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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 24 January 2006
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 24 January 2006
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 24 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 Tuesday 24 January of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 24 January see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what investigation he has undertaken into possible fraud against the tax credit system by migrant workers from other EU member states; and if he will make a statement. | | (45306) | 2
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people use the Post Office card account for receipt of child benefit (a) in total and (b) broken down by region. | | (45371) | 3
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effects on consumers of the general insurance regulations introduced in 2005. | | (45468) | 4
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the overall regulatory cost burden on insurance intermediaries following the introduction of general insurance regulation in January 2005. | | (45469) | 5
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints have been received by the Financial Ombudsman Service in relation to the sale of (a) critical illness insurance, (b) payment protection insurance, (c) term life assurance and (d) income protection in each of the last five years. | | (45470) | 6
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of the complaints referred to the Financial Ombudsman Service in the last five years related to the suitability of the product purchased; and how many of those complaints were upheld in each year. | | (45471) | 7
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints have been referred to the Financial Ombudsman Service in each of the last five years; and how many were upheld in each year. | | (45472) | 8
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) scope and (b) timescale is of the forthcoming Financial Services Authority's effectiveness review of general insurance regulation. | | (45473) | 9
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he intends to bring forward legislation to combat missing trader intra community, or carousel, VAT fraud as a consequence of the European Court of Justice judgment in the joined cases of Optigen Limited, Fulcrum Electronics Limited and Bond House Systems Limited. | | (45395) | 10
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HM Revenue and Customs has made of its total liability for VAT refunds as a consequence of the European Court of Justice judgment in the joined cases of Optigen Limited, Fulcrum Electronics Limited and Bond Houses Systems Limited. | | (45398) | 11
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the implications are of the European Court of Justice judgment in the joined cases of Optigen Limited, Fulcrum Electronics Limited and Bond Houses Systems Limited; and if he will make a statement. | | (45399) | 12
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will answer the letter to him dated 10th November 2005 from the rt. hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Ms Ruckshah Choudhury. | | (45409) | 13
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs and its predecessors spent on (a) television and (b) radio advertising in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what the advertising campaigns were for in each case. | | (44791) | 14
N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department have been working on fraud in the tax credit system in each month since April 2003. | | (44994) | 15
N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date he was first made aware of the use of the tax credit internet portal for organised fraud. | | (44995) | 16
N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what dates (a) he and (b) senior HM Revenue abd Customs officials have met the (i) police, (ii) National Criminal Intelligence Service and (iii) National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre to discuss tax credit fraud. | | (44996) | 17
N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his latest estimate is of the value of tax credit fraud in the financial year to date. | | (44997) | 18
N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employers have been contacted by staff from HM Revenue and Customs in relation to instances of suspected tax credit fraud. | | (44998) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 19
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the change in criminal legal aid rates has been over the last 10 years. | | (45426) | 20
| Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much funding the Government has allocated to mediation and dispute resolution services in each of the last two years. | | (45423) | 21
| Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much public money was spent on Mediation Awareness Week, on 24th to 31st October 2005. | | (45424) | 22
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will make a statement on the recent performance of the court service in Northamptonshire. | | (45003) | 23
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will list the judicial appointments made since 1st January. | | (45444) | 24
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when the Secretary of State last met Lord Bingham of Cornhill to discuss the new headquarters for the proposed Supreme Court. | | (45445) | 25
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will make a statement on progress towards housing the proposed new Supreme Court. | | (45446) | 26
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, in how many cases the Secretary of State has overturned the advice of officials concerning judicial appointments. | | (45447) | 27
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when the Secretary of State last met the Chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality. | | (45448) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 28
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 19th December 2005, Official Report, column 2536W, on pornography, what measures are in place to ensure that vulnerable groups, with particular reference to children are not harmed by this material. | | (45467) | 29
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what parts of her Department's estate will not be covered by the commitments set out in the framework for sustainable development on the Government estate. | | (45438) | 30
