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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 16 January 2006
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 16 January 2006
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 16 January 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 16 January of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 16 January see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of the population is registered to vote in each ward of each constituency in (a) Essex, (b) Hertfordshire and (c) Greater London in descending order of numbers registered for each constituency. | | (42330) | 2
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been collected in each of the past five years in employer national insurance contributions for (a) males and (b) females over the state retirement age; and what additional revenue in each category would have been collected if employee contributions were also payable. | | (42658) | 3
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the extra revenue from national insurance contributions that will accrue annually on account of the progressive raising of the state retirement age to 65 years for females. | | (43058) | 4
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Revenue and Customs staff in Northern Ireland have been involved during 2005 in operations aimed at disrupting the smuggling of illegal fuel into the UK. | | (42132) | 5
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money is estimated to have been in dormant accounts in financial institutions in Northern Ireland in 2005. | | (42279) | 6
N | Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how public sector insurance liabilities relating to nuclear power stations are recorded in the national accounts; and whether there are special rules for this case that do not apply to other public sector insurance liabilities. | | (42014) | 7
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many new jobs have been created in Wales in each year since 1997. | | (42389) | 8
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the UK gross domestic product was produced in (a) each English region, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each year since 1997. | | (42407) | 9
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1st December 2005, Official Report, column 658W on the Child Trust Fund, what estimate he has made of the cost of providing this information. | | (42280) | 10
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in each London borough had been unemployed for two years or more in the last period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (42946) | 11
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects the figures for the number of women who (a) were diagnosed and (b) died from breast cancer in 2004 to become available; and if he will make a statement. | | (42947) | 12
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were economically inactive in each London borough in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (42948) | 13
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what role his Department has in the regulation of childcare; and if he will make a statement. | | (42121) | 14
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been lost in tax credit payments by those people who failed to renew their tax credit applications by the annual deadline in 2005. | | (42122) | 15
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people did not renew their tax credit applications by the annual deadline in 2005. | | (42123) | 16
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HM Revenue and Customs has made of lost revenue through the sale of untaxed wine and beer in the UK in 2005. | | (42432) | 17
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many prosecutions by HM Revenue and Customs for the illegal use of red diesel took place in 2005. | | (42433) | 18
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate HM Revenue and Customs has made of the amount of revenue lost in a year through the illegal use of red diesel in the UK. | | (42434) | 19
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the Answer of 20th December 2005, Official Report, column 2797W, on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, whether the bank has approached shareholders since Statutory Instrument 1991 No 757 was made to ask permission to increase payment to employees and retirees for the specific purpose of paying income tax; whether UK nationals are obligated to use pension payments made to them by the bank to buy a taxable investment; what the value has been of pension payments made to employees and retirees by the bank since its inception; and what the most recent valuation is of the assets held in both schemes. | | (43061) | 20
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will be seeking to renew the derogation of the Red Diesel Rules. | | (42807) | 21
| Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the (a) Government's support for the Palestinian Authority's medium term development plan and (b) the outcome of the conference on private sector investment in the West Bank and Gaza held in London on 13th December 2005. | | (42978) | 22
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were classed as economically inactive in each of the last 10 years in (a) Great Grimsby, (b) Cleethorpes, (c) Brigg and Goole and (d) Scunthorpe. | | (42673) | 23
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which public sector pension schemes (a) provide and (b) do not provide benefits for unmarried heterosexual partners. | | (42675) | 24
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the letter from the hon. Member for St Albans of 14th October and the Answer of 13th October, Official Report, column 428, on tax credits, what steps he is taking to expedite the repayment of the overpayment relating to the constituents of the hon. Member, Mr and Mrs Keys; if he will send to the hon. Member his Department's calculations used in the assessment of the case; and if he will investigate the case further. | | (42623) | 25
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent on advertising (a) on television and (b) in printed media for the HM Revenue and Customs self-assessment awareness campaign in the last 12 months. | | (42397) | 26
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria he will use to measure the effectiveness of the HM Revenue and Customs recent self-assessment awareness campaign. | | (42398) | 27
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent on advertising (a) on television and (b) in printed media for HM Revenue and Customs tax credit campaigns in the last 12 months. | | (42399) | 28
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria he will use to measure the effectiveness of the HM Revenue and Customs recent tax credit advertising campaign. | | (42400) | 29
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in what circumstances a taxpayer would be liable to a surcharge for non-payment of a January instalment if the completed forms were received by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) before 30th December but no calculation had been issued by HMRC. | | (41507) | 30
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases of tax credit fraud have been detected in each of the last six years; and how many resulted in successful prosecutions. | | (42761) | 31
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many working-age people not in full-time education were economically inactive in each year since 1997. | | (42762) | 32
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average stamp duty paid by first-time buyers was in (a) England and (b) the United Kingdom in each year since 1996. | | (42823) | 33
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average purchase price was of properties bought by first-time buyers in (a) England and (b) the United Kingdom in each year since 1996. | | (42824) | 34
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many requests have been made to the Valuation Office Agency under the Freedom of Information Act since the Act's commencement. | | (42825) | 35
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions the Valuation Office Agency has had with the EU Permanent Commitee on Cadastre; and if he will make a statement. | | (42833) | 36
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has considered in relation to the Valuation Office Agency and council tax since May 1997; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the ruling in each case. | | (42834) | 37
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many appeals the Valuation Office Agency has processed to date in relation to the council tax revaluation in Wales; and how many appeals are outstanding. | | (42835) | 38
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what amendments have been made to (a) regulations, (b) primary legislation and (c) legislation relating to the levying of business rates on domestic properties used in whole or part of business purposes since May 1997. | | (42836) | 39
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases the Adjudicator's Office has considered in relation to the Valuation Office Agency and council tax since May 1997; and ifhe will place in the Library a copy of the ruling on each case. | | (42837) | 40
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library copies of the (a) software manual, (b) external guidance and (c) internal guidance for the digital mapping software purchased by the Valuation Office Agency from the company Tenet. | | (42838) | 41
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total cost was of the digital mapping software and hardware purchased by the Valuation Office Agency from the company Tenet. | | (42839) | 42
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff (a) from the Valuation Office Agency, (b) HM Revenue and Customs and (c) his Department attended (i) the International Property Tax Institute International Conference in Prague in August 2005, (ii) the Southern African Tax Institute Workshop on the Valuation and Rating of Public Service Infrastructure in June 2005 in Pretoria, South Africa and (iii) the Eighth International Conference of the Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation in Alicante, Spain in February 2005; and what the total estimated cost to the public purse was of attendance at each of the events. | | (42840) | 43
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff (a) from the Valuation Office Agency, (b) HM Revenue and Customs and (c) his Department will attend the (i) Mass Appraisal Valuation Symposium in Vancouver on 6th-7th February, (ii) Integrating GIS and CAMA Conference in Orlando, Florida on 19th to 22nd February and (iii) International Property Tax Institute International Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in August; and what the total estimated cost to the public purse will be of attendance at each of the events. | | (42841) | 44
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Valuation Office Agency spent on (a) foreign travel, (b) subsistence and (c) hospitality in each year since 1997-98. | | (42842) | 45
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average increase in wage inflation was in each year since 1996-97. | | (42843) | 46
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate the (a) Government and (b) Office for National Statistics has made of the proportion of the population aged 45 years or older in (i) England, (ii) the United Kingdom, (iii) outer London, (iv) inner London and (v) each Government Office Region in (A) 1997 and (B) the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (42844) | 47
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the predicted net change in (a) population and (b) number of households, in (i) Merseyside, (ii) Newcastle-upon-Tyne, (iii) Stoke on Trent, (iv) Kingston upon Hull, (v) the North East government office region and (vi) the North West government office region, over the next 20 years. | | (42889) | 48
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Paymaster General will respond to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 31st October 2005, PO reference: 4/23543/2005. | | (41975) | 49
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Child Trust fund vouchers have been issued to families in Castle Point to date. | | (42802) | 50
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff employed by his Department live in Castle Point. | | (42821) | 51
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of those in employment in Castle Point were employed in (a) the public sector and (b) the private sector in each year since 1996. | | (42829) | 52
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of Castle Point residents were in (a) the top 10 per cent. and (b) the bottom 10 per cent. of income earners in (i) 1991 and (ii) 2001. | | (42830) | 53
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Castle Point residents received council tax benefit in each of the last five years. | | (42831) | 54
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit overpayments have been written off (a) in part and (b) in full in respect of Castle Point residents since tax credits were introduced. | | (42832) | 55
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the premises occupied by his Department is fitted with audible fire alarms. | | (42869) | 56
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the registered unemployed in Castle Point were aged (a) 25 years and under, (b) 26 to 35 years, (c) 36 to 45 years, (d) 46 to 55 years and (e) over 55 years in the last year for which figures are available. | | (42890) | 57
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) land and (b) property is owned by his Department in Castle Point. | | (42900) | 58
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in the United Kingdom there are with (a) one child, (b) two children and (c) five or more children, broken down by ethnic group. | | (42905) | 59
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many paid directors there are in each branch of the Thames Gateway organisation; and what the total employment cost of each has been to date. | | (42914) | 60
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether data relating to tax receipts is available broken down by category of economic activity. | | (43067) | 61
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will implement the commitment in the 2005 Pre-Budget Report to reform the budgeting arrangements for income received by public bodies from the EU; and if he will make a statement on how such changes will be effected. | | (42273) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 62
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what measures his Department took to celebrate Christmas in 2005. | | (42379) | 63
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what have been the main outputs from the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit since its inception. | | (42527) | 64
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what assessment the Civil Contingency Secretariat has made of the responses to the Buncefield Depot fire; and if he will make a statement. | | (42411) | 65
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many staff employed by his Department live in Castle Point. | | (42810) | 66
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what proportion of the premises occupied by his Department is fitted with audible fire alarms. | | (42888) | 67
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what (a) land and (b) property is owned by his Department in Castle Point. | | (42902) | 68
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many contracts were awarded to Qinetiq by his Department (a) with and (b) without competitive tendering in (i) 2002-03, (ii) 2003-04 and (iii) 2004-05; and what the value of the contract was in each case. | | (42497) | Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners 69
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what proportion of the premises occupied by the Church Commissioners is fitted with audible fire alarms. | | (42887) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 70
| Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will list the 10 barristers who received the highest legal aid fees for clinical negligence work in the last 12 months, indicating in each case (a) the amount received, (b) the number of cases taken, (c) the number of cases taken which proceeded beyond investigation, (d) the number of cases taken which resulted in (i) an award of damages and (ii) a settlement involving an agreement to pay damages and (e) whether each barrister was Queen's counsel or junior counsel. | | (43087) | 71
| Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will list the 10 firms of solicitors which received the highest legal aid fees for clinical negligence work in the last 12 months, indicating in each case (a) the amount received, (b) the number of cases taken, (c) the number of cases taken which proceeded beyond investigation and (d) the number cases taken which resulted in (i) an award of damages and (ii) a settlement involving an agreement to pay damages. | | (43088) | 72
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, on what occasions the Government has (a) sought and (b) obtained an alteration in the composition of an Appellate Committee of the House of Lords; and what the reason for each was. | | (42728) | 73
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve the accuracy of the electoral register. | | (43093) | 74
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the accuracy of the electoral register. | | (43094) | 75
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what steps she will take to encourage people to complete and return electoral registration forms. | | (43095) | 76
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans she has to change the electoral registration system. | | (43096) | 77
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many spoilt ballot papers there were in each electoral ward in (a) North East Lincolnshire and (b) North Lincolnshire in the most recent local elections in each of those wards. | | (42679) | 78
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many cases the Information Commissioner has considered in relation to the Valuation Office Agency since the introduction of the Freedom of Information Act; and what the ruling of the Commissioner was in each case. | | (42826) | 79
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what proportion of the premises occupied by her Department is fitted with audible fire alarms. | | (42886) | 80
| Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will review the law relating to the theft of caravans. | | (42660) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 81
N | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her policy is on whether there should be equal prize money for men and women participating in mixed events such as road races. | | (42391) | 82
N | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the (a) Amateur Athletics Association and (b) UK Athletics will be subject to the duty to promote gender equality under the Equality Bill. | | (42396) | 83
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what percentage of households in Northern Ireland receive digital television via (a) satellite, (b) cable and (c) terrestrial provision. | | (42131) | 84
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what percentage of television viewers in (a) Monmouthshire and (b) Wales have access to Freeview signals; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Freeview access will be available in each area immediately following analogue switch-off. | | (42451) | 85
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what meetings the Department has held with representatives of the BBC relating to Freeview coverage in (a) Monmouthshire and (b) Wales in the last 12 months; and if she will make a statement. | | (42452) | 86
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps are being taken to widen access to Freeview in (a) Monmouth and (b) Monmouthshire. | | (42453) | 87
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 9th January 2006, Official Report, columns 39-40W, on gyms (accessibility), in which parliamentary constituencies the 180 local authority gyms which have received Sport England investment are located; what recent meetings Sport England and the English Federation of Disability Sport have had with Cannons and Fitness First to discuss improving provision for disabled people in private sector facilities; what was discussed; and whether they propose to meet other gym providers. | | (41921) | 88
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 9th January 2006, Official Report, columns 39-40W, on gyms (accessibility), what (a) submissions she has made to and (b) discussions she has had with the Department for Work and Pensions Inter-Departmental Group on Disability regarding disabled user access to gymnasia. | | (42009) | 89
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 9th January 2006, Official Report, columns 39-40W, on gyms (accessibility), which local authorities responded to her correspondence in August 2005. | | (42135) | 90
| Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the amounts of public funding made available to support Grand Prix motor racing in other EU member states. | | (42318) | 91
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what definition her Department uses of (a) B1, (b) B2, (c) B3 and (d) B4 gambling machines. | | (42517) | 92
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance (a) she and (b) the Gambling Commission have produced on whether a licensing authority may (i) object to a casino premises licence and (ii) introduce a policy not to issue casino licences on (A) moral grounds and (B) on the grounds that it considers gambling to be indesirable. | | (42518) | 93
