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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 9 March 2006
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 9 March 2006
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 9 March 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 Thursday 9 March of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 9 March see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
N | Mr Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of households with at least one member in paid employment qualify for a tax credit; and what the equivalent figures were in each of the last three years. | | (57284) | 2
| Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of citizens of EU accession states who are living in each district and unitary council area. | | (57751) | 3
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate how long on average a migrant into the UK has to be resident before they pay back in taxes the amount they have received in welfare. | | (57358) | 4
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to harmonise the rate of VAT for newbuild and refurbished properties. | | (57668) | 5
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to take steps to promote the use of basic bank accounts. | | (57784) | 6
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the financial effects of the reform of (a) funded and (b) unfunded pension schemes as a consequence of the Warwick agreement. | | (57263) | 7
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the note on the Total Liability of Unfunded Public Service Occupational Pension Schemes published on 2nd March 2006, what the impact on total liability would have been if all unfunded state pension schemes had adopted the real discount rate of 2.4 per cent. | | (57264) | 8
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on (a) the cause of the Prior Year Adjustment made in the 2004-05 accounts of the unfunded occupational public service pension schemes and (b) the impact of the adjustment upon the cash cost of these schemes. | | (57265) | 9
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislation to give effect to the proposals in the Civil Registration White Paper. | | (57579) | 10
| Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many jobs in his Department have been relocated to Wales since 2001. | | (57689) | 11
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there are circumstances in which HM Revenue and Customs allows a public or private body to carry over its (a) pay-as-you-earn tax and (b) national insurance contributions payments to the following financial year. | | (57448) | 12
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) mortality rate for (i) chronic lung disease, (ii) coronary heart disease and (iii) all forms of cancer, (b) neo-natal mortality rate and (c) perinatal mortality rate was in Hyndburn in (A) 1997 and (B) the last year for which figures are available. | | (57567) | 13
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people living in (a) Scotland, (b) England and (c) Wales in 2001 were born in Northern Ireland, broken down by age band. | | (57371) | 14
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) fiscal and (b) legal measures his Department is supporting to promote microgeneration in domestic energy efficiency programmes. | | (57561) | 15
| Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to the letter of 16th December 2005, from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, PO reference: 7/12600/2006. | | (57565) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 16
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many applicants there were to the Civil Service fast stream competition from (a) Oxford and Cambridge universities, (b) the Russell Group of universities and (c) all other universities in the UK in the most recent year for which figures are available; and how many in each category (i) passed the initial examination and (ii) were offered fast stream appointments in (A) the Home Civil Service, (B) the Diplomatic Service, (C) the Customs and Revenue Service and (D) elsewhere. | | (57407) | 17
| Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many jobs in his Department have been relocated to Wales since 2001. | | (57691) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 18
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to publicise (a) the rules governing and (b) the deadlines applying to the use of postal voting at the forthcoming local elections. | | (57573) | 19
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the minimum number of days is before polling day that returning officers are obliged to send postal votes to electors who have registered for such ballot papers. | | (57574) | 20
| Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many jobs in her Department have been relocated to Wales since 2001. | | (57694) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 21
N | Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the itinerary was for her recent visit to Bexley borough. | | (57078) | 22
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many archaeological finds by members of the public have been reported from (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland on a (i) mandatory and (ii) voluntary basis since 2003; and if she will make a statement. | | (57732) | 23
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effect of finds liaison officers on the level of reporting of treasure finds since 2003; and if she will make a statement. | | (57733) | 24
| Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many jobs in her Department have been relocated to Wales since 2001. | | (57674) | 25
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many cases of financial irregularities have been recorded in her Department in each of the last five financial years; and if she will make a statement. | | (57549) | 26
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the King James version of the Bible in 2011. | | (57451) | 27
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and (b) the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) since December 2005 on the potential impact on the freedom of the press of the OFT's final opinion in its review of newspaper and magazine distribution. | | (57409) | 28
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations her Department has made to (a) the Office of Fair Trading and (b) the Department of Trade and Industry during the review of the newspaper and magazine distribution. | | (57410) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 29
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether plans are in place to deploy British troops to Darfur; and if he will make a statement. | | (57713) | 30
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential for violence from Afghan poppy farmers as a consequence of the eradication of their fields. | | (57714) | 31
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the level of UK funding to (a) NATO and (b) defence policy and activities of the European Union has been since 1997. | | (57467) | 32
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding levels each (a) NATO and (b) International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) coalition member has devoted to ISAF in the 2005-06 financial year. | | (57468) | 33
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he (a) has held and (b) plans to hold with the Youth Justice Board about providing support to cadet force organisations. | | (57469) | 34
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his NATO counterparts regarding the provision of further assistance by NATO to the African Union mission in Darfur; and if he will make a statement. | | (57470) | 35
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact on UK military aviation of the European Commission's proposals to harmonise air traffic control charges. | | (57471) | 36
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average waiting time was for a case to go to court martial in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force in 2005. | | (57472) | 37
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average tour interval of the (a) Corps of Royal Engineers, (b) Royal Corps of Signals, (c) Royal Logistic Corps and (d) Royal Electric and Mechanical Engineers has been over the last five years. | | (57473) | 38
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department last assessed the military state of readiness of UK forces on the Falkland Islands. | | (57474) | 39
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many tours each battalion of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers has undertaken in the last five years; what the (a) location and (b) length was of each; and what the length of time was between each deployment. | | (57475) | 40
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many tours each regiment of the Royal Armoured Corps has undertaken in the last five years; what the (a) location and (b) length was of each; and what the length of time was between each deployment. | | (57476) | 41
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Lynx AH Mk7, (b) Lynx AH Mk9 and (c) Gazelle helicopters the armed forces have; and how many are fit for purpose. | | (57477) | 42
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times (a) destroyers, (b) frigates, (c) minehunters and (d) submarines have undergone the STOROB process in each of the last five years. | | (57478) | 43
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many regiments of the (a) Corps of Royal Engineers, (b) Royal Corps of Signals, (c) Royal Logistic Corps and (d) Royal Electric and Mechanical Engineers have achieved the harmony guideline of 24 months over the last five years. | | (57479) | 44
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his Argentine counterpart regarding that country's recent naval and air incursions into British airspace and territorial waters. | | (57480) | 45
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent representations his Department has made to the Argentine government regarding the presence of Argentine submarines in waters off the Falkland Islands. | | (57481) | 46
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) actual strength and (b) establishment is of (i) nurses and (ii) nursing officers in the Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service. | | (57483) | 47
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) actual strength and (b) establishment of (i) engineering technicians, (ii) operator mechanics and (iii) communication technicians in the Royal Navy. | | (57484) | 48
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) regular and (b) reserve medical personnel are deployed on overseas duty. | | (57485) | 49
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether delays have occurred in the air transportation of troops from (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan as a result of the need to cannibalise spare parts in the last 12 months. | | (57486) | 50
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Comprehensive Political Guidance on the future strategic development of NATO agreed last December. | | (57487) | 51
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on his Department's work with the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe over the last 12 months. | | (57488) | 52
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Service Family Accommodation properties in the Falkland Islands are of Grade (a) one, (b) two, (c) three and (d) four standard. | | (57489) | 53
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) actual strength and (b) establishment of each regiment of the Royal Army Medical Corps. | | (57490) | 54
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 6th February 2006, Official Report, column 825W, on helicopters, what was the average number of hours flown on operations for a Royal Air Force (a) Chinook, (b) Merlin, (c) Sea King and (d) Puma helicopter in (i) 2001, (ii) 2002 and (iii) 2003. | | (57660) | 55
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact on capability of the recent decommissioning of (a) RFA Grey Rover and (b) HMS Spartan; and if he will make a statement. | | (57666) | 56