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what work her Department's green Minister has undertaken in the last three months in an official capacity within that role. | | (45439) | 31
N | Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made on providing Welsh language versions of the licensing forms issued in relation to the Licensing Act 2003. | | (45027) | 32
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much revenue the BBC received from the sale of its transmitters. | | (45000) | 33
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the North West Regional Development Agency on location of media companies in Manchester; and whether public funding will be made available to such companies to relocate. | | (45001) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 34
| Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel on duty in Afghanistan were injured in (a) action and (b) accidents, broken down by severity of injury, for each year since UK forces have been deployed there. | | (45457) | 35
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13th June 2005, Official Report, column 16W, on private finance projects, what the (a) capital value, (b) annual revenue cost, (c) start date and (d) end date is of each private finance initiative and public private partnership project his Department is undertaking. | | (45305) | 36
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated (a) capital value, (b) annual revenue costs, (c) start date and (d) end date is of each (i) private finance initiative and (ii) public private partnership projects under consideration by his Department but not yet signed. | | (45372) | 37
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Reserve Training and Mobilisation Centre records include information on the units to which members of the Territorial Army are mobilised. | | [R] (45456) | 38
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received from the Royal Navy regarding the operational implications of the loss of underwater launch facilities for swimmer delivery vehicles supplied by HMS Spartan. | | (44030) | 39
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what factors were taken into account when HMS Spartan was selected (a) as the sole submarine capable of the underwater launch of swimmer delivery vehicles and (b) for decommissioning prior to other fleet submarines. | | (44031) | 40
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effects on (a) insertion teams and (b) transportation units of the loss of underwater launch facilities for swimmer delivery vehicles. | | (44032) | 41
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in what year he expects underwater launch facilities for swimmer delivery vehicles to be restored. | | (44033) | 42
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the contribution to the Royal Navy of Sir Alan West as First Sea Lord. | | (44034) | 43
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) prisoners of war, (b) civilian internees and (c) civilian detainees captured by United Kingdom forces in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan and transferred to the United States as the accepting power have been removed to territories outside Iraq. | | (45389) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 44
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether planning permission is required for domestic households to erect flagmasts on their properties; and if he will make a statement. | | (43482) | 45
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the (a) proposed total and (b) percentage net change in formula grant is between 2005-06 and 2006-07, taking into account the 2004-05 and 2005-06 amending reports for the City of Newcastle-upon-Tyne; and how many local authorities in (i) Greater London, (ii) metropolitan authorities, (iii) all purpose authorities and (iv) shire counties had a (A) larger and (B) smaller percentage increase on a similar basis than the City of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | | (44595) | 46
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many times the Planning Inspectorate has upheld on appeal an application for a residential development in (a) England, (b) the South East and (c) Waverley Borough Council where over-development was recorded as an issue by the local authority in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (45029) | 47
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what was the cost to the public purse of the five cases investigated by the Standards Board for England in the Peterborough City Council area since September 2004; and what the outcome was of each investigation. | | (45462) | 48
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what national target he has set to encourage renewable energy projects to be included as part of all new (a) domestic, (b) public, (c) commercial and (d) industrial developments. | | (45404) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 49
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of candidates achieved five or more A* to C grades at GCSE, excluding BTEC First diplomas or equivalent, in each of the last six years. | | (45376) | 50
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of pupils achieved five or more A* to C grades at GCSE in each local education authority area, excluding candidates sitting examinations at independent schools in the last period for which figures are available. | | (45384) | 51
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will rank further education colleges in England by the correlation between funding per full-time equivalent student and all year qualification success rate. | | (45385) | 52
| Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will assess the cost-effectiveness of unifying teachers' pension benefits for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. | | (45440) | 53
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the level was of local authority spending on education (a) in total and (b) per student in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in (i) 2004-05 and (ii) 2005-06; what the dedicated schools grant proposed (A) in total and (B) per student in Newcastle-upon-Tyne is for 2006-07; and what the cash spending increase is (1) in total and (2) per pupil between 2005-06 and 2006-07. | | (44597) | 54
