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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 7 November 2005
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 7 November 2005
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 7 November 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 7 November of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 7 November see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what methodology he uses to assess the UK's economic performance compared with other EU countries. | | (26237) | 2
| Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on progress with the merger of the Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise. | | (26340) | 3
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost of the vehicle excise duty was in each year since 1976. | | (26295) | 4
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the limits on the importation of (a) alcohol and (b) tobacco products into Britain by individuals who have bought them within the European Union and have paid the duty levied in the country of purchase have been in each year since 1992. | | (26358) | 5
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the duty free allowance per person was for (a) visitors to the United Kingdom and (b) British citizens in (i) 1975, (ii) 1977, (iii) 1979, (iv) 1983, (v) 1987, (vi) 1992, (vii) 1997 and (viii) each year since 2001. | | (26359) | 6
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has held with the European Commission about the current UK duty free allowance; and if he will make a statement. | | (26360) | 7
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) men and (b) women were (i) charged with and (ii) convicted of carrying goods above the duty free allowance in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. | | (26361) | 8
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many vehicles were confiscated by customs officers as a result of the driver carrying goods above the duty free allowance in each of the last 10 years. | | (26362) | 9
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many items confiscated by customs officers as a result of the driver carrying goods above the duty free allowance are disposed of; and if he will make a statement. | | (26363) | 10
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid to (a) Serco Ltd, (b) Siemens plc, (c) T-Systems International, (d) Autostrade S.p.A, (e) TraCS Consortium, (f) Capita Group plc and (g) IBM (UK) Ltd in compensation for costs incurred in the procurement process for the lorry road-user charging scheme before the scheme was suspended. | | (25880) | 11
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the research commissioned externally by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in each year since 1997; which external contractor was commissioned in each case; what the cost was of each research project; how long it took to complete each project; and if he will make a statement. | | (25764) | 12
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many births there were to women resident in the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority area at (a) individual maternity hospitals, (b) midwife-led units, (c) home and (d) other locations in each year since 2000. | | (26373) | 13
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the expenditure on child tax credit for parents of 16 to 19 year olds in full-time education for (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2007-08. | | (25380) | 14
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the estimated expenditure is on child benefit for 16 to 19 year olds in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2007-08. | | (25384) | 15
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for the future provision of HM Revenue and Customs customer service offices in Cumbria. | | (25193) | 16
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many copies of (a) notification of tax credit awards and (b) tax credit award guidance notes (TC602NOTES) are sent to each recipient. | | (26336) | 17
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Paymaster General's evidence to the Treasury sub-committee on Wednesday 26th October, if he will place in the Library a copy of the new and agreed tax credit award notice to be issued from April 2006. | | (25228) | 18
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with local councils in Norwich on plans to relocate civil servants there; and how many jobs are involved. | | (25918) | 19
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) land and (b) property his Department owns in Tamworth constituency. | | (26154) | 20
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many babies have been delivered at Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield in each year since 1997. | | (26155) | 21
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many babies have been born in Tamworth constituency in each year since 1997. | | (26156) | 22
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were (a) employed and (b) unemployed in each electoral ward in Tamworth constituency in each year since 1997. | | (26161) | 23
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what research he has commissioned on the effects on take-up of bio-diesel of a reduction in duty; and if he will reduce the duty on bio-diesel. | | (26146) | 24
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether an individual with a second home held within a self-invested personal pension which is let rent free to (a) a grandparent, (b) a sibling, (c) a son or daughter and (d) a spouse will have to pay a commercial level of rent into the pension fund from 6th April 2006. | | (25976) | 25
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if an individual who currently lets a second property rent free to (a) a grandparent, (b) a sibling, (c) a son or daughter and (d) a spouse and who transfers ownership of the property to their self-invested personal pension on 6th April 2006 will have to pay capital gains tax. | | (25977) | 26
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which family members living rent free in a second home held within a self-invested personal pension from 6th April 2006 will not be subject to a benefits in kind tax. | | (25978) | 27
| Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make available increased resources to the Parliamentary Ombudsman to allow him to appoint more investigating officers. | | (25636) | 28
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the reasons why people have been overpaid tax credits in Northern Ireland. | | (25780) | 29
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the take-up rate of tax-free childcare vouchers. | | (26105) | 30
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total amount is of unfunded pension liabilities from former nationalised industries. | | (26221) | 31
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much debt the Government holds on and off balance sheet for London and Continental Railways Ltd; and whether this debt assumes par value. | | (26222) | 32
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the public sector pension deficit is if calculated using a discount rate based on index linked gilts; and what rate was used for the calculation. | | (26224) | 33
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many private finance initiative (PFI) contracts have a duration of more than 25 years; and whether the value of these contracts is included in the 2005 Budget Red Book estimated PFI expenditure of £138.4 billion. | | (26225) | 34
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list private finance initiative (PFI) contracts which were originally off-balance sheet, but which the Government has taken on-balance sheet at a later date; and how much new public debt each contract represents. | | (26228) | 35
| Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many representations he has received from the construction industry on the timing of the introduction of the new Construction Industry Scheme. | | (26230) | 36
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many fatalities in Hertfordshire have been attributed to (a) fires and (b) road traffic accidents in each year since 1997. | | (25573) | 37
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the level of youth unemployment has been in Hemel Hempstead constituency in each of the last five years. | | (25821) | 38
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the average outstanding balance on mortgages for homes in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency and (b) Hertfordshire; what the average month's interest payable on each of those balances would be at current interest rates; and what the average month's interest payable on each balance would have been (i) in May 1997 and (ii) immediately after the pound left the exchange rate mechanism in 1992. | | (26350) | 39
N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in each ward, of each county, described themselves as Irish in the 2001 census. | | (25600) | 40
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the use of the word spouse in official documents; if he will encourage the use of the term spouse/partner; and if he will make a statement. | | (24778) | 41
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on the private finance initiative. | | (26065) | 42
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has to increase local government finances. | | (26542) | 43
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the estimated change in an average annual council tax bill is for the next taxation year. | | (26543) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 44
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many people in his Department (a) were relocated in 2004-05 and (b) are expected to be relocated in 2005-06 as a result of the Lyons review of public sector relocation; to which places they have been relocated; and if he will make a statement. | | (24637) | 45
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many full-time equivalent employee reductions were made in his Department as a result of the Gershon review; what cost savings relating to IT projects have been made; what value of efficiency savings (a) were achieved in 2004-05 and (b) are expected to be achieved in 2005-06; and if he will make a statement. | | (24638) | 46
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will make a statement on the Better Regulation Taskforce's analysis of the extent of regulation faced by voluntary and community organisations. | | (26347) | 47
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what assessment he has made of the level of security on the e-government network. | | (25430) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 48
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 have been submitted to the Central Clearing House in each month since the inception of that unit, broken down by public authority. | | (25051) | 49
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when Balbir Kamar reference IMM/ECR/1195812/OJ/NS will receive notification of his application for entry clearance. | | (25465) | 50
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when Muhammad Schabir reference 973021 will receive notification of appeal for entry clearance. | | (25466) | 51
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when she expects to report on the outcome of the investigation being carried out into irregularities that may have occurred involving private firms and the Court Service in Northern Ireland. | | (24774) | 52
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what new parliamentary constituencies the Government expects to be in operation following the reviews made by the Boundary Commission for England. | | (25587) | 53
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when the Government expects to lay the draft Order implementing the recommendations of the Boundary Commission for England in relation to changes to parliamentary boundaries. | | (25588) | 54
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17th October, Official Report, column 752W, on the Electoral Administration Bill, if she will deposit copies of the responses received by her Department in the Library. | | (25589) | 55
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what role the Right honourable Member for Makerfield played in the drafting of the Electoral Administration Bill. | | (25590) | 56
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will list Right honourable and honourable Members who (a) presented and (b) supported the Bills for the (i) Representation of the People Act 2000, (ii) Registration of Political Parties Act 1998, (iii) Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000, (iv) Elections Act 2001 and (v) Election Publications Act 2001. | | (25591) | 57
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether Labour Party officials had sight of the draft or final copy of the Electoral Administration Bill before it was placed in the public domain. | | (26172) | 58
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what (a) land and (b) property her Department owns in Kettering constituency. | | (24785) | 59
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much has been collected in fines at magistrates' courts in Staffordshire in each of the last five years. | | (26162) | 60
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what measures are being taken to regulate claims farmers. | | (26485) | 61
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment has been made of the likely impact of the proposals to raise the personal injuries limit for small claims from £1,000 to £5,000. | | (26486) | 62
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many courts in (a) England and (b) the Tees Valley do not have security personnel to protect the premises. | | (26491) | 63
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much was spent on security in (a) county courts, (b) magistrates' courts and (c) Crown courts in each of the last five years. | | (26492) | 64
N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether DNA Bioscience is accredited for DNA-related work in the UK. | | (25226) | 65
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to increase voter turnout in the next (a) local and (b) general elections. | | (26235) | 66
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the percentage of electoral registration rate for each local authority in the UK is in descending order; and if she will make a statement. | | (26409) | 67
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the recommended electoral registration rate is for each local authority. | | (26412) | 68
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much was raised by each local authority from the sale of electoral registers in each of the past 10 years. | | (26416) | 69
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 2nd November to Question ref. 23511, when she expects to make a statement on reforms of the coroners' system. | | (25611) | 70
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the elections timetable, including the postal votes timetable, is for each type of election. | | (25483) | 71
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what electoral timetable is proposed under the Electoral Administration Bill for each type of election, including for postal votes. | | (25919) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 72
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason the monarch is exempt from the requirement to purchase a television licence; and whether this exemption extends to television sets in staff quarters. | | (25029) | 73
| Mr Michael Foster (Worcester):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact on the licence fee of BBC plans for the large-scale introduction of ultra-local television in medium-sized cities. | | (25342) | 74
| Mr Michael Foster (Worcester):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will reframe the BBC's remit in local communities as a cautious and selective intervention in limited areas where it is clear that commercial models are not sustainable. | | (25343) | 75
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to Houghton and Washington East constituency, the effects on Houghton and Washington East of her Department's policies and actions since 2nd May 1997. | | (25515) | 76
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who is responsible for managing the estates of her Department; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; and what the details are of his or her career to date. | | (26312) | 77
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who the Head of the Finance and Planning Division is in her Department; what specialist finance qualifications he or she holds; and what the details are of his or her career to date. | | (26313) | 78
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who the Head of Personnel and Central Services is in her Department; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; and what the details are of his or her career to date. | | (26314) | 79
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Olympic lottery tickets have been sold, broken down by region. | | (25486) | 80
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many retailers sell National Lottery tickets; and how many of those retailers also sell Olympic Lottery tickets. | | (25487) | 81
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many retailers selling National Lottery tickets have declined to sell Olympic Lottery tickets. | | (25488) | 82
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who was involved in setting the (a) person specification and (b) job description for the job of Chief Executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority. | | (25489) | 83
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what person specification she has set for the job of Chief Executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority; and whether applicants will be required either to have worked previously on delivering an Olympic Games or to have been a participant in the Olympic Games. | | (25490) | 84
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance has been given to retailers selling National Lottery tickets on the sale of Olympic Lottery tickets. | | (25491) | 85
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the participation of pupils in (a) primary and (b) secondary state schools in England in (i) baseball, (ii) basketball, (iii) volleyball, (iv) handball and (v) softball. | | (25647) | 86
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which applications are being considered for new public and competition swimming pools in each county in England; and what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the location of the proposed new Olympic swimming pools is a deciding factor when current applications are considered. | | (25649) | 87
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to appoint representatives at a regional level to ensure that each region in the United Kingdom has access to advice on making the most of business and development opportunities offered by the 2012 Olympics. | | (25650) | 88
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what costs will be met of those businesses relocating from the Marshgate Lane area to make way for Olympic development; and what criteria will be applied to determine reasonable costs. | | (25651) | 89
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had on appointing a representative of the British Paralympic Association to the Olympic organising committee for 2012. | | (25654) | 90
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what percentage of the operating profit from the 2012 Olympic Games will go to the British Paralympic Association. | | (25655) | 91
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the Office of Communications has spent to date on its investigation into Premier League broadcasting rights. | | (25706) | 92
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria (a) the London Development Agency and (b) Transport for London will use to decide which companies will be awarded contracts in relation to the requirements of the Olympic Park; and whether British companies will be given (i) preference and (ii) assistance by the Government when bidding for those contracts. | | (25707) | 93
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions her Department has had with the London Development Authority regarding businesses in the Marshgate Lane area being relocated to make way for Olympic development; how many of these businesses have reached agreement over relocation; how many have appointed advisers regarding relocation negotiations; what the situation of the remaining businesses is; and when she expects all agreements to be completed. | | (25708) | 94
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to (a) meet officials in charge of delivering previous Olympic games and (b) visit (i) Beijing, (ii) Athens, (iii) Atlanta, (iv) Barcelona, (v) Seoul, (vi) Los Angeles, (vii) Moscow and (viii) Montreal. | | (25709) | 95
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations her Department has made to the Treasury on funding for the British Olympic Association programme Clearing the Bar; and what her policy is on the source of baseline funding for the UK Olympic team in preparation for 2012. | | (25973) | 96
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance the Government has provided on licensing appeals to magistrates courts under the Licensing Act 2003. | | (25974) | 97
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate the Government has made of the number of licensing applications made under the Licensing Act 2003 that have been considered by (a) magistrates courts, (b) Crown courts, (c) the High Court and (d) the Court of Appeal; and what assessment she has made of the impact of the number of appeals on the court system. | | (25975) | 98
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people in Leeds North West have been prosecuted for not having a television licence in each of the last five years. | | (25768) | 99
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding was allocated by her Department to Hemel Hempstead constituency for (a) capital projects and (b) revenue funding in each of the last eight years. | | (25738) | 100
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) videos, (b) DVDs and (c) CDs were lent by public libraries in (i) Dacorum and (ii) Hertfordshire in each year since 1997. | | (25819) | 101
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much grant-in-aid funding was allocated by Arts Council England to recipients in (a) Hertfordshire and (b) Dacorum in 2005-06. | | (25820) | 102
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the progress towards digital switchover. | | (25943) | 103
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had on the Independent Sports Review; and if she will make a statement. | | (25944) | 104
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Licensing Act on performances in schools and hospitals; and if she will make a statement. | | (25969) | 105
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Arts Council; and if she will make a statement. | | (25982) | 106
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on what date Part 3 of the Gambling Act 2005 will come into force. | | (25728) | 107
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what rules govern the use of sports stadia whose name includes an advertisement as a venue for Olympic Sports in 2012. | | (25024) | 108
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment has been made of the impact of financing the Olympic Games on the amount of Lottery money available for sports other than Olympic sports in the years to 2012. | | (25025) | 109
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what rules govern the staging of other sports fixtures in the UK during the Olympic Games in 2012. | | (25026) | 110
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has discussed with (a) the Football Association, (b) the Premier League and (c) the Football League plans to stage matches in the UK over the period of the Olympic Games in 2012; and if she will make a statement. | | (25049) | 111
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has discussed with the England and Wales Cricket Board the staging of international cricket matches in the UK over the Olympic period in 2012; and if she will make a statement. | | (25050) | 112
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the budget of the Nations and Regions Group for the London 2012 Olympics is; and how (a) Essex and (b) Kent will be dealt with by the Group. | | (25628) | 113
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has for public transport in London to accommodate the increased number of passengers during the London Olympics in 2012. | | (25866) | 114
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what measures are being taken to ensure that children do not undertake online gambling. | | (25871) | 115
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many complaints she has received regarding the BBC licence fee in each of the last 10 years. | | (25872) | 116
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many complaints have been received regarding the BBC's latest proposals to increase the licence fee; and if she will make a statement. | | (25873) | 117
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many English Heritage sites she has visited in the last 12 months. | | (25874) | 118
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what improvements are planned to Romford's sports facilities as a result of London's successful Olympic bid. | | (25875) | 119
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many bids there have been for a super-casino; and which locations such bids relate to. | | (25876) | 120
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much revenue the fines from unpaid television licences generated in the last year for which figures are available; and what happens to the revenue. | | (25878) | 121
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of people who operated televisions without a licence in each year since 1997. | | (25879) | 122
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Government funding has been directed towards private art projects in each year since 1997. | | (25883) | 123
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost has been of VisitBritain's Britain Welcomes China initiative. | | (25884) | 124
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Chinese tourists have visited the UK in each month since January 2004. | | (25885) | 125
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the number of tourists visiting London before and after the 7th July terror attacks. | | (25886) | 126
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps are being taken (a) to encourage tourism and (b) to improve tourist facilities in (i) Havering and (ii) Essex. | | (25887) | 127
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to encourage children in (a) Romford and (b) Greater London to participate in athletics; and what funds have been allocated for such purposes. | | (25888) | 128
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how the non-payment of television licences is detected. | | (25889) | 129
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much National Lottery funding has been directed towards asylum-seeker groups in each year since 1997. | | (25890) | 130
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the annual average number of people given prison sentences for not paying their television licence was over the last five years; and what the average annual cost of that process was in each year. | | (25907) | 131
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) public and (b) Lottery funding allocations are planned for young athletes preparing for the 2012 Olympics for each year between 2006-07 and 2010-11. | | (25909) | 132
N | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Treasury first informed (a) her and (b) her Department that freelance musicians would be required to pay higher National Insurance contributions. | | (24926) | 133
N | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the (a) cost to date and (b) projected cost is of the merger of the Community Fund and the New Opportunities Fund to create the Big Lottery Fund. | | (24927) | 134
N | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether visitor numbers for those museums and galleries in London that are funded by grant-in-aid have declined since the terrorist attacks in July. | | (24928) | 135
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what definition she uses of additionality in relation to the operation of the National Lottery. | | (26239) | 136
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the (a) income raised by and (b) popularity of the first Olympic scratchcard. | | (26430) | 137
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of the new Olympic scratchcard on other lottery games. | | (26475) | 138
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to publicise the new Olympic Lottery games. | | (26476) | 139
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with the National Lottery regarding the new Olympic scratchcard. | | (26477) | 140
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much money from the Football Foundation has been awarded in the Hartlepool constituency in each year since the organisation was founded. | | (25678) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 141
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the proportion of food for the armed services which is sourced in the UK; and if he will make a statement. | | (25504) | 142
| Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of the documentation covering the clearance of the Radar altimeter hold, together with any documented restrictions, for use on the HC1 and HC2 Chinook helicopters. | | (25492) | 143
