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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 29 November 2005
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 29 November 2005
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 29 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 29 November of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 29 November see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what definition of product development he uses in relation to tax credits; and whether this includes design development. | | (33368) | 2
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services. | | (33343) | 3
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the value of unclaimed income-related tax credit, in each of the past five years, broken down by tax credit. | | (33294) | 4
| Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in how many deaths in Sandwell illegal drugs were the primary cause in each year since 1997. | | (33281) | 5
N | John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the launch of the consultation on the banknote issue arrangements in Scotland and Northern Ireland conformed with Cabinet Office regulations on consultation procedure. | | (32605) | 6
N | John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many responses he has received to the consultation on banknote issue arrangements in Scotland and Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | (32606) | 7
N | John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the representations received on the issuing arrangements of banknotes in Scotland and Northern Ireland prior to the launch of the banknote issue arrangements in Scotland and Northern Ireland consultation document from (a) note issuing banks, (b) non-note issuing banks, and (c) other third parties. | | (32607) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 8
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what his policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services. | | (33326) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 9
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what her Department's policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services. | | (33327) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 10
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the (a) number of children taught to swim in each of the last 10 years and (b) proportion of teenagers who can swim. | | (32057) | 11
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on representations received from the hospitality sector in Coventry South on the Licensing Act 2003. | | (32325) | 12
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services. | | (33328) | 13
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she will reply to the letter of 12th September from the honourable Member for Aylesbury which her Department acknowledged on 16th September (reference CMS 22830/DC) about the Department's guidance on the Licensing Act 2003. | | (32917) | 14
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what responsibilities Mr Andrew Cunningham has held in her Department and its predecessors since 1997. | | (32918) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 15
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with US authorities regarding the use of white phosphorous in Iraq. | | (33290) | 16
| Mr Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions white phosphorus weapons have been used by British forces during the invasion and occupation of Iraq; and at what level of command their use was authorised. | | (33282) | 17
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services. | | (33329) | 18
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will reverse his decision to change the name of the Shropshire Light Infantry to the Rifles. | | (33359) | 19
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to ensure that carbon emissions from military jets are offset by carbon reducing programmes. | | (33360) | 20
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many servicemen have received treatment for mental health problems since serving in Iraq during the current conflict; and where they have been treated. | | (33140) | 21
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) his Department and (b) the Army has conducted public opinion surveys in Iraq. | | (32915) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 22
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many right-to-buy sales there were (a) in total and (b) as a proportion of available stock by (i) each council and (ii) each social landlord in Tyne and Wear in each year since commencement of the scheme; and what the size of the available stock was in each local authority in each year. | | (32435) | 23
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many (a) part-time and (b) full-time firefighters serviced (i) Lancashire and (ii) Ribble Valley constituency in each year since 1997. | | (33040) | 24
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services. | | (33337) | 25
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, following the affirmative referendum on a Torbay Mayor in September, what consultative and other processes were needed to implement the proposal; and how long after the referendum the post of Mayor was established. | | (32164) | 26
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, following the affirmative referendum on the creation of a Brixham town council, if he will establish such a council in 2006. | | (32165) | 27
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer to Parliamentary Question 30167, if he will set out the consultation that has to take place to create a new town council in Brixham following an affirmative referendum; what other processes are required; and for what reasons these steps will take six to nine months. | | (32166) | 28
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of extending the National Code for Sustainable Buildings to all new housing developments; what estimate he has made of the likely cost to the housing industry of such an extension; and if he will make a statement. | | (33304) | 29
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many acres of brownfield land there are in each London borough; and how many such sites are of half an acre or less. | | (33305) | 30
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many acres of (a) brownfield and (b) greenfield land there are in England, broken down by local authority. | | (33306) | 31
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what provision there will be for (a) older people, (b) disabled people and (c) families with children in the new housing planned for the Thames Gateway. | | (33307) | 32
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list public sector organisations involved in the regeneration of the Thames Gateway. | | (33308) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 33
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of performance against the Key Stage 2 target on swimming by schools in each of the last five years. | | (32056) | 34
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of people are eligible to use registered childcare paid for by pre-tax salary under the nursery/childcare vouchers scheme. | | (33301) | 35
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what new powers will be required by local education authorities to enable them to intervene in failing schools in the manner envisaged in the Schools White Paper. | | (31880) | 36
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on her plans for further parental involvement in admissions procedures as referred to in the Schools White Paper. | | (31881) | 37
N | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research her Department has undertaken into the relationship between a school's admissions policy and its stated ethos. | | (32721) | 38
