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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 15 November 2005
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 15 November 2005
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 15 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 Tuesday 15 November of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 15 November see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employees have been dismissed by his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (29136) | 2
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to remove VAT from the price of admission for children attending football matches; and if he will make a statement. | | (28989) | 3
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many babies have been born in each hospital operated by Southampton University Hospitals Trust in each of the last five years. | | (29189) | 4
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost was to public funds of his return from Israel on 9th November. | | (29104) | 5
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the total cost of his two visits to Israel by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the week beginning 7th November. | | (29105) | 6
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many fines were issued for the late return of income tax returns in each year since 2000, broken down by tax office; and how many were subsequently refunded in each year. | | (29049) | 7
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department takes to ensure that consultancies do not claim excessive expenses whilst working for the Department and its agencies. | | (29090) | 8
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list departmental projects conducted by consultants in each year since 2000; what the cost was in each case; and what the total cost of employing consultants was in each year. | | (29091) | 9
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of consultant-led projects in his Department; what sanctions are available to penalise consultants who run unsuccessful projects; how many projects conducted by consultants were assessed as unsuccessful in each year since 2000; and what sanctions were imposed in each case. | | (29120) | 10
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will allow overpayments through the tax credit system to be repaid to the Exchequer in one lump sum rather than in instalments. | | (29159) | 11
| Peter Law (Blaenau Gwent):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the relationship between primary energy use and economic productivity. | | (29005) | 12
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1st November, Official Report, column 981W, on Civil Service jobs, if he will break down the reduced Civil Service posts by (a) job title and (b) grade. | | (29006) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 13
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will list departmental projects conducted by consultants in each year since 2000; what the cost was in each case; and what the total cost of employing consultants was in each year. | | (29086) | 14
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what steps the Department takes to ensure that consultancies do not claim excessive expenses whilst working for the Department and its agencies. | | (29087) | 15
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of consultant-led projects in his Department; what sanctions are available to penalise consultants who run unsuccessful projects; how many projects conducted by consultants were assessed as unsuccessful in each year since 2000; and what sanctions were imposed in each case. | | (29122) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 16
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many employees have been dismissed by her Department in each of the past five years for which figures are available. | | (29048) | 17
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what steps the Department takes to ensure that consultancies do not claim excessive expenses whilst working for her Department and its agencies. | | (29096) | 18
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will list departmental projects conducted by consultants in each year since 2000; what the cost was in each case; and what the total cost of employing consultants was in each year. | | (29097) | 19
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of consultant-led projects in her Department; what sanctions are available to penalise consultants who run unsuccessful projects; how many projects conducted by consultants were assessed as unsuccessful in each year since 2000; and what sanctions were imposed in each case. | | (29117) | 20
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will require the Crown Prosecution Service to reply to the letter dated 28th September to the Secretary of State from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton which was forwarded to the Crown Prosecution Service on 7th October. | | (29108) | 21
N | Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans she has to modernize the commercial court | | (27152) | 22
N | Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the change in the rates paid for criminal legal aid has been over the last 10 years. | | (27153) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 23
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many employees have been dismissed by her Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (29123) | 24
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what definition she uses of high quality physical education and school sport as required by 2004 Public Service Agreement target number one. | | (29202) | 25
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Department takes to ensure that consultancies do not claim excessive expenses whilst working for the Department and its agencies. | | (29098) | 26
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list departmental projects conducted by consultants in each year since 2000; what the cost was in each case; and what the total cost of employing consultants was in each year. | | (29099) | 27
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of consultant-led projects in her Department; what sanctions are available to penalise consultants who run unsuccessful projects; how many projects conducted by consultants were assessed as unsuccessful in each year since 2000; and what sanctions were imposed. | | (29116) | 28
N | Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many representations she has received on increasing the number of regional casinos provided for in the Gambling Act 2005. | | (28828) | 29
N | Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what factors she will consider when reviewing the number of regional casinos provided for in the Gambling Act 2005. | | (28829) | 30
N | Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Casino Advisory Panel may recommend an increase in the number of regional casinos provided for in the Gambling Act 2005. | | (28830) | 31
| Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Minister for Creative Industries and Tourism will reply to the letter from the Right honourable Member for Birmingham, Ladywood of 19th September on behalf of a constituent, Nigel Clarke. | | (29150) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 32
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Iraqis have been (a) detained by UK forces in each month since March 2003 and (b) convicted in Iraqi courts of offences connected to insurgent activity since March 2003; and if he will make a statement. | | (28804) | 33
