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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 25 April 2006
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 25 April 2006
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 25 April of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 25 April of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 25 April see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the levels of VAT missing trader intra-community fraud for each of the last five years for which data is available; and what steps he is taking to combat such fraud. | | (66146) | 2
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, why 32 (The Royal) Squadron made two return flights to Brussels on 21st January 2003 on his behalf; and if he will make a statement. | | (66147) | 3
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in respect of which official duties he used 32 (The Royal) Squadron for flights (a) on 23rd May 2003 and (b) in the first week of April 2002; what the approximate take-off and landing times were of each flight; whether the carbon emissions were offset in respect of each flight; what other transport options were considered on each occasion; why other transport options were not used; and if he will make a statement. | | (66162) | 4
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many disabled adults have claimed tax credits in each month since April 2003 in Coventry South. | | (64749) | 5
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how long a national from another EU member state needs to have been resident in the UK before being eligible to receive child benefit; and what the residency period will be after Directive 2004/38/EC comes into force. | | (66124) | 6
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how long a national from another EU member state needs to have been resident in the UK before being eligible to receive (a) working tax credit and (b) child tax credit; and how long the residency periods will be after Directive 2004/38/EC comes into force. | | (66135) | 7
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, at what stage of the (a) legislative and (b) implementation process the measures in the EU Financial Services Action Plan are; and if he will make a statement. | | (66154) | 8
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Wales speak Welsh, according to the latest census data. | | (66138) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 9
N | Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on advertising for job vacancies in each of the last five years. | | (65969) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 10
N | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what progress has been made towards making the Human Rights Act 1998 applicable to private providers of public functions. | | (66030) | 11
N | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when she expects to publish proposals for making the Human Rights Act 1998 applicable to private providers of public functions. | | (66031) | 12
N | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Department for Trade and Industry on measures needed to make the Human Rights Act 1998 applicable to private providers of public functions. | | (66032) | 13
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, for what reasons the death certificate issued on 18th August 2003 in respect of Dr David Kelly included the reasons for death before the Hutton Inquiry had reported. | | (65546) | 14
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, who took the decision to issue the death certificate for Dr David Kelly; and on what date that decision was taken. | | (65547) | 15
N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what measures her Department has taken to encourage illiterate and semi-literate electors to register to vote. | | (65824) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 16
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the statement of 9th March 2006, Official Report, columns 961-3, how many full-time members of the Royal Irish Regiment Home Service Battalions have indicated a preference to transfer to General Service under the terms of the package announced. | | (65929) | 17
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will consider establishing a fund to support the widows and children of Ulster Defence Regiment soldiers who lost their lives as a result of terrorist violence in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | (65930) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 18
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what funding is available for temporary to permanent housing initiatives in the 2006 to 2008 National Affordable Housing Programme, in Coventry; and if he will make a statement. | | (64750) | 19
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many (a) housholds and (b) children in (i) Lancashire and (ii) Ribble Valley are living in overcrowded accommodation. | | (65919) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 20
N | Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much (a) her Department and (b) its agencies spent on advertising for job vacancies in each of the last five years. | | (65967) | 21
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many nationals from other EU countries she expects to be eligible to claim university maintenance grants when Directive 2004/38/EC comes into force; and if she will make a statement. | | (66134) | 22
N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether her Department issues guidance to Muslim colleges in England on content of courses for those who wish to become imams; and if she will make a statement. | | (65770) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 23
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1st December 2005, Official Report, column 651W, on the Cuckmere Valley, if she will break down the figure of £394,000 into (a) consultants costs, (b) internal staff costs and (c) other costs; and whether the allowance for internal staff costs reflects the total estimated costs applicable to the project internal staff. | | (65544) | 24
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1st December 2005, Official Report, column 651W, on the Cuckmere Valley, how much has been spent to date; and how much it is anticipated will be spent on the next stage following the completion of the preparatory stage of the project. | | (65545) | 25