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15th February 2006 to the hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead, Official Report, column 2096W, on missile defence, when he expects to make a decision on whether the UK will pursue missile defence. | | (57258) | 57
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost of producing and distributing the Sanctuary magazine was in the last year for which figures are available; how many copies of each edition are printed; and to whom they are distributed free of charge. | | (57147) | 58
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the basis is for his Department's policy distinction between counter-terrorisim and counter-insurgency operations made in respect of deployments to Afghanistan; and when the distinction was formulated; and by whom. | | (56621) | 59
| Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many jobs in his Department have been relocated to Wales since 2001. | | (57673) | 60
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether armed services personnel in Iraq have evidence of the use of Beretta 925 semi-automatic pistols by members of the Iraqi insurgency. | | (57259) | 61
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of assassinations conducted by death squads in Basra since the beginning of 2006. | | (57261) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 62
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what mechanisms the Government has established to ensure that cross-border issues are taken into account by regional assemblies when considering regional spatial strategies; and if he will make it obligatory for each regional spatial strategy to address cross-border issues. | | (57363) | 63
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what mechanism there is within each regional spatial strategy to assess the demand for (a) housing for inward migrants and (b) retirement housing. | | (57364) | 64
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the likely distribution of housing growth between cities and rural areas over the next 20 years; and what assessment he has made of the likely effects of the balance of housing growth on the provision of affordable housing in rural areas. | | (57365) | 65
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent representations he has received on planning applications for telecommunications equipment. | | (57528) | 66
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Ministerial colleagues and (b) others on empty publicly-owned residential properties. | | (57664) | 67
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he will make public the results of his Department's discussions with the Local Government Association on additional financial assistance for local authorities to cover the costs associated with (a) licensing, (b) asylum-seekers, (c) pensions and (d) disposal of electrical equipment; and if he will make a statement. | | (57460) | 68
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what provision is made by local authority-owned leisure centres for complaints from users of their sun-bed tanning equipment relating to (a) accidents and (b) adverse incidents involving that equipment. | | (57425) | 69
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many council houses in (a) Sunderland City Council and (b) Houghton and Washington East constituency (i) have been brought up to the decent homes standard and (ii) remain to be brought up to that standard. | | (57685) | 70
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 13th February 2006 to the hon. Member for Meriden, Official Report, column 1625W, on local elections, which local authorities (a) are in the process of changing and (b) have formally requested a change to a whole council election cycle since that Answer. | | (57686) | 71
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what guidance he has issued on residential development on airfields. | | (57432) | 72
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many school playing fields are owned by his Department. | | (57466) | 73
N | Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether discussions with O2 Airwave Ltd have been concluded in respect of the contract for the new nationwide digital radio system for the fire and rescue service. | | (57143) | 74
N | Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what rules applied to the acceptance by his Department of hospitality from bidders during the process of awarding the Firelink contract; and what assessment he has made of compliance with such rules. | | (57144) | 75
N | Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the role and responsibilities of Mr Tom Carroll were in the procurement process relating to the Firelink contract. | | (57145) | 76
N | Mr Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton North East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he will provide a substantive answer to Question 48374 tabled on 31st January by the hon. Member for Wolverhampon North East for named day answer on 8th February on housing subsidy. | | (57266) | 77
| Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the timetable is for the formal review of Oil-Fired Technical Association prior to its registration. | | (57376) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 78
N | Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether her Department has commissioned a report into the scale of alleged child abuse related to witchcraft practices. | | (56620) | 79
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when she expects the Learning and Skills Council to announce the award of contracts for the provision of education in prisons; what factors have affected the timing of the announcement; and if she will make a statement. | | (57758) | 80
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what advice she has given to employers in regulated childcare settings on criminal records bureau checks for their employees. | | (57094) | 81
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many school children in each school in the constituency of Ruislip-Northwood (a) receive school meals and (b) pay for school meals. | | (57368) | 82
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many under-fives she expects to participate in the Sure Start programme in (a) the constituency of Ruislip-Northwood, (b) the London Borough of Hillingdon, (c) Greater London and (d) England in 2006-07. | | (57369) | 83
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of children attending schools in (a) the constituency of Ruislip-Northwood and (b) the London Borough of Hillingdon come from outside the borough; and how many children who live in (i) the constituency of Ruislip-Northwood and (ii) the London Borough of Hillingdon attend a school in another local authority. | | (57370) | 84
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many cases of financial irregularities have been recorded in her Department in each of the last five financial years; and if she will make a statement. | | (57550) | 85
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many foundation schools have partnership arrangements with (a) public and (b) private sector organisations. | | (57419) | 86
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many Sure Start places there are in each local authority area of England; and how many places there are per 10,000 children in each area, ranked in descending order. | | (57380) | 87
| Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Devonport):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which learned institutes are recognised by her Department as professional bodies. | | [R] (57351) | 88
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what support is provided for schools to participate in student exchange visits. | | (57462) | 89
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps her Department is taking to assist the integration of students from Eastern Europe into English schools. | | (57463) | 90
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many new foreign students have started school in England in each of the past 10 years, broken down by country of origin. | | (57464) | 91
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many graduates have still to start to repay student loans (a) in total and (b) in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales and (iv) Northern Ireland. | | (57450) | 92
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many asylum seeking children were enrolled in secondary schools in England in (a) 1995, (b) 2000, (c) 2004 and (d) 2005; and if she will make a statement. | | (57612) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 93
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effects of culling badgers on reducing bovine tuberculosis in cattle; and if she will make a statement. | | (57591) | 94
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice her Department offers to farmers on protecting their herds from bovine tuberculosis; and if she will make a statement. | | (57592) | 95
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost of culling badgers in each of the (a) last five years and (b) next three years; and if she will make a statement. | | (57605) | 96
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to charge farmers for culling badgers on their property; and if she will make a statement. | | (57606) | 97
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the wild mammal species where mycobacterium bovis has been found in each of the last 10 years; and if she will make a statement. | | (57607) | 98
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the European Union directives on controlling bovine tuberculosis in cattle; how each is implemented; and if she will make a statement. | | (57632) | 99
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the occasions when she has raised bovine tuberculosis in cattle with the European Union in each year since 1997; and what the outcome was in each case. | | (57633) | 100
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research her Department has undertaken on the incidence of bovine tuberculosis on individual farms; and if she will make a statement. | | (57647) | 101
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the link between badgers and bovine tuberculosis in cattle; and if she will make a statement. | | (57648) | 102
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who is the director of her Department's wildlife unit; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; and what are the details of his or her career to date. | | (57649) | 103
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the members of the UK Zoonoses Group; what its terms of reference are; how many staff it employs; whether it produces an annual report to her Department; what publications it produces; for what reasons it was established; and if she will make a statement. | | (57650) | 104
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the work of the UK Zoonoses Group. | | (57651) | 105
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the operation of (a) the Zoonoses Directive 2003/99 and (b) the Zoonoses Regulations 2160/2003. | | (57652) | 106
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the rat population in England in each year since 1997. | | (57440) | 107
N | Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Deputy Prime Minister on the contribution of urban green spaces to the protection of ecosystems. | | (57040) | 108
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that planned large scale housing development will be co-ordinated with water supply infrastructure. | | (57570) | 109
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd March 2006 to Question 54633, on animals in circuses, if she will place in the Library the considerations her Department has made of the various research projects. | | (57435) | 110
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what response she has made to the submission from Animal Defenders International in the consultation on the welfare of animals in travelling circuses. | | (57665) | 111
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to prevent illegal meat imports. | | (57719) | 112
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects the payments due to (a) Mr Andrew Ramply and (b) other farmers who received their statement of entitlement for the single farm payment on 1st March to be validated. | | (57077) | 113
| Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many jobs in her Department have been relocated to Wales since 2001. | | (57671) | 114
