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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 23 January 2006
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 23 January 2006
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 23 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 23 January of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 23 January see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the tax liability of additional fees charged by insurance companies. | | (44978) | 2
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fees charged by insurance companies are liable to tax; and how much revenue was raised by taxes on these charges since 1997. | | (44993) | 3
N | Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10th January 2006, Official Report, column 556W, on tax credit, whether an estimate was made by his Department in advance of the pre-Budget Report of the prospective cost of the increase in the disregard from £2,500 to £25,000. | | (44872) | 4
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been overpaid to tax credit recipients in West Lancashire constituency; and how many tax credit recipients received overpayments in each year since tax credits were introduced. | | (45121) | 5
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claimants have made incorrect claims for (a) working tax credits and (b) child tax credits in West Lancashire constituency area since these tax credits were introduced. | | (45124) | 6
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many births there were to women resident in West Lancashire at (a) individual maternity hospitals, (b) midwife-led units, (c) home and (d) other locations in each year since 2000. | | (45126) | 7
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many excess winter deaths of people aged over 65 years there have been in (a) West Lancashire, (b) Lancashire and (c) England in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (45151) | 8
| John Cummings (Easington):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) private sector (i) manufacturing and (ii) service sector and (b) public sector jobs there were in Easington constituency in each year since 2000. | | (45018) | 9
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average death rates were, allowing for age and sex standardisation, from (a) all causes, (b) coronary heart disease, (c) stroke and (d) cancer in each ward in (i) Crosby constituency and (ii) the City of Liverpool in the last year for which figures are available. | | (45200) | 10
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the survival rates for (a) lung, (b) breast, (c) testicular, (d) prostate, (e) ovarian, (f) bowel and (g) other cancers in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (45201) | 11
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the unemployment rate was in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in each year from 2003 to 2005; and what the employment rate was in each country as a percentage of the working age population. | | (45202) | 12
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claims for working tax credit have been made by workers from the accession countries since May 2004; how many of these claims have been discovered to be fraudulent; what estimate he has made of the cost of such fraudulent claims; and if he will make a statement. | | (45325) | 13
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid to workers from the accession countries in (a) working tax credit and (b) child tax credit since May 2004. | | (45326) | 14
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria an individual from another EU country residing in the UK must meet to be entitled to (a) working tax credit and (b) child tax credit. | | (45327) | 15
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what checks are in place to ensure that individuals from other EU countries who are claiming tax credits are resident in the UK for the duration of their claim. | | (45328) | 16
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many incidents of alleged fraudulent claims by individuals from other EU member states for (a) working tax credit and (b) child tax credit have been reported to HM Revenue and Customs in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales and (iv) Northern Ireland; and how many of these reports have resulted in the payment of tax credits being stopped. | | (45329) | 17
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what sanctions are faced by individuals from other EU member states who are found to be fraudulently claiming (a) working tax credit and (b) child tax credit. | | (45330) | 18
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of fraudulent tax credit claims being made by individuals from other EU member states and (b) the cost of such claims. | | (45331) | 19
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will investigate the extent to which workers from the new EU accession countries are fraudulently claiming tax credits. | | (45332) | 20
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the Government departments that operate local pay arrangements, excluding London weighting. | | (44941) | 21
N | Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the latest estimate is of the amount of tax credit payments which were fraudulently obtained via the HM Revenue and Customs website; and if he will make a statement. | | (44799) | 22
N | Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department first became aware that an organised fraud of the tax credit system was being perpetuated via one HM Revenue and Customs website; and if he will make a statement. | | (44800) | 23
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Government in 2004-05 of Missing Trader Intra Community (Carousel) VAT fraud; and what estimate he has made of the cost in 2005-06. | | (45244) | 24
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of additional payments made into child trust funds in 2004-05. | | (45178) | 25
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many visits abroad the Paymaster General has made in relation to the Treasury interest in childcare policy since 2001. | | (45179) | 26
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases of forged tax credits resulting in prosecution have been reported to Jobcentre Plus in Hammersmith and Fulham in the last 12 months. | | (45270) | 27
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases of forged tax credits there were in Hammersmith and Fulham in each of the five years before the Jobcentre Plus scheme was launched; and how many there were in the last year for which figures are available. | | (45271) | 28
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to change HM Revenue and Customs computer systems to prevent identity theft; and what discussions he has had with other Departments about any implications of the threat of identity theft for (a) existing computerised systems and (b) systems being developed. | | (45366) | 29
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take into account group litigation orders in the European Court of Justice on franked investment income tax rules in his next budget report. | | (44992) | 30
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in (a) England, (b) the Tees Valley and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland were in receipt of (i) less than £1,000, (ii) between £1,000 and £2,500, (iii) between £2,500 and £5,000, (iv) between £5,000 and £10,000, (v) between £10,000 and £20,000 and (vi) above £20,000 in working tax credits and child tax credits in each of the last three years. | | (45106) | 31
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the proportion of households who are eligible for tax credits who are not claiming them. | | (45107) | 32
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit fraud cases have been prosecuted to date; and how many fraudulent claims are involved. | | (44970) | 33
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many prosecuted cases of tax credit fraud relate to (a) individuals and (b) criminal gangs. | | (44971) | 34
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether action has been taken to strengthen the security of personal data held by HM Revenue and Customs in the last (a) month, (b) six months and (c) 12 months. | | (44972) | 35
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department first became aware that personal data held by HM Revenue and Customs was being used in relation to tax credit fraud. | | (44973) | 36
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in how many deaths consumption of illegal drugs was the primary cause in each of the last 10 years. | | (44726) | 37
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what methodology was used to calculate the (a) Treasury estimate of the UK net contribution to the EU budget and (b) the Office of National Statistics (ONS) estimates of the net contribution to EU institutions; what items are included in each; and if he will recalculate the UK net contributions for each year from 2006-07 to 2012-13 using the ONS methodology and taking account of the recent budget changes. | | (45339) | 38
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the online system for claiming tax credits will become fully operative. | | (45222) | 39
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff within HM Revenue and Customs have been tasked with investigating (a) tax credit fraud and (b) other criminal activity by organised gangs in each of the last three years, broken down by grade; and if he will make a statement. | | (45223) | 40
N | Geraldine Smith (Morecambe & Lunesdale):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, by how much tax revenue would change as a result of an increase in VAT of (a) one per cent., (b) two per cent., (c) three per cent. and (d) four per cent. | | (44651) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 41
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many people summoned for jury service in West Lancashire sought (a) deferment and (b) exemption in each of the last five years. | | (45014) | 42
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what progress has been made towards her Department's targets for the modernisation of the criminal justice system. | | (45204) | 43
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to increase the priority given to victims by the criminal justice agencies; and what changes have been made to the criminal justice system (a) to take more account of the needs of victims and (b) to make the system more efficient and effective. | | (45205) | 44
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many offenders' cases (a) were brought to court and (b) adjourned; how many trials were cancelled because the defendants were absent in the last year for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. | | (45206) | 45
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when the Government's (a) review of the small claims limit and (b) consultation paper on the small claims track will be published. | | (44939) | 46
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what research has been (a) conducted and (b) commissioned into the impact of the recommendation of the Better Regulation Task Force to raise the small claims limit for personal injury claims. | | (44940) | 47
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the current waiting time is from allocation to hearing for small claims at West London Magistrates Court. | | (45262) | 48
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many possession cases were issued at West London Magistrates' Court between (a) 1st October 2004 and 31st March 2005 and (b) 1st April 2005 and 30th September 2005. | | (45288) | 49