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many insurgents have been (a) injured and (b) killed by UK forces in each month since March 2003. | | (28805) | 34
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many employees have been dismissed by his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (29124) | 35
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many incremental companies there are in the British Army; and to which units each incremental company is attached. | | (28981) | 36
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Department takes to ensure that consultancies do not claim excessive expenses whilst working for his Department and its agencies. | | (29100) | 37
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list departmental projects conducted by consultants in each year since 2000; what the cost was in each case; and what the total cost of employing consultants was in each year. | | (29101) | 38
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of consultant-led projects in his Department; what sanctions are available to penalise consultants who run unsuccessful projects; how many projects conducted by consultants were assessed as unsuccessful in each year since 2000; and what sanctions were imposed in each case. | | (29115) | 39
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Royal Navy's budget will be for each of the next five years. | | (29165) | 40
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy personnel are based in (a) Gibraltar and (b) the Falklands. | | (29166) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 41
| Ed Balls (Normanton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many firefighters serviced (a) West Yorkshire and (b) Normanton constituency (i) in 1997 and (ii) at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (29176) | 42
| Ed Balls (Normanton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what provision for fire safety risk assessment there is in (a) West Yorkshire and (b) Normanton constituency. | | (29177) | 43
| Ed Balls (Normanton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what protection is available for firefighters in England who are attacked in execution of their duty. | | (29178) | 44
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on his Department's priorities for 2006-07. | | (28064) | 45
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many employees have been dismissed by his Office in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (29125) | 46
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made as part of the growth area agenda of the need for new reservoir capacity to supply Northamptonshire with water to 2031. | | (29181) | 47
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list projects conducted for his Office by consultants in each year since 2000; what the cost was in each case; and what the total cost of employing consultants was in each year. | | (29088) | 48
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps the Department takes to ensure that consultancies do not claim excessive expenses whilst working for his Department and its agencies. | | (29089) | 49
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of consultant-led projects in his Department; what sanctions are available to penalise consultants who run unsuccessful projects; how many projects conducted by consultants were assessed as unsuccessful in each year since 2000; and what sanctions were imposed in each case. | | (29121) | 50
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will allow councils to sell privately owned properties which fall into disrepair as a result of long-term disuse. | | (29157) | 51
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when English Partnerships' future national programme for the years 2005-06 to 2008-09 is expected to be announced. | | (27509) | 52
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much money has been raised by English Partnerships in each of the last four years through the sale of assets in Milton Keynes. | | (27510) | 53
N | Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the evidence from his officials to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee on 17th October, if he will place in the Library the performance data for the last five years which his Department has collected in relation to monitoring local authorities' delivery of empty homes strategies; and if he will make a statement. | | (27463) | 54
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps the Government is taking to improve conditions for older people living in private rented sector housing. | | (29017) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 55
| Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 7th November, Official Report, column 108W, on Bridgewater Primary School, Northamptonshire, in what circumstances departmental school design and funding guidelines provide funding for kitchen facilities; in what circumstances departmental guidelines judge kitchen facilities to be required by the school or local authority; and if her Department will provide funding for kitchen facilities at the Bridgewater Primary School. | | (29186) | 56
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much has been allocated for the evaluation of Sure Start; and when she expects to publish the results. | | (28801) | 57
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when she expects to publish the responses to the consultation on Working Together. | | (28831) | 58
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many employees have been dismissed by her Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (29126) | 59
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether the data required to measure 2004 Public Service Agreement target number 1 are (a) available and (b) published. | | (29174) | 60
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what definition she uses of high quality physical education and school sport in respect of the 2004 Public Service Agreement target number 9. | | (29179) | 61
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the attainability of the 2004 Public Service Agreement target number 7. | | (29180) | 62
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what timescales have been set for achievement of the 2004 Public Service Agreement target number 5. | | (29182) | 63
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether the data required to measure the 2004 Public Service Agreement target number 2 are taken from consistent data sources. | | (29183) | 64
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent assessment she has made of the attainability of 2004 Public Service Agreement target number 10. | | (29197) | 65
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how the quality of data used to measure progress against the need to improve the basic skill level of adults as required by 2004 Public Service Agreement target number 13 is assessed. | | (29198) | 66
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the timescales are for the achievement of all aspects of 2004 Public Service Agreement target number 14. | | (29199) | 67
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps the Department takes to ensure that consultancies do not claim excessive expenses whilst working for her Department and its agencies. | | (29102) | 68
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list departmental projects conducted by consultants in each year since 2000; what the cost was in each case; and what the total cost of employing consultants was in each year. | | (29103) | 69