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cases of financial irregularities have been recorded in her Department in each of the last five financial years; and if she will make a statement. | | (57544) | 115
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate has been made of the annual cost of (a) purchase of equipment, (b) transport, (c) staff training, (d) employment and salary and (e) other costs in relation to carrying out a large-scale badger cull in England. | | (57383) | 116
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the likely annual cost of Government funding of pre-movement testing of cattle. | | (57445) | 117
| Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Minister of State will reply to the letter of 30th January 2006, from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire. | | (57566) | 118
N | Paddy Tipping (Sherwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many claims for a right of way for mechanically propelled vehicles on byways made after 19th May 2005 have been (a) determined successfully, (b) made subject to a definitive map modification order and (c) refused. | | (56252) | 119
N | Paddy Tipping (Sherwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many claims for a right of way for mechanically propelled vehicles on byways were outstanding on (a) 19th December 2003 and (b) 19th May 2005. | | (56253) | 120
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research her Department is carrying out on products which may be able to destroy the H5N1 virus. | | (57575) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 121
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has received requesting that he include reference to the Chinese One Child Policy in his Department's Human Rights Annual Report; and if he will make a statement. | | (57589) | 122
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons no reference was made to the Chinese One Child Policy in his Department's Human Rights Annual Report 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (57590) | 123
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to seek amendments to the Lateran Treaty; and if he will make a statement. | | (57602) | 124
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is Government policy to regard the Green Line as the border of Israel. | | (57436) | 125
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the Israeli government on Israel taking more Palestinian land for settlements, roads and the Wall in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. | | (57437) | 126
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the Government's response to the stated intentions of the Acting Israeli Prime Minister to declare new borders which annex the major settlement blocks of East Jerusalem and the Jordan Valley. | | (57438) | 127
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is Government policy to recognise the right of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and land. | | (57439) | 128
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the names of those on the list for the proposed travel ban and freezing of assets of Sudanese government, militia and rebel leaders are expected to be announced. | | (57696) | 129
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) China and (b) other UN Security Council members concerning the travel ban and freezing of assets of Sudanese government, militia and rebel leaders; and if he will make a statement. | | (57697) | 130
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the proposed (a) travel ban and (b) freezing of assets of Sudanese government, militia and rebel leaders is scheduled to come into effect; when he expects the UN to adopt the measures; and how long each will last. | | (57698) | 131
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on human rights in Uganda; and what action the Government is taking to improve human rights in Uganda. | | (57699) | 132
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to secure an International Arms Trade Treaty; and what action he has taken to stop the sale of arms and equipment to countries with poor human rights records. | | (57700) | 133
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the Government has had with the United Nations regarding an International Arms Trade Treaty; and if he will make a statement. | | (57701) | 134
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contingency plans are in place if the proposed travel ban and freezing of assets of Sudanese government, militia and rebel leaders are not adopted by the UN Security Council. | | (57702) | 135
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the recent riot in Kabula's main prison. | | (57703) | 136
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of Al-Qaeda activities in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (57704) | 137
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of whether violence from Darfur is crossing the border into Chad. | | (57705) | 138
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the African Union's involvement in Chad. | | (57706) | 139
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received from the Chadian government concerning violence on the Sudanese border. | | (57707) | 140
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on the role of NATO in assisting the African Union in Chad and Sudan. | | (57708) | 141
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on NATO's role in Chad and Sudan. | | (57709) | 142
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received concerning President Deby's alleged support of Zaghawa-led rebels in Darfur. | | (57710) | 143
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the security situation around Adré, Chad. | | (57711) | 144
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received concerning refugee camps in Chad and Sudan. | | (57712) | 145
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the proposed travel ban and freezing of assets of Sudanese government, militia and rebel leaders. | | (57715) | 146
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with African Union governments on the fighting in Chad. | | (57716) | 147
| Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many jobs in his Department have been relocated to Wales since 2001. | | (57695) | 148
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in the US on the date for possible withdrawal of coalition troops from Iraq. | | (57418) | 149
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has been contacted by the Italian authorities in relation to the export from the UK of Beretta small arms to Iraq. | | (57260) | 150
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 26th January 2006, Official Report, column 2244W, on UK citizens (overseas detention), what the (a) date of arrest, (b) place of detention and (c) detaining authority was of each of the three UK citizens held without charge abroad. | | (57283) | 151
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK supplies military equipment to Iran in support of its counter-narcotics operations; and if he will make a statement. | | (57201) | 152
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of progress by Iran towards uranium enrichment since its cessation of the suspension in January; and if he will make a statement. | | (57202) | 153
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the extent to which European countries provide military equipment to Iran for use in its counter-narcotics operations; and if he will make a statement. | | (57203) | 154
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what provisions have been put in place by the EU to limit the export of arms to Iran for the purpose of counter-narcotics programmes; and if he will make a statement. | | (57204) | 155
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether Iran's government has made a political decision to acquire a nuclear weapons capability; and if he will make a statement. | | (57205) | 156
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assurances were given by (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department to Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni during her visit last week in relating to the issuing of arrest warrants against (i) Brigadier-General Aviv Kochavi and (ii) any Israeli citizen accused of war crimes. | | (57447) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 157
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in what circumstances electroconvulsive therapy is administered; and if she will make a statement. | | (57582) | 158
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many individuals suffering from depression attempted suicide in each of the last 10 years for which information is available. | | (57583) | 159
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information leaflets for members of the public are produced by her Department on the use of electroconvulsive therapy; and if she will make a statement. | | (57584) | 160
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the (a) risks and (b) potential benefits to the individual associated with the use of electroconvulsive therapy; and if she will make a statement. | | (57585) | 161
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the guidance produced by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on electroconvulsive therapy was last reviewed; what conclusions were reached; and if she will make a statement. | | (57586) | 162
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research her Department has undertaken in each of the last 20 years into the longer-term (a) benefits and (b) risks of electroconvulsive therapy; if she will place the research in the Library; and if she will make a statement. | | (57587) | 163
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research her Department has undertaken into schizophrenia in each of the last 10 years; if she will place the research in the Library; and if she will make a statement. | | (57588) | 164
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many morning-after pills have been distributed by North Devon Primary Care Trust in each of the last 48 months. | | (57593) | 165
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much North Devon Primary Care Trust has spent on training pharmacists in the use of the morning-after pill in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how much they plan to spend in each of the next three years. | | (57594) | 166
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the estimated cost has been of a treatment session of electroconvulsive therapy in each year since 1996. | | (57595) | 167
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what legislation covers the administration of electroconvulsive therapy in hospitals in England and Wales; and if she will make a statement. | | (57596) | 168
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people suffered from (a) schizophrenia and (b) catatonia in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. | | (57597) | 169
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions her Department has had with (a) hon. Members, (b) Members of the House of Lords, (c) the British Medical Association, (d) members of the public and (e) the Royal College of Surgeons about the administration of electroconvulsive therapy in hospitals; and if she will make a statement. | | (57598) | 170
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) males and (b) females have suffered from (i) severe depressive illness, (ii) catatonia and (iii) a prolonged or severe manic episode in each of the last five years for which information is available, broken down by age group. | | (57599) | 171
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will bring forward legislation to ensure that valid consent is obtained where an individual has the ability to grant or refuse consent to the use of electroconvulsive therapy; and if she will make a statement. | | (57600) | 172
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS staff have been investigated for allegedly administering electroconvulsive therapy (a) without obtaining the consent of the individual and (b) having obtained consent by pressure or coercion in each of the last five years for which information is available. | | (57601) | 173
