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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 12 June 2006
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 12 June 2006
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 12 June 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 12 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 12 June see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
N | Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will include a question identifying sexuality in the next census. | | (75967) | 2
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will amend the criteria governing the eligibility of breweries for Small Breweries' Relief to encompass independent breweries producing between 60,000 and 100,000 hectolitres of beer per annum. | | (76691) | 3
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has revised data collection methods for ivory imports and exports since 2002 to include weight, number of items and description of items. | | (76716) | 4
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the approximate financial value is of ivory imported into the UK since 2003, based on declarations made to HM Revenue and Customs. | | (76717) | 5
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what procedures his Department has in place to adjust the level of tax credits payable to recipients who are required to repay overpayments. | | (75517) | 6
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether a family repaying over-paid tax credits can have their 2006 tax credits withheld to contribute to repayment of earlier over-payments. | | (76877) | 7
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures are in place to ensure that families repaying over-paid tax credits do not experience hardship; and whether repayments are adapted for individual circumstances. | | (76879) | 8
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the revenue implications of abolishing capital gains tax taper relief and reducing the annual exempt amount for individual and trustees to (a) £500, (b) £1,000 and (c) £2,500 in each year from 2004-05 to 2009-10 while simultaneously reintroducing indexation linked to (i) the consumer price index and (ii) the retail price index; and if he will make a statement. | | (76887) | 9
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Department since April 2005, broken down by Act. | | (76905) | 10
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether some HM Revenue and Customs training courses are offered only to certain members of staff based on (a) sex, (b) ethnic origin and (c) sexual orientation; and if he will make a statement. | | (77411) | 11
| Mrs Janet Dean (Burton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effects of the freeze on gaming machine stake and prize levels on tax revenues. | | (77156) | 12
| Mrs Janet Dean (Burton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the likely effects on tax revenues of an increase of Category C and section 34 gaming machine stake and prize levels to 50 pence and £35, respectively. | | (77157) | 13
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to exempt developers of affordable housing from the Planning Gain Supplement. | | (76666) | 14
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect on the revenue to the National Insurance Fund of the increase in the climate change levy. | | (76644) | 15
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of (a) imports flown into and (b) exports flown out of Nottingham East Midlands Airport in each of the last five years. | | (77447) | 16
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions since 1st June 2005 he met the General Secretary of (a) the Trades Union Congress, (b) UNISON, (c) the GMB, (d) Amicus and (e) the Transport and General Workers Union. | | (76313) | 17
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times he has met (a) the Head of the Sustainable Development Commission, (b) the Government Chief Scientist, (c) the Executive Director of Friends of the Earth, (d) the Chief Executive of the World Wildlife Fund (UK) and (e) the Executive Director of Greenpeace in the last 12 months. | | (76814) | 18
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times he has met (a) the Chairman of the British Medical Association, (b) the General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, (c) the Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation and (d) the Chief Executive of the King's Fund in the last 12 months. | | (76815) | 19
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times he has met the (a) Metropolitan Police Commissioner, (b) Director-General of the Serious Organised Crime Agency, (c) Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police for Specialist Operations, (d) Director General of the Security Service (MI5), (e) Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), (f) Chief of the Defence Staff, (g) First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, (h) Chief of the General Staff and (i) Chief of the Air Staff in the last 12 months. | | (76816) | 20
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the letter he sent to EU Finance Ministers earlier this year on the economic case for extending and strengthening the EU Emissions Trading Scheme beyond 2012 as the foundation of a global carbon market. | | (77147) | 21
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many properties sold in (a) Peterborough constituency and (b) the Peterborough City Council area in each of the last three years attracted stamp duty at (i) 0 per cent., (ii) one per cent., (iii) three per cent. and (iv) four per cent. | | (76595) | 22
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the neonatal mortality rate for all births was in (a) Peterborough constituency, (b) the Peterborough City Council area and (c) England in each of the last five years. | | (76596) | 23
| Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many girls under the age of 16 years in Salisbury constituency gave birth in each year since 1995. | | (76984) | 24
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the merits of increasing tax credits and benefits for the poorest families in areas where the cost of living is higher. | | (76809) | 25
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the level of tax credit fraud by people claiming disabled worker status. | | (76853) | 26
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date the reasonable belief test in relation to writing off overpayments was introduced into HM Revenue and Customs' code of practice on overpayments; how this test will be applied; and if he will make a statement. | | (76854) | 27
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit awards were terminated as a consequence of couples separating in each quarter since April 2003; and if he will make a statement. | | (76870) | 28
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to carry out an assessment of the case for moving to a system of fixed tax credit awards; and if he will make a statement. | | (76871) | 29
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what external research his Department has commissioned on the case for a return to a system of fixed tax credit awards; and if he will make a statement. | | (76942) | 30
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions he has met the Paymaster General to discuss tax credits since 1st June 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (76943) | 31
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date he agreed to attend the ECOFIN meeting on 7th June 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (76944) | 32
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what bonuses have been paid to managers in the tax credits department since 1st April 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (76945) | 33
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many planned measures to reduce tax credit fraud had not been implemented as at 1st June 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (76946) | 34
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings (a) he and (b) the Paymaster General have had on the subject of tax credit fraud since 1st January 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (76947) | 35
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many construction industry services registration (CIS4) cards (a) have been issued and (b) are in use; and if he will make a statement. | | (77041) | 36
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what changes he plans to make to the construction industry services registration card system in 2007; what (a) identity checks and (b) immigration status checks will be put in place; and if he will make a statement. | | (77042) | 37
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) aircraft flights and (b) helicopter flights have been made by him on official business since 5th May; what was the (i) cost and (ii) purpose of each flight; and if he will make a statement. | | (77261) | 38
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received regarding cashback claims from insurance policies operated by a company called PowerPlan. | | (76524) | 39
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that consumers applying for cashback from insurance policies are made aware of the laid down conditions included in the small print. | | (76525) | 40
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the population was of each ward (a) in and (b) adjacent to special protection areas in (i) Surrey, (ii) the Thames Basin and (iii) the UK in the last period for which figures are available. | | (76637) | 41
N | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the uptake of family tax credits has been since its introduction in Northern Ireland, broken down by Westminster constituency; how much in total has been paid and if he will make a statement. | | (77340) | 42
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were caught smuggling fuel in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (77131) | 43
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24th May 2006, Official Report, column 1842W, on bonuses, why (a) the total amount awarded in bonuses to staff rose and (b) the total number of awards dropped between 2003-04 and 2005-06. | | (77200) | 44
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will keep separate records of the amount spent annually on alcohol for hospitality purposes in (a) the Department and (b) his private office. | | (77201) | 45
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in (a) his private office and (b) the Department are (i) under and (ii) over 55 years of age. | | (77202) | 46
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people over the age of 55 have been recruited into (a) the Treasury and (b) his private office in each of the last three years. | | (77203) | 47
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been caught attempting illegally to bring exotic (a) animals and (b) birds into Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (77426) | 48
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what average male longevity was in each parliamentary constituency at the last date for which figures are available. | | (77139) | 49
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made in establishing (a) the extent of unclaimed assets in the UK and (b) their availability for charitable or other purposes. | | (77331) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 50
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what assessment she has made of the (a) effectiveness, (b) audience share and (c) number of viewers of public information programmes produced by the Central Office of Information being screened in the early hours of the morning. | | (76740) | 51
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many public information programmes have been broadcast since 1997, broken down by commissioning department; and how much such programmes cost (a) to produce and (b) to screen. | | (76741) | 52
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, at what times of day public information programmes have been scheduled in each of the past three years. | | (76757) | 53
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what discussions her Department has had with public service broadcasters on the (a) screening and (b) scheduling of public information films; and if she will make a statement. | | (76758) | 54
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the Chief Accounting Officer of her Department. | | (76817) | 55
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if she will keep a separate record of the amount spent annually by her Department on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (77268) | 56
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many of her staff are (a) under and (b) over 55 years of age. | | (77269) | 57
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many people over the age of 55 years have been recruited into her Department in each of the last three years. | | (77270) | 58
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how the European Directive on the re-use of public sector information is applied to private sector bids for public sector data to be used to build added-value services; and if she will make a statement. | | (76638) | 59
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what assessment she has made of the performance of the Office of Public Sector Information in resolving concerns about access to public sector data for the purposes of developing added-value services; and if she will make a statement. | | (76639) | Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners 60
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the Commissioners' Chief Accounting Officer. | | (76818) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 61
| Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Windsor of 7th February 2006 about D. Ashworth. | | (76314) | 62
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what advice her Department has issued to councils on best practice for use of the money given to them by her Department for discretionary housing payments. | | (76761) | 63
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people have been identified as homeless in each of the last five years for which records are available. | | (76762) | 64
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent on foreign travel by her Department and its predecessors in each of the last eight years. | | (76935) | 65
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to encourage more (a) women and (b) ethnic minority candidates to apply to join the Fire Service; what questions are asked of applicants to assess commitment to equality and diversity; what measures she has put in place to ensure more (i) women and (ii) ethnic minority staff have access to senior positions; what targets have been set for representative numbers of women and ethnic minorities within the whole service; and if she will make a statement. | | (77424) | 66
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new (a) private houses and (b) units of social housing were built in (i) Greater London and (ii) Bexley Borough in (A) 2001 and (B) 2005. | | (76653) | 67
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many day-time fires in schools have been reported since 2001. | | (77453) | 68
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many houses with gardens and two or more bedrooms have been built in Vauxhall since 1st January 2004. | | (76548) | 69
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made with her Department's consultation on the governance arrangements for local areas. | | (76982) | 70
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the Chief Accounting Officer of her Department. | | (76820) | 71
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authority wards in the Peterborough City Council area are in the top 30 per cent. of wards in England by multiple deprivation indicators; and if she will make a statement. | | (76624) | 72
| Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many properties are (a) designated as second homes and eligible for a council tax discount and (b) claiming such a discount in each local authority in Wiltshire. | | (76983) | 73
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in respect of which local authorities the Government is proposing to reduce its support for borrowing for capital expenditure; and if she will make a statement. | | (76617) | 74
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the Government's policy is on supported borrowing for capital expenditure by Buckinghamshire County Council; and if she will make a statement. | | (76618) | 75
N | Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department issues to local authorities on whether sections 185 and 187 of the Housing Act 2004 apply to right to buy purchases completed prior to January 2005. | | (76249) | 76
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which the (a) best and (b) worst performing councils in England are with regard to tackling empty private sector properties in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what Luton Borough Council's performance was in that period. | | (76712) | 77
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many social housing tenancies have been demoted as a result of anti-social behaviour since their introduction. | | (76713) | 78
| Dr John Pugh (Southport):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the extent to which private sector providers are used by local authorities to enforce building regulations. | | (76938) | 79
| Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington & Chelsea):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the Government's policy is on the provision of planning permission to create new basement properties. | | (76439) | 80
N | Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington & Chelsea):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance she issues to local authorities on the assessment of risks from flooding when considering planning permissions for new basement properties in London near to the River Thames. | | (76695) | 81
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will keep a separate record of the amount spent annually by her Department on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (77280) | 82
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many of her staff are (a) under and (b) over 55 years of age. | | (77296) | 83
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people over the age of 55 years have been recruited into her Department in each of the last three years. | | (77297) | 84
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to encourage Swindon Borough Council to apply the higher level standards of the new Code for Sustainable Buildings to new homes. | | (77148) | 85
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff were employed in the Government Office for London at each civil service grade in each of the last 10 years. | | (77113) | 86
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what projects were managed by the Government Office for London in each year 1996 to 2006; and what the total funding for each project was. | | (77188) | 87
