Order Book Part 1

House of Commons

Session 2005 - 06
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 4 May 2006

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 4 May 2006
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 4 May 2006

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 4 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 Thursday 4 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 4 May see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

1
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individuals used the facility installed at Newhaven port to allow them to declare goods remotely by telephone in 2005.

(68467)

2
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for North Devon, of 26th April 2006, Official Report, column 1173W, on ministerial flights, whether air passenger duty is payable on flights other than commercial flights taken by (a) Ministers and (b) members of the Royal Family.

(68511)

3
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have committed suicide in each year since 1997, broken down by method used.

(68637)

4
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the Government's response to the Carter Committee's recommendations on bringing forward the tax return filing deadline.

(68322)

5
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many nominees he considered for the post of Deputy Governor of the Bank of England apart from Sir John Gieve; and what the process of selection was before he made his nomination.

(68326)

6
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of advancing the tax return filing deadline on (a) business and (b) the capacity of HM Revenue and Customs to process returns quickly and without error.

(68327)

7
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he nominated Sir John Gieve to be Deputy Governor of the Bank of England; and whether he interviewed Sir John personally.

(68468)

8
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the quality criterion will be available for inclusion of biofuel manufacturers using pure vegetable oil, within the current 20 pence per litre duty reduction, with particular reference to rape seed oil.

(68668)

9
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6th March 2006, Official Report, column1099W, on EU membership, if he will list the studies undertaken by his Department.

(68758)

10
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the staffing requirement of the Bank of England to meet its statutory financial supervision and regulatory obligations in each year since 1996.

(68587)

11
N Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on (a) employment trends and (b) public expenditure in (i) the UK and (ii) Peterborough and Cambridgeshire of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union after 1st January 2007; and if he will make a statement.

(67506)

12
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on recruitment, search and selection agencies in each of the last five years.

(68335)

13
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many disabled adults have claimed tax credits in Tamworth constituency in each month since April 2003.

(68362)

14
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the size of the informal economy in the West Midlands.

(68363)

15
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the size of the informal economy in (a) the UK, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Tamworth constituency.

(68364)

16
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people in Tamworth constituency who did not have access to a bank account on 31st December (a) 2005 and (b) 1997.

(68365)

17
Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) England and (b) Dorset died as a result of kidney failure in 2005.

(68311)

18
N Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to the hon. Member for Leominster of 31st January 2006, Official Report, column 331W, on non-fossil fuels, if he will place in the Library a copy of the legal advice advising that funds in the Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation Fund were hereditary revenues.

(68111)

19
Edward Miliband (Doncaster North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Doncaster North residents were employed in mining in (a) 1981, (b) 1991, (c) 2001 and (d) the most recent year for which figures are available.

(68294)

20
Edward Miliband (Doncaster North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit recipients there were in each ward in Doncaster North in (a) 1997 and (b) the most recent year for which figures are available; and what the average award was in each year in each case.

(68299)

21
Edward Miliband (Doncaster North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many ethnic minority residents there were in Doncaster North (a) in (i) 1981, (ii) 1991 and (iii) 2001 and (b) according to the most recent figures available.

(68305)

22
Edward Miliband (Doncaster North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many residents of Doncaster North worked outside the constituency in (a) 1981, (b) 1991, (c) 2001 and (d) the most recent year for which figures are available.

(68320)

23
Edward Miliband (Doncaster North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people with disabilities were resident in Doncaster North constituency in (a) 1981, (b) 1991, (c) 2001 and (d) the most recent period for which figures are available, broken down by disability.

(68328)

24
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) size of the electorate and (b) registration rate was in each local authority in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years.

(68582)

Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

25
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on recruitment, search and selection agencies in each of the last five years.

(68348)

Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs

26
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much (a) her Department and (b) its agencies spent on recruitment, search and selection agencies in each of the last five years.

(68347)

27
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when the proposals of the latest review of parliamentary boundaries will be implemented; when the next review will (a) commence and (b) conclude; and if she will make a statement.

(68494)

28
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what work is being undertaken within Government to co-ordinate the provision of legal advice services; and if she will make a statement.

(68413)

29
Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what discussions she had with the Welsh Assembly Government before the announcement of (a) the withdrawal of funding for the Wales Specialist Support Service and (b) the announcement that the Legal Services Commission's Wales office would be reduced over the next five years.

(68374)

30
Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Assembly Government on the transfer of responsibility for planning future legal advice services in Wales.

(68375)

31
Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether people who are financially eligible for legal aid prefer receiving specialist advice via (a) a telephone helpline and (b) a local provider.

(68376)

32
Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what estimate she has made of the percentage of callers to Community Legal Service (CLS) Direct that (a) have already sought advice on the same matter from face-to-face service providers and (b) seek similar advice subsequent to their contact with CLS Direct.

(68377)

33
Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what percentage of callers to the Community Legal Service Direct specialist helpline have been subsequently subject to a full means assessment since its inception.

(68378)

34
Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what percentage of Welsh resident callers to Community Legal Service Direct have been referred to local specialist advisers since its inception, broken down by unitary authority of residence.

(68379)

35
Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many calls to the Specialist Support Service telephone advice line have been made by Welsh residents since its inception, broken down by unitary authority.

(68380)

36
Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many matters were started under Legal Services Commission contracts in civil law, in each of the financial years 2000-01 to 2004-05, broken down by category of law; and what the projected total is in each category for 2005-06.

(68382)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

37
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she will respond to the Ofcom proposals for greater controls on food advertising of foods high in fat, sugar and salt.

(68566)

38
Mr John Grogan (Selby):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to increase the level of stakes and prizes permitted for gaming machines; and if she will make a statement.

(68301)

39
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much (a) her Department and (b) its agencies spent on recruitment, search and selection agencies in each of the last five years.

(68346)

40
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of problem gamblers in Tamworth constituency.

(68354)

41
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what central government funding has been allocated to sport in Tamworth constituency in each of the last eight years.

(68355)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

42
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 18th April 2006, Official Report, columns 6-7W, on Hercules aircraft, what his definition is of (a) directional infra-red defensive counter-measures and (b) Lamp Infra Red Counter Measure; what the purposes are of each measure; and if he will make a statement.

(68737)

43
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 25th April 2006, Official Report, columns 1021-2W on Colombia, how much bespoke counter-narcotic assistance has been granted to Colombia, broken down by main budget heading.

(68753)

44
N Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British police officers have been seconded as advisers in Iraq since 2003; and how many of them have received an Operation TELIC medal.

(67774)

45
N Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, under what conditions civilian personnel serving in Iraq are eligible for the Operation TELIC medal.

(67775)

46
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) men and (b) women serving in each of the armed forces visited a Christian chaplain in each of the last 12 months.

(68513)

47
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many redress of grievance cases have been withdrawn in each of the armed forces over the last 12 months.

(68516)

48
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many redress of grievance cases in each of the armed forces have resulted in (a) a conviction and (b) other forms of punishment in the last 12 months.

(68517)

49
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many redress of grievance cases in respect of (a) officers, (b) non-commissioned officers and (c) other ranks in each of the armed forces are outstanding after more than eight weeks.

(68518)

50
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases have been heard by the Advisory Committee on Conscientious Objection in each of the last five years; and in how many of those cases the claims were upheld.

(68519)

51
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times the Advisory Committee on Conscientious Objection has met in each of the last five years.

(68520)

52
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the costs were of the Advisory Committee on Conscientious Objection in each of the last five years.

