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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 19 December 2005

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
 


 

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 19 December 2005
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 19 December 2005


This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 19 December of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

For other Written Questions for answer on Monday 19 December of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 19 December see Part 2 of this paper.


Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
1
N
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what impact assessment was conducted in relation to the requirement on music sector companies to pay Class 1 national insurance contributions if they employ freelance musicians; and if he will make a statement.
(38031)
2
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the Government's tax policy on (a) film productions and (b) British film productions in the UK.
(38514)
3
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether a racial impact assessment was carried out before the Office for National Statistics (ONS) changed the mid-year population methodology in 2002; and what consultation was undertaken by ONS before making this change.
(38552)
4
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to change the methodology used to determine (a) inward and (b) international net migration for use in mid-year population estimates.
(38558)
5
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact on the UK economy of taxation changes announced in the Pre-Budget Report.
(38601)
6
Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people (a) are unemployed and (b) were unemployed in March in each parliamentary constituency, ranked in order of the percentage change between the two dates.
(38922)
7
N
Sir John Butterfill (Bournemouth West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman on the report of her investigation into the prudential regulation of Equitable Life.
(37287)
8
Sir John Butterfill (Bournemouth West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has received information from the Parliamentary Ombudsman on a publication date for her report on the prudential regulation of Equitable Life; whether he has made representations to the Parliamentary Ombudsman on this subject; and if he will make a statement.
(38761)
9
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the research commissioned externally by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in the last year for which information is available; which external contractor was commissioned in each case; what the cost was of each research project; how long it took to complete each project; and if he will make a statement.
(38344)
10
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the administration costs of research and development tax credits in the last year for which information is available; and if he will make a statement.
(38345)
11
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the administration costs of vaccines research relief in the last year for which information is available; and if he will make a statement.
(38346)
12
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies have been convicted of research and development tax credit fraud in each year for which information is available; and if he will make a statement.
(38347)
13
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on (a) online and (b) non-online self assessment in each year since 1997; and how much was spent on (i) set up and maintenance of the website, (ii) advertising and (iii) investigation of fraud and error; and if he will make a statement.
(38348)
14
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many local tax offices there are; how many have closed in each of the last five years for which information is available; and if he will make a statement.
(38349)
15
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average personal (a) unsecured debt and (b) total debt was as a percentage of income in each year since 1997.
(38474)
16
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average total personal debt servicing level as a percentage of income was for each year since 1998; and if he will make a statement.
(38750)
17
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value of incorrectly issued P11D notices was in each of the last five years for which information available; and if he will make a statement.
(38751)
18
N
Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost is to the Government of administering the Gift Aid scheme per pound of tax relief received by charities.
(38574)
19
Mr Jim Devine (Livingston):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies in Livingston were reported via the National Minimum Wage Helpline for failing to comply with national minimum wage legislation in 2004.
(38433)
20
N
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what derogation there is within the EU for the use of red diesel by pleasure craft; and if he will seek to extend the derogation.
(37895)
21
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will answer the Question tabled by the hon. Member for Birkenhead on 5th December, reference 35715, on national insurance contributions.
(38158)
22
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will extend the criteria for suspension of the recovery of a tax credit overpayment to include cases where (a) a letter has been sent by an hon. Member to the Paymaster General regarding a case of disputed overpayment, (b) the Parliamentary Ombudsman has commenced an investigation into a case where the claimant has been overpaid and (c) a letter has been sent by an hon. Member to the Tax Credit Office in Preston regarding a case of overpaid tax credits.
(38626)
23
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of an increase in the supplementary North Sea charge to 20 per cent. on future exploration in the North Sea Continental Shelf.
(38486)
24
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of an increase in the supplementary North Sea charge to 20 per cent. on the volume of gas extracted from the North Sea continental shelf in the (a) short, (b) medium and (c) longer term.
(38487)
25
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip - Northwood):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether all benefits paid to UK nationals since 1991 from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's pension schemes have been subject to UK income tax.
(39231)
26
Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Department began production of the document Vision for a Changed CAP; which sections of his Department were involved in this work; what the names of the lead officials who contributed to its production are; and from whom outside Government views were sought.
(38760)
27
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rates of duty for (a) low sulphur diesel and (b) rebated diesel fuel were in each year since 1997.
(38882)
28
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the illegal trade in rebated diesel fuel (a) in each year since 1997 and (b) in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
(38883)
29
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of the UK oils fraud strategy; whether he plans to publish his findings; what measures he uses to determine the impact of the strategy; how often he reviews the impact of the strategy; and; if he will make a statement.
(38924)
30
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had on the impact of the proposed harmonisation of duty rates on hydrocarbons; and if he will make a statement.
(38926)
31
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact on the UK economy of the proposed harmonisation of duty rates on hydrocarbon oils; and if he will make a statement.
(38927)
32
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the duty payable on (a) gas oil and (b) fuel oil was in each year since 1997.
(38929)
33
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the (a) costs and (b) benefits of (i) the EU proposal to harmonise rates of duty on hydrocarbon oils and (ii) the EU derogation in respect of rebated diesel fuel; and if he will make a statement.
(38930)
34
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many widescreen televisions have been purchased by his Department for use in London Headquarters in each of the last five years; and what the cost was in each year.
(39141)
35
N
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28th November 2005, Official Report, column 83W, on tax credits, how many recommendations have been made by HM Revenue and Customs internal audit relating to fraud since 2003-04.
(37981)
36
N
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost of tax credits between 2003-04 and 2013-14 if (a) the yield from recovered overpayments is excluded from the calculation and (b) the reforms announced in the Pre-Budget report were not introduced.
(37982)
37
N
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the yield from recovered tax credit overpayments between 2003-04 and 2013-14 if (a) the Pre-Budget reforms were not introduced, (b) the Pre-Budget reforms are introduced and (c) the income disregard is raised to £25,000 from 2006-07.
(37983)
38
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit cases have been with the (a) Compliance Co-ordination Unit and (b) Field Force in each month since 2003-04.
(38555)
39
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many referrals have been made to the security specialist section of the Tax Credit Office in each month since 2003-04.
(38556)
40
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many awards of tax credits have been stopped because of suspicion of fraud in each month since 2003-04.
(38557)
41
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit awards have been paid into overseas bank accounts in each year since 2003.
(38697)
42
N
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff have worked in the Revenue's Special Compliance Office in each month of the last five years; how many and what proportion of them have worked on tax credits in each of the last three years; and what the administrative cost was of the Special Compliance Office in each of the last five years.
(38698)
43
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13th December, Official Report, column 1839W, on unclaimed assets, how he intends to reinvest the sums to be raised by the Commission on Unclaimed Assets in communities within Scotland.
(38437)
44
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were employed in the road haulage industry in each year since 1997.
(38648)
45
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been raised in fuel duty in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) diesel and (b) petrol.
(38827)
46
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been raised in vehicle excise duty in each year since 1997, broken down by category of vehicle.
(38828)
47
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee for the implementation of the Regulation establishing an Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-accession and (b) Economic Policy Committee: working party and reduced compositions have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38775)
48
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings of the EU (a) Contact Committee on combating money laundering and (b) Insurance Committee have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38778)
49
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee on administrative cooperation in the field of indirect taxation, including the Fiscalis programme: anti-fraud (SCAF), (b) Committee on administrative cooperation in the field of indirect taxation, including the Fiscalis programme: training (SCAT), (c) Committee on administrative cooperation in the field of indirect taxation, including the Fiscalis programme: information technology (SCIT) and (d) Committee on excise duties have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38804)
50
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings of the EU (a) Contact Committee on certain schemes for collective investment in securities, (b) Contact Committee: European economic interest grouping and (c) Accounting Directives Contact Committee have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representations of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38810)
51
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings of the EU (a) Advisory Committee for coordination in the internal market field, (b) Advisory Committee on opening up public contracts, (c) Customs Cooperation Subcommittee - EEC-Albania and (d) Customs Cooperation Subcommittee - EEC-Bulgaria have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39023)
52
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings of the EU (a) Customs Cooperation Subcommittee-EEC-Israel, (b) Customs Cooperation Subcommittee-EEC-Hong Kong, (c) EEC-Mexico Special Committee on Customs Cooperation and (d) Advisory Committee on the Communities' own resources have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39024)
53
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings of the EU (a) Customs Cooperation Committee-EEC-San Marino and (b) EEC-Denmark-Faroe Islands Joint Committee have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39025)
54
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings of the EU (a) Customs Cooperation Subcommittee-EEC-Slovenia, (b) Customs Cooperation Committee (EEC-Turkey), (c) Customs Cooperation Committee-EEC-Andorra, (d) Customs Cooperation Subcommittee-EEC-Romania and (e) Customs Cooperation Subcommittee-EEC-Russia have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39026)
55
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings of the EU (a) Joint Committee (EEC-Switzerland) on the simplification of inspections and formalities (and working party), (b) Customs Section of the Joint Committee (EEC-Norway), (c) Customs Section of the Joint Committee (EEC-Iceland) and (d) Customs Section of the Joint Committee (EEC-Switzerland-Liechtenstein) have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39027)
56
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings of the EU (a) EEC-European Free Trade Association Joint Committee (and working parties), (b) Customs Cooperation Subcommittee - EEC-Canada, (c) Customs Cooperation Subcommittee - EEC-Korea and (d) Customs Cooperation Subcommittee - EEC-United States of America have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39028)
57
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings of the EU (a) Customs Code Committee - customs warehouses and free zones, (b) Customs Code Committee - customs procedures with economic impact, (c) Customs Code Committee - counterfeit and pirated goods and (d) Customs Code committee - single administrative document have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved government; and if he will make a statement.
(39029)
58
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings of the EU (a) European Area Joint Committee, (b) Joint Committee with the countries of the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Norway and Switzerland), (c) Joint Committee on the Agreement concerning products of the clock and watch industry between the EEC and Switzerland and (d) Joint Committee on the Agreement between Switzerland and the EEC on the processing traffic in textiles have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representations of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39030)
59
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings of the EU (a) Customs Code Committee - duty-free arrangements, (b) Customs Code Committee - tariff and statistical nomenclature, (c) Customs Code Committee - tariff quotas and (d) Committee on recovery of claims have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representations of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39031)
60
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings of the EU (a) Customs Code Committee - movement of air or sea passengers' baggage (technical problems), (b) Customs Code Committee - transit, (c) Customs Code Committee - favourable tariff treatment (nature of end-use of goods and (d) Customs Code Committee - origin have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representations of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39032)
61
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee on mutual assistance in customs and agricultural matters, including operation of the CIS, (b) Customs Code Committee - general customs rules, (c) Customs Code Committee - recovery of claims and (d) Customs Code Committee - customs valuation have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representations of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39033)
62
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee on the movement of air or sea passengers' baggages (principles), (b) Advisory Committee on value-added tax, (c) Committee on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims and (d) Committee on administrative cooperation in the field of indirect taxation, including Fiscalis programme have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representations of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39034)
63
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee on economic outward-processing arrangements for textiles, (b) Committee on the export of cultural goods, (c) Customs 2002 Committee and (d) Committee for the application of the rules on the manufacture and placing on the market of certain substances used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representative were present; what provisions were made for representations of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39035)
64
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7th December 2005, Official Report, column 1376W, on cash machines, how many cash machines in Northern Ireland charged customers to withdraw money in each of the last 10 years.
(38602)
65
Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses in Scotland have successfully applied for the research and development tax credit in each year since it was introduced.
(39120)
66
N
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consider reducing the rate of VAT payable on home security measures for those who have been the victims of crime.
(38624)
67
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent on external consultants and advisers by (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by his Department in each year since May 1997.
(39080)
68
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the public relations companies that have had contracts with (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by his Department since May 1997.
(39081)
69
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent on advertising by (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by his Department in each year since May 1997.
(39082)
70
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how often he has received representations from the elected governing authorities of (a) Guernsey, (b) Jersey, (c) the Isle of Man, (d) the Falkland Islands, (e) Gibraltar and (f) Saint Helena about interest rates set by the Bank of England since 1997.
(39214)
71
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has has made to the elected governing authorities of (a) Guernsey, (b) Jersey, (c) the Isle of Man, (d) the Falkland Islands, (e) Gibraltar, (f) Saint Helena (g) Anguilla, (h) Montserrat, (i) Bermuda, (j) the British Virgin Islands, (k) the Turks and Caicos Islands and (l) the Cayman Islands about their domestic monetary and fiscal policies since 1997.
(39215)
72
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what powers of the intervention he has over the domestic monetary and fiscal policies of (a) Guernsey, (b) Jersey, (c) the Isle of Man, (d) the Falkland Islands, (e) Gibraltar, (f) Saint Helena (g) Anguilla, (h) Montserrat, (i) Bermuda, (j) the British Virgin Islands, (k) the Turks and Caicos Islands and (l) the Cayman Islands.
(39216)
73
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much extra funding in (a) cash, (b) real and (c) percentage terms was made available by his Department to (i) the Metropolitan Police and (ii) other police forces in England and Wales to fund the policing of international summits, conferences and state visits hosted by Her Majesty's Government since 1997, broken down by event.
(38498)
74
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of the population of 18 to 24 year-olds are registered to vote, broken down by constituency.
(39160)
75
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of the population is registered to vote in each ward in the Tees Valley, broken down by constituency.
(39171)
Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
76
N
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Yeovil of 6th June 2005, Official Report, column 302W, on Downing Street (refurbishment), when he expects officials to have concluded their consideration of options.
(38835)
77
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many vehicles are in the ministerial car fleet, broken down by type of fuel used.
(39253)
Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners
78
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Commissioners have had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the scope of extending VAT relief to the cost of church car parks.
(39157)
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs
79
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will take steps to increase the subsistence allowance for jurors; and if she will make a statement.
(38694)
80
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will list the contracted suppliers of legal aid funded services in the London borough of Haringey in relation to (a) housing, (b) social welfare, (c) mental health, (d) employment, (e) family issues, (f) criminal defence and (g) immigration; and if she will make a statement.
(39194)
81
N
Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 1st December 2005, Official Report, columns 742-3W, on criminal offences, which criminal offences were created in each Act named in her Answer.
(38361)
82
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many widescreen televisions have been purchased by her Department for use in London Headquarters in each of the last five years; and what the cost was in each year.
(39148)
83
N
Mr Jim McGovern (Dundee West):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when her Department plans to publish its proposals for a possible exemption for trades unions from the claims management proposals contained in the Compensation Bill [Lords].
(38326)
84
N
Mr Jim McGovern (Dundee West):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether her Department plans to introduce an exemption for trades unions from the claims management proposals in the Compensation Bill [Lords], (a) through an amendment to the Bill and (b) by secondary legislation; and if she will make a statement.
(38327)
85
N
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12th December 2005, Official Report, column 1755W, on the Royal Household, if she will list those members of Her Majesty's family who are also members of the Royal Family regularly undertaking official duties and functions on Her Majesty's behalf.
(38445)
86
Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, why the Department has not published in 2005 under the provisions in section 95 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 statistics on women and the criminal justice system.
(38369)
87
Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment she has made of the requirement to collect data on women and the criminal justice system to enable criminal justice bodies to monitor the impact of policies on women under the proposed gender equality duty in the Equality Bill.
(38370)
88
Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to the Answer from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Office on 30th November 2005, Official Report, column 591W, on child pornography, when she expects to introduce changes to Schedule 3 to the Data Protection Act 1998 to enable payment card companies legitimately to hold and process sensitive data concerning an individual and their convictions, with particular reference to purchasing child pornography on the internet.
(38728)
89
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many meetings of the EU Committee on the jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgements in matrimonial matters and in matters of paternal responsibility for children of both spouses and on the jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgements in civil and commercial matters (Brussels I and II) have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(38808)
90
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will make a statement on negotiations with the Public and Commercial Services Union on the pay and conditions of magistrates' court staff.
(39252)
91
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much was spent on external consultants and advisers by (a) her Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which her Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by her Department in each year since May 1997.
(39083)
92
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will list the public relations companies that have had contracts with (a) her Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which her Department is responsible and (c) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by her Department and other such organisations since May 1997.
(39084)
93
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much was spent on advertising by (a) her Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which her Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by her Department in each year since May 1997.
(39085)
94
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the average waiting time was between the death of a person and the conclusion of the inquest in (a) England and (b) Teesside in the last 12 months.
(38382)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
95
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she has taken to implement the findings of the Independent Sports Review (ISR); what recent meetings she has had on the ISR; and if she will make a statement.
(38510)
96
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the implications of the interaction between changes to licensing and gambling laws.
(38511)
97
N
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to offer individuals assistance with the switchover to digital television.
(38515)
98
N
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with English Heritage.
