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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 3 May 2006
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 3 May 2006
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 3 May 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 Wednesday 3 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 3 May see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, under what fiscal regime a voluntary shop in a rural area operates; and what assessment he has made of the impact on such business of recent changes in corporation tax. | | (67773) | 2
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress was made at the recent International Monetary Fund/World Bank meeting in Washington towards poverty reduction in developing countries; and if he will make a statement. | | (68117) | 3
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many White Papers were published by his Department in 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (68248) | 4
N | Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to Question (a) 63803, (b) 62950, (c) 62951, (d) 62952, (e) 62948 and (f) 62949, on the home computing initiative, tabled by the hon. Member for Mid-Worcestershire. | | (67812) | 5
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in how many cases HM Revenue and Customs has discovered that taxpayers have been wrongly receiving married person's tax allowance in each year since it was abolished. | | (67927) | 6
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the Treasury of introducing a zero VAT rating on authors; and if he will make a statement. | | (67704) | 7
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) research and (b) other information was used to inform his conclusions regarding the number of people affected by Clause 157 and Schedule 20 of the Finance (No. 2) Bill. | | (68157) | 8
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library the cost impact assessment of Clause 157 and Schedule 20 of the Finance (No. 2) Bill prepared by his Department. | | (68212) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 9
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what representations he has received on the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill. | | (68220) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 10
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when her Department will publish its response to the consultation findings on damages in personal injury cases. | | (68090) | 11
| Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the role is of magistrates in achieving the Youth Justice Board target of reducing the use of custody for juveniles by 10 per cent. | | (68120) | 12
| Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what steps are taken to minimise the discrepancies in sentencing practices between magistrates' courts. | | (68121) | 13
| Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what training in diversity issues is compulsory for (a) sitting and (b) new magistrates. | | (68122) | 14
| Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many magistrates have been disciplined for discriminatory sentencing in the last 10 years. | | (68123) | 15
| Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what measures are in place to monitor the sentencing practices of individual magistrates to ensure that they do not discriminate against black and minority ethnic people. | | (68124) | 16
| Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many black and minority ethnic people were (a) sentenced and (b) remanded by each court in (i) 2003 and (ii) 2004. | | (68216) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 17
N | Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Wales and (b) the Welsh Assembly Government on the appointment of members of the Olympic Delivery Authority; and what steps were taken to ensure representation on the Authority from all parts of the UK. | | (67913) | 18
N | Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the process was for recruitment and selection of the members of the Olympic Delivery Authority; and (a) when and (b) in what publications the positions were advertised. | | (67914) | 19
N | Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the (a) job description and (b) person specification was for members of the Olympic Delivery Authority. | | (67915) | 20
N | Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what responsibilities the Olympic Delivery Authority has for (a) Olympic preparations, (b) venues and (c) events outside London and the South East of England. | | (67916) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 21
N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Sea King helicopters are serving with the Royal Navy; how many are fully operational; how many are non-operational; and what time period is required to bring those which are non-operational into front-line service. | | (67858) | 22
N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions officials from his Department have had with British Aerospace Systems concerning the impending order of Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft by Saudi Arabia; and what effect he expects this contract to have on the delivery of Eurofighters to the RAF. | | (67859) | 23
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military medals have been issued by the Government since 8th May 1945 for which eligibility may still be claimed; and (a) on what date and (b) for what they were issued. | | (67502) | 24
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate the naval staff have made of the total number of Type 45 destroyers required by the fleet. | | (67917) | 25
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate the naval staff have made of the total number of Type 45 destroyers required to protect (a) a carrier task group and (b) an amphibious task group against aerial attack. | | (67918) | 26
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Type 45 destroyers would be (a) required to relieve and (b) likely to be in upkeep in order to sustain the availability of four Type 45 destroyers for front-line service. | | (67919) | 27
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect on employment at shipbuilders' yards of a decision not to build the seventh and eighth Type 45 destroyers. | | (67920) | 28
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will announce the total number of Type 45 destroyers to be built. | | (67921) | 29
N | Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions a unit's commanding officer has been over-ruled by the chain of command on a decision not to prosecute an offence against a member of that unit in each year since 1997. | | (68094) | 30
N | Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what studies his Department has carried out on the impact on armed forces recruitment of the Deep Cut incidents since 2003. | | (68095) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 31
N | Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the statistical basis is of the estimates given in the statements on brownfield development attributed to a spokesman from his Department in the Daily Telegraph on 22nd April 2006. | | (67957) | 32
N | Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the loss of privately-owned green space as a result of residential development. | | (67959) | 33
N | Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what percentage of new homes built on brownfield sites were built on previously residential land in each year for which figures are available. | | (68037) | 34
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he plans to restate the guidance regarding brownfield land contained in the current Planning Policy Guidance Note 3 when it is re-issued as Planning Policy Statement 3; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (68146) | 35
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has for neighbourhood renewal projects in Milton Keynes. | | (68141) | 36
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many individuals resided in Government-subsidised housing in Milton Keynes in each of the last eight years. | | (68142) | 37
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what he expects the average market price of his Department's £60,000 home to be in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) each region when the first homes are made available to the public. | | (68143) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 38
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of the overall budget for schools was spent on (a) departmental administration and contractors and consultants and (b) local authority administration in each year since 1997. | | (68082) | 39
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the education budget for schools was in each year since 1997. | | (68083) | 40
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many White Papers were published by her Department in 2005; and if she will make a statement. | | (68246) | 41
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils she expects to be taught in temporary classrooms in Milton Keynes at the start of the 2006-07 academic year. | | (68139) | 42
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils are being taught in temporary classrooms in Milton Keynes, broken down by school. | | (68140) | 43
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when she will make a decision on the application by Churchdown School, Gloucester, for permission to dispose of school playing fields; and if she will make a statement. | | (67706) | 44
N | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the projected capital cost is of each of the City Academies that were announced as being in the pipeline in the press release issued on 16th March. | | (67850) | 45
N | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the capital cost is of each City Academy in operation. | | (67851) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 46
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what Government support is available to develop voluntary shops in village communities. | | (67772) | 47
| Mr Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had on the implementation of the Nitrates Directive in the UK. | | (68211) | 48
| Mr Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what alternatives to the use of damaging fertilizers and pesticides have been considered in order to comply with the Nitrates Directive. | | (68214) | 49
| Mr Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had on the effect of the implementation of the Nitrates Directive on the farming industry (a) in East Anglia and (b) elsewhere in the UK. | | (68215) | 50
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many White Papers were published by her Department in 2005; how many included an animal health or welfare component; and if she will make a statement. | | (68259) | 51
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many complaints have been received from farmers in Milton Keynes about the Single Farm Payment. | | (68137) | 52
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers in Milton Keynes (a) have been and (b) remain to be paid their Single Farm Payment. | | (68138) | 53
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who signed the letter from her Department to the Commission for Agriculture dated 12th April requesting an extension of the payment window for the single farm payment until October 2006. | | (67923) | 54
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department received the document (a) Comments by the European Communities on the Scientific and Technical Advice to the Panel, Geneva, 28th January 2005 and (b) Further scientific or technical evidence in response to the other parties comments by the European Communities, Geneva, 10th February 2005, relating to the European Communities - Measures Affecting the Approval and Marketing of Biotech Products (DS291, DS292, DS293). | | (68129) | 55
N | Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers in (a) Lancaster and Wyre constituency and (b) Lancashire have received a single farm payment. | | (68096) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 56
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Bolivia about its campaign for the UN to legalise coca. | | (68170) | 57
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Peru about (a) the re-emergence of the Shining Path guerrilla group and (b) their links to the drug trade. | | (68171) | 58
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of oil exploration offshore of Western Sahara on the stability of the region. | | (68173) | 59
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps are being taken by his Department to assist with reform of the security services in Democratic Republic of Congo, with particular refence to steps taken (a) to improve respect for human rights and (b) to reduce sexual violence against women. | | (68175) | 60
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of China about the Falun Gong. | | (68176) | 61
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received about the treatment of the Falun Gong by China. | | (68177) | 62
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Nepal about (a) human rights, (b) good governance and (c) the transition to democracy. | | (68178) | 63
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of human rights in Nepal. | | (68179) | 64
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts about the case for a total investment ban in Burma. | | (68180) | 65
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts on the UN Security Council about Burma. | | (68181) | 66
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the reports recently issued by the Free Burma Rangers about Burma Army attacks on civilians. | | (68182) | 67
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent (a) meetings he has had and (b) representations he has received about (i) human rights in Burma, (ii) the status of Shan refugees living in Thailand and (iii) the use of rape as a weapon of war in Burma. | | (68183) | 68