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to improve the accuracy of healthcare records of inmates in prison; and if she will make a statement. | | (57757) | 174
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made in implementing (a) the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance Improving Outcomes in Colorectal Cancers and (b) the developmental standards relating to colorectal cancer set out in the NICE report National Standards, Local Action. | | (57378) | 175
| Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make it her policy to provide financial assistance to hospitals which lose income as a result of the establishment of an Independent Sector Treatment Centre in their area. | | (57752) | 176
| Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will place in the Library a copy of the business case produced for the establishment of an Independent Sector Treatment Centre in Southampton. | | (57753) | 177
| Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what powers she has to compel the Southampton City Primary Care Trust to commission operations from the proposed Southampton Independent Sector Treatment Centre. | | (57754) | 178
| Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make it her policy to ensure that all operations carried out in the proposed Southampton Independent Sector Treatment Centre are additional to those currently carried out by the Southampton University Hospitals Trust. | | (57755) | 179
| Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of operations that will be transferred from the Southampton University Hospitals Trust to the Southampton Independent Sector Treatment Centre in the first year of operation. | | (57756) | 180
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how long it took on average for a child to receive an initial assessement by the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service in the last period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. | | (57372) | 181
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations she has received regarding the mental health problems of children; and if she will make a statement. | | (57373) | 182
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children have been prescribed drugs for mental health problems in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement. | | (57374) | 183
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations she has received on the Welling Alcohol Service Provision project. | | (57529) | 184
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what Government funding is available to organisations helping people to overcome alcohol addiction; and if she will make a statement. | | (57530) | 185
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received on access to drugs for Alzheimer's disease; and if she will make a statement. | | (57531) | 186
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for the distribution of Section 64 scheme grants; and if she will make a statement. | | (57667) | 187
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent nursing vacancies there are in the North West London Strategic Health Authority area. | | (57367) | 188
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients in England have been prescribed the brain tumour drug temozolomide on the NHS. | | (57683) | 189
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will instruct the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence urgently to re-examine the efficacy of the brain tumour drug temozolomide. | | (57684) | 190
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the average cost of a course of the brain tumour drug temozolomide; and what assessment has been made of the drug's efficacy. | | (57729) | 191
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Written Answer of 16th February 2006, Official Report, column 2323W, on total purchasing pilots, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of total purchasing pilots. | | (57441) | 192
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Written Answer of 24th November 2005, Official Report, column 2279W, on hepatitis C, in what settings other than genito-urinary medicine clinics opportunistic testing for hepatitis C takes place; in how many settings people can be anonymously tested for hepatitis C infection; what plans she has to increase the number of (a) settings and (b) sites where people can be tested; and if she will make a statement. | | (57442) | 193
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 20th January 2006, Official Report, column 1665W, on genito-urinary medicine (GUM) clinics, what percentage of attenders at genito-urinary medicine clinics were not given an appointment within two weeks in the November 2005 audit of GUM clinic waiting times by the Health Protection Agency. | | (57443) | 194
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6th February 2006, Official Report, column 993W, on purified protein derivative, when she expects data which would demonstrate the safety, quality and efficacy of the purified protein derivative used in Mantoux skin testing to be submitted to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency for its consideration; and what representations she has received on this matter. | | (57444) | 195
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were registered with a (a) personal dental services and (b) general dental services dentist in (i) each Parliamentary constituency and (ii) England in each year since 1997. | | (57568) | 196
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, from which survey the statement in paragraph 5.8 of the White Paper Our Health, Our Care, Our Say that over a third of those receiving social care had not had a review in the past year was derived. | | (57653) | 197
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many attendances there were at (a) minor injuries units and (b) NHS walk in centres in the quarter ending December 2005. | | (57654) | 198
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the expenditure by (a) her Department's Research and Development budget and (b) the Medical Research Council on research into myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndome has been since 1997. | | (57655) | 199
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the (a) cost-effectiveness and (b) clinical-effectiveness of oesophageal doppler monitoring. | | (57656) | 200
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she will publish her response to the consultation on the review of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990; and when she expects legislation updating the Act will be brought forward. | | (57657) | 201
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are diagnosed with autism; and how many people were diagnosed in each year since 1997. | | (57658) | 202
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she has taken a decision on stockpiling (a) gloves and (b) face masks for use in the event of an influenza pandemic. | | (57659) | 203
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what resources she plans to commit to supporting the expansion of the expert patients' programme as described in paragraph 5.17 of the White Paper Our Health, Our Care, Our Say in each financial year from 2006-07 to 2011-12; whether she plans to introduce condition-specific expert patients' programmes; and when she plans to establish a community interest company to deliver the expert patients' programme. | | (57661) | 204
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's technology appraisal on drug misuse will take into account the potential impact on the budgets of (a) the police and (b) other crime prevention and enforcement agencies. | | (57662) | 205
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she plans to bring forward a National Health Service Bill and an NHS (Wales) Bill along the lines of the draft National Health Service Act 2006 and the draft NHS (Wales) Act 2006 published by her Department on 21st February. | | (57663) | 206
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) full-time equivalent and (b) headcount community matrons have been employed in the NHS in each month since June 2004. | | (57722) | 207
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate she has made of the level of use of oesophageal doppler monitoring in NHS hospitals in England; whether she plans to increase this level of use; what representations she has received on this matter; what the content of these representations was; and if she will make a statement. | | (57723) | 208
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has had with the Food Standards Agency regarding levels of benzene in soft drinks; whether she plans to introduce a maximum permissible limit for the quantity of benzene found in soft drinks; whether such a limit has existed in the past 30 years; and if she will make a statement. | | (57724) | 209
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, over which two years the Preventative Technologies Grant described at paragraph 5.38 of the White Paper Our Health, Our Care, Our Say will be allocated; and how much of the grant is being provided in each of the two years, broken down by local authority. | | (57725) | 210
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total spending on workforce development confederation budgets was in (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2004-05; and what the reasons are for the difference in the two figures. | | (57726) | 211
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the cleaning of equipment in hospitals which is provided by suppliers of in-hospital patient entertainment services. | | (57727) | 212
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to introduce a common assessment framework as described at paragraph 5.26 of the White Paper Our Health, Our Care, Our Say; and what the differences are between the common assessment framework and the single assessment process. | | (57728) | 213
| Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what average time has been taken by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency to approve generic product market authorisations in the last five years for which records are available. | | (57556) | 214
| Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received on the nutrient profiling model used by the Food Standards Agency when assessing the nutrient content of food. | | (57557) | 215
| Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the performance of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. | | (57644) | 216
| Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the efficacy of a food labelling system based on (a) guideline daily amounts and (b) a multiple traffic lights system. | | (57645) | 217
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was made available for NHS dentistry in North Yorkshire in 2005-06; and how much is planned for 2006-07. | | (57414) | 218
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists have signed up to the new NHS dentistry contract in North Yorkshire. | | (57415) | 219
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists were employed under the previous NHS dentistry contract in North Yorkshire at the time the new contract was introduced. | | (57416) | 220
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on NHS dentistry services in North Yorkshire. | | (57417) | 221
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of financial irregularities have been recorded in her Department in each of the last five financial years; and if she will make a statement. | | (57548) | 222
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions (a) she and (b) her officials have had with the Royal College of Nursing and other professional bodies concerned with dental nursing on (i) the implications of the General Dental Council's requirements for registration and professional qualifications to be held by all dental nurses from 2008 and (ii) pay and conditions for dental nurses. | | (57458) | 223
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of dental nurses in England hold a professional qualification, broken down by region; and how many of these qualifications were gained (a) by National Certificate, (b) by relevant NVQ qualifications and (c) through other courses. | | (57459) | 224
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will investigate (a) the appointment by the North-West Strategic Health Authority (SHA) of Mr John Jesky as interim chairman of the Pennine Acute Trust and (b) the role in this appointment of the chairman of the SHA. | | (57257) | 225