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance (a) she and (b) the Gambling Commission have produced on the (i) minimum and (ii) maximum floor size of a betting section of a (A) small, (B) large and (C) regional casino. | | (42519) | 94
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the timetable for the Casino Advisory Panel to receive expressions of interest is from (a) local authorities and (b) other interested parties in relation to the allocation of casino licences to different parts of the country. | | (42520) | 95
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Casino Advisory Panel will be designating (a) regions, (b) sub-regions and (c) specific local authority areas as locations for the new gambling licences. | | (42521) | 96
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether (a) she and (b) the Gambling Commission are required to follow the advice of the Casino Advisory Panel in designating the locations for the new gambling licences. | | (42522) | 97
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the timetable is for the designation of locations for new gambling licences; and (a) how and (b) when Parliament will be consulted. | | (42523) | 98
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has requested an independent assessment of the safety of German football grounds to be used for the 2006 World Cup; and if she will make a statement. | | (42703) | 99
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, from whom she has received representations on elite athlete funding since the Pre Budget Report; and what view each expressed. | | (42705) | 100
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many businesses in Marshgate will need to be relocated for the 2012 Olympics; and how many have reached a settlement with the London Development Agency. | | (42706) | 101
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 19th December 2005, Official Report, column 32W, on elite athletes (funding), what the title was of UK Sports's submission; what level of funding it envisaged; over how many years; and what aspirational target for medals it set. | | (42737) | 102
N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of (a) one and (b) more than one mobile telephone masts on local television reception. | | (41881) | 103
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many applications to the Gaming Board were (a) submitted and (b) approved for gambling licences under the Gaming Act 1968 in each year since 1996-97, including 2005-06 to date. | | (42590) | 104
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if a date has been determined for when applications for a casino licence under the Gaming Act 1968 will cease to be considered or issued. | | (42591) | 105
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she will respond to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 21st November 2005. | | (41973) | 106
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Minister for Sport will reply to the letter of 25th November 2005 from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire. | | (42144) | 107
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff employed by her Department live in Castle Point. | | (42811) | 108
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of the premises occupied by her Department is fitted with audible fire alarms. | | (42885) | 109
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) land and (b) property is owned by her Department in Castle Point. | | (42903) | 110
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what targets she has set for improving energy efficiency in her Department; and what steps she is taking to achieve these targets. | | (42794) | 111
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of electricity used by buildings in (a) her Department and (b) its agencies came from renewable sources in each year from 1997. | | (42795) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 112
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) surface ships, (b) submarines and (c) auxiliary vessels are (i) available to and (ii) deployable by the Royal Navy; and what the equivalent numbers were in 2000. | | (42624) | 113
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many helicopters are available to NATO in the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan; and to which members of NATO they belong. | | (42628) | 114
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) pilots, (b) fighter aircraft, (c) transport aircraft and (d) helicopters are (i) available to and (ii) deployable by the Royal Air Force; and what the equivalent numbers were in 2000. | | (42629) | 115
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many infantry (a) reserve forces, (b) tanks, (c) armoured vehicles and (d) helicopters are (i) available to and (ii) deployable by the Army; and what the equivalent numbers were in 2000. | | (42630) | 116
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications of the proposal by the US Congress to scrap the F35B version of the Joint Strike Fighter for UK defence procurement. | | (42375) | 117
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9th January to question 40404, in what ways the estimated cost of the Eurofighter Typhoon is commercially sensitive. | | (42967) | 118
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will award a posthumous Victoria Cross to Lieutenant-Colonel Blair Mayne; and if he will make a statement. | | (41550) | 119
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what investigations he has conducted into involvement of UK force personnel in the death of (a) Hanan Schmailawi, (b) Muhammad Salim, (c) policeman Raid al Musawi, (d) Hazim al-Skeini and (e) Waleed Muzban in Iraq in 2003; and if he will make a statement. | | (42943) | 120
| James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list sites in the UK occupied by Qinetiq; and how much land is owned in each case. | | (42494) | 121
| James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list sites owned by Qinetiq in the UK that have planning permission for (a) greenfield and (b) brownfield developments. | | (42495) | 122
| James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value is of the land owned by (a) his Department and (b) Qinetiq in Rochford and Southend East constituency. | | (42496) | 123
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a decision has been made on which country will lead the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in Afghanistan after the UK. | | (42985) | 124
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many joint exercises have been conducted by elements from (a) 16 Air Assault Brigade and (b) the Joint Helicopter Command for possible deployment to Iraq; and if he will make a statement. | | (42986) | 125
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money the Government spent on counter-narcotics work in Afghanistan during 2004-05. | | (42987) | 126
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the extent to which planners at the Army's Land Command Headquarters and UK Permanent Joint Headquarters have the required resources to select the brigade for the Afghan mission in Spring; and if he will make a statement. | | (42988) | 127
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made in finalising plans for the expansion of the International Security Assistance Force into the South and East of Afghanistan; which countries have made a final decision on (a) troop deployment and (b) the nature of the capabilities which may be required; and if he will make a statement. | | (42989) | 128
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made in the preparations on the ground in Helmand province for a possible UK deployment; and if he will make a statement. | | (42990) | 129
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria he uses to judge the success of (a) the peace-keeping mission and (b) the counter-narcotics operation in Afghanistan. | | (42991) | 130
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements have been made for increased NATO/International Security Assistance Force command integration with the US-led Operation Enduring Freedom; and if he will make a statement. | | (42992) | 131
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the security situation in Helmand province. | | (42993) | 132
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussion he has had with his US counterpart on future UK support to Operation Enduring Freedom. | | (42994) | 133
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his Dutch counterpart on future deployments to Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (42995) | 134
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what effect the planned conversion to the Bowman digital communications system will have on missions undertaken by 16 Air Assault Brigade in 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (42996) | 135
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what powers of arrest and detention are available to British troops engaged in peacekeeping in Afghanistan. | | (42999) | 136
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what training infantry units likely to be committed to Afghanistan have received to enable them to cope with the terrain in their potential areas of operations. | | (43000) | 137
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what type of individual protection will be provided to troops deployed to Afghanistan in the future. | | (43001) | 138
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what urgent operational requirements the Department has ordered to support future troop deployment to Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (43002) | 139
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions his Department has had with his US counterparts about the next generation of the UK nuclear deterrent; and if he will make a statement. | | (43003) | 140
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions his Department has had with his US counterparts about bilateral co-operation on stockpile stewardship and maintenance of Trident. | | (43004) | 141
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with his US counterpart about the Government's policy that decisions on Trident's replacement will be taken in this Parliament. | | (43005) | 142
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to public funds of the British base in Cyprus has been in each of the last five years. | | (42436) | 143
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British service men and women are stationed in Cyprus. | | (42450) | 144
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7th November 2005, Official Report, column 557, on illegal drugs (RN seizures), when he expects to be able to supply the remaining information. | | (41885) | 145
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the future of RAF Bentley Priory; what assessment he has made of its historic significance; and what discussions he has had on the subject with the Battle of Britain Fighter Association. | | (42319) | 146
| Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will announce the conclusions of Project Hyperion; and if he will make a statement. | | (42981) | 147
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Catterick is being considered as a possible location of the headquarters of the new Mercian Regiment. | | (42462) | 148
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10th October 2005, Official Report, column 12-13W, on the Independent Assessor of Military Complaints procedures, on what basis he made his decision that aspects other than those involving the policing of the 11th and 12th July 2004 North Belfast parades had been examined in sufficient detail. | | (42406) | 149
| Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the key aims are of the deployment of troops in Afghanistan. | | (42792) | 150
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff employed by his Department live in Castle Point. | | (42812) | 151
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the premises occupied by his Department is fitted with audible fire alarms. | | (42884) | 152
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) land and (b) property is owned by his Department in Castle Point. | | (42898) | 153
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures are in place to safeguard the terms and conditions of current employees of Qinetiq after privatisation. | | (42421) | 154
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether proceeds from the sale of Qinetiq will be kept by the Minstry of Defence. | | (42422) | 155
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures are in place to protect Qinetiq sites from closure after privatisation. | | (42423) | 156
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether receipts from the sale of Qinetiq assets and estates after privatisation will be (a) kept by the new owners and (b) paid to the Government. | | (42424) | 157
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether royalties being paid to Qinetiq/Defence Evaluation and Research Agency for the use of intellectual property rights and research before privatisation will continue to be paid to new owners. | | (42425) | 158
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to float Qinetiq as a single entity. | | (42426) | 159
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many contracts were given to Qinetiq by his Department (a) with and (b) without competitive tendering in (i) 2002-03, (ii) 2003-04 and (iii) 2004-05; and what the value of the contract was in each case. | | (42536) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 160
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average monthly rent for a (a) one-bed, (b) two-bed, (c) three-bed and (d) four-bed (i) social landlord and (ii) local authority property was in (A) each Essex borough, (B) London and (C) each London borough in (1) 1990, (2) 1992, (3) 1994, (4) 1998 and (5) each of the last five years. | | (42384) | 161
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the reasons for dwellings being vacant in (a) each local authority in Essex and (b) each London borough in each of the last five years. | | (42385) | 162
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 9th January 2006, to Question 36925, on engagements, if he will list the meetings he had whilst in (a) Worthing and (b) Brighton; and whom he met in each case. | | (41916) | 163
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what guidelines exist for the siting of fuel storage depots near residential areas. | | (42789) | 164
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the minimum distance required is between fuel storage depots and housing. | | (42790) | 165
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which Government agency is responsible for ensuring that fuel storage depots are operated and maintained safely. | | (42791) | 166
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many affordable homes have been provided by housing associations in Cumbria in each year since 1997. | | (42394) | 167
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will increase funding for neighbourhood wardens in the London Borough of Haringey; and if he will make a statement. | | (42634) | 168
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many hectares of (a) greenfield and (b) brownfield land have been developed in each London borough in each year since 1997; how many new homes have been built in each development; and if he will make a statement. | | (42635) | 169
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what percentage of new housing development in each London borough has been on brownfield land in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (42949) | 170
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) total area of privately-owned gardens in each London borough that has been developed in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (42951) | 171
| Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what account is taken of the viability of wind turbine projects in planning decisions. | | (42320) | 172
| Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what planning guidance his Department has issued in respect of wind turbine developments on domestic premises. | | (42324) | 173
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many 16 to 18 year olds are living in bed and breaksfast accommodation in each London borough. | | (42920) | 174
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what guidance he has issued on the circumstances in which (a) leyland cypress and (b) other evergreen species may be reduced by more than one-third under high hedges legislation; and if he will make a statement. | | (42774) | 175
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will issue guidance to local authorities to clarify (a) how far a hedge can be reduced before it is destroyed and (b) that the example of reducing a hedge by one-third is not a stipulation that only one-third of a hedge can safely be trimmed. | | (42776) | 176
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he expects to consult on new standards for overcrowding in housing. | | (42569) | 177
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many vacant domestic properties there were in (a) England and (b) Houghton and Washington East constituency in each of the last five years, broken down by tenure. | | (42444) | 178
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of the council housing stock of (a) houses and (b) flats has been sold under the right to buy scheme in Houghton and Washington East constituency since 1980. | | (42445) | 179
| Mr Sadiq Khan (Tooting):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he expects to publish (a) the external evaluation of the range of approaches which have been developed with homelessness grants since 2002 and (b) the good practice guidance based on this study. | | (42904) | 180
| Mr Sadiq Khan (Tooting):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of (a) African, (b) Afro-Caribbean, (c) Bangladeshi, (d) Chinese, (e) Indian, (f) Pakistani, (g) Somali, (h) white, (i) other black groups and (j) mixed and other ethnic groups households are estimated by the Survey of English Housing 2004-05 to be living in overcrowded housing conditions. | | (42919) | 181
| Mr Sadiq Khan (Tooting):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his latest estimate is of the number of households in London living in overcrowded housing conditions. | | (42921) | 182
N | Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he will respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Manchester Central sent on 16th August 2005, reference number FIRE01002/SKL. | | (42431) | 183
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many council homes in (a) North East Lincolnshire and (b) North Lincolnshire were sold under the right-to-buy scheme in each year since its introduction; and what the average sale price was in each of those years. | | (42971) | 184
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many findings of maladministration there have been against North East Lincolnshire Council since 2003; and if he will provide a summary for each case. | | (42972) | 185
| Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what percentage of each local authority's assets were accrued liabilities according to the most recent actuarial valuation. | | (42463) | 186
| Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment the Government has made of the infrastructure needed to support its (a) communities plan and (b) regional house building targets for the South East. | | (42370) | 187
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of how many additional (a) general practitioners, (b) hospitals, (c) health centres, (d) teachers, (e) primary schools, (f) secondary schools, (g) further education institutions, (h) police officers, (i) police stations, (j) court facilities, (k) social workers, (l) other care workers, (m) fire officers and (n) fire stations will be required in West Sussex in relation to the additional 58,000 houses indicated in the South East Plan. | | (42372) | 188
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of what improvements to transport infrastructure will be required before an additional 58,000 houses can be built in West Sussex, as indicated in the South East Plan. | | (42373) | 189
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps the Government is taking to tackle speculative and misleading sales and marketing of land without planning permission as land with development opportunities; and what advice the Government has given to trading standards officials on this issue. | | (42589) | 190
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the Ordnance Survey has provided the Valuation Office Agency with (a) aerial and (b) satellite imagery. | | (42593) | 191
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether staff from his Department plan to attend (a) the Mass Appraisal Valuation Symposium in Vancouver, Canada on 6th-7th February, (b) the Integrating GIS and CAMA Conference in Orlando, Florida on 19th-22nd February and (c) the International Property Tax Institute International Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in August. | | (42594) | 192
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether staff from his Department attended (a) the International Property Tax Institute International Conference in Prague on 23rd-24th August 2005, (b) the Southern African Tax Institute Workshop on the Valuation and Rating of Public Service Infrastructure on 2nd-3rd June 2005 in Pretoria, South Africa and (c) the Eighth International Conference of the Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation in Alicante, Spain on 22nd-25th February 2005. | | (42595) | 193
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 20th December 2005, Official Report, column 2837W, on the Valuation Office Agency, what penalties can be levied on businesses who refuse to allow a valuation officer or his agent to conduct an internal inspection after written notice has been given of the inspection. | | (42596) | 194