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time equivalent employee reductions have been made in his Department as a result of the Gershon review; what cost savings relating to IT projects have been achieved; what value of efficiency savings (a) were achieved in 2004-05 and (b) are expected to be achieved in 2005-06; and if he will make a statement. | | (24636) | 144
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in his Department (a) were relocated in 2004-05 and (b) are expected to be relocated in 2005-06 as a result of the Lyons review of public sector relocation; to which places they have been relocated; and if he will make a statement. | | (24639) | 145
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether parts of Basra City are no longer regularly or routinely patrolled by UK forces. | | (26185) | 146
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian staff employed by his Department in Northern Ireland have been made redundant in each year since 1998. | | (25046) | 147
| Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy for recruitment to the new Yorkshire Regiment to be restricted to people living in the Yorkshire and Humber region. | | (25689) | 148
| Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what specific roles and operational functions he intends to allocate to the three battalions of the new Yorkshire Regiment to the end of 2007. | | (25690) | 149
| Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where the three battalions of the new Yorkshire Regiment will be based when it is formed in June 2006. | | (25691) | 150
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for the Department's aircraft carrier programme. | | (26572) | 151
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what quantity of illegal drugs has been seized by the Royal Navy in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) type of drug and (b) location of seizure. | | (24783) | 152
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to what extent the Royal Navy co-ordinates its work on seizing illegal drugs with other navies. | | (24784) | 153
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, why the Integrated Project Team leader for the Landing Ships Dock (Auxiliary) Project has resigned. | | (25502) | 154
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he expects the supply of components to be affected by the proposed closure of the BAE ordnance factory at Bridgwater. | | (26086) | 155
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for security of supply of the proposed closure of the BAE Systems ordnance sites at Bridgewater and Chorley. | | (26093) | 156
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what types of ordnance are supplied to the armed forces by BAE Systems at (a) Chorley and (b) Bridgewater; and whether arrangements will be put in place to continue the availability of such ordanance from UK sources following their closure. | | (26094) | 157
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19th December 1997, Official Report, column 383 on Royal Ordnance, Bridgewater to the honourable Member for Salisbury, what considerations he took into account in approving the joint venture between BAE Systems and Société Nationale des Poudres et Explosifs. | | (26346) | 158
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with Royal Ordnance on the closure of the Chorley site; and if he will place in the Library the minutes of the meetings held. | | (25372) | 159
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the implications of the proposed closure of the Chorley Royal Ordnance on security of supply. | | (25373) | 160
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is stored at Heapey Magazine facility owned by Royal Ordnance. | | (25374) | 161
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the security arrangements are for the Royal Ordnance Heapey storage facility in relation to (a) armed response, (b) CCTV and (c) movement of explosives. | | (25418) | 162
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the exact roles and responsibilities of each member of the Future Carrier alliance are; when he will have a clear indication of the accurate costings of building the two new aircraft carrier ships; what the current budget for building the two new aircraft carriers is; whether French shipyards will have a role in the building of the hulls of the two aircraft carriers; and what meetings he has held with other government departments on the Defence Industrial Strategy work. | | (26182) | 163
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the findings were of the Special Investigations Branch investigation of the incident of 13th May involving soldiers of the 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment in the officers' mess at Hyderbad Barracks, Colchester; how many soldiers have subsequently been charged with offences arising from the incident; and how many soldiers have been discharged. | | (25357) | 164
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps have been taken to address bullying among members of the 23 Pioneer Regiment and Royal Logistics Corps at Bicester camp, Oxfordshire in the last two years. | | (25358) | 165
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the findings were of the Special Investigation Branch investigation of allegations of bullying involving soldiers of the Royal Highlands Fusiliers at Fort George Barracks, Inverness and on overseas duty in Cyprus. | | (25361) | 166
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact of raising the minimum recruitment age on the ability of the armed services to meet recruitment targets. | | (26271) | 167
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to investigate ways in which a broader pool of post-18 year-old recruits to the armed services might be attracted. | | (26272) | 168
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent measures have been taken by the Defence Recruiting Committee to promote recruitment from members of minority ethnic groups; and what targets for minority ethnic recruitment have been set for each of the services. | | (26273) | 169
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the terms of reference were of research undertaken in the past five years into the socio-economic background of recruits to the armed services; what the size was of the sample in each case; what the principal conclusions were; and if he will place copies of research in the Library. | | (26274) | 170
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what terms of reference were used to scope options for (a) collection and (b) management of data concerning the potential recruitment pool for the armed services; and what steps were taken to investigate the availability of independent experts to conduct this research. | | (26275) | 171
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date he approved the issue of a guidance note dealing with the care and management of under-18s in the armed services; what the principal developments are that build upon existing practice and previous guidelines; what steps he has taken to circulate the note among (a) those responsible for implementing its recommendations and (b) under-18 recruits; how he will monitor the effectiveness of the guidelines; and if he will place a copy in the Library. | | (26276) | 172
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the minimum entry criteria are for recruitment into the armed services. | | (26277) | 173
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his definition of the target recruit population for the armed services is; and what groups or individuals are excluded. | | (26278) | 174
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the result was of his review of the documentation (a) setting out the rights and responsibilities of recruits to the armed services and (b) explaining the nature of commitment they are undertaking; and if he will place a copy of that documentation in the Library. | | (26279) | 175
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to further his investigation of the feasibility of undertaking Criminal Records Bureau checks on personnel who supervise recruits and trainees who are aged under 18 years; and what plans he has to introduce these checks. | | (26280) | 176
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the terms of reference were for research he has undertaken into the impact of poor basic skills on drop out rates from Phase I and Phase II training in the armed services; what the principal conclusions were of this research; and if he will place a copy of the results in the Library. | | (26281) | 177
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what means and via what institutions the armed services maintain contact with (a) the Department of Health and (b) the devolved administrations in order to develop the Forces' Mental Well-being policy. | | (26282) | 178
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the wastage rates were in each of the four largest army Phase II training establishments in each of the last four years for which figures are available. | | (26283) | 179
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what number of army recruits successfully completed Phase II training in each of the past four years; and what percentage that represents of their cohort recruited at Phase I entry level. | | (26284) | 180
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what means he monitors the practice of Phase I training establishments (a) in collecting information concerning the immediate family members of recruits and (b) providing contact details of welfare officers and commanding officers; and what steps he is taking to review this information at Phase II entry level. | | (26285) | 181
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the terms of reference are of the tri-service review into the provision of welfare support in the armed services; what external bodies have been involved in the compilation of the final report; and if he will place the outcome of the review in the Library. | | (26286) | 182
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the topics covered on induction courses for civilian medical staff taking up post at Army initial training establishments; and what advice is given concerning (a) the detection of bullying and (b) confidential reporting procedures. | | (26287) | 183
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance he has issued to the Army Personnel Centre in Glasgow concerning vetting procedures for military and civilian instructors at initial training establishments. | | (26289) | 184
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what mechanism convictions in courts martial are made available to the Criminal Records Bureau for the purposes of child protection. | | (26290) | 185
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's definitions are of (a) bullying and (b) harassment; and by reference to which external organisations these definitions were benchmarked. | | (26291) | 186
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place a copy of the departmental Unified Diversity Strategy in the Library. | | (26292) | 187
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his target is for completion of his review of monitoring of the formal and informal complaints mechanisms employed by the Army. | | (26293) | 188
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the courses organised since October 2004 at the Joint Equality and Diversity Centre at Shrivenham; and what the attendance was on each course. | | (26294) | 189
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the terms of reference are for his study on the causal factors of self-harm; what tendering process was undertaken to employ independent experts to conduct the study; and what his target dates for (a) completion and (b) publication of the report are. | | (26298) | 190
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent changes he has made to the content of induction courses for staff and trainees at initial training establishments to identify at risk behaviour of trainees. | | (26299) | 191
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date he expects completion of the review of policy on the issue, control and security of firearms being conducted by the Director General of Training and Education. | | (26301) | 192
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the result was of his review of policy concerning under-18s conducting guard duty. | | (26302) | 193
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what dates he (a) received and (b) agreed protocol between Service Police forces and Home Department Police Forces on dealing with deaths or injuries likely to result in death on military establishments; and if he will place a copy of the protocol in the Library. | | (26303) | 194
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures he has taken to ensure that guidance on police primacy in investigating serious incidents at military establishments is circulated outside the police community. | | (26304) | 195
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) casualty notification officers and (b) casualty visiting officers are employed by the Army; what the course content of induction training for these posts is; and what the duration of training is for each. | | (26306) | 196
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date he published Joint Service Publication 751; if he will make this document available to Nicholas Blake QC for use in the Deepcut Review; and if he will place a copy in the Library. | | (26307) | 197
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how frequently (a) the Armed Forces Policy Strategy Group, and (b) the Tri-Service Welfare Working Group have met in the past 12 months; and what conclusions each forum has reached on the merits of the creation of an in-house (i) magazine and (ii) website to address welfare issues at training establishments. | | (26308) | 198
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability project. | | (26021) | 199
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a commitment has been made that all Royal Navy ships under the Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability project will be built in the UK. | | (26022) | 200
| Peter Law (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the implications for his Department's policy on provision of disablement pensions for ex-servicemen and medical auxiliaries of the decision in the case of Daniel Martin at the Pension Appeal Tribunal on 31st October. | | (25508) | 201
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons revised in-service dates of 2013 and 2016 for the two Future Aircraft carriers were published on the Department's website on 19th September; and why this information was subsequently removed. | | (24568) | 202
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the trend in real terms expenditure on defence since 1997. | | (24569) | 203
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of the defence budget has been spent on the nuclear deterrent in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (24570) | 204
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to ensure the deployment at sea of an adequate fixed-wing capability beyond 2012; and whether such plans include extending the life of (a) HMS Illustrious, (b) HMS Ark Royal and (c) HMS Invincible. | | (24571) | 205
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he expects to have available appropriate naval operating platforms for the Joint Combat Aircraft (JCA) by the time that the United Kingdom's allocation of the JCA is ready to enter service. | | (24572) | 206
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he intends to make substantive responses to the questions about the future aircraft carriers tabled by the honourable Member for New Forest East for answer on 27th October, references (a) 21707, (b) 21706, (c) 21705, (d) 21704 and (e) 21703. | | (25044) | 207
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to Questions 24129 and 24125 when the Government received the submission of the Irish Government requesting that consideration be given to granting posthumous pardons to 26 soldiers of Irish regiments executed in the Great War for cowardice or desertion; on what date discussions were held between the two governments; and when he expects to announce the UK Government's response. | | (25619) | 208
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) servicemen and (b) servicewomen from Hertfordshire who served in the 1990-91 Gulf conflict are suffering from diagnosed illnesses. | | (25580) | 209
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding was allocated by his Department to Hemel Hempstead constituency for (a) capital projects and (b) revenue funding in each of the last eight years. | | (25732) | 210
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28th October, to question number 23204, which case the Army Board requested the Attorney General to review; and on what date. | | (26128) | 211
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his colleagues in the Welsh Assembly Government regarding the closure of the Ty Gwyn nursing home for ex-servicemen suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. | | (26152) | 212
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his colleagues in the Welsh Assembly Government regarding the funding of the work carried out by Doctor Dafydd Alun Jones. | | (26153) | 213
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total strength was of (a) the Regular Army and (b) the Territorial Army on 1st October. | | (26191) | 214
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21st October, Official Report, column 1251W, on Skynet, how bandwidth is measured; and what units of measurement other than megahertz his Department has used. | | (26204) | 215
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have been recruited to the Infantry Territorial Army in the last 12 months. | | (26216) | 216
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what goods have been supplied (a) to his Department and (b) to his Department's sub-contractors by BAE Systems plc from the former Royal Ordnance factory in Bridgwater, Somerset, in the last five years. | | (26364) | 217
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date and on whose authority did the project of joint subsidiary take place between the Societé National des Poudres et Explosifs and Royal Ordnance for the manufacture of military powders and explosives. | | (26365) | 218
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what miliary powders will be manufactured in the UK up to the end of 2007; and who the majority shareholders of the explosive manufacturers are. | | (26366) | 219
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what does the BAE Systems plc factory at Chorley, Lancashire, produce; and from where will future production be sourced when that factory closes. | | (26367) | 220
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guarantee of continuity of supply does his Department secure for ammunitions sourced outside the UK. | | (26368) | 221
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has held with BAE Systems plc over the closure of the Royal Ordnance factories in Bridgwater and Chorley. | | (26369) | 222
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1st November, Official Report, column 919W, on Type 23 frigates, what repairs are taking place to the three vessels' platforms, systems and equipment in order to comply with maritime regulations; what the findings of the previous stability tests for the three ships were; and (a) when and (b) by whom the next stability tests will be undertaken. | | (26370) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 223
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the average carbon emissions associated with (a) the construction of a new average-sized dwelling and (b) the demolition of an existing average-sized dwelling. | | (25030) | 224
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many dwellings in each Pathfinder Area have been (a) demolished and (b) constructed in each year since 2001. | | (25031) | 225
| Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will commission research to update the affordability index used to determine the areas included within the scope of the Housing (Right-to-Buy) (Limits on Discounts) (Amendments) Order 2003. | | (26238) | 226
| Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many (a) bedsit, (b) one-bed, (c) two-bed, (d) three-bed and (e) four or more bed right-to-buy sales there have been in Sheffield since 1980. | | (26343) | 227
| Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of Sheffield's council housing stock has been sold under the right-to-buy scheme since 1980. | | (26344) | 228
| Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many council homes were sold under the right-to-buy scheme in Sheffield in 2004-05. | | (26345) | 229
| Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total capital receipts generated from right-to-buy sales were in (a) Sheffield and (b) Yorkshire and Humber in each year since 1980. | | (26402) | 230
| Mr David S. Borrow (South Ribble):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the percentage increase in (a) Government grant and (b) council tax was for each county council between 1996-97 and 2005-06. | | (26143) | 231
| Mr David S. Borrow (South Ribble):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the percentage increase was in (a) Government grant and (b) council tax for each county council between 2004-05 and 2005-06. | | (26144) | 232
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what action he is taking to improve the energy efficiency of community buildings. | | (26215) | 233
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many (a) demolitions and (b) empty properties (i) across all sectors and (ii) in council housing there were in each local housing authority in the North East in each year from 2000 to 2005. | | (26186) | 234
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many households were on the housing register of each local housing authority in the North East in each year from 2000 to 2005; and what that number of households was as a percentage of all households. | | (26187) | 235
| John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many assaults on fire service personnel in the course of their duties there have been in the County of Durham in the last five years. | | (25697) | 236
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when the Firelink contract successful bid is likely to be announced. | | (25369) | 237
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what account is taken of the number of proposed communication masts when assessing bids for the Firelink project. | | (25370) | 238
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many affordable housing units expected to be built or procured through the Housing Corporation Approved Development Programme were (a) mixed funded social rented housing, (b) temporary social rented housing, (c) homebuy general market purchase, (d) homebuy general new build, (e) mixed funded low cost home ownership for sale, (f) miscellaneous works to registered social landlord (RSL) stock, (g) reimprovements to rented RSL stock, (h) works-only rehabilitation of rented RSL stock, (i) works-only rehabilitation of RSL stock for sale, (j) intermediate rent for key workers, (k) homebuy market purchase for key workers, (l) homebuy new build for key workers, (m) mixed funded sale for key workers, (n) right to acquire, (o) voluntary purchase grant, (p) starter home initiative, (q) do-it-yourself shared ownership and (r) temporary intermediate and market rent housing in the South West Region in (i) 2005-06, (ii) 2006-07 and (iii) 2007-08; and how much was spent on each category in each year. | | (25548) | 239
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) land and (b) property his Department owns in Kettering constituency. | | (24782) | 240
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether members of boards and gateway boards of registered social landlords are legally required to act in the best interests of the organisation. | | (26207) | 241
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether councillors are prohibited by law from being members of the boards and gateway boards of registered social landlords. | | (26208) | 242
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether tenants' representatives are legally required to act in the best interests of their registered social landlord. | | (26209) | 243
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many council homes were sold under the right-to-buy scheme in Bolton in each year since 1980. | | (26351) | 244
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of Bolton's council housing stock has been sold under the right-to-buy since 1980. | | (26352) | 245
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will break down the total number of right-to-buy sales in Bolton since 1980 by (a) bedsit, (b) one-bed, (c) two-bed, (d) three-bed and (e) four or more bedrooms. | | (26353) | 246
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will set out the total capacity receipts generated from right-to-buy sales in (a) Bolton and (b) the North West Region in each year since 1980. | | (26354) | 247
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 31st October to the Right honourable Member for Birkenhead, Official Report, column 760W, on housing, what assessment he has made of the impact of the right-to-buy on the number of households on Bolton's housing waiting list. | | (26355) | 248
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many right-to-buy applications Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council has received that remain under consideration. | | (26483) | 249
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many applicants are on the Bolton housing waiting list. | | (26484) | 250
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will require all new housebuildings to be built to the EcoHomes standard. | | (26189) | 251
| Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Multi Agency Initial Assessment team pilot following its response to the bombing on 7th July; and what plans he has to allocate funding for its (a) continuation and (b) development. | | (26025) | 252
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment has been made of the financial effects on the Transport industry of the revocation of the Fire Precautions (Sub-Surface Railway Stations) Regulations 1989. | | (26554) | 253
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what requests for exemptions to the the Fire Precautions (Sub-Surface Railway Stations) Regulations 1989 have been made under regulation 12 of the regulations since 1989. | | (26555) | 254
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many vacant homes there were in (a) North East Lincolnshire and (b) North Lincolnshire in each of the past five years. | | (25444) | 255
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many houses and other dwellings were built in (a) Hertfordshire, (b) Surrey, (c) Sussex and (d) Hampshire in each year since 2000. | | (25442) | 256
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the impact of the business rates revaluation on businesses in (a) Horsham, (b) West Sussex and (c) England. | | (25716) | 257
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) revenue and (b) capital funding his Department has allocated to Luton Council in each of the last five years. | | (26106) | 258
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many fire-related deaths there have been in dwellings in Leeds North West in each year since 1997. | | (25769) | 259
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total amount of local government pension liabilities is if calculated using a discount rate based on index linked gilts; and what rate was used for the calculation. | | (26223) | 260
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total amount is of unfunded local government pension liabilities. | | (26227) | 261
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average weekly rent was for a two-bedroom (a) registered social landlord and (b) local authority property in the constituency of Hemel Hempstead in the last year for which figures are available. | | (25579) | 262
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much funding was allocated by his Department to Hemel Hempstead constituency for (a) capital projects and (b) revenue funding in the last eight years. | | (25742) | 263
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many planning permission applications have been granted for mobile phone masts in Dacorum since 1997. | | (25818) | 264
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the impact on (a) road and (b) rail infrastructure of the new housing proposed for the Eastern Region. | | (26342) | 265
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the cost of additional public services which will be required by people living in the proposed new housing in Hertfordshire. | | (26348) | 266
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of the proposed new houses for Hertfordshire he expects to be built on brownfield sites. | | (26349) | 267
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the percentage change in central government funding to Hyndburn Borough Council has been in each of the last five years. | | (25623) | 268
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much (a) Havering Council and (b) the Lea Valley councils allocated to the Lea Valley Park Authority in 2004-05. | | (25869) | 269
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how the Valuation Office Agency forecast the number of council tax banding appeals. | | (25622) | 270
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, in what circumstances a local councillor living in the ward that he represents may make representations to his local authority about a planning application relating to that ward; and by what means such a councillor may represent his community's interests where he himself is directly affected also by the application. | | (25536) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 271
| Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps she is taking to increase the rigour of GCSEs and A-levels. | | (26339) | 272