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of consultant-led projects in her Department; what sanctions are available to penalise consultants who run unsuccessful projects; how many projects conducted by consultants were assessed as unsuccessful in each year since 2000; and what sanctions were imposed in each case. | | (29114) | 70
| Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average weekly number of hours was spent by full-time academic staff teaching undergraduates in universities in 2004-05. | | (29028) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 71
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of batteries was recycled in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (29143) | 72
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what volume of (a) low level, (b) intermediate level and (c) high level nuclear waste went missing in 2004; and what percentage was recovered. | | (29144) | 73
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many employees have been dismissed by her Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (29127) | 74
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will support legally binding targets to tackle climate change. | | (28798) | 75
N | Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the take up of the Vulnerable Persons Regulations tariff was in 2004-05, broken down by water company. | | (28493) | 76
| 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 discuss new regulations with EU colleagues on preventing the importation of palm oil for food production whose production has damaged the habitat of the orang-utan. | | (29029) | 77
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to promote waste minimisation alongside household waste recycling; and what measures are used to gauge progress. | | (28488) | 78
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will discuss with the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry referring the difference between the retail and farmgate price of milk to the Office of Fair Trading; and if she will make a statement. | | (29010) | 79
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of consultant-led projects in her Department; what sanctions are available to penalise consultants who run unsuccessful projects; how many projects conducted by consultants were assessed as unsuccessful in each year since 2000; and what sanctions were imposed in each case. | | (29077) | 80
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department takes to ensure that consultancies do not claim excessive expenses whilst working for the Department and its agencies. | | (29078) | 81
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list departmental projects conducted by consultants in each year since 2000; what the cost was in each case; and what the total cost of employing consultants was in each year. | | (29079) | 82
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many persons are employed in dairy farming in England; and how many were so employed on the same date in 1997. | | (27363) | 83
| David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on proposals to review the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966; and what the arrangements are for public consultation on such a review. | | (29018) | 84
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department has collected since 2003 on the percentage of recipients of Warm Front who are fuel poor. | | (29013) | 85
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the future funding requirements of (a) Warm Front and (b) other programmes to combat fuel poverty; and if she will make a statement. | | (29014) | 86
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to identify older people in fuel poverty who are not in receipt of benefits. | | (29015) | 87
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many central heating systems have been fitted for people aged over 65 years under the Warm Front Scheme in each year since the Scheme started; and what percentage this represents of the total systems fitted. | | (29016) | 88
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to ensure horse owners are aware of the requirement for horse passports; and what estimate she has made of the number of horses in England and Wales without a horse passport. | | (28799) | 89
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps have been taken to ensure that imports of beef do not enter the United Kingdom from regions of Brazil which accept movements of beef from those regions where foot and mouth has been detected in cattle. | | (28800) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 90
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of the use in England and Wales of intelligence obtained by torture upon (a) the United Kingdom's international standing and reputation and (b) the effectiveness of British foreign policy. | | (29109) | 91
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of irregularities in the presidential elections in Zanzibar; what representations he has made to (a) the Zanzibar authorities and (b) the Tanzanian Government about such irregularities; and if he will make a statement. | | (28806) | 92
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what account was taken of the validity of the election in the decision that the UK's High Commissioner to Zanzibar attend the recent inauguration of the President. | | (28807) | 93
| Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations were made to the Chinese delegation during the recent state visit regarding (a) reports of religious persecution in China and (b) the status of Tibet. | | (29169) | 94
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many employees have been dismissed by his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (29128) | 95
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the human rights of prisoners of conscience in the Maldives, with particular reference to (a) Mohamed Nasheed and (b) Jennifer Latheef. | | (29038) | 96
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of consultant-led projects in his Department; what sanctions are available to penalise consultants who run unsuccessful projects; how many projects conducted by consultants were assessed as unsuccessful in each year since 2000; and what sanctions were imposed. | | (29074) | 97
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Department takes to ensure that consultancies do not claim excessive expenses whilst working for his Department and its agencies. | | (29075) | 98
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list departmental projects conducted by consultants in each year since 2000; what the cost was in each case; and what the total cost of employing consultants was in each year. | | (29076) | 99
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Chinese government about the forced repatriation of North Korean asylum seekers in China. | | (29161) | 100
| Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he will reply to the letter from the Right honourable Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, of 12th January regarding UK policy on returning asylum seekers to Zimbabwe on behalf of Dr Margaret Sherratt (acknowledgement reference 1 85435/05). | | (29147) | 101
| Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he will reply to the letter from the Right honourable Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, of 7th December 2004 regarding the Middle East peace process (acknowledgement reference 1 84476/04). | | (29148) | 102
| Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he will reply to the letter from the Right honourable Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, of 9th May on behalf of a constituent, Carol Parsons, (acknowledgement reference 1 88801/05). | | (29153) | 103
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether an agreement has been reached on farm subsidies in Bulgaria and Romania in anticipation of their accession to the European Union in 2007; and whether the subsidies will be funded from the existing budget. | | (29140) | 104
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of China on forced labour in China. | | (29141) | 105
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to address the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. | | (29142) | 106
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the scale of manufacture of goods in labour camps abroad for sale to other countries; and what steps he is taking to prevent imports of such goods to the UK. | | (29207) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 107
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made in the implementation of (a) the National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services, (b) Standard 8 of the Framework and (c) the autism exemplar chapter of the Framework. | | (28991) | 108
N | Angela Browning (Tiverton & Honiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to be in a position to publish the Mental Health Bill. | | (26080) | 109
N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she plans to grant strategic health authorities powers (a) to remove the chief executives of primary and acute trusts and (b) to require primary care trusts to outsource or market test services; and if she will make a statement. | | (28655) | 110
N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether strategic health authorities will have further powers to determine whether primary care trusts can exercise financial autonomy and control their own budgets under the proposals for reconfiguration of strategic health authorities and primary care trusts. | | (28656) | 111
N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the stocks of influenza vaccine in the NHS. | | (28992) | 112
N | Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance she has (a) issued and (b) plans to issue to primary care trusts regarding the prescribing of Herceptin, with particular reference to Bolton Primary Care Trust. | | (28494) | 113
| Mrs Janet Dean (Burton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the likely effect of allowing varying sizes and configuration of primary care trusts on the level of consistency and equality of access to services across England. | | (29007) | 114
| Mrs Janet Dean (Burton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the likely impact of the reorganisation of primary care trusts on the commissioning of specialist services, with particular reference to renal services. | | (29008) | 115
| Mrs Janet Dean (Burton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are planned following the reorganisation of primary care trusts to ensure that services which may be under-prioritised by commissioners are effectively provided, with particular reference to renal services. | | (29009) | 116
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the health trusts which will introduce liquid-based cytology over the next three years; and what the planned implementation date is for each. | | (29184) | 117
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much Hampshire County Council pays to fund each continuing care patient. | | (29187) | 118
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwifery assistants have been employed by Southampton University Hospitals Trust in each of the last five years. | | (29188) | 119
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the midwifery vacancy rate for Southampton University Hospitals Trust has been in each of the last five years. | | (29190) | 120
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwives have been employed by Southampton University Hospitals Trust in each of the last five years (a) in numerical terms and (b) as full time equivalents. | | (29191) | 121
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the Caesarian rate has been in each of the last five years at Southampton University Hospitals Trust. | | (29192) | 122
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, why her Department has used three year averages to measure performance against 2004 Public Service Agreement target number one. | | (29203) | 123
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, why her Department has used three year averages to measure performance against 2004 Public Service Agreement target number two. | | (29204) | 124
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timescales are for achievement of all aspects of 2004 Public Service Agreement target number three. | | (29205) | 125
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of consultant-led projects in her Department; what sanctions are available to penalise consultants who run unsuccessful projects; how many projects conducted by consultants were assessed as unsuccessful in each year since 2000; and what sanctions were imposed in each case. | | (29071) | 126
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Department takes to ensure that consultancies do not claim excessive expenses whilst working for her Department and its agencies. | | (29072) | 127
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list departmental projects conducted by consultants in each year since 2000; what the cost was in each case; and what the total cost of employing consultants was in each year. | | (29073) | 128
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much it costs to treat patients resident in Wales at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital; and how many were treated in each year since 2002. | | (29164) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 129
| Ed Balls (Normanton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) anti-social behaviour orders, (b) individual support orders, (c) enforced parenting orders and (d) voluntary parenting contracts have been issued in (i) West Yorkshire and (ii) Normanton constituency since each was established. | | (29175) | 130
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the role of intelligence obtained by torture abroad in legal proceedings in England and Wales. | | (29110) | 131
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the reliability of intelligence obtained by torture abroad. | | (29111) | 132
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact in England and Wales of the use of intelligence obtained by torture abroad on long-term national security. | | (29112) | 133
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employees have been dismissed by his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (29129) | 134
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the rate of re-offending within (a) three years, (b) four years, (c) five years and (d) 10 years has been for prisoners released in each of the last 10 years. | | (29210) | 135
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fully trained police officers were allocated to the London Borough of Wandsworth on 31st March in each year since 1997, broken down by rank. | | (28802) | 136
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many community support officers were allocated to the London Borough of Wandsworth in each year since 1997. | | (28803) | 137
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will revise the Police and Criminal Evidence Code to facilitate the re-interview of terrorist detainees after charge; and if he will make a statement. | | (29012) | 138