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers of (a) Australian, (b) New Zealand, (c) South African, (d) Malawian, (e) Ghanaian, (f) Namibian, (g) Kenyan and (h) Nigerian origin have been dismissed from teaching posts in the past five years because of criminal activity in (i) their country of origin and (ii) the United Kingdom. | | (45537) | 55
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps are being taken by her Department to ensure that teachers of (a) Australian, (b) New Zealand, (c) South African, (d) Malawian, (e) Ghanaian, (f) Namibian, (g) Kenyan and (h) Nigerian origin do not have criminal histories in (i) their country of origin and (ii) the United Kingdom which would make them unfit to teach under departmental guidelines. | | (45538) | 56
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers of (a) Australian, (b) New Zealand, (c) South African, (d) Malawian, (e) Ghanaian, (f) Namibian, (g) Kenyan and (h) Nigerian nationality have had their applications for teaching posts in the United Kingdom rejected because of previous criminal convictions in each of the past five years. | | (45539) | 57
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers of (a) Australian, (b) New Zealand, (c) South African, (d) Malawian, (e) Ghanaian, (f) Namibian, (g) Kenyan and (h) Nigerian nationality are working in schools in the UK. | | (45543) | 58
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers of (a) Australian, (b) New Zealand, (c) South African, (d) Malawian, (e) Ghanaian, (f) Namibian, (g) Kenyan and (h) Nigerian nationality who are working in schools in the UK have a criminal record in (i) their country of origin and (ii) the UK. | | (45545) | 59
N | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Croydon Central of 16th January 2006, Official Report, column 1030W, on state-funded education, if she will express the figures in cash terms at 2005 prices. | | (45375) | 60
N | Sandra Gidley (Romsey):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, whether all (a) health professionals, (b) social workers and (c) peripatetic teaching staff who work with children in schools will be subject to Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks; and what level of CRB checks will be made on those workers for whom checks will be required. | | (45377) | 61
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures she is proposing to ensure the safety of children taught by private tutors. | | (45177) | 62
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what funds have been made available for adult education courses in Peterborough in 2005-06; and what percentage change this represents from the previous year. | | (45466) | 63
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps she is taking to ensure that students who wish to enter higher education are aware of the types of financial support available to them. | | (45214) | 64
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what representations she has received on allowing more flexibility to higher education institutions in the use of access funds; and if she will make a statement. | | (45215) | 65
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teaching posts were vacant in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Milton Keynes in each year since 1997; and what the average vacancy rate for local education authorities in England was in each year. | | (45428) | 66
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupil exclusions there have been in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Milton Keynes in each year since 1997. | | (45429) | 67
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many parents in Milton Keynes are educating their children at home. | | (45430) | 68
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many referrals have been made to the Protection of Children Act list since it was established; and how many referrals have resulted in a name being added to the list. | | (45512) | 69
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant):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, for what reason each of the 210 people are on List 99; and what type of ban each person is under. | | (45368) | 70
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what national target she has set for increasing the number of primary schools meeting key stage 2 targets. | | (45400) | 71
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what national target she has set for the percentage of children looked after for a year or more achieving five or more GCSE (a) A*-C and (b) A-G grades by 2009. | | (45522) | 72
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what national target she has set for the percentage of pupils achieving five GCSE A*-C grades by 2009. | | (45523) | 73
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what national target she has set for increasing the number of (a) pregnant teenagers and (b) parents aged 16 to 18 years in learning. | | (45524) | 74
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what national target she has set for reducing the number of looked-after children each year. | | (45532) | 75
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what national targets she has set for reducing the number of looked-after children (a) placed more than 20 miles from their local authority, (b) placed in independent placements and (c) from black and ethnic communities. | | (45533) | 76
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what national target she has set for (a) improving children's (i) communication skills and (ii) social and emotional development, (b) schools' development of anti-bullying accreditation schemes, (c) placing of children with adopters within 12 months of the decision that this was in their best interests and (d) increasing the proportion of leaders of integrated early years education and childcare settings with a Level 4 or above qualification. | | (45548) | 77
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether registered sex offenders have been approved by her Department to work in Reading Local Education Authority schools. | | (45510) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 78
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much energy was consumed by her Department in each of the last five years; and how much was spent on energy in each year. | | (45507) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 79
N | Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) number and (b) locations of interrogation centres operated by the United States Administration. | | (45312) | 80
N | Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of US compliance with international human rights laws in the operation of its interrogation centres. | | (45313) | 81
N | Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether a UK (a) citizen and (b) resident has been subject to an international rendition by the United States since 1995. | | (45373) | 82
N | Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his most recent estimate is of the number of individuals who have been subject to international rendition by the United States involving UK territory in each of the last 10 years. | | (45374) | 83
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the meetings held by his Department with officials from the US to discuss relations with and policy towards Cuba since 1997. | | (44590) | 84
N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Turkish government in respect of proposals to build leisure, tourist and educational facilities on illegally-occupied land in the Morphou district of northern Cyprus; and if he will make a statement. | | (44310) | 85
N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, where he plans to meet Mr Talat during his forthcoming visit to Cyprus; and in what capacity he is meeting him. | | (44311) | 86
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he will answer the letter dated 28th November 2005 from the rt. hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mrs B. Cush, forwarded from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. | | (45408) | 87
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his reply of 20th June 2005, Official Report, column 746W, on US inquiries, whether he has received a reply from the relevant United States government officials. | | (45378) | 88
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions consular officials have visited Mr Hilal al-Jedda in Iraq; and what other consular assistance has been offered to him. | | (45386) | 89
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Mr Hilal al-Jedda will be tried according to international norms or returned home to the United Kingdom. | | (45387) | 90
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the names of all United Kingdom citizens who are being held without charge abroad and have been so held for a period of 12 months or more. | | (45388) | 91
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Ministers in his Department have visited Taiwan in the course of their ministerial duties since 1997. | | (45307) | 92
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last raised the sovereignty of Taiwan with his Chinese counterpart. | | (45308) | 93
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of Chinese investments in Commonwealth countries in Africa; and if he will make a statement. | | (45309) | 94
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the EU Council of Ministers last met the Chinese foreign minister to discuss Chinese investments in Africa; and if he will make a statement. | | (45310) | 95
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last raised the issue of China's raw materials investment programme in African countries with his Chinese counterpart; and if he will make a statement. | | (45311) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 96
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will support self-care by increasing the availability and uptake of expert patient programmes by (a) funding programme leaders and (b) increasing referrals from the NHS and partner organisations. | | (45397) | 97
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her Answer of 17th January to Question 40742, on turnaround teams, if she will publish the turnaround team's assessment of Chelmsford Primary Care Trust. | | (44548) | 98
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the occupancy rates were for each hospital trust in the North East in the last three years for which figures are available. | | (44596) | 99
| Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people not registered with an NHS dentist; and of those how many are estimated to be using emergency dental facilities. | | (45413) | 100
| Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the ratio of applicants to places on dentistry degree courses was in 2004-05; and if she will make a statement. | | (45414) | 101
| Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dental practices there are in each Strategic Health Authority; and how many of them are (a) not registering new NHS patients, (b) not registering new Charge Paying Adult NHS patients and (c) accepting all new patient registrations. | | (45422) | 102
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many beds were available in (a) general and (b) acute wards in each hospital in Coventry South on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (44554) | 103
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost of agency (a) nurses and (b) doctors has been in each year since 1997 in Coventry South. | | (44555) | 104
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings have taken place in the last 12 months between the Coventry Strategic Health Authority and (a) chief executives of trusts and (b) non-executive directors of trusts to discuss possible changes to hospital services in Coventry; and what the date was of each meeting. | | (44556) | 105
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to provide further funding for the MDEX consortium gene therapy clinical trials. | | (45441) | 106
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate her Department made prior to the change in prescription charge regulations in April 2004 of the number of additional patients per year who would become entitled to free prescriptions; and how many patients have successfully claimed exemption from prescription charges as a result of that change. | | (45020) | 107
N | Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her Department estimates to be the Prevalence Service Utilisation Ratio for alcohol dependent individuals accessing treatment in (a) England and (b) each region. | | (45217) | 108
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwifery posts are vacant in each acute NHS trust in the North West. | | (45176) | 109
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwife-led birthing centres there are in Milton Keynes. | | (45431) | 110