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the impact of the accessibility of extra-curricular activities, including sports, upon under-achievement (a) nationally and (b) by children from low socio-economic backgrounds. | | (26029) | 273
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the impact of a positive learning environment upon under-achievement (a) nationally and (b) by children from low socio-economic backgrounds. | | (26030) | 274
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the impact of parental education levels upon under-achievement (a) nationally and (b) by children from low socio-economic backgrounds. | | (26031) | 275
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps are being taken by her Department to improve the education and skills of parents of children from low socio-economic backgrounds. | | (26032) | 276
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what representations she has received on tackling the impact of socio-economic status upon educational performance. | | (26033) | 277
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action is being taken by her Department to promote opportunity for children from low socio-economic backgrounds. | | (26034) | 278
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action is being taken by her Department to ensure that children from low socio-economic backgrounds in secondary education (a) attain the necessary skills and (b) achieve the best possible results. | | (26035) | 279
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of children from low socio-economic backgrounds have achieved five A-C grade GCSEs in each of the last five years; and how this compares with national results. | | (26036) | 280
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps are being taken by her Department to tackle the impact of socio-economic factors upon under-achievement. | | (26037) | 281
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps are being taken by her Department to tackle social exclusion of children and young people. | | (26038) | 282
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps are being taken by her Department to tackle deprivation amongst children of school age. | | (26039) | 283
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the impact of low level classroom disruption on under achievement (a) nationally and (b) by children from low socio-economic backgrounds. | | (26040) | 284
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action is being taken by her Department to ensure that parenting contracts are effective. | | (26041) | 285
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the contribution of parenting contracts to school discipline. | | (26042) | 286
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what efforts are being made to (a) reduce the rate of exclusion and (b) improve the provision of alternative education when excluded to children from low socio-economic backgrounds. | | (26043) | 287
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the impact of exclusion upon educational under achievement (a) nationally and (b) by children from low socio-economic backgrounds. | | (26044) | 288
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action is being taken by her Department to improve parental responsibility for pupil behaviour in school. | | (26045) | 289
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps are being taken by her Department to improve the (a) availability and (b) accessibility of extra-curricular activities, including sports for children from low socio-economic backgrounds. | | (26046) | 290
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what training is given to teachers to improve their capacity to tackle under achievement by pupils from low socio-economic backgrounds. | | (26047) | 291
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of personalised learning upon under achievement by pupils from low socio-economic backgrounds. | | (26048) | 292
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of tailored teaching upon underachievement by pupils from low socio-economic backgrounds. | | (26049) | 293
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress has been made towards reducing the disproportionate rate of exclusion of boys from (a) white working class backgrounds, (b) Afro-Caribbean backgrounds and (c) minority ethnic groups. | | (26050) | 294
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the impact of truancy upon underachievement (a) nationally and (b) by children from low socio-economic backgrounds. | | (26051) | 295
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action is being taken by her Department to tackle truancy. | | (26052) | 296
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the provision of mentoring upon underachievement by children from low socio-economic backgrounds. | | (26053) | 297
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of setting by ability upon underachievement by children from low socio-economic backgrounds. | | (26054) | 298
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of introducing banding to admission procedures upon underachievement by children from low socio-economic backgrounds. | | (26055) | 299
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the impact of the introduction of university top up fees upon the educational performance of children from low socio-economic backgrounds. | | (26056) | 300
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the impact of the introduction of the 50 per cent. university admission target upon the educational performance of children from low socio-economic backgrounds. | | (26057) | 301
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of one-to-one teaching upon underachievement by pupils from low socio-economic backgrounds. | | (26058) | 302
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps are being taken by her Department to improve teachers' awareness of socio-economic factors and their impact upon pupil achievement. | | (26059) | 303
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the capacity of schools to provide mentoring for pupils from low socio-economic backgrounds. | | (26060) | 304
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the provision of extended schooling upon under achievement by children from low socio-economic backgrounds. | | (26061) | 305
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the capacity of schools to provide extended schooling. | | (26062) | 306
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the capacity of schools to provide one-to-one teaching to tackle under achievement by pupils from low socio-economic backgrounds. | | (26063) | 307
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the capacity of schools to focus upon socio-economic factors in under achievement. | | (26064) | 308
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what problems are faced by her Department when trying to increase parental involvement in education. | | (26081) | 309
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the reasons for school failure; and what steps her Department is taking to tackle school failure. | | (26082) | 310
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps are being taken by her Department to improve the turnaround of failing schools. | | (26083) | 311
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of schools have had unsatisfactory standards of teaching in each of the last five years. | | (26084) | 312
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps are being taken by her Department to ensure that school trusts (a) build upon best practice and (b) tackle underachievement. | | (26085) | 313
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the impact of the home literacy envrionment upon underachievement (a) nationally and (b) by children from low socio-economic backgrounds. | | (26091) | 314
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps are being taken by her Department to improve the home literacy environment for children from low socio-economic backgrounds. | | (26092) | 315
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps are being taken by her Department to foster a positive learning environment for pupils (a) within schools, (b) at home and (c) within the community. | | (26173) | 316
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what resources are available to schools to tackle under achievement. | | (26174) | 317
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps are being taken by her Department to promote a pro-achievement ethos, culture and environment within (a) schools and (b) communities. | | (26175) | 318
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps are being taken by her Department to (a) remove under performing teachers from schools and (b) retrain them. | | (26176) | 319
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps are being taken by her Department to improve teaching standards. | | (26177) | 320
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps are being taken by her Department to improve the spread of best practice to schools that are underperforming. | | (26178) | 321
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps are being taken by her Department to improve the successful adoption of the characteristics of good schools by underperforming schools. | | (26179) | 322
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the impact of education upon social mobility. | | (26180) | 323
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps are being taken by her Department to improve teachers' authority in the classroom. | | (26212) | 324
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action is being taken by her Department to promote social mobility. | | (26213) | 325
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils in each city academy are children with special educational needs (a) with statements and (b) without statements. | | (25027) | 326
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils in schools from which each new academy was created were children with special educational needs (a) with statements and (b) without statements, in the last year for which figures are available. | | (25028) | 327
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 31st October, Official Report, column 815-7W, on education maintenance allowance, what representations she has received regarding the 45 per cent. of post-16 students who are not eligible to receive education maintenance allowance. | | (25530) | 328
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what checks the Assessment and Payment Body carry out in respect of claimants of education maintenance allowance on (a) declared income and (b) attendance on the relevant courses. | | (25531) | 329
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children have benefited from the Sure Start scheme in Morley and Rothwell constituency; and what plans she has to extend such schemes in the constituency. | | (26170) | 330
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate she has made of the number of secondary school pupils in (a) England and (b) each region for each year between 2006 and 2016 (i) in total and (ii) broken down by (A) 10 to 14 and (B) 15 to 19 year olds. | | (25359) | 331
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how the Department assesses the effectiveness of anti-bullying initiatives. | | (25377) | 332
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much the Department has spent on anti-bullying measures and campaigns in each year since 1997. | | (25379) | 333
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many initiatives the Government has announced to combat bullying in schools since 1997. | | (25383) | 334
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list categories of companies which would not be permitted to set up a school trust because of the nature of their business. | | (25416) | 335
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the types of person who would not be permitted to set up a school trust. | | (25417) | 336
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much money was spent on grants for (a) full-time undergraduate students and (b) part-time undergraduate students in (i) 2005-06, (ii) 2006-07 and (iii) 2007-08. | | (25435) | 337
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much her Department plans to spend on prison education in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2007-08. | | (25436) | 338
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of (a) 19 year olds and (b) 59 to 64 year olds are economically inactive and do not have a Level 2 qualification. | | (25473) | 339
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average level of employer contributions was to fees for further education adult learnng programmes in the last year for which figures are available. | | (25474) | 340
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average level of individual contributions was to fees for adults in further education in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05 and (c) 2005-06. | | (25475) | 341
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of economically inactive adults without a Level 2 qualification are claiming benefits for people of working age. | | (25476) | 342
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what she has assessed as being the 10 most successful ways in which individual schools are making efficiency savings as part of the Gershon review; and how much each measure is expected to save. | | (25528) | 343
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much schools are expected to save as part of the Gershon review; and how these savings are being measured. | | (25529) | 344
N | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much of the adult further education budget was allocated to (a) all Level 3, (b) full Level 3, (c) part Level 3 and (d) first full Level 3 qualifications in each year between 2000-01 and 2004-05. | | (25724) | 345
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools she expects to apply to expand in each of the next five years after plans to change presumption of the local education authority to be in favour of such an application are implemented. | | (26507) | 346
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what evidence she has collated on the effects on schools choosing whether to apply to expand the powers of local education authorities to restrict and refuse such applications. | | (26508) | 347
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what criteria were used to assess the bids from (a) Rednock and (b) Cleeve School in Gloucestershire for the last round of Building Schools for the Future; and if she will make a statement. | | (25375) | 348
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schoolchildren in (a) Ribble Valley and (b) Lancashire are eligible for free school meals; and what the take-up has been in each year since 1997. | | (25727) | 349
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will relax the three year residency requirement for overseas students in respect of publicly funded further education courses equipping people to work in the NHS and social services. | | (25003) | 350
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of 15 year olds achieved five or more grades at A* to C at GCSE or equivalent which included GCSEs in English and mathematics in each year since 1995. | | (25419) | 351
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate she has made of the proportion of children between the ages of five and 16 years who do not attend school. | | (25658) | 352
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of schools allow pupil participation in the running of the school through school councils. | | (25659) | 353
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of schools have parent councils. | | (25660) | 354
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what proportion of special schools have adopted a curricular specialism. | | (25662) | 355
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many specialist schools have special educational needs specialism. | | (25663) | 356
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what definition of (a) selection by aptitude and (b) selection by ability she used in her recent White Paper. | | (25664) | 357
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate she has made of the number of school-age children who reside within six miles of three secondary schools. | | (25668) | 358
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many independent schools have expressed an interest in joining the maintained sector in the last five years. | | (25669) | 359
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many maintained schools share their site with another school. | | (25670) | 360
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of pupils achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A*to C or equivalent including English and mathematics, broken down by local education authority in (a) 1997 and (b) 2005. | | (25671) | 361
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what proportion of non-selective schools had more than 70 per cent. of pupils achieving (i) five GCSEs at grade A*to C or equivalent and (ii) five GCSEs at grade A*to C or equivalent including English and mathematics in each year since 1995. | | (25672) | 362
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children died due to mistreatment by an adult responsible for their care in each year since 1989; and how many were on the at risk register at the time. | | (26432) | 363
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans there are to rebuild or remodel schools in (a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England. | | (26506) | 364
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools have interruptible contracts for gas and electricity supply; and if she will make a statement. | | (25544) | 365
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans her Department has to review the levels of funding allocated to further education in (a) Tamworth and (b) England. | | (26163) | 366
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in (a) England, (b) Staffordshire and (c) Tamworth receive free transport to (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools. | | (26164) | 367
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in (a) England and (b) Tamworth are eligible for free school meals; and what the take-up rate has been in each of the last five years. | | (26165) | 368
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in (a) England, (b) Staffordshire and (c) Tamworth receive free school meals. | | (26166) | 369
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average class size was in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in (i) England, (ii) Staffordshire and (iii) Tamworth. | | (26167) | 370
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of students who applied for (a) student loans and (b) grants from Staffordshire Local Education Authority for the 2005-06 academic year received them in time for the start of that year; and what the equivalent figures were for the 2004-05 academic year. | | (26168) | 371
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils in (a) city academies, (b) city technology colleges, (c) foundation schools and (d) all other types of school in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by local authority, were entitled to free school meals. | | (25554) | 372
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of students in (a) city academies and (b) other schools were entitled to free school meals in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by local authority area. | | (25555) | 373
| Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what powers she proposes to give trust schools which are not available to foundation schools. | | (26300) | 374
| Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what audit arrangements she intends to put in place for the trust schools proposed in the White Paper. | | (26305) | 375
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children with (a) special needs and (b) social and behavioural needs are being taught in specialist schools in (i) England and (ii) the Tees Valley. | | (26487) | 376
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many proposals by faith organisations to open new faith schools were made in each year since 1997; and how many were successful. | | (26489) | 377
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of (a) faith schools and (b) non-faith schools have been awarded a (i) grade 1 and (ii) grade 2 rating by Ofsted inspectors. | | (26490) | 378
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether there is a limit to the size to which a successful school can expand under the proposals in the White Paper: `Higher Standards, Better Education for All'. | | (26504) | 379
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans she has to make sex and relationships education part of the core national curriculum. | | (26009) | 380
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how long on average an individual waited when claiming the Disabled Students' Allowance from the point of application to the point of receiving the allowance in 2004-05. | | (26556) | 381
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures are being taken to reduce the time taken for an individual to receive the Disabled Students' Allowance. | | (26557) | 382
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many staff are employed to deal with applications for the Disabled Students' Allowance. | | (26558) | 383
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many child care places were available in each of the past 10 years in Cleethorpes constituency. | | (26478) | 384
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in Cleethorpes constituency attended nursery in each of the past 10 years; and how many have taken up free nursery places since the policy was introduced. | | (26505) | 385
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, who the Director of Human Resources is in her Department; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; and what the details are of his or her career to date. | | (26324) | 386
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, who is responsible for managing the Estate of her Department; what relevant specialist qualification he or she holds; and what the details are of his or her career to date. | | (26325) | 387
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, who the Director General of Finance and Analytical Services is in her Department; what specialist finance qualifications he or she holds; and what the details are of his or her career to date. | | (26326) | 388
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of (a) primary and (b) secondary state schools in England offer pupils the chance to participate in (i) baseball, (ii) basketball, (iii) volleyball, (iv) handball and (v) softball. | | (25648) | 389
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the requirement for school building repairs in Leeds North West; and what estimate she has made of the cost in each school. | | (25766) | 390
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) teachers and (b) full-time equivalent teaching posts there were in schools in Hemel Hempstead constituency in each year since 1997. | | (25563) | 391
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what property her Department owns in Hemel Hempstead constituency. | | (25564) | 392
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils left school at the age of 16 years with fewer than five A*-C GCSE grades in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency and (b) Hertfordshire in each of the last five years. | | (25566) | 393
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of the working age population in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency and (b) Hertfordshire hold a qualification (i) at degree level and (ii) above degree level. | | (25567) | 394
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much has been spent on counselling services in schools in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency and (b) Hertfordshire in each of the last five years. | | (25568) | 395
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the schools designated as sports hubs in Hemel Hempstead constituency. | | (25577) | 396
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the retention rate has been amongst year two A-level students in Hemel Hempstead constituency in each year since 1997. | | (25578) | 397
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding was allocated by her Department to Hemel Hempstead constituency for (a) capital projects and (b) revenue funding in each of the last eight years. | | (25756) | 398
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) classroom assistants and (b) full-time equivalent classroom assistant posts there were in schools in Hemel Hempstead constituency in each year since 1997. | | (25808) | 399
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children's trusts there are in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency and (b) Hertfordshire. | | (25809) | 400
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the most recent truancy levels are for (a) secondary and (b) primary schools in the Hemel Hempstead constituency. | | (25810) | 401
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding has been allocated to homework clubs in schools in (a) Dacorum and (b) Hertfordshire in 2005-06. | | (25811) | 402
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when she will publish the responses to the Consultation on the Draft Admissions Code; and if she will make a statement. | | (25946) | 403
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures her Department is taking to increase numbers of part-time students. | | (25947) | 404
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, who takes decisions on which data are included in the published Key Stage 2 results; and if she will make a statement. | | (25980) | 405
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research she has commissioned on academic achievements of deaf and hard of hearing pupils in (a) mainstream schools and (b) special schools and units in Hertfordshire. | | (26241) | 406
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate she has made of the savings to be made by the Learning and Skills Council as a result of the changes to running costs announced on 16th September in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2007-08. | | (25518) | 407
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which companies were in receipt of funds as part of the National Employer Training Programme in 2004-05; and how much each received in each pilot area. | | (25519) | 408
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate she has made of the financial impact on existing commercial providers of the introduction of the National Employer Training pilot. | | (25520) | 409
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of National Employer Training provision represents (a) provision which would have been provided previously at a fee to employers and (b) new provision which would not otherwise have been provided. | | (25521) | 410
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) football and (b) cricket matches were played by inner city academies in the academic year 2004-05. | | (25629) | 411
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many sports colleges there are in England. | | (25630) | 412
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps she is taking to tackle truancy among school children. | | (26233) | 413
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how the revenue raised from her Department's 0870 prefix contact telephone number is spent. | | (26438) | 414
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what arrangements are made to provide careers advice for those who leave higher education without completing their courses. | | (25745) | 415
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the (a) mean, (b) upper decile and (c) lower decile funding were for each (i) primary and (ii) secondary pupil in each local education authority school (A) in the last year for which information is available and (B) in 2000. | | (25414) | 416
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which (a) secondary and (b) primary school received (i) the highest and (ii) the lowest allocation per pupil in each local education authority in the last year for which information is available. | | (25415) | 417
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many A and A* grades at GCSE were achieved in schools serving the 2,000 least deprived wards in the country in each year from 1997. | | (25923) | 418
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many sixth form colleges in England achieved A level pass rates of above 99.0 per cent. in the summer 2005 examinations. | | (25679) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 419
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to ensure that farmers will receive their entitlements in time to complete their Single Payment Plan applications for 2nd April and 15th May transfer deadlines. | | [R] (25586) | 420
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the likely impact of building bypasses upon the rural environment in Aylesbury Vale. | | (25937) | 421
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects the higher level stewardship scheme to be introduced; and if she will make a statement. | | (26210) | 422
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received about delays in implementing the single farm payment scheme; and if she will make a statement. | | (26211) | 423
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether pigeons are vulnerable to avian influenza. | | (25137) | 424
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received from the Kennel Club on electric shock collars in the context of the Animal Welfare Bill. | | (25546) | 425
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to promote EU legislation to prohibit (a) the promotion of canned hunting trips and (b) the importation of dead animals as trophies; and if she will make a statement. | | (26135) | 426