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recommendations for changes to council tax regulations noted in the Valuation Office Agency Local Authorities Liaison Group meeting minutes for 27th September 2004 were submitted to his Department by the Valuation Office Agency. | | (42597) | 195
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what criteria were used when making the decision to reappoint James Strachan as Chairman of the Audit Commission. | | (42598) | 196
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 14th December 2005, Official Report, column 1964-5W, on councillors (pensions/income), if he will list the regulations or circulars that have changed the rules relating to allowances and pensions since May 1997 and the dates of their commencement. | | (42599) | 197
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 14th December 2005, Official Report, column 1964-5W, on councillors (pensions/income), on what date the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions issued the press release on the proposals for consultation on pensions for councillors. | | (42600) | 198
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 14th December 2005, Official Report, column 1964-5W, on councillors (pensions/income), what estimate he has made of the equivalent average monetary value of a councillor's pension after (a) four years, (b) eight years, (c) 12 years and (d) 16 years participation in the Local Government Pension Scheme. | | (42601) | 199
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 20th December 2005, Official Report, column 2836W, on mobile phone masts, if he will place in the Library the figures for the number of communication stations registered for business rates in England in each local authority area in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (42602) | 200
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what provisions the Government has made in relation to Implementing Electronic Government to facilitate (a) electronic exchange of property information between local authorities and the Valuation Office Agency and (b) extend the use of geographical information systems by local authorities. | | (42603) | 201
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many residential properties the Valuation Office Agency has inspected in each year since 1997 to determine whether the property is used in whole or part for business purposes. | | (42604) | 202
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average increase in local goverment employee wages was in each year since 1996-97; and what the cost of the local government wage bill was in each year since 1996-97. | | (42605) | 203
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what response he has made to Lord Rogers's 2005 Urban Task Force's observations in relation to (a) the Thames Gateway regeneration scheme governance and (b) the Government's regeneration programme. | | (42606) | 204
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the guidance and regulations the Government has published since May 1997 on allowances for local authority members of (a) national park authorities, (b) passenger tansport authorities, (c) fire authorities, (d) police authorities and (e) regional chambers. | | (42607) | 205
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the cost of compensation claims to local government was in 2004-05; and what assessment the Government has made of the effect of the trend towards compensation claims on local government. | | (42608) | 206
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what criteria the Valuation Office Agency is applying in assessing whether a residential property starts incurring a business rate liability if a householder works at home in whole or part; and when these criteria were last amended. | | (42609) | 207
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the representations the Government has received from hotel companies and the tourism industry in relation to the reform of local government finance in the last two years. | | (42610) | 208
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list representations the Government has received from retailers, including DIY stores, in relation to the council tax revaluation in the last two years. | | (42611) | 209
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total expenditure of the (a) Standards Board for England and (b) Adjudication Panel was in each year since it was established; and what the budget is for (i) 2005-06 and (ii) 2006-07. | | (42612) | 210
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much the Standards Board for England and Adjudication Panel have so far spent on administering the complaints against (a) the Islington Council Chief Executive and (b) the Mayor of London, including legal fees. | | (42613) | 211
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent assessment the Government has made of levels of migration out of towns and cities. | | (42614) | 212
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what items of information about property will be contained in a Home Condition Report. | | (42615) | 213
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which organisations will have access to the Register of Home Condition Reports. | | (42616) | 214
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much his Department has spent on commissioning reports from MORI on his Department's Stakeholder Perceptions. | | (42617) | 215
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what data the Valuation Office Agency has provided to Ordnance Survey in the last five years. | | (42618) | 216
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what geographical information system (a) products, (b) data and (c) software the Valuation Office Agency has obtained in the last five years; and if he will list the suppliers. | | (42619) | 217
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the (a) purpose, (b) extent and (c) status of the Valuebill project; how much has been spent on the project to date; and what the total forecast expenditure is for the whole project. | | (42620) | 218
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many aerial photographs Ordnance Survey (a) took and (b) purchased from external suppliers in each of the last five years. | | (42655) | 219
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the planning process is for (a) erecting flag poles and (b) placing non-national flags on an existing flag pole. | | (42656) | 220
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 14th December 2005, Official Report, columns 1964-5W, on councillors (pensions/incomes), what estimate the Government has made of the cost resulting from the changes to rules relating to allowances and pensions. | | (42661) | 221
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the number of first-time buyers entering the housing market in (a) England and (b) the UK in each year since 1996. | | (42806) | 222
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans the Government has to introduce a national register of social housing; and if he will make a statement. | | (42916) | 223
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what information Ordnance Survey has provided to the Valuation Office Agency in relation to council tax valuations and revaluations. | | (42917) | 224
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list each property data variable and type allowed within the Valuation Office Agency's Automated Valuation Model computer system. | | (42924) | 225
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans the Valuation Office Agency has (a) to publish online and (b) to make publicly available (i) business property and (ii) domestic property attribute information; and if he will make a statement. | | (42925) | 226
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the National Register of Social Housing will include properties which are (a) in shared ownership and (b) have been sold under the right-to-buy and are no longer owned by the public sector. | | (42955) | 227
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the Valuation Office Agency will have access to (a) the National Register of Social Housing and (b) information held in home information packs in carrying out its work. | | (42956) | 228
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will place in the Library a copy of each response to the Department's Consultation Paper on council tax revaluaton in England: publication of property information. | | (43006) | 229
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what role the Valuation Office Agency plays in valuing properties owned by (a) central government, (b) public sector agencies and (c) local authorities other than local authority housing stock. | | (43007) | 230
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the likely impact of net immigration on housing demand in England over the next 20 years. | | (43008) | 231
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the types of property attribute data and field definitions that are part of the National Register of Social Housing. | | (43029) | 232
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether local authorities retain additional income received from reducing or removing the council tax discount on empty property; and how much additional revenue has been raised for central government from reductions in the discounts in each year since the powers to reduce the discounts were introduced. | | (43030) | 233
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) Management Board meeting minutes of 15th December 2005; if he will place in the Library a copy of (a) the report sent to the Department and HM Revenue and Customs and (b) the paper on the sale of VOA data on the lessons learned from the CTR2007 Programme. | | (43031) | 234
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to Council Tax Information Letter 1-2005, if he will place in the Library a copy of the letter from the Valuation Office Agency sent to local authorities in relation to the sharing of planning information. | | (43032) | 235
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether (a) local authorities and (b) central government receives the additional revenue from increasing a council tax collection rate; and whether (i) local authorities and (ii) central government lose revenue from a low council tax collection rate. | | (43033) | 236
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what types of data the Valuation Office Agency (a) supplies, (b) makes available and (c) sells to the public. | | (43034) | 237
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the Valuation Office Agency (a) collects and (b) collates information from local planning authorities on (i) business planning applications and (ii) residential planning applications. | | (43100) | 238
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many staff employed by his Department live in Castle Point. | | (42813) | 239
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of the premises occupied by his Department is fitted with audible fire alarms. | | (42883) | 240
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) land and (b) property is owned by his Department in Castle Point. | | (42897) | 241
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with fire authorities about the provision of fire alarms in (a) park home properties, (b) residential homes and (c) homes in multiple occupation; and if he will make a statement. | | (42907) | 242
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he received draft proposals from Torbay Council for the establishment of a town council for Brixham; if he will expedite his confirmation of receipt of the proposals to enable the town council to be established before 1st April 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (40636) | 243
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Avon Fire Authority, (b) the Chief Fire Officer of Avon and (c) fire servicemen and women working in the Avon Fire Authority about proposals to move fire appliances from Temple Back Station, Bristol to Patchway, Bristol as part of the integrated risk management plan. | | (42284) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 244
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer to question 40537, whether the projections for children of secondary school age take into account the additional new houses that are being built under the Milton Keynes South Midlands Regional Strategy. | | (42524) | 245
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers working in (a) higher and (b) adult education will be affected by the requirement to take a Certificate in Education in order to continue to be eligible to teach. | | (42290) | 246
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what financial support is available to teachers aged (a) under 55 and (b) over 55 years who are working in (i) adult and (ii) higher education and who are required to take a Certificate in Education in order to continue to be eligible to teach. | | (42291) | 247
N | Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what statistics the Government keeps on drop-out rates from further and higher education courses. | | (42015) | 248
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage change in educational spending per pupil is proposed for 2006-07 in (a) Redbridge and (b) Waltham Forest; what this equates to in money terms per pupil; and what the total expenditure per pupil will be in 2006-07 in each borough. | | (42681) | 249
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list cases in the last three years in which the (a) regulatory authorities and (b) qualification awarding bodies have determined there was malpractice, cheating or assisting in cheating in examinations or coursework leading to a qualification; which educational establishment was involved in each case; and what sanction was applied in each case. | | (42682) | 250
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps she is taking to improve the operation of Learning and Skills councils in London; and if she will make a statement. | | (42684) | 251
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what information she collects on the (a) availability and (b) demand for respite breaks for parents of disabled children; and if she will make a statement. | | (42775) | 252
| John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children are participating in the Sure Start programme in Easington constituency; and how many have done so since the programme commenced. | | (42702) | 253
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate she has made of the annual level of spending on work-based learning for (a) 16 to 18 year olds and (b) over 19 year olds between 2004-05 and 2008-09. | | (42647) | 254
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate she has made of the level of annual spending between 2004-05 and 2008-09 on (a) 16 to 18 year-olds and (b) over 19 year-olds on (i) advanced apprenticeships, (ii) apprenticeships, (iii) entry into employment and (iv) NVQ 1 to 4. | | (42648) | 255
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate she has made of the level of spending on adult Level 3 training within the NETP Train to Gain programme in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2007-08. | | (42654) | 256
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much is allocated to spending on Adult Apprenticeship pilots at (a) Level 2, (b) Level 3 and (c) graduate apprenticeships funded by the Learning and Skills Council; and whether these funds are included in the (i) work-based learning and (ii) NETP budget allocations. | | (43086) | 257
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding has been awarded to Cumbria County Council for new buildings in schools in Cumbria in each of the last three years; how much was awarded to each school in each case; and if she will make a statement. | | (42395) | 258
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will ensure the National Framework for Teaching Literacy takes into account the report and recommendations of the National Inquiry into the Teaching of Reading commissioned by the Australian Department of Education, Science and Training. | | (42327) | 259
| 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 science in years (a) seven, (b) eight, (c) nine, (d) 10, (e) 11 and (f) all years in (i) England and (ii) West Sussex Local Education Authority in each year since 1995. | | (42492) | 260
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidance her Department issues to schools on the employment of ex-offenders. | | (42574) | 261
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether it is necessary to request a criminal record check from the Criminal Records Bureau before employing a new teacher. | | (42575) | 262
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers have (a) convictions, including spent convictions and (b) police cautions. | | (42576) | 263
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many regulatory bodies for which her Department has responsibility regulate childcare; and if she will make a statement. | | (42119) | 264
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of first year university undergraduates were from (a) comprehensives, (b) secondary moderns, (c) grammar schools and (d) private schools. | | (43069) | 265
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of pupils from (a) comprehensive, (b) secondary modern and (c) grammar schools go on to (i) study at university and (ii) receive a degree-level qualification. | | (43070) | 266
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what her policy is on smoking in publicly-funded educational establishments. | | (43071) | 267
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which departmental targets for 2005 were not met. | | (43072) | 268
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the pay levels of senior non-civil servant staff attached to the (a) Lifelong Learning Directorate and (b) Higher Education Directorate are; and if she will make a statement. | | (43073) | 269
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the merits of a graduate tax. | | (43074) | 270
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, in what academic disciplines the Government has identified a need for more graduates in the public sector workforce; and if she will make a statement. | | (43075) | 271
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what representations she has received from business on the irrelevance to employment of certain degree subjects; and if she will make a statement. | | (43076) | 272
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of adults in England have completed higher education courses. | | (43078) | 273
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many foreign students are studying in the UK, broken down by country of origin. | | (43079) | 274
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what are the 10 subject areas which received the most funding for postgraduate research in each of the last five years. | | (43080) | 275
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the purchase of free trade goods. | | (43081) | 276
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps her Department is taking to reduce its emission of greenhouse gases. | | (43082) | 277
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what EU working groups deal with education. | | (43083) | 278
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what her policy is on the role of private sponsorship in further and higher education. | | (43084) | 279
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on progress towards Gershon Review cost-cutting targets in her Department. | | (43085) | 280
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what (a) guidance and (b) advice the Learning and Skills Councils have issued as to who should chair local strategic partnerships. | | (42678) | 281
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people on the Sex Offenders Register are employed by schools in (a) Blackpool and (b) Lancashire. | | (42801) | 282
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, on how many occasions the Admissions Adjudicator has ruled on complaints that schools should not be allowed to interview pupils and parents under the Admissions Code; and how many of these rulings have been successfully challenged by the schools concerned. | | (42771) | 283
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children have received places at (a) community schools, (b) foundation schools, (c) voluntary aided schools, (d) voluntary controlled schools, (e) community special schools and (f) foundation special schools at the insistence of their local authority in each of the last five years. | | (42772) | 284
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many under 25s entered higher education in each year since 1990, broken down by socio-economic group; what proportion of the total number of 19 to 25 year olds this represented in each group in each year; and if she will make a statement on the trends in the proportion of students from low income groups attending university. | | (42773) | 285
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students who entered higher education in each year since 1996 went to universities that are members of (a) the Russell Group, (b) the 1994 Group and (c) the Coalition of Modern Universities; and what proportion in each category were from each socioeconomic group. | | (43021) | 286
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans she has to improve the consistency of the allocation of the dedicated schools grant across all local education authorities. | | (43022) | 287
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the direct schools grant per pupil is in (a) Shropshire and (b) England; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Shropshire Local Education Authority's direct schools grant. | | (43023) | 288
| Mr Sadiq Khan (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the impact of overcrowded housing conditions on the educational prospects of children. | | (42915) | 289
