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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 22 May 2006
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 22 May 2006
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 22 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 Monday 22 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 22 May see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the change was between 2000 and 2005 in the number of people employed part-time or full-time and are earning less than £10,000 per annum. | | (72621) | 2
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to enable the Financial Services Ombudsman to increase the period of time during which a complaint can be filed. | | (72671) | 3
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will increase the discretionary powers of the Financial Services Ombudsman. | | (72672) | 4
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has been raised from stamp duty on property transactions in each year since 2000. | | (72734) | 5
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit claimants have been informed that they were required to repay overpayments in each year since its introduction; how much has been overpaid in total; and how much has been repaid in each year. | | (72562) | 6
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of staff resources in HM Revenue and Customs to process VAT registration applications. | | (73179) | 7
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints (a) he and (b) HM Revenue and Customs have received about the time taken to process VAT registration applications since 1st March 2006. | | (73180) | 8
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what target HM Revenue and Customs has set for the time taken to process VAT registration applications. | | (73181) | 9
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to Question 63871, on a flat rate of income tax, tabled by the hon. Member for St Ives on 30th March. | | (72742) | 10
| Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of properties in England and Wales on which stamp duty was levied at a rate of one per cent. sold at between £60,000 and £120,000 in 2004. | | (72720) | 11
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Denton and Reddish constituency received overpayments of (a) child tax credit and (b) working tax credit for each year since 2003. | | (73131) | 12
| Stephen Hesford (Wirral West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for British trade of China allowing its currency to appreciate against the US dollar. | | (72676) | 13
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received regarding the inheritance tax treatment of accumulation and maintenance trusts and interest in possession trusts. | | (72934) | 14
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of calls to his Department and its agencies were (a) handled by an adviser, (b) received but abandoned and (c) received an engaged tone in (i) 2003-04, (ii) 2004-05 and (iii) 2005-06. | | (73177) | 15
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many manual payments have been made by the Tax Credit Office in each month since April 2004, broken down by (a) working tax credit and (b) child tax credit. | | (73178) | 16
| Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many electors there were in each ward in Wrexham in each of the last 10 years. | | (72670) | 17
| David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to change the system by which HM Revenue and Customs measures actual tax revenue receipts from the nations and regions of the United Kingdom. | | (72814) | 18
N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what percentage of the electorate were registered in each (a) ward and (b) constituency in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales and (iv) Northern Ireland in each of the past 10 years, broken down by region. | | (72591) | 19
| Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in Paisley and Renfrewshire North received overpayment of (a) working tax credit and (b) child tax credit in 2005. | | (73190) | 20
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department have had (a) five or more, (b) four, (c) three and (d) two periods of sick leave of less than five days in each of the last three years. | | (73036) | 21
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many civil servants from his Department attended the Civil Service Islamic Society Eid-Ul-Adha event in London in 2005; and what the total cost of their attendance was to his Department. | | (73037) | 22
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any buildings in his Department do not meet disability access regulations. | | (73038) | 23
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what incentives his Department offers to encourage staff to share vehicles when travelling to work. | | (73039) | 24
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what percentage of staff in his Department are making additional voluntary contributions to their pension. | | (73040) | 25
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many non-pensionable bonuses were awarded to members of his staff in each of the last three years; and at what total cost. | | (73041) | 26
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people living in West Suffolk received overpayments of (a) child tax credit and (b) working tax credit in each of the last five years. | | (72637) | 27
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Government raised in tax revenues from Cornwall in each of the last five years. | | (72721) | 28
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the level of European Union funding allocated to Cornwall in each of the last five years. | | (72727) | 29
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the gross domestic product per capita of (a) Cornwall, (b) the UK and (c) the EU was; and what the current European average is. | | (72774) | 30
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the average income per person in (a) Cornwall and (b) the UK. | | (72776) | 31
| Kitty Ussher (Burnley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many properties sold in England and Wales attracted stamp duty in each year since 2000; and what proportion this number represented of (a) all properties in England and Wales and (b) the owner-occupier sector in each year. | | (72724) | 32
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to the letters of 20th April and 27th April from the hon. Member for Northavon, regarding a constituent, Mrs Hughes. | | (72763) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 33
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whether Merseyrail is classed as a Category 2 responder under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. | | (72943) | 34
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many Cabinet Office staff have had (a) five or more, (b) four, (c) three and (d) two periods of sick leave of less than five days in each of the last three years. | | (73042) | 35
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whether any building in her Department falls short of disability access regulations. | | (73045) | 36
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what incentives her Department offers to encourage staff to share vehicles when travelling to work. | | (73046) | 37
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many and what percentage of staff in her Department are making additional voluntary contributions to their pension. | | (73047) | 38
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many non-pensionable bonuses were awarded to members of her staff in each of the last three years; and at what total cost. | | (73048) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 39
N | Mr Stephen Byers (North Tyneside):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will place a restriction on the number of times a planning application can be made to develop the same site. | | (72569) | 40
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which of the agencies involved in the Jaywick master plan will take overall responsibility for ensuring that the plan takes the concerns of local residents into account. | | (73197) | 41
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether overall responsibility for the Jaywick master plan proposal lies with (a) the East of England Development Agency, (b) the Government Office of the East of England (Go East), (c) Tendring District Council, (d) her Department and (e) another organisation. | | (73198) | 42
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will list the major planning applications in London that have been called in due to the level of social housing in each of the past three years. | | (72982) | 43
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she will reply to Question 63872, on shared equity housing, tabled by the hon. Member for St Ives on 30th March. | | (72741) | 44
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will make a statement on progress towards the decent homes standard for social housing in (a) Greater Manchester, (b) Stockport Metropolitan Borough and (c) Tameside Metropolitan Borough. | | (72646) | 45
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the likely demand for social rented housing in (a) the county of Greater Manchester, (b) Tameside Metropolitan Borough and (c) Stockport Metropolitan Borough over the next 10 years. | | (73130) | 46
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications for new schools to be built on former landfill sites have been submitted to local authorities in England since 2000; and how many of these have been successful. | | (73135) | 47
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to protect (a) greenbelt and (b) open green spaces in (i) the county of Greater Manchester, (ii) Tameside Metropolitan Borough and (iii) Stockport Metropolitan Borough. | | (73136) | 48
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of freehold properties in Greater Manchester subject to chief rents; and if she will make a statement. | | (73137) | 49
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many applications have been made to the Government Office for the North West for the redemption of chief rents on freehold domestic properties for each of the past five years; and how many such applications were successful. | | (73138) | 50
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications for new housing on land designated as greenbelt have been approved in the county of Greater Manchester in each year since 2000. | | (73141) | 51
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of planning applications to build on brownfield sites involved building on gardens in (a) Greater Manchester, (b) Tameside Metropolitan Borough and (c) Stockport Metropolitan Borough in the last period for which figures are available. | | (73159) | 52
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding will be allocated to the Stansted-Cambridge-Peterborough Growth Corridor by her Department for public parks and green spaces under the auspices of the Growth Areas Fund in the next five years; and if she will make a statement. | | (73074) | 53
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what advice the then Secretary of State received regarding the planning application for Sutton Town Football Club's new ground; and what account was taken of the opinion of local residents when her decision on the application was made. | | (72645) | 54
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will consider introducing a performance-related incentive scheme for the provision of affordable housing units by local authorities. | | (72718) | 55
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the work being undertaken by the West Midlands Regional Assembly into the implications of the Milton Keynes South Midlands growth area for the West Midlands region will be integrated into the national spatial approach and the developing Midlands Way strategy. | | (73061) | 56
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on what criteria the decision was made not to include West Midlands regional public agencies on the Inter Regional Board for the Milton Keynes South Midlands growth area; and whether this decision will be reviewed. | | (73062) | 57
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the Milton Keynes South Midlands growth area plans will take specific cognisance of the needs of the West Midlands region, as illustrated by the West Midlands Economic Strategy and the West Midlands Spatial Strategy. | | (73063) | 58
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what monitoring mechanisms will be put in place to measure the impact of the Milton Keynes South Midlands growth area in spatial and economic terms on the West Midlands region. | | (73064) | 59
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consideration has been given to planning in the Milton Keynes South Midlands growth area for commercial developments in response to representations by the regional business community, and work undertaken by the West Midlands Regional Assembly on economic linkages between the West Midlands region and the Milton Keynes South Midlands growth area. | | (73065) | 60
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to ensure equality of access to services for transsexuals; and if she will make a statement. | | (72633) | 61
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the implication of the Court of Appeal's decision in Harlow Council v Hall. | | (72821) | 62
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of staff of registered social landlords working with vulnerable people were checked by the Criminal Records Bureau in 2005-06. | | (72848) | 63
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to increase the supply of affordable housing in West Suffolk. | | (72634) | 64
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people were registered homeless in Suffolk in each of the last five years. | | (72635) | 65
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she will publish the revised Draft Code of Conduct for Councillors; and if she will make a statement. | | (72921) | 66
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average (a) band D and (b) overall council tax bill was in 2005-06. | | (72775) | 67
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what social services spending in the South West was in each year since 1997; and what the estimated outturn amount is for 2005-06. | | (72785) | 68
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the standard spending assessment was for social services in the South West in each year since 1997. | | (72786) | 69
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much Cornwall Social Services spent on children's services in each year since 2001; and how much was allocated for 2006-07. | | (72787) | 70
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the social services standard spending assessment was for children's services in Cornwall in each year since 2001. | | (72788) | 71
| Mark Williams (Ceredigion):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will introduce enforcement powers exercisable by local authorities for failure to serve a notice of proposed works under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996; and if she will make a statement. | | (72844) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 72
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many divorces there have been in Coventry South in each ethnic group in each year since 2000. | | (71752) | 73
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many incidents of postal vote fraud were recorded in Coventry South on 4th May. | | (71753) | 74
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many people have died while their cases were being dealt with by the Court of Protection in each year since 1997 in (a) Westmorland and Lonsdale and (b) England and Wales. | | (72493) | 75
