers following the implementation of her policy to turn primary care trusts into commissioning bodies. | | (19154) | 225
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will extend the consultation period on the proposed re-configuration of strategic health authorities and primary care trusts. | | (19155) | 226
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects the planned stockpiling of anti-viral avian influenza drugs to be complete. | | (19334) | 227
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many senior hospital consultants have taken early retirement since 2001. | | (19379) | 228
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many doctors have been struck off by the General Medical Council since 2001. | | (19389) | 229
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS trusts are operating a freeze on the recruitment of doctors. | | (19390) | 230
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress is being made in setting up pilots for Independent Living Funds announced in the Strategy Unit Report on transforming the life chances of disabled people. | | (17604) | 231
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what reports she has received regarding prospective deficits in NHS trusts in Oxfordshire; and what action her Department has taken to address them. | | (18051) | 232
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking under the reforms proposed by Commissioning a Patient-led NHS to provide for the employment and management of those primary care trust staff and functions which do not form part of the management and delivery of out-sourced commissioning. | | (18718) | 233
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance she plans to issue on the procedures for bidding for the provision of management and delivery of commissioning in Oxfordshire. | | (18719) | 234
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what basis the budgets to be delegated from primary care trusts to commissioning GP practices under practice-based commissioning will be determined. | | (18720) | 235
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the basis of payment to the provider of management services to a primary care trust will be under the reforms proposed by Commissioning a Patient-led NHS where that provider is (a) an NHS team, (b) a voluntary sector body and (c) a private sector body. | | (18721) | 236
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will provide a definition of the maximum and the minimum responsibilities GP practices will be able to take on under practice-based commissioning. | | (18722) | 237
N | Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures she has taken to ensure that the wider social implications of Alzheimer's drugs are fully taken into account by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. | | (18884) | 238
N | Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the progress the National Service Framework for Older People is making in ensuring people with Alzheimer's have effective treatment and support. | | (18885) | 239
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research she has commissioned into the provision of routine breast checks for women under 50 years of age. | | (19043) | 240
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women were diagnosed with endometriosis in the last year for which figures are available. | | (19371) | 241
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government has taken to support patients with endometriosis. | | (19372) | 242
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will commission research into early diagnosis of endometriosis. | | (19373) | 243
N | Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many complaints she has received in respect of the role played by Netcare within the National Health Service in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement. | | (17526) | 244
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what categories of patient are not able to gain access to scanning services provided in mobile units provided by Alliance Medical; and if she will make a statement. | | (19074) | 245
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will set out the rationale behind the decision to reduce the role of primary care trusts in direct provision of health services to a minimum; and on what evidence the decision was based. | | (19075) | 246
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the impact on local authorities' performance in making provision for patients discharged into their care of fines for delays to hospital discharges in England; and if she will make a statement. | | (19233) | 247
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the (a) quality, (b) consistency and (c) impact on equity of access to treatment for patients of the service provided by patient care advisers; and if she will make a statement. | | (19234) | 248
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice is being issued to poultry owners on the possible effects of avian influenza on (a) their and (b) their families' health. | | (19140) | 249
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance is being prepared on prevention of the spread of avian influenza to humans; and what the cost has been to date. | | (19245) | 250
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of the increase in NHS funding has been spent on staff costs in each year since 1997. | | (19279) | 251
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost of surgical procedures on the NHS has been in each year since 1995. | | (19319) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 252
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20th July, Official Report, column 1786W, in what proportion of iris identification checks a misidentification or other error is expected for those who (a) wear and (b) do not wear contact lenses. | | (19235) | 253
| Jon Cruddas (Dagenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have come to the UK under the Worker Registration Scheme. | | (19159) | 254
| Jon Cruddas (Dagenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list employment sectors in which successful applicants under the Worker Registration Scheme are employed. | | (19160) | 255