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps her Department is taking to implement the recommendation of Sir John Cassels in 2001 that a clearing house be developed for prospective apprentices and employers; when she expects to implement such a system; and if she will make a statement. | | (42329) | 290
| Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils in each school in Bristol East constituency receive free school meals. | | (42976) | 291
| Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of pupils of (a) primary school and (b) secondary school age in the Bristol Local Education Authority area are educated within the state school system. | | (42977) | 292
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many members of the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth there are in each maintained secondary school in (a) North East Lincolnshire and (b) North Lincolnshire. | | (42674) | 293
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the public information advertising campaigns run by her Department in the past 12 months; and how much her Department spent on (a) newspapers and (b) television advertising for those campaigns. | | (42513) | 294
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many school swimming pools there were in 1997; and how many have closed in each of the subsequent years. | | (41889) | 295
| Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what (a) proportion of the budget and (b) amount per pupil was spent by each local education authority in the Yorkshire and Humber Region on special education needs. | | (43089) | 296
| Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent on the provision of special education needs (a) in total and (b) as a percentage of total education spending in each region of England. | | (43090) | 297
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many staff employed by her Department live in Castle Point. | | (42814) | 298
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of the premises occupied by her Department is fitted with audible fire alarms. | | (42882) | 299
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what (a) land and (b) property is owned by her Department in Castle Point. | | (42896) | 300
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools in Essex have staff who are on the Sex Offenders Register. | | (42922) | 301
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list local education authorities which have schools with staff who are on the Sex Offenders Register. | | (42923) | 302
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many applications were made for foundation school status in each year since September 1999; and how many of these applications were granted. | | (42287) | 303
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools had foundation school status in each year since 1999. | | (42288) | 304
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether anyone with a conviction for a sexual offence is working in a school. | | (42556) | 305
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reasons someone on the register of sexual offenders might be allowed to work in a school. | | (42557) | 306
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people on the Register of Sexual Offenders have been allowed to work in schools under each successive Secretary of State since 1997. | | (42558) | 307
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people on the Register of Sexual Offenders are working in schools; and in what capacities. | | (42765) | 308
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps she is taking to increase the skills levels of disabled people in Hartlepool; and if she will make a statement. | | (42982) | 309
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps she is taking to expand the teaching of enterprise and entrepreneurism in schools in Hartlepool; and if she will make a statement. | | (42983) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 310
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the operation of the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996. | | (42301) | 311
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the operation of the Breeding of Dogs Acts 1973 and 1991. | | (42302) | 312
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the operation of the Breeding and Sale of Dogs (Welfare) Act 1999. | | (42303) | 313
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the operation of the Slaughter of Poultry Act 1967. | | (42304) | 314
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the operation of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968. | | (42305) | 315
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the operation of the Protection of Badgers Act 1992. | | (42306) | 316
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the operation of the Animals (Cruel Poisons) Act 1962. | | (42307) | 317
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the operation of the Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963. | | (42308) | 318
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the operation of the Riding Establishments Acts 1964 and 1970. | | (42309) | 319
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the operation of the Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act 1954. | | (42310) | 320
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the operation of the Slaughterhouses Act 1974. | | (42311) | 321
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the operation of the Abandonment of Animals Act 1960. | | (42312) | 322
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the operation of the Docking and Nicking of Horses Act 1949. | | (42313) | 323
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the operation of the Protection of Animals Act 1911. | | (42314) | 324
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the operation of the Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925. | | (42315) | 325
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the operation of the Protection of Animals Act 1934. | | (42316) | 326
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the operation of the Pet Animals Act 1951. | | (42418) | 327
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the operation of the Cockfighting Act 1952. | | (42419) | 328
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will amend the entry level scheme criteria to give greater reward for activities in upland areas, with particular reference to (a) maintenance of stone walls and (b) mixed stocking options. | | (41917) | 329
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will extend the current hill farm allowance scheme for a further 12 months. | | (41919) | 330
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures will be in place under the Regulation, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals Directive to monitor chemicals contained in products imported from outside the EU; and whether imported products which contain one of the substances defined by the Commission as being `of very high concern' will be banned from sale. | | (42691) | 331
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what regulatory impact assessments the Government has commissioned for the Regulation, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals Directive. | | (42692) | 332
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what safety data chemical manufacturers will need to supply under the Regulation, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals Directive. | | (42693) | 333
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what methods the European Chemicals Agency will use to determine which of the chemicals covered by the Regulation, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals Directive will need to be tested; and what input national governments will have in this procedure. | | (42694) | 334
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how consumers will be informed about the relative safety of chemical products once the Regulation, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals Directive comes into force. | | (42695) | 335
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimates she has made of the overall cost in the UK of implementing the Regulation, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals Directive; who will bear the costs; how she expects they will be met; and what assessment she has made of whether there will be a cost to UK industry in terms of competitiveness. | | (42696) | 336
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the change in the number of animals across the EU each year which will be required for animal testing when the Regulation, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals Directive comes into force; and what steps have been taken to reduce the numbers of animals required for testing via (a) alternative methods of testing and (b) data sharing. | | (42697) | 337
N | Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what work her Department undertakes on the promotion of microgeneration, with particular reference to the promotion of crops for microgeneration; and how many civil servants in her Department are dedicated full-time to such work. | | (42017) | 338
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of London's pigeon population in each year since 2000. | | (42447) | 339
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what actions the Government has taken to help promote leisure boating on Britain's canals. | | (42808) | 340
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that exported horses are categorised for export as for (a) breeding, (b) riding, (c) exhibition and (d) slaughter; and if she will take steps to ban the export of horses for slaughter. | | (42650) | 341
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19th December 2005, Official Report, column 2376W, on departmental transport, if she will place a copy of the revised Travel Plan for her Department in the Library. | | (42544) | 342
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to protect the additional peatbogs designated as special areas of conservation in 2002, with particular reference to halting the commercial extraction of peat. | | (42651) | 343
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the quarantine system since the testing of the sentinel birds in the quarantine centre in Farmbridge. | | (42139) | 344
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many wild birds have been tested for avian influenza in each of the last six months; whether each bird was (a) found dead, (b) shot and (c) trapped alive; whether each bird was (i) wildfowl and (ii) other species; in which country each was taken; and what the results were of the test on each. | | (42140) | 345
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many poultry flocks have been registered under the Avian Influenza (Preventative Measures) (No 2) Regulations 2005. | | (42141) | 346
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to raise awareness amongst poultry keepers of the requirements of the Avian Influenza (Preventative Measures) (No 2) Regulations 2005. | | (42142) | 347
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for the release of gamebirds during 2006 of an outbreak of avian influenza. | | (42143) | 348
| Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what studies her Department has (a) conducted and (b) funded into air quality in the UK since 2001. | | (42563) | 349
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the timetable is for the implementation of the Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme; and what the timescale is for the introduction of fines for local authorities exceeding their individual landfill allowances. | | (42909) | 350
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Minister of State will respond to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 3rd November 2005, reference: 29765. | | (41974) | 351
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff employed by her Department live in Castle Point. | | (42815) | 352
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the premises occupied by her Department is fitted with audible fire alarms. | | (42881) | 353
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) land and (b) property is owned by her Department in Castle Point. | | (42895) | 354
N | Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to amend the definition of open country in section 1(2) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 to include coastal land. | | (42539) | 355
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many letters longer than one sheet of A4 paper were sent by her Department in 2005 in answer to enquiries from (a) hon. Members and (b) the public. | | (42731) | 356
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance is offered by her Department to (a) private businesses and (b) other Government departments on minimising waste paper and paper usage. | | (42732) | 357
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what policy her Department has on minimising (a) waste paper and (b) paper usage within her Department. | | (42733) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 358
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions have taken place to ensure that part of the UN peacekeeping force is allowed to remain in Eritrea. | | (43066) | 359
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the level of poppy cultivation was in Afghanistan in 2005; and what the latest estimate is for 2006. | | (42627) | 360
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on human rights in Kazakhstan. | | (42718) | 361
N | Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice his Department has given to the Iraq Oil Ministry on the introduction of production sharing agreements. | | (41884) | 362
N | Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations the British Government has made to Russia regarding (a) the situation in Burma and (b) placing Burma on the agenda of the United Nations Security Council. | | (41723) | 363
N | Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment has been made by the (a) British Government and (b) European Commission of the effectiveness of the EU Common Position on Burma. | | (41880) | 364
N | Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK Government recognises the National League for Democracy as the winners of the 1990 elections in Burma. | | (42245) | 365
N | Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made in the past two years to companies importing Burmese goods into the UK. | | (42246) | 366
N | Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much investment in Burma has been made through UK dependent territories in each of the past five years. | | (42247) | 367
N | Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to Russia regarding the sale of a nuclear reactor to Burma. | | (42248) | 368
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he was first informed of the information disclosed by Mr Paul Bremer that President Assad of Syria encouraged Grand Ayatollah Ail al-Sistani to wage war on United States and United Kingdom forces; and what action he took. | | (42473) | 369
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the release of (a) Dr Huda Ammash, (b) Mrs Rihab Taha and (c) other high-ranking Iraqi detainees in Iraq in December 2005; whether each remains free; and for what reasons each was initially detained. | | (42950) | 370
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the proposal to promote the licensing of Afghan poppy farmers to produce the raw materials for the manufacture of diamorphine and codeine. | | (42321) | 371
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, from what date the UK Government has raised concerns about respect to international humanitarian law with the government of Israel; on how many occasions; and what assessment he has made of the impact of these representations on Israel's human rights record under international law. | | (42756) | 372
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19th December 2005, Official Report, columns 2485-6W, on Israel, why he does not plan to raise with the UN his concerns regarding the damage caused by Israeli low flying aircraft in Gaza. | | (42757) | 373
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the treatment of (a) dissidents and (b) pro-democracy campaigners in Cuba. | | (42437) | 374
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the treatment of (a) dissidents and (b) pro-democracy campaigners in Zimbabwe. | | (42438) | 375
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Zimbabwe; and what assessment he has made of the prospects for the restoration of democracy in that country. | | (42439) | 376
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the prospects for the restoration of democracy in Cuba. | | (42440) | 377
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Cuba. | | (42441) | 378
| Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many economic migrants came to the UK from each country in (a) South America, (b) Central America and (c) Europe, broken down by stated profession in each year since 1997. | | (42663) | 379
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of Iran's progress towards ratifying the Additional Protocol; and if he will make a statement. | | (42507) | 380
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment has been made of the progress made in the construction of the heavy water research reactor at Arak in Iran; and if he will make a statement. | | (42508) | 381
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the return of British military equipment confiscated by Iran in the summer of 2004 was last raised by the UK Government's representative in Tehran; and what the result was of that discussion. | | (42509) | 382
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the stage that has been achieved by the Iranian government in the development of nuclear weapons technology; and if he will make a statement. | | (42510) | 383
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Thurrock of 9th January 2006, Official Report, column 193W, on Iran, when he expects the explanatory meeting between Iran and the EU scheduled for 2006 to take place; and if he will make a statement. | | (42717) | 384
| Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he next expects to convene a meeting of the Religious Freedom Panel; and if he will make a statement. | | (42809) | 385
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff employed by his Department live in Castle Point. | | (42816) | 386
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of the premises occupied by his Department is fitted with audible fire alarms. | | (42880) | 387
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) land and (b) property is owned by his Department in Castle Point. | | (42894) | 388
| Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 12th December 2005 to the right hon. Member for North East Fife, Official Report, column 1653W on terrorist suspects (renditions), if he will list the records which were checked by officials in order to provide the answer. | | (42528) | 389
| Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 20th December 2005, Official Report, column 2840-1W on airspace (extraordinary rendition), whether there must be `substantial grounds' or `grounds' to suspect that a person would face a real risk of torture, for the transfer of an individual from or through the UK to another state not to be permitted. | | (42529) | 390
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many contracts were given to Qinetiq by his Office (a) with and (b) without competitive tendering in (i) 2002-03, (ii) 2003-04 and (iii) 2004-05; and what the value of the contract was in each case. | | (42537) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 391
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many finished consultant episodes for alcohol-related illnesses there have been in England for (a) patients aged under 18 years and (b) patients 18 years and over, broken down by health authority in each year between 1987 and 1997. | | (42331) | 392
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many admissions to hospital via accident and emergency departments who had an alcohol-related diagnosis were (a) aged 18 years and over and (b) aged under 18 years, broken down by health authority area in each year between 1987 and 1997. | | (42332) | 393
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 14th July 2005, Official Report, column 1199W, on pregnancy-related deaths, if she will break down the figures by primary care trust for each year for which this information is available. | | (42505) | 394
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what studies have been (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated by her Department on the potential dangers to health from the inclusion of Aspartame in foodstuffs; and if she will list make a statement. | | (42625) | 395
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what studies have been (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated by her Department on the potential dangers to health from the inclusion of sugar in foodstuffs; and if she will list make a statement. | | (42626) | 396
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the current overall national financial deficit of the NHS is; what the deficit is of each (a) strategic health authority and (b) primary care trust which has one; and what percentage of debt is (i) historical and (ii) recurring in each case. | | (42690) | 397
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account she has taken of the unexpected costs incurred by primary care trusts in implementing the Government's required changes to GP contracts and out of hour services in assessing the overall national NHS deficit; and if she will make a statement. | | (42698) | 398
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance she has issued to primary care trusts in the priority they should give to (a) repayment of debt and (b) delivery of services. | | (42699) | 399