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the average length of time was for the Court Service to notify the police of conviction details following a verdict in court for (a) all offences and (b) offences which require amendment of the sexual offenders register in the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (44623) | 50
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will list the part-time judges who sit for 20 days a year; and what factors she took into account when deciding not to update previously published lists of part-time judges. | | (45356) | 51
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, which postal code areas are dealt with by the Central Finance Unit at Rugeley in respect of fixed penalty notices. | | (45039) | 52
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will make a statement on progress on proposals to fund a new build magistrates' court in North Staffordshire. | | (45040) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 53
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Deputy Prime Minister on the demand for (a) libraries and (b) leisure facilities arising from the planned housing expansion in Aylesbury Vale. | | (45346) | 54
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total library service book stock was in Lancashire in each year since 1997. | | (45101) | 55
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people in West Lancashire were prosecuted for not having a television licence in each of the last five years. | | (45119) | 56
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 16th January, Official Report, column 955W, on historic sites, what the name and address is of each historic site in Hammersmith and Fulham that has (a) featured on this list, (b) been added to the list and (c) been removed from the list in the last five years. | | (45287) | 57
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of council tax collected by Hammersmith and Fulham Council is expected to be used to finance the 2012 London Olympics in each year between now and 2012. | | (45289) | 58
N | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will end the practice of charging TV licence payers a separate fee for holiday homes and other permanent structures where it is evident that the television could not be viewed simultaneously at both properties. | | (43953) | 59
| Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her latest estimate is for the cost of hosting the 2012 Olympic Games; and if she will make a statement. | | (45123) | 60
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total amount raised by the television licence fee has been since it was last reviewed. | | (44873) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 61
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average time taken by a war pensions committee panel to report its findings once it has been convened is in the last period for which figures are available; and what the average time taken to act on the recommendation of such panels was in that period. | | (45224) | 62
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the age of claimants of war disability pensions is taken into account in the prioritising of the processing of such claims. | | (45225) | 63
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a war pensions committee panel is to be set up in respect of the case of the late Lieutenant William Norbury and his widow. | | (45228) | 64
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is within the remit of war pensions committee panels to determine appropriate sums to be paid in respect of past periods for which war disability pensions were not paid due to errors. | | (45232) | 65
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the procedure is for resolving long-outstanding claims for war disablement pensions. | | (45286) | 66
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individuals detained by UK forces in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan who have been handed over to US forces have subsequently been transferred to US interrogation centres in each year since 2001. | | (45342) | 67
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cannibalisations of (a) C-130 Hercules, (b) Tristars, (c) VC-10s and (d) C-17A Globemasters occurred in each of the last five years. | | (45142) | 68
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many tours have been undertaken by each of the (a) Type 42 Destroyers, (b) Type 22 frigates and (c) Type 23 frigates in the last three years; where each tour was; what the length of each tour was; and what the length of time was between each tour. | | (45143) | 69
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest monitored serviceability readiness rates for RAF C130 aircraft of each type have been in the last three years. | | (45144) | 70
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements are in place regarding the air transportation of British troops from Germany to Iraq. | | (45145) | 71
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Foreign Secretary and (b) Secretary of State for International Development regarding the linking of the military deployment with (i) political engagement and (ii) development efforts in Helmand Province, Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (45146) | 72
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role UK forces will play in counter-narcotics activities in Helmand province, Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (45147) | 73
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of operational flying hours undertaken by an RAF (a) Chinook, (b) Merlin, (c) Sea King and (d) Puma helicopter was in each month in (i) 2004 and (ii) 2005. | | (45148) | 74
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of operational flying hours an RAF (a) C-130 Hercules, (b) Tristar, (c) VC-10 and (d) C-17A Globemaster aircraft was in each of the last 12 months. | | (45161) | 75
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many NATO-trained and deployed Afghan combat troops there are; and if he will make a statement. | | (45162) | 76
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funds his Department has provided to support training of the Afghan army and police force in each year since 2002; and if he will make a statement. | | (45163) | 77
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) C-130 Hercules, (b) Tristar, (c) VC-10 and (d) C-17A Globemaster aircraft British forces have; and how many of each are fit for purpose. | | (45164) | 78
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effects of NATO ISAF operation being integrated more closely with Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (45165) | 79
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to help armed forces members strengthen their family relationships and avoid divorce; and if he will make a statement. | | (45166) | 80
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made in establishing a mechanism for increased alignment of the NATO ISAF mission and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (45167) | 81
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what preparations have been made by his Department to build Afghan National Army and Police capacity with a view to transferring responsibility for security in Afghanistan to the indigenous forces; and if he will make a statement. | | (45168) | 82
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, under which command a detachment of six Harrier GR7 aircraft is operating in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (45169) | 83
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the divorce rates have been in each of the armed forces since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (45170) | 84
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full strength establishment is of each battalion of the British Army; and what the actual complement of each battalion was on the most recent date for which figures are available. | | (45173) | 85
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British service personnel are (a) deployed and (b) stationed in (i) Germany, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) Bosnia-Herzegovina, (iv) Croatia, (v) Kosovo, (vi) Albania, (vii) the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, (viii) Sierra Leone, (ix) the Gulf Region, (x) Turkey, (xi) Gibralter, (xii) Belize, (xiii) Kenya, (xiv) Canada, (xv) the Falkland Islands, (xvi) Cyprus, (xvii) Brunei and (xviii) Afghanistan. | | (45175) | 86
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is considering making available a breakdown of casualty figures for the deployments in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan. | | (45218) | 87
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact on measures to protect the British merchant fleet of the planned reduction in the fleet of commissioned frigates and destroyers; and if he will make a statement. | | (45193) | 88
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11th January 2006, Official Report, column 664W, on helicopters, what the current operational status is of each of the Merlin helicopters operated by each of the services. | | (45296) | 89
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the number of soldiers in the Territorial Army. | | (44723) | 90
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will bring forward legislation to make it a criminal offence for individuals (a) to place the safety of UK troops on active service in danger by their actions and (b) who question the reputation of British troops without basis. | | (45302) | 91
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to ensure that QinetiQ will maintain its current number of employees and presence in Scotland after privatisation. | | (44955) | 92
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what share options will be made available to each grade of employee of QinetiQ. | | (44956) | 93
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it was the intention when the scheme for compensating British civilian detainees of the Japanese was established that detainees with no blood link to the UK would not be included in the scheme. | | (45335) | 94
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the original Treasury authority for payments to British civilian detainees of the Japanese allowed payments to be made to detainees with no blood links to the UK. | | (45336) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 95
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what factors he took into account in accepting the invitation to open the new offices of Adenstar in Portslade on 13th May 2002; and if he will make a statement. | | (44786) | 96
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he (a) informed and (b) sought advice from (i) his Permanent Secretary and (ii) other officials before deciding (A) to meet the Chairman of Brighton and Hove Albion and (B) to accept hospitality from the club on 16th December. | | (44789) | 97
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps he is taking to enable first-time home buyers in West Lancashire to buy a home locally. | | (45127) | 98
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) revenue and (b) capital funding his Department has allocated to (a) West Lancashire District Council and (b) Lancashire County Council in each of the last 10 years. | | (45128) | 99
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of West Lancashire council housing stock has been sold under the right-to-buy scheme in each year since 1980. | | (45132) | 100
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of right-to-buy sales in West Lancashire since 1980 were (a) bed-sit, (b) one-bed, (c) two-bed, (d) three-bed and (e) four or more bedrooms. | | (45133) | 101
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what total receipts were generated from right-to-buy sales in West Lancashire in each year since 1980. | | (45134) | 102