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the occasions on which she has used 32 (The Royal) Squadron since 2001; what the approximate take-off and landing times were of each flight; whether the carbon emissions were offset in respect of each flight; which other transport options were considered for each flight; why other transport options were not used; for what official duties each flight was used; and if she will make a statement. | | (66161) | 26
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many single farm payments in (a) Stroud constituency and (b) Gloucestershire have (i) been cancelled, (ii) yet to be cancelled and (iii) been invalidated. | | (65823) | 27
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what percentage of 2005 Single Farm Payment Scheme claims she expects to be paid by 30th June 2006; what the value of each such payment will be; and whether those claims unpaid by that date will be (a) subject to EU reimbursement and (b) met from public funds. | | (66171) | 28
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many information leaflets have been received by each Common Agricultural Policy farmer in (a) England and (b) Northern Ireland regarding the Single Payment Scheme since the mid-term Common Agricultural Policy reform proposals were agreed in 2003; and what the total estimated cost was of compiling, printing and posting these booklets in each country. | | (66172) | 29
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms were put in place by the Rural Payments Agency to ensure that the despatch of the Customer Registration booklet to farmers for the new financial year did not affect the finalising of 2005 payments; what assessment her Department made of the merits of delaying the despatch of these booklets until after the 2005 payments had been completed; and if she will make a statement. | | (66173) | 30
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the 2006 Single Farm Payment application form was passed to the Plain English Campaign for editing before its despatch to farmers. | | (66174) | 31
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in what circumstances she will (a) make advance Single Farm Scheme payments (SFSP) to farmers whose 2005 claims have been delayed for payment beyond 31st March 2006 and (b) pay interest on those SFSP claims which have been unreasonably delayed. | | (66175) | 32
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to issue written guarantees that payments will be forthcoming to farmers awaiting single farm payments and facing possession proceedings. | | (65821) | 33
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) operation and (b) profitability of the dairy market; and if she will make a statement. | | (66106) | 34
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of recent developments in the milk producing and dairy industry. | | (66107) | 35
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to assist the dairy farming sector; and if she will make a statement. | | (66108) | 36
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken (a) to strengthen the selling systems for milk and (b) to improve the dairy industry structure. | | (66109) | 37
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of (a) the pattern of volume output in the milk year and (b) levels of profit derived at each stage of the dairy food chain. | | (66110) | 38
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on milk price (a) regulation and (b) indexing. | | (66111) | 39
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to establish a regulator of the dairy market. | | (66112) | 40
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Southern Water on the continuing leakage from the two reservoirs at Halfway on the Isle of Sheppey. | | (65777) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 41
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, why 32 (The Royal) Squadron made two return flights to Brussels on 21st January 2003 on behalf of the Minister for Europe; and if he will make a statement. | | (66148) | 42
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in respect of what official duties the Minister for Europe used 32 (The Royal) Squadron for flights on (a) 29th September 2003 and (b) 30th September 2002; what the take-off and landing times were of each flight; whether the carbon emissions were offset in respect of each flight; which other transport options were considered on each occasion; why other transport options were not used; and if he will make a statement. | | (66159) | 43
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the International Atomic Energy Agency on Iran's nuclear programme. | | (64746) | 44
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last visited Iraq; and if he will make a statement. | | (64747) | 45
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with representatives of Hamas; and if he will make a statement. | | (64748) | 46
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the level of religious freedom in Eritrea; and if he will make a statement. | | (66095) | 47
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has held with officials from the Eritrean government on religious persecution; and if he will make a statement. | | (66096) | 48
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the threat to Baha'is in Iran; and if he will make a statement. | | (66118) | 49
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the extent of freedom to practise religion in Iran; and if he will make a statement. | | (66119) | 50
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) net and (b) gross contributions to the EU are to be paid by each of the 25 member states of the EU in each of the next seven years following the agreement on 17th December 2005. | | (66122) | 51
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the Government plans to launch the website described in the UK's contribution to the EU's interim report on the national debates during the reflection period on the future of Europe; and how much the website will cost (a) to build and (b) to maintain. | | (66125) | 52
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many calls have been made to Europe Direct in the UK to date; and how much has been spent on (a) setting up and (b) running the service. | | (66126) | 53