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of consultant-led projects in his Department; what sanctions are available to penalise consultants who run unsuccessful projects; how many projects conducted by consultants were assessed as unsuccessful in each year since 2000; and what sanctions were imposed in each case. | | (29054) | 139
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list departmental projects conducted by consultants in each year since 2000; what the cost was in each case; and what the total cost of employing consultants was in each year. | | (29055) | 140
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department takes to ensure that consultancies do not claim excessive expenses whilst working for the Department and its agencies. | | (29056) | 141
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter dated 5th October from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mr Oluyomi Akinola. | | (29107) | 142
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many alcohol-related crimes were recorded in Shrewsbury in each year since 2002. | | (29160) | 143
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of young offenders re-offended in Shropshire in each year since 2002. | | (29162) | 144
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of prisoners released from Shrewsbury Prison entered employment, education or training after being released in each year since 2002. | | (29163) | 145
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to speed up the process for decisions on naturalisation in the UK of Zimbabweans. | | (29167) | 146
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to reduce arson; and if he will make a statement. | | (29024) | 147
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many early retirements there were under the NHS Pension Scheme (a) in 2000 and (b) in each year since 2002. | | (29040) | 148
| Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Immigration and Nationality Directorate will reply to the letter of 18th January from the Right honourable Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, on behalf of Andrew Russell, of Park Lane, Birmingham (Home Office Reference R1050090, correspondence ref. B1755/5). | | (29145) | 149
| Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter from the Right honourable Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, of (a) 7th April on behalf of Honya Sharif, daughter of Nask Omar Abdulla (Home Office reference S1165302) and (b) 20th June on behalf of Idel Austin (Home Office reference C1016519). | | (29149) | 150
| Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister for the Criminal Justice System and Offender Management will reply to the letter from the Right honourable Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, of 24th August on behalf of Serge Paul and West Midlands Prison Visiting Transport Service. | | (29151) | 151
| Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Immigration and Nationality Directorate will reply to the letter from the Right honourable Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, of (a) 24th January on behalf of Rose Kalunga Nyota (Home Office reference number N1072499), (b) 5th July on behalf of Antelia Barrow (Home Office reference M1136710/M136710, correspondence ref B15228/5) and (c) 19th July on behalf of Matoko Matoko (Home office reference M1169837, correspondence reference B16758/5). | | (29154) | 152
| Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Immigration and Nationality Directorate will reply to the letter from the Right honourable Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, of (a) 20th July on behalf of Zobair Zobar (Home Office reference M1169298, correspondence reference B16804/5), (b) 9th August on behalf of Vincent Massaguoi (Home Office reference M1114924/2, correspondence reference B18798/5) and (c) 23rd August on behalf of Evrard Lefunga Mbunzama (Home Office reference M1175103, correspondence reference B19997/5). | | (29155) | 153
| Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Immigration and Nationality Directorate will reply to the letter from the Right honourable Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, of (a) 21st September on behalf of Mohammed Javadi (Home Office reference J1027716, correspondence reference B22390/5) and (b) 10th August on behalf of Sukria Osman Ali, wife of Mr Fayaq (Home Office reference F1042572/2, correspondence reference B19083/5). | | (29156) | 154
| Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Immigration and Nationality Directorate will reply to the letter from the Right honourable Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, (a) of 21st June regarding Naila Rehman, Home Office ref. Q1012504, correspondence ref. B1419615, (b) of 29th July regarding Arelina Ngizambote, Home Office ref. N1081675, correspondence ref. B17949/5, and (c) of 9th August on behalf of Alice Ndayishimye Home Office ref. N180897/2. correspondence ref. B18792/5. | | (29158) | 155
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) civilian staff and (b) police officers are employed by each police force. | | (29193) | 156
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average number of crimes committed per day was in each police force area in the last year for which figures are available. | | (29194) | 157
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police forces have a policy of attending every reported crime. | | (29195) | 158
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of levels of rejected passport applications due to photographs not meeting requirements; and what percentage of applications were rejected for this reason in each of the last five years. | | (29196) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 159
N | Angela Browning (Tiverton & Honiton):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress has been made under the UK Presidency of the EU to ensure that poor countries are represented at the World Trade Organisation talks. | | (26079) | 160
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many employees have been dismissed by his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (29130) | 161
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of consultant-led projects in his Department; what sanctions are available to penalise consultants who run unsuccessful projects; how many projects conducted by consultants were assessed as unsuccessful in each year since 2000; and what sanctions were imposed. | | (29063) | 162
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department takes to ensure that consultancies do not claim excessive expenses whilst working for the Department and its agencies. | | (29064) | 163
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list departmental projects conducted by consultants in each year since 2000; what the cost was in each case; and what the total cost of employing consultants was in each year. | | (29065) | Questions to the Leader of the House 164
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Leader of the House, what steps his Office takes to ensure that consultancies do not claim excessive expenses. | | (29092) | 165
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Leader of the House, if he will list projects conducted for his Office by consultants in each year since 2000; what the cost was in each case; and what the total cost of employing consultants was in each year. | | (29093) | 166