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17th January, Official Report, column 1306W, on prescribing practice (budget over-runs), whether the representations she has received on the potential impact of local NHS deficits have included representations on occurrences of patients being denied treatments at certain times of the year or month when budgets are likely to over-run. | | (45419) | 111
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17th January, Official Report, column 1299W, on Health Committee evidence, if she will place in the Library the diagnostic waiting time statistics referred to in answer to Question 188 before the Health Committee on 1st December 2005, HC 736-i, on public health and personal social services. | | (45420) | 112
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17th January, Official Report, column 1304W, on NHS tariff uplift, what the NHS tariff uplift (a) will be between 2005-06 and 2006-07 and (b) was between 2004-05 and 2005-06; and if she will provide a breakdown of the major components contributing to uplift between (i) 2005-06 and 2006-07 and (ii) 2004-05 and 2005-06. | | (45421) | 113
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her opinion piece in The Independent on 19th January, what the evidential basis is for her statement that hip replacements are 20 per cent. lower among lower social groups despite a 30 per cent. higher need. | | (45478) | 114
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her opinion piece in The Independent on 19th January, what the evidential basis is for her statement that 681 defibrillators have saved 68 lives so far; when the defibrillators began to be installed in railway stations and airports; at what cost the defibrillators were installed; and if she will make a statement. | | (45479) | 115
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the written Answer of 11th January 2006, Official Report, columns 725-6W, on Health Committee evidence, how many patients were waiting over (a) six months for inpatient treatment and (b) 13 weeks for out-patient treatment in each week between 4th December 2005 and the first week of January 2006. | | (45480) | 116
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 11th January 2006, Official Report, column 732W, on NHS finance, with which companies her Department has contracted to provide turnaround support. | | (45481) | 117
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many referrals have been made to the Protection of Vulnerable Adults list since it was established; and how many referrals have resulted in a name being added to the list. | | (45511) | 118
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her opinion piece in The Independent on 19th January, on what data her statement was based that there were 0.75 million more attendances at accident and emergency departments this year than in 1996-97. | | (45513) | 119
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the optimal level of bed occupancy in NHS hospitals. | | (45514) | 120
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she intends the new contracts negotiated between dentists and primary care trusts under the new General Dental Services contract to be of one year's length. | | (45515) | 121
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received on the effectiveness of stockpiling (a) Relenza and (b) M2 inhibitors to prepare the NHS for tackling an influenza pandemic. | | (45516) | 122
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of women received the results of their cervical smear test from their primary care trust (a) within four weeks, (b) between four and six weeks and (c) over three weeks from time of screening in England in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement. | | (45517) | 123
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether slipping payment on Pay As You Earn and national insurance contributions, as mentioned in her interview with the Health Service Journal on 19th January, is a method sanctioned by her Department for controlling deficits in NHS organisations; what discussions she has had with (a) strategic health authorities and (b) other NHS organisations regarding delaying payment; what the content of these discussions was; and if she will make a statement. | | (45518) | 124
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many contracts have been awarded to private sector companies for the provision of healthcare within HM Prison Service; and if she will list the (a) prisons and (b) companies concerned. | | (45459) | 125
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost of prison healthcare provision was at Feltham Young Offenders Institute in the last three years for which figures are available. | | (45460) | 126
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans her Department has for the contracting-out of prison healthcare. | | (45461) | 127
N | Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons the contract with Secta at Good Hope Hospital Trust was terminated; and if she will make a statement. | | (42850) | 128
N | Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the outturn against budget at Good Hope Hospital Trust has been in each month of the last five years. | | (42851) | 129
| Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress the Department is making in meeting the Ofcom recommendation for a review of contracts in the NHS for Patientline and Premier. | | (45484) | 130
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of recent evidence on the effectiveness of Tamiflu; and what effect this has had on her Department's planning for an influenza pandemic. | | (45381) | 131
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average delivery time was for emergency oxygen deliveries to out-patients in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (45382) | 132
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the implications of the changed arrangements for home oxygen therapy on (a) waiting times for service and (b) patient safety; and if she will make a statement. | | (45383) | 133
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what national targets she has set for increasing the percentage of mothers breastfeeding. | | (45525) | 134
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what national targets she has set for reducing the percentage of pregnant women who smoke. | | (45526) | 135