(68521)

53
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures are in place to ensure that members of the armed forces are aware of the existence of the Advisory Committee on Conscientious Objection.

(68522)

54
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers on operational tour in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan went absent without leave in each quarter since January 2003.

(68523)

55
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Muslim, (b) Hindu, (c) Sikh, (d) Jewish and (e) Buddhist chaplains there are in each of the armed forces.

(68524)

56
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer to the hon. Member for Lewes of 28th March 2006, Official Report, column 904W, on unidentified flying objects, on how many occasions there has been an assessment of evidence of risk to the integrity of UK airspace in the last five years; and what the job title is of desk officers assigned to this task.

(68757)

57
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on recruitment, search and selection agencies in each of the last five years.

(68345)

58
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of Defence Export Services Organisation staff, funded by the Government, work on defence export services to Saudi Arabia.

(68593)

59
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on the work of the Defence Export Services Organisation and its relevance to the work of those departments on counter-proliferation and conflict resolution; and if he will make a statement.

(68594)

60
N Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the rules of engagement or equivalent instructions for troops engaged in (a) counter-insurgency, (b) counter-terrorism and (c) peacekeeping operations indicating the (i) similarities and (ii) differences between them.

(67536)

61
N Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, under what circumstances political clearance is required by UK forces in Afghanistan before engaging in military action.

(67537)

62
N Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what evidence he has of co-operation between Afghans engaged in the opium trade and insurgents.

(67538)

63
N Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations his Department has received from Army officers requesting an increase in the troop numbers allocated to Afghanistan.

(67539)

64
N Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK armed forces in Afghanistan have authority to seek to prevent insurgents and terrorists crossing the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

(67540)

65
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consultations there have been with the recognised trade unions on Defence Logistic Organisation collocation proposals; and what responses have been received from the trade unions.

(68291)

66
Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the level of risk to UK military personnel flying in UK Hercules aircraft without anti-explosive foam in conflict zones.

(68386)

67
Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what impact changes to the delivery plan for the Defence Information Initiative will have on the project's timescale and costs.

(68381)

68
Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the revised delivery plan for the Defence Information Initiative will enable the achievement of the original estimated savings of (a) £170 million within three years and (b) £43 million within one year.

(68383)

69
N Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Ministers attended the Defence Export Services Organisation symposium on 22nd March.

(68110)

70
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the military (a) bases, (b) facilities and (c) installations where (i) closures and (ii) manning reductions are planned, broken down by parliamentary constituency; and if he will identify the constituency.

(68499)

71
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many servicemen have served in Iraq for the qualifying period for receiving the Iraq service medal; and how many such medals have been awarded to servicemen.

(68504)

72
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27th February 2006, Official Report, column 20, on Iraq service medal, what the nature is of the qualifications required for contractors to be awarded the Iraq service medal; what the procedure is for awarding the medal; how many further such awards are under review; and if he will list the companies involved.

(68693)

73
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27th February 2006, Official Report, column 20, on the Iraq service medal, if he will list the civilian journalists who have received Iraq medals; and which were (a) applied for by the recipient and (b) handed over in a medal ceremony.

(68694)

Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

74
Roger Berry (Kingswood):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effect on local user-led organisations of local authorities putting services out to competitive tender.

(68585)

75
Roger Berry (Kingswood):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what advice he has issued to local authorities on how they should implement their disability equality duty under the Disability Discrimination Act 2005.

(68590)

76
Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many local authorities employ inspectors who are qualified to certify installations under Part P of the building regulations.

(68589)

77
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many and what proportion of homes were estimated to be non-decent homes according to the English Housing Conditions Survey, in each year since 1990, broken down by (a) owner occupier, (b) private sector rented, (c) local authority, (d) housing association and (e) other housing.

(68562)

78
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many and what proportion of vulnerable people were estimated to be living in non-decent homes according to the English Housing Conditions Survey, in each year since 1990, broken down by (a) owner occupier, (b) private sector rented, (c) local authority, (d) housing association and (e) other housing.

(68563)

79
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the cost has been of information campaigns undertaken by Government Offices for the Regions since 1997.

(68638)

80
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he will reply to the letter of 10th February 2006 from the hon. Member for North Down, on the Firefighters' Pension Scheme.

(68549)

81
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on recruitment, search and selection agencies in each of the last five years.

(68344)

82
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much (a) Tamworth Borough Council and (b) Staffordshire County Council received under the Local Authority Business Growth Incentive in 2005-06; and what proportion of the amount retained by each local authority has been allocated to supporting business growth to date.

(68366)

83
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many businesses have received small business rate relief in the Tamworth Borough Council area since it was introduced.

(68367)

84
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many (a) households and (b) children in (i) Staffordshire and (ii) Tamworth constituency are living in overcrowded accommodation.

(68368)

85
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what funding is available for initiatives to move people from temporary to permanent housing from within the 2006 to 2008 National Affordable Housing Programme in Tamworth; and if he will make a statement.

(68369)

86
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful appeals have been brought against planning decisions made by Tamworth Borough Council in each year since 1997.

(68370)

87
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the local authority wards in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) Somerset which are in the top 30 per cent. of wards in England by multiple deprivation indicators; and if he will make a statement.

(68496)

88
Edward Miliband (Doncaster North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many people on average were living in (a) council and (b) housing association properties in (i) 1981, (ii) 1991 and (iii) 2001.

(68293)

89
Edward Miliband (Doncaster North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many houses in Doncaster North were owner-occupied in (a) 1981, (b) 1991 and (c) 2001; and how many were owner-occupied on the most recent date for which figures are available.

(68303)

90
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the fire stations where (a) closures and (b) appliance reductions are currently planned, broken down by parliamentary constituency.

(68500)

91
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total annual budget is of regional government's civic forums; if he will list the civic forums that have been established; and if he will make a statement.

(68501)

92
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the number of parish councillors who have resigned in response to the introduction of the code of conduct; and how many seats are vacant.

(68505)

93
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many homes have been built on green belt land since May 1997.

(68506)

94
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the annual cost of regional level government is for each region.

(68507)

95
Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the future of arm's length management organisations in council housing.

(68595)

96
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what account is taken in local government social services funding formulae of the proportion of (a) over-65s, (b) over-75s and (c) over-85s in the local population.

(68391)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills

97
Ms Dawn Butler (Brent South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether safeguards have been adopted to ensure that black children will not be disproportionately affected by the exclusion policies in her Department's White Paper.

(68736)

98
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans she has to ensure that all schools put into effect the guidance on pupil participation in decision-making; and if she will make a statement.

(68438)

99
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Working Together guidance published in 2002 on dealing with pupil participation in decision-making in schools, with particular reference to its (a) circulation and (b) implementation; and if she will make a statement.

(68439)

100
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the programmes run by her Department to modify behavioural patterns of children since 1997; and what the cost was in each case.

(68602)

101
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of teachers completed training but did not enter the profession in each of the last five years.

(68603)

102
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of teachers left the profession before retirement age in each of the last five years.

(68604)

103
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total cost of truancy programmes has been since 1997; and what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of each programme.

(68605)

104
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much the Learning and Skills Council spent on consultants in each year since 2003; and how many were hired in each year.

(68606)

105
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the departmental publications sent to teachers since May 1997; and what the cost was in each case.

(68625)

106
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures have been taken by her Department as part of preparations to UK entry to the Euro; and what the cost was.

