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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Friday 12 May 2006
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Friday 12 May 2006
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Friday 12 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 Friday 12 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Friday 12 May see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rates of cancer of the (a) breast and (b) cervix were in (i) the South East of England and (ii) the rest of the UK for those aged (A) 20 to 25 years, (B) 25 to 30 years, (C) 30 to 35 years, (D) 35 to 40 years, (E) 40 to 45 years, (F) 45 to 50 years and (G) 50 to 55 years in each year since 1979; and if he will make a statement. | | (70879) | 2
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Financial Secretary to the Treasury's statement in the debate on future EU finances and own reserves on 8th May 2006, Official Report, column 135W, if he will list the net UK contribution from all sources to the EU for each year of the current financial perspective and the projected contribution for each year of the next financial perspective. | | (70995) | 3
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Financial Secretary to the Treasury's statement on the debate on future EU finances and own reserves on 8th May 2006, Official Report, columns 134-5WS, what estimate he has made of the difference in the UK abatement in the new EU financial perspective compared with what it would have been if calculated using the mechanism in place prior to December 2005. | | (71148) | 4
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the number of people affected by problems with in-tax year changes to the employer and consequent effects on student loan repayments; and if he will make a statement. | | (71099) | 5
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many students have contacted HM Revenue and Customs in each year since 2002 with queries relating to student loans where the problem has arisen because of a change in employer during the tax year; and if he will make a statement. | | (71100) | 6
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many estates in Northern Ireland inheritance tax was paid in each of the last five years; and how much was paid. | | (70910) | 7
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether hairdressing bills declared as an election expense are treated by HM Revenue and Customs as a benefit in kind. | | (71022) | 8
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the EU budget will be spent on agriculture in each of the years from 2007 to 2013; and if he will break down the spending between pillar 1 and pillar 2 spending in each year. | | (70971) | 9
| Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the UK members of the EU Customs Union Committee; on which dates this Committee met during the past 12 months; and whether the minutes of the Committee meetings are published. | | (70907) | 10
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last met Rod Aldridge to discuss the National Youth Volunteering Service. | | (70753) | 11
N | Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what annual average amount of additional tax is expected to be paid as a consequence of the removal of the 0 per cent. starting rate of corporation tax by (a) the 720,000 companies expected to be affected by this change and (b) the 870,000 companies which make less than £10,000 annual profit. | | (70757) | 12
N | Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the use of low profit-making companies incorporated for the purposes of the avoidance of corporation tax. | | (70796) | 13
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) his Department or (b) its (i) executive agencies and (ii) non-departmental bodies use the services of private debt collectors. | | (71077) | 14
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to the email sent on 30th March 2006 by Sarah Bowran, a constituent of the hon. Member for North East Milton Keynes. | | (70795) | 15
N | Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Government has committed to military operations and peace-keeping in Iraq since 1st January 2000; and if he will make a statement. | | (69838) | 16
N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much financial assistance was provided by HM Revenue and Customs to voluntary organisations to assist the public on tax credit issues in each year such assistance has been provided, broken down by (a) organisation and (b) region. | | (69840) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 17
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whether the Duchy uses the services of private debt collectors. | | (71060) | 18
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what assessment she has made of the role of budget airlines in reducing social exclusion by enabling passengers wider access to foreign and internal travel; and if she will make a statement. | | (71168) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 19
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the pay at 2006 prices was of (a) a leading fireman and (b) a police constable in each year since 1976. | | (70873) | 20
| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will introduce proposals to make landlords of student properties liable for council tax on those properties. | | (71116) | 21
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with ministerial colleagues on ensuring that measures to prevent discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in the provision of goods and services are consistent with laws preventing religious discrimination. | | (68785) | 22
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that future measures to prevent discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation will not prevent (a) bed and breakfast and (b) other accommodation providers from providing accommodation only for married couples. | | (68786) | 23
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what measures to prevent discrimination in the provision of goods and services on grounds of sexuality are being considered by her Department. | | (68787) | 24
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations she has received from Christian (a) bed and breakfast and (b) other residential establishments on possible future measures to prevent discrimination on the grounds of sexuality in the provision of goods and services. | | (68951) | 25
| John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what initiatives she is pursuing to encourage affordable housing developments in Easington constituency; and if she will make a statement. | | (71054) | 26
N | Mrs Janet Dean (Burton):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the majority of the immunity afforded to the Crown in respect of planning legislation will be revoked. | | (70756) | 27
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the delivery by her Department of the necessary additional infrastructure for housing expansion in North Northamptonshire. | | (70182) | 28
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will revise the housing expansion target for North Northamptonshire contained in the Milton Keynes and South Midlands sub-regional spatial strategy. | | (70185) | 29
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions in the last two years personnel from the growth areas directorate have visited North Northamptonshire to discuss additional infrastructure provision, broken down by district council area. | | (70188) | 30
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her latest estimate is of the cost of infrastructure for (a) schools, (b) health services, (c) transport, (d) water and sewerage and (e) other services required to accompany housing expansion in North Northamptonshire. | | (70189) | 31
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to exclude power stations from rateable value growth targets as part of the end of year one review of the local authority business growth incentive scheme. | | (70973) | 32
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether (a) her Department or (b) its (i) executive agencies and (ii) non-departmental public bodies use the services of private debt collectors. | | (71064) | 33
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many firemen were killed whilst on duty in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) the Tees Valley in each year since 1997. | | (71090) | 34
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many hoax telephone calls were made to the fire brigade in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) the Tees Valley in each year since 1997. | | (71091) | 35
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) terms of reference and (b) membership are of her Department's Task Group on the enforcement of the law on unauthorised camps. | | (70921) | 36
| Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether she has received the Fire Brigade Union's alternative proposals for emergency control centres, Regional Controls: National Resilience; and if she will make a statement. | | (71008) | 37
| Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when her Department expects to be presented with implementation plans from the regional development agencies for the development of science cities; and if she will make a statement. | | (71040) | 38
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many civil servants worked in the Deputy Prime Minister's private office at 10th April 2006; and what the cost of running his private office was in 2005-06. | | (71069) | 39
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many arm's length management organisations which have been inspected have achieved (a) no stars, (b) one star, (c) two stars and (d) three stars. | | (70997) | 40
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to impose sanctions on councils who do not meet the Decent Homes Standard by 2010. | | (71000) | 41
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many applications she has received from councils to set up (a) stock-transfers and (b) arm's length management organisations in the next round. | | (71005) | 42
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what housing stock has been transferred from local authority control to arm's length management organisations; and how many transfers were based on (a) a ballot of tenants and (b) other methods of seeking tenant approval. | | (71006) | 43