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Department for Transport on ensuring that improved public transport is an integral part of the community regeneration programmes. | | (77034) | 88
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the merits of using the forthcoming council tax revaluation to encourage energy efficiency and waste reduction. | | (77035) | 89
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what prosecutions have taken place for non-compliance with sustainable building regulations. | | (77036) | 90
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans there are to review and revise the publication Green Public Private Partnerships. | | (77037) | 91
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department has taken to publicise the consultation on the Regional Spatial Development Framework in (a) England and (b) the North West of England; and if she will make a statement. | | (76977) | 92
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will make a statement on the operation of the Regional Spatial Development Framework consultations; for what reasons those consultations have been instituted; what connection the consultations have with European Union policy; and what the role is of (a) the Government Office for the North West and (b) the North West Regional Assembly in the consultations. | | (76978) | 93
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will publish her Department's submission to the Regional Spatial Development Framework consultations. | | (76979) | 94
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what account will be taken of the conclusions of the Regional Spatial Development Framework Strategy consultations in her Department's plans for local government reorganisation. | | (76980) | 95
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much her Department provided for housing in Tees Valley in 2005-06; and whether an element of the funding was `top-sliced' for regional housing purposes. | | (77106) | 96
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to increase the powers available to local strategic partnerships. | | [R] (77107) | 97
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to extend the scope and flexibility of local area agreements. | | (77108) | 98
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the merits of introducing a successor funding regime to replace the New Deal for Communities programmes from 2010-11. | | (77179) | 99
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local strategic partnerships are chaired by (a) an hon. Member, (b) a councillor, (c) a directly-elected mayor and (d) a representative from the (i) public sector, (ii) voluntary sector and (iii) business sector. | | (77181) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 100
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to the Answer from the Under-Secretary of State at the Home Department of 5th June 2006, Official Report, column 274W, on Dr David Kelly, whether the Oxfordshire Coroner consulted the police in this case in line with Rule 6 of the Coroners Rules 1984. | | (76692) | 101
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether revised sentencing guidelines have been issued to the judiciary regarding the Control of Trade in Endangered Species Regulations. | | (76714) | 102
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many inquests were outstanding in each coroner's area at the end of 2005 according to the annual statistical returns. | | (76798) | 103
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the names were of the deputy coroners employed by Oxfordshire County Council in 2003; and what the dates were of their service. | | (76799) | 104
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, which groups receive transcripts of court proceedings as a matter of course; and if she will make a statement. | | (76780) | 105
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether judges have the power to order that transcripts of court proceedings be given, free of charge, to parties other than those that normally receive them as a matter of course. | | (76876) | 106
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to the statement on 20th November 2005 by a spokesman for her Department on the practice of selling personal data about drivers, what action has been taken to prevent the practice by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. | | (76913) | 107
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will list the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by her Department since April 2005, broken down by Act. | | (76904) | 108
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment she has made of the number of personal injury cases that are likely (a) to succeed and (b) to fail as a result of the use of defences proposed under Clause 1 of the Compensation Bill [Lords]; and if she will make a statement. | | [R] (76544) | 109
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what estimate she has made of the likely change in the total amount of compensation paid out by insurers as a consequence of defences using proposed provisions in Clause 1 of the Compensation Bill [Lords]. | | (76546) | 110
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of likely cases involving the use of the new defences under Clause 1 of the Compensation Bill [Lords]. | | (76547) | 111
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the Chief Accounting Officer of her Department. | | (76821) | 112
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what representations she has received on the Law Commission proposals that cohabiting couples have the same rights on separation as married couples on divorce. | | (77332) | 113
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will take an early legislative opportunity to bring forward amendments to the Data Protection Act 1998 to provide that the name and identity of the author of personal data are disclosed to anyone who has sought disclosure of personal data about themselves under the provisions of the Act. | | (76370) | 114
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many rape cases were abandoned by the Crown Prosecution Service because of failure of the (a) victim and (b) accused to attend court proceedings in the last period for which figures are available. | | (76733) | 115
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the maximum number of court appearances was in (a) domestic violence and (b) rape cases after which the case failed to be heard in (i) England and Wales, (ii) Luton and (iii) Bedfordshire over the last five years. | | (76734) | 116
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many rape cases in (a) England and Wales and (b) Bedfordshire were dropped because of witness non-attendance at court proceedings in the last period for which figures are available. | | (76759) | 117
| Mr George Mudie (Leeds East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many immigration appeals from appellants in Leeds were heard in South Shields in (a) 2004 and (b) 2005. | | (76600) | 118
| Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of costs protection on the opponents of legally aided litigants. | | (76526) | 119
| Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will issue guidance on the Data Protection Act 1998 that the provisions of that Act should not prevent the exchange of relevant data between police and the owners of post box addresses at which vehicles involved in road traffic accidents are registered. | | (76693) | 120
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will keep a separate record of the amount spent annually by her Department on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (77298) | 121
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assurances have (a) been sought and (b) received from the new ambassador to the Vatican that at all times he will place UK law above Canon law. | | (77299) | 122
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many of her staff are (a) under and (b) over 55 years of age. | | (77300) | 123
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many people over the age of 55 years have been recruited into her Department in each of the last three years. | | (77301) | 124
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how maladministration in the conduct of an election is (a) investigated and (b) redressed; and if she will make a statement. | | (76536) | 125
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what redress is available to a person who believes that an electoral returning officer has acted improperly in conducting an election and has caused that person to suffer harm and loss. | | (76537) | 126
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many complaints have been received regarding the conduct of an electoral returning officer in each of the last five years. | | (76538) | 127
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15th May 2006, Official Report, column 732W, on County Court records, whether she has received representations on (a) the Department's contract with Registry Trust and (b) the appropriateness of the contract in the context of European legislation on the re-use of public sector information. | | (76738) | 128
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what checks electoral returning officers are required to undertake to establish eligibility of candidates standing in UK elections. | | (77109) | 129