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what payments to contractors who undertook work for the Government during the Foot and Mouth outbreak are outstanding; and if she will make a statement. | | (25433) | 427
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) sheep and (b) goats have been infected with caseous lymphadenitis in each of the last five years. | | (25434) | 428
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the incidence of liver fluke in each of the last five years. | | (25503) | 429
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the countries which permit import of UK beef; and how much each imported in each of the last three years. | | (25516) | 430
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the countries which do not permit the import of beef from the UK; and which of the countries export meat to the UK. | | (25517) | 431
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the environmental effects of using incinerators to dispose of waste. | | (26495) | 432
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how long it takes on average to build a fully working incinerator to deal with refuse. | | (26496) | 433
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many landfill sites are operational in (a) England, (b) Tees Valley and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency. | | (26497) | 434
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of the current capacity of landfill sites is filled. | | (26498) | 435
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incinerators are used in England to burn (a) household, (b) industrial and (c) other waste. | | (26499) | 436
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans there are to build additional incinerators to deal with refuse. | | (26500) | 437
| Peter Law (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will (a) place in the Library and (b) post on the departmental website papers submitted by (i) the United Kingdom, (ii) other national delegations and (iii) international organisations to the meeting convened by the United Kingdom presidency of the G8 to follow up the proposals from Gleneagles on Cliamate Change, held in London on 1st and 2nd November. | | (25477) | 438
| Peter Law (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps have been taken to implement the G8 Gleneagles plan of action; what steps have been taken in conjunction with (a) the World Bank, (b) the International Energy Agency and (c) other international bodies; and what jobs she expects to be created in (i) the United Kingdom and (ii) Blaenau Gwent as a result of the plan. | | (25852) | 439
| Peter Law (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will place in the Library copies of papers distributed at the conference jointly held in London with the European Commission on 2nd November entitled Europe and an Energy Efficient World: Acting and Learning Together; what assessment she has mde of the benefits which will accrue to companies in (a) Wales and (b) Blaenau Gwent from the new initiatives proposed; and if she will make a statement. | | (25863) | 440
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many households in Cleethorpes constituency have received assistance under the Warm Front scheme in each year since its introduction. | | (26573) | 441
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who the Director of Building and Estate Managment is in her Department; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; and what the details are of her career to date. | | (26318) | 442
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who the Finance Director is in her Department; what specialist finance qualifications he or she holds; and what the details are of his or her career to date. | | (26319) | 443
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who the Director of Human Resources is in her Department; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; and what the details are of his or her career to date. | | (26320) | 444
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the epidemiological significance of clades is in relation to the H5N1 virus of avian influenza. | | (25378) | 445
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the genomic characteristics which determine the virulence of the avian influenza virus H5N1. | | (25464) | 446
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the clade designation was of the first isolated strain of H5N1 avian influenza identified in the UK. | | (25470) | 447
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding was allocated by her Department to Hemel Hempstead constituency for (a) capital projects and (b) revenue funding in each of the last eight years. | | (25758) | 448
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many residents in the Hemel Hempstead constituency were (a) eligible for and (b) received grants under the Warm Front Scheme in each of the last five years. | | (25812) | 449
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many licensed quarantine sites for birds there are in (a) the Hemel Hempstead constituency and (b) Hertfordshire. | | (25813) | 450
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many litter abatement orders have been served in Hertfordshire in each of the last five years. | | (26356) | 451
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what farm plastic collections are made in (a) Dacorum and (b) Hertfordshire; and if she will make a statement. | | (26379) | 452
| Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her oral statement of 26th October, Official Report, column 312, on avian influenza, whether smuggling birds to avoid quarantine requirements comes within her definition of offences related to the keeping of birds. | | (25676) | 453
| Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance she has issued to workers in (a) the commercial care of birds sector and (b) bird quarantine centres on whether they should attend events where there are large collections of birds. | | (25686) | 454
| Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance she has issued to workers in (a) the commercial care of birds sector and (b) bird quarantine centres who are also engaged in employment within the NHS. | | (25687) | 455
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to preserve fish stocks in the North Sea. | | (25902) | 456
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made in having Protected Geographical Indication status granted to the Colchester Oyster. | | (26130) | 457
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many sewerage discharges into the sea were permitted in each of the last five years at (a) Goodrington beach, (b) Paignton beach, (c) Preston beach, (d) Torre Abbey Sands, (e) Meadfoot beach and (f) Oddicombe beach; and how many sewerage discharges have been recorded at each location in each year. | | (25922) | 458
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance she has issued to local waste collection authorities concerning the charging of charity shops for the collection of unusable items donated by members of the public. | | (25505) | 459
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much money the Department has spent on encouraging the use of washable nappies; and if she will make a statement. | | (25453) | 460
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of how many families use washable nappies; and how many tonnes of waste disposable nappies have accounted for in each year since 1997. | | (25454) | 461
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of how many tonnes of disposable nappy waste have been saved through the use of washable nappies since 1997. | | (25455) | 462
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has made to reinforce flood defences. | | (25456) | 463
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Department and its related agencies spent on flood defences in each year since 1997. | | (25457) | 464
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Department and its related agencies plans to spend on flood defences in each of the next 10 years. | | (25458) | 465
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research the Department and its related agencies has commissioned on flood defence policy since 1997; and how much this research has cost. | | (25459) | 466
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the costs of cleaning up flood damage in each year since 1997. | | (25460) | 467
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many tonnes of (a) paper and (b) other recyclable waste were recycled by the Department in 2004-05. | | (25461) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 468
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has held with the government of India about (a) sex-selective abortion and (b) infanticide; and if he will make a statement. | | (25740) | 469
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice to travellers to (a) the United States, (b) Israel and (c) Bali was being issued on the Foreign Office website in September. | | (25741) | 470
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total cost to public funds was of hosting the G8 Summit at Gleneagles. | | (25832) | 471
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to advise diplomatic missions to the UK that the congestion charge does not constitute a form of direct taxation under the Vienna Convention. | | (25420) | 472
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost was of hosting the G8 Summit in Gleneagles. | | (24566) | 473
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the recent shootings in Addis Ababa; and what action he has taken to express the UK's concern to the Ethiopian authorities. | | (24786) | 474
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of Sudan on coordinated offensive operations undertaken by the government of Sudan and the Janjaweed Arab militia in Darfur (a) on 18th September in Khartoum Djadeed, Sandego, Khasantongur, Tary, Martal and Djabain and (b) on 28th September, in Arusharo, Acho and Gozmena. | | (25598) | 475
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the strength is of the British Trade Mission in India. | | (25729) | 476
N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received on the replacement of stored locally grown seeds traditionally used by Iraqi farmers by annually licensed genetically modified seeds imported from the US; and if he will make a statement. | | (24443) | 477
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of expenditure by the Coalition Provisional Authority of (a) Iraqi funds and (b) US funding since the occupation of Iraq. | | (25935) | 478
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to support a UN-sponsored democratic self-determination referendum to be held in West Papua. | | (26133) | 479
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will give details of UK-supplied military equipment currently deployed in West Papua; what guarantees he has from the Indonesian government concerning the use of UK-supplied military equipment in West Papua; what measures he has taken to ensure that UK-supplied equipment in West Papua is used in compliance with guarantees given by the Indonesian government; and if he will make a statement. | | (26136) | 480
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance his Department has provided to Mr Craig Alden, a British citizen imprisoned in Brazil; and if he will make a statement. | | (26087) | 481
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many foreign students have been granted visas to study in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years, broken down by nationality. | | (26115) | 482
| Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government will be represented at the International Parliamentary Convention on Tibet in Edinburgh in November. | | (26190) | 483
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many requests the UK Government has made to Iran for the repatriation of Royal Navy equipment seized in the Shatt-Al-Arab; and how many responses it has had from the Iranian government. | | (25661) | 484
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has extended his congratulations to the newly elected (a) Prime Minister and (b) President of Poland. | | (26069) | 485
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1st November, Official Report, column 954W, on Holy See, why no advert inviting applications for the post of UK Ambassador to the Holy See was published in any national paper of Scotland. | | (25075) | 486
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1st November, Official Report, column 954W, on the Holy See, why no advertisement inviting applications for the post of UK Ambassador to the Holy See was published in any national newspaper of Wales. | | (25532) | 487
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1st November, Official Report, column 954W, on the Holy See, why no advertisement inviting applications for the post of UK Ambassador to the Holy See was published in any national newspaper of Northern Ireland. | | (25533) | 488
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what meetings ministers have held with representatives of the Maldive Islands government in respect of Mohamed Nasheed. | | (25830) | 489
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the High Commissioner in the Maldive Islands has made to the Maldive authorities on the treatment of Mohamed Nasheed and the Maldivian Democratic Party. | | (25831) | 490
| David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the detention of Alan John Davies in a Thai jail. | | (26131) | 491
| Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the hostilities in the Republic of Congo following the visit of the former prime minister, Mr Kolelas. | | (26232) | 492
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on bilateral relations with Burma. | | (25605) | 493
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Spanish government about the implementation of Ley Reguladora de Actividades Urbanisticas with respect to the way it applies to British citizens in that country; and if he will make a statement. | | (24779) | 494
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to assist the tackling of terrorism in Israel and Palestine. | | (25904) | 495
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what criteria are used when deciding to close an embassy; and in what ways the criteria applied to (a) Paraguay, (b) Lesotho, (c) Swaziland, (d) Madagascar, (e) Bahamas, (f) Kiribati, (g) Tonga, (h) Vanatu and (i) Timor Leste. | | (26439) | 496
| Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action he is taking to bring pressure on the government of the Maldives to ensure that Mohammed Nasheed receives a fair trial. | | (25929) | 497
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on Taiwan's application to join the World Health Organisation; and if he will make a statement. | | (25924) | 498
| Emily Thornberry (Islington South & Finsbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of the UK missions in sub-Saharan Africa get their water and sanitation services through (a) piped networks and (b) tankers or other non-network providers. | | [R] (25759) | 499
| Emily Thornberry (Islington South & Finsbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations UK missions in sub-Saharan Africa have made to their host governments in 2005 on improving water and sanitation services for the population of the country concerned. | | [R] (25760) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 500
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how anti-tumour necrosis therapy outpatients costs will be calculated under the payments by results scheme; and when procedures for purchasing anti-tumour necrosis therapy outpatient services will come into effect. | | (25549) | 501
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money was spent on anti-tumour necrosis therapy in England in each of the last five years. | | (25550) | 502
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total budget for anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy is for 2006-07 in England. | | (25551) | 503
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have received anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy in England in each of the last five years. | | (25552) | 504
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients are waiting to commence anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy in England. | | (25553) | 505
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received regarding the treatment of neurological conditions. | | (25834) | 506
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken by her Department to improve the provision of (a) treatment and (b) rehabilitation services for people with neurological conditions. | | (25835) | 507
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken by her Department to improve the provision of high quality appropriate local respite care for people with neurological conditions. | | (25836) | 508
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received on moving towards a presumption of consent for organ donation. | | (25842) | 509
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action is being taken by her Department to improve organ donation rates. | | (25843) | 510
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action is being taken by her Department to improve access to local renal services, with particular reference to dialysis. | | (25844) | 511
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the cost-effectiveness of the ineligibility free HIV treatment of some migrants. | | (25845) | 512
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken by her Department to phase out mixed sex wards in hospitals. | | (25846) | 513
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects the phasing out of mixed sex wards in hospitals to be completed. | | (25847) | 514
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received regarding the use of vacuum-assisted closure machines in the treatment of pressure ulcers. | | (25855) | 515
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the long-term cost-effectiveness of using vacuum-assisted closure machines in the treatment of pressure ulcers in place of more traditional methods. | | (25856) | 516
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans her Department has to expand the use of vacuum-assisted closure machines across the NHS. | | (25857) | 517
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received regarding the provision of free HIV treatment to migrants. | | (25911) | 518
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) children and (b) adults are awaiting cochlear implants in each region of England; what projections have been made for the number of cochlear implant treatments over the next five years; what resources have been allocated to this; and if she will make a statement. | | (25719) | 519
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance has been given to primary care trusts in relation to the allocation of resources for cochlear implantation treatment. | | (25720) | 520
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) children and (b) adults were provided with cochlear implants in each region of England in the last five years. | | (25744) | 521
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her Written Statement of 18th October, Official Report, column 49WS, on primary care trusts/strategic health authorities and to the Oral Answers of 25th October, Official Report, columns 151-2, on primary care trusts, whether the statements made in the chronology placed in the Library in relation to new primary care trusts divesting themselves of the majority of service provision have been superseded. | | (25421) | 522
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether decisions by primary care trusts to divest themselves of service provision will be based on the results of the Your Health, Your Care, Your Say consultation. | | (25422) | 523
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the individual budget pilots will clarify the relationship between the Single Assessment Process and the housing sector, including Supporting People. | | (25423) | 524
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of responses to the Green Paper on Independence Well-being and Choice included comments on the contribution of housing and housing-related services to the quality of care; and what action she plans to take in response. | | (25424) | 525
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the Government has to (a) upgrade Clacton Hospital and (b) improve local health care provision in Clacton and Holland-on-Sea. | | (25447) | 526
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department has entered into a contract with Unum Provident. | | (25931) | 527
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the redundancy costs of the latest proposals for the reorganisation of the NHS. | | (25726) | 528
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what clinical negligence payments were made by hospital trusts within the Cheshire and Mersey Strategic Health Authority in 2004 to 2005. | | (26372) | 529
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average percentage level of bed utilisation was in acute hospitals in the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority area, including Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust in the last year for which figures are available. | | (26374) | 530
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many successful clinical negligence claims were made against each hospital in hospital trusts in the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority in 2004-05; and what the total cost of all successful claims was against each hospital. | | (26376) | 531
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people worked in the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority, including Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust; and what the staff costs were (a) in October and (b) at its inception. | | (26377) | 532
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the budget deficit is for each hospital in the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority. | | (26378) | 533
| John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many assaults there have been on ambulance service staff in the course of their duties in the County of Durham in the last five years. | | (25698) | 534
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will investigate the Royal Free Hospital's complaints handling arrangements; and if she will take steps (a) to remind the hospital authorities of the exemption of honourable Members from data protection rules concerning patient confidentiality and (b) to encourage them to deal with honourable Members' complaints more promptly. | | (26095) | 535
N | Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department has withdrawn the July advice to primary care trusts to divest themselves of the staff who provide services to patients. | | (25614) | 536
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists have de-registered children from NHS work in each primary care trust in Gloucestershire in the last year for which figures are available. | | (25368) | 537
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research she has commissioned into genetic susceptibility to illness following contact with pesticides. | | (25498) | 538
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to disseminate information on toxicological impacts of pesticides on human beings; and what monitoring and reporting mechanisms are in place. | | (25499) | 539
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost has been of equal pay claims in each year since 1997, broken down by NHS trust. | | (25725) | 540
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to each NHS trust of legal fees for defending equal pay claims has been in each year since 1997. | | (25804) | 541
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of the loans from her Department to each NHS trust since 1997 to cover the costs of equal pay claims have been repaid; and what the timescale was for each such repayment. | | (25805) | 542
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been lent by her Department to each NHS trust to cover the costs of equal pay claims in each year since 1997. | | (25806) | 543
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the interest rate was on each loan lent by her Department to NHS trusts to cover the costs of equal pay claims since 1997. | | (25833) | 544
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was budgeted for (a) talking therapies and (b) drugs for the treatment of mental health patients in the last year for which figures are available. | | (25354) | 545
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many school nurses there are in England. | | (25656) | 546
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects the results of the strategic review of oral health for older people announced by the Chief Dental Officer in April to be published; and if she will make a statement. | | (25971) | 547
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the age breakdown of midwives practising in the NHS in England is. | | (26479) | 548
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the number of people suffering from malnourishment in Portsmouth; and if she will make a statement. | | (26134) | 549
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria she used to assess the suitability of the candidates before she appointed (a) the chairman and (b) the non-executive directors of the West Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust. | | (25371) | 550
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25th October, Official Report, column 260W, on dentistry, for what reasons the figures for NHS dentists in each primary care trust were not provided; and when she will provide the figures. | | (26139) | 551
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Government spent on treatment for fibromyalgia in 2004-05; and what the estimate is for 2005-06. | | (26562) | 552
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia in (a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997. | | (26568) | 553
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people involved in road accidents have died before the arrival of an ambulance in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997. | | (26570) | 554
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have died in road accidents in (a) Jarrow Constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997. | | (26571) | 555
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will delay the standard branded generics review until the completion of the Office of Fair Trading market study into the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme. | | (25351) | 556
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when a decision is expected on the current standard branded generics; and whether the Office of Fair Trading inquiry into the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme has an impact on its outcome. | | (25352) | 557
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has had with the Office of Fair Trading regarding its inquiry into the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme. | | (25353) | 558
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether standard branded generics are covered by the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme. | | (25360) | 559
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the likely impact on staff employed to deliver NHS student grants and bursaries at Hesketh House in Fleetwood when the NHS Pensions Agency based on that site is contracted out of the Department. | | (26422) | 560
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contracts Paymaster has within her Department. | | (26423) | 561
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many organisations put in bids to take up the contract to run the NHS Pensions Agency. | | (26424) | 562
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will place in the Library the business case produced on the contracting out of the NHS Pensions Agency. | | (26425) | 563
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the likely impact on jobs at Hesketh House in Fleetwood of the contracting out of the work of the NHS Pensions Agency. | | (26426) | 564
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consultation she expects the new NHS Business Services Authority to undertake when it implements the process of contracting out the NHS Pensions Agency. | | (26427) | 565
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list those she consulted on the decision to contract out the work of the NHS Pensions Agency. | | (26428) | 566
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the decision was made to contract out the work of the NHS Pensions Agency based at Hesketh House in Fleetwood. | | (26429) | 567
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospitals have interruptible contracts for gas and electricity supply; and if she will make a statement. | | (25545) | 568
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists serve the Burntwood, Lichfield and Tamworth Primary Care Trust. | | (26157) | 569
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many doses of influenza vaccine are available in (a) Staffordshire and (b) England. | | (26158) | 570
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) Staffordshire and (b) England have received a free influenza vaccine. | | (26159) | 571
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists in Tamworth constituency (a) operate fully within the NHS and (b) only offer NHS treatment for children. | | (26160) | 572
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) land and (b) property her Department owns in Tamworth constituency. | | (26169) | 573
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action she is taking following the publication of the report by the Audit Commission entitled Early Lessons From Payment By Results. | | (25556) | 574