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects the Better Regulation of Over the Counter Medicines Initiative to make its recommendations; if she will release minutes of the Initiative's consultations with industry and other stakeholders; and if she will make a statement. | | (56892) | 226
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 12th July 2005, Official Report, column 989W, on the private finance initiative (PFI), if she will list the PFI schemes which (a) had not made unitary payments as at the end of 2003-04 and (b) began unitary repayments in financial year (i) 2004-05 and (ii) 2005-06; what unitary payments have been made by each trust in each year; and what future payments are expected to be made by each trust. | | (57420) | 227
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire of 13th February 2006, Official Report, column 1779W, on the National Programme for Information Technology, if she will break down the deployment by (a) hardware and (b) software; and what the age of the software was in each case. | | (57421) | 228
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects the European Commission to consult member states about the setting of maximum permitted levels for nutrients in food supplements under the provisions of Article 5 of the Food Supplements Directive; and what her objectives are for the outcome of the process. | | (57495) | 229
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she plans to take towards achieving her objectives in the EU in relation to the setting of maximum permitted levels for vitamins and minerals in food supplements under the provisions of Article 5 of the Food Supplements Directive; when she last discussed these issues with (a) officials of the European Commission and (b) representatives of other member states; and what the outcome was of those meetings. | | (57496) | 230
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she next expects to meet representatives of consumers to discuss her strategy for achieving her objectives for the interpretation of Article 5 of the Food Supplements Directive. | | (57497) | 231
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what further steps she plans to take to secure the continued presence on the market beyond 2009 of food supplements containing nutrients and nutrient sources which are not included in the list of permitted ingredients set out in the annexes to the Food Supplements Directive; and if she will make a statement. | | (57498) | 232
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the implications for the setting of maximum permitted levels for vitamins and minerals in food supplements of (a) recent developments in the establishment of international standards for such levels by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and (b) the recent report of the World Health Organisation Workshop held in Geneva on these issues. | | (57499) | 233
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 31st January 2006, Official Report, column 469W, on the NHS IT programme, how the contracts with (a) iSoft and (b) System C Healthcare fit into the programme. | | (57500) | 234
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the implications for the setting of maximum permitted levels for vitamins and minerals in food supplements under the provisions of the Food Supplements Directive of the outcome of the recent World Trade Organisation case in relation to barriers to trade in genetically modified organisms. | | (57501) | 235
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when Ministers last met stakeholders to discuss costs associated with the implementation of the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive; and when the next meeting is planned to take place. | | (57502) | 236
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what level of fees the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency plans to set in relation to the submission of dossiers for Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Registrations by small and medium-sized enterprises; and if she will make a statement. | | (57503) | 237
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has made of the likely number of applications for registrations under the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Regulation it will need to process prior to the legislation coming into force; and what steps it is taking to minimise the cost burdens for small and medium-sized enterprises involved in this process. | | (57504) | 238
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many businesses the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has met to discuss the implementation of the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Regulation; what issues were raised; and what steps the Agency is taking to address them. | | (57505) | 239
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her objectives are for the further negotiations in the EU on the proposed regulation on nutrition and health claims made on foods. | | (57506) | 240
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what impact assessment was carried out by the European Commission on the proposed EU regulation on nutrition and health claims made on foods. | | (57507) | 241
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions her Department has had with other EU member states on their requirements for inclusion on the register for health claims under the proposed EU regulation on nutrition and health claims made on foods. | | (57508) | 242
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost of (a) a minor injuries unit patient episode and (b) an urgent care centre patient episode was in 2004-05. | | (57509) | 243
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the difference between a minor injuries unit and an urgent care centre. | | (57510) | 244
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) chairmen, (b) chief executive officers, (c) financial directors and (d) medical and health directors have (i) been sacked and (ii) resigned before the end of their contractual term in (A) 2005-06 and (B) each of the three preceding financial years; which trust or health authority was involved in each case; and what level of compensation was paid in each case where this was applicable. | | (57511) | 245
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 12th July 2005, Official Report, column 989W, on the private finance initiative (PFI), what the projected deficit is for (a) year end 2005-06 and (b) was for year end 2005-06 at month six for (i) Derby Hospitals NHS Trust, (ii) Cambridge University Hospitals, (iii) Gloucestershire Hospitals, (iv) Newham Healthcare NHS Trust, (v) Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, (vi) University College London Hospitals, (vii) Cornwall Healthcare NHS Trust and (viii) Norfolk and Norwich Health Care. | | (57512) | 246
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) NHS trusts and (b) health authorities (i) are operating and (ii) have operated in the last three financial years with acting or seconded (A) directors and (B) senior executives. | | (57513) | 247
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the NHS trusts which inherited deficits at their inception; what the value of the deficits was in each case; and what the current projected financial position is of each trust. | | (57514) | 248
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 31st January 2006, Official Report, columns 449-50W, on Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments, how many people attended A&E walk-in centres in (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2004-05 in (i) England and (ii) the Countess of Chester Hospital. | | (57515) | 249
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the (a) prevalence and (b) effects on healthcare of (i) counterfeit Lipitor and (ii) other counterfeit medicines. | | (57516) | 250
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what programmes are running as part of the National Programme for IT; and how responsibility for each programme is divided between her Department, strategic health authorities and NHS trusts. | | (57517) | 251
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much revenue (a) her Department and its arm's length bodies and (b) the NHS have generated through the wider partnerships initiative. | | (57518) | 252
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much her Department has spent directly on the NHS IT programme; how much has been paid to consultants in relation to the project; and how much consultants have claimed in expenses. | | (57519) | 253
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of requests for home oxygen supplies were emergency requests in (a) England and (b) the North West in the last period for which figures are available. | | (57520) | 254
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provision is made for transport from home to hospital of (a) severely disabled people and (b) severely disabled people where the carer is unable to drive. | | (57521) | 255
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the mechanism for paying ambulance trust personnel will change under Agenda for Change. | | (57522) | 256
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many ambulance personnel she expects to receive (a) a lower basic rate of pay and (b) a lower gross rate of pay under Agenda for Change, broken down by (i) pay grade, (ii) job and (iii) trust. | | (57523) | 257
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what software her Department used to calculate required units of dental activity (UDAs) for dental practitioners under the new regulations; what assumptions were made about current dental activity; and whether the estimate of UDAs has been calculated manually against dentists' activity in the last 12 months. | | (57524) | 258
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS trusts paid 95 per cent. of undisputed invoices within contract terms on (a) 60 days, (b) 90 days and (c) 120 days where no terms have been agreed in the last period for which figures are available; what the value of those invoices was in each case; which NHS trusts did not pay 95 per cent. of undisputed invoices within contract terms or 120 days where no terms have been agreed in that period; and what the value of those invoices was. | | (57526) | 259
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what financial penalties can be applied to home oxygen providers who do not meet the terms of their contracts. | | (57527) | 260
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the regional suppliers for the home oxygen service. | | (57572) | 261
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of whether primary care trusts have used referral centres as a means of delaying GP referrals to consultants during the current financial year. | | (57781) | 262
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance she has given to primary care trusts about the practice of delaying GP referrals to consultants as a means of meeting year-end finance limits. | | (57782) | 263
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists were treating NHS patients in Hyndburn in (a) 1997 and (b) the last year for which figures are available. | | (57562) | 264
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people diagnosed with diabetes there were in Hyndburn in (a) 1997 and (b) the last year for which figures are available. | | (57563) | 265
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were treated for sexually transmitted infections in Hyndburn in (a) 1997 and (b) the last year for which figures are available. | | (57564) | 266
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she is planning to launch the Government's next campaign on sexual health and chlamydia awareness. | | (57581) | 267
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what was the cost to the public purse of training (a) doctors and (b) dentists in the last year for which figures are available. | | (57411) | 268
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money has been redirected from Gloucestershire to Avon and Wiltshire in each year since the creation of the Strategic Health Authority; and if she will make a statement. | | (57576) | 269