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, why the launch of the Europe Direct service was delayed for a year. | | (66127) | 54
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the value was of each of the fortnightly transfer payments made into the budgets of the institutions of the European Union in 2005. | | (66128) | 55
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contribution the Government (a) has made and (b) is planning to make to the European Commission's Plan D programme. | | (66129) | 56
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government supports the procedures used by the European Commission to determine whether to impose anti-dumping duties on shoes from China and Vietnam. | | (66130) | 57
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 17th January 2006, Official Report, column 1290W and 7th March 2006, Official Report, column 1344W, on the scrutiny reserve, what the reason was for the different estimates for the number of scrutiny overrides in 2005. | | (66155) | 58
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the reason is for the difference between the figures for the European Union's budget for administration costs over the next financial framework in the publication of the United Kingdom Presidency Proposal on 14th December and the publication of the UK's final proposals on 19th December. | | (66157) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 59
N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) advice and (b) instructions she has issued to primary care trusts on the closure of community and cottage hospitals. | | (64900) | 60
N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care trusts in England are proposing to close community or cottage hospitals within their jurisdiction; and if she will list them. | | (64902) | 61
N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the hospitals which are proposed for closure; and what the reason for closure is in each case. | | (64923) | 62
N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) cottage and (b) community hospitals in England which will close in 2006-07; and what proportion this number represents of the total number of community and cottage hospitals in England. | | (64924) | 63
N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on patient choice of the closure of local hospitals. | | (65528) | 64
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which vaccines are routinely administered by nurses in a school setting. | | (65696) | 65
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether purchasing of vaccines recommended for use by the NHS is carried out (a) centrally and (b) by individual primary care trusts. | | (65697) | 66
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to increase the number of registered bone marrow donors (a) in total and (b) from under-represented ethnic groups. | | (65698) | 67
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS bodies provide funding for vaccines delivered in schools. | | (65699) | 68
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance school nurses receive on vaccines that they deliver in schools; and what understanding they are expected to have of the disease they are vaccinating against. | | (65700) | 69
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations her Department has received in the last 12 months on the effects of folic acid ingestion on the elderly. | | (66097) | 70
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment her Department has made of the possibility that ingestion of folic acid masks vitamin B12 deficiency; and if she will make a statement. | | (66098) | 71
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment her Department has made of the effects on the elderly of ingesting folic acid. | | (66099) | 72
N | Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) her Department and (b) its agencies spent on advertising for job vacancies in each of the last five years. | | (65966) | 73
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) type 1 and (b) type 2 diabetics there are in England. | | (65920) | 74
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will estimate the number of people with diabetes for whom the drug Exubera may be clinically appropriate. | | (65921) | 75
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of people who will develop (a) type 1 and (b) type 2 diabetes in the next 10 years. | | (65923) | 76
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much her Department has (a) spent on and (b) committed to the NHS Connecting for Health computer system. | | (65943) | 77
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her Department expects to be the completion date of the NHS Connecting for Health computer system. | | (65963) | 78
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment her Department has made of potential security risks associated with the NHS Connecting for Health computer system; and if she will make a statement. | | (65964) | 79
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much will (a) a GP and (b) a GP practice be paid for each hospital appointment booked through the new Choose and Book system. | | (65772) | 80
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of (a) GPs and (b) GP practices have (i) registered to use and (ii) indicated an interest in using the new Choose and Book system for hospital appointments from (A) within and (B) outside the pilot areas. | | (65773) | 81
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the latest estimates are for the cost of seting up the (a) computer software, (b) computer hardware, (c) staff, (d) other administrative infrastructure and (e) other elements of the new Choose and Book system for making hospital appointments. | | (65774) | 82
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) hospital doctors, (b) hospital doctors on training programmes and (c) other hospital staff work for free; and of these how many are non-British nationals. | | (65822) | 83
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in the mild stages of Alzheimer's disease will be affected by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence draft recommendation on the three anticholinisterase drugs. | | (66141) | 84
| Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington & Chelsea):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will issue guidance to primary care trusts that cost should not be the factor that decides whether women with third and fourth stages of cancer should have access to the latest drugs, and that decisions should be based on recommendations of specialists and doctors. | | (66117) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 85
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the occasions on which he has used 32 (The Royal) Squadron since 2001; what the approximate take-off and landing times were of each flight; whether the carbon emissions were offset in respect of each flight; which other transport options were considered for each flight; why other transport options were not used; for what official duties each flight was used; and if he will make a statement. | | (66160) | 86
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what he expects the role of the new headquarters of Gloucestershire Constabulary at Quedgeley to be if the proposed police mergers go ahead. | | (65518) | 87
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the future of the (a) civilian staff and (b) specialist police staff involved in level 2 operations and forensic management who are working at the new Gloucestershire Constabulary headquarters at Quedgeley if the proposed police restructuring goes ahead. | | (65519) | 88
| Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter to the Immigration and Nationality Directorate of 6th February 2006 from the hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, on behalf of Sumithra Wickramage (Home Office Reference W227390/3, Acknowledgement Reference B3928/6). | | (66152) | 89
| Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, of 30th January 2006 about Markland Gray (Home Office Reference G1052868, Acknowledgement Reference B2826/6). | | (66153) | 90
N | Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place in the Library the letter of 23rd June 1994 designating Sycamore Lodge, Langley, Oldbury West Midlands as an approved probation and bail hostel. | | (66066) | 91
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30th March 2006, Official Report, column 1160W, on child trafficking, where the figures relating to the numbers of children smuggled into the UK are held. | | (65986) | 92
N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he will investigate allegations of incitement to racial hatred at the (a) Hawza Ilmiyya College and (b) the Islamic College of Advanced Studies, Willesden, London; and if he will make a statement. | | (65775) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 93
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many copies of European Scrutiny Committee reports have been sold in each of the last five years. | | (66131) | 94
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what services to the House are provided by Capita; at what cost; and for what periods. | | (65771) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 95
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he has taken to support the economic development of The Gambia. | | (66164) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 96
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what measures have been established in the event of the arrival in Northern Ireland of avian influenza to protect (a) the farming community and (b) the wider population. | | (65924) | 97
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many female convicted prisoners there were in Northern Ireland on 1st January (a) 2001 and (b) 2006. | | (65925) | 98
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the change was in annual numbers recorded at each of the 10 most frequented visitor attractions in Northern Ireland over the last 10 years. | | (65926) | 99
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many incidents involving shots being fired by police officers in Northern Ireland have been investigated by the Policing Ombudsman; and in how many instances there was a finding of non-justification of the action taken by the officers concerned. | | (65927) | 100
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) part-time and (b) full-time students are enrolled in each of the further and higher education institutes in Northern Ireland. | | (65928) | 101
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on how many occasions between September 2003 and 11th December 2003 the person subsequently convicted of the murder of Attracta Harron received a home visit without advance notice from those responsible for ascertaining his whereabouts. | | (66113) | 102
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many dwellings have been granted planning approval as (a) separate units and (b) part of housing developments in the BT17 postal code district of Dunmurry in each of the past 10 years. | | (65918) | 103
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff are employed centrally by each of the Education and Library Boards in Northern Ireland in (a) human resources, payroll and finance, (b) procurement, (c) ICT, (d) legal services and (e) other roles. | | (65931) | 104
N | Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many organisations in Northern Ireland have ceased to be eligible to use the two tick symbol in each of the last five years. | | (64751) | 105
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what legislation applies to the use of greyhounds in greyhound racing in Northern Ireland. | | (66102) | 106
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funds are available for the implementation of the anti-bullying strategy in Northern Ireland. | | (66103) | 107
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how the anti-bullying strategy is to be implemented in schools in Northern Ireland. | | (66104) | 108
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the Department of Education's anti-bullying strategy is. | | (66105) | 109
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in Northern Ireland speak Irish, according to the latest census data. | | (66137) | 110
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the penalty is for non-compliance with an enforcement order issued by a planning area in Northern Ireland. | | (66139) | 111
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many planning enforcements against houses of multiple occupancy have been issued in each planning area in Northern Ireland since the legislation came into force. | | (66140) | 112