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees about the status of Shan refugees living in Thailand. | | (68184) | 69
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Burma about (a) human rights, (b) persecution of ethnic nationals, with particular reference to the Shan people, the Karen people and the Karenni, and (c) the use of rape as a weapon of war in Burma. | | (68185) | 70
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Thailand about regularising the status of Shan refugees living in Thailand. | | (68186) | 71
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the government of Thailand and (b) members of the Association of South East Asian Nations about the treatment of Shan refugees living in Thailand. | | (68187) | 72
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts about (a) human rights in, (b) trade with and (c) gas reserves in Turkmenistan. | | (68188) | 73
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of comments by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights that the practice of seeking Memoranda of Understanding regarding the return of deportees to certain countries is fundamentally flawed in several ways. | | (68189) | 74
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights about the use of Memoranda of Understanding regarding the return of deportees to certain countries. | | (68190) | 75
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assurances the Government has received in relation to whether countries with which the UK has Memoranda of Understanding regarding the return of deportees are complying with both the spirit and the letter of the terms of the agreement. | | (68191) | 76
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps are being taken by the Government to monitor the treatment of people sent to countries with which the UK has a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the return of deportees. | | (68192) | 77
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the decision of the Council of Europe not to develop guidelines for the acceptable use of diplomatic assurances for extraditing people to countries where they might be at risk of torture; and what the implications are of that decision for the UK's use of Memoranda of Understanding. | | (68193) | 78
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Algeria about the use of torture. | | (68194) | 79
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of China on the protection of human rights in Tibet. | | (68195) | 80
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of reports that Belarus has sold arms illegally to Iran. | | (68196) | 81
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Morocco about the treatment of migrants. | | (68197) | 82
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made in pursuit of ensuring that tribal chiefs in Sierra Leone remain neutral in forthcoming elections. | | (68147) | 83
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has made representations to the United Nations on ensuring that border disputes between Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea are subject to mediation or action by the International Court. | | (68148) | 84
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking towards ensuring that elections to be held in Sierra Leone are (a) conducted on a free and fair basis and (b) scrutinised by international observers. | | (68149) | 85
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the likelihood of restored relations between Burma and North Korea resulting in Pyongyang becoming one of Burma's suppliers of weapons; and if he will make a statement. | | (68198) | 86
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether Burma has agreed to restore diplomatic ties with North Korea; and if he will make a statement. | | (68199) | 87
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions the UK Government has requested from the Burmese military authorities direct access to Aung San Suu Kyi since her detention in May 2003; what the results were of each such request; and if he will make a statement. | | (68200) | 88
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what mechanisms the EU is considering for the delivery of aid to health and education projects in the West Bank and Gaza Strip; and if he will make a statement. | | (68201) | 89
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what funds have been provided by the EU to build the institutional fabric of the Palestinian Authority in the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (68202) | 90
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of which countries supply dual-use technology to Iran; and if he will make a statement. | | (68203) | 91
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information he has received on whether Iran has acquired BM-25 missiles from North Korea; and if he will make a statement. | | (68204) | 92
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of which countries supply arms to the Iranian armed forces; and if he will make a statement. | | (68205) | 93
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Russian counterparts regarding its proposed sale of Tor tactical surface-to-air missiles to Iran; and if he will make a statement. | | (68206) | 94
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the degree of Iranian reliance on support from outside nations for the development and continuance of its nuclear programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (68207) | 95
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his (a) US and (b) Russian counterpart on the US Administration's call for Russia to cease its support for the Iranian nuclear reactor at Bushehr; what the UK Government's position is on the US Administration's call; and if he will make a statement. | | (68208) | 96
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the extent of nuclear technology transfer from North Korea to Burma; and if he will make a statement. | | (68209) | 97
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the forthcoming referendum on Montenegrin independence; and if he will make a statement. | | (68213) | 98
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings the British Ambassador in Nepal has had with the King of Nepal since 1st January; and on what dates each meeting took place. | | (68136) | 99
| Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Columbian government regarding its human rights record. | | (68219) | 100
N | Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he next plans to hold meetings with the Syrian authorities. | | (68092) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 101
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms are in place to monitor (a) the number of appeals against the implementation of Agenda for Change and (b) the time taken for these appeals to be resolved; how many appeals have (i) been heard and (ii) not yet been resolved, broken down by (A) major staff group and (B) NHS organisation; what proportion of resolved appeals was upheld; and how long on average it has taken for an appeal to be resolved. | | (67911) | 102
| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme will be extended to Durham. | | (68128) | 103
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25th April 2006, Official Report, columns 1069-70W, on BCG vaccinations, by what criteria the annual allocation to primary care trusts in relation to the funding of the Bacille-Calmette Guerin vaccination against tuberculosis is made; what allocation was given to Wandsworth Primary Care Trust in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07; and if she will make a statement. | | (68106) | 104
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of dental practices are accepting new NHS adult registrations in each primary care trust in England. | | (67669) | 105
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of (a) adults and (b) children are registered with an NHS dentist in each primary care trust in England; and how many were registered in each category in 1997. | | (67670) | 106
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to ensure that diabetes patients are provided with a fully informed choice of all available insulins and informed of their risks and benefits. | | (67671) | 107
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action her Department is taking in response to the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products' recommendations (document CPMP/SWP/372/01) on the investigation of the carcinogenic potential of insulin analogues. | | (67697) | 108
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd November 2005, Official Report, columns 2108-9W, on diabetes, what criteria she used in making the decision not to refer all insulin products used in the UK to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. | | (67698) | 109
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists were registered in Milton Keynes in each year since 1997. | | (68135) | 110
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance she has given to primary care trusts on the priority which they should give in allocating their budgets to fulfilling their responsibilities under the Every Child Matters initiative; and if she will make a statement. | | (67676) | 111
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what financial penalties are applied to (a) NHS trusts and (b) strategic health authorities for (i) running continuing deficits and (ii) overspending in a single financial year; and what assessment she has made of the impact of such penalties on patient care. | | (68133) | 112
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists were practising within Horsham and Chactonbury Primary Care Trust area in each year for which records are available. | | (68134) | 113
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she last met representatives of the Meat Hygiene Service to discuss alteration of the arrangements for veterinary supervision. | | (67924) | 114
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the options which were considered for the provision of veterinary inspections at meat plants; and why each option which was rejected was rejected. | | (67925) | 115
N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients could be be treated with Herceptin for early stage breast cancer within existing capacity in English hospitals; and by how much she expects that capacity to be expanded within (a) six months and (b) 12 months. | | (67966) | 116
N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which primary care trusts in England have agreed to prescribe Herceptin to patients with early stage breast cancer. | | (67967) | 117
N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which primary care trusts in England have refused to prescribe Herceptin to patients with early stage breast cancer except in exceptional circumstances. | | (67968) | 118
N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients (a) funded by the NHS and (b) funded privately are being treated with Herceptin for early stage breast cancer in NHS hospitals in England. | | (67969) | 119
N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to reply to letters from the hon. Member for North Shropshire of (a) 25th March, (b) 5th April and (c) 19th April. | | (67970) | 120
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to amend the arrangements for the regulation of osteopaths; and if she will make a statement. | | (67701) | 121
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the availability of bortezomib for the treatment of multiple myeloma. | | (67497) | 122
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects guidance to be issued by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on bortezomib treatment. | | (67498) | 123
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department has issued guidance to primary care trusts on the availability of bortezomib treatment for multiple myeloma. | | (67499) | 124
N | Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money was distributed to voluntary organisations through Section 64 General Scheme of Grants in each year since 1997; and if she will list the organisations which received such funding in 2005-06. | | (67610) | 125
N | Peter Viggers (Gosport):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the availability of NHS dental services in Gosport constituency; how many dentists are giving appointments for NHS treatment; what the average time patients waited for treatment was in the latest period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. | | (67151) | 126
N | Peter Viggers (Gosport):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information her Department holds on the waiting times for (a) different categories of operations and (b) rehabilitation for stroke patients in South Hampshire. | | (67152) | 127
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which primary care trusts are operating panels to review GP referrals to consultants; and if she will make a statement. | | (68238) | 128
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21st March 2006 to the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire, Official Report, column 254W, on autism, what assessment the Government has made of the reasons for the trends in the incidence of autism; and what steps her Department is taking to expand the provision of care for autism sufferers. | | (68262) | 129
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has approved cetuximab as a prescribed drug for colo-rectal cancer. | | (67683) | 130
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care trusts have prescribed cetuximab for colo-rectal cancer. | | (67684) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 131
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights about the use of Memoranda of Understanding in respect of the return of deportees to certain countries. | | (68223) | 132
