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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 22 November 2005
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 22 November 2005
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 22 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 22 November of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 22 November see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the merits of an exemption for charitable organisations from the construction industry scheme prior to the implementation of the remainder of the deferred scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (31193) | 2
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to exempt rural homes from the provisions in the next Budget for the new self-invested personal pension scheme. | | (31086) | 3
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15th November, (PQ 28566), if he will break down the total cost by individual and mode of transport; whether the costs include the costs incurred for the travel arrangements of special advisers; whether (a) his flights from Ramallah to the UK and (b) the subsequent return flight were (i) chartered flights, (ii) RAF flights and (iii) private flights; and if he will make a statement. | | (31183) | 4
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have died of an asbestos-related illness in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. | | (31197) | 5
| Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the intergenerational equity of the current tax and benefits system; and if he will make a statement. | | (31290) | 6
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost of harmonising tax regimes for defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes on A-day next year for (a) each of the next five years, (b) 2020 and (c) 2030. | | (31205) | 7
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the impact on costs of applying the tax regime for defined benefit pension schemes to defined contribution schemes. | | (31206) | 8
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of tax relief paid on contributions to public sector pension schemes for (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05, (c) 2005-06, (d) 2006-07, (e) 2010, (f) 2020 and (g) 2030. | | (31207) | 9
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to ask the European Union for an extension of the current derogation allowing the use of red diesel for leisure purposes; what (a) representations he has received and (b) discussions he has held on the extension; if he will list the bodies he will be consulting on the extension; and when the consultation will commence. | | (31260) | 10
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Freedom of Information applications his Department has received; how many have taken more than 20 days to process; and how many of these gave rise to complaints about the time taken. | | (31220) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 11
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many cars in the fleet purchased each year since 1997 by the Government Car and Despatch Agency have been converted to alternative environmentally friendly fuels. | | (30918) | 12
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what plans are in place to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Government Car and Despatch Agency. | | (30919) | 13
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to page 24 of the Government Car and Despatch Agency Annual Report 2004-05, which Government departments which are now using the Green Car Service. | | (30920) | 14
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will list all those other than Ministers who are entitled to a car and driver supplied by the Government Car and Despatch Agency. | | (30922) | 15
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many Freedom of Information applications his Department has received; how many have taken more than 20 days to process; and how many of these gave rise to complaints about the time taken. | | (31224) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 16
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many (a) women and (b) men received legal aid in respect of care and custody proceedings in each of the last three years for which information is available. | | (31020) | 17
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many Freedom of Information applications her Department has received; how many have taken more than 20 days to process; and how many of these gave rise to complaints about the time taken. | | (31228) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 18
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her most recent estimate is of the date by which households across Coventry South constituency will be able to receive digital terrestrial broadcasts. | | (29800) | 19
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what Lottery funding is available for grass root sports clubs in the West Midlands region. | | (29801) | 20
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) lottery bids have been submitted by and (b) grants have been awarded to organisations in each of the six constituencies in Gloucestershire in each year for which figures are available; and what the size of the grant was in each case. | | (31087) | 21
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people have been prosecuted for non-payment of the television licence fee in each constituency of Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (31277) | 22
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to place all community amateur sports clubs in Band A for the purposes of setting licensing application fees. | | (31241) | 23
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance she has issued on the circumstances that would require a person holding a charity fund-raising event in their (a) home and (b) garden to need to apply for a licence. | | (31242) | 24
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to reduce the Band A alcohol licence application fee from £100 to £50. | | (31243) | 25
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Freedom of Information applications her Department has received; how many have taken more than 20 days to process; and how many of these gave rise to complaints about the time taken. | | (31210) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 26
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the financial help available to war-disabled UK veterans, or their widowed spouses, who live in former UK colonies. | | (29624) | 27