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the planning applications which have been (a) refused and (b) granted on appeal for mobile phone masts in West Lancashire. | | (45135) | 103
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many applicants there are on the West Lancashire housing waiting list. | | (45136) | 104
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps he is taking to provide affordable housing in West Lancashire constituency. | | (45137) | 105
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many firefighters served the West Lancashire area (a) in 1997 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (45138) | 106
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the members of the Sustainable Building Task Group; and to whom this group is responsible within his Department. | | (45139) | 107
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the timetable is for the review of Approved Document B-Fire Safety; and when he intends to bring forward his Department's final proposals. | | (45140) | 108
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many local authorities are implementing local government pay and workforce strategies. | | (44950) | 109
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many new residential dwellings will be built in each of the next 20 years in the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham following the Government's response to Kate Barker's review of housing supply. | | (45258) | 110
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of spending by Hammersmith and Fulham Council he expects to be financed from council tax in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08. | | (45261) | 111
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many hectares of brownfield land have been developed in Hammersmith and Fulham in each year since 1997; and how many new homes have been built in the course of those developments. | | (45272) | 112
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) total area of privately owned gardens in Hammersmith and Fulham that has been developed in each year since 1997. | | (45273) | 113
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what percentage of new housing development in Hammersmith and Fulham has been on brownfield land in each year since 1997. | | (45274) | 114
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of spending by Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council was financed from council tax in each financial year since 1996-97. | | (45275) | 115
N | David Howarth (Cambridge):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps he is taking to ensure that the work of the interdepartmental review on energy use in existing buildings led by his Department is made available to the Minister of State for Energy to assist him with his review of energy policy. | | (44814) | 116
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many repossessions were made in (a) England, (b) the Tees Valley and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland in each year since 1997. | | (45108) | 117
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will estimate how many families in (a) England, (b) the Tees Valley and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland are living in overcrowded conditions. | | (45109) | 118
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much central government funding was allocated to councils' housing revenue accounts in 2005-06; and what the estimate is for 2007-08. | | (45297) | 119
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether local authority major repairs allowances were fully spent in each of the last three years. | | (45298) | 120
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent research he has evaluated on the cost of maintaining council homes. | | (45299) | 121
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much income local authorities received from right-to-buy receipts in each year since 1997; what estimate he has made of income in future years; and how much was (a) retained by local authorities and (b) remitted to the Treasury in each year. | | (45303) | 122
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the cost to central funds was of supported borrowing for local authority housing revenue accounts in each year since 1997. | | (45304) | 123
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much of the income from council tenants' rents in the determination for 2006-07 he estimates will be retained by councils. | | (45333) | 124
| Dr John Pugh (Southport):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether Ministers from his Department plan to visit Lancashire as part of the review of the structure of local government. | | (44977) | 125
N | Geraldine Smith (Morecambe & Lunesdale):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much money was raised by council tax in each of the last seven years. | | (44649) | 126
N | Geraldine Smith (Morecambe & Lunesdale):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average cost of collecting council tax was in each of the last five years. | | (44650) | 127
N | Geraldine Smith (Morecambe & Lunesdale):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many people were billed for council tax in 2004-05. | | (44658) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 128
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidance she has issued to local authorities regarding supporting disabled parents in getting their children to school. | | (44620) | 129
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will take steps to provide a right to free school transport for pupils who are caring for disabled adults. | | (44621) | 130
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her oral statement of 19th January, Official Report, columns 966-70, on safeguarding children, how many of her Department's staff are involved in the safeguarding vetting process; how many have received training, support and advice on child protection issues; and what the timetable is for training the remainder of staff. | | (45188) | 131
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the number of requests for enhanced disclosures that will be generated as a result of making Criminal Records Bureau checks mandatory for all new appointments of school staff. | | (45245) | 132
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will set out a timetable for (a) laying the regulations and (b) implementing the regulation to make it a mandatory requirement for Criminal Record Bureau checks on all new school staff. | | (45246) | 133
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of pupils at each academy achieved (a) five A* to C GCSE grades or equivalent, (b) five A* to C GCSE grades and (c) five A* to C GCSE grades in English and Mathematics in 2005; and what the equivalent figures were for the predecessor school of each academy in its last year of operation. | | (43048) | 134
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) classroom assistants and (b) full-time equivalent classroom assistant posts there were in schools in West Lancashire constituency in each year since 1997. | | (45004) | 135
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) teachers and (b) full-time equivalent teaching posts there were in schools in West Lancashire constituency in each year since 1997. | | (45005) | 136
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in West Lancashire constituency attended nursery in each of the past 10 years; and how many have taken up free nursery places since the policy was introduced. | | (45006) | 137
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many child care places were available in each of the past 10 years in West Lancashire constituency. | | (45007) | 138
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students have claimed education maintenance allowance in West Lancashire in each year that it has been available; and how many she estimates will claim it in 2006-07. | | (45009) | 139
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average class size is in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in West Lancashire. | | (45010) | 140
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average number of hours per week of physical education undertaken in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in West Lancashire was in 2004-05. | | (45011) | 141
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much West Lancashire constituency has received from the (a) Excellence in Cities, (b) Education Action Zone and (c) Leadership Incentive Grant Scheme in each year since the schemes began. | | (45012) | 142
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what her Department's timetable is for bringing forward final proposals on design and managing against the risk of fire in schools. | | (45021) | 143
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the universities which provide industrial design-related programmes; and how many are (a) undergraduate programmes and (b) specifically industrial design courses. | | (44968) | 144
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people graduated from design-related courses in each year since 2001. | | (44969) | 145
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress has been made in requiring the School Teachers Review Body to consider local pay; and if she will make a statement. | | (44947) | 146
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of whether the funding increase for schools in Hammersmith and Fulham will ensure that all the schools will be able to fulfil the planning, preparation and assessment initiative. | | (45255) | 147
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what funding will be made available to schools in Hammersmith and Fulham for anti-bullying campaigns in 2006-07. | | (45256) | 148
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what funds have been made available in 2005-06 for adult education courses in the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham; and what percentage change this represents over the previous year. | | (45259) | 149
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which further education colleges in Hammersmith and Fulham will receive (a) a decrease and (b) an increase in their funding for adult education, not including for basic skills courses, in 2006-07. | | (45268) | 150
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many young people in Hammersmith and Fulham have been granted an education maintenance allowance in each of the last three years. | | (45269) | 151
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what duty there is on local learning and skills councils to work together to support an apprenticeship scheme which operates in different parts of the country but is not supported by the Learning and Skills Council nationally. | | (44661) | 152
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) full-time teachers and (b) teaching assistants were employed in the Shropshire Local Education Authority area in each year since 1997. | | (44975) | 153
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what subsidies her Department has provided for primary schools in Shrewsbury constituency for daily school milk; and if she will make a statement. | | (44976) | 154
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the music service of Staffordshire Education Authority. | | (45047) | 155
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the pilots her Department established to trial new ways of teaching and learning music. | | (45048) | 156
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress her Department has made towards achieving the target for every child to be given the opportunity to learn to play a musical instrument. | | (45049) | 157