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what penalties are in place for candidates in UK elections who falsely claim (a) residential and (b) business status in order to stand in such elections. | | (77110) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 130
| Ms Dawn Butler (Brent South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which organisations have received Government funding for events relating to the 200th anniversary of the Act which abolished the British slave trade; and what events and activities are planned. | | (77449) | 131
N | Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will direct the Television Licensing Authority to exempt residents of short-stay respite care homes from requiring individual television licences. | | (76447) | 132
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by her Department since April 2005, broken down by Act. | | (76908) | 133
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of access to the digital signal in Coventry South. | | (75801) | 134
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the Chief Accounting Officer of her Department. | | (76823) | 135
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many homes in Northern Ireland (a) are unable and (b) she expects to be unable after analogue switch-off in 2012 to receive digital television services. | | (76530) | 136
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to ensure that digital television is made accessible to those who are partially sighted. | | (77257) | 137
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will increase audio description targets to at least 20 per cent. to ensure greater inclusion of blind and partially sighted people in the digital switchover. | | (77383) | 138
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what methodology the Casino Advisory Panel is using (a) to consider the social impact of new casinos and (b) to assess local opposition to new casinos in its work allocating casino licences. | | (77062) | 139
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations (a) she and (b) the Casino Advisory Panel has received in the last six months criticising the methodologies used by the Casino Advisory Panel in its work. | | (77063) | 140
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with (a) the Office of the Deputy Prime Minsiter and (b) the Department for Communities and Local Government on (i) the planning process for, (ii) the economic impact of and (iii) the social impact of new casinos. | | (77064) | 141
| Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact on seaside economies of the freeze in gaming machine stake and prize levels. | | (77259) | 142
N | Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the nations and territories whose flags will be displayed in Horse Guards Parade and the surrounding area for the Trooping of the Colour in 2006. | | (76830) | 143
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding she estimates will be spent on improving hotel facilities for the 2012 London Olympics. | | (76941) | 144
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd May 2006, Official Report, column 1407W, on advertising, what the reason was for the increase in expenditure on advertising between 2004-05 and 2005-06. | | (77194) | 145
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd May 2006, Official Report, column 1408W, on departmental advisers, what the reason was for the increase in money spent on travel and subsistence for special advisers between (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06. | | (77195) | 146
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 17th May 2006, Official Report, column 979W, on consultations, why the cost of public consultations is not recorded and kept; and if she will now do so. | | (77196) | 147
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will keep a separate record of the amount spent annually by her Department on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (77197) | 148
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many of her staff are (a) under and (b) over 55 years of age. | | (77198) | 149
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people over the age of 55 years have been recruited into her Department in each of the last three years. | | (77199) | 150
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make representations to the BBC in favour of the continued sale of (a) television licences and (b) television licence saving stamps at post offices. | | (77450) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 151
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Department since April 2005, broken down by Act. | | (76900) | 152
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many days the roads to Imber have been open for visitors in the last 12 months. | | (76532) | 153
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the statement of 7th June 2006, Official Report, column 46WH, on MOD search and rescue services, whether the alternative military unit will be based at RMAS Culdrose; whether his statement that the squadron needs to remain at Culdrose referred to the (a) 771, (b) all squadrons presently based there and (c) the future search and rescue squadron; and what his plans are for the 771 Squadron. | | (77476) | 154
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans NATO has to install an anti-missile site in Europe; what discussions he has had on this matter with (a) the USA, (b) Poland and (c) the Czech Republic; and if he will make a statement. | | (76610) | 155
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his strategy is for minimising any adverse impact on the UK air manufacturing sector arising from the proposals within the Defence Industrial Strategy. | | (76614) | 156
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions his Department has held with the US Administration on updating the radar complex at Fylingdales; and if he will make a statement. | | (77465) | 157
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the projected capital costs are for the production of the Orion laser at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston. | | (76763) | 158
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans there are to co-ordinate Orion laser production with the National Ignition Facility. | | (76764) | 159
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the progress of plans to build a new assembly/disassembly facility at Burghfield. | | (76765) | 160
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the projected capital costs are for the refurbishment of the A-90 and A-45 buildings at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston. | | (76766) | 161
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans there are for the construction of an additional tritium facility at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston. | | (76767) | 162
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans there are for the construction of a new facility at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston to make highly enriched uranium warhead components. | | (76768) | 163
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with US officials on the development of a uranium production facility at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston. | | (76769) | 164
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the projected capital costs are for replacement buildings to house the Core Punch Facility at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston. | | (76770) | 165
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the replacement hydrodynamic testing facility at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston will be complete. | | (76771) | 166
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much is allocated to each new building project (a) under way and (b) planned in the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston site development strategy. | | (76772) | 167
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the future of the A91 building at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston. | | (76773) | 168
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many troops were injured in action in Iraq in each month since the deployment in 2003. | | (76989) | 169
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, at which locations British troops are being treated for injuries sustained in Iraq. | | (76990) | 170
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many serious injuries were sustained by British troops serving in Iraq in (a) 2003, (b) 2004, (c) 2005 and (d) 2006. | | (76991) | 171
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for the UK's national security of the EU INSPIRE Directive; and whether his Department has made representations to the European Commission on this matter. | | (76681) | 172
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the key spares shortages are for Typhoon aircraft. | | (76682) | 173
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the chief accounting officer of his Department. | | (76792) | 174
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to improve the Defence Medical Services since 1997. | | (76640) | 175
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of the Department's budget was spent researching new technologies in the last period for which figures are available. | | (76808) | 176
N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK servicemen and women who have been (a) killed and (b) injured in Iraq since 20th March 2003; and if he will make a statement. | | (75516) | 177