(38516)
99
N
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the Independent Fees Review Panel interim report.
(38517)
100
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact on the British film industry of the requirements that film production projects applying for the new tax incentives are required to meet.
(38518)
101
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Arts Council.
(38532)
102
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had on the BBC's licence fee proposals.
(38533)
103
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had on the BBC Charter review.
(38534)
104
N
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much of the Big Lottery Fund (BLF) money will go to voluntary and community organisations; how much the BLF cost to create; and if she will make a statement.
(38535)
105
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the progress towards digital switchover.
(38537)
106
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the use of compulsory purchase orders in cases involving historic buildings.
(38976)
107
N
Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire Moorlands):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on steps the Government is taking to encourage people with disabilities to participate in sailing activities.
(38074)
108
N
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on Government support for music and music education.
(38079)
109
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the ticket allocation for England fans at the 2006 Football World Cup.
(38430)
110
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reasons the Ofcom consultation on junk food advertising has been postponed from November 2005 until February 2006.
(37998)
111
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the (a) role, (b) accountability of the Press Complaints Commission and (c) its work in relation to sexist material.
(38531)
112
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what definition of pornography is used by her Department.
(38637)
113
N
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 15th November 2005, Official Report, column 1136W, on departmental spending, when the Minister will place in the Library the document listing the works of art purchased by the Government Art Collection in the year 2004-05.
(37684)
114
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many establishments which require a licence under the Licensing Act 2003 she estimates are trading without such a licence in each London Borough; and if she will make a statement.
(39055)
115
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the local authorities that have (a) made representations to her Department for additional resources and (b) been allocated additional resources to take on the functions under the Licensing Act 2003; and if she will make a statement.
(39056)
116
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list local authorities that have outstanding licence applications under the Licensing Act 2003; and if she will make a statement.
(39057)
117
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who will own the (a) land and (b) properties on the land acquired by the London Development Agency following the London 2012 Olympics; and if she will make a statement.
(39058)
118
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which Departments are represented on the official interdepartmental group on children's play; what the work programme of the group is; and when it will report.
(38981)
119
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department spent on children's play and leisure facilities in 2004-05; and what this figure is as a percentage of her Department's total budget.
(38982)
120
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many local authorities have (a) a local play strategy and (b) a framework for children's play.
(38983)
121
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps are being taken to encourage the greater use of village halls; and what funding streams are available for this purpose.
(38902)
122
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many households are in receipt of free television licences in Swansea East.
(38850)
123
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding has been provided for sport in Manchester in the last 12 months, broken down by source of funding; and how much of this went to (a) activities and (b) organisations in the Gorton constituency.
(38420)
124
Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many calls in 2005 initially received by the computerised voice recognition system used by the TV Licensing Authority for address transfers were then transferred to human operators for completion because the software could not understand regional and national accents and dialects, broken down by region of call origin.
(38731)
125
Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will undertake research to establish whether the computerised voice recognition system used by the TV Licensing Authority for address transfers could be adapted to deal with a higher proportion of calls from people with North Eastern English accents.
(38737)
126
Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which regional and national dialects and accents of the United Kingdom were most frequently not recognised in 2005 by the computerised voice recognition system for address transfers used by the TV Licensing Authority.
(38738)
127
Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the computerised voice recognition system used by the TV Licensing Authority for address transfers was designed to recognise English spoken with regional accents.
(38739)
128
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many widescreen televisions have been purchased by her Department for use in London Headquarters in each of the last five years; and what the cost was in each year.
(39150)
129
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the UK tourist industry about the safety of British tourists travelling to the Maldives.
(38355)
130
N
Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much public funding has been allocated to Winter Olympics Sports in each of the last five years.
(38356)
131
N
Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has been involved in setting (a) formal and (b) informal targets for performance at the (i) 2006 and (ii) 2010 Winter Olympic Games; and if she will make a statement.
(38357)
132
N
Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what submissions her Department has received concerning funding for elite athletes at the (a) 2008 and (b) 2012 Olympics; from whom those submissions came; what increase in funding they recommended; over what time period; and if she will make those submissions public.
(38358)
133
N
Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what submissions her Department made to the Treasury prior to the Pre-Budget Report concerning funding for elite athletes at the (a) 2008 and (b) 2012 Olympics; and who was asked to contribute to those submissions.
(38359)
134
N
Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, by what process the transfer of responsibility for elite sport from Sport England to UK Sport will be effected; how much of the budget will be transferred; and how much of that money will pass straight to (a) the British Olympic Association and (b) Olympic Sport national governing bodies.
(38360)
135
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will consider appointing an independent media ombudsman; and if she will make a statement.
(38599)
136
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been spent in promoting tourism in rural areas in England in each of the last five years.
(38932)
137
N
Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what action the Government is taking to assist the Jubilee Sailing Trust to secure the future of the vessels Lord Nelson and Tenacious; and if she will make a statement.
(38000)
138
Angela Watkinson (Upminster):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make funding available to secure the future of the Jubilee Sailing Trust.
(38383)
139
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was spent on external consultants and advisers by (a) her Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which her Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by her Department in each year since May 1997.
(39102)
140
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the public relations companies that have had contracts with (a) her Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which her Department is responsible and (c) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by her Department and other such organisations since May 1997.
(39103)
141
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was spent on advertising by (a) her Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which her Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by her Department in each year since May 1997.
(39104)
142
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the estimated number is of (a) televisions and (b) radios in use in (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales, (iii) each of the English regions and (iv) Northern Ireland.
(39204)
143
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) television broadcast stations, (b) generic television repeater broadcast stations, (c) AM radio broadcast stations, (d) AM repeater radio broadcast stations, (e) FM radio broadcast stations, (f) FM repeater radio broadcast stations, (g) short wave repeater radio broadcast stations and (h) short wave radio broadcast stations are sited in (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales, (iii) each of the English regions and (iv) Northern Ireland.
(39205)
144
N
Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Sittingbourne and Sheppey on behalf of Superintendant Alasdair Hope dated 13th October.
(38429)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
145
N
Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF squadrons are equipped with the Canberra PR9 aircraft; how many serviceable aircraft of this type the RAF has in its inventory; when the RAF last deployed the PR9 to Afghanistan; for what purpose; and when the next deployment is scheduled to commence.
(38226)
146
N
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions since 2000 the Royal Tournament has been replaced by a military tattoo at Horse Guards Parade in London.
(38485)
147
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 7th November 2005, Official Report, column 96W, what contractual arrangements his Department has for the provision of the non-profit making 0870 lines.
(38746)
148
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits to the UK armed forces since 1997 were from Coventry South; and if he will make a statement.
(37888)
149
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer to the hon. Member for Eastleigh, Official Report, column 1787W, on Iraq, how much was spent in each month; and if he will make a statement.
(39192)
150
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria his Department used to decide to change its requirement for using Southampton Docks from recreational to operational use for nuclear powered Royal Navy ships.
(38997)
151
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will invite the Solent Coalition Against Nuclear Ships as an observer to the Nuclear Accident Exercise in Southampton on 22nd February 2006.
(39106)
152
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to send nuclear powered Royal Navy ships to (a) Southampton Docks and (b) Portsmouth Harbour; and if he will make a statement.
(39107)
153
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of each type of helicopter are carried by each of the Type-23 frigates.
(39176)
154
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Merlin, (b) Lynx and (c) Sea King helicopters operated by the Royal Navy are held in attrition reserve; and for what reasons they are held.
(39177)
155
N
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) the Treasury about the tax treatment and income of and (b) the Department for Trade and Industry about the employment terms and conditions of territorial army personnel with a view to encouraging recruitment and retention.
(38151)
156
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what timetable has been drawn up for each stage of the review of recordkeeping on sexual harassment in the armed forces in order to ensure completion by the end of the year; if he will make a statement when he publishes the Defence Information Notice and policy letter to the armed forces; and if he will place a copy of these documents in the Library.
(38596)
157
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what conclusion he has reached on the scope for setting a revised target for the completion of all formal harassment investigations within a period of less than 69 days; on what date he issued a Ministry of Defence policy letter on this issue; and if he will place a copy of the letter in the Library.
(38597)
158
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his estimate is of the number of unit equal opportunity advisers in each of the armed forces.
(38598)
159
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date his Department became a corporate member of Opportunity Now; what he expects to gain from membership; and what procedures have been agreed for the Department to exercise its membership responsibilities.
(38670)
160
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to monitor the availability of welfare providers outside working hours on Army barracks.
(38673)
161
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the hours of availability of welfare providers are at Catterick barracks.
(38674)
162
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the terms of reference are for the review of formal complaints and other data on sexual harassment in the armed forces; and how many organisations and individuals have been invited to tender for contracts to conduct the review.
(38675)
163
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the terms of reference are for the sexual harassment survey of women and men serving in the armed forces; and how many organisations and individuals have been invited to tender for contracts to conduct the survey.
(38676)
164
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the terms of reference are for the focus groups of women and men serving in the armed forces to consider issues relating to sexual harassment; and how many organisations and individuals have been invited to tender for contracts to undertake this work.
(38677)
165
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recommendations were submitted to the Service Personnel Executive Group following completion of the departmental feasibility study on increasing the number of women employed in armed forces' recruitment and initial training of recruits; and on what date these recommendations were discussed by the Group.
(38678)
166
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the result was of the review of options for increasing awareness of sexual harassment issues conducted by the Armed Forces Diversity and Equality Steering Group; and how many meetings of the Steering Group have been held since June 2005.
(38679)
167
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what timetable has been agreed for (a) publication of advertisements for, (b) interviewing candidates for and (c) appointing an external reviewer to conduct quarterly assessments of the Department's handling of sexual harassment complaints.
(38680)
168
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings of principal personnel officers have been held since June 2005; and on how many occasions the officers have discussed the operation of sexual harassment helplines.
(38681)
169
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what timetable has been agreed for each stage of development of Armed Forces Helpline standards; on what date he intends to issue a Ministry of Defence policy letter on the issue; and if he will place a copy of the letter in the Library.
(38682)
170
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date he issued a Ministry of Defence policy letter on arrangements for confidential follow-up checks with individuals making complaints of sexual harassment in the armed forces; and if he will place a copy of the letter in the Library.
(38683)
171
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made in establishing dedicated investigation teams on sexual harassment in each of the armed services; and how many individuals of each rank comprise these units.
(38684)
172
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what timetable has been agreed for each stage of the process agreed for developing a range of options for using trained mediators to assist in the resolution of disputes; and on what date this report will be discussed by the Services Personnel Executive Group.
(38685)
173
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact on the UK agricultural sector of the proposed EU harmonisation of duty rates on hydrocarbon oils; and if he will make a statement.
(38928)
174
Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he next plans to visit DCAE Cosford.
(38985)
175
Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what account will be taken of (a) existing training resources in aerospace, ICT and engineering industries, (b) location and (c) proximity to local labour markets in evaluating sites bidding in the defence training review.
(38986)
176
Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the likely effect on the (a) further and high education sectors and (b) manufacturing companies of the Defence Training Review.
(38987)
177
Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of how many jobs DCAE Cosford supports (a) directly and (b) indirectly in the West Midlands economy; and if he will make a statement.
(38988)
178
Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the number of jobs that are likely to be created in the West Midlands if DCAE Cosford is selected as a preferred site in the Defence Training Review.
(38989)
179
Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact (a) closure and (b) downsizing of DCAE Cosford may have on the (i) Shropshire and (ii) West Midlands economies.
(38990)
180
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the (a) number and (b) value of UK (i) military exports and (ii) aid to the Maldives in each year since 2000.
(38351)
181
N
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of each of the three Services he expects to be (a) serving abroad and (b) deployed on front-line duties between 24th December 2005 and 2nd January 2006; and what percentage of the trained strength of each Service each of these figures represents.
(38763)
182
Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on his plans for the deployment of additional British troops to Afghanistan.
(38663)
183
N
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the units of (a) Army cadets, (b) Royal Marine cadets, (c) Royal Navy cadets and (d) Air Training Corps cadets in the Isle of Wight and Hampshire; and what grant was paid to each unit by his Department in (i) 1997, (ii) 2001 and (iii) 2005.
(38161)
184
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the public relations companies that have had contracts with (a) his Department, (b) his non-departmental public bodies, (c) his Department's executive agencies and (d) other bodies funded by his Department and for which he is responsible since May 1997; and what work was undertaken by each.
(39190)
185
David Wright (Telford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many defence contracts have been awarded to facilities or organisations operating in Wales since 1997; what the value of these contracts was; and how many jobs have been created.
(39131)
186
David Wright (Telford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether an employment impact assessment has been made in relation to the Defence Training Review as it relates to Cosford and St Athan.
(39133)
187
David Wright (Telford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what opportunities the Defence Training Review will provide for employees affected by the closure of ABRO in Telford.
(39134)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
188
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the current mid-year population estimates will be used in the local government grant settlement for 2006-07.
(38554)
189
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether mid-year population estimates were used in the calculation of local government grant allocations for 2005-06.
(38562)
190
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the Government's compliance with the 2003 EU Directive on energy performance in buildings; and what level of energy efficiency will have been achieved by 4th January 2006.
(38732)
191
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on his Department's involvement with preparations for the Marine Bill.
(38734)
192
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the withdrawal by the Worldwide Fund for Nature from the senior steering group for the code for sustainable buildings.
(38735)
193
N
Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what statistical measures the Government uses to compare the performance of different levels of regional and local government.
(38575)
194
N
Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what information his Department collects on the density of (a) existing and (b) new social housing.
(38576)
195
Mr David Clelland (Tyne Bridge):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many local authorities have a forecast shortfall in excess of £1 million in relation to allocated funding for the free bus travel scheme following announcement of the local government revenue support grants.
(38564)
196
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the consultation phase on the Government's proposed response to the Lichfield Report on the Operation of Permitted Development Rights (2003) has commenced.
(39127)
197
Mr Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will rank shire counties in England by the (a) percentage increase and (b) cash increase in formula grant awarded in the Local Government Finance Settlement for (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08.
(38855)
198
Mr Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the likely impact of the Local Government Finance Settlement for (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08 on the revenues that will need to be raised through council tax by Norfolk County Council in each of those years.
(38856)
199
Mr Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the (a) likelihood and (b) extent of service reductions in (i) Norfolk and (ii) all shire counties in England following the Local Government Finance Settlement.
(38857)
200
Mr Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what representations he has received on the Local Government Finance Settlement relating to (a) Norfolk and (b) all shire counties in England.
(38858)
201
Mr Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will meet the leader of Norfolk County Council to discuss the Local Government Finance Settlement as it relates to Norfolk County Council.
(38859)
202
Mr Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the funding position of Norfolk County Council following the Local Government Finance Settlement; and if he will make a statement.
(38860)
203
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what applications have been made for disposal of land for less than best consideration by the London Borough of Hackney since 2000.
(38571)
204
N
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the levels of deprivation were in each ward in Kettering constituency in the last year for which figures are available, ranked from the least deprived to the most deprived.
(38153)
205
N
Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Department between the end of the 2003-04 session and April 2005.
(38325)
206
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip - Northwood):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many homes have been built in each Borough of Greater London under the Key Worker Living Initiative; and how many of these are occupied.
(38881)
207
Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many new houses have been built in Hereford since 1997; and what percentage of these are classified as affordable housing.
(38919)
208
Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the impact of the level of private enterprise building in Herefordshire on the availability of affordable housing there.
(38920)
209
Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps his Department has taken to assist low-income rural families to access adequate housing.
(38921)
210
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many widescreen televisions have been purchased by his Department for use in London Headquarters in each of the last five years; and what the cost was in each year.
(39142)
211
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on his planning policy for development of greenbelt land.
(39125)
212
Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 1st December 2005, Official Report, column 682W, on housing, how many houses were identified in each local authority as being empty for six months in 2001-02; and in how many of those cases the local authority intervened.
(38875)
213
Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester South):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he has set targets for the total output of social rented housing for (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2007-08.
(39128)
214
Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester South):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what level of social housing grant from the Housing Corporation was required to produce one unit of rented accommodation in the latest period for which information is available.
(39129)
215
N
Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the (a) local authorities, (b) fire authorities and (c) police authorities in Hemel Hempstead, will be eligible for Bellwin Scheme assistance.
(38333)
216
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he plans to postpone the introduction of the Homebuyers Information Pack; and if he will make a statement.
(39154)
217
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what research he has commissioned into the likely impact of the Home Information Pack on house prices; and if he will make a statement.
(39259)
218
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the expected benefits of the Home Information Pack.
(39260)
219
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much was spent on external consultants and advisers by (a) his Department and previous departments with his Department's responsibilities, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by his Department in each year since May 1997.
(39109)
220
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much was spent on advertising by (a) his Department and previous departments with his Department's responsibilities, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by his Department in each year since May 1997.