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what funding has been allocated to (a) school sixth forms and (b) 16 to 19 further education for (i) 2005-06, (ii) 2006-07 and (iii) 2007-08 in relation to (A) Level 1, (B) Level 2, (C) Level 3 and (D) Level 4 qualifications. | | (33346) | 39
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what funding has been allocated to 16 to 19 further education in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2007-08 in (i) sixth form colleges, (ii) general further education and tertiary colleges and (iii) other colleges for (A) Level 1, (B) Level 2, (C) Level 3 and (D) Level 4 qualifications. | | (33347) | 40
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost was of minimum training allowances for unwaged trainees on work based learning in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05 and (c) 2005-06. | | (33348) | 41
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what funding has been allocated to work based learning in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2007-08 for (i) 16 to 19 year olds and (ii) 19 years plus at (A) Level 1, (B) Level 2 and (C) Level 3. | | (33349) | 42
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate she has made of the number of teachers in receipt of management allowances who will not qualify for a teaching and learning responsibility payment; and if she will make a statement. | | (33354) | 43
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent on management allowances in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | | (33355) | 44
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers are in receipt of management allowances. | | (33356) | 45
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on the academies' Special Educational Needs Dispute Resolution Service. | | (32659) | 46
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether children with special educational needs have a statutory right to express a preference for a place at an academy over a school maintained by a local authority. | | (32979) | 47
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what her policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services. | | (33330) | 48
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the (a) projects and (b) services run by the National Socieity for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children which have received public funding in each of the last three years; and what the (a) amount and (b) duration of each grant was. | | (33059) | 49
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps she is taking to improve safety checks on new partners of a parent with custody of a child in cases of disputed contact with a non-resident parent. | | (33060) | 50
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when she expects to be able to provide regulations to accompany the Childcare Bill. | | (33061) | 51
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many recipients of free school meals there are in each school in the Oxford East constituency. | | (32150) | 52
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of black and minority ethnic teachers (a) retired and (b) resigned from each London secondary school in each year since 1997. | | (33310) | 53
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of teachers in each secondary school in each London borough were of a black and minority ethnic background in each year since 1997. | | (33311) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 54
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services. | | (33331) | 55
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will visit the West Mid Agricultural Show in Shrewsbury next summer. | | (33291) | 56
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many agricultural shows she has visited in 2005. | | (33364) | 57
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the quantity of carbon dioxide emissions which would be saved in a year if the National Code for Sustainable Buildings was extended to all new housing developments in England. | | (33303) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 58
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent communications his Department has had with India regarding Iran's nuclear development. | | (32324) | 59
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services. | | (33332) | 60
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if, at the Association Council EU-Israel meeting to be held in Brussels on 12th December, the UK presidency will call for Israel to consult the EU by a set date on its compliance with the human rights obligations of the EU-Israel Association Agreement; and if he will make a statement. | | (33300) | 61
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to visit Romania to assess its progress towards meeting the criteria for EU entry. | | (33361) | 62
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many joint visits he has made with the Prime Minister to foreign countries in 2005. | | (33362) | 63
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost was of running the British Embassy in Moscow in each year since 2002. | | (33365) | 64
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met the President of (a) Paraguay and (b) Mongolia; and what was discussed. | | (33366) | 65
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to visit Mauritania; and whether he has had recent discussions with officials from this country. | | (33369) | 66
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he made of the implications for UK foreign policy of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the governments of Iran and Iraq. | | (32635) | 67
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to share with his Iranian counterpart the information contained in reports received by the UK Government about the activities of Mujahideen e Khalq in Basra. | | (32916) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 68
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received regarding the application of the European Working Time Directive to junior doctors. | | (33312) | 69
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the impact of the European Working Time Directive on the quality and depth of training received by junior doctors. | | (33313) | 70
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the application of the EU Working Time Directive to junior doctors. | | (33314) | 71
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the impact of the European Working Time Directive on continuity of patient care. | | (33315) | 72
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the workload of (a) consultants and (b) registrars following implementation of the European Working Time Directive. | | (33316) | 73
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the impact of the European Working Time Directive on clinical exposure for surgical trainees. | | (33317) | 74
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research her Department has undertaken into the impact of the European Working Time Directive on (a) junior doctors and (b) surgical trainees. | | (33318) | 75
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, why a worker at the Essex quarantine centre was not treated for three days after being exposed to a potential case of avian influenza. | | (32845) | 76
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedure is in place to treat people exposed to potential cases of avian influenza; which treatments are available; and what timescale has been set within which such treatment should be administered. | | (33054) | 77
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action she is taking to improve dental services in Ribble Valley. | | (33041) | 78