| Jon Cruddas (Dagenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal immigrants have been found (a) within the UK and (b) in London in each year since 1992. | | (19161) | 256
| Jon Cruddas (Dagenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many successful prosecutions have been brought against employers for hiring illegal immigrants in each year since 1992. | | (19162) | 257
| Jon Cruddas (Dagenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal migrants including dependants he estimates are resident in London. | | (19163) | 258
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the statement of the Under Secretary of State of 19th July, Standing Committee D, column 413, on the Identity Cards Bill, whether all members of staff referred to as being in positions of trust will be subject to full police and security checks. | | (19314) | 259
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department plans to take to change the practices and procedures for monitoring the taking of medication by prisoners suffering from mental illness following the verdict from the inquest on the death of Marcus Downie. | | (19193) | 260
| Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his Department's underspend was in 2004-05 (a) in cash terms and (b) as a percentage of departmental budget. | | (19249) | 261
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations he has received about the activities of religious cults, with particular reference to the School of Economic Science; how he plans to respond; and if he will make a statement. | | (19349) | 262
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of anti-social behaviour orders have been breached. | | (19044) | 263
| Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for asylum made in (a) 2000, (b) 2001, (c) 2002, (d) 2003, (e) 2004 and (f) 2005 by nationals of (i) Sierra Leone, (ii) Nigeria, (iii) Ghana, (iv) Uganda, (v) Zimbabwe, (vi) Ethiopia, (vii) Eritrea, (viii) Somalia, (ix) Moldova, (x) Afghanistan, (xi) Iraq, (xii) Iran, (xiii) Turkey, (xiv) Ecuador and (xv) Colombia have been successful; how many were accepted by the Home Office before tribunal proceedings; how many were successful as a result (A) of a decision of an adjudicator, (B) of a decision of the Immigration Appeal Tribunal and (C) of a final decision by the Home Secretary; and what percentage of the total each category represents. | | (19242) | 264
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employers have been prosecuted in England and Wales for requiring their employees to use a hand held mobile phone while driving. | | (19045) | 265
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many licences were issued to recruitment agencies in the UK to employ immigrant workers in 2004-05. | | (19046) | 266
| Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for the amalgamation of police forces in England and Wales. | | (19060) | 267
| Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will bring forward legislation to enable the police to destroy micro-bikes seized under the Police Reform Act 2002 for use in an anti-social manner. | | (19335) | 268
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new prisons have been built by the Government since 1997. | | (19317) | 269
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed asylum seekers have been deported to Zimbabwe from the UK since 2001. | | (19378) | 270
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures are being taken to combat the trafficking of women into the UK to work as prostitutes. | | (19381) | 271
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many tagged offenders have removed their tags since the policy was brought in. | | (19382) | 272
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much heroin thought to have originated in Afghanistan has been seized in the UK since 2001. | | (19383) | 273
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests of people carrying illegal drugs from Jamaica there have been since 2001. | | (19384) | 274
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the budget for immigration centres designed to hold asylum seekers has been since 2001. | | (19385) | 275
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Government's policy is on dealing with travellers who are deemed to be staying on illegal sites. | | (19386) | 276
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests relating to football hooliganism there have been since 2001. | | (19387) | 277
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications by post using form SET (M) for indefinite leave to remain as a spouse or unmarried partner of a person settled in the UK were refused in the year to 15th September on the grounds that the application was made more than 28 days before the completion of two years' stay in the relevant category. | | (18049) | 278
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the leaflet setting out guidance for the completion of form SET (M) for indefinite leave to remain was last revised. | | (18050) | 279
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many mothballed or decommissioned prison places there are within the prison estate, broken down by location. | | (19051) | 280
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to build new prisons. | | (19053) | 281
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on his policy on the early release of prisoners. | | (19054) | 282
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in Essex who were tagged on early release from prison breached the rules governing their early release in each of the last five years. | | (19055) | 283
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in Essex are electronically tagged on early release from prison. | | (19056) | 284
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the cost of returning mothballed or decommissioned prison places into service. | | (19057) | 285
N | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will (a) publish the results from and (b) respond to the consultation on immigration rules as they relate to ministers of religion which closed on 31st May. | | (18881) | 286
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the maximum allowable cost for the stand-alone identity card. | | (19166) | 287