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of families with children have absconded whilst awaiting removal following the failure of their asylum applications in each of the last five years. | | (68224) | 133
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of families with children have been detained prior to removal following failed asylum applications over the last five years. | | (68225) | 134
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many families detained at Yarl's Wood were referred to a health visitor in (a) 2005 and (b) the first quarter of 2006. | | (68226) | 135
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken by his Department to prevent sex tourism by British citizens, with particular reference to that involving children. | | (68227) | 136
| Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applicants whose applications and subsequent appeal rights have been exhausted have fresh applications being considered by his Department. | | (68125) | 137
| Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) exceptional leave to remain, (b) asylum and (c) indefinite leave to remain applications under consideration by his Department are the subject of involvement by hon. Members. | | (68126) | 138
| Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many of the cases of prisoners who should have been considered for deportation prior to their release the prisoner's last known address prior to conviction was in (a) the Northampton South constituency and (b) elsewhere in Northamptonshire; how many are known to have returned to that address in each case; and what steps are being taken (i) to identify them and (ii) to ensure that consideration for deportation takes place. | | (68127) | 139
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals have been released from HM Prison Littlehey in each of the last five calendar years; how many were deported upon their release; and what crime each had committed. | | (68088) | 140
| Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of the British Transport Police have transferred to the Metropolitan Police Force; and how many remain to be transferred. | | (68130) | 141
| Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the size was of the Metropolitan Police Force before the British Transport Police were brought into it. | | (68131) | 142
| Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police there are in the Metropolitan Police Force. | | (68132) | 143
N | Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for how many prisoners released from British prisons since March 2005 the Department does not have a record of nationality. | | (67677) | 144
N | Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Ministers in his Department have responsibility for ensuring that foreign nationals are considered for deportation prior to being released from prison. | | (67678) | 145
N | Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he was aware that 288 foreign nationals had been released since March 2005 without being considered for deportation when (a) he made his offer to resign to the Prime Minister on 25th April 2006 and (b) he was interviewed on Newsnight on 25th April 2006. | | (67679) | 146
N | Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals have been released from prison under the early release scheme; and how many of these were considered for deportation. | | (67680) | 147
N | Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures the Department routinely takes to monitor the whereabouts of (a) murderers, (b) rapists and (c) paedophiles released from prison; and what assessment he has made of the efficacy of these measures. | | (67681) | 148
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals are being held in each prison in Wales, broken down by (a) offence for which the sentence is being served, (b) length of sentence, (c) nationality and (d) deportation status on completing sentence. | | (67339) | 149
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals have been released from each prison in Wales over the past two years, broken down by (a) offence committed, (b) nationality, (c) whether deported on conclusion of sentence, (d) whether originally in the country illegally and (e) whether recommended for deportation by the court but released into the community. | | (67340) | 150
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken to determine how many foreign national prisoners have been released in Wales without having their deportation status checked; and if he will make a statement. | | (67599) | 151
N | Mr David Heath (Somerton & Frome):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any convicted person suspected of being a member of the Yardies has been released from detention without deportation. | | (67922) | 152
N | Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress his Department is making towards the Spending Review 2002 Public Service Agreement Target (a) 4, on public confidence in the criminal justice system and (b) 5, on protecting the public and reducing reoffending; and if he will make a statement. | | (67854) | 153
N | Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress his Department is making towards the Spending Review 2004 Public Service Agreement Target 2, on crime and anti-social behaviour and the criminal justice system; and if he will make a statement. | | (67856) | 154
| Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Gateshead East & Washington West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evidence he has received to support his conclusion that there will be benefits to (a) offenders, (b) the public purse and (c) communities of realising the proposals for changes to the structures and role of the Probation Service; and if he will meet representatives of the National Association of Probation Officers to discuss that evidence. | | (68119) | 155
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent on dentistry treatment provided for inmates of prisons in the UK in the last period for which figures are available, broken down by prison establishment; and if he will make a statement. | | (67501) | 156
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many White Papers were published by his Department in 2005; how many included an animal health or welfare component; and if he will make a statement. | | (68258) | 157
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign convicted prisoners in respect of whom the trial judge recommended that deportation be considered on release have been released from (a) Aylesbury Young Offenders Institution, (b) Grendon Prison, (c) Woodhill Prison and (d) Springhill Prison in each of the last five years; how many such prisoners were deported; and if he will make a statement. | | (67674) | 158
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals are held as convicted prisoners in (a) Aylesbury Young Offenders Institution, (b) Grendon Prison, (c) Springhill Prison and (d) Woodhill Prison; how many such prisoners were convicted of each category of offence; in the case of how many such prisoners the trial judge recommended that deportation be considered at the end of the custodial sentence; and if he will make a statement. | | (67675) | 159