(39110)
221
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the public relations companies that have had contracts with (a) his Department and previous departments with his Department's responsibilities, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by his Department since May 1997.
(39111)
222
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what progress on energy efficiency has been made in relation to (a) building and (b) planning in each year since 1997.
(38848)
223
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he (a) has re-examined and (b) plans to re-examine the proposed changes to the A Risk top-up to formula grant share in relation to Cleveland Fire Authority in the light of the Hemel Hempstead oil depot fire.
(39156)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills
224
N
Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many individuals have been removed by Ofsted from the list of team inspectors in each of the last five years; and how many were reinstated.
(36409)
225
N
Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions have taken place between the City of Newcastle upon Tyne, the local Learning and Skills Council and Newcastle College about a second city academy in Newcastle for the 11 to 16 years age group.
(38290)
226
N
Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students at each educational institution in Newcastle upon Tyne are in receipt of an educational maintenance allowance.
(38291)
227
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the burden on families of the costs associated with school trips.
(37984)
228
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 24th October 2005, Official Report, column 147W, on outdoor learning, when she expects the recommendations of the working group set up to examine exclusion and school trips to be made public.
(37997)
229
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers have attended (a) the regional science learning centres and (b) the National Science Learning Centre since they opened.
(37999)
230
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the 50 schools with the lowest average GCSE scores; and which of these have received support from the London Challenge New Views programme.
(38001)
231
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of working age people in Coventry South hold a qualification at degree level or equivalent or above.
(37887)
232
N
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether school meals in each local education authority are (a) produced in-house, (b) outsourced and (c) outsourced but being brought back in-house; and, in respect of those being brought back in-house, by what date she expects this to be done.
(37892)
233
N
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the schools in the Stroud constituency which (a) have and (b) do not have their own kitchens, broken down by type of school.
(37893)
234
N
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research the Department has (a) undertaken and (b) commissioned on how to improve the stay on rate in rural areas as part of the Aim Higher Strategy for Higher Education.
(37894)
235
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children are participating in the SureStart programme in Stroud constituency.
(39244)
236
N
Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many further education colleges are receiving no funding for some of their students owing to the threshold for these colleges having already been met.
(38292)
237
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding was allocated for the provision of after-school care for children with disabilities in each London borough in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement.
(39059)
238
Mr Michael Foster (Worcester):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the effects on pupils in Worcestershire of membership of the academy for gifted and talented pupils.
(39126)
239
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what mechanisms the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority uses to monitor examination standards over a period of time.
(38471)
240
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority has for the Independent Committee on Examination Standards; and what consultation it is carrying out with regard to this.
(38472)
241
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions she has had with the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) on (a) the abolition of the Independent Committee on Examination Standards and (b) alternative methods of presenting results of tiered examinations; what the outcomes were of the QCA/departmental risk workshop on 6th September; and if she will make a statement.
(38569)
242
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the (a) public and (b) voluntary and private organisations to which her Department made payments through grants or contracts in excess of £20,000 excluding the Department's administrative expenditure in 2004-05.
(38604)
243
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of lessons inspected by Ofsted were recorded as setted in (a) geography, (b) music, (c) history, (d) religious education, (e) English, (f) modern foreign languages and (g) mathematics in (i) years (A) 7, (B) 8, (C) 9, (D) 10, (E) 11 and (ii) overall (1) in England and (2) in West Sussex Local Education Authority in each year since 1995.
(38605)
244
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whom she has asked to carry out the review of the framework for teaching literacy; which experts have been invited to submit evidence to this review; how many responses she has received to the Department's consultation on the review; and whether the recommendations of the Rose review will be adopted by the framework for teaching literacy.
(38606)
245
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her Answer of 5th December 2005, Official Report, column 940W, on the Departmental Report, how much funding was received by each of the programmes aggregated under Other Miscellaneous programmes in table 12.2 of her Department's 2005 Departmental Report.
(38687)
246
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her Answer of 5th December 2005, Official Report, column 943W, on direct grants, how much grant was received in 2005-06 by each voluntary organisation listed.
(38703)
247
Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the contracts over £1 million approved by the Board of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in each year since 1997.
(38567)
248
Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions she has had with the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority on its location; and if she will make a statement.
(38568)
249
Mr John Grogan (Selby):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the percentage change was in (a) 16 to 18 years and (b) 19 years plus budgets for learning and skills councils' sub-regions between 2004-05 and 2005-06, listed in ascending order.
(39124)
250
N
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the schools in Kettering constituency which (a) have and (b) do not have their own kitchens, broken down by type of school; and how many pupils attend each school.
(38149)
251
N
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the statutory requirements are for schools to hold a daily religious service; and whether she plans to seek to amend the provisions.
(38152)
252
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what arrangements she plans to put in place to dispose of the assets of a trust school if such a school should close.
(38056)
253
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether assets will be transferred from local authority control to the control of a trust when a trust school is set up.
(38061)
254
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, in what way the financial arrangements for a trust school will differ from those in place for foundation schools.
(38062)
255
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many hon. Members responded to the consultation on revisions to the school admissions code of practice; and whether their views were incorporated into the summary of consultation responses published on 13th December.
(38711)
256
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on the piloting of new parent support advisers referred to in paragraph 1.23 of the Pre-Budget Report; and what their intended role is.
(38712)
257
Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding has been awarded to Herefordshire Council to provide for new buildings in each school in Herefordshire in each of the last three years; how much was awarded in each case; if she will make a statement.
(38925)
258
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many widescreen televisions have been purchased by her Department for use in London Headquarters in each of the last five years; and what the cost was in each year.
(39143)
259
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what account is taken by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service of Child Support Agency decisions on payment when advising the courts on access arrangements to the non-resident parent in any particular case.
(38886)
260
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many meetings of the EU (a) Socrates Committee, (b) Erasmus sub-committee, (c) Comenius sub-committee, (d) Tempus Committee, (e) Leonardo da Vinci Committee and (f) Advisory Committee on vocational training have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(38644)
261
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee for the implementation of the Community action programme concerning co-operation policy in the youth field, including European voluntary service and youth exchanges within the Community and with third countries, (b) Scientific and Technical Research Committee and (c) Euratom Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(38645)
262
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many meetings of the EU (a) Coordination Group to promote uniformity of application of the general system for the recognition of higher education diplomas (first general system) and (b) Advisory Committee on medical training have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(38782)
263
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many meetings of the EU (a) Advisory Committee on veterinary training, (b) Advisory Committee on training in architecture and (c) Committee on the second general system for the recognition of professional education and training have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(38783)
264
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what representations she has received on the UK's bid to host the 2011 WorldSkills Competition.
(38713)
265
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what skills areas she has identified for targeting in the 2011 WorldSkills Competition, should the UK win the bid.
(38714)
266
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children aged between 11 and 16 years are taught in classes with a pupil-teacher ratio of more than one teacher to (a) 12, (b) 15 and (c) 18 pupils.
(39226)
267
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children aged between five and 11 years are taught in classes in state run schools with a size of more than (a) 20, (b) 25 and (c) 28.
(39250)
268
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which of the local authorities referred to in the Answer of 11th November 2003, Official Report, columns 217-8W, subsequently employed private contractors or partners to deliver education services.
(38998)
269
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent on external consultants and advisers by (a) her Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which her Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by her Department in each year since May 1997.
(39089)
270
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the public relations companies that have had contracts with (a) her Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which her Department is responsible and (c) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by her Department since May 1997.
(39090)
271
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent on advertising by (a) her Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which her Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by her Department in each year since May 1997.
(39091)
272
N
Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average hourly cost of providing programming on the Teachers' TV channel has been since its launch.
(38691)
273
N
Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much has been spent on the Teachers' TV channel since its launch.
(38692)
274
N
Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average hourly viewing figures for Teachers' TV have been in each month since its launch.
(38693)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
275
N
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether timber produced under the Australian Forest Standard scheme meets standards set by her Department for sustainability.
(38655)
276
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is in respect of the creation of a spatial planning regime for the marine environment.
(38733)
277
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the number of (a) cats and (b) ferrets identified with Type 13 TB in (i) England and (ii) Sussex.
(38736)
278
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many UK fishing vessels of 12 metres of more in length, operating in ICES areas VII e, f, g, h and j and using bottom set gillnet or entangling net will be required from 1st January 2006 to use acoustic deterrent devices under Regulation (EC) No 812/2004 (art.2).
(38830)
279
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the maximum permitted length is of a bottom set gillnet or entangling net used by UK fishing vessels of 12 metres or more in length, operating in in ICES areas VII e, f, g, h and j; and what the (a) average and (b) maximum length is of nets being used by these vessels.
(38831)
280
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total (a) length and (b) effort in kilometres per hours is of bottom set gillnet and entangling net used by UK fishing vessels of 12 metres or more in length operating in ICES areas VII e, f, g, h and j.
(38832)
281
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures she plans to put in place to (a) ensure that UK fishing vessels using bottom set gillnet or entangling net in ICES areas VII e, f, g, h and j comply with the requirement to use accoustic deterrent devices from 1st January 2006 under Regulation (EC) No 812/2004 and (b) assess the efficacy of this measure in preventing the incidental capture of harbour porpoises.
(38833)
282
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to prevent the deaths of harbour porpoises and other cetaceans in UK gillnet and tangle net fisheries in the western Channel and Celtic Sea caused by vessels which fail to use acoustic deterrent devices from 1st January 2006.
(38834)
283
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many tonnes of carbon she estimates were emitted as a consequence of the fire at Hemel Hempstead; and what percentage of the UK's annual carbon emission this constitutes.
(38837)
284
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it will be her Department's policy to follow the scientific advice from the International Council for the Exploration of Our Seas at the December Fisheries Council meeting.
(38840)
285
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is her Department's policy to agree increases in quotas on species with a high cod bycatch on condition that measures to reduce this bycatch are implemented.
(38846)
286
Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding has been made available by her Department for schemes to tackle carbon emissions since 1997; and what money will be made available in future years.
(39049)
287
Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received regarding the Energy Review; and when she expects the Energy Review to report to her.
(39050)
288
Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to announce the findings of the Climate Change Review; and if she will make a statement.
(39051)
289
Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received regarding the Climate Change Review; and whether she plans to make these findings public.
(39052)
290
N
Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial penalties would be incurred by the United Kingdom in the event of non-compliance with the EU Landfill Directive; and if she will make a statement.
(38573)
291
Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much interest she expects will have accumulated on Single Payment Scheme funds between December 2005 and February 2006; and what proportion of that interest she expects will be distributed to farmers.
[R] (38740)
292
N
Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will ensure that Entry Level Stewardship takes into account the special character of the English uplands in relation to payment options.
(38156)
293
N
Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the optimum number of farmers in the English uplands to maintain sufficient land management capacity.
(38157)
294
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received on the carbon dioxide emissions caused by road traffic congestion in (a) Harborough constituency and (b) the East Midlands Government Office area.
(38843)
295
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farming households in (a) England, (b) Northamptonshire and (c) Kettering constituency have household incomes below the Department's low income threshold.
(38894)
296
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research has been (a) commissoned and (b) evaluated into the implications for carbon life cycle of shipping recyclable waste abroad.
(38896)
297
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her latest assessment is of the rate of coastal erosion.
(38899)
298
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress is being made in meeting EU Landfill Directive targets for (a) 2010, (b) 2013 and (c) 2020.
(38901)
299
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of non-binding, as opposed to binding, climate change targets; and what assessment she has made of the impact of the Montreal climate change talks on this.
(38904)
300
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the changes have been in water consumption since 1980, broken down by sewerage company service areas.
(38972)
301
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much municipal waste was produced in each of the last 10 years.
(38975)
302
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will place in the Library advice received by Ministers regarding the decision in March 2001 to carry out a contiguous cull of farm animals.
(38993)
303
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many legal cases involving Foot and Mouth Disease clean-up contractors are pending.
(38994)
304
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) dates and times of proceedings, (b) verdicts and (c) costs incurred by her Department were in respect of all court cases where proceedings are complete relating to Foot and Mouth Disease clean-up contractors; and if she will make a statement.
(38995)
305
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action she expects the Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take at the meeting on 19th December to support the European Commission's proposed emergency measures to close the deep water gill net fishery off the west coast of Scotland.
(38660)
306
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many widescreen televisions have been purchased by her Department for use in London Headquarters in each of the last five years; and what the cost was in each year.
(39138)
307
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many departmental officials will be moved from London offices to York; and whether this represents a reduction in overall numbers employed by the Department under the Lyons Review recommendation.
(38371)
308
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect on local waste disposal authorities of the current (a) landfill tax penalties and (b) landfill allowance targets; what financial support will be made available to assist them in funding the new waste disposal technologies; and if she will take steps to return to the waste disposal authorities who pay landfill tax the funding raised by the tax to assist them in funding their minimisation and recycling initiatives.
(38996)
309
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data the Government holds concerning changes in the intensity of rain and snowfall measured by meteorological stations in the United Kingdom; what recent trends have been observed in such intensity; and whether there have been associated changes in (a) peak flows and (b) flooding in river catchment areas.
(39242)
310
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data relating to changes in (a) the intensity of rain and snowfall and (b) peakflows and flooding in river catchment areas in (i) North West Europe and (ii) countries elsewhere in the world the Government has compared with similar data from the UK.
(39264)
311
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department collects on wild bird ringing groups operating in the UK and licensed by the British Trust for Ornithology; and what advice and information her Department has circulated to such groups in each region on (a) monitoring of possible avian influenza and (b) obtaining seasonal influenza injections.
(38435)
312
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice and information is being issued to keepers of (a) captive bred and (b) wild disabled birds registered with her Department on (i) avian influenza and (ii) obtaining seasonal influenza injections.
(38436)
313
Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will compensate those whose livelihoods have been affected by the ban on bird shows; and if she will make a statement.