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the criteria are for awarding supplementation payments to war-disabled UK veterans, or their spouses, who live in former UK colonies. | | (29625) | 28
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discretion he has to make ex gratia payments to deserving cases of war-disabled UK veterans, or their spouses, living abroad in straitened circumstances. | | (29626) | 29
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of Second World War-disabled UK veterans, or their spouses, who live in former UK colonies which have failed to pay war-disablement pensions since achieving independence; and if he will make a statement. | | (29627) | 30
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what remedy is available for war-disabled UK veterans, or their spouses, living in former UK colonies, for the adverse effect on war pension claims caused by loss of paperwork or failure to reply by the relevant agency. | | (29628) | 31
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15th November, Official Report, columns 1087-8W, on fixed-wing capability, what the decommissioning dates are for HMS Illustrious and HMS Ark Royal; and what the maximum period is for which they can be postponed. | | (30171) | 32
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the target date is for bringing the first United Kingdom tranche of Joint Combat Aircraft into service. | | (30172) | 33
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether an agreement has been reached with the United States on dates by which (a) the first UK tranche and (b) subsequent UK tranches of the Joint Combat Aircraft must be purchased. | | (30173) | 34
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Freedom of Information applications his Department has received; how many have taken more than 20 days to process; and how many of these gave rise to complaints about the time taken. | | (31209) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 35
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what guidance he has issued to public authorities on using contract terms to ensure that contractors comply with human rights legislation. | | (31233) | 36
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the title and value of consultancy contracts commissioned (a) by and (b) in respect of Castle Point Borough Council in each of the last five years, broken down by consultancy. | | (31240) | 37
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which of the fire authorities which have responded to his Department's proposals for the provision of regional fire control rooms have signified (a) agreement and (b) disagreement. | | (30875) | 38
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, under what legal authority his Department proposes to (a) establish regional fire control rooms and (b) contract with the private sector for the provision of fire control rooms. | | (30876) | 39
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 15th November, Official Report, column 1121W, when the information to which the Answer refers will be placed in the Library. | | (31085) | 40
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many Freedom of Information applications his Department has received; how many have taken more than 20 days to process; and how many of these gave rise to complaints about the time taken. | | (31227) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 41
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans her Department has for increasing the education maintenance allowance. | | (29799) | 42
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research her Department has undertaken into the merits of (a) reducing the period of teaching at Key Stage 3 from three years to two years and (b) reducing the number of teachers pupils see at (i) Key Stage 3 on (ii) attainment at Key Stage 3 and (iii) Key Stage 4. | | (31188) | 43
| Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much has been allocated to the Victoria Centre in Gravesham for adult education in 2006-07. | | (31200) | 44
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her Answer of 2nd November, Official Report, columns 1198-9W, on schools, what steps a local authority will have to take before deciding if a request from parents to set up a new school has support; and whether an individual parent will have the right of appeal to the schools adjudicator if such a proposal is rejected. | | (30714) | 45
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 7th November, Official Report, column 127W, on school non-attenders, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that (a) 16 to 19 year olds and (b) adults on publicly funded courses do not absent themselves from those courses. | | (31257) | 46
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 9th November, Official Report, column 599W, on the Learning and Skills Council, what the amount of funding was from each source referred to in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and why this funding is delivered via the Learning and Skills Council. | | (31258) | 47
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 9th November, Official Report, column 595W, on further education, where the input of regional development agencies complements that of other bodies in tailoring further education courses to local needs. | | (31259) | 48
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, under which category in band B of the Learning and Skills Council budget the Union Learning Fund comes. | | (31261) | 49
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much the Young Apprenticeship Scheme (a) cost in 2004-05 and (b) is expected to cost in (i) 2005-06 and (ii) 2007-08; how many people dropped out of the scheme in 2004-05; whether schools will be able to use grades from the scheme in their GCSE league tables; how scheme grades are calibrated; and how they relate to the calibration for GCSE. | | (31262) | 50
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what response her Department has made to the report of the National Audit Office on extending access to learning through technology; and if she will make a statement. | | (31263) | 51
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people have started work-based learning in each year since 2000, broken down by programme. | | (31264) | 52
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much it costs to employ (a) (i) multiple part-time and (ii) jobshare staff to a full-time post and (b) a full time member of staff for (A) her Department and (B) the Learning Skills Council. | | (31265) | 53