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost was of the legal and advisory fees incurred in the sale of QinetiQ to Carlyle, broken down by year in which they were incurred; and what proportion of the total cost was incurred by (a) his Department, (b) QinetiQ and (c) Carlyle. | | (76986) | 178
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what stake (a) the Government and (b) Carlyle retains in QinetiQ following the initial public offering in January. | | (76987) | 179
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage interest his Department retains in the profits on future disposal or revaluation of property assets of QinetiQ. | | (76988) | 180
| Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he was first informed that `wetting' was official policy for dealing with looters in Basra; who authorised this policy; and if he will make a statement. | | (77184) | 181
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many hours were worked per week on average at each regular trained junior rank in the Army in (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06. | | (77130) | 182
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Army personnel were stationed in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and if he will list the operational Army bases in Northern Ireland. | | (77132) | 183
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will keep a separate record of the amount spent annually by his Department on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (77274) | 184
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his staff are (a) under and (b) over 55 years of age. | | (77275) | 185
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people over the age of 55 years have been recruited into his Department in each of the last three years. | | (77276) | 186
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance his Department is giving to British defence companies in helping them to secure export contracts; and if he will make a statement. | | (76954) | 187
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to minimise the impact of the Defence Industry Strategy in reducing air sector jobs; and if he will make a statement. | | (76955) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 188
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will keep a separate record of the amount spent annually by his office on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (77319) | 189
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many of his staff are (a) under and (b) over 55 years of age. | | (77320) | 190
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many people over the age of 55 years have been recruited by his office in each of the last three years. | | (77321) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 191
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what initial assessment he has made of the impact of the level 2 entitlement for free tuition as announced in the White Paper, 21st Century Skills; and if he will make a statement. | | (75965) | 192
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many eligible adults have taken up the level 2 entitlement for free tuition, as announced in the White Paper, 21st Century Skills, broken down by (a) race, (b) gender and (c) disability; and what proportion of participants have dropped out. | | (75966) | 193
N | James Brokenshire (Hornchurch):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many contracts his Department holds with (a) Capita plc and (b) its subsidiaries which still have a potential duration of five years or more. | | (75267) | 194
| Mr Stephen Byers (North Tyneside):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many prosecutions were brought under section 7 of the Education Act 1996 in the last year for which figures are available; and how many such prosecutions involved children with cerebral palsy. | | (76949) | 195
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Department since April 2005, broken down by Act. | | (76907) | 196
| Mr David Curry (Skipton & Ripon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many adult education courses in lip-reading were available at educational institutions in England in (a) 2000 and (b) the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (76534) | 197
N | Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the capital cost is (a) of each city academy and (b) expected to be of each academy for which there is a firm financial commitment; how many pupils are (i) at each existing academy and (ii) planned to be at each academy for which there is a firm financial commitment; and what the age range of the pupils is in each case. | | (75548) | 198
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether the appointment of the next Director General for Higher Education in his Department will be by open competition. | | (76130) | 199
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the annual cost of fires in schools was in each year since 1995. | | (77454) | 200
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on progress with the Building Bulletin 100 review. | | (77455) | 201
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate he has made of the average additional cost of sprinkler systems in new school buildings built by local authorities; and if he will make a statement. | | (77456) | 202
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many school governors will be appointed by (a) town and parish councils, (b) district authorities and (c) county councils to foundation schools at (i) primary and (ii) secondary level under arrangements proposed in the Education and Inspections Bill. | | (77038) | 203
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the chief accounting officer of his Department. | | (76793) | 204
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to review guidance and secondary legislation in relation to the operation of section 8 of the Children Act 1989 in respect of the requirement for grandparents to seek leave to apply for a contact order from the family court for access to their grandchildren; and if he will make a statement. | | (76248) | 205
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps his Department takes to ensure that (a) the Hillingdon Judgment and (b) Local Authority Circular (2003) 13 are applied by local authorities responsible for unaccompanied asylum seeking children. | | (76641) | 206
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what funding is available from central Government to support local authorities in the discharge of their obligations towards asylum seeking children. | | (76642) | 207
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that young people take part in his Department's review of the citizenship curriculum. | | (76677) | 208
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of the Department's budget was spent on researching new technologies in the last period for which figures are available. | | (76810) | 209
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which local authorities do not provide school uniform grants. | | (76723) | 210
| Dr John Pugh (Southport):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what Government (a) funding has been made available and (b) initiatives have been undertaken for (i) in-service and (ii) full-time funding for horticultural courses for 16 to 18 year olds since 1997. | | (76937) | 211
| Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will take steps to prevent teacher employment agencies from employing experienced supply teachers only if they accept the lower pay scale of newly qualified teachers. | | (76667) | 212
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will keep a separate record of the amount spent annually by his Department on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (77277) | 213
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many of his staff are (a) under and (b) over 55 years of age. | | (77278) | 214
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people over the age of 55 years have been recruited into his Department in each of the last three years. | | (77279) | 215
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many overseas students were studying at English universities in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) subject and (b) country of origin. | | (77335) | 216
| Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether he plans to make it mandatory to instal fire-safety sprinklers in schools. | | (76742) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 217
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will amend local authority league tables on recycling to give greater weight to waste minimisation. | | (76687) | 218
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many offences have been committed under the Control of Trade in Endangered Species Regulations since the increase in penalties in 2005; what the nature was of these offences; and what penalties were imposed in each case. | | (76715) | 219
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2006, Official Report, columns 149-150W, on correspondence, how many letters from hon. Members failed to receive an answer in the period referred to. | | (77045) | 220
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will list the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Department since April 2005, broken down by Act. | | (76909) | 221
| Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to generate competition in water services. | | (76633) | 222
| Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who is responsible for (a) setting leak reduction targets and (b) monitoring performance against those targets in the south east; and what assessment his Department has undertaken of the financial and technical tests used to monitor the performance of water companies. | | (76634) | 223