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the impact on tenant (a) rents and (b) satisfaction with their accommodation of the transfer of housing stock to arm's length management organisations. | | (71007) | 44
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will list transfers to arm's length management organisations since 1999; and what the estimated value is of each item of stock. | | (71016) | 45
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding will be made available for the next round of transfers to arm's length management organisations. | | (71018) | 46
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans there are to assist councils which do not have access to existing investment options to meet the decent homes standard. | | (71023) | 47
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which councils have firm plans in place to meet the decent homes standard for existing housing stock. | | (71024) | 48
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of arm's length management organisations which will not achieve the decent homes standard by 2010. | | (71025) | 49
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much of each of the grants for arm's length management organisations has been spent. | | (71026) | 50
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the cost of including information on water metering in the home information pack. | | (71032) | 51
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will list the planning applications called in by her Department and its predecessor since 1997. | | (71033) | 52
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the impact on a local authority of entering into a local area agreement. | | (71034) | 53
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the likely effect of the introduction of home information packs on the number of homes on which surveys will be conducted. | | (71036) | 54
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans there are to monitor the effects on the housing market of the introduction of home information packs. | | (71037) | 55
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects to set the cost of the home information pack. | | (71038) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 56
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many inquests are open in each coroner's area in England. | | (70319) | 57
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd May 2006, Official Report, column 1667W, on inquests, how many inquests in Oxfordshire are open; and how many of these were opened in each month from January 2000 to date. | | (70326) | 58
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what discussions took place between the Oxfordshire coroner and (a) her Department and (b) Lord Hutton before her decision to issue a death certificate for Dr David Kelly on 18th August 2003. | | (70327) | 59
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd May 2006, Official Report, column 1666W, on the Hutton inquiry, who took the decision that Lord Hutton did not need the formal powers of the 1921 Act in order to carry out a full and comprehensive inquiry. | | (70328) | 60
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether her Department uses the services of private debt collectors. | | (71059) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 61
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions have taken place between her Department and the British Olympic Association regarding the funding required to train athletes to Olympic standard for entry into every event at the 2012 Olympic games. | | (71097) | 62
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much money provided through the School Sports Policy has been allocated to each project. | | (71104) | 63
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much money was allocated to the School Sports Policy; and how much of that money has been allocated to sports projects. | | (71105) | 64
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) individuals and (b) organisations have applied for funding through the School Sports Policy in each year since it was set up; and how many of those applications (i) resulted in an award of funding and (ii) were declined. | | (71106) | 65
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much money has been allocated to the Arts Council of England in each year since 1997; and how much this represents per head of population in England. | | (71048) | 66
| Clive Efford (Eltham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) public houses, (b) convenience stores and (c) off licences have had their licences revoked under the Licensing Act 2003 for (i) the sale of alcohol to people under 18 years of age and (ii) causing anti-social behaviour related to the sale of alcohol in each licensing authority area. | | (71027) | 67
| Clive Efford (Eltham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many reviews of alcohol licences have been requested by local residents under the Licensing Act 2003; and how many of these reviews have resulted in licences being revoked in (a) public houses, (b) convenience stores and (c) off licences in each licensing authority area. | | (71028) | 68
| Clive Efford (Eltham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many new licences have been issued under the Licensing Act 2003; and how many licences were issued for (a) public houses, (b) convenience stores and (c) off licences in each of the previous five years in each licensing authority area. | | (71029) | 69
| Clive Efford (Eltham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) public houses, (b) convenience stores and (c) off licences have had their licences revoked by the police under the Licensing Act 2003 in each licensing authority area. | | (71030) | 70
| Clive Efford (Eltham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the average fine issued to (a) public houses, (b) convenience stores and (c) off licences under the Licensing Act 2003 has been to date to premises found guilty of selling alcohol to people under 18 years of age; and what the average fine was for this offence in each type of premises in each of the previous five years in each licensing authority area. | | (71031) | 71
| Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effect on municipal sports facilities of increased energy prices; and if she will make a statement. | | (70981) | 72
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much (a) her Department, (b) UK Sport, (c) the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games, (d) the British Olympic Association on behalf of the Olympic Sport national governing bodies, (e) the Youth Sport Trust and (f) the National Sports Foundation are seeking to raise in sponsorship from the private sector before the London 2012 Olympics. | | (70346) | 73
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what involvement (a) UK Sport, (b) the British Olympic Association and (c) the individual sport national governing bodies will have in the staging of the Schools Olympics announced in the Budget. | | (70347) | 74
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she will take (a) to prioritise and (b) to prevent conflicts of interest relating to the raising of private sector sponsorship in the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics; and if she will make a statement. | | (70384) | 75
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many school sport organisations were consulted before the announcement of a Schools Olympics in the 2006 budget; and what representations she received in response to the consultation. | | (70441) | 76
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which body is responsible for the organisation of the Schools Olympics announced in the Budget; and what role the private sector will play in the project. | | (70442) | 77
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made in achieving the Government's target of increasing revenue from tourism to £100 billion per annum by 2010. | | (70974) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 78
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what means of recognition are available for the commendation of those serving in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan; and what means of recognition is available for those (i) injured and (ii) killed in the line of duty in those operations. | | (70823) | 79
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the theatres in which helicopters without fuel tank protection are not deployed; and if he will make a statement. | | (71152) | 80
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to fit fuel tank protection to all helicopters. | | (71153) | 81
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many helicopters of each type (a) have and (b) have not been fitted with fuel tank protection, broken down by service; and if he will make a statement. | | (71154) | 82
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) his Department and (b) its (i) executive agencies and (ii) non-departmental public bodies use the services of private debt collectors. | | (71065) | 83
| Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all UK Hercules aircraft are fitted with anti-explosive foam. | | (70970) | 84
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate has been made of the number of non-state militia operating in (a) Al Basrah, (b) Al Muthanna, (c) Dhi Qar and (d) Maysan province in Iraq. | | (70934) | 85
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many attacks on multi-national forces were recorded in (a) Al Basrah, (b) Al Muthanna, (c) Dhi Qar and (d) Maysan province in Iraq in (i) January, (ii) February, (iii) March and (iv) April 2006. | | (70936) | 86
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to publish his recommendations on the future of Trident. | | (70925) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 87
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will co-ordinate across Government departments measures to reduce the number of surveys sent to private businesses. | | (71055) | 88
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much was spent on maintenance of his official residences in 2005-06; and what the market value is of each. | | (71066) | 89