(68626)

107
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many former members of her Department have notified the civil service authorities under civil service regulations that they are working for (a) lobbyists and (b) consultants; which companies are involved in each case; and whether the company is employed by her Department.

(68627)

108
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the reports commissioned by her private office from consultants since she took up her post.

(68628)

109
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what mechanisms are in place in her Department to monitor payment of external consultants; what guidelines apply to their use; who is responsible for monitoring the cost-effectiveness of using consultants; and if she will make a statement.

(68629)

110
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many non-civil servant staff are working in (a) her Department and (b) each of its agencies; and what the pay levels are in each case.

(68630)

111
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils left school without basic (a) arithmetic and (b) English language skills in 2005.

(68634)

112
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what her policy is on implementing European Parliament Recommendation 2006/143/EC, on further European Co-operation in Quality Assurance in Higher Education.

(68635)

113
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many employees in her Department have attended Skills for Life courses; and how many have been assessed as requiring such courses.

(68636)

114
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much income has been received from the sale of assets of schools closed under the Fresh Start scheme; and how much of this came from the sale of school playing fields.

(68639)

115
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent representations she has received on the Education and Inspections Bill.

(68640)

116
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent assessment she has made of the quality of the teaching of (a) science and (b) mathematics in secondary schools.

(68641)

117
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils were recorded as having at least one incidence of truancy in 2005-06.

(68642)

118
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 30th March 2006, Official Report, columns 1165-7W, on departmental policies, what measures are being investigated by her Department for disseminating information about the effects of her Department's policies at local level; what discussions have taken place to ensure political neutrality is maintained; what the target audience will be; and what budget will cover such operations.

(68754)

119
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her Answer of 23rd March 2006, Official Report, column 543W, what estimate she has made of the cost of providing the information.

(68755)

120
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much (a) her Department and (b) its agencies spent on recruitment, search and selection agencies in each of the last five years.

(68342)

121
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many under-fives entitled to free nursery places on the Sure Start scheme are on waiting lists in Tamworth constituency.

(68349)

122
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many available places there are in Sure Start schemes in Tamworth constituency.

(68350)

123
Edward Miliband (Doncaster North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people entered higher education in Doncaster North in (a) 1984, (b) 1994 and (c) 2004.

(68408)

124
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the schools where (a) closures and (b) standard number reductions are planned, broken down by parliamentary constituency.

(68497)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

125
Janet Anderson (Rossendale & Darwen):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action her Department is taking to recoup overpayments of subsidies paid to farmers in Rossendale.

(68598)

126
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer to the hon. Member for Morley and Rothwell of 28th March 2006, Official Report, column 843W, on pollution, what the levels for (a) international aviation and (b) international shipping were in (i) 1990 and (ii) 2004.

(68512)

127
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what Leader Plus programmes are running in Gloucestershire.

(68567)

128
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the Community Energy Programme has had its funding programme curtailed; and what alternatives have been put in place.

(68568)

129
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, why the tallow ban was reversed; when the EU study which may redefine tallow as a fuel is expected to report; and what dispensation has been sought from the EU in the meantime.

(68651)

130
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what grounds she has given to the EU for the basis for the extension in the timescale for single farm payments.

(68652)

131
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the National Assembly for Wales on the analysis of data from road-side casualties of badgers regarding bovine TB studies; and if she will take steps to provide for the results to be jointly collated and issued in a combined report.

(68653)

132
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will expand the farm management questionnaire in the Case Control Study 2005 (CCS 2005) to include more farmers and landowners in the survey and to add additional animal health officers as participating bodies.

(68654)

133
Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many complaints regarding the entry level stewardship scheme have been received, broken down by (a) subject of complaint and (b) region.

(68578)

134
Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of farmers have been paid (a) on time and (b) late under the entry level stewardship scheme in each month for which records are available.

(68579)

135
Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers have signed up for the Entry Level Stewardship scheme.

(68580)

136
Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much and what proportion of the budget allocated for farm payments has been disbursed under the Entry Level Stewardshp scheme.

(68581)

137
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much (a) her Department and (b) its agencies spent on recruitment, search and selection agencies in each of the last five years.

(68341)

138
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many single farm payments in (a) Tamworth constituency and (b) Staffordshire have (i) been cancelled, (ii) yet to be cancelled and (iii) been invalidated.

(68353)

139
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15th February 2006, Official Report, column 2041, on fisheries, if she will list the (a) countries and (b) authorities which record estimates of discards; and what those known figures are for the last available year.

(68583)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

140
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Brazil on the use of military-style armoured police vehicles in Rio de Janeiro's favelas and the protection of civilians from indiscriminate enforcement activity.

(68409)

141
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of reports that a legal adviser to President Museveni of Uganda used a rifle to intimidate civilians and attack voters in the run up to the election in March.

(68410)

142
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of reports that the Ugandan army used armoured vehicles to intimidate opposition supporters and injure civilians in the run up to the election in March.

(68411)

143
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received from within Iraq on behalf of the International Tax and Investment Center and reconstruction in Iraq since January 2005; and if he will make a statement.

(68560)

144
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance the UK has provided to Israel to obtain a nuclear weapon; and if he will make a statement.

(68592)

145
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the situation in Chad; and what assessment he has made of whether the country will be able to proceed with its scheduled elections.

(68569)

146
Mr John Grogan (Selby):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30th March 2006, Official Report, column 1184W, on rendition allegations (inquiries), whether Mohammed Rashid has been sentenced.

(68300)

147
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Belarussian counterpart on the arrest and imprisonment of opposition leader Mr Milinkevich; and if he will make a statement.

(68384)

148
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of a further nuclear weapons convention; and if he will make a statement.

(68514)

149
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the United States and (b) other states on a Middle East nuclear weapons free zone.

(68515)

150
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the EU action plan on biological and toxin weapons.

(68632)

151
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 20th December 2005, Official Report, column 2846W, on the EU Presidency, if he will list the small gifts commissioned.

(68743)

152
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made in the investigation into illegal exports to Iraq referred to on page 125 of the Court of Auditors report for 2003.

(68756)

153
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on recruitment, search and selection agencies in each of the last five years.

(68343)

154
Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions and requests for judicial co-operation there have been between the authorities in South Africa and the UK authorities regarding the alleged involvement of Greg Wales, David Tremain and Eli Calil in the attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea.

(68318)

155
Anne Moffat (East Lothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how his Department is attempting to secure peace in Darfur.

(68669)

156
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) administrative and (b) financial changes were required to make FCO Services an executive agency, with particular reference to (i) use of consultants in the process as part of this change and (ii) increases in pay grades of key personnel.

(68503)

157
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18th April 2006, Official Report, column 88W, on rendition, whether a state is required to make a separate request for permission for each individual rendition flight through UK airspace or using UK airbases.

(68684)

158
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18th April 2006, Official Report, column 88W, on rendition, whether the derivation of the legal requirement for permission to fly through UK territory and airspace, including overseas territories, is affected by the purpose of the flight to which the request for permission relates.

(68685)

159
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20th March 2006, Official Report, column 86W, on Rendition, if he will list the international obligations with which a request for permission to make a rendition flight must accord if the UK is to grant permission.

(68686)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

160
N Mr Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements exist under the new dentists' contract to ensure that domiciliary treatment is provided to patients in cases where there is a medical need for it.

(67398)

161
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the supply of (a) dental anaesthetic and (b) anaesthetics used in hospitals in relation to expected demand in 2006.

(68323)

162
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment she has made of the supply of anaesthetic to the NHS from Dentsply; what action she is taking to meet shortfalls in supply; and if she will make a statement.

(68324)

163
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether consideration is being given (a) to supplementing 2.2 ml cartridges of dental anaesthetic with 1.8 ml cartridges and (b) to licensing the latter.

(68325)

164
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much Mersey Care NHS Trust has spent in relation to (a) the suspension of clinical administrative staff and (b) the provision of additional staff to cover the individuals currently suspended in each of the last five years.

(68441)

165
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff employed by Mersey Care NHS Trust are (a) subject to disciplinary action and (b) suspended from duty; and what proportion of such staff have been suspended for (i) up to six months and (ii) over six months over the last 10 years.

(68442)

166
N Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the effect on the expenditure of each NHS trust if directly employed staff had been used instead of agency staff in each of the last three years.

(67929)

167
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has had with (a) the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and (b) Ofcom on controlling advertising aimed at children for foods high in fat, sugar and salt.

(68565)

168
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists were practising within the Bexley Primary Care Trust area in (a) 1997, (b) 2001 and (c) 2005.

(68418)

169
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has for the management of osteoporosis services after the amalgamation of primary care trusts and strategic health authorities in the Portsmouth area.

(68432)

170
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has for a fully integrated falls and osteoporosis service in the Portsmouth area.

(68433)

171
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what routine bone density scanning programmes are being operated by each of the primary care trusts covering Portsmouth and who is routinely screened by each trust.

(68434)

172
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many bone density scanning machines are available in each of the primary care trusts covering Portsmouth.

(68435)

173
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time is for a bone density scan in each of the primary care trusts covering Portsmouth.

(68436)

174
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) men and (b) women in the primary care trust areas covering Portsmouth are estimated to have osteoporosis.

(68437)

175
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make it her policy to include chiropractors in the musculoskeletal services framework being developed by her Department; and if she will make a statement.

(68440)

176
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) support and (b) guidance has she issued to pharmacists in Portsmouth to develop medicine utilisation reviews under the new pharmacy contract; and if she will make a statement.

(68472)

177
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) her Department and (b) its agencies spent on recruitment, search and selection agencies in each of the last five years.

(68340)

178
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS has spent per head of population in (a) Staffordshire and (b) Tamworth constituency in each year since 1997.

(68371)

179
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent by (a) the National Health Service and (b) her Department on management consultant services from Accenture in each of the last five years.

(68372)

180
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of eligible dentists in the area covered by the Burntwood, Lichfield and Tamworth Primary Care Trust had accepted the NHS dental contract as at 31st March; how many eligible dentists had declined to accept the new NHS dental contract as at that date; and how many eligible dentists had not responded either way.

(68373)

181
Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many representations she has received from hon. Members expressing opposition to the proposed reconfiguration of NHS ambulance services.

(68443)

182
N Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the expected final outturn position is of Milton Keynes Primary Care Trust for the 2006-07 financial year.

(68154)

183
N Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, from which (a) frontline staff and (b) support staff posts Milton Keynes Primary Trust is considering removing funding.

(68155)

184
N Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists in Milton Keynes have (a) signed and (b) declined to sign the new NHS contract.

(68156)

185
Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients are waiting for dialysis at Dorset County Hospital.

(68306)

186
Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average length of time was for which patients in (a) England and (b) Dorset waited for dialysis during 2005.

(68307)

187
Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the longest time is for which a patient has been waiting for dialysis at Dorset County Hospital.

(68308)

188
Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients in England requiring a form of dialysis were not able to obtain that form of dialysis during 2005.

(68309)

189
Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the effects on kidney patients of being unable to obtain dialysis within a short time after this treatment is recommended by a consultant.

(68310)

190
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects the mobile breast screening unit to visit Great Dunmow; and what the date was of its last visit.

(68412)

191
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the breast screening programme at St Margaret's Hospital, Epping; how many women are waiting to be examined; and for how long each has been waiting.

(68415)

192
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the catchment area is for breast screening for Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford.

(68416)

193
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the financial position of the Uttlesford Primary Care Trust.

(68431)

194
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she will reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Vale of York of 30th March and 18th April on breast screening; and if she will make a statement on the status of breast screening at St Margaret's Hospital, Epping.

(68631)

195
Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of places on physiotherapy courses in universities to meet the number of vacancies within the profession; and what recent discussions she has had on filling such vacancies with (a) careers advisers and (b) educational establishments.

(68292)

196
Mr Eric Martlew (Carlisle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many incidences of tuberculosis were identified in each primary care trust in North Cumbria in each of the last five years.

(68466)

197
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the hospitals where ward closures are planned, broken down by parliamentary constituency.

(68508)

198
N Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to review the eye examination sight test fee payable by the NHS to registered opticians for (a) under-16s, (b) those in full time education, (c) those on income support, (d) those over 60 and (e) others.

(67615)

199
Kitty Ussher (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether undertakings were given at the time that the East Lancashire Hospital Trust was formed regarding the future location of accident and emergency services; and if she will make a statement.

(68716)

200
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many overnight stays in the paediatric ward of the Eastbourne District General Hospital there have been in each of the last 10 years.

(68388)

201
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account primary care trusts funding formulae take of the proportion of over 25-year olds in a local population.

(68394)

202
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account her Department takes of demographic trends in determining local provision of (a) obstetrics and gynaecology, (b) paediatrics and (c) geriatric services.

(68395)

203
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many deliveries at the Eastbourne District General Hospital maternity unit have involved significant complications in each of the last 10 years.

(68398)

204
N Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make it her policy to ensure that the salary bands of the senior executives of all NHS trusts are made publicly available.

(68217)

205
N Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what obligations her Department places on (a) acute hospital trusts, (b) GP practices, (c) primary care trusts and (d) strategic health authorities to ensure that patients are able to access transport from their home to NHS appointments; and how much was spent by the NHS on support for such transport in the last year for which figures are available.

(68237)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

206
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to make it a criminal offence to pay for sex with a person who has been illegally trafficked.

(68385)

207
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what projects are being undertaken under the Forensic Integration Strategy; and if he will make a statement.

(68458)

208
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which organisations are approved to provide (a) DNA profiles and (b) crime scene samples.

(68459)

209
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which (a) individuals and (b) bodies are authorised to access the National DNA Database.

(68460)

210
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many volunteers providing DNA elimination samples have consented to the addition of their DNA profile to the National DNA Database in each year since 1997; and what percentage of volunteers this represented in each year.

(68461)

211
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many criminal cases familiar searching of the National DNA Database has been used in each year since 1997.

(68462)

212
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans are in place to integrate the National DNA Database with other national forensic and intelligence databases; and if he will make a statement.

(68463)

213
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many production orders were used by police in the last year for which figures were available to obtain information about individuals from (a) solicitors, (b) accountants, (c) banks and (d) others.

(68464)

214
N Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) Fouad Boukadiar, (b) Abderrahamane Boulares, (c) Faleh Rechachi, (d) Alarbi Khelifi and (e) Khelid Khelifi, convicted of conspiracy to defraud and sentenced to imprisonment in November 2004, has (i) completed his sentence, (ii) been released and (iii) been deported in accordance with the court's recommendations.

(68218)

215
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the weighting of earnings is for the purposes of the proposed points system for entry as a highly skilled migrant for applicants from (a) India, (b) Pakistan, (c) Nigeria and (d) Ghana.

(68541)

216
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been refused National Asylum Support Service support because their illness was not deemed to prevent travel in the last 12 months; and how many of these (a) were at risk from a recurrence of tuberculosis, (b) were pregnant, (c) had children under a year old and (d) had a mental health condition.

(68573)

217
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of asylum seekers have (a) failed to return voluntarily and (b) not been removed within six months of the final refusal of their applications in the last 12 months.

(68574)

218
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of failed asylum seekers refused to make a declaration agreeing to co-operate in their voluntary return in the last 12 months.

(68575)

219
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken (a) to improve and (b) to extend the statistics published on those detained under immigration legislation powers; if he will take steps to provide annual data showing the total number of people who have sought asylum, at what stage of the asylum process the individual was detained, the duration and location of their detention and any transfer across the immigration detention estate; and if he will make a statement.

(68400)

220
Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the conclusions of the Probation Service review into the case of Stephen Ayre will be made public.

(68290)

221
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the written ministerial Statement of 25th April 2006, Official Report, column 37WS, on deportation and removal of foreign nationals, how many foreign national criminals have been detained; for what type of offence each was originally convicted; and what the date of detention was of each.

(68576)

222
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the written ministerial Statement of 25th April 2006, Official Report, column 37WS, on deportation and removal of foreign nationals, how many foreign national criminals were (a) permitted to be in the UK, (b) had exceeded their leave to be in the UK and (c) were in the UK illegally when they were convicted and imprisoned.

(68577)

223
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what dates foreign national offenders have been released from prison without consideration for deportation since July 2005; for what crime each was originally imprisoned; and what crime each has committed since their release.

(68717)

224
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date he gave police forces the details of the 1,023 foreign national offenders who had been released from prison without consideration for deportation.

(68718)

225
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the 79 foreign national offenders released from prison without consideration for deportation who had been in jail for serious offences were originally convicted of sex offences; for what offences each was originally convicted; how many have been traced; how many have been detained; and how many have been served with deportation orders.

(68719)

226
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders there were in UK prisons in each year since 1997; and what percentage this represents of the total prison population.

(68720)

227
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were employed by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate on temporary contracts in each of the last five years.

(68721)

228
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many personnel were employed by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate to process deportation orders in (a) 2001, (b) 2002, (c) 2003, (d) 2004, (e) 2005 and (f) the last period for which figures are available.

(68722)

229
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the foreign national offenders previously convicted of serious offences have been detained; for what type of offence each was originally convicted; and what the date of detention of each was.

(68723)

230
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals who are in UK prisons have previously been imprisoned in the UK; for what offences they were imprisoned; and what the dates are of their previous (a) convictions and (b) imprisonment.

(68724)

231
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals who have been released from UK prisons since 1999 have subsequently applied for asylum in the UK; and what the country of origin was of the offenders.

(68725)

232
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deportation orders for foreign offenders in UK prisons are awaiting processing by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate; when the cases were brought to the attention of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate; and what crimes had been committed.

(68726)

233
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders have been deported having served their sentence in UK prisons in each year since 1999; and what the average length of time taken from the Immigration and Nationality Directorate receiving details of the case to the deportation order being issued was in each year.

(68727)

234
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders whose nationality is unknown are in UK prisons; and how many offenders whose nationality was unknown there were in (a) 2001, (b) 2002, (c) 2003, (d) 2004 and (e) 2005.

(68728)

235
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign offenders have appealed against deportation orders served against them in each year since 1999; and how many of these appeals were successful in each year.

(68729)

236
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders had been served with deportation orders but were instead released into the community in each year since 1999; how many of these were (a) monitored, (b) tagged and (c) given probation orders; and what offence each had committed.

(68730)

237
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders have been served with deportation orders in each year since 1999.

(68731)

238
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders in UK prisons are due to be deported by 1st January 2007; and what the country of origin is of each.

(68732)

239
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders there are in UK prisons; what their country of origin is; and for what offences they are imprisoned.

(68733)

240
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what offences each of the 1,023 foreign national offenders released from prison without consideration for deportation were originally imprisoned.

(68788)

241
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will be affected by the decision to extend the period of residence for settlement; and if he will make a statement.

(68487)

242
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consultations he held with minority ethnic communities about the likely impact of the extension of the residence period for settlement prior to its introduction; what such consultations he has had since its introduction; and if he will make a statement.

(68488)

243
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consultations he held with (a) employers, (b) employers' organisations and (c) employees' organisations representing minority ethnic communities on the effects of the extension of the residency period required for settlement rights; and if he will make a statement.

(68489)

244
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the likely effects on (a) the employability of those on work permits, (b) employers of migrant workers and (c) inward investment of the extension of the residency period required for settlement rights in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

(68490)

245
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the merits of transitional arrangements for those affected by the extension of the residency period required for settlement in the UK; what representations he has received on this matter; and if he will make a statement.

(68491)

246
N Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many schools the Charity Commission has (a) reprimanded and (b) closed for inadequate performance in the last five years.

(67333)

247
N Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many schools Charity Commission staff visited in the last 12 months.

(67334)

248
Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18th April 2006, Official Report, column 365W, on UK immigration procedures, how many of those listed in the table have been included in the number of those recorded as removals and voluntary departures of asylum seekers.

(68596)

249
Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were required to report to the police as a condition of their temporary admission on 1st April 2006.

(68597)

250
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on his plans for the management of the identity card database.

(68561)

251
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding his Department allocated to the London School of Economics for research into identity cards.

(68570)

252
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has for remote reading of identity cards; and if he will make a statement.

(68599)

253
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will reapply for passports before their expiry date in advance of passports being issued in combination with identity cards; and whether he plans to recruit additional staff to process passport applications.

(68600)

254
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the EU-wide register of criminal offences involving children was created; and what impact it has had on facilitating checks on backgrounds of people employed in the school system who come from other EU countries.

(68674)

255
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria he used in deciding to offer his resignation to the Prime Minister.

(68675)

256
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the detention centres in which incarcerated foreign nationals released without being deported had been held.

(68676)

257
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals who were not deported on release from prison and who have subsequently been located by his Department had reoffended; and if he will make a statement.

(68677)

258
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department received correspondence prior to 1st April from (a) members of the Prison Service, (b) members of the public and (c) members of the Department and its agencies alerting it to the non-implementation of deportation rules for incarcerated foreign nationals; and if he will make a statement.

(68678)

259
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when departmental ministers were first informed of the failure to deport incarcerated foreign nationals; what the method was for such notification; and when he was first briefed.

(68679)

260
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions his Department had with other governments on the deportation of foreign nationals during the period when he has identified failures in following procedures.

(68680)

261
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what instructions were issued to departmental officials once the failure to deport incarcerated foreign nationals had been identified; when such instructions were issued; and if he will make a statement.

(68681)

262
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the nationalities are of the foreign national prisoners he has identified as not having been deported after release.

(68682)

263
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact of (a) European Council and (b) European Court of Justice decisions on the effective deportation of foreign nationals incarcerated in the UK.

(68683)

264
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20th December 2005, Official Report, column 2882W, on damages, how many cases of damages were paid out by his Department for the last year in which figures are available; and what the total sum paid was.

(68687)

265
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals who were not deported after release from prison were released early; and how many of these were not interviewed by the parole board.

(68744)

266
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the former foreign national prisoners identified as not having been assessed for deportation and subsequently relocated have been claiming benefits.

(68745)

267
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals released after incarceration since 1997 who were not deported were asylum seekers subsequently granted (a) right to remain and (b) UK nationality.

(68746)

268
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether private finance initiative schemes have been used for handling the deportation of foreign national criminals since 1997.

(68747)

269
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any foreign nationals who were not assessed for deportation on release from prison have been identified as linked with (a) organised crime and (b) international terrorism.

(68748)

270
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals released after incarceration since 1997 have not been deported, including those who have been fully processed; and how many have reoffended.

(68749)

271
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the entitlement to compensation for victims of crimes committed by those foreign nationals released but not assessed for deportation.

(68750)

272
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether foreign nationals who were not assessed for deportation after release from prison have been identified by (a) national and (b) foreign agencies as sought for (i) possible extradition and (ii) helping police with their enquiries.

(68766)

273
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost has been of (a) back-processing and (b) locating of foreign national prisoners released without processing for deportation; how many personnel have been deployed on these tasks; and from which other sections they have been reassigned.

(68767)

274
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the foreign nationals who were not assessed for deportation on release from prison were visited by foreign consular services during their incarceration; and which embassies were involved in each case.

(68768)

275
N Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost to public funds was of anger management courses offered to prisoners in the prison service in the last 12 months; and what recent assessment has been made of the efficacy of such courses; and if he will make a statement.

(67503)

276
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department takes to prevent foreign nationals who have been deported from the United Kingdom returning to the country using false identities; and if he will make a statement.

(68761)

277
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the role and responsibilities are of the Home Office Diversity Champion; what the cost to public funds of his activities has been to date; and if he will make a statement.

(68764)

278
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the estimated cost to public funds is of his Department's five-year race and diversity programme; and if he will make a statement.

(68765)

279
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on recruitment, search and selection agencies in each of the last five years.

(68339)

280
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assistance is being given to Staffordshire Constabulary by his Department to tackle incidents of youth crime and anti-social behaviour in Tamworth constituency; and if he will make a statement.

(68359)

281
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers are planned to be deployed in each basic command unit in the Staffordshire Police Force area in (a) 2006, (b) 2007 and (c) 2008.

(68360)

282
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were deployed in each basic command unit of the Staffordshire Police Force area in (a) 1987, (b) 1992, (c) 1997, (d) 2001, (e) 2004 and (f) 2005.

(68361)

283
Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long he expects applications submitted for the licensing of close protection industry operatives to take to be processed.

(68444)

284
Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the backlog of close protection licences.

(68445)

285
Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what stage the investigations by the Metropolitan Police Anti-Terrorist Branch into the attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea and the involvement of Greg Wales, David Tremain, Eli Calil and others has reached.

(68319)

286
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign prisoners are held in UK prisons; and how many of them (a) came to the UK (i) on a visitor's visa, (ii) on a work permit and (iii) as asylum seekers known to the authorities but not granted asylum, (b) were not known to the authorities before their arrest and (c) were citizens of other EU countries.

(68492)

287
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the 1,023 foreign prisoners released from prison between February 1999 and March 2006 without being considered for deportation prior to their release (a) came to the UK (i) on a visitor's visa, (ii) on a work permit and (iii) as asylum seekers known to the authorities but not granted asylum, (b) were not known to the authorities before their arrests and (c) were citizens of other EU countries.

(68493)

288
Edward Miliband (Doncaster North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many convictions for public order offences there were in Doncaster North in (a) 1984, (b) 1994, (c) 2004 and (d) the most recent period for which figures are available.

(68404)

289
Edward Miliband (Doncaster North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were deployed in Doncaster North in (a) 1984, (b) 1994 and (c) 2004.

(68405)

290
N Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the releases of foreign prisoners announced in his Written Statement on 26th April 2006 took place in the Leeds and Yorkshire region.

(67612)

291
Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether defendants charged with speeding offences face potentially higher fines if they choose to appear in court; and if he will make a statement.

(68667)

292
Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evidence defendants are entitled to receive in relation to penalties or prosecution for speeding offences; if he will take steps to include information which would enable the defendant to make a time over distance calculation of their speed; and if he will make a statement.

(68673)

293
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hours he expects to spend working on police reorganisation until the end of 2006.

(68612)

294
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what effect he expects the proposed reorganisation of police forces in England and Wales to have on conviction rates.

(68613)

295
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the total police staff hours, including uniformed staff and support staff, that will be spent on duties related to the release of foreign offenders in (a) 2006 and (b) 2007.

(68614)

296
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the total police staff hours, including uniformed staff and support staff, that will be spent on duties related to police reorganisation in (a) 2006 and (b) 2007.

(68615)

297
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Civil Service staff hours have been spent on duties related to police reorganisation since 16th September 2005; and what estimate he has made of the number of staff hours which will be spent on this issue in (a) 2006 and (b) 2007.

(68616)

298
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of his Ministers have duties related to the proposed police reorganisation in England and Wales; and how many hours these Ministers have spent on issues related to police reorganisation.

(68617)

299
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of his Ministers have duties related to the release of foreign offenders in England and Wales.

(68618)

300
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Civil Service staff hours have been expended on duties related to the release of foreign offenders since July 2005.

(68619)

301
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings his civil servants have had with Chief Constables to discuss police restructuring in England and Wales.

(68620)

302
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many civil servants employed by his Department are engaged in duties related to the release of foreign offenders.

(68621)

303
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings his civil servants have had with Chief Constables to discuss the whereabouts of foreign offenders released without consideration for deportation.

(68622)

304
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) meetings and (b) telephone calls he has had with Chief Constables to discuss the release of foreign offenders.

(68623)

305
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) telephone calls and (b) meetings he has had with Chief Constables to discuss police restructuring in England and Wales.

(68624)

306
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the police stations where (a) closures and (b) manning reductions are planned, broken down by parliamentary constituency.

(68498)

307
Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national prisoners whose last residential address was in Ilford North (a) should have been assessed for deportation, (b) were assessed for deportation and (c) were deported on release from prison in each of the last five years.

(68528)

308
Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28th April 2006 to Question 66050, on which dates his officials met representatives of Israel; who those representatives were; and what written submissions those representatives presented on the issuing of arrest warrants in international cases.

(68401)

309
N Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will provide a substantive reply to Question (a) 59554 on security staff and (b) 61672 on election literature, tabled by the hon. Member for the Isle of Wight.

(67930)

310
N Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who have been released on licence from each prison on the Isle of Wight are no longer in touch with the authorities monitoring their whereabouts.

(67931)

311
N Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inmates are being held at HMP Leyhill; how many of these are (a) Category D prisoners and (b) prisoners of other categories; what the corresponding figures were five years ago; and if he will make a statement.

(68240)

Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission

312
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent discussions the House authorities have had with stationery suppliers on procuring alternative cheaper stationery for use by Members.

(68486)

313
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Commission has discussed with Royal Mail (a) a bulk purchase contract and (b) a business mail discount; and if he will make a statement.

(68526)

314
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what consideration the Commission has given to using alternatives to Royal Mail for the House's mail.

(68527)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

315
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding he is making available to assist the humanitarian effort for internally displaced people in (a) Burma and (b) the Karen State; and what funds he has given to non-governmental organisations to monitor these aid efforts.

(68655)

316
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the establishment of the Centre for the Development of Enterprise.

(68633)

317
N Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate his Department has made of the percentage of aid promised to developing countries at the G8 Gleneagles Summit that will go towards tackling HIV/AIDS.

(67884)

318
N Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of implementing the Gleneagles commitment to achieve universal access to anti-retroviral treatment for all HIV/AIDS sufferers by 2010.

(67885)

319
N Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions his Department has had with the UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS on interim targets towards the Government's G8 commitment to achieving universal access to anti-retroviral treatment for all HIV/AIDS sufferers by 2010.

(67886)

320
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on recruitment, search and selection agencies in each of the last five years.

(68338)

321
Anne Moffat (East Lothian):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to tackle corruption in developing countries.

(68670)

Questions to the Leader of the House

322
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to his Answer of 30th March 2006, Official Report, column 771W, on media briefing, whether paragraph 7.1 prohibits the issuing of embargoed statements to media outlets; and what rules govern the issuing of embargoed statements to the media.

(68509)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

323
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many complaints have been received by each health trust in Northern Ireland in relation to (a) mental health-related and (b) general medical-related services in each of the last five years.

(68447)

324
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people have been charged under the Dangerous Dogs (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 in each year since its introduction; and what was the penalty imposed in each case.

(68548)

325
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for North Down of 27th January 2006 on the protection of the Irish Hare.

(68550)

326
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the proposal for legislation to tackle nuisance hedges was first raised with his Department by an hon. Member; and if he will make a statement on progress made since that time.

(68554)

327
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how often he has met the (a) Police Ombudsman, (b) Police Service of Northern Ireland Chief Constable, (c) Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice, (d) Justice Oversight Commissioner and (e) Policing Oversight Commissioner in each month since he became Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

(68555)

328
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many MRI scanners are operating in NHS hospitals in Northern Ireland; where they are located; and what their average monthly usage was in each of the last 12 months.

(68556)

329
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the end of year financial balance was for each (a) grammar school and (b) non-grammar secondary school in Northern Ireland in the last available year.

(68545)

Questions to the Prime Minister

330
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions has he had with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the situation regarding bovine TB; what plans he has to study the results of the recent consultation on a new strategy; and whether he will be involved directly in any decision on that strategy.

(68650)

331
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Prime Minister, on how many occasions he has received offers from members of his Government to resign which he has not accepted.

(68610)

332
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Prime Minister, what criteria he used in deciding not to accept the resignation of the Home Secretary.

(68611)

333
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Prime Minister, how many members of his private office have been interviewed by the Metropolitan Police Specialist Crimes Directorate in connection with investigations relating to the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925; and if he will make a statement.

(68302)

334
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Prime Minister, what the duties and responsibilities are of his Special Envoy to the Middle East; whether this post incurs a cost to the public purse; how he measures the efficacy of this person's work; and if he will make a statement.

(68763)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

335
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how the introduction of identity cards in Scotland will differ from the rest of the UK.

(68446)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry

336
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he has taken to encourage manufacturers to place on the market televisions and other such appliances which switch automatically from stand by to off mode after a pre-set time.

(68465)

337
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made as part of the Energy Review of the project to construct a new nuclear power plant in Finland, with particular reference to (a) the financial commitment of the state in the project and (b) the time taken to construct the station compared to the construction schedule.

(68471)

338
Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many companies were fined by Companies House in the last 10 years for late filing of accounts.

(68714)

339
Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much revenue Companies House received in the last 10 years through fines for late filing of company accounts; and if he will make a statement.

(68715)

340
Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions Shell has had with his Department on the Sakhalin II oil and gas project.

(68586)

341
Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what criteria the Export Credits Guarantee Department use when assessing whether to support the Sakhalin II oil and gas project.

(68588)

342
Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment the Government has made of the impact that its policy of encouraging drivers to renew their vehicle licensing tax by (a) telephone and (b) the internet is having on rural post offices.

(68387)

343
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the UK is under an obligation to share national oil (a) stocks and (b) reserves in the event of energy shortages in the EU.

(68571)

344
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on recruitment, search and selection agencies in each of the last five years.

(68337)

345
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many sub-post offices have closed in Staffordshire since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

(68351)

346
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much funding his Department has given to research and development via (a) grants, (b) loans and (c) incentive schemes since 1997.

(68546)

347
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many representations he has received on adopting British Summer Time throughout the year in the last 12 months; and how many (a) supported and (b) opposed such a change.

(68584)

348
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the levels of competition in manufacturing across the European Union; and if he will make a statement.

(68738)

349
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the the extent to which export subsidies are given by EU member state governments to support their domestic manufacturing industry.

(68739)

350
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the Government plans to challenge export subsidies given to manufacturers by other EU member state governments; and if he will make a statement.

(68740)

351
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps his Department is taking to support the manufacturing industry and promote UK exports.

(68741)

352
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what information he has received on subsidies available in Italy.

(68742)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

353
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 5th April 2006, on the Royal Helicopter, if he will make a statement on flights by Prince Andrew to the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews since 1st January 2004.

(68510)

354
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of the speed camera sites identified in the Review of Sites 2004 where casualties had not been reduced remain in place; at how many sites the speed cameras have been removed and alternative measures introduced to reduce casualties; and at how many of these sites the camera has been removed and no further action taken.

(68759)

355
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in how many cases speed camera partnerships have had their applications for the siting of speed cameras (a) accepted and (b) rejected; what average time has been taken to make a decision on an application; for what average number of days cases that have not had a decision have been waiting; in how many cases the decision has been appealed; and how many of these appeals have been (i) successful and (ii) unsuccessful.

(68760)

356
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make representations to Transport for London to ensure that (a) underground stations are not closed and (b) services are not subject to significant restrictions unless planned work is carried out; and if he will make a statement.

(68601)

357
Derek Conway (Old Bexley & Sidcup):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applicants with only one fully functioning eye have successfully applied to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency for a driving licence in each of the last five years.

(68403)

358
Derek Conway (Old Bexley & Sidcup):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many appeals were made (a) to magistrates' courts in England and Wales and (b) to sheriffs' courts in Scotland against rulings of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency under the terms of section 92 and 100 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 in each of the last five years.

(68417)

359
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on recruitment, search and selection agencies in each of the last five years.

(68336)

360
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what transport improvements for which his Department is responsible have there been in Tamworth constituency in the past 12 months; what further improvements are planned; and if he will make a statement.

(68356)

361
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the passenger growth on the Tamworth to Birmingham railway line was in each year between 1994 and 2005.

(68357)

362
Mr Sadiq Khan (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information a bidder is required to give about its services for disabled people within the tender evaluation process for rail franchising; and what weight is given to that information in awarding the franchise.

(68469)

363
Mr Sadiq Khan (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Government will publish taxi access regulations under Part 5 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

(68470)

364
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of the award of an open GNER contract to Grand Central, with particular reference to the ability of GNER (a) to achieve the objective of more trains between London and Leeds and (b) to pay the Government the amount required under its franchise agreement.

(68414)

365
Edward Miliband (Doncaster North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passenger bus journeys were taken by residents of Doncaster North in (a) 1984, (b) 1994 and (c) 2004.

(68406)

366
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with GNER concerning its plans to increase the number of Leeds to London trains; and if he will make a statement.

(68672)

367
Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what studies he has undertaken into the economic impact of removing the night time restrictions on flights at Heathrow.

(68688)

368
Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what action his Department is taking to ensure bus fares do not rise faster than the cost of motoring.

(68689)

369
Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with bus companies about the impact of above-inflation increases in bus fares on socially excluded communities.

(68690)

370
Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has undertaken into the effects of above-inflation increases in bus fares on socially excluded communities.

(68691)

371
Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what he estimates the total public spending will be (a) per head of the population and (b) per passenger on bus services (i) including and (ii) excluding spending on concessionary travel in (A) London, (B) each passenger transport executive area and (C) the rest of England in (1) 2006-07 and (2) each of the next five years.

(68692)

372
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on (i) the Highways Agency's plans for improvements to the A27 around Chichester and (ii) alternative methods of easing congestion in the area.

(68607)

373
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment was made of alternative methods of easing congestion before the Highways Agency published its proposals to improve the A27.

(68608)

374
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on the Highways Agency's plans for improvements to the A27 around Chichester.

(68609)

375
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on alternative methods for easing congestion around Chichester since the Highways Agency published proposals to improve the A27.

(68671)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

376
Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when a decision will be made to move existing Child Support Agency cases from the old scheme to the new scheme.

(68450)

377
Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young people were in receipt of single room rent restricted housing benefit on 1st April in each year since its introduction.

(68451)

378
Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many single room rent restriction determinations there were in each year since October 1996.

(68452)

379
Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will commission research into the barriers vulnerable young people face in accessing privately rented shared accommodation at a rent at or below the local single room rent restriction.

(68453)

380
Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will amend the housing benefit regulations in line with the recommendation in the departmental research report number 243 that all care leavers and disabled people should be exempted from the single room rent restriction.

(68454)

381
Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the percentage of people telephoning contact centres run by his Department who got through on their first attempt between April 2005 and March 2006; and how long it took for them to be called back.

(68455)

382
Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the period between claimants' first contact and first issue of payment between April 2005 and March 2006.

(68456)

383
Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government makes a profit from the operation of customer management system call centres.

(68457)

384
Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Government paid out in attendance allowance to people diagnosed with asbestos-related cancer in each of the last three years.

(68473)

385
Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons attendance allowance is not paid automatically to people with mesothelioma who are awarded 100 per cent. industrial injuries disablement benefit.

(68474)

386
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on recruitment, search and selection agencies in each of the last five years.

(68334)

387
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on housing benefit for tenants in (a) council property, (b) housing association property, (c) registered social landlord property and (d) private sector housing in Tamworth constituency in each of the last three years.

(68358)

388
Ann Keen (Brentford & Isleworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what changes have been made to the Jobcentre Plus delivery process as a result of the national operational strategy changes undertaken in 2005.

(68333)

389
Ann Keen (Brentford & Isleworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what action is being taken to ensure people who have experienced delays in their benefit payments due to changes at Jobcentre Plus do not incur penalties as a result, with particular reference to repossession of property.

(68352)

390
Edward Miliband (Doncaster North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average number of job vacancies recorded at job centres in each ward in Doncaster North was in (a) 1984, (b) 1994, (c) 2004 and (d) the most recent period for which figures are available.

(68295)

391
Edward Miliband (Doncaster North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many single parents in each ward in Doncaster North received income support on average in (a) 1984, (b) 1994, (c) 2004 and (d) the most recent year for which figures are available; and what proportion of all single parents this represented in each case.

(68296)

392
Edward Miliband (Doncaster North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) Social Fund, (b) incapacity benefit and (c) family credit recipients there were on average in each ward in Doncaster North in (i) 1984, (ii) 1994 and (iii) 2004; and what the average award was in each year in each case.

(68297)

393
Edward Miliband (Doncaster North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many residents of Doncaster North constituency received pension credit in the most recent period for which figures were available, broken down by ward; and what the average payment was.

(68304)

394
Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the net present cost is of reinstating the pensions of those pension scheme members covered by the recommendations of the Parliamentary Ombudsman.

(68591)

395
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to raise the applicable amount of single person's income that is deemed eligible for council tax benefit.

(68312)

396
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many blind and partially sighted people have been assisted into work in Pathways areas in each year since their introduction.

(68313)

397
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what audits have been conducted to evaluate the accessibility of JobCentre Plus premises for disabled people at (a) Burslem and (b) Hanley offices; and when such audits were undertaken.

(68314)

398
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much of the Access to Work budget for the last five years has been claimed by organisations in Stoke-on-Trent North.

(68315)

399
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the budget of the Access to Work scheme for his Department to meet its target of getting one million more disabled people into work over the next 10 years.

(68316)

400
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training (a) disability employment advisers and (b) other JobCentre Plus staff receive on awareness of the needs of (i) visually impaired people and (ii) other groups with impairments.

(68317)

401
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether private finance initiative contracts agreed by public bodies up until 3rd December 2006 will be required to meet the requirements of the Disability Equality Duty within the Disability Discrimination Act 2005.

(68329)

402
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what elements of (a) service charges and (b) management fees payable by pensioners living in leasehold flats are excluded for pension credit purposes.

(68321)

403
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the implication for pensions protection of the decision of the Pensions Regulator in the case of the Kvaerner Pension Fund; and if he will make a statement.

(68396)

404
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will request the Pensions Regulator to publish details of the background to his decision in the case of the Kvaerner Pension Fund.

(68397)

405
Mark Williams (Ceredigion):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the level of staff satisfaction of Jobcentre Plus staff.

(68751)

406
Mark Williams (Ceredigion):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff are employed by his Department in each departmental region; and how many staff he expects to be employed by his Department in each such region in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008.

(68752)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

407
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the number of cases of prostate cancer in each English county for each year from 1990-91 to 2006-07; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (68495)

408
Edward Miliband (Doncaster North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people resident in Doncaster North were employed in transport services in (a) 1984, (b) 1994 and (c) 2004.

[Transferred] (68407)

409
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what records are held centrally by the Government on consultancy firms hired by Government departments.

[Transferred] (68502)

410
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what forecast he has made of the number of live births per 1,000 of population in (a) East Sussex and (b) Eastbourne in each of the next five years.

[Transferred] (68389)

411
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many live births per 1,000 of population there have been in (a) East Sussex and (b) Eastbourne in each of the last 10 years.

[Transferred] (68390)

412
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people aged 100 or over there are in each county in England.

[Transferred] (68392)

413
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list primary care trusts in order of (a) average age of population, (b) the proportion of over-65s, (c) the proportion of over 25s and (d) the proportion of over 85s in their areas.

[Transferred] (68393)

414
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) live births and (b) still births have occurred at (i) Eastbourne District General Hospital and (ii) the Conquest Hospital, Hastings, in each of the last 10 years.

[Transferred] (68399)

Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

415
Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which professional body oversees compliance with the Wiring Regulations and British Standard 7671.

[Transferred] (68525)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills

416
Helen Southworth (Warrington South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps she is taking to safeguard the health of runaway and missing children.

[Transferred] (68402)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

417
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the level of the preventative technology grant will be; and how it will be distributed.

[Transferred] (68564)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

418
Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures (a) Government departments and agencies and (b) local authorities with independent prosecuting authority for particular criminal offences use to forward details of (i) convictions, (ii) cautions and (iii) intelligence on possible criminals to (A) the Criminal Records Bureau and (B) the Police National Computer; what amendments to these procedures are proposed in relation to National Intelligence Database; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (68448)

419
Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures are in place to remove people wrongfully included on the Criminal Records Bureau database.

[Transferred] (68449)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry

420
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what his policy is towards the proposed establishment of a European Institute for Gender Equality.

[Transferred] (68572)

421
N Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the level of the UK's international trade with Central and Eastern Europe was in 2005-06; and if he will make a statement.

[Question Unstarred] (67736)

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