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd May 2006, to the hon. Member for North East Milton Keynes, Official Report, column 1311W, on single farm payments, (a) on what basis and (b) in what form data on regional farm payments is held. | | (77043) | 224
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the chief accounting officer of his Department. | | (76794) | 225
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to start the cull of badgers on the same date in England as in Wales. | | (76628) | 226
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of landfilled waste in Herefordshire comes from commercial sources. | | (76775) | 227
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to extend his Department's grants to cover commercial recycling. | | (76776) | 228
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms he plans to help small and medium sized businesses recycle their waste products. | | (76851) | 229
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the Government plans (a) to reduce the amount of packaging used by big businesses and (b) to encourage consumers to choose products with less packaging. | | (76852) | 230
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of his Department's budget was spent researching new technologies in the last period for which figures are available. | | (76807) | 231
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what quality control checks are in place for the administration of the Single Payment Scheme; and what steps he has taken to satisfy himself that these are (a) sufficiently sound to ensure the proper disbursement of public funds and (b) sufficiently robust to meet EU scrutiny standards. | | (76602) | 232
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest Single Payment Scheme individual payment has been made to date; and whether these payments were correct. | | (76603) | 233
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether, under Single Payment Scheme arrangements, farmers with common grazing rights are being notified of their individual share of commons allocation to enable them to check (a) the methodology and accuracy of the apportionment between the various right-holders and (b) the validity of the single payments made to them. | | (76604) | 234
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many claimants have received interim payments of less than 80 per cent. under the Single Farm Payment arrangements since April 2005. | | (76605) | 235
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in how many cases claimants have disputed the full or interim Single Farm Payments made to them since April 2005. | | (76606) | 236
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost was of compiling, printing and posting the leaflet Single Payment Scheme: Additional Cross-compliance Requirements; and whether there are plans to issue further Single Payment Scheme publications in the current financial year. | | (76649) | 237
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost was of compiling, printing and posting the leaflet Celebrating the Rural Development Service; and whether there are plans to issue further Rural Development Service leaflets prior to the Service's replacement in October. | | (76650) | 238
| Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what legislation would be required to implement the Countryside Agency's coastal access proposals. | | (76652) | 239
| Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions the Countryside Agency has had with (a) the relevant authorities in (i) Wales and (ii) Scotland, (b) local authorities, (c) non-governmental organisations and (d) non-statutory bodies on its coastal access proposals. | | (76654) | 240
| Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions the Countryside Agency has had with those administering Crown interests on its coastal access proposals; and when they took place. | | (76655) | 241
| Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in which locations there is no access to the UK coastline; and for what reason in each case. | | (76656) | 242
| Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) research has been commissioned and (b) surveys have been carried out by the Countryside Agency on coastal access in the last five years. | | (76657) | 243
| Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the estimated cost is of implementing the coastal access proposals of the Countryside Agency. | | (76658) | 244
| Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consultations on coastal access the Department has conducted in the last five years. | | (76659) | 245
| Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which areas of the country would be exempt from the Countryside Agency's coastal access proposals. | | (76660) | 246
| Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people were involved in the consultation by the Countryside Agency on coastal access; what the cost of the consultation is; which areas are involved in the consultation; what questions are being asked; and when he expects (a) the consultation to be completed and (b) the findings to be passed to him. | | (76661) | 247
| Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assistance his Department will provide (a) to landowners and (b) to prevent damage to the coastline if the Countryside Agency's coastal access proposals are implemented. | | (76662) | 248
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likely impact of the proposals in the Food Standard Agency's consultation on charging arrangements for meat hygiene controls on (a) the charges to and (b) the viability of small abattoirs. | | (76359) | 249
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many claims for the single payment scheme were submitted by 31st May; and what proportion this represents of claims for entitlements made in 2005. | | (76360) | 250
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for the Entry Level Stewardship scheme have been made; and how much had been paid to applicants at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (76361) | 251
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what budget sum he has allocated for payments under (a) Entry Level Stewardship, (b) Higher Level Stewardship, (c) Hill Farm Allowance and (d) all other environmental and rural development policies for 2006-07. | | (76362) | 252
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which rural and agricultural shows will be attended by Ministers from his Department up to 31st August. | | (76363) | 253
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with interested parties on his recent consultation on the adoption of private sewers; and what option he plans to recommend following that consultation. | | (76866) | 254
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will keep a separate record of the amount spent annually by his Department on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (77271) | 255
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of his staff are (a) under and (b) over 55 years of age. | | (77272) | 256
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people over the age of 55 years have been recruited into his Department in each of the last three years. | | (77273) | 257
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24th May 2006, Official Report, column 1818W, on the Departmental Budget, what the reason was for the change in the amount spent on advertising in 2005-06 from the amount in 2004-05. | | (77394) | 258
| Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to promote and support the use of dynamic power management devices in fridges, freezers and other electrical household white goods. | | (76749) | 259
| Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to encourage electrical manufacturers to incorporate more recyclable materials in household electrical goods. | | (76750) | 260
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has received on the (a) licensing and (b) availability of (i) the product Fungaflor and (ii) a substitute for it in the last 12 months. | | (76748) | 261
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when a replacement for Fungaflor will be licensed for use in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. | | (76752) | 262
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the start-up cost was for his departmental blog; how much he expects the blog to cost each year; and if he will make a statement. | | (77140) | 263
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will reconsider his response to the Environmental Audit Committee's Second Report of Session 2005-06 on sustainable timber; and if he will make a statement. | | (76597) | 264
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much water has been abstracted from the river (a) Lugg, (b) Arrow and (c) Wye in each month since January 2004. | | (77448) | 265
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which member states of the International Whaling Commission are (a) in favour of and (b) against (i) commercial and (ii) scientific whaling. | | (77475) | 266
| Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what powers water companies have to take action against those people who are observed to be wasting water; and whether there are proposals for further such powers. | | (76743) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 267
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on which occasions (a) the UK has voted against and the US has voted for and (b) the UK has voted for and the US has voted against the adoption of measures relating to abortion and family planning related issues by the United Nations since 1997. | | (77135) | 268