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will make a statement on the strategy for merging the Northern Ireland Tribunal Service and the Northern Ireland Court Service; and when she expects the merger to be completed. | | (72561) | 76
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many staff from her Department attended the Civil Service Islamic Society Eid-Ul-Adha event in London in 2005; and what the total cost was to her Department of their attendance. | | (73004) | 77
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many staff in her Department have had (a) five or more, (b) four, (c) three and (d) two periods of sick leave of less than five days in each of the last three years. | | (73006) | 78
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether any building in her Department falls short of disability access regulations. | | (73007) | 79
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what incentives her Department offers to encourage staff to share vehicles when travelling to work. | | (73008) | 80
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many and what percentage of staff in her Department are making additional voluntary contributions to their pension. | | (73009) | 81
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many non-pensionable bonuses were awarded to members of her staff in each of the last three years; and at what total cost. | | (73010) | 82
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will bring forward proposals to amend current legislation to give a spouse absolute right to an equal share with their husband or wife in property even where his or her name does not appear on the deeds. | | (72298) | 83
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when she will lay the order transferring responsibility for parliamentary boundaries from the Boundary Commissions to the Electoral Commision; and if she will make a statement. | | (72327) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 84
N | Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Arts Council has to support redundant arts workers from the Public in West Bromwich. | | (71748) | 85
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what regulations govern the sponsoring of terrestrial television programmes by gambling companies; and if she will make a statement. | | (72967) | 86
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many outlets in (a) the County of Greater Manchester, (b) Tameside Metropolitan Borough and (c) Stockport Metropolitan Borough have been prosecuted under the Licensing Act 2003. | | (72647) | 87
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many licensed premises in (a) Greater Manchester, (b) Tameside Metropolitan Borough and (c) Stockport Metropolitan Borough have had renewal licences refused under the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003. | | (72648) | 88
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with organisations with a view to extending the benefits of the 2012 Olympic Games into the North West of England and Greater Manchester. | | (72649) | 89
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with representatives of the tourism, hotel and conference industry in London and the South East on measures which could be taken to mitigate the effect on the industry if drought orders were to be introduced. | | (72806) | 90
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the likely impact of a drought order in the Thames Water region on the number of tourists coming through London and its airports. | | (72807) | 91
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she last met the Mayor of London to discuss the possible impact of drought orders on London's tourist, conference and hotel industries. | | (72808) | 92
| Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure access to (a) BBC Wales, (b) ITV Wales and (c) S4C in North East Wales after digital switchover. | | (72673) | 93
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was received by the horse racing industry from the Statutory Levy payment by UK bookmakers in each of the last six years; and what the total VAT payment on the Levy payment was in each year. | | (73194) | 94
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment the Government has made of the effects on the economy of the liberalisation of the betting and gaming industries. | | (73195) | 95
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games's legal contract with the International Olympic Committee for the 2012 Olympic Games permits betting on individual sporting events. | | (73196) | 96
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with the Royal Parks Agency concerning the provision of motorcycle parking spaces within the Royal Parks; and if she will make a statement. | | (72655) | 97
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent revision she has made of the £220 million figure for security costs at the London 2012 Olympics; and what the total security costs were at (a) the Sydney 2000 Olympics and (b) the Athens 2004 Olympics. | | (72324) | 98
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent revision she has made of the estimate of 3 per cent. building cost inflation for the London 2012 Olympics; and how the estimated figure compares with market data. | | (72325) | 99
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games announced that its budget had risen from £1.5 billion to £2 billion; what the reason is for the increase; and on what basis the extra £500 million has been calculated. | | (72329) | 100
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of whether the funding package of £2.375 billion for the London 2012 Olympic Games is sufficient to cover the capital costs. | | (72333) | 101
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the most recent Government estimate is of the funding necessary for infrastructure improvements required for the London 2012 Olympics in addition to the £2.375 billion agreed funding package. | | (72339) | 102
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she first informed Parliament that the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games had raised its budget from £1.5 billion to £2 billion. | | (72759) | 103
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the Big Lottery Fund plans to give to sport in the period 2006 to 2009. | | (72816) | 104
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the different inflation rates were which were applied by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games, referred to in the Minister for Sports' letter of 17th May to the hon. Member for Faversham and Mid Kent, when raising its budget from £1.5 billion to £2 billion. | | (72817) | 105
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Minister for Sport's letter of 17th May to the hon. Member for Faversham and Mid Kent, whether the different inflation rates referred to have also been applied to the £2.375 billion infrastructure budget. | | (72818) | 106
| John Robertson (Glasgow North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance her Department has issued to internet service providers on their responsibilities for illegal traffic hosted on their networks. | | (72675) | 107
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which organisations Ofcom has met to discuss restrictions on television advertising of food products targeting children; since she asked Ofcom to examine the issue on 1st December 2003; and on what dates. | | (73193) | 108
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what percentage of staff in her Department are making voluntary contributions to their pension. | | (73011) | 109
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in her Department have had (a) five or more, (b) four, (c) three and (d) two periods of sick leave of less than five days in each of the last three years. | | (73012) | 110
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff from her Department attended the Civil Service Islamic Society Eid-Ul-Adha event in London in 2005; and what the total cost was to her Department of allowing them to attend. | | (73013) | 111
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether any buildings in her Department fall short of disability access regulations. | | (73014) | 112
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what incentives her Department offers to encourage staff to share vehicles when travelling to work. | | (73015) | 113
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many non-pensionable bonuses were awarded to members of her staff in each of the last three years; and at what total cost. | | (73016) | 114
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the backlog of maintenance works in the Royal Parks. | | (72334) | 115
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance she has issued to the Royal Parks Agency on large-scale commercial events in the Royal Parks. | | (72335) | 116
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what objectives she has set for the Royal Parks Agency for the next five years. | | (72336) | 117
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28th November 2005, Official Report, column 89W, on licensing applications, whether an event, a garden fete or function of a similar nature held solely to raise money for a charity or local church would be considered as `not for private gain' and therefore be exempt from the requirement for a licence. | | (72826) | 118
N | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Home Secretary about the theft of stolen works of art from private collections. | | (72294) | 119
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for the Isle of Wight dated 15th April concerning the Osborne Estates Act 1902. | | (72494) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 120
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made in finalising the settlements for Second World War Far East civilian internees. | | (72195) | 121
| Mr David Cameron (Witney):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on the Joint Personnel Administration computer system. | | (72639) | 122
| Mr David Cameron (Witney):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to introduce the Joint Personnel Administration computer system fully for (a) the Royal Air Force, (b) the Royal Navy and (c) the Army. | | (72640) | 123
| Mr David Cameron (Witney):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the suitability of the Joint Personnel Administration system for defence services. | | (72641) | 124
| Mr David Cameron (Witney):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports Ministers have received about the operation of the Joint Personnel Administration system. | | (72642) | 125
| Mr David Cameron (Witney):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints have been received about the operation of the Joint Personnel Administration computer system; and what changes have been made to the timetable for its introduction since the system was originally planned. | | (72643) | 126
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessement he has made of the military capability of the Iranian armed forces. | | (72958) | 127
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the European Defence Agency's plans to create an EU defence research budget; and what contribution the UK will make to such a fund. | | (73162) | 128
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will include a web link and contact details for the Ex-Service Fellowship Centre on the Homeless and Need Help? page on the Veterans' Agency website. | | (72285) | 129
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will publish his Department's expenditure plans for 2006-07 and 2007-08. | | (73107) | 130
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the heavy lift capability of the Royal Air Force. | | (72938) | 131
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the role of UK forces in Afghanistan. | | (72972) | 132
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British troops were stationed in Iraq in each month between April 2003 and the end of April 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (72654) | 133
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in his Department have had (a) five or more, (b) four, (c) three and (d) two periods of sick leave of less than five days in each of the last three years. | | (73089) | 134
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff from his Department attended the Civil Service Islamic Society Eid-Ul-Adha event in London in 2005; and what the total cost to his Department was of their attendance. | | (73090) | 135
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any building in his Department falls short of disability access regulations. | | (73091) | 136
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what incentives his Department offers to encourage staff to share vehicles when travelling to work. | | (73092) | 137
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what percentage of staff in his Department are making additional voluntary contributions to their pension. | | (73093) | 138
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many non-pensionable bonuses were awarded to members of his staff in each of the last three years; and what the total cost was. | | (73094) | 139
N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to augment the RAF's heavy lift capability. | | (72284) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 140
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 17th May 2006, Official Report, column 983W, on ministerial responsibilities, what the forecast total annual cost to the public purse is of the execution of his duties and responsibilities for each of the next three years. | | (73139) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 141
| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to extend access to personal online learning space as outlined in the Schools White Paper to the further and higher education sectors. | | (72803) | 142
| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure all school children have access to a personal online learning space by 2008 as outlined in the Schools White Paper. | | (72804) | 143
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what policy he has for alternative education for the socially excluded; and if he will make a statement. | | (72840) | 144
| Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he expects the restructuring of the Merseyside Learning and Skills Council to be completed; and what consequential effects he expects on costs. | | (72829) | 145
| Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what consultation is being carried out concerning the restructuring of the Merseyside Learning and Skills Council. | | (72830) | 146
| Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many redundancies he expects to take place as a consequence of the restructuring of the Merseyside Learning and Skills Council. | | (72831) | 147
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether he plans to issue guidance to local education authorities on the provision of transport subsidies to faith schools in their area; and if he will make a statement. | | (72157) | 148
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which foreign languages are taught in schools in each local authority in England; and how many children between the ages of 14 and 16 years are studying each language. | | (72839) | 149
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he will answer the letter to his predecessor dated 8th March from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Dr D. Ziegeler. | | (72668) | 150
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what role (a) the Higher Education Funding Council and (b) his Department will have in (i) establishing links between West Midlands universities and (ii) developing a university for Milton Keynes. | | (72987) | 151
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his policy is on the use of classroom assistants to cover for the planning, preparation and assessment time allocated to a school's fully qualified teachers; and if he will make a statement. | | (71398) | 152
| Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in England are waiting to be placed with foster parents. | | (73175) | 153
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many staff in his Department have had (a) five or more, (b) four, (c) three and (d) two periods of sick leave of less than five days in each of the last three years. | | (72993) | 154
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many staff in his Department attended the Civil Service Islamic Society Eid-Ul-Adha event in London in 2005; and what the total cost to his Department was of their attendance. | | (72994) | 155
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether any building in his Department falls short of disability access regulations. | | (72995) | 156
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what incentives his Department offers to encourage staff to share vehicles when travelling to work. | | (72996) | 157
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of staff in his Department are making additional voluntary contributions to their pensions. | | (72997) | 158
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many non-pensionable bonuses were awarded to members of his staff in each of the last three years; and at what total cost. | | (72998) | 159
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average secondary school class size was in (a) Cornwall and (b) England in 2005-06. | | (72782) | 160
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent on (a) nursery, (b) primary and (c) secondary education in (i) Cornwall and (ii) England in 2005-06. | | (72783) | 161
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent on education for pupils aged (a) five to 10, (b) 11 to 15 and (c) 16 years and over in (i) Cornwall and (ii) England in each year since 2002. | | (72791) | 162
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average pupil/teacher ratio in primary schools in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South-West Region and (c) England was in each year since 2001. | | (72792) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 163
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will list the occasions since September 2005 on which blood samples from birds initially tested positive for avian influenza virus types; where the birds were located in each case; what action was taken by (a) his Department and (b) the State Veterinary Service in each case; and if he will make a statement. | | (72287) | 164
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will list the meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with (i) representatives of and (ii) advisers to the nuclear power industry in each of the last two years; who he met on each occasion; and what the purpose was of each meeting. | | (72288) | 165
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on the auctioning of carbon emission permits under Phase 2 of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (72289) | 166
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the European Commission regarding the deadline for submitting the UK National Allocation Plan for Phase 2 of the Emissions Trading Scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (72290) | 167
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will list the industries which are the 10 largest emitters of greenhouse gases; and how much and what proportion of total emissions of such gases they emitted in the last year for which figures are available. | | (71433) | 168
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportionate contribution to the overall UK-attributable radiative forcing total is accounted for by (a) residential properties, (b) business premises, (c) industrial processes, (d) power generation, (e) cars, (f) buses and (g) aviation; what the radiative forcing multiplier is for each category; and what the range of uncertainty is in estimates of the multiplier for each category. | | (71434) | 169
| Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to reduce water leakage in (a) England and (b) the Thames Water area. | | (72851) | 170
| Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of Thames Water's spending on the renewal of its water distribution network. | | (72852) | 171
| Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ensure that the method of calculating acceptable levels of leakage by water companies takes account of the effects of leaks on (a) the environment and (b) consumers. | | (72853) | 172
| Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what effect the declaration of a drought situation has on the economic levels of leakage method of calculating acceptable levels of leakage by water companies. | | (72854) | 173
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations were made to the EU Council of Ministers opposing commercial fishing in the waters of the Western Sahara; and if he will make a statement. | | (72606) | 174
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what position the UK will take on the forthcoming EU-Morocco fisheries agreement in the Western Sahara. | | (72435) | 175
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the emissions target is for carbon dioxide emissions for each EU country under the EU emissions trading scheme for 2006; and what targets are planned for each of the next five years. | | (72436) | 176
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what factors were taken into account when deciding which measures relating to animal welfare should be included in from the Government's preferred options for the England Rural Development Programme 2007 to 2013. | | (72710) | 177
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact on animal welfare standards of the preferred options for the England Rural Development Programme 2007 to 2013. | | (72711) | 178
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he took account of the animal welfare measures to be included in the Rural Development Programmes for Wales and Scotland in determining the England Rural Development Programme 2007 to 2013. | | (72712) | 179
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to discuss changes to the EU emissions trading scheme with his EU counterparts. | | (72730) | 180
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will reconsider the decision to ban the use of strychnine for mole control by dairy farmers; and what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effectiveness of alternatives. | | (72732) | 181
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what definition the Government uses of water poor. | | (73188) | 182
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) representations he has received and (b) action he is pursuing in respect of water shortages in South East London. | | (73129) | 183
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of when all single farm payments for this year will have been completed. | | (72492) | 184
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he will reply to Question (a) 68580, (b) 68578, (c) 68579 and (d) 68581, on the Entry Level Stewardship Scheme, tabled by the hon. Member for St Ives. | | (72740) | 185
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress has been made in making single farm payments to farmers in Northamptonshire. | | (72937) | 186
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff by (a) headcount and (b) full-time equivalent work on his blog, broken down by (i) grade and (ii) office or directorate of his Department in which the staff work; and if he will make a statement. | | (72801) | 187
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16th May 2006, Official Report, column 833W, on avian influenza, how many approved commercial landfill sites there are; what estimate his Department has made of the maximum disposal capacity they provide; and if he will make a statement. | | (72832) | 188
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16th May 2006, Official Report, column 833W, on avian influenza, what measures his Department has in place to prevent wild birds from scavenging from (a) on-farm burial sites and (b) commercial landfill sites; and if he will make a statement. | | (72833) | 189
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what percentage of eligible claimants for the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) had lodged their SPS claim forms by 15th May; if he will estimate how much and what percentage of total SPS monies for 2006 these claims represent; and if he will make a statement. | | (72834) | 190
| Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Department will reply to the letters of (a) 22nd March and (b) 21st April 2006 from the hon. Member for West Derbyshire on representations from the National Farmers Union in respect of the Single Farm Payment Scheme. | | (72630) | 191
| Mr Shahid Malik (Dewsbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to extend energy saving recommended accreditation to consumer electronic goods. | | (72656) | 192
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the potential risks to health arising from the spreading of sewage sludge on fields near homes. | | (72439) | 193
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in his Department have had (a) five or more, (b) four, (c) three and (d) two periods of sick leave of less than five days in each of the last three years. | | (73095) | 194
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff from his Department attended the Civil Service Islamic Society Eid-Ul-Adha event in London in 2005; and what the total cost to his Department was of their attendance. | | (73096) | 195
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any building in his Department falls short of disability access regulations. | | (73097) | 196
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what incentives his Department offers to encourage staff to share vehicles when travelling to work. | | (73098) | 197
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what percentage of staff in his Department are making additional voluntary contributions to their pension. | | (73099) | 198
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many non-pensionable bonuses were awarded to members of his staff in each of the last three years; and at what total cost. | | (73100) | 199
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Minister of State will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 3rd March 2006, about riverside meadows near Pixham Ferry, Callow End, on the River Severn. | | (72299) | 200
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of the use of ventilation shutdown as a method of killing birds for the purpose of disease control with Annex E and Article 3 of Council Directive 93/119/EEC on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing; and if he will make a statement. | | (71749) | 201
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made by his officials of the animal welfare implications of the use of ventilation shutdown as a method of killing birds for the purpose of disease control; and if he will make a statement. | | (71750) | 202
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in what circumstances the use of ventilation shutdown as a method of killing birds for the purpose of disease control would be authorised; and if he will make a statement. | | (71755) | 203
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fishermen operate from Cornwall's four biggest ports. | | (72778) | 204
N | David Tredinnick (Bosworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10th May 2006 to Question 66634, on single farm payments, how many such complaints have been received for England. | | (72291) | 205
| Kitty Ussher (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the contribution that energy efficiency could make to meeting the Government's climate change targets. | | (72726) | 206
N | Mark Williams (Ceredigion):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what procedures he will use to assess the socio-economic reductions in funding by his Department to research establishments following the effects of publication of the Research Council Institute's Public Sector Sustainability Survey. | | (72850) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 207
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will list policy areas in which the Government is involved in discussions about (a) the extension of European Union competences and (b) the removal of the UK's veto. | | (72703) | 208
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage provision of television and radio broadcasts in Farsi by the BBC. | | (72745) | 209
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what response the UK Government has made to the Chinese government's undertaking to the UN Human Rights Council; how the proposals made are to be monitored; what the timescale is for their implementation; what assessment she has made of the likely impact of their implementation on Tibetans; and if she will make a statement. | | (72962) | 210
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect upon religious (a) institutions and (b) activity of the new regulations on religion which came into effect in China and Tibet on 1st March 2005; and if she will make a statement. | | (72963) | 211
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has made representations to the Chinese government to disclose the whereabouts of Gendun Choekyi Nyima; and if she will make a statement. | | (72964) | 212
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has been consulted on proposed reform of police and paramilitaries in Baghdad; what this proposed reform comprises; and if she will make a statement. | | (72965) | 213
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what response the Government has made to the statement by Iraqi Interior Minister Bayan Jabr that the Facility Protection Service set up by the Americans to guard official buildings was responsible for killings; and if she will make a statement. | | (72966) | 214
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much has been paid to the Government by the United Nations Compensation Committee for distribution to claimants; how much more is expected to be paid to the Government for disbursement to claimants; how many UK claimants (a) have and (b) after including subsequent payments which are due will have received disbursements from the UK Government in excess of (i) £500,000, (ii) £1 million, (iii) £2 million, (iv) £5 million, (v) £10 million, (vi) £20 million and (vii) £50 million; whether any of the money has been disbursed to (A) the Government itself and (B) agencies of the Government; and if she will make a statement. | | (72971) | 215
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on the UN Convention on the collective rights of indigenous peoples. | | (72604) | 216
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had at the United Nations on the holding of a referendum on the future government of the Western Sahara. | | (72978) | 217
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the government of Mauritius on the sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territories; and if she will make a statement. | | (72979) | 218
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the income has been from fishing licences in the British Indian Ocean Territories for each of the last three years; and what the expected income is for (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08. | | (72980) | 219
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the US Administration on its lease of Diego Garcia; and if she will make a statement. | | (72981) | 220
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of Syrian compliance with UN Security Council Resolution 1559; and if she will make a statement. | | (73069) | 221
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what her latest assessment is of the threat posed to regional security by Iran's nuclear programme. | | (73070) | 222