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have contracted infections in hospitals in Gloucestershire in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. | | (57577) | 270
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of people who will be registered with NHS dentists in each of the primary care trusts in Gloucestershire in each of the next three years; and if she will make a statement. | | (57578) | 271
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the (a) reasons for and (b) plans to address the budget deficits in (i) two of Gloucestershire's primary care trusts and (ii) the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust; and if she will make a statement. | | (57613) | 272
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she expects (a) NHS staff to be made redundant, (b) NHS appointments to be cancelled and (c) bed closures in Gloucestershire as a result of budget deficits; and if she will make a statement. | | (57614) | 273
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which US companies have been awarded contracts for the delivery of NHS services; and what the value was of such contracts. | | (57560) | 274
| Helen Southworth (Warrington South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made towards clear labelling of prepared foods which includes full ingredient and nutritional information and traffic light indications for fat, sugar and salt content. | | (57558) | 275
| Mr Ian Taylor (Esher & Walton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many young people are receiving treatment in secure units for mental illness resulting from cannabis abuse. | | (57433) | 276
| Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the EU Clinical Trials Directive, and implementing UK legislation, on the development of treatments for children with cancer. | | (57783) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 277
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the operation of the War Crimes Act 1991. | | (57603) | 278
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) males and (b) females have been prosecuted under section 1 of the War Crimes Act 1991 in each year since the Act came into force. | | (57604) | 279
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the development of police investigation and detainee handling centres. | | (57759) | 280
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the staff turnover rates were in prisons operated by the (a) public sector and (b) private sector in each of the last five years; what assessment he has made of the two figures; and if he will make a statement. | | (57760) | 281
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the work of the National Custody Forum. | | (57761) | 282
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish the (a) agenda and (b) minutes of the Ministerial Round Table discussions on suicides in prisons; and if he will make a statement. | | (57762) | 283
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the safer cells programme. | | (57763) | 284
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork programme in each prison where it is applied; and if he will make a statement. | | (57764) | 285
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the prisons that operate the Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork programme. | | (57765) | 286
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the National Institute for Mental Health in England regarding (a) the implementation of and (b) changes to the Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (57766) | 287
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what changes have been made to improve the anti-bullying strategies at (a) HM Young Offender Institution Stoke Heath and (b) HM Young Offender Institution Brinsford following defects identified by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons; and if he will make a statement. | | (57767) | 288
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what actions he has taken to address the culture of bullying at HMP Liverpool identified by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons; and if he will make a statement. | | (57768) | 289
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners have been doubled-up in cells meant for one inmate at each prison for each of the last 36 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (57769) | 290
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of self harm there have been at each prison in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (57770) | 291
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of serial self-harmers in the prison estate; and if he will make a statement. | | (57771) | 292
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inmates (a) committed suicide and (b) attempted suicide but were resuscitated at each prison in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (57772) | 293
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Independent Police Complaints Commission regarding deaths in custody; and if he will make a statement. | | (57773) | 294
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the outsourcing of police custody suites. | | (57774) | 295
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the role of forensic medical examiners. | | (57775) | 296
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role he expects prison officers to play in the effective delivery of case management in the criminal justice system; and if he will make a statement. | | (57776) | 297
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact of relative pay rates for inmates on participation in education provision within the prison estate; and if he will make a statement. | | (57777) | 298
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the mechanisms available for the spread of best practice in effective prison management. | | (57779) | 299
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many current prison governors have previously been employed in (a) the National Offender Management Service and (b) the offices of Regional Offender Managers; and if he will make a statement. | | (57780) | 300
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been charged with criminal offences as a result of their actions outside the Danish Embassy in London on 4th February 2006. | | (57382) | 301
| Mr George Galloway (Bethnal Green & Bow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any employee of the Government was (a) involved in and (b) present at the rendition of Khalid Rashid following his arrest on 31st October 2005 in Estcourt, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa; and if he will make a statement. | | (57427) | 302
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what conditions a national of another EU state may be expelled from the UK under existing legislation; and under what conditions the Government will be able to expel a national of another EU state after the entry into force of Directive 2004/38/EC, on the free movement of persons. | | (57354) | 303
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fixed penalty notices have been issued for offences involving using hand-held mobile telephones when driving a motor vehicle in the (a) South Wales, (b) Gwent, (c) North Wales and (d) Dyfed Powys police force areas. | | (57569) | 304
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure PC Richard Keel of Shrewsbury receives the proper medical treatment for the injuries he sustained whilst on duty. | | (57342) | 305
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fixed penalty notices were issued for (a) consumption of alcohol by and (b) selling alcohol to under age people in (i) Sunderland City Council area and (ii) Houghton and Washington East constituency in each of the last five years. | | (57687) | 306
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fixed penalty notices have been issued for the misuse of fireworks in the Northumbria police force area. | | (57688) | 307
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to Question 54474 of 7th March 2006, on gun crime, how many gun crimes were recorded in each London borough in each year since the launch of Operation Trident; and what the percentage change was in each year. | | (57352) | 308
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Question 54474, how many gun related incidents there were in each London borough in each year since 1999. | | (57543) | 309
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on his Department's discussions with (a) the victims, (b) the families of victims and (c) groups that represent the victims and their families of the terrorist arracks on 7th July 2005. | | (57552) | 310
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) plans, (b) regulations, (c) guidance and (d) facilities there are for the sharing of (i) biometric and (ii) other details to be contained within passports with (A) foreign governments and (B) the EU; and if he will make a statement. | | (57553) | 311
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the level of anti-semitism in the UK. | | (57554) | 312
| John Robertson (Glasgow North West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individual animals were used in regulated procedures under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in 2004-05. | | (57366) | 313
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the co-operation between Islamic terrorist groupings and other terrorist organisations around the world. | | (57434) | 314
| Helen Southworth (Warrington South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the cost to the police service of action in response to a report to the police of a young person missing from a care establishment. | | (57559) | 315
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assurances were given by (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department to Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni during her visit last week in relating to the issuing of arrest warrants against (i) Brigadier-General Aviv Kochavi and (ii) any Israeli citizen accused of war crimes. | | (57446) | 316
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum-seeking children in the UK in (a) 1995, (b) 2000, (c) 2004 and (d) 2005 had been residing in the UK for (i) less than one year, (ii) one to two years, (iii) two to three years and (iv) more than three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (57610) | 317
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers deported or removed from the UK in (a) 1995, (b) 2000, (c) 2001, (d) 2002 and (e) 2003 were aged (i) 15, (ii) 16, (iii) 17 and (iv) 18 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (57611) | 318
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fixed penalty notices were issued in Swindon for alcohol-related offences between 12th November and 24th December (a) 2004 and (b) 2005. | | (57379) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 319
| Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment has been made of the carbon footprint of the Palace of Westminster. | | (57717) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 320
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the number of women who died in child birth in developing countries in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) country and (b) age group. | | (57608) | 321
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department has (a) undertaken and (b) plans to undertake to reduce the number of women who die in child birth in developing countries; and if he will make a statement. | | (57609) | 322
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of steps which can be taken to reduce the effects of drought in Africa. | | (57453) | 323
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much the Government has given to the Water Fund Programme in each of the last five years. | | (57454) | 324
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much humanitarian assistance the Government has given to drought affected areas in Africa in each of the last five years. | | (57455) | 325
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the extent to which drought in Africa is caused by climate change. | | (57456) | 326
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his estimate is of the number of people in Africa affected by drought in each of the last five years. | | (57457) | 327