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what national target she has set for reducing the number of children killed or injured in accidents by 2009. | | (45527) | 136
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what national target she has set for halting the rise in obesity of children under 11 years in each year to 2010. | | (45528) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 137
N | Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the levels of identity fraud in other countries (a) with and (b) without identity cards. | | (45369) | 138
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many stateless people were known to be resident in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years; and what his policy is on considering applications from them for leave to remain. | | (43049) | 139
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the transparency of the complaints procedure of the Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners. | | (45519) | 140
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedure is to be followed by an individual who has a complaint regarding the Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners. | | (45520) | 141
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the work of the National Centre for Policing Excellence in relation to historical sex abuse investigations. | | (45521) | 142
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations his Department has received from representatives of (a) Christian, (b) Hindu, (c) Muslim and (d) Sikh communities relating to the photographic element of the proposed identity card scheme in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (45541) | 143
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is given to the police on procedures to follow when they need to verify the identity of a suspect whose face is covered for religious reasons. | | (45542) | 144
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what departmental guidelines have been issued on the wearing of religious clothing in photographs for official documentation; and if he will make a statement. | | (45544) | 145
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department will reply to the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green's correspondence of the 10th October 2005 regarding a constituent, Mr Henry Compagnie-Coker (Home Office reference: C442214). | | (44999) | 146
N | Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will refer tobacco and alcohol to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs for classification under Schedule 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 as Class A, B or C drugs. | | (45174) | 147
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many responses were received in response to the consultation paper Restructuring Probation to Reduce Reoffending from Welsh-based (a) organisations and (b) individuals; and how many of these responses were supportive of the Government's position. | | (45401) | 148
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether in his proposals for restructuring the Probation Service in Wales he plans to allow (a) members of the public and (b) local organisations (i) to be made aware of the applicants for contracts to provide probation services and (ii) to make objections to those service providers' applications. | | (45402) | 149
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether in the restructuring proposals for the Probation Service in Wales he plans to give offenders rights to object to being supervised by a particular provider of probation services under contract. | | (45403) | 150
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many responses to the consultation paper, Restructuring Probation to reduce Re-offending, were received from individual members of (a) the probation staff, (b) probation services and (c) probation boards in Wales; how many were supportive of the proposals; and if he will publish them. | | (45415) | 151
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he can take during the restructuring of the Probation Service in Wales if employees refuse to accept the transfer of their employment from a probation board to a probation trust or private company. | | (45416) | 152
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what responses he has received from the judiciary in Wales to the publication, Restructuring Probation to reduce re-offending; and if he will place copies of those responses in the Library. | | (45417) | 153
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he last met the Secretary of State for Wales to discuss the Probation Service in Wales and the restructuring proposals for the Service. | | (45418) | 154
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the proposed police boundary changes will affect the Probation Service in Wales. | | (45474) | 155
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how he expects resources allocated to the Welsh Regional Offender Manager under the National Offender Management Service arrangements to enhance services operationally in Wales. | | (45475) | 156
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether contestability will be introduced into the provision of probation services in Wales. | | (45476) | 157
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has for the future of probation boards in Wales. | | (45477) | 158
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the allocation was of (a) police officers and (b) civilian police staff in each of the three basic command units in the Cambridgeshire Constabulary area in (i) 2002-03, (ii) 2003-04 and (iii) 2004-05. | | (45464) | 159
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will answer the letter to him dated 5th December 2005 from the rt. hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Bakhtyar Ahmed. | | (45406) | 160
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to reply to the letter from the constituent of the hon. Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham, Mr Ian Ross, dated 30th November 2005; and if he will explain to him his policy on the detention of asylum seekers. | | (45465) | 161
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications to the Criminal Records Bureau are outstanding; and how many applications were outstanding in (a) September 2005, (b) June 2005 and (c) January 2005. | | (45504) | 162