(38874)
314
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the EC-Canada Joint Committee have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(38781)
315
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) Management Committees of the common organisation of agricultural markets for cereals, (b) Management Committees of the common organisation of agricultural markets for dehydrated fodder and (c) Management Committees of the common organisation of agricultural markets for sugar have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who was presiding over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(38784)
316
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee on the Community action programme in the field of civil protection, (b) Committee on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances (Seveso II) and (c) Committee for the implementation of the Community framework for cooperation in the field of accidental or deliberate marine pollution have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who was presiding over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(38785)
317
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) Management Committees of the common organisation of agricultural markets for oils and fats, (b) Management Committees of the common organisation of agricultural markets for natural fibres and (c) Management Committees of the common organisation of agricultural markets for milk and milk products have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who was presiding over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(38786)
318
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee for the implementation of legislation on ambient air quality assessment and management, (b) Committee for the adaptation to technical and scientific progress of the air quality limit values and guide values for sulphur dioxide and suspended particulates and (c) Committee for the adaptation to technical progress of the Directive on air quality standards for nitrogen dioxide have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who was presiding over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(38787)
319
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) Committees of the common organisation of agricultural markets for beef and veal, (b) management committees of the common organisation of agricultural markets for sheep and goats and (c) management committees of the common organisation of agricultural markets for pigmeat have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who was presiding over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(38788)
320
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the EU Committee on (a) geographical indications and protected designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs, (b) certificates of specific character for agricultural products and foodstuffs and (c) organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(38822)
321
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee for the adaptation to scientific and technical progress of the Directive on protection of water against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources, (b) Management Committee on application of the Directive on the standardisation and rationalisation of reports on the implementation of certain directives relating to the environment and (c) Committee for adaptation to technical and scientific progress of the Directive on conservation of wild birds have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(38823)
322
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee for the implementation of the Directive concerning integrated pollution prevention and control, (b) Committee for the adaption to technical progress and application of the Community award scheme for an eco-label and (c) Committee on the monitoring mechanism of emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the Community have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(39001)
323
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) management committees of the common organisation of agricultural markets for poultrymeat and eggs, (b) management committees of the common organisation of agricultural markets for fresh fruit and vegetables and (c) management committees of the common organisation of agricultural markets for products processed from fruit and vegetables have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(39002)
324
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee on the Financial instrument for the Environment, (b) Committee for the application of the Regulation authorising voluntary participation by undertakings in the industrial sector in a Community eco-management and audit scheme and (c) Committee for the implementation of the Directive on the incineration of hazardous waste have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(39009)
325
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) management committees of the common organisation of agricultural markets for wines, (b) management committees of the common organisation of agricultural markets for raw tobacco and (c) management committees of the common organisation for agricultural markets for hops have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(39010)
326
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee for the adaptation to technical progress of the Directive on procedures for the surveillance and monitoring of environments concerned by waste from the titanium dioxide industry, (b) Advisory committee on the transporation of radioactive waste (surveillance and control) and (c) Committee overseeing the conditions governing imports of agricultural products originating in third countries following the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(39011)
327
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) management committees of the common organisation of agricultural markets for seeds, (b) management committees of the common organisation of agricultural markets for live plants and floriculture products and (c) management committees of the common organisation of agricultural markets for bananas have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(39012)
328
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) Fisheries Joint Committee (EEC-Madagascar), (b) Standing Committee for implementation of the Directive on the marketing of biological products, (c) Committee on evaluation and control of the risks of existing products and (d) Committee for the adaptation to technical progress of the provisions on the removal of technical barriers to trade in the sector of dangerous substances and preparations have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(39013)
329
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) Implementation Committee for spirit drinks, (b) Implementation Committee on aromatised wine-based drinks and (c) Joint Meetings of Management or regulatory committees in the field of agriculture - promotion of agricultural products have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(39014)
330
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) Fisheries Joint Committee (EEC-Comoros), (b) Fisheries Joint Commmitee (EEC-Côte d'Ivoire) and (c) Fisheries Joint Committee (EEC-Estonia) have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(39015)
331
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) Fisheries Joint Committee (EEC-Gambia), (b) Fisheries Joint Commmitee (EEC-Greenland) and (c) Fisheries Joint Committee (EEC-Guinea) have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(39016)
332
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) Fisheries Joint Committee (EEC-Guinea Bissau), (b) Fisheries Joint Commmitee (EEC-Equatorial Guinea) and (c) Fisheries Joint Committee (EEC-Mauritius) have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(39017)
333
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) Fisheries Joint Committee (EEC-São Tome and Principe), (b) Fisheries Joint Commmitee (EEC-Senegal) and (c) Fisheries Joint Committee (EEC-Seychelles) have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(39018)
334
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee on supply of agricultural products to the population of the former Soviet Union, (b) Fisheries Joint Committee (EEC-Angola), (c) Fisheries Joint Commmitee (EEC-Argentina) and (d) Fisheries Joint Committee (EEC-Cape Verde) have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(39019)
335
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) Standing Forestry Committee and (b) Committee on the conservations, characterisation, collection and utilisation of genetic resources in agriculture have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(39020)
336
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee for the Adaptation to scientific and technical progress of the Directive on a limit value for lead in the air, (b) Advisory Committee for the implementation of the Directive on the reduction of sulphur content of certain liquid fuels, (c) Committee for the adaptation to technical progress and the implementation of the Directive on the control of volatile organic compiund emissions resulting from the storage of petrol and its distribution from terminals to service stations and (d) Committee for the implementation of the Directive relating to the availability of consumer information on fuel ecconomy and carbon dioxide emissions in respect of the marketing of new passenger cars have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(39021)
337
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) Fisheries Joint Committee (EEC-Morocco), (b) Fisheries Joint Committee (EEC-Mauritania and (c) Fisheries Joint Committee (EC-Russia) have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(39022)
338
N
Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many badgers have been identified as infected with tuberculosis following the implementation of testing of badgers involved in road traffic accidents; and if she will remove the protected status of badgers in infected areas.
(38475)
339
N
Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the welfare implications for cattle placed under tuberculosis restriction.
(38476)
340
N
Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to halt (a) the geographic spread of tuberculosis in cattle and (b) the decline in the number of ground nesting birds in areas affected by tuberculosis.
(38477)
341
N
Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost of tuberculosis testing for bovine tuberculosis was in each of the last three years; and what the costs of culling animals affected by tuberculosis were in each year.
(38478)
342
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to sustain rural communities in East Yorkshire.
(38931)
343
N
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her estimate is of the number of pensioner householders in Wakefield District who are eligible for assistance with (a) central heating insulation costs and (b) home insulation costs.
(38334)
344
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what role the Government Decontamination Service has played in responding to the Hemel Hempstead oil depot fire.
(39248)
345
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent on external consultants and advisers by (a) her Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which her Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by her Department in each year since May 1997.
(39074)
346
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the public relations companies that have had contracts with (a) her Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which her Department is responsible and (c) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by her Department and other such organisations since May 1997.
(39075)
347
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent on advertising by (a) her Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which her Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by her Department in each year since May 1997.
(39076)
348
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of plastics used for baling on farms has been recycled in each of the last five years.
(39196)
349
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect the rare birds population on the North East coast.
(39158)
350
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve the economy of rural areas in the North East.
(39159)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
351
N
Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the press release issued by his Department on 16th November, how much money has been pledged so far to the Afghan Counter Narcotics Trust Fund; how many of those pledges have been realised; which donor nations have (a) pledged and (b) donated; what evaluation his Department has undertaken to ascertain the amount required to make the Trust Fund a viable option; and what that figure is.
(38225)
352
N
Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reservations (a) he and (b) his officials expressed as a result of recent events in Uganda during the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta concerning the offer by the President of Uganda that Kampala host the 2007 Heads of Government Meeting.
(38227)
353
N
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to clamp illegally parked diplomatic cars of countries who have refused to pay (a) parking fines and (b) the London congestion charge.
(38836)
354
Mr David Clelland (Tyne Bridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the Parliamentary Under Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office will reply to the letters of (a) 7th and 11th November and (b) 7th December from the hon. Member for Tyne Bridge.
(38553)
355
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has (a) received and (b) made to the United States Administration on behalf of Bisher Al-Rawi and Jamil Al-Banna, detained at Guantanamo Bay.
(39152)
356
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he (a) has written and (b) intends to write to other EU Governments to ask whether their airspace has been used for the purpose of the extraordinary rendition of those accused of terrorist activities; and if he will make a statement.
(37889)
357
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the social and political situation in China.
(37890)
358
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list overseas missions of his Department which have closed since 1997; and on what date each (a) opened and (b) closed.
(38223)
359
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5th December 2005, Official Report, column 1072W, on Iraq, for what reasons the intelligence available to Lord Butler was not available to the Intelligence and Security Committee at the time of its 2003 inquiry.
(38424)
360
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer to the hon. Member for New Forest East of 8th December 2005, Official Report, column 1558W, on foreign decorations, what the outcome of the Committee's considerations was.
(39263)
361
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many widescreen televisions have been purchased by his Department for use in London Headquarters in each of the last five years; and what the cost was in each year.
(39140)
362
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library public statements made by Ministers on the Gayoon regime in the Maldives.
(38350)
363
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the High Commissioner in the Maldives has met Ms Jennifer Latheef.
(38352)
364
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will visit the Maldives to press for the restoration of democracy in the islands.
(38353)
365
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will carry out an investigation similar to the one proposed by the Polish government into the use by US aircraft of UK airports and airspace.
(38717)
366
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) members and representatives of the UK Government have sought from the US Administration clarification concerning (i) the application of the stated prohibition on the use of cruel and inhumane and degrading treatment as specified by Condoleeza Rice in her statement of 5th December and (ii) whether the prohibition applies to all US civilian and military personnel regardless of agency affiliation; what assurances he has (A) sought and (B) received concerning exceptions to this prohibition; and if he will make a statement.
(38771)
367
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) members and representatives of the UK Government have (i) sought and (ii) received from the US Administration clarification concerning the application of the prohibition on the use of cruel and inhumane and degrading treatment as specified by Condoleeza Rice in her statement of 7th December to (A) non-US citizens, (B) terrorist suspects, (C) enemy combatants and (D) high-ranking members of al-Qaeda; and if he will make a statement.
(38772)
368
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings of the EC-United States of America Joint Committee have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38780)
369
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) Joint Committee (EEC-Argentina), (b) Joint Committee (EEC-Brazil), (c) Joint Committee (EEC-Chile) and (d) Joint Committee (EEC-Andean Pact) have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who was presiding over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38793)
370
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) Joint Committee (EEC-Macao), (b) Joint Committee (EEC-Nepal), (c) Joint Committee (EEC-Pakistan) and (d) Joint Committee (EEC-Sri Lanka) have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who was presiding over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38794)
371
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) Joint Committee (EEC-Vietnam), (b) Joint Committee (EEC-Central America), (c) Joint Committee (EEC-Mexico) and (d) EEC-Mercosur Joint Advisory Commitee have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who was presiding over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38795)
372
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) EC-Georgia Cooperation Committee, (b) EC-San Marino Cooperation Committee, (c) EEC-Ukraine Cooperation Committee and (d) EC-Tunisia Association Committee have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who was presiding over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38796)
373
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) EC-Morocco Association Committee, (b) Joint Committee (EC-Palestinian Authority), (c) EC-Egypt Association Committee and (d) EEC-Israel Association Committee have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who was presiding over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38797)
374
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings of the EU (a) Joint Council (EEC-Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council), (b) Joint Committee (ECC-Yemen), (c) Joint Committee Cooperation Committee (EEC-ASEAN) and (d) Joint Committee (EEC-Bangladesh) have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who was presiding over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38798)
375
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received from the UK embassy in Washington DC of (a) the effect of Senate Amendment 1977 to the Defense Appropriations Bill for the financial year 2006, (b) the US position with regard to the amendment and (c) the compatability of the proposed amendment and the US Administration's stated prohibition on the use of cruel and inhumane and degrading treatment as specified by Condoleeza Rice's statement of 7th December; and if he will make a statement.
(38818)
376
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) he, (b) his Department and (c) members and representatives of the UK Government have received reports of incidents of the technique known as waterboarding being used as an interrogation technique; and if he will make a statement.
(38819)
377
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what inquiries his Department has made of the use of sensory deprivation as an interrogation technique in foreign countries; whether his Department's travel advice for such countries takes account of such practices where there is sound evidence that they are carried out; and if he will make a statement.
(38820)
378
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings of the (a) Joint Committee (EEC-Andora), (b) EC-Armenia Co-operation Committee and (c) Joint Committee (EEC-Estonia) have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who was presiding over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39036)
379
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings of the (a) Joint Committee (EC-Romania) and (b) Joint Committee (EEC-Bulgaria) have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39037)
380
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings of the (a) EC-Moldova Cooperation Committee, (b) Joint Committee (EC-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) and (c) EEC-Russia Cooperation Committee have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39041)
381
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings of the (a) EC-Kazakhstan Cooperation Committee, (b) EC-Azerbaijan Cooperation Committee and (c) EC-Kyrgyzstan Cooperation Committee have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39042)
382
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings of the (a) EC-Uzbekistan Cooperation Committee, (b) Joint Committee (EEC-Turkey) and (c) Joint Committee (EC-Albania) have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39043)
383
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings of the (a) Joint Committee (EC-Kingdom of Cambodia), (b) Joint Committee (EEC-China) and (c) Joint Committee (EEC-India) have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39044)
384
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings of the (a) Joint Committee (EC-Laos), (b) MED Committee (Financial and technical cooperation between the Community and Mediterranean non-member countries) and (c) Joint Committee (EEC-Paraguay) have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39045)
385
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings of the (a) Joint Committee (EEC-Uruguay), (b) Joint Cooperation Committee (EEC-Canada) and (c) Joint Committee (EC-Japan) have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39046)
386
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings of the (a) Committee for protection against the effects of the extra-territorial application of legislation adopted by a third country, and actions based thereon or resulting therefrom (anti-boycott), (b) Committee on aid for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and (c) Committee on implementation of the programme of assistance to promote the transition to a market economy and to strengthen democracy and the rule of law in the partner State of Eastern Europe and Central Asia have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39047)
387
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings of the (a) Committee on financial and technical assistance and economic cooperation with developing countries in Asia and Latin America, (b) Committee on the development and consolidation of democracy and the rule of law and on the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms and (c) Joint Committee (EEC-Mongolia) have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39048)
388
Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he will make to the Iranian government following the statement by President Mahmoud Admadinejad dismissing the Nazi Holocaust as a myth.
(38664)
389
Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Chinese government following the action by paramilitary police against villagers protesting over the seizure of land for a power plant in Dongzhou, Guangdong province.
(38667)
390
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12th December 2005 to the rt hon. Member for North East Fife, Official Report, column 1653W, on terrorist suspects (renditions), what (a) records and (b) agencies were consulted by officials researching whether the United States had requested permission for a rendition through UK territory or airspace; whether he has asked the US Administration (i) how many US flights carrying detainees have passed through UK territory or airspace to other countries for questioning and (ii) whether the US Administration maintains records of requests for permission for renditions since 1997; and what plans he has to reform the system of record keeping in this area in the future.
(38961)
391
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12th December 2005 to the Rt hon. Member for North East Fife, Official Report, column 1653W, on terrorist suspects (rendition), whether his officials checked (a) Ministry of Defence records of civil registered flights using military airfields and (b) national air traffic services data; and what discussions were held with the British Airport Authority on this matter.
(38962)
392
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has asked the United States Administration whether the Gulfstream V aircraft that transited at Prestwick on 15th January 2002 was a rendition flight.
(38963)
393
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assurances the Government has sought from the United States Administration on its purpose in rendering detainees for questioning to (a) Egypt, (b) Syria and (c) other countries; and if he will make a statement.
(38964)
394
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of the Chicago Convention in relation to suspected rendition flights on (a) the application of domestic criminal law and (b) other international conventions incorporated into UK law.
(38965)
395
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any detainees originally held by UK (a) armed forces and (b) other agencies and subsequently transferred to United States responsibility have been rendered to (a) Egypt, (b) Syria and (c) other countries.
(38966)
396
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications of the United States (a) reservations and (b) derogations from the UN Convention Against Torture for UK policy on the rendition of detainees to third countries.
(38967)
397
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what measures are in place to ensure that the UK's interpretation of the UN Convention Against Torture is applied in decisions on the rendition of detainees to other countries via UK territory or airspace.
(38968)
398
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the criteria are by which the Government makes the decision on whether to accept or reject an application from overseas for access to UK (a) facilities and (b) airspace for the purpose of rendition of a detainee to a third country.
(38969)
399
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many applications to the UK visas section in Islamabad by persons seeking (a) work permits and (b) visas to come to the UK to take up employment in the restaurant trade have been (i) granted and (ii) refused in each of the last five years; and how many of those refused were granted an appeal.
(38363)
400
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment is made of the knowledge of the restaurant trade of persons seeking (a) work permits and (b) visas from the UK visa section in Islamabad to travel to the UK to take up employment in that trade.
(38364)
401
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment is made by the UK visas section in Islamabad of the requirement of sponsoring persons in the UK restaurant trade to employ people with knowledge of Asian cuisine when considering applications by those seeking (a) work permits and (b) visas.
(38365)
402
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much was spent on external consultants and advisers by (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by his Department in each year since May 1997.
(39065)
403
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the public relations companies that have had contracts with (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by his Department since May 1997.
(39066)
404
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much was spent on advertising by (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by his Department in each year since May 1997.
(39067)
405
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made of the US authorities regarding Kenny Richey; what representations he has received from (a) campaign groups and (b) other organisations in relation to the case; and what assistance has been given to Kenny Richey's family to visit him in the US.
(39197)
406
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) technical committees and (b) working parties of the EU Council of Ministers have been held since 1st July 1999; and how many were (i) attended and (ii) led by Scottish Executive officials in a UK capacity.
(39217)
407
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK Joint Ministerial Committee meetings regarding European Union issues have been held since 1st July 1999.
(39218)
408
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) formal and (b) informal EU Council of Minister meetings attended by UK Government delegations there have been since 1st July 1999; how many were led by Scottish Government Ministers; and what the (i) date and (ii) subjects were of each meeting.
(39219)
409
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how often he has received representations from the elected governing authorities of (a) Guernsey, (b) Jersey, (c) the Isle of Man, (d) the Falkland Islands, (e) Gibraltar and (f) Saint Helena about interest rates set by the Bank of England since 1997.
(39220)
410
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has has made to the elected governing authorities of (a) Guernsey, (b) Jersey, (c) the Isle of Man, (d) the Falkland Islands, (e) Gibraltar, (f) Saint Helena (g) Anguilla, (h) Montserrat, (i) Bermuda, (j) the British Virgin Islands, (k) the Turks and Caicos Islands and (l) the Cayman Islands about their domestic monetary and fiscal policies since 1997.
(39221)
411
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what powers of representation in international bodies he has in relation to the domestic monetary and fiscal policies of (a) Guernsey, (b) Jersey, (c) the Isle of Man, (d) the Falkland Islands, (e) Gibraltar, (f) Saint Helena (g) Anguilla, (h) Montserrat, (i) Bermuda, (j) the British Virgin Islands, (k) the Turks and Caicos Islands and (l) the Cayman Islands.
(39222)
412
Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will condemn the recent human rights violations in Ethiopia; and if he will take (a) economic and (b) diplomatic action to press the government of Ethiopia (i) to release immediately opposition party leaders, supporters and journalists, (ii) to cease the killing, arrest and intimidation of political opponents, (iii) to accept an independent investigation into the June and November killings of civilians and (iv) to start immediately the political process to resolve the issues regarding the May election.