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many officials from her Department were sent on courses run by the Defence Intelligence and Security Centre in each year since 1997; for what purpose; and at what cost. | | (76688) | 269
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps (a) the Government is and (b) the international community are taking towards bringing the conflict in Uganda to an end; and if she will make a statement. | | (76897) | 270
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the possible effect on UK-Israeli relations of the boycott of Israeli academics by the National Association of Teachers of Further and Higher Education; and if she will make a statement. | | (76554) | 271
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the UK's financial contribution to the International Atomic Energy Agency will be in 2006-07; and if she will make a statement. | | (77162) | 272
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of US proposals for a fissile materials cut-off treaty; and if she will make a statement. | | (77163) | 273
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps she is taking to strengthen the Department's institutional capacity in the area of climate change policy; and if she will make a statement. | | (77164) | 274
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which countries she identified as priority countries in the context of the appointment of the Special Representative for Climate Change. | | (77165) | 275
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what practical steps will be taken by the Special Representative for Climate Change to achieve the aims of building a stronger political foundation for international action on climate change, and working to build consensus among key governmental and non-governmental actors in priority countries. | | (77166) | 276
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of progress in advancing (a) good governance, justice and the rule of law and (b) reconstruction and development in Afghanistan since the signing of the Afghanistan Compact; and if she will make a statement. | | (77167) | 277
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance her Department has given to the Afghan government for (a) legislative reform of the public and private sector, (b) building the capacity of judicial institutions and personnel, (c) promoting human rights and legal awareness and (d) rehabilitating judicial infrastructure; and if she will make a statement. | | (77168) | 278
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of resources in place to achieve a sustained and significant reduction in the production and trafficking of narcotics in Helmand province; and if she will make a statement. | | (77169) | 279
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made in setting up a Joint Co-ordination and Monitoring Board for the implementation of the political commitments in the Afghanistan Compact. | | (77171) | 280
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what counter-narcotics training her Department has facilitated for law enforcement agencies in (a) Afghanistan, (b) Jamaica, (c) Turkey, (d) Iran, (e) Pakistan and (f) the Balkans in the last five years. | | (77172) | 281
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations she has made to the government of Burma regarding the employment of children in the Burmese armed services; and if she will make a statement. | | (77173) | 282
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with US counterparts on the recent US Department of Defense investigation into labour trafficking in Iraq; and if she will make a statement. | | (77175) | 283
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on co-ordination and engagement with source and transit countries to investigate and dismantle human trafficking. | | (77177) | 284
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance her Department has given to the Afghan government to implement programmes to achieve a sustained annual reduction in the amount of land under poppy and other drug cultivation. | | (77178) | 285
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) Afghan National Police and (b) Afghan Border Police officers have been trained in each year since 2003; and how many deserted after training in each year. | | (77180) | 286
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK representatives sit on the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board for the implementation of the political commitments made in the Afghanistan Compact. | | (77182) | 287
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) the Prime Minister and (b) Her Majesty the Queen plans to attend the Commonwealth meeting in Uganda. | | (76619) | 288
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effects of the Movement Act in Uganda on (a) the February 2006 multi-party elections and (b) its implication for the Ugandan multi-party political system; and if she will make a statement. | | (77467) | 289
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what response she has received from the Uganda authorities to the written statement of 29th May 2005 regarding (a) establishment of the rules for multi-party competition and (b) separation of the organs of state from the Movement in (i) law and (ii) practice; and if she will make a statement. | | (77471) | 290
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the chief accounting officer of her Department. | | (76795) | 291
| Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that the EU does not negotiate bilateral deals which oblige countries to adopt intellectual property standards or timetables which go beyond trade-related intellectual property rights. | | (76241) | 292
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2006 to Question 74571, on the UK Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, what the cost was of (a) travel, (b) subsistence and (c) accommodation for the (i) Ambassador, (ii) Deputy Head of Mission and (iii) Defence Attaché of each of the visits listed. | | (76128) | 293
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which officials attended the ad hoc meeting held on 13th January to discuss the Basson/Project Coast handling strategy; and which Department or agency each represented. | | (76369) | 294
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24th November 2006, Official Report, columns 2246-7W, on the Royal visit (USA), what the total costs were of (a) gifts made by HRH the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall and reimbursed to the Royal Household by her Department and (b) other reimbursements made by her Department to the Prince of Wales's Household in connection with his visit to the United States in 2005. | | (76389) | 295
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with representatives of the Democratic Republic of Congo on (a) support for victims of rape, (b) prosecution of rapists and (c) prevention of further rapes. | | (76826) | 296
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17th May 2006, Official Report, column 1000W, on ministerial visits (accommodation), if she will keep a central record of the (a) number, (b) standard of hotel used and (c) cost of overnight stays for (i) civil servants, (ii) special advisers and (iii) Ministers. | | (77099) | 297
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will keep a separate record of the amount spent annually by her Department on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (77100) | 298
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of her staff are (a) under and (b) over 55 years of age. | | (77101) | 299
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people over the age of 55 years have been recruited into her Department in each of the last three years. | | (77102) | 300
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the government of Burma regarding humanitarian problems caused by the Burmese Army for the Karen, Karenni and Shan people. | | (76872) | 301
N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what system is in place for the supervision of activities of British citizens convicted of imprisonable offences abroad who are deported back to the United Kingdom. | | (76865) | 302
N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British citizens convicted of imprisonable offences abroad were deported back to the UK in (a) 2003, (b) 2004 and (c) 2005. | | (76869) | 303
| Mark Williams (Ceredigion):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) she and (b) diplomatic and consular staff plan to meet (i) Polisario and (ii) the Moroccan authorities to discuss the EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement. | | (77170) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 304
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) nurses and (b) doctors specialising in respiratory problems there are in each (i) health authority and (ii) primary care trust in England. | | (76859) | 305
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that there are adequate respiratory nurses and doctors available for people with asthma; and if she will make a stastement. | | (76860) | 306
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been admitted to hospital due to asthma in each (a) health authority and (b) primary care trust in England for each of the last five years. | | (76861) | 307
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost was to the NHS of treating people with asthma for each year since 1997. | | (76862) | 308