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists are operating in Ribble Valley and Fulwood. | | (33042) | 79
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many successful claims of clinical negligence were made against each hospital in hospital trusts in the Lancashire Strategic Health Authority in 2004-05; and what the total cost of all successful claims was against each hospital. | | (33043) | 80
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients from Ribble Valley were treated by Lancashire Primary Care Trust in Lancashire hospitals in (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2004-05. | | (33044) | 81
N | Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she will publish the (a) minutes of the meetings of the (i) Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health and (ii) its Technical Advisory Group on the effects of second-hand smoke and (b) the conclusions reached at each meeting. | | (32946) | 82
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services. | | (33333) | 83
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the training requirements are for nurses to administer the Mantoux test for TB. | | (33296) | 84
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research she has evaluated on the relative (a) clinical and (b) cost-effectiveness of (i) the Heaf skin test, (ii) the Mantoux skin test and (iii) interferon-gamma blood test for the identification of (A) latent and (B) active TB infection. | | (33297) | 85
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance the Commission for Racial Equality has given to the Department on the time within which a race equality impact assessment should be carried out in relation to published legislative proposals. | | (33280) | 86
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what incentives are available to general practitioners (a) to identify and (b) to manage obesity in children. | | (33351) | 87
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her Answer of 12th September, Official Report, column 2648W, on audiology services, what data is being collected as part of the pilot for diagnostic tests for pure tone audiometry; which hospitals are involved in the pilot; when the results of the pilot will be published; and if she will make a statement. | | (33352) | 88
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent NHS nurses have been employed by the NHS in each year since 1997. | | (33353) | 89
| Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses have been employed by Sandwell and City Hospital Trust in each year since 1997. | | (33285) | 90
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) deficit for the 2004-05 financial year and (b) projected deficit for the 2005-06 financial year was for (i) South Hams and West Devon Primary Care Trust, (ii) Teignbridge Primary Care Trust, (iii) Torbay Primary Care Trust, (iv) South Devon Health Care NHS Trust, (v) Westcountry Ambulance Services NHS Trust, (vi) Devon Partnership NHS Trust and (vii) South West Peninsula Strategic Health Authority. | | (32163) | 91
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment she has made of the level of funding for mental health services in North West Leicestershire. | | (33286) | 92
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made in implementing the objectives of (a) the Mental Health National Service Framework and (b) the NHS Plan since 2000 in (i) North West Leicestershire and (ii) England. | | (33287) | 93
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has had with the Healthcare Commission on measures to improve the performance of NHS mental health services. | | (33288) | 94
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of diagnosed sexually transmitted diseases there were in each primary care trust in London in (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2004-05. | | (33309) | 95
N | Kitty Ussher (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many intensive care beds are available in East Lancashire; what the occupancy rates of these beds was in the last year for which figures are available; and what assessment she has made of the future requirement for intensive care beds in the sub-region. | | (26122) | 96
N | Kitty Ussher (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the relationship between ambulance journey times to hospital intensive care units and survival rates following serious road traffic accidents. | | (26123) | 97
N | Kitty Ussher (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consultations with clinicians have taken place as part of the review of clinical services being undertaken by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. | | (26124) | 98
N | Kitty Ussher (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the effect on pandemic planning of a reduction in high dependency or intensive care services at Burnley General Hospital. | | (26125) | 99
N | Kitty Ussher (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will place in the Library the evidence presented to the review of clinical services being undertaken by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. | | (26126) | 100
N | Kitty Ussher (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the expenditure of East Lancashire NHS Trust on NHS services was in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (28005) | 101
N | Kitty Ussher (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the financial situation of the East Lancashire Hospital Trust; and what steps her Department has taken to alleviate that situation. | | (30455) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 102
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to increase the number of police community support officers working in (a) Battle, (b) Etchingham, (c) Ticehurst and (d) Hurst Green in East Sussex. | | (32694) | 103
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to increase the number of community support police officers in Bexhill-on-Sea; and how many are working in the town. | | (32696) | 104
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his policy is on asylum seekers from Zimbabwe whose asylum applications have been rejected; and whether such asylum seekers are being sent back to their country of origin. | | (32698) | 105
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will break down the number of sentences passed on persons convicted of the offence of causing death by dangerous driving in the last five years by (a) type of sentence and (b) duration of custodial sentence. | | (32947) | 106
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services. | | (33334) | 107
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reports he has received of breaches of the Hunting Act 2004; and what steps were taken in response. | | (33350) | 108
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been issued to children in each local authority in England and Wales in each year since they were established, broken down by age of child. | | (33302) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 109
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many (a) honourable Members, (b) honourable Members' staff and (c) other staff working in the Palace of Westminster have attended fire training in each of the last three years; and what proportion of the total this represents in each case. | | (33298) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 110
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services. | | (33335) | Questions to the Leader of the House 111
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Leader of the House, what his policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services. | | (33338) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 112