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the meetings he will be (a) chairing and (b) attending in the week commencing Monday 15th May as part of his official duties. | | (71067) | 90
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many civil servants work in (a) his private office and (b) his office; where they are located; and where his ministerial office is located. | | (71068) | 91
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the Cabinet committees he chairs; and which he chaired at 10th April 2006. | | (71070) | 92
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for the week commencing 15th May. | | (71072) | 93
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many staff work in his official residences. | | (71073) | 94
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much the relocation of his Ministerial office and staff cost. | | (71074) | 95
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his responsibilities are for the efficient development of Government policy on education and skills matters. | | (70527) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 96
| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many education initiatives there have been in primary education since 1997. | | (71080) | 97
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools do not have a permanent headteacher. | | (70792) | 98
N | Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he is taking to increase the use of internet access by students in their homes using high speed mobile technology following the recent Budget announcement; and if he will make a statement. | | (70518) | 99
N | Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to ensure that the e-learning strategy outlined in the paper Harnessing Technology: Transforming learning and children's services (a) is kept up-to-date and (b) makes use of the latest information technology, with particular reference to high-speed mobile communications; and if he will make a statement. | | (70519) | 100
| Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many maintained faith schools have been closed in each year since 1997, broken down by faith. | | (70859) | 101
| Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what requirements there are for new schools (a) to use renewable sources of energy and (b) to maximise energy efficiency under the Building Schools for the Future programme. | | (70811) | 102
| Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his assessment is of the contribution of the Building Schools for the Future programme to achieving the Government's targets on reducing carbon emissions. | | (70812) | 103
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate has been made of the likely total capital receipts from disposal of playing fields associated with private finance schemes in the secondary school sector in England at 2006 prices; what the total area of such playing fields is; and if he will make a statement. | | (70802) | 104
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 27th April 2006, Official Report, column 1259W, on the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), how the estimates of redundancy costs arising from the restructuring of the LSC were calculated (a) when the estimate was given by the LSC in evidence to the Public Accounts Committee in October 2005 and (b) for the purposes of the figure given in the Answer. | | (70325) | 105
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to promote co-operation in foreign language teaching between secondary and primary schools. | | (70877) | 106
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of students at primary school are being taught foreign languages. | | (70878) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 107
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has received from the Institute of Civil Engineers on the potential impact on climate change of improving the way in which waste is treated; and if he will make a statement. | | (70863) | 108
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24th April 2006, Official Report, column 813W, on Asda, if he will list the participants at the meetings that took place between his Department and representatives of Asda, including Asda's parent company Wal-Mart, on (a) 22nd July 2005, (b) 11th November 2005, (c) 8th December 2005, (d) 8th February 2006 and (e) 3rd March 2006. | | (70867) | 109
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with their counterparts in the German government on ways of expanding the biofuel industry. | | (70805) | 110
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding his Department allocated to Real Nappy Week 2006; and what assessment he has made of the impact of the event. | | (70930) | 111
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department's review of England's Waste Strategy will address the promotion of reusable nappies. | | (70931) | 112
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the level of sensitivity of the standard intradermal skin test for bovine tuberculosis. | | (70948) | 113
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the unit cost is for a Bovigam gamma interferon bovine tuberculosis test; and what estimate he has made of the economies of scale which would be achieved through the bulk purchase of the Bovigam test. | | (70949) | 114
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many problem herds were involved in his Department's pilot study of the gamma interferon bovine tuberculosis test; and how many cattle (a) there were in each herd, (b) tested positive to the standard intradermal skin test, (c) tested positive to the standard intradermal skin test and showed visible lesions or were bacteriologically positive, (d) were inconclusive to the standard intradermal skin test, (e) were inconclusive to the standard intradermal skin test and subsequently slaughtered, (f) were inconclusive to the standard intradermal skin test, were subsequently slaughtered and showed visible lesions or were bacteriologically positive, (g) tested negative to the standard intradermal skin test but positive to the gamma interferon tuberculosis test and (h) tested negative to the standard intradermal skin test but positive to the gamma interferon tuberculosis test and, on slaughter, showed visible lesions or were bacteriologically positive. | | (70954) | 115
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what evidence his Department has assessed on a possible correlation between herd size and (a) the likelihood of a bovine tuberculosis outbreak and (b) the length of time that a herd is likely to be under restriction. | | (70960) | 116
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice he has received from the Independent Scientific Group on the reasons for a positive correlation between larger herd sizes and bovine tuberculosis. | | (70961) | 117
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice he has received from the Independent Scientific Group on using gamma interferon to control bovine tuberculosis in cattle. | | (70962) | 118
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of using the gamma interferon bovine tuberculosis test more widely. | | (70987) | 119
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the results were of research project SE3013 into the specificity of gamma interferon; and what implications the results have for controlling bovine tuberculosis. | | (70988) | 120
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, why the pilot study of the gamma interferon bovine tuberculosis test was abandoned; which part of the Department (a) designed and (b) implemented the pilot study; and what assessment has been made of the process. | | (70989) | 121
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will repay the interest charges on loans taken out by those farmers who have not received single farm payments. | | (70755) | 122
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what change there has been in greenhouse gases since 1997; and what assessment he has made of the reasons for the change. | | (71035) | 123
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) his Department and (b) its (i) executive agencies and (ii) non-departmental public bodies use the services of private debt collectors. | | (71063) | 124
| Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department is giving to the European Commission and EU Space Agency Respond Programme within the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Initiative; and if he will make a statement. | | (71042) | 125
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations the Environment Agency has (a) made and (b) received on the Cranleigh Brick and Tile planning application in Waverley; and what assessment the Agency has made of (i) total funding and (ii) works needed to remediate the site. | | (70880) | 126
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make a statement on Environment Agency special sites. | | (70881) | 127
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will name the premises designated `Dangerous Contact 1' during the 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak; why they were subsequently removed from the list of dangerous contacts; and if he will make a statement. | | (70803) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 128
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is her Department's policy to support the current practice of the European Parliament sitting in Strasbourg. | | (70524) | 129
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make a statement on the proposed revision of the Constitution for Europe. | | (70525) | 130
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make a statement on the timetable for the accession of (a) Bulgaria and (b) Romania to the European Union. | | (70526) | 131
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made (a) unilaterally and (b) through the EU to the Iranian government in response to reports of renewed persecution of those of the Baha'i faith in Iran; and what representations she has received on the matter. | | (70885) | 132
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Ministers will be meeting the President of Venezuela (a) publicly and (b) privately during his forthcoming visit to the UK. | | (70868) | 133