(39241)
413
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is his Department's policy to bring about the commercialisation of the Ministry of Defence air-bridge to the Falkland Islands.
(39169)
414
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Falkland Islands government about establishing a commercial northbound air link to the Falkland Islands avoiding Latin America in conjunction with the Ministry of Defence.
(39170)
415
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the international summits, conferences and state visits hosted by the Government in each year since 1997; and on what date each was held.
(38502)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
416
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are registered on the NHS central registration system.
(38506)
417
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of new registrants with general practitioners who had previously been resident outside the UK in each of the last three years for which information is available, broken down by local authority area.
(38507)
418
Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the more robust estimates for the prevalence of hepatitis C in England mentioned in the recent Health Protection Agency report will be available.
(38491)
419
Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff hours per month the Health Protection Agency spent on the surveillance of (a) hepatitis C and (b) HIV/AIDS in 2004-05.
(38492)
420
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research she has evaluated on the migration of the chemical ITX from food packaging into food; and if she will make a statement.
(38838)
421
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the cost to pharmacists of providing full patient packs if reimbursement is based on the quantity of drugs prescribed; and if she will make a statement.
(38845)
422
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people had been waiting more than six months for an NHS operation on 1st December.
(38849)
423
Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on progress on adoption by NHS Trusts of the provisions of the National Service Framework for Long-Term Conditions, with particular reference to neurological disorders.
(38854)
424
Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how long the waiting times are for (a) a hospital hearing test and (b) the fitting of a hearing aid in the health districts covering Sedgefield and Worthing; and what the equivalent waiting times were in 1997.
(38923)
425
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on psychological therapies in the NHS in 2004-05.
(38878)
426
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many graduate primary care mental health workers were in post in (a) December 2004 and (b) December 2005.
(38879)
427
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd November 2005, Official Report, column 1799W, on anti-depressants, how many anti-depressant medicines were prescribed on the NHS in England in each year to those who were (a) 0 to 15 years, (b) 16 to 18 years and in full-time education and (c) people aged 60 years and over; and what the cost was of such prescriptions in each case.
(38892)
428
Mr Martin Caton (Gower):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions her Department has had with (a) the Association of British Dispensing Opticians, (b) the Association of Optometrists and (c) the Federation of Ophthalmic and Dispensing Opticians on the future of primary eye care in England.
(38384)
429
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) average and (b) target waiting time to see a (i) psychiatrist and (ii) pyschologist was for (A) adults and (B) children in the West Lancashire constituency in each of the last five years.
(38372)
430
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people in the West Lancashire constituency in at-risk groups who have not received a seasonal influenza vaccination this winter.
(38373)
431
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many job losses she expects as a result of the merger of primary care trusts in West Lancashire; what budget she has allocated for severance payments in (a) West Lancashire and (b) England; and if she will make a statement.
(38374)
432
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the reasons for Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust's budget deficit.
(38375)
433
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding was allocated for mental health services in (a) West Lancashire and (b) Lancashire in each of the last three years.
(38376)
434
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the waiting time is for people to be taken on by an NHS dentist in (a) West Lancashire constituency and (b) Lancashire; and if she will make a statement.
(38377)
435
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the future capital investment programme is for Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust.
(38378)
436
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was budgeted for the (a) general practitioner contract, (b) consultant contract and (c) Agenda for Change; and how much each has cost to implement.
(38379)
437
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of people in (a) West Lancashire constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) England who have requested an influenza vaccination this winter but have not yet received one.
(38543)
438
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the turnround team sent into Southport and Ormskirk Hospital is expected to report its findings; and whether the findings will be made public.
(38671)
439
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the at-risk population of (a) the West Lancashire Primary Care Trust area, (b) Lancashire and (c) England is expected to be inoculated against existing strains of influenza by 31st December.
(38672)
440
Mr Jim Devine (Livingston):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much foundation hospitals paid for agency nursing in 2004.
(38431)
441
N
Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons eligible students who apply for NHS bursaries in advance do not receive their bursaries before their courses start.
(38473)
442
N
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the Government will carry out epidemiological research into cancer clusters around mobile phone masts that have been in place for 10 years or more; and if she will make a statement.
(38335)
443
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the effects of closing down the accident and emergency department at Chase Farm Hospital on transport times for (a) patients and (b) employees who will now go to North Middlesex.
(38699)
444
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will place in the Library a copy of the research and statistics underlying the proposed closure of the accident and emergency department of Chase Farm Hospital.
(38700)
445
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the likely effects of the proposed closure of the accident and emergency department at Chase Farm Hospital on (a) the quality and (b) accessibility of services for the people using North Middlesex Hospital Accident and Emergency services.
(38701)
446
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the projected per capita Government spending on health in London is for 2005-06; and if she will make a statement.
(39135)
447
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of people in at-risk groups who have been unable to obtain a seasonal influenza vaccination in each London borough; and if she will make a statement.
(39195)
448
Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was allocated to each county in Carers Special Grant in each year since 2000.
[R] (38342)
449
N
Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects that home tests for hepatitis C will receive CE registration and be available for sale over the counter in England.
(38154)
450
N
Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to promote testing for hepatitis C; and if she will make a statement.
(38155)
451
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the effect of the European Working Time Directive on recruitment in the NHS; and if she will make a statement.
(38503)
452
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff have been recruited by (a) Hammersmith and Fulham NHS Trust and (b) Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust as a result of the European Working Time Directive.
(38559)
453
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what aspects of local health service provision she expects to be affected by attempts to minimise the 2005-06 financial deficit in the (a) Northamptonshire Heartlands Primary Care Trust and (b) Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust.
(38903)
454
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to tackle misue of anabolic steroids.
(38851)
455
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have received Nye Bevan awards in each year since they were instituted.
(38328)
456
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research her Department has evaluated on the transfer of chemicals through plastic water bottles; and if she will make a statement.
(38425)
457
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has had with the bottled water industry about (a) labelling and (b) information to consumers on storage of plastic water bottles.
(38426)
458
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what regulatory body is responsible for dealing with complaints from the public about possible contamination of bottled water (a) during (i) retail and (ii) wholesale storage and (b) after purchase.
(38427)
459
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what regulatory body is responsible for requirements on (a) the labelling of bottled water and (b) information to consumers about the storage of water in plastic bottles.
(38428)
460
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 14th November 2005, Official Report, column 971W, on primary care trusts (Oxfordshire), whether all proposals to put NHS commissioning out to private tender require public consultation prior to decision.
(38779)
461
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make funding available for regular blood tests for those with an underactive thyroid.
(39240)
462
Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are registered on the Central Waiting List held by the Herefordshire Primary Care Trust for assigning NHS dentists in Hereford; and how long each has been waiting since submitting their registration.
(38914)
463
Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists there are in Hereford constituency; and what percentage of their time each spent treating NHS patients in the last period for which figures are available.
(38915)
464
Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of national insurance contributions was assigned to funding NHS dentistry for 2005-06.
(38916)
465
Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what definition she uses of (a) emergency and (b) routine care in relation to dentistry; and how each is applied to the treatment received by unregistered NHS patients.
(38917)
466
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many widescreen televisions have been purchased by her Department for use in London Headquarters in each of the last five years; and what the cost was in each year.
(39151)
467
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received about the recent letter published online in the British Medical Journal, on Rationing in response to NHS deficits: by Professor Sheena Asthana.
(38540)
468
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if her Department will examine the methods used by the resource allocation formula for primary care trusts to assess the health needs of rural areas.
(38541)
469
Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of nurses who left nursing employment in the NHS within six months of qualification in each of the last five years.
(38577)
470
Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many suppliers have waited longer than 30 days for payment in each year since NHS Professionals was established; and what the amounts of the payments were.
(38870)
471
Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will collect figures for the number of nurses who qualify and then find employment within the NHS.
(38876)
472
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in each primary care trust have been identified as having had an episode of polio at some time in their life.
(39262)
473
Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port & Neston):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of patients treated in Arrowe Park Hospital in the last 12 months were resident (a) in the Borough of Ellesmere Port and Neston and (b) within the area of Chester City Council.
(38367)
474
Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port & Neston):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have been treated in Arrowe Park Hospital in 2005 who were resident in (a) in the Borough of Ellesmere Port and Neston and (b) within the area of Chester City Council.
(38753)
475
Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department plans to run a campaign to raise the awareness of the dangers of high cholesterol levels.
(38688)
476
Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she plans to promote the awareness of the risks of unhealthy levels of cholesterol during the implementation of the Choosing Health White Paper.
(38689)
477
Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her Department's policy is on those adults with cholesterol levels between 4 mmol/l and 7 mmol/l and not eligible for prescribed statins but who are now deemed to have unhealthy cholesterol levels according to the new Joint British Societies Guidelines.
(38690)
478
John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether sufferers of osteoporosis under the age of 70 will continue to receive (a) bisphosphonates, (b) ralox and (c) strontium ranelate free on the NHS.
(38869)
479
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee on the Community action programme on injury prevention, (b) Committee for the implementation of the Community action programme for the prevention of AIDS and certain other communicable diseases, (c) Committee on the action programme on rare diseases in the framework of the action plan for public health and (d) Advisory Committee on cancer prevention have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(38642)
480
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings of the EU Committee for the implementation of the Community action programme on (a) the prevention of drug dependence in the framework of the action plan for public health, (b) pollution-related diseases in the framework of the action plan for public health, (c) health promotion information, education and training and (d) health monitoring in the framework of the action plan for public health have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(38643)
481
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings of the EU Pharmaceutical Committee have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if she will make a statement.
(38777)
482
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether patient group directions cover practices in minor illness injury units; and if she will make a statement.
(38504)
483
Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people died from mesothelioma in each of the last five years; how many people she estimates will die from mesothelioma in 2005; what estimate she has made of the number of likely deaths from mesothelioma over the next five years; and if she will make a statement.
(39191)
484
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the target is for ambulance response times in Torbay; and what percentage of call-outs have met these targets since 1997.
(38415)
485
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many operations have been cancelled by hospitals in Devon since 1997; and what percentage of these patients had their operations rescheduled within 28 days.
(38416)
486
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what targets have been set for hospital bed occupancy; how many beds have been available in general and acute wards in hospitals in Torbay Primary Care Trust in each year since 1997; and what percentage of these were occupied on average in each year.
(38479)
487
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the target is for accident and emergency waiting times; and what percentage of patients has been seen within these targets in each hospital in Devon since 1997.
(38480)
488
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists there are per head of population in (a) Torbay and (b) England.
(38482)
489
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost of agency (a) nurses and (b) doctors in Torbay Primary Care Trust has been since 1997.
(38483)
490
Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many doses of influenza vaccine are available.
(38665)
491
Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses there were in the constituency of West Suffolk in (i) 1997 and (ii) the last year for which figures are available.
(38873)
492
Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what analysis her Department has made of research and experience in other countries of Group B streptococcus screening during pregnancy.
(39245)
493
Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance is given on the appropriate clinical definition of pre-term labour.
(39246)
494
Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance is given on when a patient should be advised that Group B streptococcus has been detected in a test.
(39247)
495
Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the impact on (a) waiting lists and (b) waiting times for digital hearing aids of the introduction of programmes to expand their availability; and if she will make a statement.
(39256)
496
Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department has taken to increase the number of trained audiologists.
(39257)
497
Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many audiologists were (a) employed by the NHS and (b) undergoing training in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
(39258)
498
Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients with suspected cancer waited less than two weeks for a specialist appointment in the last 12 months; and if she will make a statement.
(38578)
499
N
Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS trusts will be subject to visits from turnaround teams.
(38579)
500
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on external consultants and advisers by (a) her Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which her Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by her Department in each year since May 1997.
(39068)
501
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the public relations companies that have had contracts with (a) her Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which her Department is responsible and (c) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by her Department since May 1997.
(39069)
502
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on advertising by (a) her Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which her Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by her Department in each year since May 1997.
(39070)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
503
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of acute lethal toxicity tests in 2004 involving the LD50 test carried out according to Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development test guideline 401.
(38839)
504
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) nature and (b) purpose was of the 47 procedures performed on endangered wild birds in 2004 under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
(38844)
505
Mr Martin Caton (Gower):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received from the Children's Commissioners in the United Kingdom on the impact of section 9 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants) Act 2004 on the welfare of children.
(38762)
506
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what medical checks are carried out before the removal of deportees from the UK; and what steps are taken to ensure their wellbeing (a) during and (b) following their journey home.
(38813)
507
N
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures his Department is taking to celebrate and promote Christmas in 2005.
(37286)
508
N
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5th December 2005, Official Report, column 987W, on festivals, how much funding his Department made available to fund the (a) Eid/Diwali celebration on 14th November and (b) the internal staff event on 8th November.
(37683)
509
N
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice he provides to local authorities on whether they can outsource the delivery of anti-social behaviour order functions to external organisations.
(37891)
510
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the police buildings which operate under Private Finance Initiative contracts; and if he will make a statement.
(39060)
511
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received from (a) the Association of Chief Police Officers, (b) the Police Federation, (c) police authorities and (d) individual police officers on the proposed restructuring of police forces; and if he will make a statement.
(39061)
512
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been issued by courts in each London borough in each month since the penalty was introduced; how many have been breached; how many breaches resulted in custodial sentences awarded in (a) adult and (b) juvenile courts; and if he will make a statement.
(39193)
513
Mr Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the likely impact of a merger of the Norfolk Constabulary with other forces in terms of (a) police officer and staff redundancies, (b) computer systems, (c) rebranding of uniforms and stationery and (d) officer relocation.
(38861)
514
Mr Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether additional funding would be available from his Department to the Norfolk Constabulary in the event of its merger with other forces.
(38862)
515
Mr Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration has been given to the location of police headquarters in the event of the Norfolk Constabulary being merged with other forces to create a strategic force in the Eastern region.
(38863)
516
Mr Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with members of the (a) Norfolk Constabulary and (b) Norfolk Police Authority regarding the possible creation of strategic forces in the Eastern region.
(38864)
517
Mr Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) his Department and (b) the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is responsible for examining the impact of police force mergers in Norfolk on the system of police funding; and if he will make a statement.
(38865)
518
Mr Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of how the establishment of one force for the Eastern region would affect (a) the number of full-time police officers deployed in the area served by the Norfolk Constabulary, (b) the level of service offered to the public and (c) the rates of crime.
(38866)
519
Mr Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken to ensure that the Norfolk Constabulary undertakes consultation with members of the public in Norfolk in relation to proposals to merge the Constabulary with other police forces; and whether he has made additional funding available to the Constabulary for this purpose.
(38867)
520
Mr Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria were used by his Department for adopting the deadline of 23rd December for submitting final proposals on police restructuring.
(38868)
521
Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many aliens facing removal are signing on regularly at his Department.
(38499)
522
Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of aliens in the country who are removable but are not required to sign on regularly at his Department or at police stations.
(38500)
523
Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of removing all those individuals in the country who do not have leave to remain but who have not yet had removal action taken against them.
(38501)
524
N
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the last conviction for treason was; and what penalty was imposed.
(38150)
525
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was paid by (a) HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, (b) HM Inspectorate of Prisons and (c) HM Inspectorate of Probation function in rates to each local authority in the UK in 2004-05; and how much was paid in (i) each (A) nation and (B) region of the UK and (ii) London.
(39163)
526
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was paid in rent for properties by the (a) Forensic Science Service, (b) Criminal Records Bureau and (c) UK Passport Service in 2004-05; and how much was paid in (i) each (A) region and (B) nation of the UK and (ii) London.
(39164)
527
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13th December 2005, Official Report, column 1915W, on identity cards, whether mechanisms are planned to be put in place to ensure that radio frequency identification tags will not be used in the identity card scheme at some future date without this matter being decided by primary legislation; and if he will make a statement.
(39119)
528
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter dated 25th October from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Razia Sultana.
(38422)
529
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many widescreen televisions have been purchased by his Department for use in London Headquarters in each of the last five years; and what the cost was in each year.
(39149)
530
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) prosecuted for and (b) convicted of tax credit fraud in each of the last five years.
(38488)
531
Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was paid by the Prisons Service in rates to each local authority in the UK in 2004-05; and how much was paid (a) in each (i) nation and (ii) region of the UK and (b) in London.
(39161)
532
Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was paid by the Immigration and Nationality Service in rent for properties (a) in total, (b) in each (i) region and (ii) nation of the UK and (c) in London in 2004-05.
(39162)
533
Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will issue guidance on the treatment of lone protestors under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005; and if he will make a statement.
(38871)
534
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in Leeds North West are (a) registered as asylum seekers and (b) registered migrants awaiting decision to be awarded status to remain in the UK.