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of reports that the British law firm Denton Wilde Sapte is to prosecute the Ugandan opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye for treason in a trial which carries the death penalty; and if she will make a statement. | | (73073) | 223
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what her voting intentions are at the European Council on the EU-Morocco Agreement; what assessment she has made of the (a) wishes of the Saharawi people and (b) the financial benefits to the Moroccan Army relating to the agreement; and if she will make a statement. | | (73076) | 224
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the internal situation in Uganda; and if she will make a statement. | | (73113) | 225
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what her most recent assessment is of (a) the situation and (b) stability in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and if she will make a statement. | | (72809) | 226
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans she has to visit the Democratic Republic of Congo. | | (72810) | 227
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) cost-effectiveness of the Ministerial Support Unit and (b) its impact on the morale of staff in her Department; and if she will make a statement. | | (68713) | 228
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6th February 2006, Official Report, column 769W, on Charles Munyaneza, what progress has been made in the investigation of allegations against Mr Munyaneza. | | (72658) | 229
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff in her Department have had (a) five or more, (b) four, (c) three and (d) two periods of sick leave of less than five days in each of the last three years. | | (73030) | 230
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff from her Department attended the Civil Service Islamic Society Eid-Ul-Adha event in London in 2005; and what the total cost was to her Department of their attendance. | | (73031) | 231
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any building in her Department falls short of disability access regulations. | | (73032) | 232
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what incentives her Department offers to encourage staff to share vehicles when travelling to work. | | (73033) | 233
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what percentage of staff in her Department are making additional voluntary contributions to their pension. | | (73034) | 234
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many non-pensionable bonuses were awarded to members of her staff in each of the last three years; and at what total cost. | | (73035) | 235
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the compatibility of Israel's Nationality and Entry into Israel Law (Temporary Order) 2003 with obligations not to discriminate under the human rights clauses of the Israel-EU Trade Association Agreement. | | (73071) | 236
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the recent ruling of the Israeli Supreme Court in relation to the Nationality and Entry into Israel Law (Temporary Order) 2003 will be considered by the EU authorities as part of the human rights monitoring of the EU-Israel Trade Association Agreement. | | (73077) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 237
N | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mortality rates are attributed to the use of the intra-uterine device as a contraceptive among women in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) other member European Union countries and (c) other World Health Organisation nations; and if she will make a statement. | | (72188) | 238
N | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mortality rates are attributed to the use of the drug Depo-Provera as a contraceptive among women in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) other member European Union countries and (c) other World Health Organisation nations; and if she will make a statement. | | (72189) | 239
N | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the mortality rates directly attributed to the use as a contraceptive of the progesterone-only pill were in the latest period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. | | (72286) | 240
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of waiting times for (a) speech therapy and (b) cataract operations; and if she will make a statement. | | (72283) | 241
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the annual cost of staff turnover in the NHS in each of the last five years. | | (73108) | 242
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of NHS staff in each healthcare profession left the service and had to be replaced in the last year for which figures are available. | | (73109) | 243
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the cost of a birth without complications in a (a) birth centre and (b) consultant-led maternity unit. | | (73110) | 244
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to encourage NHS trusts (a) to support existing birth centres and (b) to establish new birth centres. | | (73111) | 245
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the birth centres in England; and which birth centres have been closed (a) permanently and (b) temporarily in the last three years. | | (73112) | 246
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research she has commissioned into single-bed room provision in acute hospitals with particular reference to (a) additional capital costs, (b) patient stays and (c) patient safety. | | (72847) | 247
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she made of DHL/Novation's operations in the US, before awarding the company contracts to supply the NHS, with particular reference to US Justice Department investigations. | | (73192) | 248
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the level of take up of milk tokens by pregnant women. | | (72884) | 249
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many milk tokens were issued (a) to pregnant women and (b) to mothers for children in each month from January 2005. | | (72885) | 250
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance she has given to (a) primary care trusts and (b) general practitioner practices on the provision of funding to patient groups lobbying for development in the green belt. | | (72975) | 251
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her policy is on the development of health facilities in greenbelt land. | | (72976) | 252
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent reports she has considered on the cost of long-term care; and if she will make a statement. | | (72842) | 253
N | Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of the nurses employed by NHS Direct are disabled; and what estimate she has made of the number of disabled nurses employed by NHS Direct who will lose their jobs in the planned reorganisation. | | (72563) | 254
N | Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the NHS Direct call centres to be closed; and what the location is of the centres to which calls will be transferred in each case. | | (72564) | 255
N | Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the estimated saving is from the proposed reductions in staff at NHS Direct. | | (72565) | 256
N | Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the present measures of user satisfaction with NHS Direct will be continued after the proposed reorganisation. | | (72566) | 257
N | Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether services provided by NHS Direct will be transferred to (a) the private sector and (b) abroad. | | (72567) | 258
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether any financial surplus of the Bedford Primary Care Trust will be used to subsidise the financial deficit of the Bedfordshire Heartlands Primary Care Trust following the implementation of the new configuration of primary care trusts in Bedfordshire; and if she will make a statement. | | (72956) | 259
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the expected costs are of the implementation of the new configuration of primary care trusts in Bedfordshire; and if she will make a statement. | | (72959) | 260
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received about the impact of the new configuration of primary care trusts in Bedfordshire on the financial deficit of Bedfordshire Heartlands; what impact she expects the new configuration to have on the deficit; and if she will make a statement. | | (72960) | 261
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the procedures recently adopted for the reconfiguration proposals of existing community hospitals also apply to (a) midwife-led and (b) other maternity units. | | (72433) | 262
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for issuing guidance on home birth maternity services; and whether the Healthcare Commission will be producing that guidance. | | (72434) | 263
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures exist for the Health Protection Agency to evaluate and make recommendations on measures to deal with infection control in hospitals; and how the recommendations are reported. | | (72731) | 264
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has made of the post-marketing data available for the insulin analogue NovoRapid, with particular reference to its suitability for continued use in young children. | | (72629) | 265
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she will reply to Question (a) 65773 on the choose and book system, (b) 65781 on waiting times and (c) 70972 on the care record spine tabled by the hon. Member for St Ives. | | (72739) | 266
N | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) nurses and (b) staff are employed by NHS Direct; and how many will be employed in each category after the proposed re-organisation. | | (72625) | 267
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are enrolled on pre-registration nursing courses; how many were enrolled in each of the previous four years; and if she will make a statement. | | (72748) | 268
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to increase the (a) number and (b) diversity of bone marrow donors. | | (72936) | 269
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many telephone calls were dealt with by NHS Direct in each year since it came into operation. | | (72836) | 270
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the measured level of user satisfaction with NHS Direct was in each year since it came into operation. | | (72837) | 271
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consultations were carried out with the staff of NHS Direct before the recent announcement of job cuts. | | (72838) | 272
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she will announce her response to the Foster Review of non-medical healthcare professions. | | (72657) | 273
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many childcare places are provided by the NHS for NHS employees. | | (72737) | 274
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which hospital trusts provide childcare places for employees. | | (72738) | 275
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Black and Minority Ethnic Mental Health Network (a) has been and (b) is (i) involved in and (ii) given appropriate notice of the development, implementation and facilitation of the Race Equality Impact Assessment consultation events on the Mental Health Bill; and if she will take steps to ensure that the Network is (A) involved in and (B) given appropriate notice of future such events. | | (72961) | 276
N | Mr Jim McGovern (Dundee West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures are in place to ensure that primary care trusts are given clear guidance on the transitional arrangements underpinning the transfer to the new dental contract. | | (72337) | 277
N | Mr Jim McGovern (Dundee West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding has been provided to enable primary care trusts to provide maternity payments to dentists during the transition to the new dental contract. | | (72437) | 278
N | Mr Jim McGovern (Dundee West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether a dentist who was pregnant before the new dental contract was introduced on 1st April 2006 is able to claim maternity pay at the levels prescribed in the old dental contract. | | (72568) | 279
N | Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she is placing a requirement on bidders to take over NHS logistics to maintain all the current distribution centre; and whether such a commitment has been made. | | (72705) | 280
N | Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the Minister of State will fulfil the promise made by her predecessor to visit an NHS logistics distribution centre to discuss its operation and future plans with management and staff before reaching any decisions on the future of NHS logistics. | | (72706) | 281
N | Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will meet hon. Members representing constituents who work in NHS Logistics sites before any final decision is reached on its future. | | (72707) | 282
N | Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department has received reports of changes to the business case for outsourcing NHS Logistics and the NHS consumables supply chain during discussions with DHL and Novation; and if she will make a statement. | | (72708) | 283
N | Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the likely job losses (a) in NHS Logistics and (b) in total if the NHS consumables supply chain is outsourced. | | (72709) | 284
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many civil servants are employed by the Department (a) in and (b) outside London. | | (73186) | 285
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria were used to determine the size of the reorganised primary care trusts announced on 16th May. | | (72490) | 286
| David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research she has evaluated on the possible risk to human health of the parapox virus carried by grey squirrels. | | (73176) | 287
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will introduce a centralised procurement policy for wound care products. | | (72761) | 288
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the cost to the NHS of comparable procedures undertaken in (a) NHS hospitals and (b) independent sector treatment centres. | | (72762) | 289
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding has been allocated to the NeuroMuscular Centre at Winsford for the next five years. | | (72835) | 290
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she will publish the responses to her Department's consultation on arrangements for the provision of dressings, incontinence appliances, stoma appliances, chemical re-agents and other appliances to primary and secondary care; and if she will make a statement. | | (72843) | 291
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the restrictions are on primary care trusts releasing money ring-fenced for premises development; and if she will make a statement. | | (72735) | 292
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average rent paid by NHS institutions is for buildings provided under the private finance initiative as a percentage of the total cost of such buildings; and if she will make a statement. | | (72736) | 293
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will take steps to amend the Medicines Act 1969 to require the Medical and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency to inspect the warehouses and operations of companies which self-distribute medicines and drugs. | | (73160) | 294
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will require the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency to extend its inspection role to cover companies which self-distribute medicines and drugs and which are not covered by the requirement of the Medicines Act 1969. | | (73161) | 295