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make it her policy to encourage other EU member states to raise concerns about the situation of Mr Son Jung Nam in an EU demarche to the government of North Korea. | | (71155) | 134
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made to the government of North Korea concerning the treatment of Mr Son Jung Nam. | | (71156) | 135
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made to the government of North Korea (a) to refrain from executing Mr. Son Jung Nam and (b) to call for his release. | | (71157) | 136
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will (a) raise the issue of the current Burmese military offensives in Karen state at the UN Security Council and (b) lobby for Security Council resolutions (i) condemning atrocities by the Burmese military against the Karen, Karenni and Shan people and (ii) imposing a global (A) arms and (B) investment embargo on Burma. | | (71158) | 137
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made to Burma's military regime following the Burmese army's military offensive in western and northern Karen state; what reference was made during those representations to (a) the killing of Karen civilians and (b) the displacement of people from their homes; and if she will make a statement. | | (71159) | 138
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps she (a) is taking and (b) plans to take towards preventing the actions of the Burmese military from causing humanitarian problems in eastern Burma. | | (71176) | 139
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans her Department has to improve facilities available at the British High Commission in Harare; and if she will make a statement. | | (70932) | 140
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that human rights abuses of Tibetan people are raised by the newly-elected UN Human Rights Council. | | (70969) | 141
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps she plans to take to raise the human rights of the Tibetan people with the government of China. | | (70982) | 142
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of civilians killed in (a) Al Basrah, (b) Al Muthanna, (c) Dhi Qar and (d) Maysan province in Iraq in (i) January, (ii) February, (iii) March and (iv) April 2006. | | (70935) | 143
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have had with United States officials on the offer by Iran in May 2003 of direct talks with the United States. | | (70937) | 144
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment has been made of the (a) independence and fairness of the judiciary and (b) the application of the rule of law in (i) Al Basrah, (ii) Al Muthanna, (iii) Dhi Qar and (iv) Maysan province in Iraq. | | (70938) | 145
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment has been made of the extent of corruption by local officials in (a) Al Basrah, (b) Al Muthanna, (c) Dhi Qar and (d) Maysan Province in Iraq. | | (70939) | 146
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made in the establishment of provincial and local government in (a) Al Basrah, (b) Al Muthanna, (c) Dhi Qar and (d) Maysan Province in Iraq. | | (70942) | 147
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made in the establishment of the Joint Committee to Transfer Security Responsibility in Iraq; and if she will make a statement. | | (70965) | 148
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment has been made of progress in restoring (a) electricity, (b) water, (c) sanitation, (d) health care and (e) education services in (i) Al Basrah, (ii) Al Muthanna, (iii) Dhi Qar and (iv) Maysan provinces in Iraq. | | (70966) | 149
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate has been made of the rate of unemployment in (a) Al Basrah, (b) Al Muthanna, (c) Dhi Qar and (d) Maysan provinces in Iraq. | | (70967) | 150
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what milestones have been set out for (a) police and (b) military reform in (i) Al Basrah,(ii) Al Muthanna, (iii) Dhi Qar and (iv) Maysan provinces in Iraq; and what progress has been achieved. | | (71047) | 151
N | Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much the Government has (a) spent and (b) committed to spend on conflict resolution and peace-keeping efforts in Darfur, Sudan; and if he will make a statement. | | (69839) | 152
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of (a) the likelihood of and (b) the timescale for Iran developing nuclear weapons. | | (70929) | 153
N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what her strategy is for ensuring that the G8 Summit in July will include a substantive discussion on Belarus. | | (70278) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 154
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to publish the findings of the Foster Review of non-medical healthcare regulation. | | (70820) | 155
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to publish the regulatory impact assessment of proposed changes to the regulation of osteopaths. | | (70821) | 156
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has had with the osteopathic profession regarding changes to the regulation of osteopaths; and what assessment she has made of the merits of changes to patient care. | | (70822) | 157
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions were performed on pregnancies of 18 weeks or more gestation in England and Wales in the latest year for which figures are available; what the (a) age of mother, (b) residency of mother, (c) grounds for abortion, (d) marital status of mother, (e) number of previous children and (f) number of previous abortions were in each case; and how many and what percentage of those abortions were performed in the (i) public and (ii) private sector. | | (70882) | 158
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment she has made of the level of access to NHS dentistry in Wellingborough. | | (71056) | 159
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether there are plans to issue further licences to companies to manufacture and supply dental anaesthetic. | | (71101) | 160
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much dental anaesthetic was imported in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (71107) | 161
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many routine dental operations have been cancelled due to the current shortage of dental anaesthetic. | | (71108) | 162
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what solutions have been considered to the dental anaesthetic shortage to ensure that service to patients is not disrupted. | | (71109) | 163
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what has caused the shortage of the dental anaesthetic supplied by (a) Dentsply and (b) Deproco. | | (71111) | 164
| Mr Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists in South East Northumberland have (a) not signed up to new contracts, (b) signed only partial contracts and (c) closed their lists to new NHS patients. | | (70866) | 165
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she will answer Questions (a) 65745, (b) 65744, (c) 65381 and (d) 63643, on the bowel cancer screening programme, tabled by the hon. Member for Hertsmere. | | (70896) | 166
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent (a) representations she has received and (b) discussions she has had on the delivery of acute services in south east London. | | (70807) | 167
| Mr Bruce George (Walsall South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the use of the NHS Guidelines for the Appointment of General Practitioners with Special Interests in the Delivery of Clinical Services: Dermatology by primary care trusts when making such appointments; what steps she is taking to (a) monitor the appointment of such general practitioners and (b) ensure that such appointments are being made in line with the guidelines; and what plans she has to review the guidelines. | | [R] (71112) | 168
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many intensive treatment unit beds there were in Northampton General Hospital in (a) 1996 and (b) 2005. | | (70814) | 169
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the capital expenditure on the (a) breast screening unit, (b) chest pain clinic, (c) intensive treatment unit, (d) stroke unit, (e) secure mental health unit, (f) integrated surgery unit and (g) orthopaedic theatres in Northamptonshire has been since 1997. | | (70815) | 170
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the NHS (a) revenue and (b) capital expenditure per capita in Northamptonshire was in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2005. | | (70816) | 171
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the revenue budget was for health services in Northamptonshire in (a) 1995, (b) 2000 and (c) 2005. | | (70817) | 172
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) hospital doctors, (b) nurses, (c) general practitioners and (d) other health service staff were employed in Northamptonshire in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2005. | | (70818) | 173
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the capital expenditure on health services in Northamptonshire was in each year between 1990 and 2005. | | (70819) | 174
| Ann Keen (Brentford & Isleworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the change in patient waiting times in the constituency of Brentford and Isleworth since 1997. | | (71095) | 175
| Ann Keen (Brentford & Isleworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on cancer services in Brentford and Isleworth in each year since 1997. | | (71161) | 176
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether (a) her Department and (b) its (i) executive agencies and (ii) non-departmental public bodies use the services of private debt collectors. | | (71075) | 177
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research she has commissioned into using calorie free sweeteners in soft drinks to reduce the incidence of obesity amongst children; and what assessment she has made of the merits of so doing. | | (71009) | 178
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines her Department has set for the (a) minimum and (b) maximum recommended daily calorie requirements for adolescents aged 13 to 18 years. | | (71010) | 179
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research she has commissioned to explore the relationship between recreational drug use and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and infections. | | (71011) | 180