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much her Department has paid to Staffordshire Education Authority for the provision of music services in each year since 1998. | | (45050) | 158
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what additional funding she plans to provide for the improvement of (a) teaching and (b) learning music in the next five years; and how much of this money will go to Staffordshire. | | (45051) | 159
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of paying the money for improving the teaching and learning of music directly to individual schools on the music services provided by local education authorities. | | (45052) | 160
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what training staff at (a) primary and (b) secondary schools have to undertake in order to teach sex and relationships education. | | (45110) | 161
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what requirements there are in the (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory element of the sex and relationships education syllabus on issues of sexuality. | | (45111) | 162
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what her latest estimate is of the proportion of parents who withdraw their child from the non-statutory elements of sex and relationships education in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in England. | | (45112) | 163
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools in (a) England, (b) the Tees Valley and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland have been rated (i) unsatisfactory, (ii) poor and (iii) very poor by Ofsted in sex and relationships education. | | (45113) | 164
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools in (a) England, (b) the Tees Valley and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland were without a sex and relationships education policy on their last visit by Ofsted inspectors. | | (45114) | 165
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much authority a school has to determine its own sex and relationships education policy. | | (45115) | 166
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding has been allocated to adult education in (a) England, (b) the Tees Valley and (c) the area corresponding as closely as possible to Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each year since 1997. | | (45116) | 167
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of overseas students studying in further education institutes in England are from India. | | (45117) | 168
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of British-Indians have applied to study in further education institutes in each year since 1997. | | (45118) | 169
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the civil servants in her Department's new projects remit who are responsible for action in respect of academies; what the (a) grade and (b) role in the Department is of each; and if she will list the actions they undertake in respect of academies. | | (44549) | 170
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will ask the Children's Commissioner to undertake a review of local authority tendering processes for school transport to ensure vulnerable children are protected. | | (45172) | 171
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what arrangements there are to enable the statutory assessment procedure for a statement of speical educational needs to be continued for pupils who transfer to a school in another local eduation authority area during the course of the procedure; and if she will make a statement. | | (45171) | 172
| Sir George Young (North West Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her oral statement of 19th January 2006, Official Report, columns 966-70, on safeguarding children, what arrangements are in place to ensure that teachers from overseas meet the standards set for teachers based in the United Kingdom. | | (45243) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 173
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage the capture of waste heat to be fed into district heating systems; what percentage of such heat was captured in this way in the last period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. | | (44787) | 174
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the displacement of carbon emissions has been achieved through the introduction of energy efficiency measures in each year since 1997. | | (44788) | 175
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Deputy Prime Minister on (a) the scale and (b) the cost of water supply and sewage treatment requirements arising from planned expansion of housing in Aylesbury Vale. | | (45340) | 176
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether a new waste treatment facility will be required to take account of the Government's planned expansion of housing in Aylesbury Vale. | | (45347) | 177
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to require domestic birds kept in outdoor aviaries to be brought indoors in an outbreak of avian influenza in the United Kingdom. | | (45120) | 178
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the inclusion of a ban on dog tail docking in the Animal Welfare Bill. | | (44961) | 179
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many households in (a) West Lancashire constituency and (b) North West Region received assistance under the Warm Front Scheme in each year since the scheme began. | | (45022) | 180
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to identify older people in fuel poverty who are not in receipt of benefits in West Lancashire. | | (45035) | 181
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many central heating systems have been fitted for people over 65 years under the Warm Front Scheme in each year since the scheme started; and what percentage this represents of the total systems fitted in West Lancashire. | | (45036) | 182
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) dairy, (b) arable and (c) mixed farms there were in West Lancashire in (i) 1976, (ii) 1980, (iii) 1990 and (iv) 2000. | | (45037) | 183
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding was allocated by her Department in West Lancashire for (a) capital projects and (b) revenue funding in each of the last five years and for what purposes. | | (45038) | 184
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which councils have applied to join the Department's scheme tackling the problem of chewing gum litter. | | (45102) | 185
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons the Government decided not to introduce a tax levy on the price of chewing gum as part of its proposals for tackling chewing gum litter. | | (45103) | 186
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidelines the Department provides to councils regarding reprimanding businesses and households who refuse to comply with recycling requirements. | | (45122) | 187
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many coal-fired power stations she estimates are not complying with the proposed EU legislation which requires the installation of equipment to cut emissions. | | (45220) | 188
| Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the European Commission on its progress in reviewing policy on importing wild birds into the European Union. | | (45226) | 189
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action her Department is taking to help stop foreign farm workers from being exposed to dangerous pesticides. | | (44979) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 190
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of (a) the treatment of the Hindu community in Russia and (b) the effect on the community of the loss of the Hindu Temple in Moscow. | | (45227) | 191
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when (a) he and (b) his officials were first informed of the existence of United States interrogation centres in third countries. | | (45300) | 192
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to what treaties relating to the use of torture (a) the United Kingdom and (b) the United States is a signatory. | | (45301) | 193
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the US Administration about the obligations in relation to the rendition of terrorist suspects under (a) the European Convention on Human Rights and (b) the UN Convention on Torture. | | (45320) | 194
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what account he has taken of the UK's obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights when (a) considering requests for the rendition of terrorist suspects through UK airspace and (b) making reference to the US Secretary of State's statement on the legality of such renditions. | | (45321) | 195
| Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to bring human rights abuses in Zimbabwe to the attention of the international community; and if he will make a statement on the situation in Zimbabwe, with particular reference to recent reports that the Mugabe regime has begun to confiscate the passports of dissidents. | | (44962) | 196
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the use of UK arms equipment by the Indonesian military in relation to the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports. | | (43392) | 197
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) formal and (b) informal EU Council Ministers meetings he has attended since 1st July 2005; and if he will list the dates and subjects of the meetings. | | (44963) | 198
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union for January; and if he will list the major European Union events for the next six months. | | (45189) | 199
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will assess the position of the Christian community in Indonesia, with particular reference to those facing (a) prosecution and (b) the death penalty. | | (44423) | 200
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Bosnian counterpart in relation to the 7th July bombings. | | (45349) | 201
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the security situation in Fiji. | | (45352) | 202
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what volume of gas at Iraqi oil production facilities is being lost per day as a result of flaring at the point of production. | | (45363) | 203
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the dollar average revenue received is by the Iraqi government per barrel of oil produced. | | (45364) | 204
N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Maldivian government about the recent incident of harrassment of Minivan Radio by Interpol; and if he will make a statement. | | (44725) | 205
| Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK has sought clarification from the US as to whether it will retain military bases in Iraq after the withdrawal of troops. | | (45041) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 206
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwife-led birth centres there are in England. | | (44934) | 207
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to promote caseload working in maternity services. | | (44935) | 208
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwives there were in the National Health Service in England, expressed as (a) a headcount and (b) whole-time equivalents, in each of the last 10 years. | | (44936) | 209
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to offer women choice over which midwife provides one-to-one continuing care during pregnancy and birth. | | (44937) | 210
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many three-month vacancies for midwives there are in the National Health Service in England. | | (44938) | 211
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has had with the Deputy Prime Minister on the (a) demand for and (b) cost of the social care facilities arising from the planned expansion of housing in Aylesbury Vale. | | (45344) | 212