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) Dungavel and (b) Oakington Detention Centre is being used to hold immigration detainees from Northern Ireland; and what consultation took place on the proposal to hold such detainees in those centres. | | (68255) | 160
N | Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to provide premises in Argyll and Bute, which first time passport applicants can attend for their interview. | | (68084) | 161
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the use of primates in scientific procedures; and if he will make a statement. | | (67705) | 162
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign prisoners (a) who were the subject of his statement and (i) have been considered for deportation and (ii) have yet to be considered for deportation and (b) who remain incarcerated are from countries to which deportations are not usually undertaken on human rights grounds. | | (67682) | 163
N | Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons who received a recommendation for deportation by an immigration judge (a) were removed in 2005 and (b) have been removed in 2006. | | (67699) | 164
N | Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions in the last 12 months (a) he has and (b) Ministers in his Department have declined a request to meet hon. Members to discuss immigration cases. | | (67700) | 165
N | Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national prisoners from (a) HMP Lancaster and (b) Lancaster Farm Young Offender Institution have been released without consideration for deportation in each year from 1999 to 2005. | | (68093) | 166
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in (a) England and Wales and (b) London have been prosecuted under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in each year since it was passed. | | (68261) | 167
N | Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of its potential liability for compensation to the victims and their families following an offence committed by an individual who has been released from prison and has failed to have been deported or removed by the Home Office and its responsible agencies. | | (67857) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 168
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) the EU, (b) the G8 and (c) the UN about improving maternal health in developing countries. | | (68158) | 169
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken by his Department to increase international action on maternal health issues. | | (68159) | 170
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken by his Department to increase the percentage of HIV positive pregnant women in Africa with access to (a) information, (b) drugs and (c) antenatal treatment to prevent transmission of the virus to their child. | | (68160) | 171
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the percentage of pregnant women with HIV/AIDS in developing countries who receive (a) information, (b) drugs and (c) antenatal treatment in order to prevent transmission of the virus to the child. | | (68161) | 172
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken by his Department to link HIV/AIDS and family planning policies, with particular reference to the use of condoms. | | (68162) | 173
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the relationship between steps taken to improve maternal health and the achievement of HIV/AIDS targets. | | (68163) | 174
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when he expects his Department to meet its Public Service Agreement targets on maternal health. | | (68164) | 175
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken by his Department to improve its performance on maternal health. | | (68165) | 176
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which of its Public Service Agreement targets his Department is furthest from meeting. | | (68166) | 177
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make maternal health a tracker for his Department to monitor its progress in supporting health systems in developing countries. | | (68167) | 178
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken by his Department to work with governments in Africa (a) to improve the status of women, (b) to reduce the incidence of sexual violence, particularly during conflict, and (c) to prosecute cases of sexual violence. | | (68168) | 179
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken by his Department to assist the government of Liberia (a) in reducing the incidence of rape and (b) to prosecute rape cases effectively. | | (68169) | 180
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken by his Department (a) to modernise agricultural practices, (b) to increase productivity and (c) to improve access to credit for farmers in India. | | (68172) | 181
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken by his Department to work with developing countries to tackle sex tourism, with particular reference to that involving children. | | (68174) | 182
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being made by his Department (a) to treat and (b) to reduce the incidence of malaria in developing countries. | | (68229) | 183
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken by his Department (a) to reduce the incidence of sexual violence in Democratic Republic of Congo and (b) to improve the status of women in society. | | (68230) | 184
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken by his Department to provide (a) psychological counselling for rape victims, (b) education for communities to reduce the stigma associated with rape, (c) medical treatment for victims including repair of fistula, (d) support for women made pregnant as a result of rape and (e) other support for victims of sexual violence in Democratic Republic of Congo. | | (68231) | 185
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken by his Department to provide support for pygmies in the Congo basin who have been affected by conflict. | | (68232) | 186
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of recent statements by the UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs regarding the state of the relief operation in Darfur. | | (68233) | 187
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of trends in the incidence of malnutrition in Darfur. | | (68234) | 188
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations he has received about providing assistance and support for (a) women's networks, (b) civil society groups, (c) democracy groups and (d) organisations working with refugees and internally displaced peoples in Burma. | | (68235) | 189
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations he has received about providing aid and support for (a) Burmese refugees living in Thailand, (b) internally displaced people living on the Thai-Burma border and (c) vulnerable groups living in Burma. | | (68241) | 190