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures her Department is taking to educate the public on the potential dangers of recreational drug use with particular reference to the risk of spreading sexually transmitted diseases and infections. | | (71012) | 181
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average response time for ambulances in (a) England, (b) each region and (c) the Tees Valley was in each year since 1997. | | (71081) | 182
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) England, (b) each English region, (c) the Tees Valley and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland aged (i) 0 to 15 years, (ii) 16 to 24 years, (iii) 25 to 39 years and (iv) 40 years and above are diagnosed with diabetes. | | (71084) | 183
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the percentage change was in the diagnosis of diabetes cases amongst people aged (a) 0 to 15 years, (b) 16 to 24 years, (c) 25 to 39 years and (d) 40 years and above in (i) England, (ii) each English region, (iii) the Tees Valley and (iv) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland in each year since 1997. | | (71085) | 184
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time was for an appointment at NHS genito-urinary medicine clinics in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) the Tees Valley in each year since 1997. | | (71088) | 185
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are being taken by her Department to minimise regional variations in sexual health care. | | (71089) | 186
N | Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether primary care trusts subject to budget top-slicing in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08 will have their contributions repaid in later years. | | (70467) | 187
N | Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she is aware of the letter of 24th February from Surrey and Sussex Strategic Health Authority (SHA) to the chief executives of the SHA's constituent trusts on allocations to primary care trusts, payment by results tariff correction and implications. | | (70468) | 188
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the section 64 grants for 2006-07 that have been paid by her Department, broken down by (a) recipient and (b) the sum paid; and if she will make a statement. | | (71149) | 189
| Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if her Department will develop a framework for restrictive physical interventions in line with the Welsh Assembly Government's document Framework for Restrictive Interventions Policy and Practice. | | (70986) | 190
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the efficacy of routine 12-week scans during pregnancy; and if she will make a statement. | | (70991) | 191
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of maternity care within the West Hertfordshire NHS Trust; and if she will make a statement. | | (70993) | 192
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will take steps to ensure the allocation of ring-fenced funds for specialist services for myalgic (a) encephalomyelitis and (b) encephalopathy should primary care trusts seek to reduce provision. | | (70869) | 193
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in other EU member states on the efficacy, cost and availability of treatments for multiple sclerosis; and if she will make a statement. | | (70926) | 194
N | Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures she is taking to encourage NHS trusts to balance their budgets; and if she will make a statement. | | (70520) | 195
N | Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what initiatives are in place to reward those NHS trusts that operate to balanced budgets; and if she will make a statement. | | (70521) | 196
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many inquiries into abuse by health staff were ordered by (a) her Department and (b) NHS trusts and strategic health authorities in the last five years; what the status of each inquiry was; whether the data from each inquiry have been brought together; and what plans for action were made as a result of each inquiry. | | (70813) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 197
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many copies of the Police Complaints Authority Annual Report 2003-04 were distributed by his Department; if he will list those who were sent copies; at what cost; how many copies were printed; at what cost; who was awarded the contract to undertake the printing; how (a) hon. Members, (b) members of the House of Lords and (c) members of the public may obtain a copy; at what cost; when he expects the 2004-05 edition of the Independent Police Complaints Commission Annual Report to be published; and if he will make a statement. | | (70871) | 198
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many copies of the Prison Service Annual Report and Accounts 2003-04 were distributed by his Department; if he will list those who were sent copies; at what cost; how many copies were printed; at what cost; who was awarded the contract to undertake the printing; how (a) hon. Members, (b) members of the House of Lords and (c) members of the public may obtain a copy; at what cost; and if he will make a statement. | | (70872) | 199
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the operation of section 54 of the Police Act 1996; and what recent representations he has received about the operation of this (a) section and (b) Act. | | (71013) | 200
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the operation of section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000; and what recent representations he has received about the operation of this (a) section and (b) Act. | | (71014) | 201
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions take place when an overseas prisoner sentenced for crimes committed in the UK is returned to his country of origin to complete the remainder of his sentence as to the date of the release of such a person from prison; and if he will make a statement. | | (71015) | 202
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many copies of the Forensic Science Service Annual Report and Accounts 2004-05 were distributed by his Department; if he will list those who were sent copies; at what cost; how many copies were printed; at what cost; who was awarded the contract to undertake the printing; how (a) hon. Members, (b) members of the House of Lords and (c) members of the public may obtain a copy; at what cost; and if he will make a statement. | | (71017) | 203
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place in the Library the responses to his Department's public consultation document Criminal Justice System, Inspection Reform: Establishing an Inspectorate for Justice and Community Safety; how many (a) supported and (b) opposed his proposals; and if he will make a statement. | | (71020) | 204
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the 10 most common motoring offences were for which women were (a) prosecuted, (b) convicted, (c) fined and (d) sent to prison in England and Wales in 2005-06, broken down by age group. | | (71078) | 205
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Walsall (North) of 16th February 2006, Official Report, column 2412W, on official cars, if he will name the three former Ministers to whom he referred. | | (70318) | 206
| Roger Berry (Kingswood):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the expenditure was on prisoner education in each of the last two years. | | (70983) | 207
| Roger Berry (Kingswood):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hours of education for prisoners were provided in each of the last two years. | | (70984) | 208
| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Government's policy is on the detention of children and babies for immigration and asylum purposes; and if he will make a statement. | | (71114) | 209
| Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has proposed to Birmingham City Council that asylum seekers accommodated by the Council should be provided with free (a) televisions and (b) television licences; and whether Birmingham City Council has made representations to his Department on this issue. | | (70857) | 210
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of self-harm there were by pregnant women detained at Yarl's Wood between 1st April 2004 and January 31st 2006; and what proportion of these incidents involved women in the fast track system. | | (70858) | 211
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many pregnant women held at Yarl's Wood are fast track cases; how many pregnant women detained there between 1st April 2004 and 31st January 2006 were fast track cases; how many of these reached 24 weeks of pregnancy while detained; and what procedures were followed in reviewing (a) the need for and (b) the conditions of their detention at this stage. | | (70860) | 212
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many pregnant women are held at Yarl's Wood Detention Centre; how many were held there between 1st April 2004 and 31st January 2006; and how many of these were held for (a) up to one week, (b) between one and three weeks, (c) between three and eight weeks and (d) longer than eight weeks. | | (70861) | 213
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will publish a response to the report by the Children's Commissioner on his visit to the Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre on 21st October 2005. | | (70862) | 214
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what circumstances the police retain DNA samples of people who have been arrested but not charged with an offence. | | (71102) | 215
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many DNA samples the police collected on a voluntary basis in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (71103) | 216
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what circumstances the police retain DNA samples of people who have been assisting a victim of crime. | | (71110) | 217
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the policy is of his Department with regard to the fitting of fire sprinkler systems in (a) forensic hospitals and (b) prisons. | | (71021) | 218