(38213)
535
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed asylum seekers in Leeds North West have qualified for support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in the last 12 months.
(38214)
536
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed asylum seekers have been evicted from their homes in Leeds North West before being deported from the UK in the last 12 months.
(38216)
537
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of policing roads in England and Wales in each year since 1997.
(38450)
538
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, (b) Group on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data, (c) Advisory Committee on public contracts and (d) Committee on checks for conformity with the rules on product safety in the case of products imported from third countries have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38646)
539
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee for the implementation of the Joint Action establishing a programme of exchanges, training and co-operation for persons responsible for action to combat organised crime, (b) Committee for the implementation of the incentive, exchange, training and co-operation programme for combating trade in human beings and the sexual exploitation of children and (c) Committee for the implementation of the programme of incentives and exchanges for legal practitioners have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38647)
540
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee on the service in the member states of judicial and extrajudicial documents and on cooperation between the courts of the member states in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters, (b) committees for the implementation of the programme of exchanges, training and cooperation between law enforcement authorities and (c) Committee for the implementation of the incentive, exchange, training and cooperative programme for the prevention of crime have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38825)
541
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee for the implementation of the programme of training exchanges and cooperation in the field of asylum, immigration and crossing of external borders and (b) Committee on the system for comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of the Dublin Convention have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38826)
542
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was paid in rates to each relevant local authority in relation to his central headquarters function in 2004-05.
(39174)
543
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was paid in rent for properties by the National Offender Management Service in 2004-05 (a) in total, (b) in each (i) region and (ii) nation of the UK and (c) in London.
(39175)
544
Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was paid by the (a) Forensic Science Service, (b) Criminal Records Bureau and (c) UK Passport Service in rates to each local authority in the UK in 2004-05; and how much was paid in (i) each (A) nation and (B) region of the UK and (ii) London.
(39165)
545
Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was paid in rent for properties by (a) HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, (b) HM Inspectorate of Prisons and (c) HM Inspectorate of Probation in 2004-05; and how much was paid in (i) each (A) region and (B) nation of the UK and (ii) London.
(39166)
546
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the national targets are for the Forensic Science Service; and what the performance of relevant offices in Devon and Cornwall has been against those targets.
(38417)
547
Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drivers have been banned from driving for drink or drug related offences in the last 12 months.
(38662)
548
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Devonport):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the number of sexual assault referral centres (SARCs) will be increased; and if he will establish a SARC in Devon.
(38551)
549
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Devonport):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions his Department (a) has had and (b) plans to have with (i) voluntary organisations and (ii) other departments on raising awareness in school age children of how to report incidents of sexual abuse.
(38563)
550
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children under the age of 18 years have been added to the National DNA Database in each year since 1996.
(38505)
551
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 6th December 2005, Official Report, column 1112W, on terrorist suspects, how many of the 11 suspects charged after being held for 13 to 14 days in 2004 and 2005 were successfully prosecuted, where all proceedings in the case are complete.
(38544)
552
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13th July 2005, Official Report, column 1094W, on overseas prisoners, whether the UK has a bilateral prisoner transfer agreement with the United States; whether not keeping records of transit applications is a standard of such agreements; whether transit applications are recorded electronically at any stage in the process; and by what means records of transit applications are disposed of once the transit has been completed.
(38970)
553
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent on external consultants and advisers by (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by his Department in each year since May 1997.
(39101)
554
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the public relations companies that have had contracts with (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by his Department since May 1997.
(39105)
555
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent on advertising by (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by his Department in each year since May 1997.
(39108)
556
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was paid in rent for properties used for his central headquarters function in 2004-05.
(39115)
557
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was paid by the National Offender Management Service in rates to each relevant local authority in the UK in 2004-05; and how much was paid (a) in each (i) nation and (ii) region of the UK and (b) in London.
(39116)
558
Stephen Williams (Bristol West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been accepted under the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme in each year since its introduction; and, how many of those were unemployed on the latest date for which figures are available.
(38715)
559
Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance his Department has issued to the police on the implementation of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 in the vicinity of Parliament since the recent arrest and conviction of Maya Anne Evans.
(38812)
560
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding, in (a) cash, (b) real and (c) percentage terms, was made available by his Department to (i) the Metropolitan Police and (ii) other police forces in England and Wales to fund the policing of international summits, conferences and state visits hosted by Her Majesty's Government since 1997, broken down by event.
(38497)
561
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was paid by the Immigration and Nationality Service in rates to each local authority in the UK in 2004-05; and how much was paid in (a) each (i) region and (ii) nation of the UK and (b) London.
(39167)
562
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was paid by the Prisons Service in rent for properties in 2004-05; and how much was paid in (a) each (i) region and (ii) nation of the UK and (b) London.
(39168)
563
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many injuries were caused by air weapons iin Hartlepool in the last year for which data is available.
(38380)
564
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes involving the use of air weapons took place in Hartlepool in the last year for which information is available.
(38381)
565
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to change the number of quad bikes available to police forces to tackle criminal and anti-social behaviour.
(38980)
566
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been issued by courts in Hartlepool since the penalty was introduced; and how many have been breached.
(39173)
Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission
567
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what percentage of the Line of Route is inaccessible to wheelchair users; and if he will make a statement.
(39062)
568
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of the impact on visitor numbers to the Public Gallery in the Chamber since the erection of the security screen.
(39063)
569
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how (a) computers, (b) printers, (c) telephones and (d) office furniture no longer required by the House Estate are disposed of; how many computers have been disposed of in the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
(39064)
570
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 5th December 2005, Official Report, column 1369W, on project costs, if he will list (a) the 250 readily identifiable projects and (b) other construction projects costing in excess of £100,000.
(38368)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
571
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will take steps to encourage the EU to adopt a rigid timetable for the liberalisation of its agricultural trade policies.
(38726)
572
N
Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many renewable energy projects his Department has undertaken since 1997; in what year each was undertaken; in what location; and what the (a) nature and (b) cost was of each project.
(38224)
573
N
Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the commitment by the Foreign Secretary of 3rd January that the Government would match those funds donated by the public to the Asian tsunami fund has been honoured in full; and how the Government's matched funds have been spent.
(38289)
574
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans he has for UK bilateral aid to (a) Tajikistan and (b) Kyrgzystan between 2005-06 and 2007-08.
(38565)
575
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking in Afghanistan to provide alternatives to poppy cultivation; and what progress is being made.
(38893)
576
N
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the oral Answer of the Chancellor of the Exchequer of 8th December 2005, Official Report, column 984 on HIV/AIDS, what policy measures his Department are implementing to ensure that the target of universal access to antiretroviral drugs is met by 2010.
(38336)
577
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many widescreen televisions have been purchased by his Department for use in London Headquarters in each of the last five years; and what the cost was in each year.
(39145)
578
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid the UK allocated to the Maldives in each year since 2000.
(38354)
579
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations he has made to the United Nations about the application of the Biosafety Protocol to biotechnology companies whose products may cause environmental damage.
(38215)
580
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effects of soya planting in Brazil on local communities in Parana.
(38366)
581
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations he has made to (a) the United States, (b) Argentina and (c) Canada regarding their ratification of the Biosafety Protocol.
(38756)
582
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effects on developing countries of golden rice.
(38757)
583
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the economic impact of growing genetically modified crops in developing countries.
(38758)
584
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the impact of biotechnology companies' contracts on seed sharing and saving in developing countries.
(38759)
585
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee on implementation of humanitarian aid operations and (b) Joint Committee (EEC-Côte d'Ivoire) have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38776)
586
Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what programmes his Department is funding in Kenya.
(38666)
587
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much was spent on external consultants and advisers by (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by his Department in each year since May 1997.
(39086)
588
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list the public relations companies that have had contracts with (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by his Department since May 1997.
(39087)
589
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much was spent on advertising by (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by his Department in each year since May 1997.
(39088)
Questions to the Leader of the House
590
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Leader of the House, how much was spent on external consultants and advisers by his Office in each year since May 1997.
(39098)
591
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Leader of the House, if he will list the public relations companies that have had contracts with his Office since May 1997.
(39099)
592
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Leader of the House, how much was spent on advertising by his Office in each year since May 1997.
(39100)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
593
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many housing associations in Northern Ireland have been engaged in new build housing schemes in the last 12 months.
(38337)
594
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average cost to a housing association in Northern Ireland of a newly constructed two bedroom dwelling has been in 2005.
(38338)
595
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total rental income earned from their housing stock by each Housing Association in Northern Ireland was in the last 12 months.
(38339)
596
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he expects the dualling of the A6 between Londonderry and Dungiven to (a) commence and (b) be concluded.
(38340)
597
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he expects the building work on the new Foyle and Londonderry and Ebrington schools to (a) begin and (b) be concluded.
(38341)
598
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his Answer of 23rd November 2005, Official Report, columns 1993-42W, on guest speakers, who the Irish Football Association nominated in advance as speakers at the reception held at Hillsborough Castle on Monday 14th November 2005; and what guidelines were issued about the content of contributions.
(38545)
599
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps are being taken to tackle dental decay in children in Northern Ireland.
(38747)
600
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Tourist Board regarding the promotion and development of the tourism potential on the North Coast.
(38748)
601
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average waiting time was at Accident and Emergency in the Causeway Hospital during (a) November 2004 and (b) November 2005.
(38749)
602
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to review the necessity for non-jury trials in respect of scheduled offences in Northern Ireland.
(39153)
603
N
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total public cost was of the case against those charged with running a spy ring at Stormont in 2002; and how much was spent on (a) counsel, (b) solicitors and (c) other legal advice.
(38706)
604
N
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost was to the Police Service of Northern Ireland of the investigation into those charged with running a spy ring at Stormont in 2002.
(38707)
605
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what Pathways to Work pilots are being carried out in Northern Ireland.
(39224)
606
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many company pension schemes in Northern Ireland have been brought within the Financial Assistance Scheme.
(39225)
607
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many water connections to consumers in Northern Ireland are metered; and how many of these connections also serve a domestic pipeline.
(38560)
608
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much and what percentage of the regional rate has been made up of the costs of (a) water supply to (i) domestic customers and (ii) other water supply customers and (b) sewage treatment in each of the last five years.
(38561)
609
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the standing charge was for each diameter of water supply pipe in each of the last five years.
(38600)
610
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Water Service staff there were on 1st January (a) 2001 and (b) 2005, broken down by (i) grade and (ii) location; and how many are planned for 2007 in each case.
(38484)
611
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many allegations of sex abuse were received by the police from community restorative justice (CRJ) organisations in 2000; and how many involved members of CRJ organisations.
(38977)
612
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many allegations of sex abuse were passed by community restorative justice (CRJ) organisations to social services in 2000; how many involved members of CRJ organisations; and how many in each case were referred to the police.
(38978)
613
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many classroom assistants in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in Northern Ireland are (i) male and (ii) female.
(39121)
614
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many classroom assistants in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in Northern Ireland are employed on (i) permanent and (ii) temporary contracts.
(39122)
615
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many widescreen televisions have been purchased by his Department for use in London Headquarters in each of the last five years; and what the cost was in each year.
(39146)
616
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information is collected on the (a) number of patients waiting and (b) duration of waiting times in the Accident and Emergency Department at Craigavon Area Hospital.
(38608)
617
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding has been allocated over the next three years to (a) develop general practitioners with specialist interests and (b) provide for the accreditation of such doctors.
(38609)
618
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many patients within each health trust area in the Province have (a) received, (b) accepted and (c) declined second offers for treatment.
(38610)
619
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many trolley waits were recorded at Altnagelvin hospital in each week in each of the last three years.
(38611)
620
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which female gonadotropin products are used by the Regional Fertility Clinic in Belfast; how much they cost; and by what process the decision is taken to use them.
(38612)
621
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on pre-school provision in Dungannon and South Tyrone; and what plans there are to change such provision.
(38613)
622
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans there are to increase Sure Start provision in Dungannon and South Tyrone.
(38614)
623
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans there are to improve early years education and after-school activities in rural areas.
(38615)
624
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funding has been allocated for child protection arrangements in the Province over the next three years.
(38616)
625
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding is being allocated to improving pre-school provision in each of the next three years.
(38617)
626
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding is being allocated to Sure Start in the Province in each of the next three years.
(38618)
627
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding has been allocated to ensuring those in rural areas can access (a) early years provision and (b) after-school activities in each of the next three months.
(38619)
628
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans there are to improve after-school activities for schoolchildren in Dungannon and South Tyrone.
(38620)
629
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many trolley waits were recorded at Craigavon Area in each week of the last three years.
(38621)
630
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the merits of providing a scheme which will ensure that newly trained teachers in the Province can have a guaranteed full year of teaching after completing their training.
(38622)
631
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps have been taken to provide (a) investment and (b) infrastructure aimed at sustaining key services at the Tyrone County and Erne Hospitals since 30th June 2004.
(38623)
632
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total financial cost was of the police swoop on Jonesborough market in South Armagh on Sunday 4th December.
(38580)
633
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many farmers in Northern Ireland have left the industry in each of the last 10 years.
(38581)
634
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many farmers in Northern Ireland have been convicted of offences under cattle identification legislation in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency.
(38582)
635
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many farmers in Northern Ireland have received cattle bonus payments introduced under the Less Favoured Area Compensatory Allowances scheme, broken down by constituency.
(38583)
636
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the work of the four Northern Ireland Employer Champions appointed in 2004 to help increase the number of employers addressing essential skills issues in the workplace.
(38584)
637
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many doctors in Northern Ireland were disqualified in each of the last 10 years.
(38585)
638
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many company directors in Northern Ireland have been disqualified in each of the last 10 years.
(38586)
639
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many publicans in Northern Ireland were fined for selling short measures in each of the last 10 years.
(38587)
640
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many buildings in Northern Ireland are owned by the Government; what the average spare office capacity in them has been in each of the last 10 years; and what plans he has to lease further space to private firms.
(38588)
641
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many civil servants are employed in the Office of the First and Deputy First Ministers.
(38589)
642
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average sickness absence rate was among civil servants for each Government department in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of the sick leave was for periods of five working days or less.
(38590)
643
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many employers in Northern Ireland have been found to be paying employees less than the minimum wage.
(38591)
644
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total tonnage of demolition and excavation waste removed from the Victoria Square development in Belfast is; and where the demolition and excavation waste was removed to.
(38592)
645
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many special advisers are employed by the Government in Northern Ireland; what their (a) role is, (b) relationship with the various civil service departments and officials is, (c) salary is and (d) qualifications are.
(38593)
646
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what function special advisers employed by the Government in Northern Ireland exercise in relation to departmental Answers to Parliamentary Questions; and how many of them are members of the Labour Party.
(38594)
647
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was spent on hospitality by (a) the Secretary of State and Direct Rule Ministers, (b) Ministers in the Northern Ireland Assembly, (c) the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, (d) the Chief Constable and (e) district commanders in each of the last 10 years; and how much of that was spent on alcohol in each case.
(38595)
Questions to the Prime Minister
648
Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Prime Minister, when he expects to collect his Congressional Medal of Honor.
(38418)
649
N
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Prime Minister, whether it is his policy that no authorisation will be given for the interception of communications in respect of (a) hon. Members and (b) Members of the House of Lords; and if he will make a statement.
(38741)
650
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Prime Minister, when he was consulted about the decision to discontinue the case against those charged with running a spy ring at Stormont in 2002.
(38723)
651
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Prime Minister, what representations he has received on those charged with running a spy ring at Stormont in 2002 prior to the announcement of the case's discontinuance being made.
(38724)
652
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will acompany the hon. Member for Hammersmith and Fulham on a visit to that constituency via the London Underground to observe changes in the levels of overcrowding since his last tube journey in 2000.
(38625)
653
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Prime Minister, what powers of intervention the Government has over the domestic monetary and fiscal policies of (a) Guernsey, (b) Jersey, (c) the Isle of Man, (d) the Falkland Islands, (e) Gibraltar, (f) Saint Helena, (g) Anguilla, (h) Montserrat, (i) Bermuda, (j) the British Virgin Islands, (k) Turks and Caicos Islands and (l) the Cayman Islands.
(39117)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
654
Mr Jim Devine (Livingston):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people in Livingston were prosecuted in 2004 for failing to hold a current TV licence.
(38432)
655
Mr Jim Devine (Livingston):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much money was recovered in Livingston as a consequence of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in 2004.
(38434)
656
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many widescreen televisions have been purchased by his Department for use in London Headquarters in each of the last five years; and what the cost was in each year.
(39136)
657
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much was spent on external consultants and advisers by (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by his Department in each year since May 1997.
(39071)
658
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list the public relations companies that have had contracts with (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by his Department and other such organisations since May 1997.