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations he has received on aid for Sudanese refugees in Chad; and if he will make a statement. | | (57730) | 328
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with the World Food Programme on aid for those in (a) eastern Chad and (b) Sudan. | | (57731) | 329
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether reviews undertaken of his Department's African country assistance strategy paper will incorporate the recommendation by the Commission for Africa on the use of assessments of how to reduce the risk of violent conflict and improve human security in formulating a strategy for each country. | | (57493) | 330
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to encourage (a) governments and (b) other organisations to support the establishment of the proposed Arms Trade Treaty. | | (57494) | 331
| Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many jobs in his Department have been relocated to Wales since 2001. | | (57692) | 332
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many cases of financial irregularities have been recorded in his Department in each of the last five financial years; and if he will make a statement. | | (57551) | 333
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effect of the sale of fair trade products on the economies of developing countries; and if he will make a statement. | | (57555) | 334
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment has been made of the incidence of HIV/AIDS in Lesotho. | | (57377) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 335
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what percentage of the executive staff of InterTrade Ireland are identified as being from each category of religious background. | | (57089) | 336
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many of the executive staff of InterTrade Ireland are based in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the Republic of Ireland. | | (57090) | 337
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the expenditure of InterTrade Ireland is estimated to be for 2005-06; and what percentage is made up of (a) staff (i) salaries, (ii) expenses and (iii) pension costs and (b) other staff costs. | | (57091) | 338
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of domestic waste each council in Northern Ireland recycled in each of the last three years, listed in descending order. | | (57092) | 339
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what targets have been set for recycling domestic waste in each council area in Northern Ireland by 2010. | | (57093) | 340
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of the quality of bathing water at each of Northern Ireland's designated beaches. | | (57675) | 341
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what guidance he has issued to local councils in Northern Ireland on contracts offered to private firms in respect of large-scale outdoor events. | | (57676) | 342
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much revenue was generated by speeding fines in Northern Ireland for the 12 month period ended 31st December (a) 2004 and (b) 2005. | | (57677) | 343
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people domiciled in Northern Ireland were on the Sex Offenders Register at 31st December 2005. | | (57678) | 344
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many inward investment visits Invest NI expects to be made to East Londonderry constituency during 2006. | | (57679) | 345
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the estimated cost is of the refurbishment works at the Roe Valley Country Park; and when they are expected to be complete. | | (57680) | 346
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people were (a) arrested for and (b) convicted of offences involving knives in Northern Ireland in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (57079) | 347
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the reasons are for the time taken to publish the final strategy following the November 2004 release of the consultation document Promoting Social Inclusion: Addressing the Causes and Effects of Homelessness; and when he expects the strategy to be published. | | (57080) | 348
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what determining date was used in deciding on the allocation under the d'Hondt formula for the political members of the Northern Ireland Policing Board; and what factors he took into account when selecting the determining date. | | (57296) | 349
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what factors he took into account when setting the notice period for party leaders to submit nominations for the Northern Ireland Policing Board. | | (57297) | 350
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funding has been allocated to community safety partnerships to enable the extension of the Message in a Bottle scheme throughout Northern Ireland. | | (57298) | 351
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) salmon and (b) sea trout returned to each river of the Foyle system in each month of each year since 2000. | | (57343) | 352
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he expects the review of the Concessionary Fares Scheme to commence; what format he expects the review to take; and if he will make a statement. | | (57571) | 353
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the extent is of data sharing on individuals between government departments and agencies in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. | | (57721) | 354
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the involvement of paramilitary groups in serious organised crime. | | (57682) | 355
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the estimated average cost to public funds is of a teenage pregnancy in Northern Ireland. | | (57615) | 356
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the conception rate was for 16 year olds and under in each of the last five years in Northern Ireland. | | (57616) | 357
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the conception rate was for (a) 19, (b) 18, (c) 17, (d) 16, (e) 15 (f) 14 and (g) 13 year olds in each of the four health boards in each of the last 10 years. | | (57617) | 358
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the number of sexually active 15 year olds in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (57618) | 359
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total value of untaxed spirits intercepted in Northern Ireland was in each of the last 10 years. | | (57619) | 360
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what will be included in the new functional information and communications technology course to be taught in schools in Northern Ireland. | | (57620) | 361
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many cases of (a) HIV, (b) chlamydia, (c) gonorrhoea, (d) syphilis, (e) genital warts and (f) genital herpes there have been in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years. | | (57621) | 362
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what redress is available to parents of a child removed from a class in Northern Ireland for expressing a belief in Intelligent Design. | | (57622) | 363
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of the workforce in Northern Ireland he estimates to be making (a) no provision for retirement pension and (b) insufficient provision for retirement pension. | | (57623) | 364
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he had with (a) the government of the Republic of Ireland and (b) the Republic of Ireland police force on the Northern Ireland victims' march in Dublin on 25th February. | | (57624) | 365
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the number of heroin addicts in Northern Ireland. | | (57625) | 366
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to bring MOT testing in Northern Ireland into line with the rest of the UK. | | (57626) | 367
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will allow vehicle testing centres to carry out minor repairs on site. | | (57627) | 368
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what definition the Independent Monitoring Commission uses of criminal activity at an organisational level. | | (57628) | 369
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the pay gap between men and women in Northern Ireland. | | (57629) | 370
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 27th February 2006, Official Report, column 378W on osteoporosis, how much has been spent on osteoporosis in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years; which are the most common forms of intervention used in Northern Ireland; what assessment he has made of their effectiveness; how many people are waiting to be treated for osteoporosis in Northern Ireland; and whether all interventions available in England are available in Northern Ireland. | | (57630) | 371
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total cost was of the Policing, Accountability and the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Community Report published by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. | | (57631) | Questions to the Prime Minister 372
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had on the Sovereign's role in the State Opening of Parliament. | | (57341) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 373
| Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Executive regarding the implications of the actions of the Scottish Criminal Records Office in the case of the Shirley McKie case for the Lockerbie convictions; and if he will make a statement. | | (57646) | Questions to the Solicitor General 374
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Solicitor General, what the cost is of the Serious Fraud Office investigation into price fixing amongst drug companies supplying the NHS. | | (57525) | 375
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Solicitor General, if he will take steps to make information available to allow comparison between judges of their sentencing for offences. | | (57452) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 376
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to improve the National Grid connections to Orkney and Shetland to enable the export of energy from those locations; and what assessment he has made of the cost of such improvements. | | (57199) | 377
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the decommissioning costs of each nuclear power plant in Scotland; and if he will make a statement. | | (57200) | 378
N | Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what administrative savings, including reductions in adminstrative staff, have been made by the Natural Environment Research Council as part of the Gershon Review. | | (56740) | 379
N | Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the statutory bodies that have made submissions to the consultation on the proposed closure of four research stations run by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. | | (56741) | 380
N | Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent developments there have been in the proposed closure of research stations run by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. | | (57081) | 381
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the Government's target is for renewable electricity generation in each region by 2020; what steps he expects to be taken to achieve this; and whether offshore facilities are included in this target. | | (57361) | 382
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the Government's policy is on promoting demand side management by power generators. | | (57362) | 383
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether he has made an assessment of whether UK-owned companies are using foreign subsidiaries to export military equipment to countries which would not be approved for export under UK and EU regulations. | | (57423) | 384
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the average price of (a) gas and (b) electricity was in each year since 1997. | | (57431) | 385
| Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many jobs in his Department have been relocated to Wales since 2001. | | (57693) | 386
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many cases of financial irregularities have been recorded in his Department in each of the last five financial years; and if he will make a statement. | | (57545) | 387