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there were in Bexley in (a) 1997, (b) 2001 and (c) 2005. | | (70808) | 219
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12th September 2005, Official Report, column 2615W, on stop and search procedures, if he will ensure that a copy of the Stop and Search Manual published on 31st March 2005 is placed in the Library. | | (70186) | 220
| Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what enforcement action is taken against those who are required to report to the Immigration and Nationality Directorate and who miss two appointments in a row; and if he will make a statement. | | (70968) | 221
| Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Statement of 2nd May 2006, Official Report, column 58WS, on passports, what estimate he has made of the cost of the new interview offices in (a) their first year of operation and (b) each of the subsequent five years. | | (71162) | 222
| Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Statement of 2nd May 2006, Official Report, column 58WS, on passports, what estimate he has made of the average number of hours per week during which interview offices will be open. | | (71163) | 223
| Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Statement of 2nd May 2006, Official Report, column 58WS, on passports, what the furthest distance is that an individual will have to travel to reach the nearest interview office of the Identity and Passport Service in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland. | | (71164) | 224
| Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Statement of 2nd May 2006, Official Report, column 58WS, on passports, what estimate he has made of the cost of (a) employing staff in the interview offices for the Identity and Passport Service and (b) the recruitment process for staff. | | (71166) | 225
| Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his statement of 2nd May 2006, Official Report, column 58WS, on passports, what estimate he has made of the expected average annual salary to be paid to (a) area managers, (b) office managers, (c) interviewers and (d) network heads in the interview offices for the Identity and Passport Service. | | (71167) | 226
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to identify the persons granted entry visas to the UK in the last five years who have subsequently (a) applied for asylum on entry and (b) overstayed the time allowed by the visa; and if he will make a statement. | | (70864) | 227
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will instruct chief police officers to publish any available photographs in their respective constabulary areas of foreign nationals considered for deportation but released on completion of their sentences and still at large to facilitate their arrest; and if he will make a statement. | | (70168) | 228
| Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been issued for (a) anti-social behaviour in or around shopping areas and (b) behaviour involving the abuse of shopworkers in each year since their inception, broken down by local authority area. | | (71044) | 229
| Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received on the use of anti-social behaviour orders to tackle the abuse of shopworkers; and if he will make a statement. | | (71045) | 230
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign prisoners were held in (a) HMP Hewell Grange, (b) HMP Brockhill and (c) HMP Blakenhurst in each year since 1997; and how many of those in each prison were (i) considered for deportation and (ii) deported in each year. | | (71058) | 231
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) his Department and (b) its (i) executive agencies and (ii) non-departmental public bodies use the services of private debt collectors. | | (71062) | 232
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of reported cases of domestic violence in (a) England, (b) each English region and (c) the Tees Valley involved (i) women in a same sex relationship, (ii) men in a same sex relationship and (iii) children in each year since 1997. | | (71082) | 233
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were successfully prosecuted in domestic violence cases in (a) England, (b) each English region and (c) the Tees Valley where the victim was a (i) woman in a same sex relationship, (ii) man in a same sex relationship and (iii) child in each year since 1997. | | (71083) | 234
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have been (a) killed, (b) sexually assaulted and (c) physically assaulted whilst on duty in (i) England, (ii) the North East and (iii) the Tees Valley in each year since 1997. | | (71092) | 235
| Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action he is taking (a) in co-operation with the Department for Trade and Industry and (b) otherwise to detain animal rights terrorists who use shareholder registers to threaten individual shareholders. | | (70870) | 236
| Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29th November 2005 to the hon. Member for Richmond Park, Official Report, column 465-7W, on sex trafficking, what progress has been made on taking forward the necessary steps to ratify the UN Convention against transnational organised crime and the related Palermo Protocol. | | (71165) | 237
| John Robertson (Glasgow North West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many project licences were granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in 2004, in respect of work to be carried out in Scotland; and how many such project licences were in force at the end of 2004. | | (70959) | 238
| John Robertson (Glasgow North West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many places in Scotland were designated as (a) a supplying establishment, (b) a breeding establishment and (c) a scientific procedure establishment under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 at the end of 2004. | | (70964) | 239
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding will be made available to support the merger of police forces in Wales; and if he will make a statement. | | (70884) | 240
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drivers received a custodial sentence in 2005 after being convicted of careless driving following an incident in which a person died. | | (70895) | 241
N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the practice started whereby adult children making representations on immigration-related matters on behalf of their parents through hon. Members are no longer accepted unless the parents themselves have signed a letter authorising it. | | (70320) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 242
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will estimate the cost of tabling an Early Day Motion, including printing and clerical costs. | | (71096) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 243
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to assist the internally displaced Karen, Karenni and Shan people in eastern Burma. | | (71177) | 244
| Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the effects on (a) the delivery of the UK's humanitarian aid programme and (b) UK emergency preparedness of the Respond Programme within the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Initiative; and if he will make a statement. | | (71043) | 245
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to promote sustainable fishing in the developing world; and if he will make a statement. | | (70923) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 246
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the (a) (i) status and (ii) powers and (b) payments to members of the Police Board in Northern Ireland will be from 25th November 2006. | | (70463) | 247
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on how many occasions police have been called to schools in Northern Ireland to deal with (a) drug-related incidents and (b) incidents involving violence during 2005. | | (70466) | 248
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the 10 (a) most improved and (b) least improved district policing partnership areas in relation to incidents of reported burglaries in the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (70911) | 249
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people spent time in prison for unpaid (a) fines and (b) other forms of fixed penalty in Northern Ireland during 2005. | | (70912) | 250
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost of repairing vandalism to public toilets under the ownership of Government departments in Northern Ireland was during 2005. | | (70913) | 251
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the absenteeism rates were for each of the workforces of each of Northern Ireland's district councils in each of the last three years. | | (70914) | 252
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps Invest Northern Ireland plans to take to promote the rural economy in East Londonderry constituency. | | (70915) | 253
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many clinics and other healthcare providers in Northern Ireland promote male health and early detection of health problems particularly encountered by men. | | (70918) | 254
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the change in the numbers of live births in (a) Coleraine and (b) Limavady was between 1995 and 2005. | | (70919) | 255
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the change in the numbers of live births in each district council area in Northern Ireland was between 1975 and 2005. | | (70920) | 256
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been allocated to the Arts Council of Northern Ireland in each year since 1997; and how much this represents per head of population in Northern Ireland. | | (71049) | 257
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how long each member of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland has been in post. | | (71050) | 258
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the administrative expenses were of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland in the last period for which figures are available, broken down by (a) staff, (b) expenses and travel claims and (c) other expenditure. | | (71051) | 259
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been allocated for the promotion of the arts in the Cathedral Quarter of Belfast in each year since 1997. | | (71052) | 260
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people have been (a) charged with and (b) convicted of offences involving the (i) wearing and (ii) display of items associated with paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland in each year since 2001; and how many related to (A) Loyalist and (B) Republican displays in each case. | | (71115) | 261
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what work has been carried out by each of the responsible Northern Ireland departments in respect of preparing an estimate of the costs of building a new national stadium. | | (71117) | 262
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what locations have been considered for a new national stadium in Northern Ireland; what the estimated cost is in respect of each location; and how the estimate was calculated in each case. | | (71118) | 263
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what guidelines are in place in respect of (a) the use of, (b) access to and (c) press coverage of the former HMP Maze buildings and property. | | (71119) | 264
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what permissions were sought by Sinn Fein in respect of its use of HMP Maze land for a commemoration of the death of Bobby Sands. | | (71120) | 265
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with Sinn Fein on the use of land at HMP Maze for a commemoration of the death of Bobby Sands. | | (71121) | 266
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people are employed in the Teachers' Pay and Pensions Unit; and what the implications are for the Unit of the Review of Public Administration. | | (70946) | 267
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he will publish the Implementation Plan for the Sustainable Development Strategy for Northern Ireland. | | (70947) | 268
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many times the Independent Farm Subsidies Appeal Panel set up by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has met in the past 12 months; how many decisions have been returned (a) partially and (b) completely in favour of the farmer; how many times the Panel's decision has been overturned by DARD; and what the cost of the Panel to DARD has been over the last 12 months. | | (71151) | 269
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what action he is taking to ensure that (a) placements and (b) employment opportunities are available for newly-qualified physiotherapists in Northern Ireland who will complete their training in and after 2006. | | (70943) | 270
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate his Department has made of the number of student physiotherapists in Northern Ireland due to graduate in 2006 who are likely to find employment within the NHS. | | (70944) | 271
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many newly-qualified physiotherapy graduates have been employed in each of the health board areas as junior physiotherapists in each of the last five years. | | (70945) | Questions to the Prime Minister 272
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Prime Minister, what the (a) name and (b) location is of each official ministerial residence which is in his gift; which official residences were in the gift of the Prime Minister in (i) 1976, (ii) 1978, (iii) 1979, (iv) 1983, (v) 1987, (vi) 1992 and (vii) each year between 1993 and 2004; and if he will make a statement. | | (70874) | 273
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Prime Minister, to which Ministers the official residences in his gift are allocated; to which Ministers they were allocated in January 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (70875) | 274
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the Cabinet Committees which are chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister. | | (70876) | 275
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Prime Minister, under which departmental budget the cost of the Deputy Prime Minister's office will fall; and what estimate he has made of the cost in 2006-07. | | (71071) | 276
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Prime Minister, what mechanisms he has in place to enable him to assess the effectiveness of Ministers; and if he will make a statement. | | (70924) | 277
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make it his policy to consult Parliament before embarking on changes to departmental structures; and if he will make a statement. | | (70928) | Questions to the Solicitor General 278
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Solicitor General, if he will make a statement on the operation of the Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate Act 2000; and what recent representations he has received about the operation of this Act. | | (71019) | 279
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Solicitor General, what representations he has received regarding the use of counsellor's notes by the Crown Prosecution Service in childhood sexual abuse cases. | | (71057) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 280
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he will reply to the letter of 18th April 2006 from the hon. Member for Billericay about sofas imported from eastern Europe. | | (70339) | 281
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the change in volume of fair trade products sold in the United Kingdom has been over the last three years. | | (70917) | 282
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many jobs the North West Development Agency has created in each (a) district and borough council area and (b) sector of the economy in Lancashire in the last five years. | | (70951) | 283
| John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many deferred pensioners there are in the mineworkers' pension schemes. | | (71053) | 284
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether his plans to protect the names and addresses of shareholders will apply only to companies which carry out animal experiments. | | (70806) | 285
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when his Department first became aware of the possible implications that the proposed EU Directives on Restriction of Hazardous Substances and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment might have for organ building in the United Kingdom. | | (70975) | 286
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when his Department first received representations on the concerns of organ builders about the implementation of the proposed EU Directives on Restriction of Hazardous Substances and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment. | | (70976) | 287
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions with representatives of organ builders in the United Kingdom his Department initiated on the implications of the proposed EU Directives on Restriction of Hazardous Substances and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment for organ building in the United Kingdom; and when the first discussions took place. | | (70977) | 288
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with his (a) Danish and (b) German counterparts on the implications of the proposed EU Directives on Restriction of Hazardous Substances and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment for organ builders. | | (70978) | 289
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, on what date his Department first raised with the European Commission concerns of United Kingdom organ builders regarding the proposed EU Directives on Restriction of Hazardous Substances and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment. | | (70979) | 290
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will place in the Library copies of the correspondence between his Department and (a) the European Commission and (b) representatives of organ builders on the effects on organ building in the United Kingdom of the proposed EU Directives on Restriction of Hazardous Substances and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment. | | (70980) | 291
| Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the dates on which (a) the EU Anti-dumping and Anti-subsidy Committee and (b) the Article 133 Committee met during the past 12 months; and if he will publish the minutes of those meetings. | | (70906) | 292
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether (a) his Department and (b) its (i) executive agencies and (ii) non-departmental public bodies use the services of private debt collectors. | | (71061) | 293
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what measures he plans to take to encourage business start-ups in the North East Region. | | (71093) | 294
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what measures his Department plans to take to encourage more (a) women and (b) people from ethnic minorities to become business entrepreneurs. | | (71094) | 295
| Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what support his Department is giving to the European Commission and the EU Space Agency Respond Programme within the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Initiative; and if he will make a statement. | | (71041) | 296
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent steps he has taken to increase the participation of Muslim women in the labour market; and if he will make a statement. | | (70927) | 297
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many solicitors' firms have been investigated by his Department in connection with fees charged to ex-miners under the compensation scheme in (a) 2004, (b) 2005 and (c) 2006. | | (70886) | 298
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what average award has been paid in Islwyn under the Government's compensation scheme for (a) coal mining-related respiratory disease and (b) vibration white finger. | | (70887) | 299
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with Capita about the way they handle witness statements supporting vibration white finger Group Three claims. | | (70888) | 300
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the effect on business of local post offices of the ending of the Post Office Card Account. | | (70891) | 301
| Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what impact the proposed management buy-out of the UK Atomic Energy Authority will have on the Government's plans for the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus; and if he will make a statement. | | (70916) | 302