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Thailand about the treatment of Shan refugees living in Thailand. | | (68242) | 191
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with the US Administration about (a) condom use, (b) maternal health, (c) access to safe abortion and (d) its Mexico City policy on family planning assistance in developing countries. | | (68243) | 192
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken by his Department (a) to develop a comprehensive maternal health strategy and (b) to disseminate this strategy to other international donors. | | (68244) | 193
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the percentage of the population of Sierra Leone which (a) lives below the poverty line and (b) lives on (i) $1 and (ii) $2 a day. | | (68150) | 194
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government takes to ensure that aid-sponsored projects are clearly demarked as donor sponsored and not claimed by recipient governments as domestic government funded. | | (68151) | 195
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department has taken to help Sierra Leone develop policies to enable its government to generate income from (a) diamonds and (b) fishing. | | (68152) | 196
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of the population of Sierra Leone has access to (a) free education and basic healthcare and (b) fresh water; and what steps he is taking to increase the percentage in each case. | | (68153) | 197
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 27th April 2006, Official Report, columns 1231-2W, on fledgling democracies, why his Department does not track multilateral aid; and what mechanisms are in place in his Department to evaluate the effectiveness of the programmes which UK aid funds. | | (68210) | 198
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many White Papers were published by his Department in 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (68247) | 199
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to help provide education for disabled children in developing countries; and if he will make a statement. | | (67703) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 200
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many police officers have been injured in the course of their duties in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years. | | (68101) | 201
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many households in Northern Ireland he estimates will be entitled to housing benefit in 2006-07. | | (68102) | 202
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in Northern Ireland were found to be in breach of anti-social behaviour orders during 2005. | | (68103) | 203
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the police in Londonderry have reached any conclusions regarding their investigations into allegations that two footballers were intimidated during April into leaving the city. | | (68118) | 204
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether changes are proposed in the eligibility criteria for (a) student funding support and (b) student loans for post-graduate students wishing to undertake a further degree course; and if he will make a statement. | | (68256) | 205
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many vacancies there are in the Northern Ireland Civil Service at (a) AO, (b) EOII, (c) EOI and (d) SO grades, broken down by parliamentary constituency. | | (68257) | 206
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 13th March 2006, Official Report, column 2033W, on curriculum and assessment when he expects to be in a position to write to the hon. Lady for North Down with the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment's advice. | | (68091) | 207
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many foreign convicted prisoners in respect of whom the trial judge recommended that deportation be considered on release have been released from each prison establishment in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; in how many such cases the released prisoner was deported; and if he will make a statement. | | (67673) | 208
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will take steps to ensure that road safety education officers are allowed to attend District Road Safety Community Committee meetings in Northern Ireland. | | (68250) | 209
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will take steps to improve the main arterial routes from the constituency of South Down to the Belfast/Dublin corridor. | | (68251) | 210
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he plans to undertake the five year review of the Regional Development Strategy; and what the timetable will be for that review. | | (68252) | 211
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what strategic role the Northern Ireland Housing Executive will have after the implementation of the programme for the Review of Public Administration in 2009. | | (68253) | 212
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the legislative framework will be for the transfer of the management of the New Build Housing Programme from the Department of Social Development to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. | | (68254) | 213
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he plans to implement the findings of the Exception of Teachers from the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 report published by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland in December 2004. | | (68114) | 214
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Water Service is meeting EU standards for sewage treatment in Northern Ireland. | | (68116) | 215
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what action is being taken to avoid fines for not meeting the EU standards for sewage treatment in Northern Ireland; and what level of fines could be imposed if standards are not met. | | (68145) | Questions to the Prime Minister 216
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Prime Minister, when (a) 10 and (b) 11 Downing Street were last decorated externally; what plans he has to re-decorate externally (i) 10 and (ii) 11 Downing Street in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (68109) | 217
N | Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs):To ask the Prime Minister, if he willl place in the Library (a) a copy of the letter from the Home Secretary offering his resignation and (b) his response. | | (67855) | 218
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Prime Minister, whether journalists accompanying him on overseas trips are required to pay for their own air tickets. | | (67852) | 219
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Prime Minister, which journalists have accompanied him on each official overseas visit since 2001. | | (67853) | Questions to the Solicitor General 220