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken to process Criminal Records Bureau applications was in (a) September 2005, (b) June 2005, (c) January 2005 and (d) the latest period for which figures are available. | | (45505) | 163
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans his Department has for the building of new prisons in England and Wales. | | (45540) | 164
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what new powers have been made available to (a) local councils and (b) police forces to counter anti-social behaviour since May 1997. | | (45002) | 165
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he next plans to visit India to discuss immigration issues. | | (45442) | 166
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to advance the home affairs agenda in the EU. | | (45443) | 167
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what national target he has set for reducing the number of young people who re-offend in each year to 2009. | | (45530) | 168
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what national target he has set for reducing the number of young people who offend for the first time in each year to 2009. | | (45531) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 169
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had in the EU on amending its agricultural policies to assist developing countries. | | (45425) | 170
| Emily Thornberry (Islington South & Finsbury):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when he plans to publish the next update on his Department's work on water and sanitation since the Water Action Plan. | | [R] (45495) | 171
| Emily Thornberry (Islington South & Finsbury):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which African countries receiving budget support from his Department have spent 12 per cent. or more of those funds principally in support of increased access to safe water and sanitation. | | [R] (45496) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 172
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on councils' draft rates estimates of the changes in the Waste Management Grant Scheme. | | (45432) | 173
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for what reasons the Waste Management Grant Scheme for 2006-07 has been reduced to £7 million; and if he will make a statement. | | (45433) | 174
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for what reasons local councils were not notified of changes in the Waste Management Grant Scheme before the Northern Ireland Local Government Association Strategic Forum on 12th January. | | (45434) | 175
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will allow allocations for the Waste Management Grant Scheme in Northern Ireland to be spent on revenue expenditure. | | (45435) | 176
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for what reasons the Waste Management Grant Scheme funding in Northern Ireland must be spent only on capital expenditure. | | (45436) | 177
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what measures are available to him to ensure that local councils in Northern Ireland are able to meet their waste management requirements. | | (45437) | 178
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many households in Northern Ireland are not connected to the mains water supply, broken down by constituency. | | (45482) | 179
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will estimate the cost of completing the connection of all households in Northern Ireland to the mains water supply. | | (45483) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 180
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what consultation was undertaken with (a) Postwatch and (b) Postwatch East prior to the recent decision of his Department not to renew the Post Office Card Account contract. | | (45463) | 181
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he will answer the letter to him dated 13th December 2005 from the rt. hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mrs J. Lyth. | | (45407) | 182
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many calls received by the National Debtline in each quarter of the last two years (a) received an engaged tone, (b) were answered by an adviser, (c) were abandoned by the caller and (d) were abandoned by the system. | | (45497) | 183
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many additional staff are planned to be recruited by National Debtline; how long the training process takes before these staff will be able to take calls; and if he will make a statement. | | (45498) | 184
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many staff are employed to staff the National Debtline; and how many were so employed 12 months ago. | | (45499) | 185
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate his Department has made of the financial costs incurred by business prior to November 2005 in respect of implementing the Operating and Financial Review. | | (45500) | 186
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what impact assessment was made of the decision in November 2005 not to require listed companies to prepare Operating and Financial Review statements. | | (45501) | 187
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the interested parties who were consulted by his Department prior to November 2005 in respect of the proposal to remove the requirement to prepare Operating and Financial Review statements. | | (45502) | 188
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what average number of days' annual leave was which is given to employees by each main business and industrial sector in 2004-05. | | (45503) | 189
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what work his Department's Green Minister has undertaken in the last three months in relation to the environment and sustainable development. | | (45506) | 190
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what meetings (a) he, (b) his Ministers and (c) his officials have had with representatives of the nuclear industry over the last four months; and what the (i) date and (ii) attendance was of each meeting. | | (45508) | 191
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which company has been appointed to undertake the independent economic cost-benefit analysis changes in Sunday trading law; what his estimate is of the total cost of this review; and if he will publish the analysis once completed. | | (45509) | 192