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to speed up the distribution of NHS bursaries for student nurses. | | (25440) | 575
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will take steps to enable the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital to stop charging patients for using the car park. | | (26068) | 576
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what medical and scientific research her Department has commissioned to support the use of 50 decibels as the threshold for veterans claiming compensation for noise-induced hearing loss as a result of their military service; and if she will re-assess this threshold. | | (25894) | 577
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many integrated continence services have been set up in England; how many are planned to be established; and when she expects to meet the target for continence services set out in the National Service Framework for Older People. | | (26503) | 578
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research the Government has commissioned on the effects of continuous positive airway pressure equipment for people suffering from sleep apnoea. | | (26111) | 579
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the Goverment will increase the value of eye prescription vouchers for those on incapacity benefit. | | (26112) | 580
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make it her policy to promote co-terminous boundaries for primary care trusts and unitary authorities. | | (26113) | 581
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS staff are seconded to her Department; whether their (a) salaries and (b) pension contributions are paid by (i) her Department and (ii) NHS trusts; and whether they are counted in the Civil Service staff headcount. | | (25981) | 582
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to monitor the number of intermediate care bed places in the community hospitals sector. | | (26001) | 583
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to introduce opportunistic screening for hepatitis C at genito-urinary medicine clinics. | | (26002) | 584
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has recently received on the effectiveness of personal dental services contracts; and what assessment she has made of (a) treatment incentives for dentists and (b) the cost-effectiveness of contracts. | | (26003) | 585
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she intends to publish the likely values for units of dental activity under the new general dental services contract. | | (26004) | 586
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to update the HIV Testing Kits and Services Regulations 1992 to (a) legalise and (b) regulate home testing for HIV/AIDS; and what representations she has rceived on this subject. | | (26006) | 587
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) hospital and (b community dentists have been employed in each year since 1997, broken down by strategic health authority area. | | (26008) | 588
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the size of the AIDS support grant has been in each year since it was established; and what her policy is on the AIDS support grant. | | (26010) | 589
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to facilitate access to condoms free-of-charge (a) in NHS institutions and (b) through community-based distribution schemes. | | (26011) | 590
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to reduce the staff absence due to illness rate in the NHS, with particular reference to steps to reduce levels of stress amongst staff. | | (26012) | 591
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to raise awareness of the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test for prostate cancer amongst men; and how many PSA tests have been carried out in each year since 1997. | | (26013) | 592
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to support the development of screening technology for prostate cancer; and how much funding has been provided from (a) her Department and (b) the Medical Research Council for this purpose in each year since 1997-98. | | (26014) | 593
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will instruct the National Insitute for Health and Clinical Excellence to conduct an appraisal of the use of anti-HIV drugs for post-exposure prophylaxis. | | (26015) | 594
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS amongst primary care staff; what guidance she has issued to primary care staff to ensure the care received by those with HIV/AIDS is fair and equitable; and what plans she has to issue further guidance on this issue. | | (26018) | 595
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to evaluate the costs and benefits to the NHS of exempting the continuing treatment of HIV/AIDS on the NHS from charges for those who are not otherwise entitled to treatment free of charge. | | (26020) | 596
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 31st October, Official Report, column 832W, on Ambulance Trusts, what the evidential basis was for deciding that 11 ambulance trusts are the most effective; and what plans she has to commission further research on the effectiveness of reorganising ambulance trusts. | | (26070) | 597
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 31st October, Official Report, column 846W, on NHS Suppliers, what procedures are in place to ensure her Department is informed of representations to NHS organisations from suppliers to the NHS on the issue of the payment; and if her Department will remind (a) NHS trusts, (b) primary care trusts and (c) NHS Professionals of their requirement to pay 95 per cent. of undisputed invoices within contract terms or 30 days where no terms have been agreed. | | (26090) | 598
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on her policy on the (a) commissioning and (b) provider roles of primary care trusts. | | (26296) | 599
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the staff sickness absence rate has been in the NHS in each financial year since 1997-98. | | (26297) | 600
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what target date has been set for halting the rise in obesity among children under 11 years; how the target to reduce emergency bed days by five per cent. by 2008 will be measured; how the target to offer a personalised care plan for vulnerable adults most at risk is to be measured; and whether the targets to (a) increase life expectancy, (b) reduce mortality rates from heart disease, stroke and related diseases, (c) reduce the inequalities gap in mortality rates from heart disease and (d) reduce mortality rates from cancer by 2010 will be based on average data from 2009 to 2011 | | (26541) | 601
| Peter Law (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to ensure key workers in (a) power plant operations, (b) telephone services and (c) other essential public services are inoculated against avian influenza. | | (25715) | 602
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how long on average an individual waited when claiming an NHS bursary from the point of application to the point of receiving the allowance in 2004-05. | | (26559) | 603
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are being taken to reduce the time taken for an individual to receive the NHS bursary. | | (26560) | 604
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff are employed to deal with applications for NHS bursaries. | | (26561) | 605
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who the Chief Executive of NHS Estates is; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; and what the details are of his or her career to date. | | (26321) | 606
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who the Director of Finance is of her Department; what specialist finance qualifications he or she holds; and what the details are of his or her career to date. | | (26322) | 607
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who the Director of Human Resources is in her Department; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; and what the details are of his or her career to date. | | (26323) | 608
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many private prosecutions for assault of ambulance staff while on duty were brought in conjunction with the Legal Protection Unit in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and how many of these resulted in convictions. | | (25510) | 609
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS-funded (a) operations and (b) imaging scans have been (i) funded and (ii) performed in the independent sector in each of the last seven years, broken down by health authority. | | (25717) | 610
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time was in each of the last seven years for (a) an in-patient and (b) an out-patient admission in (i) Horsham and (ii) England. | | (25718) | 611
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has had with Guildford and Waverley Primary Care Trust about the implementation of NHS Professionals. | | (25822) | 612
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on temporary (a) nurses and (b) doctors in each of the past five years. | | (25823) | 613
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS trusts have joined the NHS Professionals scheme to date for the provision of (a) nurses and (b) doctors. | | (25824) | 614
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost to the NHS is for a week's work from (a) a nurse and (b) a doctor employed through (i) an agency and (ii) NHS Professionals. | | (25825) | 615
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) shifts and (b) hours for (i) nurses and (ii) doctors needed cover over the past 12 months; and how many in each category were filled by NHS Professionals. | | (25826) | 616
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nursing agencies (a) meet and (b) do not meet her minimum Department of Health guidelines (i) in England and (ii) in Surrey. | | (25827) | 617
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meals on wheels were distributed in Leeds North West in each year since 1997; and what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Fair Access to Social Care Initiative. | | (25767) | 618
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance she issued to strategic health authorities for the conduct of the Your Health, Your Care, Your Say consultation exercise; and if she will make a statement. | | (26381) | 619
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the consultation exercises undertaken by her Department in the last two years, indicating (a) how many consultation responses were received, (b) how many stakeholders were engaged in the consultation, (c) what the total cost of each consultation exercise was and (d) what the cost per participant of the consultation was. | | (26382) | 620
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Your Health, Your Care, Your Say consultation meetings were organised by each strategic health authority; and if she will make a statement. | | (26383) | 621
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons a regional meeting was chosen as the forum for those selected to apply for involvement in the Your Health, Your Care, Your Say consultation programme; what other consultative forms were considered; what the cost of the consultation excercise has been (a) per stakeholder engaged and (b) in total; and if she will make a statement. | | (26384) | 622
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many stakeholders have been engaged in the Government's Your Health, Your Care, Your Say consultation excercise; and if she will make a statement. | | (26385) | 623
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the impact the reform of primary care trusts will have on community hospitals. | | (26386) | 624
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the last review of community hospital provision took place (a) nationally and (b) in each county; and if she will make a statement. | | (26387) | 625
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the contribution of community hospitals in the delivery of healthcare in each strategic health authority area; and if she will make a statement. | | (26388) | 626
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the £100 million investment in community hospitals, announced earlier in the year, will be provided exclusively as capital funding; and if she will make a statement. | | (26389) | 627
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many community hospitals will be built with the £100 million investment announced earlier in the year; and if she will make a statement. | | (26390) | 628
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Department holds data from the process of licensing Herceptin for late stage breast cancer that could be made available to expedite the licensing of the drug for early stage breast cancer. | | (25362) | 629
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of whether there are human influenza strains which could combine with an H5N1 strain giving rise to mutagenesis from which a virulent, human host adapted strain could emerge. | | (25463) | 630
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many assaults have been committed against NHS workers whilst on duty in Hemel Hempstead constituency in each year since 1997. | | (25557) | 631
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many alcohol-related admissions there were to Hemel Hempstead Hospital in each year since 1997. | | (25558) | 632
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists have been practising in Hemel Hempstead constituency in each year since 1997. | | (25559) | 633
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of attendances at accident and emergency departments run by West Hertfordshire Hospital Trust were alcohol-related in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement. | | (25560) | 634
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children aged five to 16 years in Hemel Hempstead have a clinically diagnosed mental disorder. | | (25561) | 635
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding has been allocated to (a) preventative and (b) early intervention services for children's mental health disorders in Hemel Hempstead constituency in 2005-06. | | (25562) | 636
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what specialist services are available for families affected by mental health problems in Hemel Hempstead constituency. | | (25565) | 637
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her latest estimate is of the outturn against planned expenditure in 2005-06 of Dacorum Primary Care Trust. | | (25571) | 638
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her latest estimate is of the outturn against planned expenditure in 2005-06 of West Hertfordshire Hospital trust; and if she will make a statement. | | (25572) | 639
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the budget of the Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Strategic Health Authority is for 2005-06; and what plans she has to increase this budget for the next financial year. | | (25583) | 640
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the financial position of the Dacorum Primary Care Trust. | | (25584) | 641
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many school nurses are practising in Hemel Hempstead constituency. | | (25585) | 642
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding was allocated by her Department to Hemel Hempstead constituency for (a) capital projects and (b) revenue funding in each of the last eight years. | | (25733) | 643
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many members of the public from the Hemel Hempstead area have been selected to take part in the Your Health, Your Care, Your Say consultation exercise. | | (25750) | 644
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether representations from members of the public to her Department concerning proposals to alter healthcare provision by (a) West Hertfordshire Hospital Trust and (b) Dacorum Primary Care Trust will be considered as part of the Your Health, Your Care, Your Say consultation exercise. | | (25751) | 645
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate she has made of the average waiting times for (a) radical and (b) palliative radiotherapy in the area covered by West Hertfordshire Hospital Trust. | | (25755) | 646
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to make a decision on the reorganisation of Hertfordshire primary care trusts; and if she will undertake a public consultation on the matter. | | (25814) | 647
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to re-structure the Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire NHS Ambulance Trust. | | (25815) | 648
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether West Hertfordshire Hospital Trust has used healthcare recruitment agencies based outside the UK for the recruitment of healthcare professionals from developing countries since the Code of Practice was agreed; and if she will make a statement. | | (25932) | 649
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many operations were cancelled by West Hertfordshire Hospital Trust (a) for medical reasons and (b) because of a lack of beds at (i) St Albans Hospital, (ii) Hemel Hempstead Hospital and (iii) Watford Hospital in each month between January 2004 and September 2005. | | (26375) | 650
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what encouragement is given to nursing homes to provide residents with activities to help stimulate the mind; and if she will make a statement. | | (24780) | 651
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to improve the level of care in hospitals on (a) geriatric and (b) accident and emergency wards. | | (25870) | 652
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have been offered a hospital subsidy to visit the hospital restaurant in each year since 1997; and how many of these patients were waiting in the accident and emergency department. | | (25877) | 653
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action is being taken by the Government to reduce the number of cases of eating disorders in young girls. | | (25895) | 654
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost of NHS-funded abortions was in each year since 1997. | | (25896) | 655
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she will take to increase awareness of the risks of skin cancer. | | (25899) | 656
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent action the Government has taken to reduce the number of cases of MRSA in hospitals. | | (25905) | 657
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on free contraception for women in each year since 1997. | | (25906) | 658
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time in accident and emergency departments is for each NHS trust in each year since 1997. | | (25908) | 659
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken by the Government to increase awareness of the risks of sexually transmitted diseases. | | (26236) | 660
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time to see a general practitioner was in each year since 1986. | | (26463) | 661
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to increase the number of general practitioners in the NHS. | | (26464) | 662
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many registered general practitioners there were in the NHS in each year since 1992. | | (26468) | 663
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many amublances there were in the NHS in each year since 1995. | | (26469) | 664
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the ratio of men to women general practitioners is. | | (26470) | 665
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to help adults stop smoking. | | (26471) | 666
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent since 1997 on buying ECG machines in hospitals. | | (26472) | 667
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action is being taken by the Government to improve the standards of mental health hospitals. | | (26473) | 668
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many palliative care places for (a) cancer patients and (b) heart patients there are in each local health authority area in England. | | (25603) | 669
| Geraldine Smith (Morecambe & Lunesdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists are operating in Morecambe and Lunesdale. | | (26332) | 670
| Geraldine Smith (Morecambe & Lunesdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many managers are employed by Morecambe Bay Hospital Trust. | | (26333) | 671
| Geraldine Smith (Morecambe & Lunesdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses have been employed by Morecambe Bay Hospital Trust in each year since 1997. | | (26334) | 672
| Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists there were per 1,000 people in (a) Oxfordshire and (b) Wantage constituency in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2005. | | (25356) | 673
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date were (a) her Department and (b) Chase Farm NHS Hospital Trust first notified that Chase Farm NHS Trust would be required to make annual savings of approximately £16 million; and if she will make a statement. | | (26127) | 674
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she will take to ensure the future provision of accident and emergency services to the residents of South East Hertfordshire; and if she will make a statement. | | (26192) | 675
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings took place in her Department in the 2004-05 financial year at which the future funding of (a) Chase Farm NHS Hospital Trust and (b) its Accident and Emergency department were discussed; and if she will make a statement. | | (26193) | 676
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason Agenda for Change arrangements place both junior radiographers and senior II radiographers in the same salary band; and what assessment she has made of the implications of this policy on recruitment and retention in the profession. | | (25535) | 677
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how soon it is necessary for tamiflu to be administered once someone has been infected with influenza for the treatment to be effective. | | (25537) | 678
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, at what time she (a) arrived at and (b) left the Your Health, Your Care, Your Say event in Birmingham on 29th October. | | (25538) | 679
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many applications have been (a) received and (b) processed by the NHS Student Grant Unit for students starting their courses in September 2005; and how many grants have been awarded to date. | | (25539) | 680
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the performance of the NHS Student Grant Unit in processing application forms for grants for the 2005-06 academic year. | | (25540) | 681
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the additional cost of claims under the hospital travel costs scheme arising from her patient choice policy; and whether relatives will be able to claim under the scheme for long distance visits to patients in hospital. | | (25541) | 682
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of whether there is a link between fluoride and bone cancer; and if she will make a statement. | | (25542) | 683
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the oral statement by the Minister of State for Health Services on 2nd November, on earmarked funding for community hospitals, which community hospitals have so far benefited from the funding; how the funding is being allocated; and how much of the funding has been allocated so far. | | (25803) | 684
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the impact on health professionals decisions on whether to work as locums rather than permanent trust staff of the time taken to process enhanced Criminal Records Bureau checks; and if she will make a statement. | | (25925) | 685
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total value is of property owned by the NHS which is allocated for sale but has not yet been sold; and what the total cost is per month of retaining this property in (a) England and (b) each strategic health authority. | | (26288) | 686
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many reported physical assaults against NHS staff there were in (a) England, (b) each strategic health authority and (c) each NHS trust in each year since 1997. | | (26547) | 687
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many public opinion surveys were conducted by her Department and its arm's length bodies in the last six months; what the (a) subject matter, (b) date, (c) cost and (d) company used to conduct the research was in each case; and if she will place copies of the results of each survey in the Library. | | (26548) | 688
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to ensure provision of free influenza vaccinations for people who qualify in areas where supplies of the vaccine have been exhausted. | | (26151) | 689
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients from (a) Sheppey and (b) Sittingbourne were treated by Medway Primary Care Trust in Medway hospitals in (i) 2003-04 and (ii) 2004-05. | | (24837) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 690
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when Afhram Hasen reference A1108602 will receive notification of his immigration status. | | (25467) | 691
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when Joseph Grant reference G11116730 will receive notification of his immigration status following the letter of 15th September to the honourable Member for Banbury. | | (25468) | 692
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of applications for indefinite leave to remain under the ancestral visa scheme has been successful in each of the last five years, broken down by Commonwealth country of origin. | | (25344) | 693
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Immigration and Nationality Directorate review of managed migration routes has resulted in (a) the suspension of and (b) delay to applications from Commonwealth citizens residing in the UK under the ancestral visa scheme for indefinite leave to remain. | | (25345) | 694
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals from each Commonwealth country have had applications through the ancestral visa scheme for indefinite leave to remain (a) delayed and (b) suspended since the outset of the review of managed migration routes. | | (25346) | 695
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) assessment he has made of and (b) guidance he has issued on the need to adhere to the reception criteria of an institution when deciding to place a prisoner. | | (25848) | 696
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact of overcrowding within the prison system on the placing of prisoners in suitable institutions. | | (25850) | 697
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the incidence of escapes from Springhill Prison. | | (25851) | 698
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received regarding sentencing of sexual offenders. | | (25853) | 699
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action is being taken by his Department to increase the provision of treatment for sex offenders in prison. | | (25854) | 700
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received regarding the granting of open conditions to unsuitable prisoners. | | (25858) | 701
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the criteria governing the suitability of prisoners for open conditions. | | (25859) | 702
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received regarding the placing of unsuitable prisoners at Springhill Prison, with particular reference to (a) arsonists and (b) violent offenders. | | (25860) | 703
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact of overcrowding on the operation of Springhill Prison. | | (25861) | 704
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to reduce overcrowding in Springhill Prison. | | (25862) | 705
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of fixed penalty fines issued by the police were unpaid in the Tendring District in the most recent 12 month period for which data are available. | | (25445) | 706
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have settled permanently (a) legally and (b) illegally in the UK in each year since 1980. | | (25448) | 707
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress his Department has made in making the police more accountable to local communities. | | (25449) | 708
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of those issued with anti-social behaviour orders in (a) England and Wales and (b) Tendling District have breached the terms of their order in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (25450) | 709
| Mr Martin Caton (Gower):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the implications of section 9 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 2004 on the responsibilities of local authorities under the Children Act 1989. | | (25972) | 710
| Mr Martin Caton (Gower):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received from directors of social services in England about the impact of section 9 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 2004 on the welfare of children. | | (26510) | 711
| Mr Martin Caton (Gower):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the compatability of section 9 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 2004 with the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of the Child. | | (26511) | 712
| Mr Martin Caton (Gower):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the experience of children of failed asylum seekers will be assessed in the evaluation of the piloting of section 9 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 2004 in London, Manchester and Yorkshire; and whether the resource implications of the pilots for local authorities will be taken into account in the evaluation. | | (26512) | 713