N | Mark Williams (Ceredigion):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the written ministerial Statement of 13th March 2006, Official Report, columns 91-2WS, on offshore petroleum licensing, what protection is in place in the 24th round of offshore petroleum licensing for Cardigan Bay, as a special area of conservation. | | (69304) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 303
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell of 19th April 2006, Official Report, column 709W, on SPECS cameras, if he will list the 16 core sites; and if he will make a statement. | | (71001) | 304
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell of 19th April 2006, Official Report, column 709W, on SPECS cameras, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of SPECS cameras in (a) reducing accidents and (b) reducing (i) serious and (ii) minor injuries. | | (71002) | 305
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road accidents have been reported involving stationary vehicles on motorway hard shoulders in each year since 1980, broken down by motorway; and how many people were (a) injured and (b) killed in each case | | (71003) | 306
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what action is being taken by his Department to ensure that Ryanair complies with all the existing applicable rules when it operates from airports within the UK; and what meetings officials have held with Ryanair to discuss these matters. | | (70865) | 307
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 26th April 2006, Official Report, column 1089W, on airport security (Northern Ireland), and 4th May 2006, Official Report, columns 1733-4W, on airport security, what steps are being taken at each of Northern Ireland's three airports to reduce the number of incidents requiring investigation by the Civil Aviation Authority. | | (70462) | 308
| Clive Efford (Eltham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which gated mainline rail stations can be upgraded immediately to accommodate pre-pay Oyster Cards; and if he will make a statement. | | (70998) | 309
| Clive Efford (Eltham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contribution he expects his agreement with the Mayor for London on the compatibility of Smart Card technology and the Oyster Card to make towards the roll out of a national concessionary travel card; and if he will make a statement. | | (70999) | 310
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated date is in which the M26 between junctions one and two are expected to be resurfaced with quieter surfacing. | | (70170) | 311
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on the future development of the A14 around Kettering from (a) the East Midlands Regional Assembly, (b) the East Midlands Development Agency and (c) the East Midlands arm of the Highways Agency. | | (70187) | 312
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) his Department and (b) its (i) executive agencies and (ii) non-departmental public bodies use the services of private debt collectors. | | (71076) | 313
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many illegal taxi drivers he estimates are operating in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) the Tees Valley. | | (71086) | 314
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have been (a) prosecuted for and (b) convicted of driving a taxi illegally in (i) England, (ii) the North East and (iii) the Tees Valley in each year since 1997. | | (71087) | 315
| Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to announce which local authorities have been chosen to run the planned road-charging pilot schemes; and if he will make a statement. | | (71039) | 316
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many airlines have been registered in the UK in each year since 2001. | | (70992) | 317
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people travelled by train in the most recent period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (70996) | 318
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of changes in the demography of air passengers in the UK within the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (71147) | 319
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that the data on which the specifications in future rail franchise tender documents are based are made available to the public. | | (69680) | 320
| Mr Ian Taylor (Esher & Walton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the extension nationwide of the free bus travel scheme for older and disabled people will be funded. | | (70994) | 321
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial value is assigned by his Department to each hour of time saved when undertaking cost-benefit analysis of transport projects; and if he will make a statement. | | (70522) | 322
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial value is assigned by his Department to each life saved when undertaking cost-benefit analysis of major transport infrastructure projects; whether that value is applied to all other appraisals undertaken by his Department; and if he will make a statement. | | (70523) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 323
| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average annual cost to public funds of maintaining a claimant on disability benefits. | | (71113) | 324
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether receipt of state pension affects the level of carers' allowance granted to carers. | | (70321) | 325
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of applicants has been refused carers' grants on the basis of means-testing in each local authority in each year since the creation of the grant. | | (70322) | 326
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidelines his Department issues to local authorities on the means-testing of carers' grants. | | (70323) | 327
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, according to what criteria carers' grants are awarded. | | (70324) | 328
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many incapacity benefit claimants moved from the short-term lower rate on to the short-term higher rate without first undertaking the personal capability assessment in each year since the introduction of the assessment. | | (70791) | 329
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether (a) his Department and (b) its (i) executive agencies and (ii) non-departmental bodies use the services of private debt collectors. | | (71079) | 330
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many days it took on average to rate a claim for (a) income support, (b) jobseeker's allowance and (c) incapacity benefit in Fife in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (70793) | 331
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets his Department has set for the number of days taken to rate claims for (a) income support, (b) jobseeker's allowance and (c) incapacity benefit in Fife. | | (70794) | 332
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people held a Post Office Card Account on 1st April (a) 2004, (b) 2005 and (c) 2006. | | (70883) | 333
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the projected funding requirements are of the Financial Assistance Scheme in (a) 2007 to 2010 and (b) 2010 to 2013. | | (70889) | 334
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time has been between a pension scheme member applying for and receiving payments under the Financial Assistance Scheme. | | (70890) | 335
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date the first public announcement was made that the Post Office Card Account was a temporary scheme. | | (70892) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 336
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many times the board of the National Youth Volunteering Service has met since it was established. | | [Transferred] (70754) | 337
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, on what date Rod Aldridge commenced his duties as chairman of the National Youth Volunteering Service; how much he is paid as chairman; and how many days each week he will spend on his duties. | | [Transferred] (70758) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 338
| Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to her Answer to the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden of 6th July, Official Report, column 489W, on asylum seekers (legal aid), what the cost was of legal aid for asylum and immigration cases in cash terms in (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06. | | [Transferred] (71160) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 339
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what level of co-operation exists between multi-national forces and Iraqi (a) police, (b) military and (c) local council officials in (i) Al Basrah,(ii) Al Muthanna, (iii) Dhi Qar and (iv) Maysan provinces in Iraq; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (71046) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 340
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total value is of payments made by people repaying student loans but not allocated to Student Loan accounts in each year since 2002; what the total amount outstanding is; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (71098) | 341
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children were taken into local authority care from mothers under the age of (a) 16 and (b) 18 years in each year since 1997. | | [Transferred] (70909) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 342
| Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made by the Food Standards Agency in establishing a timetable for the comprehensive inspection and licensing of food broker businesses. | | [Transferred] (71150) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 343
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what average income has accrued to a post office branch from a Post Office Card Account. | | [Transferred] (70893) | 344
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the total amount of revenue to a local post office branch from the Post Office Card Account was in 2005. | | [Transferred] (70894) |
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