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what arms export licences to Iraq have been awarded to (a) Helston Gunsmiths of Truro and (b) Super Vision International Ltd since the beginning of 2004. | | (57262) | 388
| Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Devonport):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which learned institutes are recognised by his Department as professional bodies. | | [R] (57350) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 389
N | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact on regeneration in Teesside in the last two years of the use of Article 14 directives. | | (57141) | 390
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many publicly funded (a) helicopter and (b) train journeys within the UK were undertaken by each member of the Royal Family in each year since 2000. | | (57412) | 391
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to encourage the Royal Family to reduce their use of helicopter travel for journeys within the UK. | | (57413) | 392
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of his Department's staff work on rail timetables. | | (57381) | 393
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Ministerial Statement of 7th February 2006, Official Report, columns 45-6WS, on the urban congestion target, what the nature is of the problems discovered with the data relating to Public Service Agreement 4. | | (57424) | 394
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the inter-departmental Aviation Health Working Group to publish the findings of the review it commissioned from the independent Committee on Toxicity on evidence collected by the British Airlines Pilots Association. | | (55304) | 395
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what economic modelling has been undertaken to assess the cost and benefit to regional economies of the development and expansion of regional airports. | | (57482) | 396
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of Lord Donaldson's proposal to designate the coast around the Isles of Scilly as (a) a Marine Environmental High Risk Area and (b) an Area to be Avoided. | | (57491) | 397
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the (a) voluntary and (b) statutory measures on the coast and coastal waters of (i) the Isles of Scilly and (ii) Cornwall on their capacity to provide protection for the coast and marine environment from (A) pollution and (B) the foundering and collision of cargo vessels. | | (57492) | 398
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) notifiable and (b) non-notifiable offences were reported to the British Transport Police in 2004-05, broken down by (i) parliamentary constituency, (ii) region and (iii) police authority area. | | (57580) | 399
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many councils have made representations to his Department on the introduction of the national bus concessionary scheme. | | (57344) | 400
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many councils have indicated that their proportion of the £350 million grant will be insufficient to fund the bus concessionary fare scheme in their area. | | (57345) | 401
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he expects a change in council tax to be necessary to meet funding for bus concessionary schemes. | | (57346) | 402
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how he will monitor the implementation of the bus concessionary fare scheme. | | (57347) | 403
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether councils are reducing the level of provision of service as a result of the introduction of a national standard bus concessionary scheme. | | (57348) | 404
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which local authorities were operating a bus concessionary fare scheme on 31st December 2005. | | (57349) | 405
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who has been appointed to conduct the Stage 1 Study into the options to improve the A120(T) in relation to the proposed Bathside Bay development in Harwich; when he expects the study to be published; and when he expects to announce a preferred route for the improvements. | | (57146) | 406
| Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many jobs in his Department have been relocated to Wales since 2001. | | (57672) | 407
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions since 1st January 2001 registered aircraft (a) N2189M, (b) N8183J, (c) N970SJ, (d) N129QS, (e) N368CE and (f) N85VM have landed at British airports; and what their (i) origin and (ii) destination was in each case. | | (57681) | 408
| Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what concessionary travel schemes are operated by local authorities (a) within the local authority area and (b) a cross local authority areas in addition to the free bus travel for pensioners; and what charges local authorities are making to operate these schemes. | | (57449) | 409
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library the 2002 National Speed Survey. | | (57142) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 410
| Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many jobs in his Department have been relocated to Wales since 2001. | | (57669) | 411
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many cases of financial irregularities have been recorded in his Department in each of the last five financial years; and if he will make a statement. | | (57546) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 412
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what regulations the Government plans to bring forward to ensure that Directive 2004/38/EC, on the free movement of persons, does not result in significant additional costs to the UK social security system. | | (57353) | 413
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how long a national from another EU member state must have been employed in the UK before they are allowed to claim the same social security benefits as a UK national if they are involuntarily made unemployed; and what the position will be when Directive 2004/38/EC, on the free movement of persons, comes into force. | | (57355) | 414
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how long a national from another EU member state must have been employed in the UK before they are entitled to the same social security benefits as a non-UK citizen; and what the position will be when Directive 2004/38/EC comes into force. | | (57356) | 415
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there are any social security benefits from which nationals from other EU member states resident in the UK are always excluded; and what the position will be when Directive 2004/38/EC, on free movement of persons, comes into force. | | (57357) | 416
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, under what circumstances a national from another EU member state would be classed as creating an unreasonable burden on the UK's social assistance system and therefore qualify for expulsion. | | (57359) | 417
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures the Government has put in place to monitor and expel nationals from other member states whom it considers are placing an unreasonable burden on the UK's social assistance system. | | (57360) | 418
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) income support and (c) incapacity benefit claims later determined to be fraudulent in London in each year since 1997, broken down by London borough; and if he will make a statement. | | (57206) | 419
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many incapacity benefit claimants in the Borough of Wandsworth have been receiving benefit for five years or more; and if he will make a statement. | | (57207) | 420
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Putney constituency were receiving incapacity benefit in (a) 2001-02, (b) 2002-03, (c) 2003-04 and (d) 2004-05; and if he will make a statement. | | (57208) | 421
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Putney constituency aged (a) 20 to 25, (b) 26 to 30, (c) 31 to 35, (d) 36 to 40, (e) 41 to 45, (f) 46 to 50, (g) 51 to 55, (h) 56 to 60 and (i) 61 to 65 years are in receipt of incapacity benefit; and if he will make a statement. | | (57209) | 422
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) male and (b) female incapacity benefit claimants there were in Putney (i) in total, (ii) broken down by age and (iii) broken down by category of claim in each of the past five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (57210) | 423
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who use post office card accounts to receive benefits and pensions are aged (a) under 60, (b) 60 to 69, (c) 70 to 79 and (d) 80 and above. | | (57785) | 424
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure deaf adults claim the benefits to which they are entitled. | | (57720) | 425
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the average period of time between a claim for attendance allowance being approved and the first payment being received by the claimant. | | (57148) | 426
| Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobs in his Department have been relocated to Wales since 2001. | | (57670) | 427
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) proportion of attendance allowance decisions were appealed against and (b) percentage of appeals by the claimant were successful in each of the last five years, broken down by disability benefit centre. | | (57461) | 428
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for attendance allowances were made in each of the last five years; and what percentage were successful, broken down by disability benefits centre. | | (57465) | 429
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases of financial irregularities have been recorded in his Department in each of the last five financial years; and if he will make a statement. | | (57547) | 430
N | John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of whether the period between publication of final versions of the (a) Occupational Pensions Schemes (Modification of Subsisting Rights) Regulations and (b) Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Regulations) was compatible with HM Revenue and Custom's stated objective of delaying the implementation of the simplified pension tax regime until April to allow employers and providers sufficient time to implement fully the benefits of simplification. | | (57076) | 431
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the amount of jobseeker's allowance claimed by the self-employed; and if he will make a statement. | | (57375) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 432
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many coroner's cases in Northern Ireland have yet to be concluded; what the average time taken for the completion of a coroner's case was in each of the last five years; when the longest outstanding coroner's case commenced; and what plans she has to allocate additional resources to the coroner's office. | | [Transferred] (57718) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 433
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action she is taking to improve standards of education service delivery within the prison estate; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (57778) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 434
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will set out her responsibilities for Government policy in respect of biosecurity matters. | | [Transferred] (57422) | 435
N | Mr Jim McGovern (Dundee West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on Scotland's contribution to the UK's international climate change targets. | | [Question Unstarred] (57024) | 436
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which local authorities have not adopted the terms of the Noise Act 1996 in relation to nighttime noise. | | [Transferred] (57750) | Questions to the Prime Minister 437
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Prime Minister, when he expects the House of Lords Appointments Commission to give its approval to the latest list of nominations for the peerage; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (57408) |
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