(39072)
659
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much was spent on advertising by (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by his Department in each year since May 1997.
(39073)
Questions to the Solicitor General
660
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to his Answer of 30th November 2005, Official Report, column 502W, on Equitable Life, what account he takes of the completion of relevant civil actions on 2nd December; and when the Serious Fraud Office will report on its examination of Equitable Life, commissioned by his Department in January 2004.
(38745)
661
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Solicitor General, what criteria are used to determine matters of public interest in criminal cases.
(38704)
662
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Solicitor General, in how many criminal cases a special counsel has been appointed in each year since 1997.
(38705)
663
N
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Solicitor General, who was consulted on the decision to discontinue the case against those charged with running a spy ring at Stormont in 2002.
(38708)
664
N
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Solicitor General, if the government of the Irish Republic was (a) consulted and (b) informed of the decision to withdraw the prosecution of those charged with running a spy ring at Stormont in 2002.
(38709)
665
N
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Solicitor General, on how many occasions (a) the Director of Public Prosecutions and (b) the Senior Crown Counsel discussed with the Attorney General the prosecution of the case against those charged with running a spy ring at Stormont in 2002.
(38710)
666
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Solicitor General, in how many criminal cases in Northern Ireland a special counsel has been appointed in each year since 1997.
(38716)
667
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Solicitor General, how many cases since 1997 have been discontinued in Northern Ireland on the basis of the public interest; and what the charges were in each case.
(38725)
668
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Solicitor General, how many cases have been discontinued on grounds of the public interest in England and Wales in each year since 1997; and what the charges were in each case.
(38727)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
669
N
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many rural post offices closed in the last 12 months.
(38696)
670
N
Chris Bryant (Rhondda):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many British artists he expects will benefit from the artists' resale right.
(38081)
671
N
Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which civil servants from his Department are working on the energy review; which (a) civil servants and (b) employees of non-governmental organisations have been seconded to work on the review; which private sector consultants have been engaged to participate in the review; and what the reason is for the involvement of each.
(36406)
672
N
Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether British Nuclear Fuels Ltd will be permitted to sell its Westinghouse subsidiary before the energy review has reported.
(36407)
673
N
Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what criteria were used to decide that £25 million was the appropriate amount for the initial investment in carbon capture and sequestration.
(36408)
674
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the location of the new Commission for Equality and Human Rights will be.
(38814)
675
N
Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many and what value of (a) research and development grants and (b) SMART awards were made in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne in each year since 1998-99.
(38323)
676
N
Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 8th December, Official Report, column 1484W, on research and development, what the total value was of the grants in each region set out in the tables.
(38324)
677
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what financial support his Department provides to (a) Business Links in Gloucestershire and (b) Gloucestershire First; and what proportion of the total funding of each organisation his Department's funding represents.
(39243)
678
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) post offices, (b) bank branches, (c) independent retail shops and (d) police stations have closed in each calendar year since 1997 in (i) Harborough constituency and (ii) the East Midlands Government Office area.
(38841)
679
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what comparative analysis has been undertaken on (a) the impact on carbon footprints and (b) the cost effectiveness of (i) new renewable energy schemes and (ii) carbon sequestation technology.
(38897)
680
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research has been (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated by his Department into the long-term impact of burying sequestered carbon.
(38898)
681
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much his Department has spent in direct subsidies to (a) renewable energy generation and (b) nuclear energy generation for each year since 1990.
(38974)
682
N
Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the Stonehenge Visitor Centre project.
(38084)
683
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many widescreen televisions have been purchased by his Department for use in London Headquarters in each of the last five years; and what the cost was in each year.
(39144)
684
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on Operating and Financial Reviews.
(39227)
685
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether a detailed feasibility study has been carried out to establish whether the recommendation in his Department's Buildings Renewable Strategy report to instal renewable energy technologies in each of the Department's buildings is achievable; and whether the other recommendations in the report have been implemented.
(39228)
686
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether a budget has been set for the applications of renewable and low carbon technologies for his Department's buildings.
(39229)
687
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will assess the merits of introducing legislation to allow individuals who are denied justice in their own country to seek compensation in UK courts for (a) environmental and (b) human rights abuses committed by United Kingdom companies abroad.
(38686)
688
N
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 12th December 2005, Official Report, column 1677W, on zirconium silicate (Iran), what the process is by which potential exports of zirconium silicate are identified for the case-by-case consideration referred to; and who is responsible for identifying whether the material in question is to be used in connection with a weapons of mass destruction programme.
(38446)
689
N
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the export of material for corrosion resistant cladding of uranium oxide fuel in nuclear reactors is subject to export controls; and if he will make a statement.
(38447)
690
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he is taking to control the price of gas for the glass industry; and if he will make a statement.
(38493)
691
Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what financial provision his Department has made for branded (a) conference bags, (b) plastic carrier bags and (c) pens for distribution at conferences held by his Department in each of the last three years.
(38877)
692
N
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what sums of money have been transferred in the last 12 months by Ofgem to the Consolidated Fund from the Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation Fund in respect of section 7 of the Sustainable Energy Act 2003; what the date was of each transfer; who made the decision to make each transfer; on what date; what legal advice was taken by the Government before transferring the money to ascertain that this transfer was legal; and if he will place a copy of the legal advice received in the Library.
(38570)
693
Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he expects to implement the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive.
(39182)
694
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people were employed in the motorcycle manufacturing industry in each year since 1997.
(38650)
695
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people were employed in the car manufacturing industry in each year since 1997.
(38651)
696
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the total value was of sales of (a) new and (b) second hand cars sold in the UK in each financial year since 1997.
(38817)
697
Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the fire at Buncefield oil depot on the price of domestic heating oil.
(38469)
698
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many meetings of the EU (a) Advisory Committee on the development and reconversion of regions, (b) Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions and (c) Advisory Committee on concentrations between undertakings have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38774)
699
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee on the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration on promotion of innovation and participation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), (b) Advisory Committee for co-operation in the field of tourism and (c) Committee on conformity assessment and surveillance of the telecommunications market have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who was presiding over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38789)
700
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee on common rules for imports of textile products from certain third countries (autonomous regime), (b) Advisory Committee for implementation of the Community market-access strategy and (c) Committee on the implementation of projects promoting co-operation and commercial relations between the European Union and the industrialised countries of North America, the Far East and Australasia have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who was presiding over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38790)
701
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee for the management of generalised preferences, (b) Committee for the harmonisation of credit insurance provisions for transactions with medium- and long-term cover and (c) Co-ordinating Group for the Community regime for the control of exports of dual-use goods have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who was presiding over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38791)
702
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many meetings of the (a) Advisory Committee on standardisation in the field of information technology (Sogits), (b) Advisory Committee on telecommunications procurement (ACTP) and (c) Committee on security of information systems (SO-GIS) have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38999)
703
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many meetings of the (a) Committee for the implementation of the multinannual Community action plan on promoting the safe use of the internet, (b) Standing Committee for the harmonisation of national legislation relating to recreational craft and (c) Standing Committee for the approximation of the laws of member states relating to lifts have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39000)
704
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many meetings of the (a) Standing Committee for the approximation of the laws of the member states concerning pressure equipment, (b) Committee on electronic signatures and (c) Advisory Committee on the implementation of open network provision (ONP) have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39005)
705
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many meetings of the (a) Committee on general authorisations and individual licences in the field of telecommunications services, (b) EC-India RTD Cooperation Steering Committee and (c) Coordinating Committee on Fusion Energy EC-USA have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39006)
706
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many meetings of the (a) Committee for the adaptation to technical progress of directives on the removal of technical barriers to trade in the sector of measuring intruments and methods of metrological control, (b) Committee for the adaption to technical progress of directives on the removal of technical barriers to trade in the sector of construction plant and equipment and (c) Committee for the adaption of technical progress of Directives on the removal of technical barriers to trade in the sector of pressure vessels have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39007)
707
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many meetings of the (a) Committee for the adaptation to technical progress of directives on the removal of technical barriers to trade in the sector of colouring matters which may be added to medicinal products, (b) Committee for the adaptation to technical progress of directives on the removal of technical barriers to trade in the sector of cosmetics and (c) Advisory Committee on protection against dumped imports have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39008)
708
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many meetings of the (a) Advisory Committee on protection against subsidised imports, (b) Advisory Committee on common rules for exports of products and (c) Quota Administration Committee have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39038)
709
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many meetings of the (a) Advisory Committee on common rules for imports of products from third countries, (b) Advisory Committee on common rules for imports from certain third world countries and (c) Committee on defence against obstacles to trade which affect the market of the Community or a non-member country have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39039)
710
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many meetings of the (a) Textile Committee (conventional regime), (b) Advisory Committee on medical devices and (c) Advisory Committee for the transparency of measures governing the pricing of medicinal products for human use have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39040)
711
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the national targets are for the National Weights and Measures Laboratory; and what the performance has been of relevant offices in Devon and Cornwall in relation to those targets.
(38481)
712
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will place a cap on the level of interest money lending organisations can charge; and if he will make a statement.
(38603)
713
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many manufacturing jobs have been lost in Beverley and Holderness in each year since 1997.
(39251)
714
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the pay gap between men and women; and what the pay gap was in 1975.
(39186)
715
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much was spent on external consultants and advisers by (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by his Department in each year since May 1997.
(39092)
716
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the public relations companies that have had contracts with (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by his Department since May 1997.
(39093)
717
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much was spent on advertising by (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by his Department in each year since May 1997.
(39094)
718
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many telephone main lines are in use in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) each of the English regions and (d) Northern Ireland; and how many are broadband in each case.
(39199)
719
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the number of mobile telephones in use in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) each of the English regions and (d) Northern Ireland.
(39200)
720
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the length in kilometers is of pipelines for (a) crude oil, (b) petroleum products, (c) natural gas, (d) liquefied petroleum gas products, (e) refined products and petrochemicals and (f) other oils, gases or chemical products in (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales, (iii) each of the English regions, (iv) Northern Ireland and (v) the offshore UK sectors subject to (A) Scots law, (B) Northern Irish law and (C) the law of England and Wales.
(39201)
721
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much electricity in kilowatt hours was exported from sources in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) each of the English regions and (d) Northern Ireland in 2004-05; and what percentage was from (i) fossil fuel sources, broken down by (A) oil, (B) coal, (C) gas and (D) other, (ii) hydro electric sources, (iii) nuclear electricity sources, (iv) other types of renewable sources excluding hydro and (v) other electricity sources production.
(39202)
722
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the number of internet service providers based in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) each of the English regions and (d) Northern Ireland.
(39203)
723
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the electricity (a) production and (b) consumption, expressed in annual electricity generated in kilowatt hours, was for (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales, (iii) each of the English regions and (iv) Northern Ireland in 2004-05; and what percentage was (A) fossil fuel electricity production, broken down by (1) oil, (2) coal, (3) gas and (4) other, (B) hydro electricity production, (C) nuclear electricity production, (D) other types of renewable production excluding hydro and (E) other electricity sources production.
(39223)
724
N
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he decided to transfer funds out of the Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation Fund to the Treasury on 20th September; and for what reasons.
(38362)
725
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he is taking to enable UK industrial users of gas to source supplies directly from Europe.
(38880)
726
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he is taking to ensure that the liquid natural gas import facility at the Isle of Grain is fully used.
(39230)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
727
Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money has been spent on improvements in transport infrastructure in East Sussex since 1997; and what proportion of this expenditure was spent in Battle, East Sussex.
(39053)
728
Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received regarding the Battle Local Area Transport Strategy; and whether he will be implementing the strategy's recommendations.
(39054)
729
Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has had received regarding improvements in transport infrastructure in Battle, East Sussex.
(39249)
730
Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received about further public consultations for the proposed A21 upgrade.
(39254)
731
Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received about proposals for fare increases on the Hastings to Charring Cross line; and if he will make a statement.
(39255)
732
Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans South Eastern trains has to increase fares for passengers in 2006.
(39261)
733
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many former overseas lighthouse keepers receive pensions from the General Lighthouse Fund.
(38419)
734
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the effect on the UK fishing fleet of applying to it the exemptions to light dues made available for the Republic of Ireland.
(38438)
735
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on hospitality by the Lights Commissioners in (a) Scotland, (b) the Isle of Man, (c) England and Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) the Republic of Ireland in each of the last three years.
(38439)
736
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress is being made towards re-opening a rail link to the Port of Sharpness.
(39275)
737
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what security is available at the Port of Sharpness; who provides the security; and how many hours per week the security is in place.
(39276)
738
Mr Michael Foster (Worcester):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pensioners in (a) Worcestershire, (b) Redditch and (c) Worcester will qualify for free off-peak local bus travel.
(39123)
739
N
Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer to Question 36597 of 12th December, if he will list the dates between 1st September and 1st December during which road works on the M2 between Junction 5 and Junction 6 have been disrupted by (a) fog, (b) frost and (c) rain; and on which occasions between 1st September and 1st December work has been suspended between Junction 5 and Junction 6 of the M2 on the advice of Kent Police arising from fog, frost or rain.
(38055)
740
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on levels of road traffic miles travelled and road traffic congestion in (a) Harborough constituency and (b) the East Midlands Government Office area.
(38842)
741
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many parking bays there were in (a) 1999-2000 and (b) 2004-05; and how many such bays were subject to parking controls.
(38566)
742
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the public transport bus fleet is (a) double decker, (b) flexi-bus and (c) other.
(38900)
743
Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to announce the final decision on the frequency of trains during the rush hour on the Hayes line as a result of the consultation conducted by the Strategic Rail Authority.
(39172)
744
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many widescreen televisions have been purchased by his Department for use in London Headquarters in each of the last five years; and what the cost was in each year.
(39137)
745
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13th December 2005, to Question reference 35667, on First Great Western Services, by whom records on the reliability and punctuality of rail services between London and Worcestershire are kept.
(38542)
746
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the rate of growth of use in (a) the regional rail network, (b) rail networks serving the Passenger Transport Executive areas, (c) the London and South East heavy rail network and (d) InterCity rail services was over the last (i) 12 months, (ii) three years and (iii) five years.
(38695)
747
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications of his policy of promoting traffic restraint in major regional cities for the level of passenger rolling stock required for the commuter rail networks serving those cities.
(38702)
748
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many non-commercial aircraft registered in the United States used airports in the United Kingdom in each of the last 18 months; and which airports they used.
(38718)
749
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost to (a) his Department and (b) the promoting authorities was of the development of the tram proposals in (i) Leeds, (ii) Merseyside and (iii) South Hampshire.
(38719)
750
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the morning peak (a) annual passenger count for use of Leeds Station and (b) passengers in excess of capacity figure for trains entering (i) Leeds and (ii) London was in each of the last 10 years.
(38720)
751
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new passenger vehicles have been introduced on the (a) London and South East heavy rail network, (b) local regional rail network and (c) Northern Trains franchise area in each of the last 10 years; and how many are expected to be introduced in each area in each of the next three years.
(38721)
752
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average age is of passenger trains on (a) the London and South East heavy rail network, (b) the local regional rail network and (c) the Northern Trains franchise.
(38722)
753
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains have been removed from service in each year since 1997.
(38421)
754
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have been carried on the UK's trains in each year since 1997; and how many people he expects to be carried in each of the next five years.
(38423)
755
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's projected spending on road building is in each of the next five years, broken down by category of road; and how many miles of each category of road he expects to be built over that period.
(38448)
756
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of roads for which his Department is responsible were closed for repairs in each year since 1997.
(38449)
757
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost has been to his Department of (a) repairing existing and (b) building new roads in each year since 1997, broken down by category of road.
(38451)
758
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of new roads for which his Department is responsible have been built in each year since 1997, broken down by category of road.
(38452)
759
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what has been the cost to the public purse of road traffic accidents in each year since 1997, broken down by category of severity of accident.
(38453)
760
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the total revenue raised by speeding fines has been paid to the Treasury in each year since 1997.
(38454)
761
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total value of unpaid speeding fines was in each year since 1997.
(38455)
762
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the administration costs were of imposing speeding fines in each year since 1997.
(38456)
763
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passengers used the railways in each year since 1997.
(38458)
764
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average age of trains used on the UK's railways is; and what the average life of a train is.
(38459)
765
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of track have been repaired in each year since 1997; and how many miles of track are awaiting repair.
(38460)
766
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average percentage change in rail fares was in each year since 1997.
(38461)
767
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have been employed by (a) train operating companies and (b) railway companies in each year since 1997.
(38462)
768
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new trains have been purchased in each year since 1997; and what the cost of each new train was.
(38463)
769
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passengers the UK's railways can transport at any one time.
(38464)
770
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of track have been (a) commissioned and (b) decommissioned in each year since 1997.