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total planned budget is for the consultation, trialling and roll out of the Identity Card Scheme. | | (19167) | 288
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to publish the cap on the fee to be charged for the stand-alone identity card. | | (19168) | 289
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what he expects the cost of the registration and issuing of a biometric passport and biometric identity card to be. | | (19169) | 290
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will lay before the House detailed proposals on the charging regime for identity cards, in line with the commitment given by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, before the Identity Cards Bill completes third reading in the House. | | (19170) | 291
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects the process of enabling agencies to comment on the draft regulations required under section 2 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 to be completed. | | (19209) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 292
| Mr Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton North East):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the total cost of the installation of the steel barriers on the road-side of the Palace of Westminster was; what estimate has been made of the annual costs of maintaining these barriers; and what the estimated cost of their removal is. | | (19251) | 293
| Mr Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton North East):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what level of security risk was quantified in the advice that led to the replacement of the concrete blocks outside the Palace of Westminster by a steel barrier; and what the reason was for the extension of the new barrier beyond the perimeter marked out by the former concrete blocks. | | (19252) | 294
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the cost of screening mail outside the Parliamentary estate was in the last period for which figures are available; what the cost of internal screening was in the latest comparable period; and what turn-round time was built into the new contract. | | (17710) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 295
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) discussions he has had and (b) agreements have been reached between his Department and (i) the Department for Trade and Industry, (ii) the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and (iii) the EU Trade Commission in respect of objectives for desired outcomes from the World Trade Organisation talks in Hong Kong in December, with particular reference to less developed countries. | | (18727) | 296
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when the Government (a) made representations to and (b) held discussions with (i) counterparts in other UN member states and (ii) at UN meetings in respect of the future plans and management of the (1) UN Emergency Fund and (2) UN Office for Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs; and what proposals the UK put forward on these occasions. | | (18874) | 297
N | Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the outcome of the Global Fund to Fight Aids Replenishment Conference in September. | | (18717) | 298
| Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which countries have been provided with direct budgetary support by his Department; and what the allocation for each country through direct budgetary support has been in each year since 1999. | | (19254) | Questions to the Leader of the House 299
| Mr Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton North East):To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to his Written Statement of 13th July, Official Report, column 32WS, on security arrangements (Palace of Westminster), what assessment was made of the impact on (a) traffic congestion and (b) public inconvenience of the steel barriers; and if he will place a copy of the assessment in the Library. | | (19250) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 300
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to allocate funds to grant maintained integrated schools to employ staff in order to implement the Costello review of post primary education; and if he will make a statement. | | (19344) | 301
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many planning applications there have been in each of the six divisional offices in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years; and how many applications this represents per employee dealing with such matters at each office. | | (18607) | 302
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many applications for personal protection weapon licences have been made in each month since August 2004; and how many such licences were issued in each month. | | (19196) | 303
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many times grievance procedures have been initiated by staff at the Police Training College in Northern Ireland in each year since 1998. | | (18540) | 304
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what changes were recommended to management processes within the Police Training College in Northern Ireland following the recent investigation by the Internal Investigation Branch; and how these changes have been implemented. | | (18541) | 305
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been spent on the Grid Leadership Programme by the Police Service of Northern Ireland since it was introduced. | | (18542) | 306
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) Roman Catholics and (b) Protestants qualified for the merit pool of suitably qualified candidates on each recruitment exercise for new constables by the Police Service of Northern Ireland in each of the last three years, but were not appointed. | | (19186) | 307
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what was the cost of Police Service of Northern Ireland recruitment exercises for each of the last three years. | | (19187) | 308
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many recruitment exercises have been carried out by the Police Service of Northern Ireland for new constables in each of the last three years. | | (19188) | 309