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the effects of (a) short-term financial pressures on primary care trusts (PCTs) and (b) Government requirements on PCTs to address financial deficits on (i) patients and (ii) healthcare services; and if she will make a statement. | | (42700) | 400
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, to what timescale a primary care trust in a financially balanced recurrent expenditure position but with an accrued historic budget deficit is required to repay that historic element. | | (42723) | 401
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the (a) incidence and (b) levels of pesticide residue in (i) orange and (ii) lemon peel. | | (41918) | 402
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent (a) assessment she has made of and (b) reports she has commissioned into the health implications arising from the presence in food of a combination of (i) additives and (ii) pesticide residues. | | (41920) | 403
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the performance and effectiveness of the patient and public involvement resource centre will be (a) managed and (b) evaluated; and who has operational responsibility for the resource centre. | | (42136) | 404
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which organisations have responsibility for (a) setting up and (b) running the patient and public involvement resource centre; and on what date she expects the resource centre to begin its work. | | (42137) | 405
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the patient and public involvement resource centre cost to set up; and what the budget for the resource centre will be in each of the next three years. | | (42138) | 406
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether a policy paper on patient and public involvement in health has been produced by the Having Your Say taskforce chaired by Ed Mayo. | | (42196) | 407
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total NHS chemotherapy budget was in each of the last five years. | | (42474) | 408
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how payment by results will operate in respect of cancer services; and if she will make a statement. | | (42475) | 409
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence appraisal consultation document on the use of carmustine implants and temozolomide for treatment of newly diagnosed and high grade glioma. | | (42479) | 410
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence preliminary recommendation that (a) temozolomide and (b) carmustine implants should not be used for the treatment of newly diagnosed high grade glioma. | | (42480) | 411
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received on the use of (a) temozolomide and (b) carmustine implants for the treatment of newly diagnosed high grade glioma. | | (42481) | 412
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has had with (a) scientists, (b) clinicians and (c) brain tumour charities on the use of (i) carmustine implants and (ii) temozolomide. | | (42482) | 413
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many brain tumour patients she estimates would benefit from the use of (a) carmustine implants and (b) temozolomide; and what the cost of such treatment would be. | | (42483) | 414
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the clinical effectiveness of the use of (a) carmustine implants and (b) temozolomide for the treatment of newly diagnosed high grade glioma. | | (42484) | 415
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the disparity in the availability of temozolomide treatment for brain tumour sufferers in different parts of England. | | (42485) | 416
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken by her Department (a) to increase and (b) to speed up access to radiotherapy for brain tumour patients. | | (42486) | 417
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken by her Department to improve access to rehabilitation services for brain tumour patients. | | (42487) | 418
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken by her Department to improve the survival rates for people with brain tumours. | | (42488) | 419
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken by her Department to improve service delivery for brain tumour patients. | | (42489) | 420
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken by her Department to reduce disparities in care within the UK, with particular reference to treatments for brain tumour patients. | | (42490) | 421
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken by her Department to speed up the licensing by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence of new treatments for brain tumour patients. | | (42491) | 422
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost of the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme in 2005-06 is expected to be; what the cost was in 2004-05; and what has been the unit cost per item of fruit supplied and distributed. | | (42409) | 423
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will estimate the cost to her Department of including all patients who are terminally ill within the exempt category for the purposes of prescription charges. | | (42755) | 424
N | Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was paid to management and other non-clinical consultants in (a) 1997-98 and (b) each subsequent year by (i) her Department and (ii) the NHS. | | (41422) | 425
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwife-led birthing centres there are in Westmorland and Lonsdale. | | (42386) | 426
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in Westmorland and Lonsdale were registered with an NHS dentist in each of the last 10 years for which records are available. | | (42387) | 427
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many rehabilitation officers for blind and partially-sighted people are employed by each London borough; and if she will make a statement. | | (42945) | 428
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of job losses among NHS managers as a result of changes to primary care trusts; and what proportion of job losses will be from managers who are also clinicians. | | (41882) | 429
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements she proposes to put in place for (a) reviewing and (b) managing clinical governance in areas where a variety of providers deliver community health services. | | (41890) | 430
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the ability of voluntary organisations to provide training, support and professional development for community practitioners, if such groups were to provide health services. | | (42403) | 431
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information she takes into account when deciding whether to approve mergers of NHS trusts; and by whom that information is provided. | | (42493) | 432
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate she has made of the cost to the NHS of people accessing free care to which they are not entitled. | | (42722) | 433
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients normally resident in Hereford have been treated for cancer in Herefordshire in the past 12 months. | | (42292) | 434
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of NHS funding awarded to Herefordshire Primary Care Trust is assigned to treating cancer patients in the county. | | (42293) | 435
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time was in Herefordshire for a cancer patient from diagnosis to initial treatment in the last year for which figures are available. | | (42294) | 436
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which Sunderland primary care trusts will have their final funding for the 2005-06 financial year changed against initial allocation. | | (42443) | 437
| Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) executive finance directors and (b) non-executive directors of NHS trusts in England are fully qualified chartered accountants. | | (42535) | 438
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of the allocation to a typical (a) primary care trust and (b) NHS trust is assumed to be for information technology expenditure. | | (42283) | 439
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what means best clinical practice and quality can be incorporated into a method of alternative pricing as stated in her speech to the NHS Confederation of 10th January; how she envisages such a system of pricing would work in practice; and if she will make a statement. | | (42933) | 440
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the likely effect of increasing the rate of tax on tobacco on the levels of smoking in the population. | | (42934) | 441
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the likely effect on the numbers of people who smoke of banning the sale of tobacco in pubs and clubs. | | (42935) | 442
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many reviews of the prescription charging system her Department has undertaken since 1997; what plans she has to conduct further reviews of the prescription charging system; whether she will place the copies of any review of prescription charges which has been undertaken since 1997 in the Library; and if she will make a statement. | | (42936) | 443
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many obstetrician-led maternity units there have been in England in each year since 1997; and how many maternity units delivered (a) fewer than 2,000 births, (b) between 2,001 and 4,000 births annually and (c) over 4,001 births in the last five years for which figures are available. | | (42937) | 444
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many maternity units achieved (a) level one, (b) level two and (c) level three of the clinical negligence scheme for trusts in each year since 2000. | | (42942) | 445
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total number of midwives working in the NHS has been in each year since 1997, expressed as (a) headcount and (b) full-time equivalent; and what the total number of midwives working in the NHS was in each year since 1997 in terms of full-time equivalents per delivery. | | (42944) | 446
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance she has issued to (a) NHS trusts and (b) other NHS organisations on charging for car parking space on NHS sites in the last three years. | | (42953) | 447
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what total expenditure has been on the NHS (a) after inflation, (b) after public sector inflation and (c) after NHS inflation in each year since 1997-98 at constant 2005-06 prices. | | (42954) | 448
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will place in the Library a copy of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State's reply to the Joint Committee on Human Rights letter on the subject of her proposals for a smoking ban being incompatible with Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights. | | (42968) | 449
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost of (a) replacing health authorities with primary care trusts and (b) replacing NHS regional offices with strategic health authorities was at 2005-06 prices. | | (42969) | 450
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 9th January 2006, Official Report, column 145-6W, on NHS finance, if she will provide the equivalent figures for NHS income from fees and charges from NHS trusts in (a) 2002-03 and (b) 2003-04; and if she will outline the reasons for the trend in this income stream from 2002-03 to 2004-05. | | (43027) | 451
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 10th November 2005, Official Report, column 665W, on dentistry, if she will give details of the recommendations made by the Joint Implementation Group to the board of Higher Education Funding Council for England. | | (43057) | 452
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average outpatient waiting times for (a) all hospital referrals and (b) referrals to hospitals from general practitioners were on (i) 1st January 1997, (ii) 1st January 2001 and (ii) 1st January 2005. | | (42393) | 453
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of eligible people received free influenza vaccinations in Cleethorpes constituency in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement. | | (42970) | 454
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of funding for the adequacy of funding of palliative care in the Eastern Region of England. | | (42973) | 455
| Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) surpluses and (b) deficits have been of each of the (i) trust and (ii) foundation hospitals in each of the last three years. | | (43055) | 456
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the public information advertising campaigns run by her Department in the past 12 months; and what her Department spent on (a) newspapers and (b) television advertising for those campaigns. | | (42515) | 457
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients from (a) North Lincolnshire and (b) North East Lincolnshire received hospital treatment in Hull in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | | (43064) | 458
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children are not registered with an NHS dentist; and what assessment her Department has made of the merits of revising the provision of school based dental checks for children. | | (42918) | 459
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list her Department's arm's length bodies; what each body's full-time equivalent staffing level is; and what the annual budget of each body was in the last year for which figures are available. | | (42664) | 460
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress her Department has made towards its Gershon review targets. | | (42665) | 461
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will break down by parliamentary constituency all (a) strategic health authority areas, (b) primary care trusts and (c) NHS trusts. | | (42666) | 462
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list all hospitals facing a deficit in this financial year, broken down by constituency; and what each hospital's month nine forecast is of the size of the deficit. | | (42667) | 463
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list all hospitals with a private finance initiative contract, broken down by constituency; what the value is of each contract; and what the repayment costs are on each contract. | | (42668) | 464
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total NHS debt is in relation to private finance initiative projects. | | (42669) | 465
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children under the age of 10 years in (a) West Cheshire Primary Care Trust and (b) Eddisbury constituency have (i) osteogenesis imperfecta and (ii) ligamentous lexity. | | (42670) | 466
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) staff and (b) managers are employed at NHS Blood and Transplant. | | (42671) | 467
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what change there has been in the number of managerial posts as a result of the merger of the National Blood Authority and UK Transplant. | | (42672) | 468
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost implications (a) have been and (b) are expected to be as a result of the merger of the National Blood Authority and UK Transplant. | | (43009) | 469
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether a trained doctor will (a) oversee and (b) verify the accuracy of the transfer of a patient's records to the new electronic system. | | (43010) | 470
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what safeguards she has put in place to ensure that general practitioners' handwriting is not transcribed wrongly onto electronic patient records. | | (43011) | 471
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the time it will take to transfer handwritten general practitioners' notes on to the new IT system. | | (43012) | 472
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether a patient's notes will be (a) scanned and (b) transcribed into the new IT system. | | (43013) | 473
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people attended Accident and Emergency departments in (a) England and (b) West Cheshire Primary Care Trust (i) in total and (ii) on Saturday mornings in each year since 1995. | | (43014) | 474
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the estimated cost to the NHS has been of raising the target for patients being seen in Accident and Emergency departments within four hours from 95 per cent. to 98 per cent. | | (43015) | 475
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evidence she used when setting the target of 98 per cent. of patients being seen within four hours of attendance at Accident and Emergency departments. | | (43016) | 476
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the percentage of people who attended Accident and Emergency units who needed emergency treatment in the last five years. | | (43017) | 477
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the percentage of people who attended Accident and Emergency units who needed to be seen within four hours in the last five years. | | (43018) | 478
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the budget was for NHS Direct in each year since its inception; and what the projected budgets are for the next three years. | | (43019) | 479
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people accessed NHS Direct (a) by telephone and (b) online in each year since its inception. | | (43020) | 480
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people died as a result of delays in accident and emergency departments in each of the past five years. | | (43062) | 481
| Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of the population in the area served by Croydon Primary Care Trust was registered with an NHS dentist in each year since 1997. | | (42793) | 482
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she plans changes to the use of (a) biphosphonates, (b) ralox and (c) strontium ranelate as treatments for osteoporosis on the NHS. | | (42435) | 483
| Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8th December 2005, Official Report, column 1568W, on fertility treatment, whether the Department has issued guidance to primary care trusts (PCTs) on how they should involve patient groups in decision-making on the prioritisation of funding for health services; what formal structures PCTs are expected to have in place to ensure that they involve patient groups in such decision-making; what monitoring is undertaken of PCTs' involvement of such groups; and who carries out that monitoring. | | (42724) | 484
| Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8th December 2005, Official Report, column 1568W, on fertility treatment, what percentage of primary care trusts (PCTs) responded to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence survey on the implementation of its guidelines on the assessment and treatment of people with fertility problems; and what percentage of all PCTs reported that they were providing at least one cycle of IVF to all eligible couples. | | (42726) | 485
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of the estimated 100 surplus NHS sites announced by her Department on 7th April 2004 have been transferred to the responsibility of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. | | (42429) | 486
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date the former Severalls Hospital site in Colchester was transferred to the responsibility of the Deputy Prime Minister. | | (42457) | 487
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the gross cost to public funds was of the recent BT10 contamination incident; and what proportion of costs incurred have been refunded by Syngenta. | | (42405) | 488
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance she issues to ambulance trusts on the purchase of ambulances. | | (42322) | 489
| Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the percentage increases in numbers of (a) nurses, (b) doctors and (c) NHS managers were in each year since 1997. | | (42366) | 490
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she has taken to improve efficiency in NHS purchasing and logistics since 1997; and if she will make a statement. | | (42371) | 491
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will encourage ambulance services to promote the use of the In Case of Emergency contact numbers stored in mobile handsets. | | (42579) | 492
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment her Department has made of the potential of MobileSOS and similar technology to protect lone healthcare and social workers; and whether she plans to make such technology available to healthcare and social workers. | | (42580) | 493
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff employed by her Department live in Castle Point. | | (42817) | 494
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the premises occupied by her Department is fitted with audible fire alarms. | | (42879) | 495
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) land and (b) property is owned by her Department in Castle Point. | | (42893) | 496
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consultation took place with (a) general practitioners, (b) pharmacists and (c) patients regarding the quality of products and services supplied by Air Products Ltd and British Oxygen Cylinders before the contract for the new Home Oxygen Service for the South West was awarded in July 2005. | | (42730) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 497
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the use of dum-dum-style bullets by the police. | | (43065) | 498
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19th December 2005, Official Report, column 2353W, on British citizenship, what the percentage breakdown is by country of origin of applicants for each of the last five years. | | (42195) | 499
N | Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many scientists who have conducted research into the association between drug misuse and mental illness (a) serve and (b) have served since 1997 on the Advisory Committee on the Misuse of Drugs. | | (42013) | 500
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been prosecuted for using a mobile phone whilst driving a vehicle in (a) the UK and (b) Greater Manchester. | | (43097) | 501
| John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many parenting orders have been issued in Easington constituency; and how many have been breached in the last two years. | | (42701) | 502
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29th November 2005, Official Report, column 452W, on the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, what the basis is for his confidence in social workers' awareness of the risks of prejudicing future police investigations; and if he will make a statement. | | (42511) | 503
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the Codes of Practice of (a) the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and (b) the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 are audited for compliance; who is responsible for auditing compliance; and whether the reports on compliance are published. | | (42525) | 504
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people claiming asylum have requested that their case be referred to judicial review in each of the last eight years; and what proportion of those cases were found in favour of the asylum seeker in each year. | | (42796) | 505
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the potential terrorist threat to (a) London Luton Airport and (b) civil airports in the UK generally; and if he will make a statement. | | (42412) | 506
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding will be made available to the Bedfordshire Police Authority for 2006-07 for the provision of counter-terrorism initiatives at London Luton Airport; and if he will make a statement. | | (42465) | 507
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received regarding funding for the provision of counter-terrorism initiatives at London Luton Airport for 2006-07; and if he will make a statement. | | (42466) | 508
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations his Department plans to make to the independent review of policing at airports; and if he will make a statement. | | (42467) | 509
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what level of funding was made available to each civil airport within the UK for the provision of counter terrorism initiatives in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (42468) | 510
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions in the last 12 months the UK national fingerprint database was inaccessible to police forces. | | (42803) | 511
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which international biometric databases are being used as exemplars for the development of the UK National Identity Card Register. | | (42804) | 512
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what international standards the Government will be expected to meet by 2010 as part of its treaty obligations to ensure that it is compliant with controls of passports and data exchange. | | (42805) | 513
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken to respond to hon. Members' correspondence to (a) the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) and (b) the IND Removals Correspondence Team was in the last period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (41886) | 514
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have been allocated to each London borough since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (42631) | 515
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many probation areas are connected to the prison OASys IT system; and if he will make a statement. | | (42632) | 516
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the salary is of the Police National Bureaucracy Adviser; and if he will make a statement. | | (42633) | 517
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where the office of the Police National Bureacracy Adviser is; and if he will make a statement. | | (42636) | 518
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the performance of the Libra IT system; and if he will make a statement. | | (42637) | 519
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time is for identifying candidates for vacant posts in his Department; and if he will make a statement. | | (42638) | 520
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the roll-out of the Safer Neighbourhood policing teams is planned in each ward of the London Borough of Haringey; and if he will make a statement. | | (42639) | 521
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional funding has been made available to police forces to deal with regional drug dealers; and if he will make a statement. | | (42777) | 522
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on the creation of a central witness bureau; and if he will make a statement. | | (42778) | 523
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many escapes from (a) prisons and (b) young offenders institutions there have been in each year since 1995, broken down by the relevant categories set out in the Departmental Annual Report; and if he will make a statement. | | (42779) | 524
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time staff have been seconded to his Department for each year since 2000 from (i) British Telecom, (ii) the Dixons group, (iii) Camelot, (iv) the National Lottery, (v) the Football Association, (vi) Tracker and (vii) the RAC; and if he will make a statement. | | (42780) | 525
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to reply to Question 39532, tabled by the hon. Member for Birkenhead on 19th December 2005. | | (42011) | 526
N | Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the change in the numbers of people who would be (a) arrested, (b) brought to court and (c) imprisoned if cannabis was re-classified as a class B drug. | | (41724) | 527
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many criminal record checks were carried out in each year since 2002; and how many of these were (a) standard disclosure and (b) enhanced disclosure. | | (42570) | 528
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests for criminal record checks were made by schools in each year since 2002; and how many of these requests were for (a) standard disclosure and (b) enhanced disclosure. | | (42571) | 529
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what details of an offence are recorded in information included in disclosures by the Criminal Records Bureau. | | (42572) | 530
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people (a) received a police caution for and (b) were convicted of possesion of indecent photographs of children in each year since 1995. | | (42573) | 531
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he received a draft copy of the document Closing the Gap before 13th September 2005. | | (42430) | 532
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of serving police officers in Northamptonshire are grade one qualified emergency response drivers. | | (42526) | 533
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter dated 28th November 2005 regarding police re-organisation from Mr Terrence S. Hyde, a constituent of the hon. Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham. | | (43060) | 534
N | Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria were used to make the decision (a) to grant an exception from the religious discrimination provisions in Clause 47 of the Equality Bill to landlords who let part of a house in which they live and (b) not to grant an exception from Clause 46 to owners of bed and breakfast accommodation who rent out part of a house in which they live. | | (41922) | 535
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress his Department has made with handling the immigration appeal submitted by Mr M.A.S., husband of Mrs N.N. of Aylesbury (reference 868672; passport KD701035); and if he will make a statement. | | (38951) | 536
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Immigration and Nationality Directorate will reply to the letter of 7th October 2005 from the hon. Member for Aylesbury about the case of Mr A. N. T. of Aylesbury (reference N1041456; B23827/5) which was acknowledged on 14th October 2005. | | (42464) | 537
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place in the Library the business case documents submitted to him by the Thames Valley Police Authority in response to his request for proposals on the reconfiguration of police force areas. | | (42568) | 538
| Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) basic, (b) standard and (c) enhanced disclosures have been issued by the Criminal Records Bureau in the last year for which figures are available. | | (42787) | 539
| Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he will make changes to the Criminal Records Bureau's portability scheme with a view to reducing the financial burden placed on voluntary bodies. | | (42788) | 540
| Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he intends to publish the Home Office report commissioned by his Department on `Khat (Qat): Assessment of Risk to the Individual and Communities in the UK' by Dr. T.M. Williams of the University of Bristol. | | (42979) | 541
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behavior orders have been issued by courts in (a) North East Lincolnshire and (b) North Lincolnshire in each quarter since the penalty was introduced. | | (42428) | 542
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded offences of (a) burglary, (b) thefts and (c) thefts from cars there have been in each division of Humberside Police in each year since 2002. | | (42559) | 543
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fixed penalty notices have been issued for the misuse of fireworks, broken down by police force area. | | (42560) | 544
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of anti-social behaviour orders issued in (a) North East Lincolnshire and (b) North Lincolnshire have been issued to people under the age of 21. | | (42584) | 545
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences involving air weapons there were in each division of Humberside Police in each of the last five years. | | (42585) | 546
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been found to be carrying knives in public without good reason or lawful authority in each division of Humberside Police in each year since the introduction of the Knives Act 1997. | | (42586) | 547
| Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in (a) Derbyshire and (b) Amber Valley have been issued with anti-social behaviour orders (a) in total and (b) in each year since their introduction. | | (42938) | 548
| Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in (a) Derbyshire and (b) Amber Valley have entered into acceptable behaviour contracts since their introduction. | | (42939) | 549
| Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many parenting orders have been made in (a) Derbyshire and (b) Amber Valley. | | (42940) | 550
| Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to enable sexual assault referral centres to develop the use of forensic nurses to undertake examinations of service users reporting rape or sexual assault. | | (43091) | 551
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what organisational structures will be put in place to ensure the security of the London 2012 Olympic Games. | | (42323) | 552
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9th January 2006, to Question 38216, how long each of the 11 people who had their National Asylum Support Service support stopped in Leeds North West following a final negative decision on their claim for asylum waited before they were deported. | | (42729) | 553
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will instigate an assessment of (a) the fitness of police officers and (b) possible measures to improve fitness. | | (42458) | 554
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received on amending police regulations to enable serving officers to participate in the selection process for Parliamentary candidates; and if he will make a statement. | | (42459) | 555
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether police regulations allow serving officers to participate in the activities of political parties; and if he will make a statement. | | (42460) | 556
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what level of fitness is required for police officers. | | (42461) | 557
| Martin Salter (Reading West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will encourage (a) local authorities and (b) local crime and disorder reduction partnerships to use anti-social behaviour orders against those travellers who persistently cause harrassment and distress to local residents in their areas. | | (42363) | 558
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms are in place to ensure access by individuals to information about themselves gathered by means of the automatic number plate recognition system. | | (42367) | 559
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact on personal privacy of rolling out the automatic number plate recognition system. | | (42368) | 560
| Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department will reply to the letter of 5th July 2005 from the right hon. Member for Warley regarding Mr and Mrs Ergonul of Siwell Road, Smethwick. | | (42416) | 561
| Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department will reply to the letter of 5th October from the hon. Member for Warley regarding Ms Beckford of Queens Close, Smethwick. | | (42455) | 562
| Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are resident in (a) Sandwell, (b) Dudley, (c) Wolverhampton, (d) Walsall, (e) Birmingham, (f) Solihull and (g) Coventry borough. | | (42456) | 563
| Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from the new accession states registered on the Workers' Registration Scheme are resident in Birmingham. | | (42845) | 564
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Immobilise Phone Crime initiative in reducing levels of mobile phone theft. | | (42577) | 565
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to publish statistics from the National Mobile Phone Crime Unit on tackling mobile handset theft and related street crime. | | (42578) | 566
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department plans to extend across England the Child Rescue Alert text messaging scheme operated by Sussex Police. | | (42582) | 567
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of mobile location data tracking systems in enabling parents to locate their children; and if he will make a statement. | | (42583) | 568
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many instances have been recorded of the police using mobile phone location data (a) to track a criminal and (b) to effect a rescue operation. | | (42704) | 569
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what use the police made of public mobile communications networks during the response operation to the incidents on the London Underground and bus network on 7th July 2005. | | (42715) | 570
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many instances there have been of the police using data from UK mobile phone operators to locate a missing person. | | (42716) | 571
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff employed by his Department live in Castle Point. | | (42818) | 572
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the premises occupied by his Department is fitted with audible fire alarms. | | (42878) | 573
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) land and (b) property is owned by his Department in Castle Point. | | (42892) | 574
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fixed penalty notices were issued for (a) consumption of alcohol by and (b) selling alcohol to underage people in (i) Essex and (ii) Castle Point in each of the last five years. | | (42906) | 575
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of people in each ethnic group who will be registered on the national DNA database by January 2007. | | (42908) | 576
| Kitty Ussher (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the determining factors are in deciding whether to call a public inquiry following a death in police custody. | | (42680) | 577
N | Peter Viggers (Gosport):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what response the Government has made to requests for funding for the detoxification and rehabilitation programme operated by RADAR in conjunction with Coldturkey UK. | | (41421) | 578
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many contracts were awarded to Qinetiq by the Home Department (a) with and (b) without competitive tendering in (i) 2002-03, (ii) 2003-04 and (iii) 2004-05; and what the value of the contract was in each case. | | (42498) | 579
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will answer Questions (a) 32177 and (b) 32176 tabled by the hon. Member for Lancaster and Wyre on 22nd November 2005. | | (42538) | 580
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30th November 2005, Official Report, column 597W, on the IRIS project, when he expects to publish the key findings of the project IRIS operational pilot. | | (42708) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 581
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what proportion of the House is fitted with audible fire alarms. | | (42877) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 582
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures are in place to monitor the application of British Government aid in Zimbabwe. | | (42470) | 583
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which British Government aid programmes were conducted through the government of Zimbabwe between 1997 and 2003; and what their total value was. | | (42471) | 584
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much money the British Government gave under its aid programme in Zimbabwe to (a) the Republic Police Grant, (b) the Zimbabwe Republic Police Organisation Development, (c) the UK/Zimbabwe Air Traffic Control Radar, (d) Landrovers ATP and (e) LANPOL Police ATP in each year between 1997 and 2001. | | (42472) | 585
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans he has to provide alternative cash crops for opium producers in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (42997) | 586
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the food situation in the Horn of Africa. | | (42213) | 587
| Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding has been allocated to budget support for each of his Department's 20 priority countries; and how much of that funding has been allocated to (a) health and (b) education. | | (42449) | 588
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what work his Department has undertaken to facilitate the exchange of disaster management expertise between the United Kingdom and each country affected by Hurricane (a) Ivan and (b) Emily. | | (42128) | 589
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of (a) the government of Grenada and (b) the government of the Cayman Islands concerning reconstruction efforts following Hurricane Ivan; and what funding his Department has (i) committed to these efforts and (ii) made available to date. | | (42129) | 590
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding his Department has provided to each south and central American country in each year since 1997. | | (42130) | 591
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the proposed diversion of revenue from the air passenger tax to fund development aid will (a) be a new addition to the UK aid budget on top of the increases already announced this year and (b) replace money from other tax sources. | | (42420) | 592
| Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to his Answer of 14th November 2005, Official Report, column 871W, on water and sanitation (funding), what agreements were made by EU member states at the December European Council on allocations of aid. | | (42736) | Questions to the Leader of the House 593
| David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale):To ask the Leader of the House, further to his Oral statement of 17th November 2005, Official Report, column 1115, what the arrangements are for his visit to the Scottish Parliament to discuss Sewel motions. | | (43028) | 594
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Leader of the House, what proportion of the premises occupied by his Office is fitted with audible fire alarms. | | (42876) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 595
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to take steps to amend legislation on penalties for those found to be responsible for cruelty to animals in the light of recent cases in Northern Ireland. | | (42133) | 596
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many dental practices in Northern Ireland ceased to operate within the NHS during 2005. | | (42134) | 597
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps are being taken to ensure continuity of supply to Northern Ireland electricity consumers following the recent problems at Coolkeeragh Power Station. | | (42274) | 598
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people died in Northern Ireland hospitals during 2005 where MRSA was a contributory factor. | | (42275) | 599
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many motorists in Northern Ireland should have completed the Statutory Off Road Notice during 2005, but did not; and how many were subsequently prosecuted. | | (42276) | 600
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what action has been taken by the Department of Social Development where the Northern Ireland Housing Executive has been found to be providing unsuitable or unsafe temporary dwelling for tenants whose permanent dwellings are undergoing improvement works. | | (42277) | 601