(38465)
771
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have qualified for concessionary fares on the (a) rail and (b) bus network in each year since 1997.
(38466)
772
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people the bus network is capable of transporting at any one time.
(38467)
773
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new miles of railway track have been commissioned for installation in each of the next five years.
(38468)
774
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his estimate is of the value of second-hand buses purchased in the UK in each year since 1997.
(38641)
775
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the turnover of the haulage industry was in each year since 1997.
(38649)
776
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many registered provisional driving licence holders there have been in the UK in each year since 1997, broken down by category.
(38652)
777
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many registered driving licence holders there have been in the UK in each year since 1997, broken down by category.
(38653)
778
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his estimate is of the turnover in the servicing of (a) commercial and (b) private vehicles in each year since 1997.
(38654)
779
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his estimate is of the value of new motorbikes purchased in each year since 1997.
(38656)
780
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his estimate is of the value of road fuel sales to the road transport sector in each financial year since 1997-98, broken down by (a) petrol, (b) diesel and (c) biofuel sales.
(38657)
781
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new motorbikes were purchased in each year since 1997.
(38658)
782
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his estimate is of the value of second hand motorbikes purchased in each year since 1997.
(38659)
783
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many second hand motorbikes were purchased in each year since 1997.
(38661)
784
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the turnover of the bus industry in each year since 1997.
(38805)
785
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of new buses purchased in the UK in each year since 1997.
(38806)
786
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passengers were carried by the bus industry in each year since 1997.
(38807)
787
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) new and (b) second-hand buses purchased in each year since 1997.
(38809)
788
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new (a) lorries and (b) commercial vans were bought in each year since 1997.
(38815)
789
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) new and (b) second hand cars were sold in the UK in each financial year since 1997.
(38816)
790
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) cars, (b) commercial vans and (c) lorries were registered to use roads in the UK in each year since 1997.
(38821)
791
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were employed by the bus industry in each year since 1997.
(38824)
792
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his estimate is of the number of foreign registered (a) cars, (b) commercial vans and (c) lorries on UK roads in each year since 1997.
(38829)
793
Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road deaths were attributable to drink driving in the last year for which figures are available; and in how many of those cases the driver was above the drink drive limit by a factor of two or more.
(38669)
794
N
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) capital and (b) revenue subsidy per passenger mile travelled was for each transport authority in the most recent year for which figures are available.
(38159)
795
N
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the requests (a) sought from and (b) granted by his Department for Ministerial permission and approvals under the Pier and Harbour Order (Bembridge Harbour) Confirmation Act 1963 in each year since 1997.
(38160)
796
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has commissioned independent research on the efficiency of air bags in motor vehicles.
(38729)
797
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department collects statistics on the number of car accidents where safety air bags are inflated.
(38730)
798
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on external consultants and advisers by (a) his Department and previous departments with his Department's responsibilities, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by his Department in each year since May 1997.
(39112)
799
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on advertising by (a) his Department and previous departments with his Department's responsibilities, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by his Department in each year since May 1997.
(39113)
800
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the public relations companies that have had contracts with (a) his Department and previous departments with his Department's responsibilities, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by his Department since May 1997.
(39114)
801
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many ships of over 1,000 gross register tons with registered owners in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) each of the English regions and (d) Northern Ireland are identified as (i) barge carriers, (ii) bulk carriers, (iii) cargo ships, (iv) chemical tankers, (v) colliers, (vi) combination bulk carriers, (vii) combination tankers, (viii) container ships, (ix) liquefied gas tankers, (x) livestock carriers, (xi) multi-functional large-load carriers, (xii) passenger ferries, (xiii) passenger and cargo ships, (xiv) petroleum tankers, (xv) rail car carriers, (xvi) refrigerated cargo carriers, (xvii) roll-on/roll-off ferries, (xviii) short-sea passenger ferries, (xix) specialized tankers, (xx) vehicle carriers and (xxi) others.
(39206)
802
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) gross register tons and (b) deadweight ton is of ships with registered owners in (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales, (iii) each of the English regions and (iv) Northern Ireland.
(39207)
803
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of ships registered abroad as flags of convenience with owners based in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) each of the English regions and (d) Northern Ireland.
(39208)
804
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for public investment in the (a) Sheffield Supertram, (b) Tyne and Wear Metro, (c) Manchester Metrolink and (e) West Midlands Metro.
(39209)
805
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) paved and (b) unpaved airport runways there are in (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales, (iii) each of the English regions and (iv) Northern Ireland of (A) under 914 metres, (B) 914 to 1,523 metres, (C) 1,524 to 2,437 metres, (D) 2,438 to 3,047 metres and (E) over 3, 047 metres in length.
(39210)
806
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many kilometres of railway track there are in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) each of the English regions and (d) Northern Ireland; and how many kilometres are (i) double or multiple-track and (ii) electrified in each case.
(39211)
807
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) kilometres of track and (b) railway junctions in (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales, (iii) each of the English regions and (iv) Northern Ireland are controlled by (A) colour light signal systems, (B) radio-electronic token signals and (C) mechanical semaphore signals.
(39212)
808
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much track in kilometres in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) each of the English regions and (d) Northern Ireland has electronic train protection.
(39213)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
809
Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Assembly Government on the protection of ancient woodlands in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
(38343)
810
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many widescreen televisions have been purchased by his Department for use in London Headquarters in each of the last five years; and what the cost was in each year.
(39147)
811
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much was spent on external consultants and advisers by his Department in each year since May 1997.
(39095)
812
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the public relations companies that have had contracts with his Department since May 1997.
(39096)
813
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much was spent on advertising by his Department in each year since May 1997.
(39097)
814
Mrs Betty Williams (Conwy):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will take steps to ensure that the access for disabled people to Gwydyr House is always in working order; and for what reasons it was not working on the evening of 14th December.
(39155)
815
David Wright (Telford):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what financial support his Department has provided to help the growth of the aerospace industry in Wales since 1997.
(39130)
816
David Wright (Telford):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what funding has been (a) allocated and (b) spent by the Welsh Development Agency to support RAF St Athan.
(39132)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
817
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people from the new EU member states have joined the New Deal scheme in Slough in each of the last five years.
(38508)
818
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of residents in Slough issued with new national insurance numbers in each of the last five years for which data is available.
(38509)
819
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people registered for the New Deal in Slough in each of the last five years for which data is available.
(38512)
820
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people from new EU member states countries have registered in Slough for new National Insurance numbers in each of the last five years.
(38513)
821
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the (a) reform and (b) performance of the Child Support Agency (CSA); and what recent meetings he has had with the Chief Executive of the CSA.
(38519)
822
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects (a) reform of the Child Support Agency (CSA) to be completed and (b) all CSA maintenance cases to be calculated under the new scheme.
(38520)
823
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the recent level of economic inactivity amongst young people.
(38521)
824
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much more the basic state pension will be worth in 2006-07 than in 2005-06.
(38522)
825
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to increase the use of the voluntary sector in delivering New Deal programmes.
(38523)
826
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the Pensions Commission second report.
(38524)
827
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the Pensions Commission final report.
(38525)
828
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on progress on plans to reform the UK pensions system.
(38526)
829
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has received on the findings and recommendations of the Pensions Commission report.
(38527)
830
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the level of take-up of pension credit has been in each quarter since its launch.
(38528)
831
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the operation of the Pension Protection Fund.
(38529)
832
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many civil servants working in his Department are aged between 18 and 25 years.
(38530)
833
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what role his Department has played in negotiations on the reform of public sector pensions.
(38536)
834
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on bereavement allowance.
(38538)
835
Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the proposed reforms of the incapacity benefit system will be in place by the end of 2008; what recent meetings he has had to discuss such reforms; when he will publish a green paper on these reforms; and if he will make a statement.
(38539)
836
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the breakeven proportion of participants in pathways to work moved into employment is for each pilot area (a) overall and (b) for participants who have been receiving incapacity benefit for (i) less than a year and (ii) more than a year.
(38494)
837
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the cost of raising all housing benefit and council tax benefit earned income disregards in line with inflation since 1988.
(38495)
838
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average shortfall resulting from the single room rent restriction on housing benefit has been in each year since its introduction.
(38496)
839
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is the policy of his Department to transfer to direct payment the benefits of claimants paid by cheque if they fail to express their desire to continue receiving payment by cheque in response to correspondence from his Department.
(39187)
840
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what length of time his Department allows for people to respond who have been written to by his Department advising them that benefits paid to them by cheque will be transferred to direct payment unless they state a preference to continue being paid by cheque.
(39188)
841
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether letters being sent to claimants who have one or more benefits paid by cheque and another paid into a bank account about their wish to continue receiving payment by cheque are being made available in formats accessible to those who cannot read standard print.
(39189)
842
Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the evidential basis is in relation to (a) risk and (b) cost of the Health and Safety Executive's recent proposals for modifying the Asbestos Regulations and revising the related Code of Practice.
(38853)
843
N
Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what indicators will be used to assess progress towards his Department's aims to simplify the benefits system.
(38572)
844
N
Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women in the City of Newcastle were aged over 60 years in (a) 1995, (b) 2000 and (c) 2005; and how many women were receiving (i) a full basic state pension, (ii) a part basic state pension of 50 per cent. of the full pension and (iii) a part basic state pension of less than 50 per cent. of the full pension in each year.
(38293)
845
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Kettering of 8th December 2005, Official Report, column 1545W, on the Child Support Agency (CSA), why it is not possible to break down the number of children supported through the CSA on a geographical basis.
(39183)
846
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measure of poverty his Department uses; and how many people his Department defined as poor in (a) the UK and (b) Stroud constituency in each year since 1997.
(39184)
847
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the relationship between disability and poverty; and how many disabled people in (a) the UK and (b) Stroud constituency his Department defined as poor in each year since 1997.
(39185)
848
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7th December 2005 to the hon. Member for Kensington and Chelsea, Official Report, column 1374W, on pensions, what his latest estimate is of the number of (a) pension scheme members who have lost pension savings as a result of their pension scheme winding up, (b) pension schemes which have completed the wind-up process since 1997 and which are not included in these figures and (c) people who have lost pension savings as a result.
(38895)
849
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff will be answering calls on each of the benefit helplines at his Department from 23rd December 2005 to 3rd January 2006; and what the equivalent figures were for (a) 2004 and (b) 2003.
(39178)
850
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what bonus pay awards will be made to senior staff at the Child Support Agency this Christmas; and what the total cost to his Department of the bonus payments will be.
(39179)
851
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on end-of-year bonus pay awards for staff in each year since 1997.
(39180)
852
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on (a) Christmas cards, (b) Christmas decorations and (c) Christmas parties in each year since 1997.
(39181)
853
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many widescreen televisions have been purchased by his Department for use in London Headquarters in each of the last five years; and what the cost was in each year.
(39139)
854
N
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the annual administrative costs of the Performance Development System in the Department were in each of the last three years.
(38742)
855
N
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost incurred by the Department in defending and settling Performance and Development System related cases was in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004 appraisal years.
(38743)
856
N
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of administering the Department's appraisal system was in (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2004-05, broken down by (i) staff time costs, (ii) travel and meeting costs, (iii) venue hire and (iv) other associated administration costs.
(38744)
857
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what account is taken by the Child Support Agency of Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service advice to the courts on access arrangement for the non-resident parent when making parent decisions on payments in any particular case.
(38885)
858
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions there have been between the Child Support Agency and the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
(38991)
859
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what mechanisms are in place to ensure cooperation and information-sharing between the Child Support Agency and the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
(38992)
860
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many meetings of the EU (a) Audit Board of the Administrative Commission on social security for migrant workers, (b) Technical Committee on information processing and (c) Committee for implementation of the action programme to promote gender equality have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who was presiding over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38799)
861
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many meetings of the EU (a) Advisory Committee on the implementation of the Community action programme to combat social exclusion, (b) Advisory Committee on the free movement of workers and (c) Technical Committee for the implementation of regulations concerning the free movement and employment of workers have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who was presiding over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38800)
862
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many meetings of the EU (a) Administrative Commision on social security for migrant workers (and working parties), (b) Committee of the European Social Fund and (c) Technical adaptation Committee on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who was presiding over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38801)
863
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many meetings of the EU (a) Technical Adaptation Committee on the minimum safety and health requirements for improved medical treatment on board vessels, (b) Technical Adaptation Committee on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to chemical, physical and biological agents at work and (c) Committee on the European Communities statistics programme have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who was presiding over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38802)
864
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many meetings of the EU (a) Standing Committee on agricultural statistics, (b) Advisory Committee on employment and (c) Advisory Committee on incentives in the field of employment have taken place during the UK Presidency of the EU; who was presiding over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(38803)
865
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many meetings of the (a) Committee on monetary, financial and balance-of-payments statistics, (b) Advisory Committee on statistical information in the economic and social spheres (CEIES) and (c) Committee on statistics relating to the trading of goods with non-member countries have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39003)
866
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many meetings of the (a) Committee on statistics relating to the trading of goods between member states, (b) Committee for implementation of the action programme to tackle discrimination and (c) Restricted Committee of the Safety and Health Commission for the Mining and other Extractive Industries have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
(39004)
867
N
Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Health and Safety Executive reports relating to the improvement notice, and subsequent compliance, served against British Pipeline Agency Ltd at the Buncefield Terminal.
(38330)
868
N
Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Health and Safety Executive guidance relating to safety and security in fuel depots.
(38331)
869
N
Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance the Government has given to emergency planning authorities with regard to safety and security in and near fuel depots.
(38332)
870
N
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his estimate is of the number of pensioner householders in Wakefield District who are eligible for assistance with winter fuel payments.
(38329)
871
N
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the first payments to be made by the Financial Assistance Scheme.
(38288)
872
N
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with Kvaerner on the Kvaerner pension fund.
(38470)
873
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on external consultants and advisers by (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by his Department in each year since May 1997.
(39077)
874
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the public relations companies that have had contracts with (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by his Department since May 1997.
(39078)
875
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on advertising by (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) each independent statutory body, organisation and body financially sponsored by his Department in each year since May 1997.
(39079)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
876
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the demand for rebated diesel fuel (a) for each year since 1997 and (b) for each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred] (38884)
877
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timetable is for the re-negotiation of the EU derogation on rebated diesel fuel; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred] (38912)
878
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Ministerial colleagues and (b) EU transport ministers about the re-negotiation of the EU derogation on rebated diesel fuel; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred] (38913)
879
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Government's policy is on the EU derogation on rebated diesel fuel; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred] (38918)
880
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) labour force and (b) unemployment rate is in (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales, (iii) each of the English regions and (iv) Northern Ireland, broken down by (A) agriculture, (B) fishing, (C) forestry, (D) fish processing, (E) manufacturing, (F) construction, (G) other industry, (H) commerce, (I) Government and public service employees, (J) transport, (K) communications, (L) utilities, (M) tourism, (N) finance and insurance, (O) business, (P) other services and (Q) other types of labour force.
[Transferred] (39118)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
881
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much milk was sold through retail outlets in each year since 1990; and what proportion of this was imported.
[Transferred] (38973)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
882
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what changes the planned amendments to food labelling laws will make to the information and choice available to consumers on genetically modified derivatives.
[Transferred] (38971)
883
Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the tests which she has carried out for the unauthorised presence of BT10 in imported (a) maize, (b) maize products and (c) processed foodstuffs intended for (i) animal and (ii) human consumption; and which tests were (A) positive and (B) negative.
[Transferred] (38979)
884
Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the tests which have been carried out for the presence of the illegal GM maize variety BT10 at (a) British ports and (b) other entry points since March 2005; and which tests were (i) positive and (ii) negative.
[Transferred] (38984)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
885
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total value of unpaid parking fines was in each year since 1997.
[Transferred] (38457)
886
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total revenue raised by parking fines has been in each year since 2001.
[Transferred] (38607)
887
Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of drivers randomly tested were found to be over the legal alcohol limit in the last year for which figures are available.
[Transferred] (38668)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
888
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the total value of (a) new and (b) secondhand (i) lorries and (ii) commercial vans bought each year since 1997 was.
[Transferred] (38764)
889
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many meetings of the EU (a) Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions in the transport industry, (b) Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions in the shipping industry and (c) Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions in air transport have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred] (38773)
890
Angus Robertson (Moray):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many meetings of the EU (a) Advisory Committee on State Aid for the application of Articles 92 and 93 of the EC Treaty to certain categories of horizontal State Aid (exemption), (b) Advisory Committee on State Aid on the arrangements for applying Article 93 of the EC Treaty (procedure) and (c) Banking Advisory Committee have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; what other UK representatives were present; what provision was made for representation of the devolved governments; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred] (38811)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
891
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what frequency sonic passive defence systems on cruise ships use.
[Transferred] (38847)

 
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