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many new Police Service of Northern Ireland constables were appointed in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | | (19189) | 310
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the size of the merit pool was for recruitment exercises carried out by the Police Service of Northern Ireland for new constables in each of the last three years. | | (19330) | Questions to the Prime Minister 311
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the outcome of the Informal Meeting of Heads of State at Hampton Court Palace on 27th October. | | (18681) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 312
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the average cost in the United Kingdom is of 900 litres of home heating oil; and what that figure was in 2003-04. | | (18538) | 313
| Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will take steps to ensure that retailers of micro-bikes make clear to customers the full legal position on the use of micro-bikes at the point-of-sale. | | (19356) | 314
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with Transco about the proposed routes of the liquefied gas pipelines from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. | | (19352) | 315
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the proposed routes of the Milford Haven liquefied gas pipeline. | | (19353) | 316
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether his Department has discussed with London Array Ltd the proposed electricity sub-station at Graveney; and if he will make a statement. | | (18506) | 317
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research he has undertaken on the potential for large scale offshore wind farms. | | (17607) | 318
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has received from manufacturing industry about the competitive impact of UK energy prices; and if he will make a statement. | | (19338) | 319
N | Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will give (a) the date and (b) the location of ministerial visits to nuclear installations that (a) have taken place in the past six months and (b) are planned for the next three months. | | (16955) | 320
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much the Government has allocated to the Motorsport Unit since its inception. | | (19362) | 321
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the efficacy of the Government Motorsport Unit. | | (19363) | 322
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the projects supported to date by the Government Motorsport Unit; and if he will make a statement. | | (19364) | 323
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what projects have been funded by the Government Motorsport Unit; and how much each received. | | (19365) | 324
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what procedure his Department has in place to assess those projects which have received funding to date from the Government Motorsport Unit. | | (19366) | 325
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the propriety of Government Motorsport Unit's (a) Formula Women and (b) CruiseSport projects. | | (19367) | 326
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much the (a) Formula Women and (b) CruiseSport projects have received in funding from the Government Motorsport Unit since its creation. | | (19368) | 327
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the future of the Government Motorsport Unit. | | (19369) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 328
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will fund the construction of the proposed new Corby link road between the A6003 and Corby as a dual carriageway. | | (18485) | 329
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the level of subsidy to Midland Mainline has been in each year since the first franchise was awarded; and what estimate has been made of the level of subsidy in each year until the end of the current franchise. | | (18486) | 330
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the ability of Junction 7 of the A14 to cope with the traffic demands of housing expansion in and around Kettering up to 2021. | | (18487) | 331
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the likely impact on Midland Mainline services out of St Pancras of train traffic to the London 2012 Olympic village. | | (18488) | 332
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to increase the rail capacity on Midland Mainline to take account of population growth in Kettering under the Sustainable Communities plan. | | (18489) | 333
N | David Howarth (Cambridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to announce his decision on the Cambridge guided bus scheme. | | (18978) | 334
N | David Howarth (Cambridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what methods his Department uses to assess the global environmental impact, including possible effects on meeting climate change targets, of proposals for new transport infrastructure. | | (18979) | 335
N | David Howarth (Cambridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the inspector's report on the Cambridge guided bus scheme. | | (18980) | 336
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the monitoring of the compliance of civil aircraft noise levels with international noise certification standards. | | (19303) | 337
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the trend in the number of aircraft flights over Buckinghamshire during the last five years. | | (19304) | 338
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the likely future trend in (a) the number of aircraft flights and (b) level of aircraft noise over Buckinghamshire during the next 10 years. | | (19305) | 339
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on his policy on ensuring the public accountability of Road Safety Partnerships. | | (19306) | 340
| Martin Linton (Battersea):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Thames bridges have been struck by barges in the last (a) five and (b) 10 years; how many bridges have been closed as a consequence in each case; how many such strikes have been caused (i) in whole and (ii) in part by navigational errors; and how many involved barge drivers who were (A) undergoing training and (B) not fully qualified. | | (19240) | 341