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Solicitor General, when he expects the Crown Prosecution Service to report on the Vixen Tor climbing incident. | | (67928) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 221
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with the government of Brazil about the implications for the UK of its experience of the use of ethanol as a fuel. | | (68221) | 222
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent assessment he has made of whether British companies have been involved in corruption in Kenya. | | (68228) | 223
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list organisations from which his Department has received representations on the Company Law Reform Bill since November 2005; and whether each representation was made (a) in a meeting, (b) in writing and (c) through an other method in each case. | | (68087) | 224
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when his Department will publish the proposed new Table A of the Company Law Reform Bill. | | (68089) | 225
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he expects the sixth report of the Energy Security of Supply Working Group to be published; and if he will make a statement. | | (68085) | 226
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether he expects the Energy Security of Supply Working Group to continue to report on a twice yearly basis. | | (68086) | 227
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the revenue for post offices from (a) Post Office Card Account transactions and (b) bank account transactions. | | (67304) | 228
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for North Shropshire of 6th March 2006, Official Report, column 1160, on post offices, whether he plans to assist the Post Office (a) to advertise and (b) to promote the facility to withdraw cash from bank accounts and the link network in post offices. | | (67500) | 229
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the average price of a gallon of (a) unleaded and (b) diesel fuel was in (i) Milton Keynes and (ii) the UK in each week since May 2005. | | (68144) | 230
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 26th January 2006, Official Report, column 2355W, on Union of Democratic Mineworkers/Vendside, if he will place in the Library the minutes of these meetings. | | (67769) | 231
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will place in the Library copies of agreements between his Department and (a) the Union of Democratic Mineworkers and (b) Vendside. | | (67770) | 232
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 26th April 2006, Official Report, column 1125W, on noise-induced hearing loss (mining), what assessment he has made of the variations in fixed costs between these agreements; what the reasons were for the decision to refuse costs for certain solicitors since 2005; and which of the fixed agreements have been in place since 2001. | | (67771) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 233
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26th April 2006, Official Report, column 1089W, on airport security (Northern Ireland), whether any of the incidents referred to were deemed to be a threat to the lives of passengers, staff or the general public. | | (68104) | 234
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26th April 2006, Official Report, column 1089W, on airport security (Northern Ireland), how many incidents there were at each of the airports in each of the three preceding years. | | (68105) | 235
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which construction companies have (a) tendered for and (b) been awarded road construction contracts by his Department since 1997; and how much each contract was worth. | | (68097) | 236
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average cost was of constructing a mile of (a) motorway and (b) trunk road in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (68098) | 237
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which (a) local road major schemes and (b) local public transport schemes were remitted to the regions and are now being considered for approval. | | (68099) | 238
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will make announcements on (a) the regional funding allocations and (b) new major schemes. | | (68100) | 239
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated carbon dioxide emissions from each (a) motorway and (b) trunk road scheme approved since 1997 were in each year of the operation of each such scheme; and what estimate he has made of the annual carbon dioxide emissions from each motorway and trunk road which is being assessed for inclusion in the roads programme. | | (68107) | 240
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce a decision in relation to the Night Flights Restrictions at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted Consultation; and if he will make a statement. | | (68108) | 241
N | Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that those involved with terrorist groups do not obtain security clearance enabling them to work at airports. | | (67672) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 242
N | Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and (b) the Welsh Assembly Government on the appointment of members of the Olympic Delivery Authority. | | (67912) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 243
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department will respond to the letter of 12th August 2005 to the office at Cotlands Road, Bournemouth about Mrs M Hind. | | (67702) | 244
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress is being made in engaging the private and voluntary sector in the Pathways to Work service. | | (67335) | 245
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners were living in poverty in (a) 1997 and (b) according to the most recent data available. | | (67336) | 246
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the Turner Commission recommendation for mandatory employer pension contributions. | | (67337) | 247
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what improvements he is making in the administration of housing benefit. | | (67338) | 248
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to encourage financial institutions to enable those using the Post Office Card Account to transfer to bank accounts with the facility to allow cash withdrawals at Post Office branches. | | (67303) | 249
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when a supplement to the basic pension for reaching the age of 80 years was first paid; and what its value would be if it had been increased in line with the retail price index. | | (67926) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 250
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential for the widespread use of ethanol as a fuel in the UK. | | [Transferred] (68222) |
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