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of pharmaceutical wholesaler dealer licence holders have been inspected by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency within the target period of three years. | | (73164) | 296
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many inspectors the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has available to inspect pharmaceutical wholesaler licence holders; and how many inspections each inspector has carried out in each of the last three years. | | (73169) | 297
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much of the budget for her Department remained unspent in the 2005-06 financial year. | | (72855) | 298
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many public consultations her Department undertook in 2005; and what the cost was (a) in total and (b) of each consultation. | | (72856) | 299
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what promotion boards have been held in her Department in each of the last five years. | | (72857) | 300
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many complaints of racial abuse in her Department have been (a) investigated and (b) upheld in each of the last five years. | | (72858) | 301
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff surveys have been conducted in her Department in each of the last three years. | | (72859) | 302
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what facility is available for senior civil servants in her Department to use credit cards supplied by the Department. | | (72860) | 303
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many free air miles have been earned by senior civil servants in her Department in each of the last three years; and how they were used. | | (72861) | 304
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff in her Department have had (a) five or more, (b) four, (c) three and (d) two periods of sick leave of less than five days in each of the last three years. | | (72988) | 305
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff from her Department attended the Civil Service Islamic Society Eid -Ul - Adha in London in 2005; and what the total cost was to her Department of their attendance. | | (72989) | 306
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether any buildings in her Department fall short of disability access regulations. | | (72990) | 307
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what incentives her Department offers to encourage staff to share vehicles when travelling to work. | | (72991) | 308
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of staff in her Department are making additional voluntary contributions to their pension. | | (72992) | 309
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of (a) adults and (b) children were registered with an NHS dentist in each primary care trust in Devon in (i) 1998 and (ii) 2000. | | (72970) | 310
| Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the Government is measuring implementation of the National Service Framework for Long-Term (Neurological) Conditions; and what progress has been made in implementation since it was published. | | (72719) | 311
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received on retaining ring-fenced funding for primary care trusts for the provision of myalgic encephalomyelitis support services; and if she will make a statement. | | (72908) | 312
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department is taking to support people with myalgic (a) encephalomyelitis and (b) encephalopathy. | | [R] (72909) | 313
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding the Government has allocated to continuing specialist services for myalgic (a) encephalomyelitis and (b) encephalopathy; and if she will make a statement. | | [R] (72910) | 314
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice her Department plans to issue to primary care trusts on funding for specialist services for myalgic (a) encephalomyelitis and (b) encephalopathy in 2006-07. | | [R] (72911) | 315
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support her Department provides for patients with myalgic (a) encephalomyelitis and (b) encephalopathy who are (i) bed and (ii) house bound and unable to attend the newly developed specialist services; and if she will make a statement. | | [R] (72912) | 316
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average per capita NHS funding for 2006-07 is in rural areas. | | (72773) | 317
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was allocated to services for the elderly in the South West region in 2005-06. | | (72779) | 318
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of hospital patients in Cornwall have had their discharge delayed by more than two weeks in the last 12 months. | | (72781) | 319
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital patients in Cornwall had their discharge delayed by (a) up to eight days, (b) between eight and 14 days, (c) between 15 and 27 days and (d) more than 28 days in each year since 2002. | | (72789) | 320
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the maximum age adjustment percentage is for areas with a high proportion of people aged over 75 years. | | (72790) | 321
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of accident and emergency patients in Cornwall had a trolley wait of over four hours in the last period for which figures are available. | | (72793) | 322
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) nursing and (b) residential care beds there are in Cornwall; and how many there were in (i) 1996, (ii) 2001 and (iii) 2005. | | (72799) | 323
| Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) the new bodies that replace patient and public involvement in health forums have sufficient resources and powers to enable them properly to discharge their functions and (b) there is a smooth and rapid transition to the new bodies to minimise the risk of losing existing expertise. | | (72743) | 324
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time was for an appointment with the child and adolescent mental health service in each primary care trust area in 2005-06. | | (72800) | 325
| Kitty Ussher (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to ensure consistent standards of patient care in hospital trusts seeking to recover from financial deficit. | | (72725) | 326
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what treatments are (a) subject and (b) not subject to the 18 week Patient Pathway Target; and for what reasons those in the latter group are not included in each case. | | (72764) | 327
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the document `Tackling hospital waiting: the 18 week patient pathway', when she expects the action plan to cut waiting times for audiology to be published. | | (72765) | 328
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress is being made in measuring waiting times for NHS hearing aid services; and if she will make a statement. | | (72766) | 329
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many mothers had home births in each year between 1997 and 2005, broken down by primary care trust; and what the ratio of midwives to birth was for home births in each case. | | (72767) | 330
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to improve childhood vaccination take up for families living in the most disadvantaged primary care trust areas. | | (72768) | 331
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how primary care trusts are providing childhood immunisation services for families in areas where GPs have opted out of providing them; and if she will make a statement. | | (72769) | 332
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the childhood immunisation take-up rate is in primary care trusts where GPs have opted out of providing this service. | | (72770) | 333
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consultation there has been with ambulance technicians and paramedics in the national level discussions on Agenda for Change policy for those professions. | | (72771) | 334
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what effect the national level discussions regarding the implementation of Agenda for Change for ambulance technicians and paramedics will have on services which have already made Agenda for Change evaluations for these professions locally. | | (72772) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 335
N | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national prisoners whose last residential address was in (a) Essex and (b) Southend West (i) were recommended for consideration for deportation, (ii) were assessed for deportation, (iii) were deported and (iv) were not deported on release from prison in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (70151) | 336
N | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the ratio of police to public was in (a) Southend and (b) each police force in (i) 1979, (ii) 1983, (iii) 1987, (iv) 1992, (v) each year from 1993 to 2004 and (vi) the last period for which figures are available. | | (70152) | 337
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many DNA samples taken by police have subsequently been destroyed following a request to do so from the person from whom the DNA was taken, broken down by police authority area; and what percentage of requests to do so this represents. | | (72332) | 338
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) Nigerian, (b) Bangladeshi, (c) Pakistani, (d) Turkish and (e) Somali asylum seekers are living in the UK. | | (72907) | 339
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Prime Minister's Oral Answer to the Leader of the Opposition of 17th May 2006, Official Report, column 991, how many foreign nationals sentenced to serve a prison sentence have been deported at the half way point of their sentence under the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 since the Act came into force. | | (72722) | 340
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers there are in (a) Coventry South and (b) the West Midlands region. | | (71751) | 341
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed asylum seekers that have yet to be deported reside in (a) Bexley and (b) Greater London. | | (72631) | 342
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been issued with an anti-social behaviour order in (a) the London Borough of Bexley and (b) London since its inception. | | (73127) | 343
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to meet representatives of the four Welsh police forces and police authorities to discuss the proposed merger of police forces in Wales. | | (72968) | 344
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the commitment given by his predecessor to reintroduce embarkation controls will be implemented. | | (72945) | 345
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what EU legislation the UK has opted (a) out of and (b) into in the areas of (i) asylum, (ii) legal migration, (iii) visa and border controls and (iv) civil law under the rules governing Title IV of the Treaty establishing the European Community. | | (73168) | 346
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people living in Putney constituency applied for indefinite leave to remain in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (72749) | 347
| Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people living in Putney constituency are awaiting a final decision on their application for indefinite leave to remain; how many people on average were awaiting a final decision in each of the previous five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (72750) | 348
| Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people living in Putney constituency were issued a final decision, with no further right of appeal, on their application for indefinite leave to remain on average in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (72751) | 349
| Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people living in the UK were issued a final decision, with no further rights of appeal, regarding their application for indefinite leave to remain, in each year from 2001 to 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (72887) | 350
| Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people living in the UK were awaiting a final decision regarding their application for indefinite leave to remain in each year from 2001 to 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (72888) | 351
| Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people living in the UK applied for indefinite leave to remain in each year from 2001 to 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (72889) | 352
| Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people living in the UK are awaiting a final decision regarding their application for indefinite leave to remain; and if he will make a statement. | | (72890) | 353
| Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people living in each London borough were issued a final decision, with no further rights of appeal, regarding their application for indefinite leave to remain in each year between 2001 and 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (72891) | 354
| Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people living in each London borough are awaiting a final decision regarding their application for indefinite leave to remain; and if he will make a statement. | | (72892) | 355
| Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people living in each London borough applied for indefinite leave to remain in each year from 2001 to 2005, broken down by London borough; and if he will make a statement. | | (72893) | 356
| Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people living in each London borough were awaiting a final decision regarding their application for indefinite leave to remain on average in (a) 2001, (b) 2002, (c) 2003, (d) 2004 and (e) 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (72900) | 357
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to publish a list of those categories of people that have lawful access to hand guns. | | (72760) | 358
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what secure remote authentication in connection with the National Identity Register will be available over the (a) telephone and (b) internet; and what technological options have been proposed for these purposes. | | (73167) | 359
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persistent and prolific offenders have been identified by the Northamptonshire Police Force. | | (72935) | 360
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will instruct his officials to meet officials of Peterborough City Council to discuss future funding of the invest to save project in respect of asylum seekers and economic migrants; and if he will make a statement. | | (71941) | 361
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29th March 2006, Official Report, column 1035W, on dispersal orders, if he will make it his policy to collect information centrally on the number of dispersal orders authorised. | | (72665) | 362
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to introduce a graduated sliding scale into sentencing guidelines for early guilty pleas in criminal cases; and if he will make a statement. | | (72644) | 363
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many work permit applications from foreign employees of farmers in Bassetlaw have been refused in each of the last five years. | | (73183) | 364
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for work permits for migrant workers his Department received from race horse trainers on behalf of trainee jockeys in the last year for which figures are available. | | (73184) | 365
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which work permit schemes are available to farmers for employing migrant labour. | | (73185) | 366