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many under-16 year olds gave birth in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (42278) | 602
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many fixed penalty notices for speeding were issued in each (a) district council area and (b) parliamentary constituency area in Northern Ireland in each year since 2002; and how many such notices were issued where the offence was detected by a traffic camera in each year. | | (42414) | 603
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made in the implementation of the European Working Time Directive in relation to the working hours of (a) consultants, (b) junior house doctors and (c) nursing staff in hospitals in Northern Ireland. | | (42415) | 604
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the merits of locating the new Sports Stadium for Northern Ireland at Ormeau Park in Belfast. | | (42725) | 605
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 9th January 2006, to Question 39669, on bovine tuberculosis, what compensation package is available for farmers who have cattle diagnosed as positive when tested for bovine tuberculosis; and what impact this has on their ability to move cattle (a) within the country, (b) to the mainland and (c) to the Republic of Ireland. | | (41891) | 606
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the implementation of the Unauthorised Encampments (Northern Ireland) Order 2005. | | (42719) | 607
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of (a) female and (b) male prisoners in Northern Ireland are of foreign nationality; and what the nationalities concerned are in each case. | | (42720) | 608
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he will reply to the letter dated 11th November 2005 from the hon. Member for North Down in relation to the mental health unit at Ards Hospital. | | (42721) | 609
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to alter the employer's contribution to the Northern Ireland Teachers' Superannuation Scheme following the recent Government Actuary's report. | | (42567) | 610
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will provide the necessary financial resources to Planning Services in order that they can (a) process area plans and (b) accelerate the processing of outstanding planning applications. | | (42388) | 611
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will bring funding for the Telecare scheme in Northern Ireland into line with provision in other parts of the country. | | (42390) | 612
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the funding deficit of the Eastern Health Board; what steps he will take to address the funding deficit; and if he will make a statement. | | (42392) | 613
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will bring all road safety measures under one Government Department; and if he will make a statement. | | (42401) | 614
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will reinstate the Executive Programme funds which were abolished by the Direct Rule administration in 2002; and if he will make a statement. | | (42402) | 615
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will appoint a lead provider for the Telecare Scheme. | | (42408) | 616
| Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was spent on housing benefit in Northern Ireland in respect of tenants in (a) housing executive property, (b) housing association property and (c) the private sector in 2005. | | (43056) | 617
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many aerial photographs Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland (a) took and (b) purchased from external suppliers in each of the last five years. | | (42910) | 618
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether (a) aerial and (b) satellite photography (i) being and (ii) will be used by the Valuation and Lands Agency as part of the rates revaluation in Northern Ireland. | | (42912) | 619
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland is providing to the Valuation and Lands Agency to assist the rates revaluation in Northern Ireland. | | (42913) | 620
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of the premises occupied by his Department is fitted with audible fire alarms. | | (42875) | Questions to the Prime Minister 621
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will take steps to establish a separate department with responsibility for homeland security. | | (42469) | 622
N | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make it his policy to allow the most senior serving military officers to express their views publicly on whether the country should go to war; and if he will make a statement. | | (41972) | 623
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Prime Minister, when the Cabinet Committee overseeing the London 2012 Olympics is next due to meet; who will attend; and what the agenda is. | | (41883) | 624
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Prime Minister, whether the minutes of the Cabinet Committee overseeing the London 2012 Olympics will be made public. | | (41887) | 625
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Prime Minister, what proportion of the premises occupied by his Office is fitted with audible fire alarms. | | (42874) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 626
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of the premises occupied by his Department is fitted with audible fire alarms. | | (42873) | Questions to the Solicitor General 627
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Solicitor General, how many staff employed by the Law Officers live in Castle Point. | | (42822) | 628
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Solicitor General, what proportion of the premises occupied by the Law Officers is fitted with audible fire alarms. | | (42872) | 629
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Solicitor General, what (a) land and (b) property is owned by the Law Officers in Castle Point. | | (42899) | 630
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 9th January 2006, Official Report, column 1W, on crime clear-up rates, how many offenders went before the courts in each area listed in the table in each year between 2000 and 2005; how many (a) pleaded guilty and (b) were found guilty in each year; how many (i) cases and (ii) charges were discontinued by the Crown Prosecution Service in each year; and on how many occasions the Crown Prosecution Service dropped a charge in favour of a less serious charge. | | (42758) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 631
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many requests for additional funding the Natural Environment Research Council made in each year since 1997; what the amounts were in each case; and how many of these requests were granted. | | (42552) | 632
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations the National Environment Research Council made to the Government concerning additional funding for the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in the past two years; what amounts were requested; and whether they were granted. | | (42553) | 633
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) letters, (b) emails and (c) telephone calls (i) the Government, (ii) the Natural Environment Research Council and (iii) the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology received regarding the proposed closure of sites in the last two years; and how many in each case concerned Monks Wood in Cambridgeshire. | | (42554) | 634
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) domestic awards have been won, (b) international science awards have been won and (c) papers have been published in Nature by scientists working at the laboratories which will be closed under the proposed restructuring of the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. | | (42555) | 635
| Ms Celia Barlow (Hove):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what progress has been made following the roadmap for a final agreement to the Doha development round agreed to in Hong Kong; what steps the Government is taking to promote a pro-development agenda within the negotiations; and if he will make a statement. | | (42512) | 636
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the EU Employment Directive will be incorporated into United Kingdom law. | | (42289) | 637
N | Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which organisations will fund the upgrade of the Sellafield MOX Plant; and how much it is estimated to cost. | | (42124) | 638
N | Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what has been the total cost of the Sellafield MOX Plant to date; and how much income it has generated. | | (42125) | 639
N | Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what liabilities for pensions for workers in the state-owned sector of the nuclear industry are anticipated following any sale of companies in that sector. | | (42126) | 640
N | Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has received from the nuclear power industry on pre-licensing agreements. | | (42127) | 641
N | Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many civil servants in his Department are dedicated full-time to the promotion of microgeneration. | | (42016) | 642
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which other EU countries have not yet implemented the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive. | | (42295) | 643
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the impact of the delay in the implementation of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive on business. | | (42296) | 644
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when full implementation of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive is expected to take place. | | (42297) | 645
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what costs will be incurred by the Government as a result of the delayed implementation of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive. | | (42298) | 646
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what (a) fines and (b) fees will be payable by the Government as a result of the delayed implementation of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive. | | (42299) | 647
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many man-hours have been spent on each (a) review of and (b) consultation on implementation of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive; and how much each such (i) review and (ii) consultation has cost. | | (42300) | 648
| Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment procedures he has established for applications for grant-aided wind turbine projects to ensure their viability in terms of electricity generation. | | (42325) | 649
| Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what criteria in terms of minimum electricity generation are set by his Department for grant-aided wind turbine projects on domestic properties. | | (42326) | 650
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps the Department is taking to (a) retain and (b) attract postgraduates in the UK workforce; and what estimate he has made of the number of people with postgraduate qualifications relevant to business and industry that leave the UK to work abroad each year. | | (43077) | 651
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the economic impact of the level of gas prices in the UK since November 2005. | | (42676) | 652
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the environmental impact of energy companies choosing to use their coal fired power stations rather than their gas fired power stations because of high gas prices. | | (42677) | 653
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what investigations have been undertaken by (a) the Office of Fair Trading and (b) the Competition Commission into the practice of travel companies raising prices during school holidays. | | (42374) | 654
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he is taking to create a more competitive market on air routes between Heathrow and the USA; whether he has made any assessment of price fixing on such routes; and if he will make a statement. | | (43101) | 655
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many hits there were on the SITPRO website in each of the last five years; and how many companies have been assisted by SITPRO in this period. | | (42377) | 656
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the level of co-ordination between SITPRO, UK Trade and Investment and the regional development offices in promoting international investment; how many times these organisations met each other in the last five years; how best practice is shared between these organisations; how potential conflicts of interest between the organisations are resolved; and if he will make a statement. | | (42378) | 657
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of total paper consumption by his Department in their conference and seminar literature was recycled paper, in the last year for which figures are available. | | (42380) | 658
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the total cost was of the literature produced for his Department's Corporate Responsibility Conference on 1st and 2nd December 2005; and what percentage of paper used in this literature was recycled. | | (42381) | 659
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many complaints of alleged breaches of Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 were received by the (a) Information Commissioner, (b) Direct Marketing Association and (c) Telephone Preference Services Limited in each quarter of the last three years. | | (42499) | 660
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 29th November 2005, Official Report, columns 291-2W, on the Telephone Preference Service, how many companies were identified by complaints received in relation to alleged breaches of telephone call regulation; and how many companies received multiple complaints. | | (42500) | 661
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 8th December 2005, Official Report, columns 1487-8W, on the Telephone Preference Service, how many companies have received multiple warning letters for breaches of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003; and how many cases have been referred to the Regulatory Action Division for them to consider enforcement. | | (42501) | 662
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 31st October 2005, Official Report, column 698W, on departmental publications, what the total cost has been of publications and surveys by his Department since 1997; and how much of this is accounted for by (a) commissioning costs and (b) printing costs. | | (42504) | 663
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the implications for the UK of the recent agreement on gas supplies between Russia and the Ukraine. | | (42621) | 664
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the future of Teynham Post Office. | | (41888) | 665
| Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he has taken to ensure that the buildings and electrical equipment used by his Department are energy efficient. | | (42562) | 666
| Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he expects to bring forward proposals regarding the future of civil nuclear energy. | | (42564) | 667
| Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) had with (a) BAE, (b) Rolls Royce and (c) Airbus regarding the ECGD consultation on the changes to the ECGD's anti-bribery and corruption procedures that were introduced in December 2004. | | (42565) | 668
| Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, for what contracts the Export Credits Guarantee Department has paid out claims in each of the last five years; and for what amounts in each case. | | (42566) | 669
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proportion of Regional Development Agency expenditure is from his Department's funding streams. | | (42827) | 670
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State will respond to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 9th November 2005. | | (41976) | 671
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the capacity of mobile telecommunications in London since the difficulties experienced with the network on 7th July 2005. | | (42581) | 672
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many staff employed by his Department live in Castle Point. | | (42820) | 673
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proportion of the premises occupied by his Department is fitted with audible fire alarms. | | (42871) | 674
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what (a) land and (b) property is owned by his Department in Castle Point. | | (42891) | 675
| Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the five Indian companies with a presence in the UK (a) information technology, (b) pharmaceutical and (c) food sector, which had the greatest turnover in the UK in 2004-05. | | (42727) | 676
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations his Department has received about the (a) acquisition, (b) administration, (c) closure and (d) liquidation of QDF Castings Limited of Derby. | | (42285) | 677
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the impact of the recent EU budget settlement for the period 2007 to 2013 for future EU funding in Durham and Tees Valley. | | (43092) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 678
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the maximum number is of (a) arriving and (b) departing aircraft that Heathrow could handle between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. (i) at present and (ii) when Terminal 5 opens. | | (42240) | 679
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many aircraft movements took place at Heathrow between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. in the (a) winter and (b) summer seasons in (i) 1993-94 and (ii) 2004-05. | | (42241) | 680
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has notified the European Commission of the night flying restrictions that will apply at Heathrow when the present restrictions expire. | | (42242) | 681
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to announce the night flying restrictions that will apply at Heathrow when the present restrictions expire. | | (42243) | 682
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what public expenditure per head on new road building was in each of the counties of England for (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06 in descending order; and what the planned spending is for 2006-07 in each case. | | (42317) | 683
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received following the public consultation held in Hurst Green, East Sussex, in 2005 on the proposed A21 upgrade. | | (43059) | 684
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that railway ticket prices represent value for money for passengers. | | (42514) | 685
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has undertaken into the (a) cost and (b) feasibility of providing a comprehensive network of segregated cycleways. | | (42659) | 686
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the most recent estimated cost of a road accident resulting in (a) serious and (b) slight injuries is (i) in total and (ii) broken down by (A) lost output, (B) medical assistance and ambulance costs and (C) human costs. | | (42709) | 687
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the most recent estimate is of the cost of a road accident, excluding the cost of deaths and casualties, broken down by (a) police costs, (b) insurance costs and (c) costs arising from damage to property. | | (42710) | 688
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Department has spent on the Crossrail project in each year since 1997; and what percentage has been spent on (a) staff recruitment, (b) technical consultants and (c) other external services. | | (42711) | 689
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the schemes which arose as an outcome of multi-modal studies which have been awarded investment by his Department, broken down by (a) road construction and (b) public transport schemes and what (i) the amount awarded and (ii) the location of each scheme was in each case. | | (42712) | 690
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications of the EU requirement that from 2010 EU member states must vary charges for lorries using the trans-European road network according to their Euro emissions class for plans for road user pricing schemes in Britain. | | (42713) | 691
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many rail vehicles (a) were delivered in each year since 1996 and (b) are due to be delivered in each year to 2012, broken down by manufacturer; and what the total value of rolling stock orders (i) delivered in each year since 1996 and (ii) due to be delivered in each year to 2012 is, broken down by manufacturer. | | (42714) | 692
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 20th December 2005, Official Report, column 2913W, on C2C/One Rail, if he will provide the same breakdown for all train operating companies. | | (42734) | 693
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received following his announcement regarding Leeds Supertram. | | (42952) | 694
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to designate London Luton Airport under section 25 of the Aviation Security Act 1982; what representations he has received on this issue; and if he will make a statement. | | (42413) | 695
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what alternative options for the current system of designation will be considered during the independent review of policing at airports; and if he will make a statement. | | (42417) | 696
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to examine the potential of motorway service areas for use as interchange points for inter-city coach travel. | | (42622) | 697