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Leader of the House, what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of consultant-led projects in his Office; what sanctions are available to penalise consultants who run unsuccessful projects; how many projects conducted by consultants were assessed as unsuccessful in each year since 2000; and what sanctions were imposed in each case. | | (29119) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 167
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many employees have been dismissed by his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (29131) | 168
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the number of individuals who are likely to be affected by the special arrangements proposed in the Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill. | | (28980) | 169
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many applications for assistance with complaints of discrimination in employment and non-employment have been received by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland in each year since its inception. | | (28982) | 170
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what representations he has received about the proposed closure of Crown post offices in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | (28983) | 171
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he expects to appoint a panel to monitor the progress of the development of the former Maze Prison site. | | (28984) | 172
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding was allocated for Telecare projects in Northern Ireland in the last three years, broken down by constituency. | | (29168) | 173
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many public bodies in Northern Ireland have paid travel and subsistence expenses in the past five years for non-executive directors and board members who live outside the UK and Ireland. | | (29171) | 174
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many days Mr Andrew Smith worked for the Northern Ireland Social Security Agency as a non-executive director in each year he was employed. | | (29172) | 175
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, who gave approval to the Northern Ireland Social Security Agency to employ Mr Andrew Smith as a non-executive director beyond his contracted annual total of days. | | (29173) | 176
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of consultant-led projects in his Department; what sanctions are available to penalise consultants who run unsuccessful projects; how many projects conducted by consultants were assessed as unsuccessful in each year since 2000; and what sanctions were imposed. | | (29066) | 177
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Department takes to ensure that consultancies do not claim excessive expenses whilst working for his Department and its agencies. | | (29067) | 178
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list departmental projects conducted by consultants in each year since 2000; what the cost was in each case; and what the total cost of employing consultants was in each year. | | (29068) | 179
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what action he will take to revise and increase the financial allocation towards structural roads maintenance in the next three years following the recommendations of the Regional Transportation Strategy; and if he will make a statement. | | (29113) | 180
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of starting salaries of civil servants in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) Wales; and if he will make a statement. | | (29139) | 181
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when (a) his assessment of the report prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers into the last Rural Development Programme and (b) the strategy for the new Rural Development Programme will be published. | | (29185) | 182
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people were employed in each of the education and library boards in each of the last three years. | | (29037) | 183
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the annual cost of school transport if the compulsory seat belt policy is implemented on school buses in Northern Ireland. | | (29206) | Questions to the Prime Minister 184
N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Prime Minister, how many prisons he has visited since 1st May 1997. | | (28487) | 185
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Prime Minister, how many employees have been dismissed from his Office in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (29132) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 186
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many employees have been dismissed by his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (29133) | 187
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list departmental projects conducted by consultants in each year since 2000; what the cost was in each case; and what the total cost of employing consultants was in each year. | | (29053) | 188
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of consultant-led projects in his Department; what sanctions are available to penalise consultants who run unsuccessful projects; how many projects conducted by consultants were assessed as unsuccessful in each year since 2000; and what sanctions were imposed in each case. | | (29069) | 189
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department takes to ensure that consultancies do not claim excessive expenses. | | (29070) | 190
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people in Scotland have been economically inactive in each year since 1997. | | (29025) | Questions to the Solicitor General 191
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Solicitor General, what considerations are taken into account by the Crown Prosecution Service when assessing whether sufficient evidence has been assembled in order to prosecute British citizens who breach arms embargoes and restrictions. | | (29004) | 192
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Solicitor General, what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of consultant-led projects in the Law Officers' Departments; what sanctions are available to penalise consultants who run unsuccessful projects; how many projects conducted by consultants were assessed as unsuccessful in each year since 2000; and what sanctions were imposed in each case. | | (29081) | 193
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Solicitor General, if he will list departmental projects conducted by consultants in each year since 2000; what the cost was in each case; and what the total cost of employing consultants was in each year. | | (29084) | 194
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Solicitor General, what steps the Department takes to ensure that consultancies do not claim excessive expenses whilst working for his Department and its agencies. | | (29085) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 195
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the difference in the radioactive longevity of (a) radioactive waste arising from irradiated thermal oxide pressurised water reactor nuclear fuel and (b) mixed plutonium-uranium oxide fuel. | | (24641) | 196
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate has been made of the increase in the mass of spent fuel over the current stockpile that would be created by a new programme of 10 AP-1000 nuclear reactors. | | (25596) | 197