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, within what timescale he plans to roll out the facility across the country if the pilot in Southampton to provide a dedicated telephone line for reporting anti-social behaviour is successful. | | (72819) | 367
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his oral statement of 11th May 2006, Official Report, column 522, on the London bombings, when, and in what form, the Government plans to release details of the lessons learned exercise addressing aspects of the emergency response into the 7th July 2005 attacks. | | (72928) | 368
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre will be registered under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. | | (72849) | 369
| Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister for Immigration will reply to the letter from the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, to the Immigration and Nationality Directorate of 31st January 2006 on behalf of Jeffrey Tichaendepi Zungunde (Home Office reference Z10635301). | | (72828) | 370
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much of the budget for his Department remained unspent in the 2005-06 financial year. | | (72875) | 371
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many public consultations his Department undertook in 2005; and what the cost was (a) in total and (b) of each consultation. | | (72876) | 372
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what promotion boards have been held in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (72877) | 373
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints of racial abuse in his Department have been (a) investigated and (b) upheld in each of the last five years. | | (72878) | 374
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff surveys have been conducted in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (72879) | 375
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what facility is available for senior civil servants in his Department to use credit cards supplied by the Department. | | (72880) | 376
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many free air miles have been earned by senior civil servants in his Department in each of the last three years; and how they were used. | | (72881) | 377
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in his Department have had (a) five or more, (b) four, (c) three and (d) two periods of sick leave of less than five days in each of the last three years. | | (73017) | 378
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff from his Department attended the Civil Service Islamic Society Eid-Ul-Adha event in London in 2005; and what the total cost to his Department was of this attendance. | | (73018) | 379
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will assess the merits of placing a limit on the number of credit cards an individual may own at one time. | | (73019) | 380
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any buildings in his Department fall short of disability access regulations. | | (73020) | 381
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what incentives his Department offers to encourage staff to share vehicles when travelling to work. | | (73021) | 382
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of staff in his Department are making additional voluntary contributions to their pension. | | (73022) | 383
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-pensionable bonuses were awarded to members of his staff in each of the last three years; and at what total cost. | | (73023) | 384
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress is being made towards the Government being in a position to sign the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. | | (73140) | 385
| Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the evidence of Mr David Roberts of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate to the Home Affairs Select Committee on 16th May 2006 represents departmental policy. | | (72798) | 386
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures he has taken to ensure that the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Agency is alert to sophisticated uses of the internet to exploit children. | | (72300) | 387
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many instances of identity theft were recorded in (a) Suffolk and (b) the East of England in each of the last five years. | | (72636) | 388
N | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with the police about the theft of works of art from private collections. | | (72292) | 389
N | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what priority for policing he has made the recovery of stolen works of art. | | (72293) | 390
N | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what resources he has made available to the police for the recovery of stolen works of art. | | (72295) | 391
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the level of crime in (a) Cornwall and (b) England and Wales in 2005-06. | | (72777) | 392
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations there were in (a) Devon and (b) Cornwall in (i) 2006, (ii) 2002 and (iii) 1995. | | (72780) | 393
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there are in (a) Cornwall and (b) England per 100,000 of population. | | (72784) | 394
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the net expenditure was on police per head of the population in (a) Devon, (b) Cornwall and (c) England in each year since 1999. | | (72794) | 395
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police there were in (a) Devon and (b) Cornwall in March (i) 2002, (ii) 2003, (iii) 2004, (iv) 2005 and (v) 2006. | | (72795) | 396
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drug offences were recorded in (a) Devon, (b) Cornwall and (c) the South-West Region in 2005. | | (72796) | 397
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drug-related crimes per 100,000 population were reported in (a) Cornwall and (b) England in the last period for which figures are available. | | (72797) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 398
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, which company supplies the House with meat and poultry; and what steps are taken to ensure that its chickens are not fed on soya grown in the Amazon rainforest (a) on illegally deforested land and (b) with use of slavery. | | (72330) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 399
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the work his Department is undertaking in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | | (72811) | 400
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans he has to visit the Democratic Republic of Congo. | | (72812) | 401
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to promote good governance in Uganda. | | (72933) | 402
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department has provided to enable countries to consider different forms of sui generis systems for plant varieties; and what studies his Department has carried out to assess the impact of Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights on the availability of seeds for farmers and researchers in developing countries. | | (72659) | 403
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what studies his Department has carried out to assess the effectiveness of different forms of sui generis systems for plant varieties for allowing continuing access by farmers and researchers to seeds. | | (72660) | 404
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department has provided to developing countries to develop a definition of `micro-organisms' to enable free access to genetic resources consistent with Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights; and what studies his Department has carried out to assist the development of such a definition. | | (72661) | 405
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures his Department has taken to support developing countries to restrict the application of patents to plant and animal genetic resources in ways which are consistent with Trade-Related Property Intellectual Rights. | | (72662) | 406
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department has provided for the purpose of ensuring that patent protection legislation in developing countries includes specific exemptions for plant breeding and research and the harvested seed intended for re-sowing by the producing farmer; and what studies his Department has carried out to assist the development of such legislation. | | (72663) | 407
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his Department's policy is on preserving the rights of countries not to grant patents for plants and animals, includes genes and genetically modifed plants and animals, in order to protect varieties for research and breeding, to provide for the rights of farmers to save and plant-back seed and to allow informal sale and exchange of seeds. | | (72664) | 408
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in his Department have had (a) five or more, (b) four, (c) three and (d) two periods of sick leave of less than five days in each of the last three years. | | (72999) | 409
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff from his Department attended the Civil Service Islamic Society Eid-Ul-Adha event in London in 2005; and what the total cost was to his Department of their attendance. | | (73000) | 410
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether any building in his Department falls short of disability access regulations. | | (73001) | 411
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what incentives his Department offers to encourage staff to share vehicles when travelling to work. | | (73002) | 412
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many and what percentage of staff in his Department are making additional voluntary contributions to their pension. | | (73003) | 413
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many non-pensionable bonuses were awarded to members of his staff in each of the last three years; and at what total cost. | | (73005) | Questions to the Leader of the House 414
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to his Oral Answer of 9th May 2006, Official Report, column 168, on September sittings, when he expects to make an announcement regarding the tabling of written parliamentary questions during September. | | (72940) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 415
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 11th May 2006, Official Report, column 507W, on police; how many police trainee constables were recruited in financial year 2004-05. | | (72622) | 416
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Written Statement of 10th May 2006, Official Report, column 20WS, on Northern Ireland (Future Garrison Structure), whether Invest Northern Ireland plans to take steps to promote employment opportunities in the East Londonderry constituency. | | (72623) | 417
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether local councils in Northern Ireland will be prevented from utilising cash reserves in the run-up to the implementation of the findings of the Review of Public Administration. | | (72624) | 418
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what budget was allocated to each of the education and library boards in Northern Ireland for (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07. | | (72713) | 419
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he expects to receive the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland's report on her investigation into the 1997 murder of Raymond McCord Jnr. | | (72714) | 420
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Northern Ireland Assembly elections scheduled to be held in May 2008 will be based on constituencies as defined in the forthcoming Boundary Commission report. | | (72715) | 421
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much the Police Board in Northern Ireland spent on advertising for recruitment of police officers during 2005. | | (72716) | 422
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what changes are planned to the funding of water supplies in Northern Ireland. | | (73174) | 423
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made towards establishing specialist perinatal mental health teams to serve each Health Board area in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | (72667) | 424
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps are being taken to address the reasons for the moratorium preventing local councillors serving on the boards of arm's length companies. | | (72922) | 425
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will bring forward legislation to enable councils to appoint (a) councillors and (b) officers to serve as directors of arm's length companies. | | (72923) | 426
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps are being taken to ensure that there is no further delay in the construction of Holy Cross College in Strabane. | | (72924) | 427
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will seek to legislate to provide legal protection for the Irish language; and if he will make a statement. | | (72925) | 428
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether (a) the Police Service of Northern Ireland and (b) MI5 has primacy in intelligence gathering for paramilitary and subversive activity by the (i) UVF, (ii) UDA, (iii) LVF, (iv) Provisional IRA, (v) Continuity IRA and (vi) Real IRA. | | (72926) | 429
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 15th May 2006, Official Report, column 699W, on the Human Rights Commission, what nationality criteria are applied when appointing the Chief Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission. | | (73072) | 430
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the introduction of community-based restorative justice schemes in Northern Ireland. | | (72939) | 431
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 11th May 2006, Official Report, column 507W, on road traffic accidents, to what he attributes the increase in road traffic accidents involving police vehicles in the last three years; and what steps have been taken to reduce the number of accidents. | | (73078) | 432
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many police drivers in Northern Ireland have been (a) disciplined and (b) relieved of driving duties in each of the last three years. | | (73079) | 433
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he discusses paramilitary activity with the same sources as the Independent Monitoring Commission. | | (73080) | 434
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Independent Monitoring Commission accesses security sources that are unavailable to him. | | (73081) | 435
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff in (a) each Northern Ireland department and (b) the Northern Ireland Office, have had (i) five or more, (ii) four, (iii) three and (iv) two periods of sick leave of less than five days in each of the last three years. | | (73083) | 436
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Northern Ireland civil servants attended the Civil Service Islamic Society Eid-Ul-Adha event in London in 2005; and what the total cost was of their attendance. | | (73084) | 437
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether any buildings in (a) each of the Northern Ireland departments and (b) the Northern Ireland Office, fall short of disability access regulations. | | (73085) | 438
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what incentives (a) each department in Northern Ireland and (b) the Northern Ireland Office, offer to encourage staff to share vehicles when travelling to work. | | (73086) | 439
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what percentage of staff in (a) each department in Northern Ireland and (b) the Northern Ireland Office, are making additional voluntary contributions to their pension. | | (73087) | 440