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) temporary and (b) agency staff she has had working in her Department in the last three years; how long each one has been employed for in total over that period and how many have been taken on as permanent staff. | | (31266) | 54
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 31st October, Official Report, columns 817-8W, on further education, how the categories and figures given relate to the categories and figures in Annex B of the Learning and Skills Council Grant Letter for funded institutions. | | (31267) | 55
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make it her policy to increase adult education funding in Essex to its highest historical real terms level. | | (31225) | 56
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the impact of adult education courses on the quality of life of students; and if she will make a statement. | | (31226) | 57
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what average percentage of their fees was paid by adult education students in each of the last five years; and what the estimate is of fees they will pay in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07. | | (31231) | 58
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many adult education students attended courses in Essex in each of the last five years; what adult education courses are offered in Essex; and how many adult literacy course places were available in Essex in each of the last five years. | | (31253) | 59
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many Freedom of Information applications her Department has received; how many have taken more than 20 days to process; and how many of these gave rise to complaints about the time taken. | | (31213) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 60
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the resumption of the export of live calves to Europe. | | (31018) | 61
N | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the target date is for the commencement of the single farm payment; and if she will consider paying interest on late payments where the delay is caused by her Department. | | (30877) | 62
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the European Commission regarding the lifting of the date-based export scheme; and when the scheme will be lifted. | | (31082) | 63
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when officials from her Department last discussed with Northamptonshire County Council its waste disposal strategy. | | (30861) | 64
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the risk to cattle herds in Northamptonshire from bovine tuberculosis. | | (30863) | 65
N | Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, why there were no birds in quarantine at Pegasus Birds between 9th March and 16th September. | | (30859) | 66
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Freedom of Information applications her Department has received; how many have taken more than 20 days to process; and how many of these gave rise to complaints about the time taken. | | (31212) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 67
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the European Commission regarding the lifting of the date-based export scheme; and when the scheme will be lifted. | | (31083) | 68
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what state visits (a) by Her Majesty the Queen to foreign countries and (b) by foreign heads of state to the UK have been agreed; and what the planned dates of such visits are in each case. | | (31244) | 69
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Freedom of Information applications his Department has received; how many have taken more than 20 days to process; and how many of these gave rise to complaints about the time taken. | | (31211) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 70
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effect of obesity on the number of visits patients make to general practitioners regarding (i) their weight and (ii) other health complaints. | | (30240) | 71
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effect of obesity on the budget for drug prescribing by general practitioners for (i) obesity and (ii) (A) diabetes, (B) coronary heart disease, (C) stroke, (D) hypertension, (E) hyperthyroidism, (F) cancer, (G) arthritis, (H) asthma and (I) other associated co-morbidities. | | (30241) | 72
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of deaths where obesity was a contributory factor in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. | | (30242) | 73
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will estimate the number of deaths where obesity is a contributory factor for the next 10 years. | | (30243) | 74
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of NHS expenditure on treating conditions for which obesity is a contributory factor in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (30244) | 75
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) role and (b) process is of (i) the National Institute for Healthcare and Clinical Excellence and (ii) the Joint Committee for Vaccines and Immunisation in (A) approving and (B) licensing new vaccines; and if she will make a statement. | | (31202) | 76
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) ambulance trusts, (b) primary care trusts and (c) strategic health authorities she expects to complete reconfiguration by the end of this financial year; and how many in each category will be reconfigured during the course of the next financial year. | | (31203) | 77
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she (a) has taken and (b) is taking in response to the conclusion of the European-wide review of isotretinoin (Roaccutane) that (i) the psychiatric adverse events be keep under review and (ii) more frequent periodic safety update reports be produced than is usual for a product of Roaccutane's age. | | (31190) | 78
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research her Department has commissioned into the side effects of isotretinoin (Roaccutane); and what assessment she has made of the significance of (a) the Medical and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency review of paediatric data on Isotretinoin and (b) the suicide of David Roberts while taking the drug. | | (31191) | 79
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment her Department has made of the proportion of the population who want a complete ban on smoking in work places and all enclosed public spaces. | | (30874) | 80