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the quality and consistency of advice provided by the European Aviation Safety Agency is monitored. | | (42738) | 698
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the governance arrangements for the European Aviation Safety Agency are. | | (42739) | 699
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what arrangements are in place to monitor the effectiveness of the governance of the European Aviation Safety Agency. | | (42740) | 700
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the administrative impact of the introduction of the European Aviation Safety Agency's Fees and Charges Regulation on (a) the work of the European Aviation Safety Agency and (b) UK industry. | | (42741) | 701
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many representations he has received from UK industry about the impact of the European Aviation Safety Agency's Fees and Charges Regulation; and how many of these claimed an adverse impact. | | (42742) | 702
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has been informed of delays to aviation projects resulting from the introduction of the European Aviation Safety Agency's Fees and Charges Regulation. | | (42743) | 703
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of whether income generated by the European Aviation Safety Agency's Fees and Charges Regulation will cover the cost of the European Aviation Safety Agency certification functions during 2006. | | (42744) | 704
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures are in place to keep the budget of the European Aviation Safety Agency under review. | | (42745) | 705
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how he plans to keep under review the effectiveness of the European Aviation Safety Agency's methods of regulation. | | (42746) | 706
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the European Aviation Safety Agency (a) identifies and (b) distributes airworthiness directives to the aviation industry. | | (42747) | 707
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the (a) resources and (b) data available to the European Aviation Safety Agency to carry out the full range of its responsibilities. | | (42748) | 708
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the European Aviation Safety Agency has published a corporate plan strategy for achieving its objectives. | | (42749) | 709
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures will be used to ensure that the European Aviation Safety Authority is qualified to carry out the certification of aircraft and aircraft components. | | (42750) | 710
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures are in place to improve working relationships between the European Aviation Safety Agency and national aviation authorities in EU member states. | | (42751) | 711
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what formal contractual arrangements are in place between the European Aviation Safety Agency and national aviation authorities in EU member states to plan and manage technical resources. | | (42752) | 712
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the progress of standardisation of aviation safety standards across the EU. | | (42753) | 713
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects that the European Aviation Safety Agency Standardisation Regulation will be implemented. | | (42754) | 714
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of its aviation policy; and if he will make a statement. | | (42652) | 715
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of its aviation policy on the welfare of people who live (a) under and (b) close to flight paths; and if he will make a statement. | | (42653) | 716
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on (a) reducing crime on public transport, (b) (i) widening and (ii) building (A) roads and (B) motorways, (c) rail safety, (d) transport for school children, (e) ensuring disabled people have access to public transport, (f) concessionary travel for students, (g) building cycle lanes, (h) promoting the use of bicycles, (i) promoting environmentally friendly travel options, (j) investigating new technologies for environmentally friendly travel, (k) road safety (1) initiatives and (2) campaigns, (l) installing new speed cameras, (m) ensuring the safety of level crossings, (n) preventing public access to railway tracks, (o) repairing bridges, (p) refurbishing railway stations, (q) ensuring maritime safety, (r) maintenance of lighthouses, (s) improving ports, (t) ensuring air safety and (u) studies into increasing airport capacity since May 2002; and what projections his Department has for spending on each category of expenditure over the next three years. | | (43025) | 717
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on (a) road works and (b) (i) road resurfacing and (ii) resurfacing noisy concrete road surfaces in each region since May 2002; and what projections his Department has for spending on each category of expenditure in each region over the next three years. | | (43026) | 718
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidelines his Department has issued to local authorities concerning parking in individual metered bays when the parking meter is temporarily inoperable. | | (42448) | 719
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) fatal and (b) serious road accidents there were in each of the past five years for which figures are available; and how many in each year involved drivers with blood alcohol levels (i) above the legal limit, (ii) below the legal limit but above 50mg per 100ml and (iii) below 50mg per 100ml. | | (42980) | 720
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road deaths there have been in the Sunderland council area in the last three years. | | (42442) | 721
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the M1 motorway is being resurfaced between junctions 20 and 21; how long the work will take; and what the total cost is of the work. | | (41977) | 722
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria are used when deciding whether to resurface a motorway for the purpose of reducing tyre noise; whether such work is always held in abeyance until the road surface in question needs replacing; what the typical additional cost of such work is over normal resurfacing; and if he will make a statement. | | (41978) | 723
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what basis he deems it necessary for private motor vehicles to be tested annually once they are over three years old; if he will assess the merits of extending the period between tests beyond 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (41979) | 724
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what studies he has made of the vehicle testing regimes in force in other EU countries. | | (41980) | 725
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on his road detrunking programme. | | (42410) | 726
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Government financial assistance has been provided to (a) North East Lincolnshire and (b) North Lincolnshire for the provision of bus services in each of the five most recent years for which figures are available. | | (42587) | 727
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the remaining sections of the A180 in North East Lincolnshire to be resurfaced with low-noise materials; and if he will make a statement. | | (42588) | 728
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many former Strategic Health Authority staff have been redeployed to (a) Network Rail, (b) the Office of the Rail Regulator, (c) other Government bodies and (d) his Department; and how many have been made redundant. | | (43035) | 729
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) cars and (b) public service vehicles used the Humber Bridge in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and what the total tax revenue was from each category of vehicle. | | (43063) | 730
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the interest rate charged on the Humber Bridge debt is; what the remaining debt is; and when it will be paid off. | | (43102) | 731
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions the Humber Bridge Board has had with the Treasury about its proposed increase in charges; and what freedom the Board has to vary the charges between categories of vehicle. | | (43103) | 732
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money has been spent on improvements in transport infrastructure in West Sussex since 1997; and what proportion of this expenditure was spent in Mid-Sussex. | | (42369) | 733
| Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 10th January to question reference 40664, what the timetable for the decision-making process on the introduction of hard shoulder running is; and what the schedule is for rolling out the programme. | | (42975) | 734
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the premises occupied by his Department is fitted with audible fire alarms. | | (42870) | 735
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance he has given to the British Transport Police on the application of anti-terrorism legislation to the activities of railway enthusiasts who choose to photograph trains and stations. | | (42286) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 736
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Aberavon of 15th December 2005, Official Report, columns 2275-6W, on anti-poverty strategies, under what section of the Government of Wales Act 1998 the National Assembly is empowered to formulate an international development strategy. | | (42282) | 737
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he expects the next council tax revaluation in Wales will take place. | | (42592) | 738
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether (a) aerial and (b) satellite photography was used as part of the council tax revaluation in Wales. | | (42957) | 739
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of the premises occupied by his Department is fitted with audible fire alarms. | | (42868) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 740
| Ms Dawn Butler (Brent South):To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that (a) queries and (b) representations on all four strands of equality are dealt with consistently; and, where different procedures apply, what the reasons are for such differences. | | (42984) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 741
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress there has been in meeting targets for major reductions in fatal accidents and severe injuries in each year since the publication of the Realising Health and Safety Strategy in 2000. | | (42657) | 742
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the Child Support Agency has responded to representations to it from men who were deemed to be fathers without care but subsequently proved not to be the father for compensation or interest on the sums taken from them in addition to reimbursement of the sum itself; and if he will make a statement. | | (42683) | 743
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many incapacity benefit claimants in Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency have been receiving benefits for five years or more. | | (42404) | 744
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many child support cases were referred to the special payments department at the Child Support Agency in each year since 2001; how many special payments were made; what the total cost of the special payments was; and how many people were paid special payments. | | (42010) | 745
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to reply to Question 27502, on child maintenance, tabled by the hon. Member for Birkenhead on 10th November 2005. | | (42012) | 746
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reports he has received of Post Office counter staff committing fraud in paying pensions and winter fuel payments using the Post Office Card Account. | | (42328) | 747
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what role his Department has in the regulation of childcare; and if he will make a statement. | | (42120) | 748
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will respond to question (a) 32429, (b) 32430 and (c) 32432 on departmental staff, tabled by the hon. Member for Putney on 23rd November 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (42503) | 749
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged over 50 years claimed jobseeker's allowance (JSA) in Houghton and Washington East constituency in (a) 2001-02, (b) 2002-03, (c) 2003-04 and (d) 2004-05; and what percentage (i) remained on JSA, (ii) found work, (iii) moved onto income support and (iv) moved onto incapacity benefit in each year. | | (42446) | 750
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to include in the proposed Housing Benefit Bill a pilot scheme for the social rented sector and housing benefit sanctions for anti-social neighbours. | | (42735) | 751
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what factors he took into account when deciding that pensioners who reached pensionable age after 25th September 2005 should not be eligible to claim winter fuel payments for the winter of 2005-06. | | (42382) | 752
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the annual cost implications are of restricting eligibility for the winter fuel payments to those pensioners who reach pensionable age before 25th September of the year in which the allowance becomes payable. | | (42383) | 753
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations his Department has (a) made to and (b) received from private banks regarding those who have been diagnosed as having a terminal illness and face financial hardship. | | (42974) | 754
| Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Derbyshire and (b) Amber Valley were in receipt of incapacity benefit in each year since 1997. | | (42941) | 755
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local authorities make use of discretionary housing payment funding to help those facing (a) unsustainable housing benefit shortfalls, (b) eviction and (c) homelessness. | | (43098) | 756
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) male and (b) female incapacity benefit claimants there were in Blackpool South (i) in total, (ii) broken down by age and (iii) broken down by category of claim in each of the past five years for which figures are available. | | (43099) | 757
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the public information advertising campaigns run by his Department in the past 12 months; and how much his Department spent on (a) newspapers and (b) television advertising for those campaigns. | | (42516) | 758
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the implications for sport of the EU Directive on Working at Heights. | | (42707) | 759
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the response rates against targets were for telephone helplines for (a) incapacity benefit, (b) Jobseekers Allowance and (c) crisis loans in each region in the UK in the last period for which figures are available. | | (42561) | 760
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many telephone helplines his Department sponsors; and how many calls each helpline received in each of the last six years. | | (42540) | 761
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claimed both incapacity benefit and income support in each year since 1997. | | (42541) | 762
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of disability living allowance there were in each year since its introduction, broken down by type of disability; and what the expenditure was in each case in each year. | | (42542) | 763
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will update the table on the number of households claiming means-tested benefits set out on 31st March 2003, Official Report, column 602W, broken down by (a) household type and (b) number of children. | | (42543) | 764
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of new claimants of incapacity benefit in each year since 1997 were already in receipt of another benefit; and what proportion were new benefit claimants. | | (42545) | 765
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost of (a) fraud and (b) error in (i) incapacity benefit and (ii) severe disability allowance since 1997. | | (42546) | 766
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what percentage of local authorities detected fraudulent claims for (a) housing benefit and (b) council tax benefit resulted in prosecutions in each of the last six years. | | (42547) | 767
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the savings from detected benefit fraud for (a) his Department and (b) local authorities were in each of the last six years. | | (42548) | 768
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his latest estimate is of the amount of overpayments made owing to official error in each social security benefit paid by his Department in each of the last six years; and if he will make a statement. | | (42549) | 769
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the level of detected benefit fraud in each of the last six years was; and if he will estimate what the level of undetected fraud was in each year. | | (42550) | 770
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average duration of an incapacity benefit claim was in each year since 1997. | | (42759) | 771
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff are employed by his Department to investigate incapacity benefit and severe disability allowance fraud (a) in total and (b) per 100,000 recipients of that allowance; and what his latest estimate is of the total level of incapacity benefit and severe disability allowance fraud in each of the last six years. | | (42760) | 772
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people living within (a) St Edmundsbury Borough Council, (b) Mid Suffolk District Council and (c) the constituency of Bury St Edmunds were in receipt of incapacity benefit in each of the last 10 years. | | (42763) | 773
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases of benefit fraud were detected in each of the last six years; and how many of these have resulted in (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions. | | (42764) | 774
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost has been of creating Jobcentre Plus offices in each year since 2001-02; and what the estimated costs are for each year to 2007-08. | | (42766) | 775
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the 20 councils with the longest times for processing new housing benefit claims according to the most recent figures available; and what that time was in each case. | | (42767) | 776
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average duration of an incapacity benefit claim has been in each year since 1997. | | (42768) | 777
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on press officers in each year since 1996-97, broken down by grade. | | (42769) | 778
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the costs were to his Department of external (a) consultants, (b) advisors, (c) accountants and (d) lawyers in each of the last six years. | | (42770) | 779
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff employed by his Department live in Castle Point. | | (42819) | 780
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of pensioners in Castle Point who do not claim their full entitlement of benefits and allowances. | | (42828) | 781
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the premises occupied by his Department is fitted with audible fire alarms. | | (42867) | 782
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) land and (b) property is owned by his Department in Castle Point. | | (42901) | 783
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of children living in poverty in Castle Point in each of the last five years. | | (42911) | 784
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people with a learning disability are in paid employment; and if he will make a statement. | | (43068) | 785
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will answer Question 34383 tabled by the hon. Member for Lancaster and Wyre on 29th November 2005 on the Gershon review. | | (42427) | 786
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the estimated liability is for the benefits that will be paid by the Pension Protection Fund if all the pension schemes now in an assessment period are admitted to the Fund. | | (42530) | 787
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the companies operating pension schemes which are now in an assessment period for the Pension Protection Fund had experienced an insolvency event before 6th April 2005; and how many individuals are members of those schemes. | | (42531) | 788
| Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements are in place to suspend the payment of the winter fuel payment when a claimant enters residential care. | | (42662) | 789
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were claiming incapacity benefit in each ward in Hartlepool in the last period for which data was available. | | (42454) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 790
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding the Government has provided in 2005-06 for environmental research projects. | | [Transferred] (42551) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 791
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the percentage change has been in opium production in Afghanistan in the last six months; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (42998) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 792
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost was of the production of the `Respect Action Plan' document; and how many copies have been printed. | | [Transferred] (42649) |
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