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research has been undertaken by his Department into reducing electricity demand through replacement of inefficient end-use of electricity by more efficient technologies in order to reduce insecurities created by a reduced capacity margin in electricity supply. | | (25597) | 198
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many employees have been dismissed by his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (29134) | 199
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has received from the packaging industry requesting a (a) review of and (b) changes to the Supermarkets Code of Practice with Suppliers; and if he will make a statement. | | (28489) | 200
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has received calling for (a) taxes and (b) bans on specific packaging material and products; and if he will make a statement. | | (28490) | 201
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has received calling for a further regulatory impact assessment on the effects of REACH EU chemicals policy on downstream users, with particular reference to packaging manufacturing; and if he will make a statement. | | (28491) | 202
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the price is of red diesel for agricultural use; and what it was in (a) 1975, (b) 1980, (c) 1990 and (d) 2000. | | (29011) | 203
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of consultant-led projects in his Department; what sanctions are available to penalise consultants who run unsuccessful projects; how many projects conducted by consultants were assessed as unsuccessful in each year since 2000; and what sanctions were imposed. | | (29057) | 204
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps his Department takes to ensure that consultancies do not claim excessive expenses whilst working for the Department and its agencies. | | (29058) | 205
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list departmental projects conducted by consultants in each year since 2000; what the cost was in each case; and what the total cost of employing consultants was in each year. | | (29059) | 206
N | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many schools have applied for grants under the community stream of his Department's Clearskies grant programme. | | (28657) | 207
N | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what support from his Department will be available to school solar hot water and wind installations after the final funding round for Clearskies community grants ends on 4th November. | | (28658) | 208
| Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the Minister of State for Energy will reply to the letter from the Right honourable Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, of 19th September on behalf of a constituent, Alan Stedall. | | (29152) | 209
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the basis is of payment to solicitors acting as the Claimants' Group representing mineworkers' damages claims; and what sums were paid to the Group as a whole in performing this function in each year since 1998. | | (29039) | 210
N | Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps are being taken to improve the use of carbon sequestration technology in the UK. | | (28486) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 211
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the process for selecting the next North Sea Coastguard Rescue Helicopter contract; what discussions the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has had with Highland and Islands local authorities on this matter; what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the current service provided; and what assessment has been made of the technical issues surrounding the use of AS332 Super Puma aircraft. | | (28985) | 212
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the amount of revenue raised from speed cameras in Coventry. | | (28062) | 213
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fatal automobile accidents occurred in Coventry South in the last 12 months. | | (28063) | 214
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many employees have been dismissed by his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (29135) | 215
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train sets were ordered from United Kingdom companies that assemble train sets in the United Kingdom in each year between 1994 and 2004; and what the projected number of orders for train sets from those companies is for each year between 2005 and 2010. | | (29030) | 216
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) new and (b) old train sets were procured for the United Kingdom in each year between 1994 and 2004, broken down by nationality of provider; and what the estimated numbers are in each year between 2005 and 2010. | | (29031) | 217
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the rolling stock manufacturers in the United Kingdom in each year between 1994 and 2004; and what the (a) location of production facilities, (b) number of orders and (c) number of employees was for each manufacturer for each year. | | (29032) | 218
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains were overcrowded in each region of the United Kingdom in each year between 1994 and 2004, broken down by train operating company; and what the average percentage of passengers in excess of capacity (PIXC Factor) was for each month in each case. | | (29033) | 219
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many rail carriages were (a) in operation and (b) replaced in the United Kingdom in each year between 1994 and 2004. | | (29034) | 220
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many rail carriages on average were attached to a passenger train in the United Kingdom in each year between 1994 and 2004, broken down by (a) region and (b) train operating company where applicable. | | (29035) | 221
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train warranties expired in each year between 1994 and 2004; how many train warranties will expire in each year between 2005 and 2010; and if he will make a statement. | | (29036) | 222
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of consultant-led projects in his Department; what sanctions are available to penalise consultants who run unsuccessful projects; how many projects conducted by consultants were assessed as unsuccessful in each year since 2000; and what sanctions were imposed in each case. | | (29060) | 223
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Department takes to ensure that consultancies do not claim excessive expenses whilst working for his Department and its agencies. | | (29061) | 224
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list departmental projects conducted by consultants in each year since 2000; what the cost was in each case; and what the total cost of employing consultants was in each year. | | (29062) | 225
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the average number of days on which road gritting took place on motorways and trunk roads in each year since 2000. | | (29080) | 226
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance he has issued on (a) how frequently roads should be gritted during a prolonged period of cold weather and (b) the trigger for gritting to take place; and if he will make a statement. | | (29106) | 227
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the M18 motorway was closed at junction 4 between Friday 16th September and Monday 19th September; for what reasons phased lane closures were not used; and if he will make a statement. | | (27360) | 228