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people with Alzheimer's disease in Northern Ireland were prescribed anticholinisterase drugs in each of the last five years. | | (66142) | 113
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what response he has made to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence appraisal consultation document on drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease in relation to Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | (66143) | Questions to the Prime Minister 114
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Prime Minister, what recent representations he has received from (a) hon. Members, (b) Members of the House of Lords, (c) Members of the Scottish Parliament and (d) members of the public about (i) the operation of and (ii) reform of the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925; and if he will make a statement. | | (66176) | 115
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Prime Minister, when he last met (a) the Lord Chancellor, (b) the Secretary of State for the Home Department and (c) the Attorney General to discuss the operation of the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925; and if he will make a statement. | | (66177) | 116
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Prime Minister, how many (a) males and (b) females have been (i) prosecuted and (ii) convicted of an offence under the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925 in each year since 1976. | | (66178) | 117
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with (a) the First Minister of Scotland and (b) the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland about the operation of the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925 in those countries; and if he will make a statement. | | (66179) | 118
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Prime Minister, in respect of which official duties he used 32 (The Royal) Squadron for flights on (a) 11th and 12th April 2002, (b) 3rd and 4th July 2003, (c) 30th July 2003, (d) 16th September 2004, (e) 29th September 2003, (f) 24th July 1998 and (g) 26th June 1998; what the approximate take-off and landing times were of each flight; whether the carbon emissions were offset in respect of each flight; what other transport options were considered on each occasion; why other transport options were not used; and if he will make a statement. | | (66163) | 119
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will meet Raymond McCord Senior to discuss allegations of collusion in the murder of his son Raymond McCord Junior and related cases. | | (66114) | 120
N | Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to (a) the Answer of 14th March 2006 to the hon. Member for Dundee East, Official Report, column 2045W, on the Scotland Act 1998 and (b) the announcement that the Secretary of State for Scotland has been carrying out the functions of the Advocate General for Scotland since 18th January 2006; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the determination under section 87(3) of the Scotland Act 1998. | | (66077) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 121
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what stake the Government holds in British Energy; what its value is; and what plans he has to sell off that stake. | | (63590) | 122
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps his Department has taken to tackle cold-calling from countries outside the European Union in the past five years. | | (66120) | 123
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the cost was of running the South West Regional Development Agency offices in Australia, China, Japan and North America in each of the last five years; and what the budget is for these offices for the 2006-07 financial year. | | (64899) | 124
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the work of the overseas offices of the South West Regional Development Agency in Australia, China, Japan and North America. | | (64901) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 125
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the status of Crossrail Line 2. | | (66132) | 126
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what transport improvements for which his Department is responsible there have been in Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency in the past 12 months; what further improvements are planned; and if he will make a statement. | | (66133) | 127
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects construction to begin on a bridge to replace the level crossing at Beddingham on the A27. | | (65548) | 128
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were (a) killed and (b) injured in road accidents in Essex between 1995 and the latest available date. | | (64624) | 129
N | Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on advertising for job vacancies in each of the last five years. | | (65965) | 130
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects agreement to be reached on a programme of work designed to make the European Aviation Safety Agency fit for purpose. | | (66170) | 131
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what timetable he envisages for the redevelopment of London Waterloo station to facilitate the implementation of the Route Utilisation Strategy; and if he will make a statement. | | (65514) | 132
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the (a) supply of and (b) demand for dedicated railway engineers for the next (i) five, (ii) 10, (iii) 15 and (iv) 20 years; what action he is taking to ensure that there are sufficient numbers of competent dedicated railway engineers in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. | | (65515) | 133
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he hs to re-open the Sheffield Woodhead to Manchester railway line to freight traffic; what timescale he envisages for making a decision; and if he will make a statement. | | (65516) | 134
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for direct railway services between Leeds and London of the decision to start direct railway services between Sunderland and London; and if he will make a statement. | | (65517) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 135
N | Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on advertising for job vacancies in each of the last five years. | | (65968) | 136