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will discuss with the Deputy Prime Minister the merits of including health impact assessments in planning for areas designated for housing growth. | | (45348) | 213
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Oral Answer to the hon. Member for Wimbledon of 25th October 2005, Official Report, column 156, on NHS finance, what the level of deficit was in each year for (a) each hospital within the Merseyside/Cheshire Strategic Health Authority (SHA) area and (b) the SHA itself. | | (45028) | 214
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many radiographers were employed in Southport and Orsmkirk in each year since 1997; and whether there are any vacancies at present. | | (45030) | 215
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average daily cost of an (a) intensive care and (b) high dependency bed is in West Lancashire. | | (45032) | 216
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was allocated by her Department to Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority for (a) capital projects and (b) revenue funding in each of the last five years; and what the purpose of each allocation was. | | (45033) | 217
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women there are in West Lancashire aged 40 to 49 years with a family history of breast cancer. | | (45089) | 218
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) dental nurses, (b) dental hygienists and (c) dental therapists were employed in West Lancashire in each year since 1997. | | (45090) | 219
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) patient safety incidents and (b) near misses have been reported by category for each hospital within the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority area. | | (45091) | 220
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women in West Lancashire aged 40 to 49 years with a family history of breast cancer received a mammogram in 2004-05. | | (45093) | 221
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the anonymised annual salaries are for NHS chief executives within the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority area, including the strategic health authority itself. | | (45094) | 222
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many assaults on ambulance staff while on duty in Lancashire were recorded in each of the last five years; and how many prosecutions resulted in each case. | | (45095) | 223
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people under 16 years have attended a sexual health clinic in (a) West Lancashire and (b) Lancashire in the last year for which figures are available. | | (45096) | 224
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the caesarian rate has been in each of the last five years at Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust. | | (45097) | 225
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwives (a) as a headcount and (b) as full-time equivalents have been employed by Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust in each of the last five years. | | (45098) | 226
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the midwifery vacancy rate for Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust has been in each of the last five years. | | (45099) | 227
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwifery assistants have been employed by Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust in each of the last five years. | | (45100) | 228
| John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting times for patients in Easington constituency to see (a) a consultant psychiatrist and (b) a psychologist were in each year since 2002. | | (45016) | 229
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will introduce a waiting list target for digital hearing aids; and if she will make a statement. | | (45229) | 230
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of patients were (a) treated at and (b) admitted to (i) Barnet and (ii) Chase Farm hospitals with the 98 per cent.-within-four hours target as of (A) 31st December 2004 and (B) 31st December 2005; and if she will make a statement. | | (45231) | 231
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will include Edgware Community Hospital in the directory of services for patient choice; and if she will make a statement. | | (45233) | 232
| Jim Dowd (Lewisham West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has had with the Food Standards Agency about the revised food labelling system; and when she expects to report the Agency's conclusions. | | (45350) | 233
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made in requiring the (a) Doctors and Dentists Review Body and (b) Nurses and Other Health Professionals Review Body to consider local pay; and if she will make a statement. | | (44949) | 234
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the level of demand for ambulance services was in each ambulance trust between midnight and four a.m. on 4th December (a) 2004 and (b) 2005. | | (45276) | 235
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the level of demand in each accident and emergency department was between midnight and four a.m., on 4th December (a) 2004 and (b) 2005. | | (45277) | 236
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the effects of the use of prone restraint in (a) mental health and (b) care institutions; and if she will make a statement. | | (45282) | 237
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education regarding checks for health workers who work with children in schools; and when such discussions took place. | | (45358) | 238
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings officials from her Department have had with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to discuss Herceptin. | | (45359) | 239
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings her Department has had with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to discuss the appraisal of drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease in the last year. | | (45360) | 240
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings (a) she and (b) her Ministers have had with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in the last 12 months to discuss approval of Herceptin. | | (45361) | 241
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings Ministers in her Department have had with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in the last 12 months to discuss the prescribing of drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease. | | (45362) | 242
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings Ministers in her Department have had with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in the last 12 months; and what the reasons for the meetings were in each case. | | (45365) | 243
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people in at-risk groups who were unable to obtain a seasonal influenza vaccination in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in 2005. | | (45254) | 244
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of public houses in the Hammersmith and Fulham constituency likely to be exempt from a smoking ban under the provisions of the Health Bill; and what assessment she has made of the likely impact of the Health Bill on health inequalities within the Hammersmith and Fulham constituency. | | (45290) | 245
N | Mr John Horam (Orpington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she will give a full answer to the Question on the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 tabled by the hon. Member for Orpington to which she gave a holding Answer on 21st November 2005. | | (41981) | 246
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of MRSA there have been at Essex Rivers Health Care in the past 12 months; and at which locations. | | (44974) | 247
| Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many mental health tribunal hearings took place in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (45191) | 248
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients in (a) England, (b) the Tees Valley and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland were diagnosed as having HIV/AIDS in each year since 1997. | | (45104) | 249
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the addresses of drug treatment centres which specialise in (a) opiate addiction and (b) cocaine addiction. | | (44639) | 250
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to reduce the number of deaths from illegal drug use. | | (44727) | 251
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many drug-related admissions to (a) hospitals and (b) accident and emergency departments there were in North Somerset in (i) 2003, (ii) 2004 and (iii) 2005. | | (45248) | 252
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many ostomy patients returned to hospital for treatment for complications of their surgery in the last year for which figures are available. | | (45053) | 253
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received on the consultation `Arrangements for the Provision of Dressings, Incontinence Appliances, Stoma Appliances, Chemical Reagents and Other Appliances to Primary and Secondary Care'. | | (45054) | 254
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to ensure that elderly ostomy patients continue to receive help at home for the related services and appliances they require. | | (45055) | 255
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of surgeries resulting in ostomy performed in (a) England, (b) West Yorkshire, (c) Kirklees and (d) Huddersfield in each of the past 10 years. | | (45056) | 256
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the average age of an ostomy patient. | | (45057) | 257
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of ostomy patients who also (a) suffer from a disability and (b) need a walking aid. | | (45058) | 258
N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when a decision to make progress on the private finance initiative scheme for a new hospital for Plymouth will be taken by her Department. | | (44627) | 259
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Meat Hygiene Services is taking to ensure that from 1st January its official veterinary surgeons assume line management supervision of poultry inspection assistants as required under the EU Hygiene Package. | | (44984) | 260
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Food Standards Agency put in place to monitor compliance with the requirement for poultry inspection assistants appointed after 1st January to meet the new training and qualification requirements of the EU Hygiene Package. | | (44985) | 261
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many poultry slaughterhouses have indicated to her Department that they wish the Meat Hygiene Services to replace poultry inspection assistants with official poultry meat hygiene inspectors after 1st January as a result of the EU Hygiene Package as it affects poultry inspection assistants' training and qualifications. | | (44986) | 262
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what changes will be made to the training and qualifications arrangements for poultry inspection assistants after 1st January following the introduction of the EU Hygiene Package. | | (44987) | 263
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment the Food Standards Agency has made of the public health implications of allowing transitional arrangements in the new EU Hygiene Package. | | (44988) | 264
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether poultry inspection assistants in post prior to 1st January will be permitted to continue to inspect poultry meat without reference to the new training and qualifications framework in the new EU Hygiene Package under transitional arrangements. | | (44989) | 265