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what account he took of the time available to employers to consider the final form of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 when deciding on the timetable for implementation. | | (45458) | 193
N | Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much and what proportion of spent nuclear fuel which has been imported into the UK is stored in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) England; and if he will make a statement. | | (45283) | 194
N | Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much spent nuclear fuel is stored in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) England; and if he will make a statement. | | (45284) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 195
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) locations and (b) reported consequences of injury crashes on (i) the eastbound and (ii) the westbound sections of the A27 west of Worthing between the 40 mph. sign and the Hammerpot junction in each of the last three years. | | (45396) | 196
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will put the (a) four major interchange improvements along the A19 from Hebburn to Seaton Burn and (b) the major realignment of the A19/A1058 Coast Road interchange into the trunk road programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (45534) | 197
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will meet hon. Members from the North East to discuss (a) the Northern Rail franchise and (b) the North East England rail regional planning assessment. | | (45535) | 198
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the size of the Network Rail Discretionary Fund for (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08. | | (45536) | 199
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has provided for transport projects in Coventry South since 1997. | | (44553) | 200
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which airports in the UK do not have airbridge facilities; and what steps he is taking to reduce the number of such airports. | | (44790) | 201
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, why the temporary 50 mph speed limit is in force on the M18 in the vicinity of junction 1 during periods when works are not taking place. | | (44792) | 202
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the roadworks in the vicinity of junction 1 of the M18 motorway to be completed; and when he expects the M18 motorway to be free of (a) roadworks and (b) lane closures. | | (44793) | 203
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will answer Question 34637 tabled by the hon. Member for Rochdale on 30th November 2005. | | (45379) | 204
| Emily Thornberry (Islington South & Finsbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans (a) to announce the location of marine environment high risk areas in waters within UK jurisdiction and (b) to consult on the proposed protective measures for these areas. | | [R] (45494) | 205
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to set targets for the percentage of fuel filling stations to be selling a minimum proportion of biofuels by (a) 2007 and (b) 2010. | | (45405) | 206
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what national target he has set for the number of (a) employers and (b) public sector employers implementing the Green Travel Plans by 2009. | | (45529) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 207
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people use the Post Office card account for receipt of (a) state pension, (b) pension credit and (c) other benefits (i) in total and (ii) broken down by region. | | (45370) | 208
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his estimate is of the number of disabled parents in each region of the UK. | | (44591) | 209
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what advice is offered by his Department to disabled parents concerning the benefits and support that is available to them. | | (44592) | 210
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what organisations that assist disabled parents are funded by his Department; and how much financial support was provided to each in the (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06 financial year. | | (44593) | 211
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in which parts of the Jobcentre Plus (a) network and (b) contact centres the Customer Management System has been implemented; and what the implementation dates are for the rest of the (i) network and (ii) contact centres. | | (44594) | 212
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department's website design was first implemented; for how long the search function of the website has been inoperative; and if he will make a statement. | | (45380) | 213
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have found work as a result of Building on New Deal since its launch; whether his Department retained its target to get 600,000 people into work through the scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (45216) | 214
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding has been allocated to support piloting of the Local Housing Allowance in the social rented sector. | | (44551) | 215
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to publish a consultation paper on his proposals for piloting the Local Housing Allowance in the social rented sector. | | (44552) | 216
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research he has commissioned into the impact of the Local Housing Allowance on the rental income streams of (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations. | | (44598) | 217
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations have expressed an interest in piloting the Local Housing Allowance in the social rented sector. | | (44599) | 218
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost of replacing the single room rent restriction with the shared room rate restriction available to under-25s under the Local Housing Allowance. | | (44600) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 219
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rate of (a) unemployment, (b) long-term unemployment and (c) youth unemployment was in Milton Keynes in each year since 1997; and how many individuals this represented in each case. | | [Transferred] (45427) |
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