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police (a) handguns and (b) rifles went missing in the UK during the last year for which figures are available; and how many were recovered in the same period. | | (25864) | 714
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost was of policing the European Foreign Ministers Conference at the Celtic Manor Hotel in Newport; and what financial contribution his Department made. | | (26335) | 715
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will introduce measures to prevent children buying (a) alcohol, (b) weaponry and (c) adult videos via the internet. | | (25366) | 716
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether use of biometrics for passports and identity cards will be entirely (a) managed and (b) delivered within the public sector. | | (25657) | 717
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what preparations have been made to recruit staff in anticipation of the introduction of identity cards. | | (26066) | 718
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the bidders that have been shortlisted for the UK Passport Service Abl tender; and when a decision on the successful bidder is expected. | | (26067) | 719
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many road traffic police officers there were in each year between 1990 and 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (25190) | 720
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many graduates in the police force's fast-tracking system met his Department's target of becoming a chief inspector in seven years in each of the last five years. | | (26563) | 721
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what minimum educational standards are required for recruitment to the police force; and if he will make a statement. | | (26564) | 722
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research he has evaluated on the effectiveness of national recruiting guidelines for the police force; and if he will make a statement. | | (26565) | 723
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place a copy of the national guidelines on recruitment standards for the police force in the Library. | | (26566) | 724
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training in management skills is available for police officers. | | (26567) | 725
| Mr Michael Foster (Worcester):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the proposals for the merger of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire police forces. | | (25363) | 726
| Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings & Rye):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many antisocial behaviour orders have been imposed in Hastings and Rye in the past three years. | | (26145) | 727
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the prison establishments where educational services are provided by Amersham and Wycombe College; and what the (a) commencement and (b) end date of the contract is in each case. | | (26435) | 728
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals were deported from the United Kingdom between 1st January and 2nd November, broken down by (a) nationality and (b) destination. | | (26436) | 729
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many charter flights have been used to deport illegal immigrants and overstayers in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) destination, (b) date of the flight and (c) cost. | | (26437) | 730
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has appointed specialist advisers to review the business cases submitted as part of the police force merger consultation process. | | (26137) | 731
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children were on the at risk register in each local authority in England at the end of each council year since 1989. | | (26431) | 732
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for passports have been rejected when received by post since the new categories of rejection came into operation, broken down by (a) category and (b) passport office. | | (26433) | 733
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Violent Crime Reduction Bill on the pastime of airsofting; and what representations he has received on this issue. | | (25350) | 734
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people from abroad with only limited English need to pass the Life in the UK test to gain British citizenship. | | (25428) | 735
| Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what sanctions exist for misuse of confidential information relating to activities of the police by (a) elected local representatives and (b) police authority members, their advisers or employees. | | (26107) | 736
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to bring forward legislation on prostitution following his recent review. | | (25920) | 737
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times noise distraction has been used in each of the four secure training centres in each of the last three years. | | (25601) | 738
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to publish the full report of the review of the use of physical control in care in secure training centres. | | (25602) | 739
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many businesses were prosecuted for selling alcohol to youths under the age of 18 years in (a) England, (b) the Tees Valley and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in 2004-05. | | (26493) | 740
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many businesses were prosecuted for selling (a) tobacco products and (b) Lottery tickets and scratchcards to under 16s in (i) England, (ii) the Tees Valley and (iii) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland in 2004-05. | | (26494) | 741
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many youths under the age of 18 years were convicted of (a) drug offences, (b) fraud and forgery, (c) theft of or from vehicles and (d) criminal damage in 2004-05; and how many received a custodial sentence. | | (26501) | 742
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women have given birth whilst serving a custodial sentence at a prison in (a) England and Wales and (b) the Tees Valley since 1997. | | (26502) | 743
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will provide additional resources over the next four years to the Thames Valley police for the enforcement of the recent ban on hunting with dogs. | | (26110) | 744
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance he has issued to police forces regarding the development of contingency plans for use in the event of an influenza pandemic; and what plans he has to update this guidance. | | (26007) | 745
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions for (a) reckless and (b) deliberate transmission of sexually transmitted diseases have been (i) brought to court and (ii) succeeded in each year since 1997. | | (26016) | 746
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the merits of seeking to introduce a new offence of intentionally transmitting a serious disease. | | (26017) | 747
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS amongst prison service staff; what guidance he has issued to prison service staff to ensure the care received by those with HIV/AIDS is fair and equitable; and what plans he has to issue further guidance on this issue. | | (26019) | 748
| Peter Law (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received concerning the level of support provided for the Police Service in Wales. | | (25723) | 749
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter of 6th July from the honourable Member for Aylesbury (Home Office reference M16069/5; IND reference K1195526) about the immigration status of Mrs Y.B.K. of Aylesbury. | | (24835) | 750
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter of 20th July from the honourable Member for Aylesbury (Home Office reference M17814/5 and P400744) about the immigration and asylum status of Mr J.P. of Aylesbury. | | (24836) | 751
N | Mr Jim McGovern (Dundee West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the take up of visas under the Fresh Talent: Working in Scotland scheme. | | (25312) | 752
N | Mr Jim McGovern (Dundee West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dawn raids have been undertaken in asylum cases in Scotland in each of the last four years. | | (25314) | 753
N | Mr Jim McGovern (Dundee West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Scottish First Minister about the use of dawn raids in asylum cases. | | (25315) | 754
N | Mr Jim McGovern (Dundee West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures are undertaken before the decision is made to detain failed asylum seekers, with particular reference to (a) pre-notification and (b) the use of other detention methods. | | (25316) | 755
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received on the proposed changes to the structure of North Yorkshire Police Force. | | (25429) | 756
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who the director of human resources in his Department is; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; and what the details of his or her career are to date. | | (26309) | 757
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who is responsible for managing the estates of his Department; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; and what the details are of his or her career to date. | | (26310) | 758
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who the Director of Performance and Finance is in his Department; what specialist finance qualifications he or she holds; and what the details are of his or her career to date. | | (26311) | 759
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate the Security Industry Authority (SIA) has made of the cost of the security industry regulation to be delivered by the SIA. | | (26181) | 760
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Security Industry Authority has selected and is training eight assessment bodies to operate option four of the Approved Contractor Scheme as detailed in the Partial Regulatory Impact Assessment. | | (26183) | 761
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the key criteria will be upon which the selection of an Approved Contractor Scheme for the private security industry will be based. | | (26184) | 762
| Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many assaults have taken place on prison officers (a) in total, (b) in the Prison Service and (c) within private prisons in each of the last five years. | | (25446) | 763
| Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the prison population has been (a) in total, (b) in the Prison Service and (c) within private prisons in each of the last five years. | | (25452) | 764
| Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what major changes have been made in the training provided to prison officers in the last five years. | | (25469) | 765
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the level of drug-related crime has been in Hemel Hempstead constituency in each year since 1997. | | (25581) | 766
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of anti-social behaviour have been reported to police in Hemel Hempstead constituency in each year since 1997. | | (25582) | 767
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unpaid speeding fines in Hertfordshire are owed by people who are not British citizens. | | (25748) | 768
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people convicted of crimes in Hertfordshire received a non-custodial sentence in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) ethnicity and (b) offence for which they were convicted. | | (25749) | 769
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding was allocated by his Department to Hemel Hempstead constituency for (a) capital projects and (b) revenue funding in each of the last eight years. | | (25757) | 770
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many criminal investigators there were in the Hertfordshire Police Force in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (25800) | 771
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to improve the quality of local policing in Hertfordshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (25801) | 772
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to address the movement of experienced criminal investigators from Hertfordshire to other police forces; and if he will make a statement. | | (25802) | 773
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will provide additional resources to Hertfordshire Police. | | (25807) | 774
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to improve (a) community engagement and (b) neighbourhood policing in Hertfordshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (25816) | 775
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to tackle violent crime in Hertfordshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (25817) | 776
N | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place in the Library the opinion he received from the Attorney General on whether the 90-day detention provisions of the Terrorism Bill are compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. | | (25612) | 777
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons in Greater London have been issued with a detention and training order in each of the last five years; and how many 12 to 17 year olds have breached anti-social behaviour orders in Greater London in each year. | | (26440) | 778
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many breaches of anti-social behaviour orders have (a) resulted in and (b) not resulted in court action in (i) Romford and (ii) Havering since they were introduced. | | (26441) | 779
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on community policing in Romford; and what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of ward policing in London. | | (26442) | 780
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans there are to expand the number of (a) full-time and (b) part-time police officers working in (i) Romford, (ii) Havering, (iii) Essex and (iv) Greater London over the next 12 months. | | (26443) | 781
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the percentage of sexual assaults that are unreported; and what steps the Government is taking to encourage the reporting of sexual assaults. | | (26444) | 782
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) gun crimes and (b) sexual assaults were recorded in each London borough in each year since 1997. | | (26445) | 783
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers worked overtime in each of the last 10 years; and what the cost of police overtime was in each year. | | (26446) | 784
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were charged for speeding in each police force in each of the last 10 years. | | (26447) | 785
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent on advertising for the recruitment of police officers for each of the last 10 years. | | (26448) | 786
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action the Government is taking to reduce the number of road accidents. | | (26450) | 787
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deaths of children aged 7 to 16 years there were on 30 miles per hour limit roads in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (26453) | 788
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to reduce the number of suicides in prisons. | | (26465) | 789
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of asylum applications to the UK; and if he will make a statement. | | (26466) | 790
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners have been released from prison before their sentence was completed since 1997. | | (26467) | 791
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to reply to the Questions tabled by the honourable Member for Milton Keynes South West relating to General Almog tabled for answer on (a) 11th October, ref 17028 and (b) 19th October, ref 19756. | | (25695) | 792
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings his Department has held with the Security Industry Authority to discuss an Approved Contractor Scheme for the private security industry. | | (26551) | 793
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is his intention that an Approved Contractor Scheme for the private security industry will be voluntary. | | (26552) | 794
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assurances he has received from the Security Industry Authority that an Approved Contractor Scheme for the private security industry will not adversely affect existing standards. | | (26553) | 795
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to promote neighbourhod policing; and if he will make a statement. | | (26403) | 796
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to merge police forces according to the bounderies used for regional assemblies; and if he will make a statement. | | (26404) | 797
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many IT systems for recording and collating information are deployed by police forces in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement. | | (26405) | 798
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to increase the accountability of the police to elected representatives; and if he will make a statement. | | (26406) | 799
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he was informed by the Italian authorities of the relevant deadlines relating to the extradition request of Farj Hassan Faraj. | | (25927) | 800
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department first informed Farj Hassan Faraj that he was subject to an extradition request by the Italian authorities. | | (25928) | 801
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time for enhanced Criminal Records Bureau checks for health professionals to be processed and approved was in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (25534) | 802
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions there have been for (a) breaking of the curfew for the use of category 3 and above fireworks and (b) the unlawful possession of category 4 fireworks since the Fireworks Regulations 2004 came into force, broken down by police force. | | (26380) | 803
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the merits of allowing police officers to use hand-held electronic devices to record evidence. | | (25675) | 804
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people received a positive breathalyser test in the Cleveland Police area in each of the last five years, broken down by basic command unit. | | (25677) | 805
| Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the coverage of the list of banned offensive weapons. | | (25881) | 806
| Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) fined or (b) imprisoned for (i) illegally selling knives to under 16 year olds and (ii) marketing a bladed product in a manner which (A) indicates that it is suitable for combat and (B) likely to promote the simulation of violent behaviour since the Knives Act 1997. | | (25882) | 807
| Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many stop and searches for weapons were performed by the police in (a) England and Wales and (b) the Teignbridge constituency since the coming into force of the Knives Act 1997. | | (25891) | 808
| Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been found to be carrying knives in public without a good reason or lawful authority in (a) England and Wales and (b) the Teignbridge constituency since the coming into force of the Knives Act 1997; and how many of these received a prison sentence. | | (25892) | 809
| Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many knives designed for use in hunting and leisure pursuits have been used in violent crimes since the coming into force of the Knives Act 1997. | | (25893) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 810
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much energy has been consumed by the Parliamentary Estate in each of the last five years; and how much was spent on energy in each year. | | (26149) | 811
| Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many Fairtrade products are (a) used and (b) for sale in the House; and what plans there are to increase this number. | | (26229) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 812
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the rate of return was of former Commonwealth Development Corporation Investments in the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa in each year since 1997. | | (26357) | 813
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what profits the Commonwealth Development Corporation made on investments in (a) Asia, (b) South America, (c) the Middle East and (d) Africa in each year since 1997. | | (26371) | 814
| Mr David S. Borrow (South Ribble):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid his Department is providing to assist in the purchase of mosquito nets in Africa; and if he will list the aid provided to each country for this purpose. | | (26142) | 815
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how his Department plans (a) to monitor and (b) to disaggregate information on how direct budget support provided as bilateral aid is spent. | | (25897) | 816
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what UK government expenditure on TB control in developing countries (a) was between 2001 and 2004 and (b) is proposed in (i) 2005 and (ii) 2006; how much of this total is accounted for by (A) multilateral and (B) bilateral aid; and how much of the bilateral aid is accounted for by (1) project support, (2) health-sector support and (3) direct budget support. | | (25898) | 817
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of funding allocated to direct budget support in 2005-06 in each country is attributable to the control and treatment of tuberculosis. | | (26072) | 818
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations he has made (a) directly and (b) through the EU to the governments of (i) Indonesia and (ii) Cameroon regarding illegal logging. | | (25365) | 819
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the value of grants-in-aid made to the Republic of Yemen was in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (26434) | 820
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid from the UK has been committed to (a) the Palestinian Authority and (b) non-governmental organisations operating in Palestine since the inception of the Authority. | | (26509) | 821
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 26th October, Official Report, column 431-2W, on Sierra Leone, if his Department will retract its planned support for a communications project to support the Sierra Leone National Commission for Privatisation and offer to assist with a public consultation project that gives information about both public and private water sector models; and when his Department expects a decision to be made on whether Guma Valley Water Company will be reformed under a public or private sector model. | | (25979) | 822
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans he has to extend the grant to the Microbicide Development Programme beyond 31st December 2006; and what progress has been made on the development of the revised EC programme of action to tackle HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria through external action between 2007 and 2011. | | (26005) | 823
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much development aid the Maldives Islands has received in each year since 1997. | | (25829) | 824
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, who is responsible for running his Department's estate (a) in the UK and (b) overseas; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; and what the details are of his or her career to date. | | (26328) | 825
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, who the Director of Finance and Corporate Development is in his Department; what relevant specialist finance qualifications he or she holds; and what the details are of his or her career to date. | | (26329) | 826
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, who the Director of Human Resources is in his Department; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; and what the details are of his or her career to date. | | (26330) | 827
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of funding for all countries to which the Department gives direct budget support is attributable to the control and treatment of TB in 2005-06. | | (25501) | 828
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid the Government has allocated to (a) Niger and (b) other countries in the region in relation to the current famine. | | (25865) | 829
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid the Government has allocated to relief for the flooded Mumbai province in India. | | (25867) | 830
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking towards education of the African population on the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, with particular reference to HIV. | | (25868) | 831
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid has been allocated to Nigeria to assist with the development of democratic government. | | (25900) | 832
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the British Government (a) has taken and (b) is taking to restore peace and democracy in Algeria. | | (25901) | 833
| Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the international support available to Papua New Guinea to meet costs incurred in caring for refugees from West Papua. | | (26217) | 834
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made on the impact of cheap food exports to developing countries from the EU on the economies of those countries ; and if he will make a statement. | | (26097) | 835
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to improve the rights of working people in developing countries; what changes have been made; and if he will make a statement. | | (26098) | 836
| Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many UK helicopters are helping with the relief following the earthquake in Pakistan; and what plans he has to increase this number in the immediate future. | | (26148) | 837
| Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will break down the UK's funding for water and sanitation in 2004-05 by (a) recipient country and (b) funding route. | | (26023) | 838
| Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will break down the UK's planned aid for water and sanitation in 2007-08 by (a) country and (b) funding route. | | (26102) | 839
| Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will use the UK's presidency of the EU to ensure that the recommendation of the Commission for Africa for a reversal starting in 2005 of the decline in aid for water and sanitation is adopted by all member states. | | (26103) | 840
| Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will use the UK's presidency of the EU to ensure that the commitments in the United Nations Millennium Review Summit Outcome Document for better targeting of aid are applied by all EU member states to their aid for water and sanitation. | | (26104) | 841
| Emily Thornberry (Islington South & Finsbury):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to increase the resources allocated to water and sanitation by the infrastructure plans of the Africa Partnership Forum. | | [R] (25761) | 842
| Emily Thornberry (Islington South & Finsbury):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when, on present trends, he expects the Sanitation Millennium Development target to be met in Sub-Saharan Africa. | | (25910) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 843
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what resources have been made available in Northern Ireland for (a) sufferers from and (b) carers who are affected by Alzheimer's disease in 2005-06. | | (24775) | 844
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what (a) representations and (b) complaints have been made by members of the public to the Prison Service in Northern Ireland in the last two years regarding the location of the prison at Magilligan, County Londonderry. | | (24776) | 845
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether (a) the Department and (b) the Housing Executive maintains a (i) mandatory and (ii) voluntary register of landlords of privately rented residential property in Northern Ireland. | | (25347) | 846
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to extend the licensing scheme for houses in multiple occupancy to the whole of the private rented residential sector in Northern Ireland. | | (25348) | 847
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many prisoners who have applied for early release following the signing of the Belfast Agreement for crimes committed prior to that Agreement have been (a) released and (b) refused release. | | (25688) | 848
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has to provide capital funding for improvement works at Lagan Valley Hospital. | | (25033) | 849
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to provide (a) enhanced social care and rehabilitation services and (b) additional resources in rehabilitation worker training and support to help blind and partially-sighted people in Northern Ireland. | | (25045) | 850
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he expects to publish a report on the work of the Teachers' Health and Well-Being Strategy Group; and if he will make a statement. | | (25047) | 851
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, who has been consulted during the consultation process being carried out by the Teachers' Health and Well-Being Strategy Group; and when he expects to receive a report on the outcome of the consultation. | | (25048) | 852
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what representations he has made to his Cabinet colleagues about attracting some of the events of the 2012 Olympic Games to Northern Ireland. | | (25493) | 853