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures the Department is taking to reduce emergency hospital admissions for people with asthma; and if she will make a statement. | | (76863) | 309
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answers of 4th April 2006, Official Report, column 195W, on clinical negligence, and 25th April 2006, Official Report, column 1080W, on the NHS Litigation Authority, what the reason is for the difference in the answers in relation to whether information on the funding arrangements of claimants is collected by the Litigation Authority. | | (76306) | 310
| Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many speech and language therapists were employed by each primary care trust in 2005-06; and what the ratio of speech and language therapists to the population was. | | (76672) | 311
| Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to increase the number of speech and language therapists employed by the NHS. | | (76673) | 312
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many European health insurance cards have been issued by the NHS in each calendar quarter since their inception. | | (76507) | 313
| Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many complaints her Department received from men who have had sex with men that they were treated disrespectfully by blood donation staff in 2005. | | (76898) | 314
| Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how often her Department reviews medical evidence which forms the basis for blood donation rules that (a) permanently exclude men who have had sex with men and (b) temporarily exclude female sexual partners of those men; when the last review of the medical evidence was carried out; and when the next review is scheduled to take place. | | (76928) | 315
| Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will ask the National Blood Service to issue guidance to its staff aimed at ensuring that men who have sex with men are treated with respect when they are told they are unable to give blood. | | (76951) | 316
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what physical protection is routinely offered to mental health professionals in the course of their work. | | (76760) | 317
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many attacks have been made on people who work with mental health patients in each of the last 10 years for which records are available. | | (76777) | 318
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has held with Bebington and West Wirral Primary Care Trust on (a) the siting of new practice clinics and (b) the provision of funding to patient groups lobbying for development in the green belt. | | (77258) | 319
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by her Department since April 2005, broken down by Act. | | (76912) | 320
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she has received the report of the Foster Review of health professions; whether she plans to create a new umbrella regulator for the health professions covered by the Foster Review; and what legislative changes would be required to create such a regulator. | | (77044) | 321
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many foreign mentally-disordered individuals are held in special hospitals under mental health legislation. | | (77404) | 322
N | Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if NHS Direct will give priority to employing disabled nurses when deciding who should be made redundant. | | (76354) | 323
N | Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what external efficiency targets have not been met by NHS Direct in (a) Scunthorpe and (b) Chester. | | (76355) | 324
| Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the consultation document on the future of NHS Direct, how the NHS Direct site in (a) York and (b) Southport was assessed as being expensive to maintain from an information and communications technology infrastructure perspective. | | (76356) | 325
N | Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, against which Department of Trade and Industry contact centres NHS Direct contact centres have been compared; and what the most recent user satisfaction rating of each was. | | (76357) | 326
| Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what complaints NHS Direct has received from staff about the quality of accommodation. | | (76358) | 327
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment her Department has made of the findings of the Royal College of Psychiatrists that Irish-born people living in London have the highest rates of death and depression of any migrant group; and if she will make a statement. | | (76631) | 328
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will commission an independent review of technical and financial matters related to the NHS Connecting for Health computer system. | | (76529) | 329
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress her Department is making on the replacement of the NHS Strategic Tracing Service; when replacement will be completed; and if she will make a statement. | | (76739) | 330
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of chlamydia there have been in each primary care trust in each of the last five years. | | (77149) | 331
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding has been allocated to the sexual health sector in each of the last five years. | | (77150) | 332
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will take steps to ensure that in human trials of medicinal drugs not previously ingested by human beings the drugs are not to be ingested simultaneously by the volunteers. | | (76616) | 333
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the new NHS Patient and Public Involvement Resource Centre at the University of Warwick is able to provide support in promoting patient and public engagement in respect of the future of professional healthcare regulation to (a) non-executive directors of NHS bodies, (b) participants in patient and public organisations, (c) lay members of healthcare regulatory bodies and (d) members of local authority scrutiny committees. | | (77083) | 334
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the remit of the new NHS Patient and Public Involvement Resource Centre at the University of Warwick extends to (a) working with and (b) spreading best practice to (i) similar organisations in the UK and (ii) healthcare regulatory bodies. | | (77084) | 335
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many healthcare support workers have been employed in the NHS at Agenda for Change level (a) five, (b) four, (c) three, (d) two and (e) one since 1997; what the annual change in staff has been at each level; and what the forecast annual change is over the next 10 year period. | | (77085) | 336
| Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what methods her Department will use to carry out its 2007 assessment of changes in food promotion to children as proposed in the 2004 Choosing Health White Paper. | | (76706) | 337
| Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the incidence of (a) overweight and (b) obesity was amongst children in England aged under 16 years in each year since 1997. | | (76737) | 338
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she plans to respond to the Merton and Sutton Better Healthcare Closer to Home Programme steering group's review of her instructions to build the critical care hospital on the St Helier site. | | (76310) | 339
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answers of 5th June to Questions 73258, 73259 and 73260, on people with haemophilia, if she will publish the Department's consideration and decision with regard to the Macfarlane Trust's submission. | | (76443) | 340
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the financial position (a) is in 2006-07 and (b) was in 2005-06 of each (i) primary care trust and health trust in Hampshire and (ii) each other health trust used by Hampshire residents. | | (76609) | 341
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what changes in (a) job numbers, (b) services and (c) beds each primary care and health trust has made in response to this year's financial position; and if she will make a statement. | | (76611) | 342
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the chief accounting officer of her Department. | | (76796) | 343
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she plans to raise with the European Commission the reasons why its recent Discussion Paper on the Setting of Maximum and Minimum Amounts for Vitamins and Minerals in Foodstuffs does not include the Report of the United Kingdom Government's Expert Advisory Group on Vitamins and Minerals in the Annexes containing examples of approaches to the setting of such levels. | | (76827) | 344
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whom she intends to consult in preparing a response to the Discussion Paper on the Setting for Maximum and Minimum Amounts of Vitamins and Minerals in Foodstuffs recently published by the European Commission; and what her objectives are for that process. | | (76828) | 345
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment her Department has made of the effect on NHS costs of manufacturers' quotas on medicines and drugs and restrictions on the parallel importation of drugs and medicines. | | (77462) | 346
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions she has had with pharmaceutical manufacturers on their quotas on the supply of medicines and drugs in England. | | (77463) | 347
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment her