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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 9 May 2006
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 9 May 2006
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 9 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 Tuesday 9 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 9 May see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) incidence and (b) survival rate was for bowel cancer in each (i) goverment office region and (ii) strategic health authority area in each of the last three years, broken down by sex and age. | | (68704) | 2
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what requirements have been placed on HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in relation to accessibility of its customer-facing offices to public transport; and what assessment HMRC made of the number of buses passing within 100 yards of (a) the existing St James's Street office and (b) the proposed St Cross office each hour during the working day in respect of the transfer of the Newport, Isle of Wight, office to new premises. | | (69483) | 3
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the companies which were paid consultancy fees by his Department in 2005-06; how much each was paid; and what each of the companies was used to accomplish. | | (69699) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 4
N | Mr Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will call in the application by Kilmartin Property Group for a retail development in Tweedmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, for consideration alongside the other major retail applications in Berwick-upon-Tweed which she has already called in. | | (68909) | 5
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been given to Housing Market Renewal Pathfinders about access to meetings, papers and records by (a) the general public, (b) representatives of local voluntary organisations, (c) elected councillors and (d) hon. Members. | | (69217) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 6
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many minutes of free personal overseas telephone calls officials of the Defence Export Services Organisation are entitled to each week whilst working abroad; and which budget line covers such expenses. | | (69673) | 7
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made in discussions with the United States on the joint strike fighter programme in March and April 2006. | | (69674) | 8
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the companies which were paid consultancy fees by his Department in 2005-06; how much each was paid; and what each of the companies was used to accomplish. | | (69694) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 9
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many serious case reviews for children have been carried out; and what guidance his Department issues on (a) the scrutiny of the full review of the review and (b) the single agency contributions to the review by elected representatives on the relevant social services authority. | | (68695) | 10
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he will publish the report of the fundamental review of the function of educational psychologists announced in February 2005. | | (69688) | 11
N | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd May 2006, Official Report, column 1591W, on first level 3 qualifications, how many 19 to 25 year olds studying for a first level 3 qualification are paying fees for the course in each region in England. | | (69569) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 12
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to begin the consultation on the co-existence arrangements for genetically modified crops; and if he will make a statement. | | (69567) | 13
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to ensure maximum public involvement in the consultation on the co-existence arrangements for genetically modified crops. | | (69568) | 14
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of hectares of land which would be owned by Natural England; what percentage of this land is dedicated for open air recreation under section 16 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000; and what plans exist for dedicating the remaining land. | | (69530) | 15
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will list the companies which were paid consultancy fees by his Department in 2005-06; how much each was paid; and what each of the companies was used to accomplish. | | (69696) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 16
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions have taken place between the US and British embassies in Nigeria on the proposed constitutional amendment by President Obasanjo to remove the limit of two presidential terms. | | (69678) | 17
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications of the constitutional amendment proposed by President Obasanjo to remove the limit of two presidential terms; and if she will make a statement. | | (69679) | 18
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with (a) the Prime Minister and (b) colleagues in the Department of Trade and Industry on a strategy for progress on the International Arms Trade Treaty. | | (69671) | 19
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many minutes of free personal overseas telephone calls officials in her Department are entitled to each week whilst posted overseas. | | (69672) | 20
N | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations the UK Government has made to the Indonesian authorities about the situation of Christians in Indonesia. | | (69131) | 21
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will list the companies which were paid consultancy fees by her Department in 2005-06; how much each was paid; and what each of the companies was used to accomplish. | | (69697) | 22
| Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the persecution of religious minorities in Iran, with particular reference to those of the Bahài faith. | | (69703) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 23
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many colonoscopy procedures were carried out per head of the population in each (a) government office region and (b) strategic health authority area in each of the last three years. | | (68703) | 24
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects the remaining four programme hubs in the bowel cancer screening programme to be decided by the NHS cancer screening programme teams; and (a) how and (b) where the public can make representations on the location and timing of future hubs. | | (68712) | 25
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what health technology assessment has been carried out of alternative treatments for psoriasis. | | (69132) | 26
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many serious case reviews for vulnerable adults have been carried out; and in how many cases the serious case review involved the murder of a vulnerable adult. | | (69218) | 27
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many courses of treatment for psoriasis there were in each (a) government office region and (b) stategic health authority area in the last three years for which figures are available; what the cost per head of treatment was in each year; how many such courses of treatment used (i) corticosteroids, (ii) artificial phototherapy and (iii) heliotherapy in each case; and what the cost was of treatment of psoriasis by each method in each case. | | (69219) | 28
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the funding of enzyme replacement therapies for lysosomal storage diseases will continue under the National Specialist Commissioning Advisory Group arrangements after 31st March 2007. | | (69572) | 29
N | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many terminations of pregnancies were performed on (a) 13 to 14 and (b) 15 to 16 year olds in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement. | | (69669) | 30
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of (a) adults and (b) children are registered with an NHS dentist in each primary care trust in Devon; how many were registered in each category in 1997; and what proportion of dentists have signed the NHS contract in each health trust area in Devon. | | (68544) | 31
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people newly qualified as dentists in each of the last five years; and how much the training cost (a) per dentist and (b) in total in each year. | | (68936) | 32
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the companies which were paid consultancy fees by her Department in 2005-06; how much each was paid; and what each of the companies was used to accomplish. | | (69693) | 33
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the statement from her Department of 10th April 2006 that the National Programme for IT is under constant review and audit, with what frequency such reviews and audits are conducted; if she will list the bodies that (a) have conducted, (b) are conducting and (c) plan to conduct such reviews and audits; and if she will place in the Library a list of required actions that have resulted from those reviews and audits conducted. | | (69654) | 34
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the functions to be delivered by the National Programme for IT; and what the (a) start date, (b) planned completion date, (c) current expected completion date, (d) planned cost and (e) current estimated cost is for each function. | | (69656) | 35
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the pilot programmes that have been set up for the National Programme for IT. | | (69657) | 36
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will break down the Health and Social Care Information Centre NHS workforce statistics for (a) 1995 and (b) 2005 by Government office region. | | (69658) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 37
N | Mr Stephen Byers (North Tyneside):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will establish an independent and public inquiry into the abuse of inmates at the Medomsley Detention Centre in County Durham between 1970 and 1990. | | (69466) | 38
N | Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the released foreign prisoners being sought by the police are on the Sex Offenders Register. | | (69655) | 39
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd May 2006, Official Report, column 1406W, on child trafficking, whether the information requested is collected at a local level by (a) local authorities, (b) the police and (c) the Immigration and Nationality Directorate. | | (68551) | 40
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd May 2006, Official Report, column 1406W, on child trafficking, if he will take steps to establish a system which will collect information about children who have been trafficked or smuggled from (a) EU countries and (b) the rest of the world. | | (68552) | 41
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the companies which were paid consultancy fees by his Department in 2005-06; how much each was paid; and what each of the companies was used to accomplish. | | (69701) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 42
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list the companies which were paid consultancy fees by his Department in 2005-06; how much each was paid; and what each of the companies was used to accomplish. | | (69691) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 43
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many domestic properties in Northern Ireland are estimated to be without a mains water supply. | | (69461) | 44
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost was of (a) training and (b) recruiting police constables in Northern Ireland in the last year for which figures are available. | | (69462) | 45
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the original projected cost was of the Police Training College in Northern Ireland; and what the estimated final cost is. | | (69463) | 46
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many incidents of a serious sexual nature (a) were investigated by police in Northern Ireland and (b) were the subject of a successful prosecution in 2005. | | (69464) | 47
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost was to the public purse of the Northern Ireland Housing Council in each of the last three years. | | (69465) | 48
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to introduce legislation to enable the introduction of business improvements districts in Northern Ireland. | | (69677) | 49
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether changes are proposed in the eligibility criteria for (a) student funding support and (b) student loans for graduate students wishing to undertake a further degree course; and if he will make a statement. | | (69685) | 50
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the (a) facilities and (b) extent of cover planned for the new ambulance station on the west bank of the Foyle in Derry; and if he will make a statement. | | (69686) | 51
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what consultation has taken place between his Department and the Home Office in relation to the deportation and removal of foreign national prisoners announced on 3rd May. | | (69296) | 52
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what sanctions will be imposed against individuals in Northern Ireland who give false information or no information about their nationality (a) at the point of arrest and (b) as their cases proceed through the courts. | | (69297) | 53
N | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he plans to meet the victims of the La Mon House bombing. | | (69670) | 54
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the companies which were paid consultancy fees by his Department in 2005-06; how much each was paid; and what each of the companies was used to accomplish. | | (69692) | Questions to the Prime Minister 55
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 4th May 2006 to Question 67852, how charges to journalists are calculated for their air travel when accompanying him on overseas trips. | | (69570) | 56
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 4th May 2006 to Question 67853, if he will list the names of the journalists who have accompanied him on each foreign visit since 2001; and which news organisations have been invited to accompany him on such visits. | | (69571) | 57
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the companies which were paid consultancy fees by his Office in 2005-06; how much each was paid; and what each of the companies was used to accomplish. | | (69698) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 58
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the cost of UK energy imports of (a) gas, (b) oil and (c) electricity was in each of the last five years. | | (69684) | 59
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the companies which were paid consultancy fees by his Department in 2005-06; how much each was paid; and what each of the companies was used to accomplish. | | (69690) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 60
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicle accidents occurred on A roads in (a) Hampshire and (b) England in each year since 1990; and how many (i) fatalities and (ii) serious injuries there were as a result in each year. | | (69675) | 61
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicle accidents have occurred on motorways in each year since 1990; and how many (a) fatalities and (b) serious injuries occurred as a result in each year. | | (69676) | 62
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been allocated to maintain the sea defences along the stretch of railway track at Dawlish in each of the next three years; and how much was spent in each of the last three years. | | (69129) | 63
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to attract resources from the European Regional Development Fund to reinstate the old Southern Railway route in Devon in the event of a failure of railway sea defences at Dawlish. | | (69130) | 64
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the companies which were paid consultancy fees by his Department in 2005-06; how much each was paid; and what each of the companies was used to accomplish. | | (69695) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 65
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Oral Answer from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, of 3rd May 2006, Official Report, column 957, on NHS dentistry, if he will clarify the sums spent on NHS dentistry in Wales in 2005-06 and 2006-07. | | (69484) | 66
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the companies which were paid consultancy fees by his Department in 2005-06; how much each was paid; and what each of the companies was used to accomplish. | | (69689) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 67
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have died from asbestos-related conditions in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years. | | (69687) | 68
N | Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disability employment officers there are; where they are located; what criteria are used in deciding on their location; and whether account is taken of the number of disabled people in a particular area in determining locations. | | (69478) | 69
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the companies which were paid consultancy fees by his Department in 2005-06; how much each was paid; and what each of the companies was used to accomplish. | | (69702) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 70
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign criminals released from prison in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years have been recommended for deportation but have not yet been deported. | | [Transferred] (69294) | 71
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign criminals released from prison in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years have not been considered for deportation. | | [Transferred] (69295) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 72
N | Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on the work of the loan sharks pilot scheme in Scotland. | | [Question Unstarred] (67715) |
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