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he plans to announce the appointment of the new Chairman and Members of the Parades Commission in Northern Ireland. | | (25494) | 854
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many complaints of discrimination in employment in Northern Ireland have been supported by the Equality Commission in each year since its inception, broken down by community background of complainant. | | (25495) | 855
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Roads Service plans to proceed with the proposed new Knockmore Link Road in Lisburn. | | (25496) | 856
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been spent by each of the education and library boards in Northern Ireland on the provision of school transport for primary school children who leave school at 2.00 p.m. in each year since 2000. | | (25497) | 857
N | Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will meet the Equality Commission to discuss the implications of the maps presented in chapter six of the Commission's publication, Fair Employment in Northern Ireland A Generation On. | | (24266) | 858
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Attorney General on the case of Arlene Arkinson. | | (25376) | 859
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will take steps to secure the extension of the provisions of the Road Safety Bill to Northern Ireland. | | (25638) | 860
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues in relation to the extension of the Road Safety Bill to Northern Ireland. | | (25639) | 861
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of Crown Court convictions in Northern Ireland have been successfully appealed in each of the last five years. | | (25640) | 862
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of convictions in the Diplock courts have been successfully appealed in each of the last five years. | | (25641) | 863
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many civil service posts there were in each department, agency and non-departmental public body in Northern Ireland at (a) April 2004 and (b) April 2005; how many such posts he expects there to be in each case by April 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (25837) | 864
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total number of civil service posts in the Northern Ireland Civil Service was in (a) April 2004 and (b) April 2005; and what his working assumption is for the number of such posts in April 2006. | | (25838) | 865
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much money was redistributed through resource-releasing savings by (a) all Northern Ireland departments and (b) by each department, agency and non-departmental public body in Northern Ireland in 2004-05; and if he will make a statement. | | (25839) | 866
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what sum he originally budgeted to receive in 2006-07 from water charges. | | (25840) | 867
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much revenue he expects to raise in 2006-07 as a result of the planned increase in the domestic regional rate. | | (25841) | 868
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total estimated revenue would be from the domestic regional rate in 2006-07 as a consequence of increasing 2005-06 rates by (a) 3.3 per cent., (b) 9 per cent., (c) 19 per cent. and (d) the rate of inflation. | | (25849) | 869
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will take steps to employ more teachers to reduce pupil to teacher ratios in Northern Ireland. | | (25762) | 870
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what criteria are used in the decision to expel a pupil in (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) grammar school in the (i) controlled, (ii) maintained, (iii) integrated and (iv) voluntary sectors of education. | | (25763) | 871
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on student fees for Northern Ireland students. | | (25776) | 872
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many medical students have studied in Northern Ireland in each year since 2000; and how many were entrants from (a) the independent and (b) the state education sector. | | (25777) | 873
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many planning refusal notices have been issued in each district council area in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (25778) | 874
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many planning approval decisions have been issued in each of the last five years in each district council area in Northern Ireland. | | (25779) | 875
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what hospital projects have been built in Northern Ireland using private finance initiative schemes in each year since 2001; and where each is located. | | (25781) | 876
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what (a) controlled, (b) maintained and (c) integrated sector schools have been built in Northern Ireland using private finance initiative schemes in each year since 2001; and where each is located. | | (25782) | 877
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment the Department of Education has made of the effects on school building programmes of the use of private finance initiative schemes. | | (25783) | 878
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many employees in his Department have requested training to improve their (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills in each year since 2001. | | (25784) | 879
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans for energy reduction have been put in place in each Northern Ireland Department since 2003. | | (25785) | 880
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which schemes the national match-funded money has been spent on in each year since modulation was introduced; and how much has been spent on each scheme. | | (25786) | 881
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the reasons for nurses leaving the NHS in Northern Ireland; and if he will take steps to increase the number of nurses trained each year. | | (25522) | 882
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what medical and surgical services are provided by the South Tyrone Hospital in Dungannon. | | (25523) | 883
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make Teriparatide available to patients in Northern Ireland suffering from osteoporosis. | | (25524) | 884
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make social work degree students from Northern Ireland studying outside Northern Ireland eligible for bursaries. | | (25526) | 885
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many businesses in the Dungannon district have been grant-aided by Invest Northern Ireland during (a) 2002-03 and (b) 2003-04; how much financial aid was granted; and how many new jobs were created as a result. | | (25527) | 886
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 24th October, Official Report, columns 91-2W, on harbour investment, what future plans the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has for improvement and development at Portavogie Harbour; how much funding has been allocated; and what the timescale for completion is. | | (26240) | 887
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the legal retailers of fireworks in Northern Ireland. | | (25509) | 888
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many house takeovers have taken place in Northern Ireland since July. | | (25349) | 889
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what procedures are in place to ensure that all education and library boards are following the accountancy practices laid down for treatment of expenditure on redundancies. | | (25547) | 890
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the minimum amount is which an education and library board can disregard for the purposes of accounting in a financial year in respect of bills received after the end of that financial year. | | (25653) | 891
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much each education and library board in the Province has paid to Translink in each of the last five years. | | (25770) | 892
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the spending by each education and library board in the Province on substitute teachers in each of the last five years. | | (25771) | 893
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of (a) males and (b) females in the Province opted out of both education and training at 16 years of age in each of the last five years. | | (25772) | 894
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the percentage of unfilled jobs in the Province that are the result of skills shortages amongst potential applicants. | | (25773) | 895
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many pupils are enrolled at each primary school in the Province. | | (25774) | 896
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many whole-time equivalent (a) teachers and (b) other staff are employed at each primary school in the Province. | | (25775) | 897
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many special schools have (a) opened and (b) closed in the Province since 1997. | | (25787) | 898
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many assaults there have been on (a) male and (b) female teachers in the Province in each of the last 10 years. | | (25788) | 899
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of entrance to university by students from less well-off families in the Province in each of the last five years. | | (25789) | 900
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of young people in the Province acquired (a) apprentice, (b) skilled craft and (c) technician level vocational qualifications in each of the last five years. | | (25790) | 901
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of (a) males and (b) females in the Province left school with no GCSE passes in each of the last 10 years. | | (25791) | 902
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of (a) males and (b) females in the Province achieved passes in mathematics and English at GCSE level in each of the last 10 years. | | (25792) | 903
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been spent on teacher training in the Province in each of the last five years. | | (25793) | 904
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been spent on tackling truancy in the Province since 1997. | | (25794) | 905
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will estimate the level of truancy amongst (a) males and (b) females at (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in the Province. | | (25795) | 906
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many individuals who were considered to come from the (a) Protestant, (b) Roman Catholic and (c) other communities have attended each grammar school in the Province in the last 10 years. | | (25796) | 907
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many vacant teaching posts there were within each eduation and library board in the Province in 1997. | | (25797) | 908
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average number of pupils in primary school classes was within each education and library board in the Province in 1997. | | (25798) | 909
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which secondary schools in the Province had classes of more than 30 pupils during 1997. | | (25799) | Questions to the Prime Minister 910
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Prime Minister, how many severance payments a resigning Minister is entitled to within any 12 month period. | | (25500) | 911
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 21st October to Question 20285, for what reasons the cost of the visit was not met from public funds; and what the purpose of the visit was. | | (25933) | 912
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will meet former Dexion workers from Hemel Hempstead. | | (25569) | 913
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Prime Minister, why the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs chairs the Ministerial Committee on the Olympics. | | (25627) | Questions to the Solicitor General 914
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Solicitor General, what percentage of cases handled by the Crown Prosecution Service were abandoned in error in each of the last 10 years. | | (25451) | 915
N | Mr William Cash (Stone):To ask the Solicitor General, if the Attorney General will place his advice to the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the compatibility of the Terrorism Bill with the Human Rights Act 1998 in the Library. | | (25606) | 916
| Mr William Cash (Stone):To ask the Solicitor General, if he will make a statement on the compatibility of the Terrorism Bill with the Human Rights Act 1998. | | (25609) | 917
| Peter Law (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Solicitor General, what discussions his Department has had with the Information Commissioner since April in respect of outstanding applications for information on the policy formulation of the Attorney General's opinion on the legality of military action against Iraq made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. | | (25507) | Questions to the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 918
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what representations the Electoral Commission has received on (a) under-registration and (b) postal fraud in each of the last five years. | | (26408) | 919
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the budget for the Electoral Commission was in each of the past five years; and how many staff were employed in each year. | | (26410) | 920
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if he will list the main areas of activity of the Electoral Commission in each of the last five years. | | (26411) | 921
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, when the Commission last reviewed the guidelines for procedures used by electoral registration officers for individuals who have failed to register; and what system is in place to monitor compliance to these guidelines. | | (26413) | 922
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what representations the Commission has received on electoral registration officers using central government databases to improve the electoral registers. | | (26414) | 923
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what advice the Commission gives to local authorities on the timing of the issuing of (a) polling cards and (b) postal ballots. | | (26415) | 924
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how much the Commission spent on (a) salaries, (b) publications, (c) advertising and (d) other major items in each of the past five years. | | (26417) | 925
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the salaries of the board members of the Commission were in each of the past five years. | | (26418) | 926
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the expenditure of the Commission was over the past five years. | | (26419) | 927
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of the likely impact under-registration may have on the size of the electorates in new constituencies proposed by the Boundaries Commission. | | (26420) | 928
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what research the Electoral Commission has undertaken into the number of electors who have dual registration in each constituency in the UK; and what measures are in place to prevent double voting. | | (26421) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 929
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the impact on future investment decisions of his decision not to confirm an extension to the Renewables Obligation beyond 2015. | | (25032) | 930
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 17th October, Official Report, column 796-7W on smart meters, what is involved in the work being undertaken by officials from his Department, Ofgem and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on a market framework and cost/benefit analysis; and when he expects the group will report. | | (25934) | 931
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what contingency plans he has in place to respond to possible energy shortages in (a) industry and (b) domestic homes this winter; and what forecast he has for energy usage in the next 20 years. | | (26129) | 932
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether his Department has entered a contract with Unum Provident. | | (25930) | 933
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the funding requirements of solar photovoltaics following the end of the Clear Skies scheme. | | (25367) | 934
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many trade missions to India involving businessmen have been sponsored by his Department in each of the last five years. | | (25730) | 935
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what contingency plans the Department has to ensure the continued supply of gas in the event of a domestic gas supplier ceasing to trade. | | (25917) | 936
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the initiatives, awards and grant programmes offered by his Department for (a) small businesses and (b) all businesses. | | (25610) | 937
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the effects on UK business of the EU's Working Time Directive; and if he will make a statement. | | (25438) | 938
| Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many individual workers have benefited from the recent rise in the national minimum wage. | | (26140) | 939
| Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he is taking to ensure there is no discrimination in the provision of goods and services on the grounds of age. | | (26141) | 940
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the average annual household bill has been for (a) gas and (b) electricity in each year since 1997. | | (25543) | 941
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on protection against discrimination for transsexual people in the provision of goods and services. | | (25613) | 942
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the performance of companies which rely heavily on investment in research and development in the last four years; and if he will make a statement. | | (25432) | 943
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he will reply to the letters from the honourable Member for Clwyd South of 5th May 2004, 15th June 2004, 26th July 2004 and 22nd March 2005 relating to his constituent Mr Arthur Roberts. | | (25462) | 944
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment has been made of the merits of the construction of wind turbines on electricity pylons. | | (25722) | 945
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effects on accidents at work of turning back the clocks each October. | | (26481) | 946
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people he estimates were living in fuel poverty in each of the last five years; what estimate he has made of the numbers in 2005-06; and if he will make a statement. | | (26205) | 947
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will include energy-from-waste technology in the Renewables Obligation. | | (26114) | 948
| Peter Law (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 31st October, Official Report, column 710W, on miners' compensation, if he will (a) place in the Library and (b) post on his Department's website the details of the efficiency improvement programme on miners' compensation to which reference is made. | | (25685) | 949
| Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what his policy is on the governing and administration of the internet. | | (25631) | 950
| Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he expects to be able to announce the start date for the low carbon buildings programme. | | (25604) | 951
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what arrangements exist to manage the supply of electricity from Snugborough wind farm in County Cavan in the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland, with particular reference to the Renewables Obligation Certificate Scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (25525) | 952
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, who the Director of Human Resources and Change Management is in his Department; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; and what the details are of his or her career to date. | | (26315) | 953
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, who the Director of Estates and Facility is in his Department; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; and what the details are of his or her career to date. | | (26316) | 954
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, who the Director of Finance and Resource Managment is in his Department; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; and what the details are of his career to date. | | (26317) | 955
| Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the number of turbines required to generate the 10 per cent. energy from wind power expected by the Government; and how many grid connections are planned to facilitate this. | | (26231) | 956
| Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with insurance industry representatives on travel insurance which excludes cover for tour company insolvency. | | (25680) | 957
| Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful prosecutions for the unauthorised transmission of radio signals there have been in each of the last five years. | | (25681) | 958
| Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the number of pirate radio stations broadcasting within (a) London and (b) the UK. | | (25682) | 959
| Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on reducing the number of pirate radio stations in operation. | | (25683) | 960
N | Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the EU's negotiating position at the World Trade Organisation. | | (25828) | 961
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what his priorities are for the forthcoming World Trade Organisation meeting in Hong Kong. | | (25620) | 962
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what rights consumers have to opt out of hand-delivered unsolicited mail. | | (26096) | 963
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, from which countries uranium is supplied to UK nuclear power stations. | | (25484) | 964
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the remaining unmined supplies of uranium across the world; and how many years' supply of uranium for nuclear power stations this represents should power generation continue at present levels. | | (25485) | 965
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent estimate he has made of the carbon dioxide emissions resulting from the (a) mining, (b) processing, (c) transportation and (d) utilisation of uranium used in the production of nuclear energy in the UK; and what that figure represents in terms of emissions per kilowatt hour of energy produced. | | (25506) | 966
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent estimate the Government has made of the carbon dioxide emissions produced by the (a) building, (b) maintenance and (c) decommissioning of a new nuclear power station and the mining of the uranium fuel over (i) 10, (ii) 20 and (iii) 50 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (25665) | 967
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent estimate the Government has made of the carbon dioxide emissions of the building, maintenance and decommissioning of new (a) onshore wind farms and (b) offshore wind farms over (i) 10, (ii) 20 and (iii) 50 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (25666) | 968
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent estimate the Government has made of the carbon dioxide emissions produced by the building, maintenance and decommissioning of a tidal power station over (a) 10, (b) 20 and (c) 50 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (25667) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 969
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to introduce legislation to require passengers to wear seat belts in the passenger seats of coaches; and if he will make a statement. | | (25735) | 970
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) males and (b) females travelling in coaches were (i) killed, (ii) seriously injured and (iii) injured in road accidents in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and of these how many were wearing a seat belt. | | (25736) | 971
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the current seat belt wearing rate in coaches by (a) males and (b) females; and what the estimated rates were in each of the last two years for which figures are available. | | (25737) | 972
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for safety of over-crowding on trains along (a) the Hastings to London Victoria and (b) Brighton to London Victoria lines; and what steps he plans to take to reduce the impact of overcrowding on train services. | | (25437) | 973
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the volume of passengers using peak time train services along the (a) Brighton to London Victoria and (b) Hastings to London Victoria line in 2004-05; and if he will make a statement. | | (25441) | 974
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the over-crowding on trains along (a) the Hastings to London Victoria and (b) Brighton to London Victoria lines; and if he will make a statement. | | (25472) | 975
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on the National Train Passenger Survey in each year from 1997-98 to 2004-05; and what funding is planned for future financial years. | | (25615) | 976
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) technical and financial contracts, (b) technical consultants used on a call-off basis and (c) financial consultants used on a call-off basis by (i) HM Railway Inspectorate and (ii) the Office of the Rail Regulator since 1st November 2003; what the nature of the assignment for each consultant was; and what the value of work done by each consultant was. | | (25699) | 977
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) technical and financial contracts, (b) technical consultants used on a call-off basis and (c) financial consultants used on a call-off basis by the Office of Rail Regulation since 5th July 2004; what the nature of the assignment for each consultant was; and what the value of work done by each consultant was. | | (25700) | 978
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) technical and (b) financial consultants used by the Strategic Rail Authority since 1st November 2003 on a call-off basis; what the total amount paid to each consultant was; and what the nature was of each project undertaken by each such consultant. | | (25702) | 979
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) technical and financial contracts, (b) technical consultants used on a call-off basis and (c) financial consultants used on a call-off basis by his Department carrying out work relating to the railways since 1st November 2003; what the nature of the assignment for each consultant was; and what the value of work done by each consultant was. | | (25703) | 980
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) nature and (b) value was of all contracts, consultancies or other services placed with the accountancy firms (i) Deloitte & Touche, (ii) Ernst & Young, (iii) KPMG, (iv) PricewaterhouseCoopers and (v) other accountancy firms in (A) 2004-05 and (B) 2005-06 by the Department and its agencies. | | (25704) | 981
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list (a) the consultants used in connection with the transfer of the Strategic Rail Authority to DfT Rail, (b) the (i) private finance initiative and (ii) public-private partnership external consultants used by (A) his Department and (B) each of its agencies in each of the last two years and (c) the external consultants used by (1) his Department and (2) each of its agencies, excluding public-private partnership and private finance initiative contracts, in each of the last two years; and what the (y) nature and (z) cost of the work done by each consultant was in each case. | | (25705) | 982
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average (a) number and (b) distance of trips as calculated by the National Travel Survey was by (i) car driver, (ii) car passenger, (iii) bus, (iv) walking and (v) other modes of transport for the purposes of (A) commuting, (B) business, (C) education, (D) escort education, (E) shopping and (F) other reasons, broken down by (1) sex and (2) those (v) under 17 years, (w) 17 to 29 years, (x) 30 to 49 years, (y) 50 to 59 years and (z) over 60 years in the latest two-year period for which survey results are available. | | (26150) | 983
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many UK ports are subject to the International Ship and Port Facility Security code regulations. | | (26337) | 984
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how frequently UK ports are required to be inspected under the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code. | | (26338) | 985
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what action he is taking to address air pollution and emissions from motor vehicles. | | (25123) | 986
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received regarding noise pollution from cars fitted with double exhausts; and what discussions he has had with manufacturers on this. | | (25138) | 987
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve public transport (a) in Leeds and (b) in West Yorkshire. | | (26171) | 988
| John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what arrangements he is making to enable cross-boundary travel between County Durham, Tyne and Wear and Teeside under the concessionary travel scheme for over 60s; and if he will make a statement. | | (25696) | 989