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS patients received treatment for incidents involving stabbing and laceration by glass in the latest year for which figures are available; and how many of these incidents were alcohol-related. | | (30878) | 81
| Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department plans to meet representatives of Isabel Healthcare; and if she will make a statement. | | (31292) | 82
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans are being considered by Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority for the reconfiguration of acute trusts; who has been consulted on such plans; when it is intended to discuss such plans with honourable Members; and what public consultation will be undertaken before decisions are taken. | | (30715) | 83
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the likely impact on ambulance response times in Warrington of creating a single North-West Ambulance Trust. | | (30716) | 84
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the costs of implementing the tuberculosis action plan, Stopping Tuberculosis in England. | | (31192) | 85
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will ask Essex Police to reopen its investigation into deaths of patients of Dr. Ann David at Basildon Hospital. | | (30949) | 86
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will establish an inquiry into patients' deaths at Basildon Hospital, consequent upon the General Medical Council removing the name of Ann David from the Register; and if she will make a statement. | | (30950) | 87
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Freedom of Information applications her Department has received; how many have taken more than 20 days to process; and how many of these gave rise to complaints about the time taken. | | (31230) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 88
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what resources the Metropolitan Police has allocated to the detection and investigation of staff corruption in each of the last five years; how those resources have been deployed; what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of such deployment; and if he will make a statement. | | (31249) | 89
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations have closed in each of the last five years, broken down by police authority area; and if he will make a statement. | | (31251) | 90
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many families subject to the pilot implementation of section 9 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants) Act 2004 (a) are being supported as a family and (b) are receiving support for children only from their local authority. | | (31185) | 91
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many families subject to the pilot implementation of section 9 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants) Act 2004 have had their support re-instated by the National Asylum Support Service as a result of the identification of a potential human rights breach. | | (31186) | 92
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7th November, Official Report, column 57W, on prisoners, if he will break down the information provided in the category of violence against the person by specific offence. | | (31252) | 93
| Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department plans to meet representatives of Coltsfoot Consultants Ltd; and if he will make a statement. | | (31291) | 94
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Immigration and Nationality Directorate's protocol is for returning personal documentation to failed asylum seekers. | | (31182) | 95
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what policing considerations underlay his Department's instruction to police authorities that under their restructuring proposals any new force areas should not cross government office regional boundaries. | | (30860) | 96
N | Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list people who have been deported from the UK to face terrorist charges overseas since September 2001, broken down by country to which they were deported; and whether each was deported willingly. | | (30917) | 97
N | Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16th November, Official Report, columns 1259-66W, on Farj Hassan Faraj, when he expects to complete his consideration of Farj Hassan Faraj's immigration position; and under what powers he is being detained. | | (31184) | 98
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Freedom of Information applications his Department has received; how many have taken more than 20 days to process; and how many of these gave rise to complaints about the time taken. | | (31218) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 99
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 8th November, Official Report, column 309W, on the Indian Ocean tsunami, if he will place in the Library a copy of the report of the independent review of his Department's humanitarian response in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India following the tsunami. | | (31019) | 100
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to help the people in the Western Sahara. | | (31204) | 101
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many Freedom of Information applications his Department has received; how many have taken more than 20 days to process; and how many of these gave rise to complaints about the time taken. | | (31217) | Questions to the Leader of the House 102
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Leader of the House, if he will bring forward proposals in this Session of Parliament to modernise and improve the parliamentary scrutiny process of Ministerial decisions made using the Royal Prerogative. | | (29797) | 103
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Leader of the House, how many Freedom of Information applications his Office has received; how many have taken more than 20 days to process; and how many of these gave rise to complaints about the time taken. | | (31216) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 104
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether a sponsored walk in aid of charity in a public place requires the submission, acceptance and consideration of an 11/1 form; whether in the absence of such a form the event would be deemed unlawful and liable to prosecution; and if he will make a statement. | | (31187) | 105
N | Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the public bodies in Northern Ireland which (a) fall within the remit of (i) the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland and (ii) the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments and (b) are outwith the remit of either body. | | (30245) | 106
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many general practitioner appointments in Northern Ireland were not attended by members of the public in each of the last five years; and how many general practitioners in Northern Ireland are over 65 years of age. | | (31269) | 107
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many cataract operations were carried out by the NHS in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and what the current waiting time is for a cataract operation in Northern Ireland. | | (31270) | 108
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in Northern Ireland under the age of 30 were treated for alcohol-related illnesses in each of the last five years. | | (31271) | 109
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland are on secondment to other police services. | | (31272) | 110
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many parking tickets were issued in Lurgan in each of the last five years. | | (31273) | 111
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) children and (b) pensioners were living in poverty in each constituency in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years. | | (31274) | 112
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the impact on (a) jobs in Northern Ireland and (b) the economy in Northern Ireland of the Government's business rates proposals. | | (31275) | 113
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he has taken to promote (a) Lough Neagh, (b) the annual Sham Fight in Scarva, (c) the annual Twelfth of July Demonstrations in Scarva, (d) the site of the Battle of Diamond at Loughgall, (e) the annual demonstrations by the Royal Black Institution and (f) the annual Apprentice Boys of Derry parades as major tourist attractions. | | (31276) | 114
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he has taken to emphasise (a) the Ulster Scots connection and (b) the Scots Irish influence in the promotion of Northern Ireland as a tourist destination, with particular reference to visitors from the United States. | | (31278) | 115
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to establish an interpretation centre for foreign visitors at the site of the River Bann massacre in Portadown. | | (31279) | 116
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the value of sales of (a) National Lottery tickets and (b) scratch cards has been in Northern Ireland; and how much has been awarded to good causes in Northern Ireland by National Lottery distributors. | | (31280) | 117
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to permit civilians employed by the Home Civil Service and working in the Royal Irish Regiment to transfer to the Northern Ireland Civil Service; and if he will make a statement. | | (31281) | 118
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many teaching vacancies there are in each education and library board in Northern Ireland. | | (31282) | 119
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) prisoners and (b) prison officers in Northern Ireland were the victims of an assault by a prisoner in each of the last five years. | | (31283) | 120
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many sex offenders are imprisoned in Northern Ireland. | | (31284) | 121
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funding has been made available to support victims of domestic violence and their children in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) Upper Bann in each of the last five years. | | (31285) | 122
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funding has been made available for drugs rehabilitation in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) Upper Bann in each of the last five years. | | (31286) | 123
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, What (a) employment protection and (b) other provisions there are for (i) council staff and (ii) Registrar's Office staff with conscientious objections to homosexual civil partnerships. | | (31287) | 124
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many complaints of (a) physical and (b) sexual abuse have been made in private nursing homes in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years; and how many people have been prosecuted as a result. | | (31288) | 125
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people are members of quangos in Northern Ireland; and what the total cost of quangos in Northern Ireland was in each of the last 10 years. | | (31289) | 126
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Freedom of Information applications his Department has received; how many have taken more than 20 days to process; and how many of these gave rise to complaints about the time taken. | | (31215) | 127
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for what reasons the Stormont Estate (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 makes provision for the sale of all of the land on the Stormont Estate; and what assessment he has made of the merits of selling land as well as buildings under these proposals. | | (31248) | Questions to the Prime Minister 128
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of the European Commission regarding the lifting of the date-based export scheme; and when the scheme will be lifted. | | (31084) | 129
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Prime Minister, how many Freedom of Information applications his Office has received; how many have taken more than 20 days to process; and how many of these gave rise to complaints about the time taken. | | (31214) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 130
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many Freedom of Information applications his Department has received; how many have taken more than 20 days to process; and how many of these gave rise to complaints about the time taken. | | (31223) | Questions to the Solicitor General 131
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Solicitor General, what assessment the Attorney General has requested the Serious Fraud Office to produce of the difficulties the Serious Fraud Office faces in detecting, investigating and prosecuting corruption. | | (31181) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 132