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the roadworks on the M1 motorway south of junction 21 to be completed; what the original length of the works contract was; and whether the work is likely to be completed on of time. | | (27361) | 229
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, why the roadworks on the M1 motorway south of junction 21 are not being carried out on a 24-hour basis. | | (27362) | 230
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was paid to each train operating company through the Strategic Rail Authority in compensation for loss of revenue during industrial disputes in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004; what the cause was of each dispute; and how each was resolved. | | [R] (29208) | 231
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the statutory powers that enable the Government to provide compensation for train operating companies involved in industrial disputes. | | [R] (29209) | 232
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is towards EU proposals to raise the minimum age to qualify for a motorcycle licence for machines upwards of 125cc from 17 to 19 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (28517) | 233
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with EU ministers about proposed changes to the provisions for obtaining motorcycle licences; and if he will make a statement. | | (28518) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 234
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many employees have been dismissed by his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (29137) | 235
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of consultant-led projects in his Department; what sanctions are available to penalise consultants who run unsuccessful projects; how many projects conducted by consultants were assessed as unsuccessful in each year since 2000; and what sanctions were imposed. | | (29050) | 236
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps his Department takes to ensure that consultancies engaged by his Department do not claim excessive expenses. | | (29051) | 237
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list departmental projects conducted by consultants in each year since 2000; what the cost was in each case; and what the total cost of employing consultants was in each year. | | (29052) | 238
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Office from May 1997 broken down by act. | | (28987) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 239
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list those that (a) rejected and (b) supported the introduction of housing benefit sanctions for those guilty of anti-social behaviour in responding to consultation on this proposal in August 2003. | | (28808) | 240
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of (a) local authority, (b) registered social landlord, (c) private landlord and (d) Community Safety Partnership respondents to his Department's consultation in August 2003 on housing benefit sanctions against those guilty of anti-social behaviour were against the proposals. | | (28809) | 241
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what view the Social Security Advisory Committee expressed in response to his Department's consultation in August 2003 on housing benefit sanctions against those guilty of anti-social behaviour. | | (28810) | 242
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons his Department decided not to implement housing benefit sanctions for those guilty of anti-social behaviour following consultation in 2003; and if he will make a statement. | | (28811) | 243
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department made of the potential impact of housing benefit sanctions on family members of a person committing anti-social behaviour who were not themselves responsible for anti-social behaviour. | | (28812) | 244
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Office for Disability Issues will be established; and if he will make a statement. | | (29026) | 245
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Independent Living Task Force will be established; whether it will include expertise on the provision of housing for disabled people in its membership; what its terms of reference will be; and if he will make a statement. | | (29027) | 246
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employees have been dismissed by his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (29138) | 247
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of incapacity benefit and severe disability allowance claimants with recorded job entries in the UK, excluding Pathways to Work pilot areas, (a) returned to incapacity benefits and (b) claimed jobseeker's allowance within (i) one month (ii) two months (iii) six months and (iv) 12 months in the latest period for which data is available. | | (28988) | 248
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measure of sustainability for recorded job entries his Department uses for assessing job entries for people on incapacity benefits and severe disability allowance in (a) Pathways to Work pilot areas and (b) the UK excluding Pathways areas. | | (28990) | 249
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7th November, Official Report, columns 144-5 to the Right honourable Member for Kensington and Chelsea, on New Deal, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of people who registered with a new deal for disabled people job broker (i) found part-time work which was not sustained, (ii) found full-time work which was not sustained and (ii) did not find work, from July 2001 to May 2005. | | (28993) | 250
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the data to measure 2004 Public Service Agreement target number 2 are published. | | (29200) | 251
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the data required to measure 2004 Public Service Agreement target number three are from consistent data sources. | | (29201) | 252
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list departmental projects conducted by consultants in each year since 2000; what the cost was in each case; and what the total cost of employing consultants was in each year. | | (29094) | 253
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes to ensure that consultancies do not claim excessive expenses whilst working for the Department and its agencies. | | (29095) | 254
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of consultant-led projects in his Department; what sanctions are available to penalise consultants who run unsuccessful projects; how many projects conducted by consultants were assessed as unsuccessful in each year since 2000; and what sanctions were imposed in each case. | | (29118) | 255
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Office from May 1997 broken down by act. | | (28986) | 256
N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many compensation payments have been made by the Child Support Agency for maladministration since 1st January 1998; how many of these exceeded (a) £1,000, (b) £10,000, (c) £50,000 and (d) £90,000; and if he will make a statement. | | (28478) | 257
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will answer the Question tabled on 7th October by the honourable Member for Chipping Barnet, ref 16546. | | (29170) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 258
N | Angela Browning (Tiverton & Honiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has made to ensure that the consequences of privatisation of water in developing countries is discussed at the World Trade Organisation talks in December. | | [Transferred] (26078) |
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