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which railway lines he expects to close in order to allow more high speed and freight services to run. | | (25139) | 990
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the railway lines being considered for closure by his Department in the next 12 months. | | (25189) | 991
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what restrictions are in place regarding the sale of alcohol on board trains. | | (25191) | 992
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on light rail and tram schemes. | | (25616) | 993
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the light rail and tram schemes approved by his Department since 1998; and what conditions were attached to each. | | (25617) | 994
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a list of the ministerial engagements of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State the honourable Member for Halton since 1st June to date. | | (25618) | 995
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's per capita spending is on (a) all transport, (b) light rail and tram schemes and (c) bus subsidies for each local authority area in England. | | (25624) | 996
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on information technology consultants in each year since 1998. | | (25625) | 997
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on transport consultancy services in each year since 1998. | | (25626) | 998
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the buildings owned by his Department; and what the purpose is of each one. | | (25632) | 999
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people worked in his Department in each year since 1998, broken down by sex, grade and race. | | (25633) | 1000
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on entertaining in each month since June. | | (25634) | 1001
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the travel costs are for each Minister in his Department in each month since June, broken down by mode of transport. | | (25635) | 1002
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles his Department owns; and what the purpose, annual cost, type of fuel and average number of miles used per week is in each case. | | (25637) | 1003
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which company holds each rail franchise; what targets each has (a) met and (b) missed; and when each franchise (i) began and (ii) will expire. | | (25642) | 1004
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what agreement he has entered into in respect of light rail schemes in relation to contingency funding for cost overruns for each scheme since 1998; and if he will place copies of such agreements in the Library. | | (25643) | 1005
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the level of contingency funding needed to underpin the construction of the Merseytram Line 1; and if he will place copies of the papers relating to that assessment in the Library. | | (25644) | 1006
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what informal advice was (a) sought and (b) received by Ministers of his Department in relation to Merseytram Line 1. | | (25645) | 1007
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when and where Ministers of his Department held meetings on Merseytram Line 1 with (a) honourable Members and (b) local authorities; and what was discussed at such meetings. | | (25646) | 1008
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what advice Ministers have received on whether it would be ultra vires or imprudent for Knowsley Council and Liverpool City Council to underwrite contingencies on the Mersey Tram Line; and what the sources of the (a) formal and (b) informal advice were. | | (26206) | 1009
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list meetings held between Ministers and (a) airport authorities and (b) interested groups since June; and if he will place the minutes of the meetings in the Library. | | (26407) | 1010
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the contingency requirements for the construction costs of Merseytram Line 1; when these assessments were carried out; what the results of these assessments were; and if he will place copies in the Library. | | (26513) | 1011
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultations have taken place with the rail franchises on safety; how much each franchisee spent on safety in 2004-05; what assessment has been made by the Department about the adequacy of this spending. | | (26514) | 1012
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what procedures are in place to assess the level of investment required in the infrastructure of the railways to ensure its safe operation against the commercial requirements of those operating the franchises. | | (26515) | 1013
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions he has met representatives of the rail franchisees; where these meetings took place; how many people where present on each occasion; and if he will place copies of the minutes of these meetings in the Library. | | (26516) | 1014
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what level of liaison is required to take place between rail franchises and passenger groups; how many of these meetings have taken place; and what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of such meetings. | | (26517) | 1015
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions he has used public transport over the past 12 months. | | (26518) | 1016
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the performance of South East Trains since it was returned to public hands. | | (26519) | 1017
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in light of the improved performance of South East Trains since it was returned to public hands, what lessons can be learned by private sector franchises. | | (26520) | 1018
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made whether there is a case for South East Trains to remain in public hands given its improvement in performance since its private sector franchise was removed. | | (26521) | 1019
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the effectiveness of the cycling demonstration towns. | | (26522) | 1020
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times he has met representatives of the cycling community over the past 12 months; where these meetings took place; and if he will place copies of the minutes of these meetings in the Library. | | (26523) | 1021
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will announce a decision on Bathside Bay. | | (26524) | 1022
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is working on rail network access options for the proposed Crossrail services which would seek to ensure that all users of the rail network are provided with open and reliable access. | | (26525) | 1023
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons other rail network users have not been consulted on the development of rail network access options for the proposed Crossrail services. | | (26526) | 1024
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there are plans to use the acquisition power provided to the operators of Crossrail. | | (26527) | 1025
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions have taken place with cyclists on the making of public transport accessible to those using bicycles. | | (26528) | 1026
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made in the development of the Rail Accident and Investigation Branch since its establishment; how many times its officials have met representatives of the light rail sector; and what protocols have been established with the light rail sector. | | (26529) | 1027
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many operational arrangements have been established by the Rail Accident and Investigation Branch; and with which organisations. | | (26530) | 1028
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times officials from the Rail Accident and Investigation Branch have met representatives of (a) the police and (b) the Health and Safety Executive. | | (26531) | 1029
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) mobile phones, (b) lap top computers and (c) desk top computers there are within the Department; and what their cost to the Department was in 2004-05. | | (26532) | 1030
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of cycle lanes are due to be established in the next (a) 12 months, (b) five years and (c) 10 years. | | (26533) | 1031
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many members of the British Transport Police are due to retire or step down in the next (a) 12 months, (b) five years and (c) 10 years. | | (26534) | 1032
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many mobile phones were stolen on the rail network in the past (a) 12 months, (b) two years and (c) five years. | | (26535) | 1033
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the work of the Rail Passengers Council will be reviewed; and when these reviews will take place. | | (26536) | 1034
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what walking activity targets have been set by each local authority. | | (26537) | 1035
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will announce a decision on the Port of Felixstowe. | | (26538) | 1036
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the staff turnover rate for Cross London Rail Links Limited was in the past 12 months. | | (26539) | 1037
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Department has spent on Crossrail in the past 12 months; and what percentage has been spent on (a) staff recruitment, (b) technical consultants and (c) other external services. | | (26540) | 1038
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether port capacity in England and Wales is being exceeded | | (26546) | 1039
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues in respect of Mersey Tram Line 1. | | (26549) | 1040
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list departmental meetings held in relation to (a) Manchester, (b) the Sheffield tram system and (c) the Nottingham tram system programmes. | | (26550) | 1041
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what transport projects his Department is planning for (a) Houghton and Washington East constituency, (b) the Wearside area and (c) the North East Region. | | (25512) | 1042
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's (a) policy is on and (b) funding allocation is to a direct rail service from London to Sunderland. | | (25513) | 1043
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effects on numbers of road casualties of turning back the clocks in October each year. | | (26482) | 1044
N | Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he intends to direct Network Rail to start work in developing a scheme to lengthen the platform at Bromsgrove station; and what estimate he has made of the costs of such a scheme. | | (24838) | 1045
N | Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Department has allocated to the West Midlands for rail transport infrastructure for 2005-06. | | (24839) | 1046
| Peter Law (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the merits of low emissions passenger aircraft. | | (25471) | 1047
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to announce a new strategic North-South rail link. | | (25431) | 1048
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which recommendations of the Multi-Modal Studies have been accepted; and what progress has been made with implementing these. | | (25607) | 1049
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which recommendations of the Multi-Modal Studies have been rejected; and for what reasons in each case. | | (25608) | 1050
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) capital and (b) revenue funding was allocated by his Department to (i) North East Lincolnshire and (ii) North Lincolnshire in each of the last five years. | | (25443) | 1051
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to introduce a quieter road surface on the M4 and its slip roads in the vicinity of junctions 8 and 9. | | (26088) | 1052
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what surface materials will be used in the forthcoming work to introduce a third lane in the slip roads on and off the M4 at junctions 8 and 9. | | (26089) | 1053
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer to the honourable Member for Hertsmere of 28th June, Official Report, columns 1421-2W, on violence against transport personnel, how many bus drivers and conductors were the victims of offences of violence whilst on duty in Surrey in each of the last 10 years. | | (25692) | 1054
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many instances of anti-social behaviour have been recorded on buses in (a) Surrey and (b) England in each of the last 10 years. | | (25693) | 1055
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passengers travelling by (a) rail, (b) bus and (c) taxi have been the victims of offences of violence in (i) Surrey and (ii) England in each of the last 10 years. | | (25694) | 1056
| David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many emergency calls were made to the Coastguard Service in each of the last five years; and how many such calls were found to be hoaxes. | | (26132) | 1057
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the off-balance sheet liabilities are of Network Rail; and whether this amount is gross of any assets. | | (26226) | 1058
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the level of congestion on the M1 in Hertfordshire. | | (25570) | 1059
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the efficiency of rail links to (a) Kings Langley, (b) Apsley and (c) Hemel Hempstead; and if he will make a statement. | | (25574) | 1060
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the level of congestion on the M25 in Hertfordshire. | | (25575) | 1061
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the level of congestion on the A41 in Hertfordshire. | | (25576) | 1062
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding was allocated by his Department to Hemel Hempstead constituency for (a) capital projects and (b) revenue funding in each of the last eight years. | | (25734) | 1063
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to record the nationality of all drivers involved in road traffic accidents in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency and (b) Hertfordshire. | | (25743) | 1064
| Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will introduce regulations to ensure that left-hand drive heavy goods vehicles have sufficient side mirrors to alleviate blind spots in relation to vehicles passing on the right. | | (25673) | 1065
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional funding he is providing (a) in England and (b) to each of the district councils in Gloucestershire in 2005-06 to cover the cost of providing concessionary travel for the over 60s; how much funding he plans to provide in future years; what percentage of the total costs of providing this travel the funding will represent; and if he will make a statement. | | (24955) | 1066
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to ensure people have access to effective public transport, with particular reference to rural communities. | | (25903) | 1067
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what types of aircraft used by civilian airlines are banned from UK airspace. | | (26449) | 1068
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to encourage the use of liquid petroleum gas fuel in cars. | | (26451) | 1069
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to introduce the use of seat belts on buses. | | (26452) | 1070
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the penalty is for a driver of a car with a bald tyre. | | (26454) | 1071
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to modernise (a) buses and (b) trains. | | (26455) | 1072
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to improve security on transport. | | (26456) | 1073
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has to introduce a road toll system. | | (26458) | 1074
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the penalty is if a driver is found not to be wearing a seat belt whilst driving. | | (26459) | 1075
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans there are to improve air links in the South West of England. | | (26460) | 1076
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have died after being hit by a vehicle on a pedestrian crossing in each year since 1998. | | (26461) | 1077
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were rescued by HM Coastguard working together with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in each of the last 30 years, broken down by region. | | (25599) | 1078
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether telecommunication masts constructed by Network Rail will be used to provide mobile phone telecommunication services for the general public; and if he will make a statement. | | (25621) | 1079
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate (a) the cost of extending to the rest of England the London scheme of free bus travel for under-16s, and (b) the cost of extending free travel to under-18s in full-time eduction. | | (25936) | 1080
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of (a) extending the travel concession on buses for under-16s in London to all of England and (b) extending that concession to include under-18s in full-time education. | | (26000) | 1081
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average frequency of (a) train and (b) bus services in England was in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (25652) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 1082
| Peter Law (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what representations he has received concerning the level of funding for the Police Service in Wales. | | (25721) | 1083
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with police forces in Wales on improving road safety; and if he will make a statement. | | (25921) | 1084
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the National Assembly for Wales Minister for Health to discuss funding for the provision of new hospitals serving patients in Wales. | | (25939) | 1085
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent assessment he has made of levels of pay for workers in rural Wales; and if he will make a statement. | | (25940) | 1086
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on youth crime in Wales; and if he will make a statement. | | (25941) | 1087
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what measures are being taken to tackle drug and alcohol abuse in Wales; and if he will make a statement. | | (25942) | 1088
N | Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he will issue his guidance for a Government department on devolution; and if he will place a copy in the Library. | | (25674) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 1089
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what steps the Government is taking to teach young people relationship skills to reduce domestic violence. | | (24564) | 1090
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what steps the Government is taking to improve services offered to women seeking refuge from domestic violence. | | (24565) | 1091
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what assistance and support is offered by the Government to married mothers, with a husband in work, who choose to stay at home to bring up their children. | | (25439) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 1092
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average monthly contribution to stakeholder pensions is. | | (25684) | 1093
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much tax relief was given to people with stakeholder pensions in each year since their introduction. | | (26147) | 1094
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on (a) the future of stakeholder pensions and (b) the level of tax relief levels they receive. | | (26218) | 1095
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will issue clear guidance on how claimants should claim widow's benefit following the European Court of Human Rights ruling. | | (26219) | 1096
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will compensate fathers who were widowed before 9th April 2001 following the European Court of Human Rights ruling on widows' benefits. | | (26220) | 1097
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in his Department (a) were relocated in 2004-05 and (b) are expected to be relocated in 2005-06 as a result of the Lyons review of public sector relocation; to which locations they have been relocated; and if he will make a statement. | | (24640) | 1098
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has entered into a contract with Unum Provident. | | (25926) | 1099
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to visit Coventry. | | (24567) | 1100
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of incapacity benefit claimants do not have a first level 2 qualification. | | (25381) | 1101
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of lone parents on benefits do not have a first level 2 qualification. | | (25382) | 1102
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many existing incapacity benefit claimants who voluntarily entered the Pathways to Work pilots had been claiming benefit for (a) one month, (b) two to three months, (c) three to six months, (d) six to 12 months, (e) 12 to 24 months and (f) 24 months and over prior to entering the pilot; and what proportion found work. | | (25136) | 1103
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the claimant off-flow rates from (a) incapacity benefit and (b) severe disability allowance were in each of the last 15 years, broken down by reason for leaving the benefit. | | (25192) | 1104
| Mr Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the benefit entitlements for people diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. | | (25746) | 1105
| Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) aged over 50 and (b) aged under 50 (i) joined Pathways to Work, (ii) subsequently found work, (iii) joined New Deal for Disabled People (excluding people in Pathways to Work pilot areas) and (iv) subsequently found work (excluding people in Pathways to Work pilot areas) in the last year for which figures are available. | | (26194) | 1106
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the normal retirement age is for members of the local government pension scheme. | | (26138) | 1107
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people the Child Support Agency has reported as not paying the correct amount of child support in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. | | (26569) | 1108
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) land and (b) property his Department owns in Kettering constituency. | | (24781) | 1109
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claiming (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) disability benefit have more than five GCSEs or equivalent qualifications in (i) England, (ii) the Tees Valley and (iii) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency. | | (26488) | 1110
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people called the 0845 8500284 number in respect of national insurance queries; how many times the line was engaged; and how many complaints have been received because the line was engaged in each of the last 10 months. | | (26214) | 1111
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost implications were in 2004-05 of deferring the start date for state pension payments until the Monday after an individual's 65th birthday; and what assessment has been made of the effects on the individuals concerned. | | (26108) | 1112
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will change the policy on the starting date for an individual's state pension from the Monday after their 65th birthday, to the day of their 65th birthday. | | (26109) | 1113
N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what meetings have taken place between the (a) owners and (b) officials of DNA Bioscience since 5th May and (i) Ministers in his Department, (ii) officials in his Department and (iii) officials in his Department's agencies and non-departmental public bodies; and if he will make a statement. | | (24563) | 1114
N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many firms are being assessed by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies for DNA-related work; and if he will make a statement. | | (25227) | 1115
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Health and Safety Executive has made of the health and safety implications of recent rail incidents. | | (26071) | 1116
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, who is responsible for running his Department's Estate; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; and what the details are of his or her career to date. | | (26327) | 1117
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, who the Director of Human resources is in his Department; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; and what are the details of his or her career to date. | | (26331) | 1118
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding was allocated by his Department to Hemel Hempstead constituency for (a) capital projects and (b) revenue funding in each of the last eight years. | | (25739) | 1119
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum and (c) Lancashire who have lost their pensions due to firm insolvency since 1997. | | (25747) | 1120
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on the use of the word spouse in official documents; if he will encourage the use of the term spouse/partner; and if he will make a statement. | | (24777) | 1121
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in how many Child Support Agency cases which have gone to court those paying maintenance have been ordered to make repayments over a period of longer than 16 years. | | (26099) | 1122
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases are currently with the Child Support Agency's specialist enforcement teams; and what action he is taking to reduce that number. | | (26100) | 1123
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the benefits system of the unresolved Child Support Agency cases. | | (26101) | 1124
| Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many incapacity benefit claimants there were in (a) Oxfordshire and (b) Wantage constituency in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2005. | | (25355) | 1125
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the inequality in pensions between men and women at the point of retirement. | | (26544) | 1126
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether research has been commissioned into the pension prospects for (a) lone parents and (b) black and minority ethnic women over the next 20 years. | | (26545) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1127
| Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Government's tax policy on film production in England. | | [Transferred] (26341) | 1128
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses were found to be employing workers for less than the minimum wage in (a) Houghton and Washington East and (b) Sunderland City Council area in each year since the minimum wage was introduced; and how many were (i) fined and (ii) forced to cease trading. | | [Transferred] (25514) | 1129
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Government's tax policy on film production; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (25970) | 1130
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many workless households there are in the UK; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (26234) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 1131
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what approaches have been made to the UK by President Talabani or other representatives of the Iraqi government to limit UK forces to the guarding of oil pipelines and other strategic installations. | | [Transferred] (26188) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 1132
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the penalty is for lorry drivers who allow illegal immigrants to enter the UK in their lorry. | | [Transferred] (26457) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 1133
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if Her Majesty's Government will accept the recommendation of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents for a three year pilot of single/double summer time to establish whether lighter evenings all year round will reduce road casualties. | | [Transferred] (26480) | 1134
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if the Government will take steps to introduce an official national holiday on St. George's Day. | | [Transferred] (25938) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 1135
| Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will seek to amend the relevant legislation to strengthen the requirements for consultation by Transport for London. | | [Transferred] (26024) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 1136
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the (a) technical and financial contracts, (b) technical consultants used on a call-off basis and (c) financial consultants used on a call-off basis by (i) the Health and Safety Commission, (ii) the Health and Safety Executive relating to railway matters since 1st November 2003; what the nature of the assignment for each consultant was; and what the value of work done by each consultant was. | | [Transferred] (25701) | 1137
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, who the director of finance in his Department is; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; and what the details of his or her career to date are. | | [Notice originally given on 10th November 2005] (26399) |
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