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many post offices have closed in East Anglia since 2001; and if he will make a statement. | | (31250) | 133
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many post offices have closed in each of the last five years, broken down by region; and if he will make a statement. | | (31293) | 134
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he expects to set the date of the first funding round for the Low Carbon Buildings Programme. | | (27766) | 135
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has received from the micro renewables industry on ensuring continuity of support to community scale projects under his Department's clear skies programme. | | (27768) | 136
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the commercial impact of the UK micro-renewables sector of the decision to confirm 4th November as the final deadline for community applications to the Clearskies programme. | | (27947) | 137
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Europe on the implementation of the EU Agency Workers Directive. | | (29798) | 138
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 25th October, Official Report, column 305W, on wave energy, whether he plans to support the Ocean Wave Master via the Marine Renewables Development Fund. | | (31201) | 139
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many Freedom of Information applications his Department has received; how many have taken more than 20 days to process; and how many of these gave rise to complaints about the time taken. | | (31222) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 140
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the likely percentage change in carbon emissions per aircraft arising from technological advances to aircraft design by (a) 2020 and (b) 2050. | | (30921) | 141
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many reported incidents of (a) verbal abuse and (b) physical attack on bus drivers and conductors there have been in each year since 1997. | | (31177) | 142
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many reported incidents of (a) verbal abuse and (b) physical attack on train drivers, guards and ticket inspectors there have been in each year since 1997. | | (31178) | 143
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has paid to Millward Brown Group for consultancy advice in each year since 1997. | | (31179) | 144
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many picnic and rest areas have been available for public use per mile of motorway in each year since 1997. | | (31180) | 145
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the average number of return journeys per week on the direct train service between Bath Spa Station and London Waterloo Station in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (31194) | 146
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much additional funding has been paid to South West Trains for operating the direct services between Bristol and London Waterloo since they took over the service; and if he will make a statement. | | (31195) | 147
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of road freight traffic was the transport of food products in each of the last five years. | | (30862) | 148
| Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the level of litter on motorways in Kent. | | (31198) | 149
| Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the arrangements are for the removal of litter from (a) motorways and (b) trunk roads in Kent. | | (31199) | 150
| Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures are in place to monitor the effectiveness of litter removal on motorways and trunk roads in Kent. | | (31232) | 151
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Freedom of Information applications his Department has received; how many have taken more than 20 days to process; and how many of these gave rise to complaints about the time taken. | | (31221) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 152
N | Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many journeys he has made between London and Cardiff on official business since 2002 by (a) car, (b) train, (c) bus, (d) coach, (e) helicopter and (f) aeroplane; and what the costs of travel were in each year. | | (30856) | 153
N | Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the dates and venues of visits he has made to armed forces' bases in Wales since October 2002. | | (30857) | 154
N | Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had in Cabinet on the number of NHS hospital beds in Wales. | | (30858) | 155
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many Freedom of Information applications his Department has received; how many have taken more than 20 days to process; and how many of these gave rise to complaints about the time taken. | | (31229) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 156
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measure of sustainability his Department uses for people gaining jobs through (a) New Deal for Young People, (b) New Deal for 25 plus, (c) New Deal for Partners, (d) New Deal for 50 plus, (e) New Deal for disabled people, (f) New Deal for Lone Parents and (g) all other welfare to work programmes since 1997; and whether this measure has changed in relation to each scheme. | | (31088) | 157
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to introduce the Housing Benefit Bill; why it has been delayed; whether it is his policy to include a pilot scheme for the social rented sector and housing benefit sanctions for anti-social neighbours; and if he will make a statement. | | (31196) | 158
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many prosecutions have been brought by the Child Support Agency under section 14A of the 1991 Act in each year since 31st January 2001; how many convictions have been obtained in relation to those prosecutions; and what the average fine imposed by the courts was for such offences in each year. | | (31208) | 159
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Freedom of Information applications his Department has received; how many have taken more than 20 days to process; and how many of these gave rise to complaints about the time taken. | | (31219) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 160
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many deaths there were in Northern Ireland in which alcohol was the primary cause in each of the last five years. | | [Transferred] (31268) |
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