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the countries where British pensioners living abroad (a) do and (b) do not have their pensions uprated; and if he will make a statement. | | (65922) | 137
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how long a national from another EU member state needs to have been resident in the UK before being eligible to receive (a) housing benefit and (b) income support; and how long the residency periods will be after Directive 2004/38/EC comes into force. | | (66123) | 138
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what effect Directive 2004/38/EC will have on the requirements that EU nationals need to meet in order to be considered habitually resident in the UK; and if he will make a statement. | | (66136) | 139
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18th January 2006, Official Report, column 1371W, on the Free Movement of Persons Directive, when the Government will issue regulations to ensure that Directive 2004/38/EC will not result in any significant additional costs for the UK social security system; and what these regulations will do. | | (66156) | 140
| Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Departmant has had with charities and campaign groups on the Disability Living Allowance application form; and whether recommendations were made relating to the form following such meetings. | | (66158) | 141
N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time taken between (a) the submitting of a claim for incapacity benefit and the formal acknowledgement of that claim by his Department, (b) the formal receipt of a claim for incapacity benefit and the carrying out of a personal capability assessment interview, (c) a personal capability assessment for incapacity benefit and the decision on eligibility being made, (d) the decision on eligibility for incapacity benefit and the first payment being made and (e) the claim for incapacity benefit being submitted and the first payment being made using the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (64839) | 142
N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, to what point can a recipient of incapacity benefit backdate a claim once eligibility for the benefit has been confirmed; and when in the claims process is the official start point for the payment once eligibility for incapacity benefit has been confirmed. | | (64840) | 143
N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7th March 2006, Official Report, column 1349W, on incapacity benefit, how many recipients of incapacity benefit are receiving an adult dependant addition; and what the average payment is for such recipients. | | (64841) | 144
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training programmes are available as part of the New Deal for those (a) under and (b) over 25 years. | | (66149) | 145
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much and what proportion of the New Deal training budget was spent on those aged (a) 25 and under, (b) 26 to 40, (c) 40 to 55 and (d) 55 and over in (i) 2003-04, (ii) 2004-05 and (iii) 2005-06; and what his forecasts are for spending on these categories for the next two years. | | (66150) | 146
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of adminstering the pension credit was in each of the last seven financial years; and what estimate he has made of the administration costs in 2006-07. | | (66151) | 147
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have participated in (a) New Deal for 25 plus, (b) Project Work, (c) Jobsearch Provision and (d) Employment Zones employment schemes in (i) Surrey, (ii) Guildford and (iii) Waverley in each year since 1997. | | (66165) | 148
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Surrey, (b) Guildford and (c) Waverley have (i) participated in and (ii) completed each of the three Work Based Learning for Adults Scheme stages in each year since 1997. | | (66166) | 149
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding has been available for Work Based Learning for Adults schemes in (a) Surrey, (b) Guildford and (c) Waverley in each financial year since 1997; and what funding is projected for 2005-06. | | (66167) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 150
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 30th March 2006, Official Report, column 1104W, on tax credits, how many and what proportion of tax credit claimants received manual payments as a result of (a) delays in processing changes in circumstances, (b) the termination of claims because the award notice had not been signed and subsequent reinstating of the claim, (c) an error resulting in a child or children no longer being shown on the award notice and (d) other reasons in (i) 2003-04, (ii) 2004-05 and (iii) 2005-06; and what the total amount of these manual payments was broken down by reason for the manual payment in each year. | | [Transferred] (66094) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 151
| Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the charitable fund announced in the Budget to support British citizens affected by terrorist acts abroad will include financial help to the spouses of British soldiers killed in Iraq. | | [Transferred] (66168) | 152
| Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the eligibility criteria will be of the charitable fund announced in the Budget to support British citizens affected by terrorist acts; and how the fund will operate. | | [Transferred] (66169) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 153
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many businesses have (a) applied for and (b) successfully applied for a reduction in business rates under section 49 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 in each of the last five years. | | [Transferred] (66100) | 154
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many businesses have received small business rate relief in each local council area since it was introduced. | | [Transferred] (66101) | 155
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much each local authority gained under the Local Authority Business Growth Incentive in 2005-06; and what proportion of the amount retained by each local authority has been reinvested in supporting further business growth to date. | | [Transferred] (66121) |
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