| Martin Linton (Battersea):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the minimum period of training is for barge drivers on the Thames. | | (19241) | 342
| Martin Linton (Battersea):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what reports he has received on the causes of the recent strike at Battersea Bridge. | | (19326) | 343
| Martin Linton (Battersea):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussion he has held with the Port of London Authority on navigational standards on the Thames. | | (19327) | 344
| Jessica Morden (Newport East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the construction costs of the Second Severn Bridge will be met; and what the outstanding debt on the crossing is. | | (19212) | 345
| Dr John Pugh (Southport):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Government has made of the level of take-up of first class rail fares by (a) private and (b) corporate customers. | | (19080) | 346
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to promote an additional access road for Canvey Island for use during the 2012 London Olympic Games. | | (19052) | 347
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received about the sale of mini-motorcycles and powered scooters to minors; and if he will make a statement. | | (19336) | 348
| Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government has taken to reduce the number of accidents involving left-hand drive commercial vehicles. | | (19321) | 349
| Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road accidents in England involved left-hand drive commercial vehicles in the last period for which figures are available. | | (19322) | 350
| Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents involving (a) loss of life and (b) injuries were caused by visitors from abroad failing to drive on the left-hand side of the road in England in the last period for which figures are available. | | (19323) | 351
| Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will undertake a study into the advantages and disadvantages of driving on the right-hand side of the road. | | (19324) | 352
| Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received in favour of driving on the right-hand side of the road. | | (19325) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 353
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value of the cold weather payment for senior citizens was in the winter of 2003-04; and what it is for 2005-06. | | (18539) | 354
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether voluntary severance has been suspended in sections of the Department or its agencies. | | (19266) | 355
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in the Department accepted voluntary severance schemes in the last three financial years. | | (19267) | 356
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training needs have been identified for staff in Customer Management System on proposed changes to disability benefits; and what discussions on training have taken place with staff. | | (19273) | 357
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the rate was of (a) early retirement and (b) resignation on grounds of stress and ill health in Customer Management System in each of the last two years in each region and country of the UK. | | (19274) | 358
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many incidents of violence against staff working in Customer Management System have been reported in each of the last two years in each region and country of the UK expressed as a ratio of whole time equivalent employees. | | (19275) | 359
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of days were lost through sickness absence in Customer Management System in each of the last two years in each region and country of the UK. | | (19276) | 360
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the rate of staff turnover in the Customer Management System was in each of the last two years in each region and country of the UK. | | (19277) | 361
| Jon Cruddas (Dagenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have claimed incapacity benefit in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in each year since 1997. | | (19164) | 362
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have claimed incapacity benefits in the Birkenhead area in each year since 1997. | | (18878) | 363
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the monthly off-flow from incapacity benefits for each jobcentreplus district has been since January 2003, broken down by reason. | | (18880) | 364
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to set the state pension above the official poverty level. | | (19124) | 365
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to link the state pension to average male earnings. | | (19125) | 366
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress has been made on the migration of existing cases with the Child Support Agency to the new maintenance system; and if he will make a statement. | | (19343) | 367
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much money has been claimed as incapacity benefit in Scotland since 2001. | | (19377) | 368
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on nursery and childcare support for employees of JobcentrePlus. | | (17605) | 369
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Pathway to Work participants have moved into jobs in each of the pilot areas. | | (17608) | 370
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed by the Child Support Agency in March (a) 2002, (b) 2003, (c) 2004 and (d) 2005. | | (19337) | 371
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are employed by his Department (a) at each of its sites and (b) by each (i) agency and (ii) directorate of his Department at each of its sites along the Fylde coast. | | (19191) | 372
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobs are planned to be lost from his Department along the Fylde coast; and which (a) agencies and (b) sites these job losses will affect. | | (19192) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 373
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the planned reduction of Civil Service personnel has begun. | | [Transferred] (19358) |
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