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services. | | (33336) | Questions to the Prime Minister 113
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Prime Minister, what (a) representations he has received from and (b) advice he has been given by his special scientific advisers in the last 12 months on nuclear power. | | (33045) | 114
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Prime Minister, what his policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for his Office's services. | | (33339) | 115
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will visit Shrewsbury for the opening of the new livestock market. | | (33363) | 116
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Prime Minister, how many times he has visited soldiers who are receiving hospital treatment in the UK after being wounded in Iraq. | | (33139) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 117
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what his policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services. | | (33340) | 118
N | John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) the Scottish Executive on issuing of banknotes in Scotland; and if he will make a statement. | | (32608) | Questions to the Solicitor General 119
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Solicitor General, what the Law Officer's Departments' policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services. | | (33325) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 120
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what his policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services. | | (33341) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 121
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to hold public consultations on the proposed Bexhill to Hastings link road in East Sussex. | | (32692) | 122
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to hold public consultations on the proposed A21 upgrade other than in Hurst Green, East Sussex. | | (32693) | 123
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) targets the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has for responding to complaints; and how many complaints received by (i) telephone, (ii) letter and (iii) electronic mail the DVLA responded to within those target times in each year since 1997, broken down by type of complaint. | | (33367) | 124
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his written Statement of 21st November, Official Report, column 98WS, on policing airports, whether Newcastle Airport will be included in the wide-ranging review he has announced; and what the criteria are for airport designation under section 25 of the Aviation Security Act 1982. | | (32434) | 125
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services. | | (33342) | 126
N | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many deaths from motor vehicle accidents on private land there were in each year for which records are available. | | (32322) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 127
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what his policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services. | | (33344) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 128
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to seek the extension of the amount of tax relief given to stakeholder pensions; and what products he plans to introduce alongside the stakeholder pension range. | | (32695) | 129
N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Oral Statement on Welfare Reform and Incapacity Benefit of 22nd November, Official Report, column 1417, where and when the honourable Member for Sutton and Cheam made the remarks to which he refers. | | (33208) | 130
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when pensioners in Coventry South will receive their financial support for council tax bills due for 2005. | | (32323) | 131
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been allocated to work-based learning for unemployed adults in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2007-08 at (i) Level 1, (ii) Level 2 and (iii) Level 3. | | (33357) | 132
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been allocated to the full-time education and training option under the New Deal for 18 to 24 year olds in England in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05, (c) 2005-06, (d) 2006-07 and (e) 2007-08. | | (33358) | 133
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the basic state pension was in 1997. | | (33278) | 134
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners have been assessed as living in poverty in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the United Kingdom in each year since 1997. | | (33279) | 135
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services. | | (33345) | 136
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many tenants in (a) England, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Birmingham received housing benefit in each of the past eight years; what percentage in each year rented from (i) a local authority, (ii) a registered social landlord, (iii) a private landlord and (iv) an employer; and what the average housing benefit payment was in each category. | | (33299) | 137
N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effects of the 16 hour housing benefit rule on the number of young people over the age of 19 who are able to take up education and training opportunities without losing their homes; and if he will make a statement. | | (33046) | 138
N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls made to the Pension Service (a) met an engaged tone, (b) were received and (c) were handled by an adviser during September, broken down by call centre; and what area is served by each call centre. | | (33062) | 139
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent (a) in cash terms, (b) at current prices and (c) as a share of gross domestic product on (i) the basic state pension, (ii) pension credit, minimum income guarantee or income support for the elderly and (iii) all pensioner benefits in each year since 1992-93; what the estimate is for each year to the end of the public expenditure planning period; and how many pensioners were in receipt of each benefit in each year. | | (33295) | 140
N | Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on his plans for reform of the Child Support Agency. | | (33186) | 141
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the value of unclaimed means tested benefits funded by his Department in (a) each region of the UK and (b) each county within Wales in each of the last five years, broken down by type of benefit. | | (33292) | 142
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to improve take-up of benefits provided by his Department in the top 125 most deprived lower layer super output areas as identified in the 2005 Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation; and what discussions he has had on this issue with the Welsh Assembly Government. | | (33293) | 143
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many payments by absent parents have been written off as irrecoverable in each year since 1997; what the (a) average and (b) upper decile value of such payments is; and how many payments are in the upper decile. | | (32903) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 144
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the use of white phosphorus by the British Army. | | [Transferred] (33289) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 145
N | Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) were diagnosed with and (b) died from asbestos-related illnesses in each county in England in each of the last five years. | | [Transferred] (33183) |
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