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what training poultry inspection assistants in post before 1st January were required to undergo before they were permitted to inspect poultry meat. | | (44990) | 266
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what test poultry inspection assistants in post before 1st January were required to pass before they were permitted to inspect poultry meat. | | (44991) | 267
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what treatment is available on the NHS for the elderly who suffer from non-life threatening diverticulitis. | | (44981) | 268
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people the NHS treated for diverticulitis in the last year for which figures are available; and what the cost was of treating those patients. | | (44982) | 269
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the (i) life expectancy and (ii) quality of life of those suffering from non-life threatening diverticulitis. | | (44983) | 270
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to ensure that there will be an efficient handover of outstanding cases following the termination of the North East Independent Complaints Advocacy Services contract with the Citizens Advice Bureau. | | (45357) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 271
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many violent incidents involving glasses or glass bottles were reported in West Lancashire in 2004-05 resulting in injuries. | | (45034) | 272
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal fireworks were seized in (a) West Lancashire, (b) Lancashire and (c) England in each of the last five years for which records are available. | | (45141) | 273
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fines have been imposed by the police for offences relating to fireworks in (a) West Lancashire constituency, (b) Lancashire, (c) the North West and (d) England and Wales since the Fireworks Act 2003 came into force. | | (45149) | 274
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) businesses and (b) individuals were prosecuted for supplying alcohol to youths under the age of 18 years in (i) England, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) West Lancashire constituency in each of the past five years. | | (45150) | 275
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Lancashire police force has a policy of attending every reported crime. | | (45152) | 276
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average number of crimes reported per day was in Lancashire in the last year for which figures are available; and what estimate he has made of the incidence of unreported crime in Lancashire over the same period. | | (45153) | 277
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of young offenders re-offended in (a) Lancashire and (b) west Lancashire constituency in each year since 2002. | | (45154) | 278
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) civilian staff and (b) police officers are employed by Lancashire police force. | | (45155) | 279
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many alcohol-related crimes were recorded in West Lancashire in each year since 2002. | | (45156) | 280
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) anti-social behaviour orders, (b) individual support orders, (c) enforced parenting orders and (d) voluntary parenting contracts have been issued in West Lancashire since each was established. | | (45157) | 281
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were convicted of cruelty towards animals in (a) Coventry South and (b) the West Midlands in each year since 1997. | | (43393) | 282
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures are in place to assist remand prisoners in their preparations for trial. | | (44959) | 283
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to reduce overcrowding in prisons. | | (44960) | 284
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the occasions on which he and the Ministers in his Department have undertaken overseas visits in the course of their ministerial duties since 1st January 2005; and what the (a) purpose and (b) duration was of each visit. | | (44967) | 285
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what forecast he has made of the level of the prison population in each of the last three years; and what the actual level was in each year. | | (45207) | 286
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of correlation between prison overcrowding and deaths in custody; and if he will make a statement. | | (45208) | 287
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made towards achieving his Department's targets for (a) holding prisoners closer to home and (b) developing opportunities for jobs and housing when prisoners are released. | | (45209) | 288
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to reduce re-offending. | | (45210) | 289
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the reason for the change in the number of (a) women and (b) men remanded into custody in the last three years. | | (45211) | 290
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) remand prisoners and (b) sentenced prisoners suffering from mental problems. | | (45212) | 291
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what powers police may question individuals about their stated views on homosexuality; and what guidance he provides to police forces on this issue. | | (45044) | 292
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect on free speech of police questioning of individuls about their stated views on homosexuality. | | (45045) | 293
N | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether offices have been (a) rented and (b) purchased by regional offender managers; where each of these offices is located; and what the annual cost is for each. | | (44942) | 294
N | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff are employed by each regional offender manager. | | (44943) | 295
N | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the latest projection is of the number of staff that each regional offender manager will require for each of the next three years. | | (44944) | 296
N | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the requirement for (a) prison places, (b) prison healthcare services, (c) prison workshop places, (d) prison programme places and (e) annual prison escorts for each regional offender manager; and what the outcomes of each of these assessments has been. | | (44945) | 297
N | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether service level agreements for prison places with regional offender managers will include the provision of increased funding for prison governors for prison populations above the certified normal accommodation at each establishment. | | (44946) | 298
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what protections are in place for regional offender managers should they be unable to meet their legal obligations because the number of prison places required exceeds those commissioned. | | (45180) | 299
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made in requiring the Prison Service Pay Review Body to consider local pay; and if he will make a statement. | | (44948) | 300
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter of 12th October 2005 from the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green regarding her constituent Mr. Isaac Amas-Osasu (Home Office ref: A1435001). | | (44722) | 301
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the additional (a) manpower and (b) resources required by police forces in England and Wales to implement and use the IMPACT Nominal Index; what the total cost is of implementing and using the IMPACT Nominal Index in each force; and if he will make a statement. | | (45280) | 302
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost is of implementing and using the IMPACT Nominal Index in each child abuse investigation unit; and if he will make a statement. | | (45281) | 303
| Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the manpower allocation of (a) police officers and (b) civilian police staff was in each London borough in each year since 2003-04; and if he will make a statement. | | (45046) | 304
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of options other than the private finance initiative for the construction of new prisons. | | (45181) | 305
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will commission further research into the comparative operating costs of publicly and privately operated prisons. | | (45182) | 306
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the last review was made of the comparative costs and performance of privately and publicly operated prisons; and what the outcome of that review was. | | (45183) | 307
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of the operation of the Office of Contracted Prisons was in each of the last eight years for which figures are available. | | (45184) | 308
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many violent crimes took place in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in each of the last five years. | | (45253) | 309
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the occasions (a) before and (b) after 26th October on which (i) he and (ii) his representatives contacted Hammersmith and Fulham Police about the Terrorism Bill; and what form that contact took. | | (45260) | 310
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time was between a relevant conviction in court and the sexual offenders register being updated in each of the last five years. | | (44622) | 311
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 from the hon. Member for Aylesbury of 23rd September 2005 to the Immigration and Nationality Directorate about the case of Ms V.E.S. of Aylesbury (reference S1198241 and B22849/5). | | (44547) | 312
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether neighbourhood wardens will operate in rural areas outside villages and towns; and if he will make a statement. | | (44958) | 313
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which speedometers have been type-approved for police use. | | (45158) | 314
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which models of mobile speed cameras have been purchased by each police force in England and Wales since 2003. | | (45159) | 315
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vehicles were detected by speed cameras exceeding the speed limit on the contraflow between junctions 19 and 20 of the M5 (a) in the first month of operation and (b) to date. | | (45160) | 316
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals were tested for drugs in North Somerset in (a) 2003, (b) 2004 and (c) 2005; and how many tests were (i) positive and (ii) negative in each year. | | (45249) | 317
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 26th October 2005 to the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam, Official Report, column 406W, on substance abuse offences, how many people in the South West region were convicted for (a) drunkenness, (b) driving after consuming alcohol or taking drugs and (c) causing death by dangerous driving when under the influence of drink or drugs in (i) 2003, (ii) 2004 and (iii) 2005. | | (45250) | 318
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) arrests, (b) convictions and (c) cautions there were in the Avon and Somerset police authority area for offences relating to (i) the possession and (ii) dealing in class (A) A, (B) B and (C) C drugs in each year since 1997. | | (45251) | 319
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) arrests, (b) convictions and (c) cautions there were in the Avon and Somerset police authority area in each year since 1997. | | (45252) | 320