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many non-pensionable bonuses were awarded to staff in (a) each department in Northern Ireland and (b) the Northern Ireland Office, in each of the last three years; and what the total cost was. | | (73088) | Questions to the Prime Minister 441
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Prime Minister, what account he took of the DTI Energy Review, Our Energy Challenge - Securing clean, affordable energy for the long term, in formulating the contents of his speech to the Confederation of British Industry on 16th May 2006. | | (72820) | 442
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he had at the recent EU summit in Vienna with Latin American and Caribbean leaders concerning their countries' voting intentions at the next International Whaling Commission meeting in June; and if he will make a statement. | | (72638) | 443
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Prime Minister, how many and what percentage of staff in his Department are making additional voluntary contributions to their pension. | | (73043) | 444
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Prime Minister, how many non-pensionable bonuses were awarded to members of his staff in each of the last three years; and at what total cost. | | (73044) | 445
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Prime Minister, whether during his visit to Jakarta he discussed with the President of Indonesia the situation in West Papua. | | (71278) | 446
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the progress of the Gleneagles Plan of Action. | | (72338) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 447
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the release of foreign prisoners due for deportation from Scottish jails. | | (72929) | 448
| David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the First Minister of Scotland on proposals for the establishment of a second Scottish Constitutional Convention to review the powers of the Scottish Parliament. | | (72813) | 449
| David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has discussed the recommendations of the Steel Commission report, Moving to Federalism - A New Settlement for Scotland, with the First Minister of Scotland. | | (72815) | 450
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff in his Department have had (a) five or more, (b) four, (c) three and (d) two periods of sick leave of less than five days in each of the last three years. | | (73055) | 451
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff from his Department attended the Civil Service Islamic Society Eid-Ul-Adha event in London in 2005; and what the total cost was to his Department of their attendance. | | (73056) | 452
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether any building in his Department falls short of disability access regulations. | | (73057) | 453
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what incentives his Department offers to encourage staff to share vehicles when travelling to work. | | (73058) | 454
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many and what percentage of staff in his Department are making additional voluntary contributions to their pension. | | (73059) | 455
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many non-pensionable bonuses were awarded to members of his staff in each of the last three years; and at what total cost. | | (73060) | Questions to the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 456
N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Speaker's Committee has taken to satisfy itself that the Electoral Commission's press release of 16th May 2006 on mock elections represents an efficient and effective use of its resources. | | (72429) | 457
N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Commission has given to its press office on ensuring impartiality in its press releases. | | (72430) | 458
N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions the Commission had with political parties prior to issuing its press release of 16th May 2006 on mock elections. | | (72431) | 459
N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions the Commission had with political parties on the supporting materials and manifesto guides to the political parties produced for its mock election 2006 campaign prior to the distribution of these materials to schools. | | (72432) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 460
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what his Department's expenditure has been on research into the (a) economic and (b) social implications of the easing or removing of Sunday trading restrictions. | | (72882) | 461
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will organise and fund a conference to discuss the social costs and benefits of easing or removing Sunday trading restrictions. | | (72883) | 462
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 26th April 2006, Official Report, column 1129W, on Sunday trading, what plans he has to commission research into the social effects of easing or removing Sunday trading restrictions. | | (72886) | 463
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much was spent by his Department on consultants providing advice on energy issues over the past 12 months. | | (73157) | 464
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which consultancy firms have been engaged by his Department to provide advice about the funding of the Royal Mail over the last 12 months. | | (73158) | 465
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which of the competition authorities is responsible for monitoring (a) regulatory compliance of companies involved in the food supply chain and (b) fair trade between suppliers and retailers. | | (72822) | 466
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much has been spent on publicising the October 2005 changes to the national minimum wage. | | (72702) | 467
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent progress has been made in developing a formal application for the total exemption of the manufacture of new pipe organs from the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive. | | (72930) | 468
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make it his policy to allow hon. Members a debate and a vote in the House before a decision is taken on nuclear rebuild. | | (72927) | 469
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to link the Oxford 2 Cambridge Arc plans to (a) the Milton Keynes South Midlands growth area and (b) the West Midlands regional economy. | | (72986) | 470
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many of the vibration white finger claims submitted by the 50 solicitors making the most claims on behalf of miners include a claim for services; and what percentage of the total claim was represented by services in each case. | | (73182) | 471
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 26th April 2006, Official Report, column 1125W, on noise-induced hearing loss (mining), how many of the agreements had fixed costs in excess of £1,000 per claim. | | (73187) | 472
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will take steps (a) to examine the contents of his Department's file originally referenced as FT851 and (b) to re-examine his Department's view that the two master franchiser companies in the UK of a foreign-based franchise-trading scheme were both exempt from the provisions of the Fair Trading Act 1973 Part XI and its amendments, including the Trading Schemes Act 1996. | | (72827) | 473
| John Robertson (Glasgow North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what guidance his Department has issued to internet service providers on their responsibilities for illegal traffic hosted on their networks. | | (72674) | 474
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many public consultations his Department undertook in the last year for which figures are available; and what the cost was (a) in total and (b) of each consultation. | | (72901) | 475
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what promotion boards have been held in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (72902) | 476
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many complaints of racial abuse in his Department have been (a) investigated and (b) upheld in each of the last five years. | | (72903) | 477
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many staff surveys have been conducted in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (72904) | 478
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what facility is available for senior civil servants in his Department to use credit cards supplied by the Department. | | (72905) | 479
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many free air miles have been earned by senior civil servants in his Department in each of the last three years; and how they were used. | | (72906) | 480
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many staff in his Department have had (a) five or more, (b) four, (c) three and (d) two periods of sick leave of less than five days in each of the last three years. | | (73024) | 481
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many staff from his Department attended the Civil Service Islamic Society Eid-Ul-Adha event in London in 2005; and what the total cost was to his Department of their attendance. | | (73025) | 482
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether any building in his Department falls short of disability access regulations. | | (73026) | 483
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what incentives his Department offers to encourage staff to share vehicles when travelling to work. | | (73027) | 484
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many and what percentage of staff in his Department are making additional voluntary contributions to their pension. | | (73028) | 485
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many non-pensionable bonuses were awarded to members of his staff in each of the last three years; and at what total cost. | | (73029) | 486
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many declared bankruptcies there were under the Insolvency Act 1986 in each of the last 10 years. | | (72296) | 487
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many appeals against insolvency declarations under the Insolvency Act 1996 there were in each of the last 10 years. | | (72297) | 488
| Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what has become of the liquid recovered as part of the clean up at Thorpe Processing Plant completed on 14th June 2005; to where has it been removed; by what means; what the cost of the operation was; and whether this cost was met from the NIREX budget. | | (72802) | 489
| Kitty Ussher (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the potential for job creation in the green technologies sector; and if he will make a statement. | | (72723) | 490
| Kitty Ussher (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the contribution that renewable energy generation could make to meeting future energy needs. | | (72728) | 491
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will place in the Library a copy of the first draft of the Energy Review. | | (72666) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 492
| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to facilitate the re-opening of the Leamside Line in Durham for (a) passenger and (b) freight use. | | (72805) | 493
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has to increase security against terrorist attacks on UK airlines. | | (72957) | 494
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to transfer the management of Finsbury Park station to Transport for London. | | (72977) | 495
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the re-opening of the Bletchley-Bicester section of the East-West rail link; and if he will make a statement. | | (72983) | 496
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress is being made towards the introduction of the Oystercard system to overland trains for commuters to London; and if he will make a statement. | | (73120) | 497
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were penalised for speeding in (a) the London Borough of Bexley and (b) London in 2004-05. | | (73128) | 498
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he last met the Secretary of State for Wales to discuss the review of the British Transport Police; what the level of involvement of the Wales Office has been in the review; and if he will make a statement. | | (72969) | 499
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the possible costs that may fall on Welsh police forces in the event that the British Transport Police is merged with or linked to the Metropolitan Police or other Home County forces; and if he will make a statement. | | (72973) | 500
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the costs to (a) Welsh police forces, (b) the National Assembly for Wales and (c) Welsh local authorities in the event that the review of the British Transport Police results in the policing service being operated by the industry itself. | | (72974) | 501
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many days have elapsed on average between the receipt of a letter to the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency requesting compensation and the payment of compensation to garage owners to compensate them for problems they have experienced with the new MOT computer system. | | (72914) | 502
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money has been paid in compensation to garage owners to compensate them for problems they have experienced with the new MOT computer system. | | (72915) | 503
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many garage (a) owners and (b) managers have written to the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency requesting compensation for problems they have experienced with the new MOT computer system. | | (72916) | 504
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority's policy is on providing information to a court about a defendant. | | (72917) | 505
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) vehicles and (b) heavy goods vehicles used the M6 toll motorway in each of the last 24 months. | | (72918) | 506
N | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) vehicles and (b) heavy goods vehicles travelled on the M6 toll motorway on average each day in the last period for which figures are available. | | (72919) | 507
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the expected expenditure of the MOT computerisation programme was (a) from the inception of the project to the commencement of rollout and (b) for annual maintenance costs. | | (72942) | 508
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made in resolving the flooding problems on the M60 motorway between Denton and Hollinwood, Oldham. | | (72650) | 509
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has had from (a) local authorities and (b) the passenger transport executive in Greater Manchester concerning (i) congestion charging and (ii) road pricing policies; and if he will make a statement. | | (72651) | 510
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the implementation of the South East Manchester Multi-Modal Study objectives by the constituent local authorities and partner organisations; and if he will make a statement. | | (72652) | 511
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to make an announcement concerning the funding for the Manchester Metrolink extension to Ashton-Under-Lyne. | | (72653) | 512
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to encourage local authorities to ensure a cycling proficiency scheme is made available in all schools. | | (73121) | 513
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made by (a) his Department and (b) the Highways Agency of (i) projected traffic volumes into and out of the West Midlands and (ii) the improvements that would be needed as a consequence of the development of the Milton Keynes South Midlands growth area. | | (72984) | 514
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration (a) his Department and (b) Network Rail have given to improving the frequency of services and the infrastructure of the rail network from the Milton Keynes South Midlands growth area to and from the West Midlands region following the projected population increase in the growth area. | | (72985) | 515
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will improve Junction 19 of the M1 to improve traffic flows between the Milton Keynes South Midlands growth area and the West Midlands region. | | (73066) | 516
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what local transport infrastructure improvements are being considered in consequence of an enlarged travel to work area for the Milton Keynes South Midlands growth area as indicated in its development plans. | | (73067) | 517
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to establish Birmingham International Airport as the main long haul aviation hub for Milton Keynes; and what assessment he has made of the policy outcomes of such a development. | | (73068) | 518
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many terrorist threats there have been on average per month on (a) the Channel Tunnel and (b) Merseyrail since 11th September 2001. | | (72841) | 519
| Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many railway stations are un-staffed at weekends. | | (73189) | 520
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the budget for his Department remained unspent in the 2005-06 financial year. | | (72868) | 521
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many public consultations his Department undertook in 2005; and what the cost was (a) in total and (b) of each consultation. | | (72869) | 522
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what promotion boards have been held in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (72870) | 523
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many complaints of racial abuse have been (a) investigated and (b) upheld in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (72871) | 524
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff surveys have been conducted in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (72872) | 525
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what facility is available for senior civil servants in his Department to use credit cards supplied by the Department. | | (72873) | 526
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many free air miles have been earned by senior civil servants in his Department in each of the last three years; and how they were used. | | (72874) | 527
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in his Department have had (a) five or more, (b) four, (c) three and (d) two periods of sick leave of less than five days in each of the last three years. | | (73114) | 528
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff from his Department attended the Civil Service Islamic Society Eid-Ul-Adha event in London in 2005; and what the total cost was to his Department of their attendance. | | (73115) | 529
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any building in his Department falls short of disability access regulations. | | (73116) | 530
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what incentives his Department offers to encourage staff to share vehicles when travelling to work. | | (73117) | 531
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what percentage of staff in his Department are making additional voluntary contributions to their pension. | | (73118) | 532
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many non-pensionable bonuses were awarded to members of his staff in each of the last three years; and what the total cost was. | | (73119) | 533
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will reopen the main line to Heathfield from Exeter City Basin rejoining the main line at Newton Abbott or a similar routing to provide an alternative route bypassing Dawlish Warren; and what assessment he has made of the effect of rising water levels on the incidence of line closure in winter months of the main line to Penzance. | | (72326) | 534
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what role the Government is playing in the setting of the train timetable from Paddington to the West Country being discussed with Network Rail; and what part the Government will play in future alterations to the timetable. | | (72328) | 535
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications for road fund licences were received (a) in total and (b) by means of the internet on each working day in the two months before and including 22nd March in (i) 2006, (ii) 2005 and (iii) 2004. | | (72592) | 536
N | Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone & The Weald):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with British Airways on the cost of reinstating Concorde. | | (72440) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 537
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many public consultations his Department undertook in the last year for which figures are available; and what the cost was (a) in total and (b) of each consultation. | | (72894) | 538
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what promotion boards have been held in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (72895) | 539
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many complaints of racial abuse in his Department have (a) been investigated and (b) upheld in each of the last five years. | | (72896) | 540
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff surveys have been conducted in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (72897) | 541
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what facility is available for senior civil servants in his Department to use credit cards supplied by the Department. | | (72898) | 542
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many free air miles have been earned by senior civil servants in his Department in each of the last three years; and how they were used. | | (72899) | 543
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff in his Department have had (a) five or more, (b) four, (c) three and (d) two periods of sick leave of less than five days in each of the last three years. | | (73049) | 544
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff from his Department attended the Civil Service Islamic Society Eid-Ul-Adha event in London in 2005; and what the total cost was to his Department of their attendance. | | (73050) | 545
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether any building in his Department falls short of disability access regulations. | | (73051) | 546
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what incentives his Department offers to encourage staff to share vehicles when travelling to work. | | (73052) | 547
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many and what percentage of staff in his Department are making additional voluntary contributions to their pension. | | (73053) | 548
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many non-pensionable bonuses were awarded to members of his staff in each of the last three years; and at what total cost. | | (73054) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 549
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what assessment she has made of the employment of staff from ethnic minorities in the public sector in Northamptonshire. | | (72931) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 550
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what elements of the Pathways to Work programme will be funded by the £360 million earmarked for its roll out; and how the sum was calculated. | | (71747) | 551
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11th May 2006, Official Report, columns 469-70W, on departmental relocation, how many of these sites his Department (a) is paying rent on, (b) still owns and (c) has sold on. | | (73165) | 552
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for the disposal of Twickenham social security office at 121/125 Heath Road. | | (73166) | 553
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with the Department of Trade and Industry regarding the letter from the Treasury Solicitors dated 27th April on the role played by the Health and Safety Executive in connection with risk analysis conducted in relation to the issuing of Hazardous Substances consents to Dragon LNG and South Hook LNG; and if he will make a statement. | | (72495) | 554
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent guidance has been issued to the Health and Safety Executive on improving safety standards in the handling of hazardous cargoes at ports and terminals. | | (72496) | 555
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many job vacancies there were on average on the register at job centres in Coventry South constituency in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement. | | (71754) | 556
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to renew its no redundancies agreement with the Public and Commercial Services Union beyond 30th June 2006. | | (72491) | 557
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the decade in which the Government estimates a fall of one million claimants drawing incapacity benefits has already begun. | | (72920) | 558
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what work the Government has undertaken to identify the destinations of the 56 per cent. residual unknown category leaving Pathways to Work detailed in Table 1 of HC 616-I. | | (72941) | 559
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government target of reducing the overall number of incapacity benefit claimants by one million over the next decade takes account of the number of new claimants eligible in this time span. | | (72944) | 560
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on providing Jobcentre Plus services in each London Jobcentre Plus district in each of the last five financial years, broken down by (a) head count related expenditure, (b) non-head count related expenditure and (c) capital expenditure; and if he will make a statement. | | (72747) | 561
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what action his Department is taking to increase the number of people in work aged 50 years and over in Denton and Reddish constituency. | | (73132) | 562
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Denton and Reddish constituency have had their Child Support Agency cases migrated from the old to the new system. | | (73133) | 563
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to extend the pathways to work programme to Greater Manchester. | | (73134) | 564
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many constituents in Midlothian have migrated from the old Child Support Agency system to the new system. | | (72704) | 565
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many constituents in Midlothian are receiving (a) long-term and (b) short-term incapacity benefit. | | (72746) | 566
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many surviving spouses of members of pension schemes (a) have completed and (b) are in the process of completing the Financial Assistance Scheme eligibility process. | | (72744) | 567
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on the effect on benefit recipients of changes to the obligation on Post Office Limited to prevent avoidable post office closures. | | (72932) | 568
N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were involved in an accident at work in each of the last 20 years; and what percentage of the workforce this represented in each year. | | (72587) | 569
N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of how many days were lost due to stress in the workplace in each of the last 20 years. | | (72626) | 570
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Devon and (b) Torbay claimed (i) income support, (ii) incapacity benefit and (iii) jobseeker's allowance for the most recent month for which figures are available. | | (73163) | 571
| Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many constituents in Paisley and Renfrewshire North have migrated from the old Child Support Agency system to the new system. | | (73191) | 572
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many public consultations his Department undertook in 2005; and what the cost was (a) in total and (b) of each consultation. | | (72862) | 573
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what promotion boards have been held in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (72863) | 574
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints of racial abuse in his Department have been (a) investigated and (b) upheld in each of the last five years. | | (72864) | 575
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff surveys have been conducted in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (72865) | 576
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what facility is available for senior civil servants in his Department to use credit cards supplied by the Department. | | (72866) | 577
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many free air miles have been earned by senior civil servants in his Department in each of the last three years; and how they were used. | | (72867) | 578
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in his Department have had (a) five or more, (b) four, (c) three and (d) two periods of sick leave of less than five days in each of the last three years. | | (73101) | 579
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff from his Department attended the Civil Service Islamic Society Eid-Ul-Adha event in London in 2005; and what the total cost was to his Department of their attendance. | | (73102) | 580
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any building in his Department falls short of disability access regulations. | | (73103) | 581
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what incentives his Department offers to encourage staff to share vehicles when travelling to work. | | (73104) | 582
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what percentage of staff in his Department are making additional voluntary contributions to their pension. | | (73105) | 583
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-pensionable bonuses were awarded to members of his staff in each of the last three years; and what the total cost was. | | (73106) | 584
| Mark Williams (Ceredigion):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will change the attendance allowance qualifying period from six months to three months; and if he will make a statement. | | (72845) | 585
N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that the hon. Member for Walsall North is sent a reply to his letter of 20th April to the Manager of the Works and Pensions Office, St Nicholas Street, Hereford, on bereavement benefit for a constituent. | | (72438) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 586
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what international aid is being used to fund the cost of the treason trial of the opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye in Uganda; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (73075) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 587
| Mark Williams (Ceredigion):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the biological effects of myalgic encephalomyelitis. | | [Transferred] (72846) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 588
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what checks are carried out on people applying for National Insurance numbers; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (72632) |
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