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been issued in each area since their inception; how many breaches have been recorded; how many prosecutions for breach there have been; how many recordings for breach have been obtained; and if he will make a statement on his policy on the recording of breaches. | | (44276) | 321
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is making comparisons of the incidence of alcohol-related (a) violent crime, (b) domestic violence, (c) motor crime and (d) disorder before and since the implementation of new licensing hours under the Licensing Act 2003 in equivalent (i) months and (ii) other periods of time. | | (44624) | 322
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role he expects residents' associations to play in the Government's Respect Action Plan. | | (45247) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 323
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the cost was of printing and administering Early Day Motions in each of the last four parliamentary Sessions. | | (44625) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 324
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 17th January 2006 to the hon. Member for St Ives, Official Report, column 1219W, on Fallujah, what assessment he has made of the position of the 61,000 people displaced from Fallujah since April 2004; and what assessment he has made of the ways in which aid disbursed to Fallujah has been spent, with particular reference to the repair of existing homes and the construction of new homes. | | (45345) | 325
| Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much annual additional debt relief has been awarded to each of the 19 beneficiary countries as a result of the implementation by the International Monetary Fund of the decision taken at Gleneagles. | | (45019) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 326
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to avert the possible Civil Service industrial action in Northern Ireland. | | (44801) | 327
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost was of the standard fare for the train journey between Coleraine and (a) Belfast and (b) Londonderry in each of the last five years. | | (44802) | 328
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in Northern Ireland were convicted of possession of class (a) A, (b) B and (c) C drugs with intent to supply in each of the last three years. | | (44803) | 329
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps have been taken by the Civil Service to address the under-representation of Protestants in the general service grades of the Civil Service in 2005. | | (44804) | 330
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his assessment is of the extent of Provisional IRA involvement in organised crime in Northern Ireland. | | (44805) | 331
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for what reason the senior education officer posts in the (a) Western and (b) Southern education and library boards are not being advertised publicly. | | (45185) | 332
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether education and library boards require departmental approval before recruiting for a senior post by internal trawl rather than public advertisement. | | (45186) | 333
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what guidance Northern Ireland departments give to public bodies on the handling of senior post vacancies and recruitment pending implementation of the Review of Public Administration; and whether (a) Equality Commission and (b) legal advice is sought on such guidance. | | (45187) | 334
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the total sums of public money paid to each relevant firm of lawyers for work done for or in connection with the Saville Inquiry. | | (44190) | 335
N | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he will publish the consultation paper on sexual violence. | | (43859) | 336
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) teachers and (b) auxiliary staff who are on the Sex Offenders Register are employed in schools in Northern Ireland. | | (45026) | Questions to the Prime Minister 337
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Prime Minister, when he was first informed of the United States policy on international rendition. | | (45343) | 338
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Prime Minister, whether the costs of A Day in the Life were met from Labour Party or from Government funds. | | (44273) | 339
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Prime Minister, whether his Office sought guidance from (a) the Cabinet Secretary and (b) others as to whether A Day in the Life complied with (i) the Ministerial Code of Conduct and (ii) Government Communications Network guidance. | | (44274) | 340
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his diary commitments for (a) Monday 2nd January and (b) Tuesday 3rd January. | | (44275) | 341
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask the Prime Minister, why he abolished the political honours scrutiny committee. | | (44550) | Questions to the Solicitor General 342
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Solicitor General, what progress has been made towards establishing (a) a team of specialist prosecutors and (b) specialist courts to deal with cases of anti-social behaviour. | | (45203) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 343
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with the Deputy Prime Minister on (a) the scale and (b) the cost of electricity requirements arising from planned expansion of housing in Aylesbury Vale. | | (45341) | 344
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many companies will be required to produce the proposed enhanced Business Review; how many would have been required to produce an Operating and Financial Review; whether all companies operating in the United Kingdom will have to produce such business reviews; and what enhancements to the proposed Business Review will be made. | | (42145) | 345
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps his Department is taking to encourage companies to develop the careers of their female staff. | | (43389) | 346
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with business organisations on encouraging schoolgirls to consider careers in sectors which have been seen as traditionally male. | | (43390) | 347
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the achievements of (a) female entrepreneurs and (b) female-owned businesses. | | (43391) | 348
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the annual cost has been to Royal Mail of fraudulent or abusive misuse of the freepost system in each of the last five years. | | (44189) | 349
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many visits abroad Ministers in his Department have made in relation to policy on maternity and paternity pay and arrangements since 2001; and if he will list those visits. | | (45213) | 350
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he expects to publish the final version of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006. | | (45008) | 351
| Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he expects the first planned offshore salt cavern gas storage facilities to be operational. | | [R] (45291) | 352
| Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when assessment he has made of the likely impact of offshore salt cavern storage on gas supplies for winter in 2006-07. | | (45292) | 353
| Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the economic viability of the use of offshore salt caverns for gas storage. | | (45293) | 354
| Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the five Indian companies in the UK with a presence in the financial services sector which have the highest turnover; and what the turnover is of each. | | (45129) | 355
| Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many Indian companies set up (a) a subsidiary company, (b) a branch office and (c) an other presence in the UK in 2004-05. | | (45130) | 356
| Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which 10 companies with a presence in the UK have the highest (a) number of employees and (b) annual turnover. | | (45131) | 357
| Kitty Ussher (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what evaluation he has made of small busines innovation research programmes in other countries; and if he will make a statement. | | (45279) | 358
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that foreign farm workers working in the United Kingdom are paid above the national minimum wage. | | (44980) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 359
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a senior citizen will be eligible for free travel in an area where he (a) is not a council taxpayer and (b) has a second home under new proposals for concessionary travel. | | (44626) | 360
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) Network Rail and (b) the British Transport Police in preventing trespassing onto railway lines (i) in England and (ii) in West Lancashire constituency; and what further steps are planned. | | (45013) | 361
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the operating subsidy for the Tyne and Wear Metro is determined; what the operating subsidy is for 2005-06; what discussions he has had on the operating subsidy for 2006-07; and when he expects those discussions to be concluded. | | (44589) | 362
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) fatal and (b) serious road traffic accidents occurred in the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in each year since 1997. | | (45266) | 363
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his projections are for traffic growth in Hammersmith and Fulham for each of the next 10 years. | | (45267) | 364
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the change in the number of passenger kilometres travelled on the railways between London and Shrewsbury in each of the last five years. | | (45354) | 365
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what account he has taken of projected increases in rail passenger kilometres travelled when (a) allocating funding for (i) subsidies and (ii) rolling stock and (b) awarding franchises. | | (45355) | 366
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pensioners in (a) the Tees Valley and (b) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland will qualify for free off-peak bus travel from April. | | (45105) | 367
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of fatal road traffic accidents were assessed as being wholly or in part attributable to the consumption of illegal drugs by drivers in each of the last five years. | | (44638) | 368
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the debt on the Humber Bridge has been written off; when it was written off; for what reasons; and what mechanism was used. | | (45337) | 369
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment of the purpose the Humber Bridge would serve was made in advance of its construction. | | (45338) | 370
| David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the footbridge at Lockerbie railway station is being considered for funding under the Railways for All scheme. | | (45294) | 371
| David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what account is taken of the needs of users at Lockerbie railway station when timetabling for cross-border rail services. | | (45295) | 372
N | Geraldine Smith (Morecambe & Lunesdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what advice the Environment Agency has offered to Lancashire County Council regarding (a) the Heysham M6 link and (b) the proposed bridge over the River Lune at Halton. | | (44657) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 373
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether the Total Welsh Block figures set out in Annex 1 of the Wales Office Annual Report 2005 (Cm 6545) include the above Barnett formula additions for Objective One in Wales. | | (45353) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 374
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what plans the Government is considering to tackle women's pension inequality. | | (44724) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 375
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements are in place to assess the morale of departmental staff. | | (45190) | 376
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what action he is taking to improve (a) the efficiency of delivery and (b) comparability of control systems of benefits paid to British citizens resident overseas. | | (45194) | 377
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what action he is taking in conjunction with Jobcentre Plus to tackle recent increases in the claimant count of jobseekers. | | (45195) | 378
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the significant outcomes of the recent British EU Presidency in the areas of responsibility of his Department. | | (45196) | 379
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the work of the Pension Service Partnership Fund. | | (45197) | 380
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what action he is taking to improve the interface with local authorities in relation to the payment of means tested benefits. | | (45198) | 381
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements are made for assessing over time the (a) quality of advice and (b) delivery to claimants of benefit systems adopted by the Department. | | (45199) | 382
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average (a) time taken, (b) cost of and (c) number of public officials involved was in handling a fresh claim for job seeker's allowance in the last period for which figures are available. | | (45234) | 383
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress has been made on the simplification of (a) structures and (b) payment systems for in-work benefits. | | (45235) | 384
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress has been made on the harmonisation of pay days for different benefits, with particular reference to claimants moving from one benefit to another. | | (45236) | 385
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps are taken by the staff of Jobcentre Plus to support working age claimants with special needs, with particular reference to people with (a) English language difficulties, (b) learning disabilities and (c) chronic physical and mental health problems. | | (45237) | 386
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress has been made in the relocation of departmental posts from the South East to other regions. | | (45238) | 387
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what definition he uses of frontline staff as referred to in the introduction to the 2005 Departmental Report. | | (45239) | 388
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what action he has taken in conjunction with the Health and Safety Executive to respond to the four high level themes identified in the Government's strategy for workplace health and safety. | | (45240) | 389
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what action his Department is taking in conjunction with the Health and Safety Executive (a) to improve liaison on and (b) to foster sharing of good practice in health and safety regulation with local authorities. | | (45241) | 390
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on (a) his Department's projects to support access to British Sign Language and (b) the recruitment of tutors for this purpose. | | (45242) | 391
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of those receiving pension credit are also receiving council tax benefit in (a) West Lancashire and (b) England. | | (45015) | 392
| John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-resident parents are paying child support under (a) the old system and (b) the new system; and if he will make a statement. | | (45017) | 393
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in the age bands (a) 18 to 25, (b) 25 to 40, (c) 40 to 55 and (d) 55 to 65 years were in receipt of (i) disability allowance, (ii) invalid care allowance, (iii) carers allowance, (iv) incapacity benefit and (v) other health-related benefit in (A) absolute numbers and (B) as a percentage of the total population of the Crosby constituency in each year between 2000 and 2005. | | (44964) | 394
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what collaborative projects his Department has undertaken with the Merseyside Police Authority to combat fraudulent activities; and if he will make a statement on the outcome of those projects. | | (44965) | 395
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been paid to workers from the accession countries in (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) housing benefit and (c) other benefits since May 2004. | | (45322) | 396
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria an indivdiual from another EU country must meet to be entitled to (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) housing benefit. | | (45323) | 397
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what sanctions are faced by individuals from other EU member states who are found to be fraudulently claiming (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) housing benefit. | | (45324) | 398
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much debt has been written off as a result of problems with the new IT software package Debt Manager. | | (45278) | 399
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many visits abroad Ministers in his Department have made in relation to policy on childcare for working parents since 2001. | | (45192) | 400
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many unemployed people have participated in the ambition programme in each month since its commencement; how many people are participating in the programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (44728) | 401
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many previously unemployed people participating in the ambition programme have been identified as still working in the same sector 26 weeks after gaining a job, broken down by sector; and if he will make a statement. | | (44729) | 402
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Department has made of the ambition programme since its introduction; what plans there are to continue with the programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (44730) | 403
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many incapacity benefit claimants in the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham have been receiving the benefit for five years or more. | | (45257) | 404
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham who attained sustained employment through a New Deal programme in the last three years have since restarted on a New Deal programme. | | (45263) | 405
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham are in receipt of jobseeker's allowance. | | (45264) | 406
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much information relating to Child Support Agency cases in the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham has been lost since the introduction of the new IT system. | | (45265) | 407
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to change departmental computer systems to prevent identity theft. | | (45367) | 408
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to public funds of paying the housing benefit of tenants transferred from council tenancies to registered social landlords since 1997. | | (45334) | 409
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were claiming incapacity benefit and severe disability allowance in the last period for which figures are available, broken down by disease. | | (45221) | 410
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of incapacity benefit have been in receipt of the benefit for (a) less than one year, (b) between one and two years, (c) between two and three years, (d) between three and four years, (e) between four and five years and (f) more than five years. | | (44951) | 411
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average cost is per person helped into a job by the New Deal for Disabled People (a) through Jobcentre Plus and (b) through other providers. | | (44952) | 412
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of providing work-focussed interviews for incapacity benefit recipients who do not receive them at the moment. | | (44953) | 413
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the unit costs are of work-focussed interviews for (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) incapacity benefit and (c) income support applicants. | | (44954) | 414
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost was of providing interviews, signing on and job referrals for jobseeker's allowance recipients in 2004-05. | | (44957) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 415
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are in receipt of child benefit allowance in the Crosby constituency; and what percentage they constitute of the total population of the constituency. | | [Transferred] (44966) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 416
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will make a statement on the appointment of three new deputy lieutenants for Lancashire. | | [Transferred] (45023) | 417
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, who was consulted on the appointment of three new deputy lieutenants for Lancashire; which geographical area the three newly appointed deputy lieutenants come from; where the existing deputy lieutenants reside; and what steps are taken to ensure (a) that deputy lieutenants represent the geographical diversity of Lancashire and (b) that there is a political balance amongst the deputy lieutenants. | | [Transferred] (45024) | 418
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will list the deputy lieutenants for Lancashire, indicating of which political party those who hold such membership are members. | | [Transferred] (45025) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 419
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Prime Minister's Answer of 18th January 2006, Official Report, column 839, what definitions she uses of (a) aptitude and (b) academic ability in modern languages. | | [Transferred] (45351) | 420
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will introduce targets for teenage pregnancy reduction which reflect that some teenage pregnancies are planned; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (45230) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 421
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Prime Minister's Answer of 18th January 2006, Official Report, column 842, whether her statement on waiting list and waiting times reductions applies to (a) audiology tests and (b) the fitting of hearing aids in hospitals. | | [Transferred] (45319) | 422
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many deaths were recorded as a result of patient safety incidents at (a) Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust, (b) Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust, (c) Aintree University NHS Trust and (d) Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh hospitals in 2004. | | [Transferred] (45125) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 423
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were prosecuted under the Dog Fighting Act 1835 in each year since 1997; and what sentences they received. | | [Transferred] (45219) |
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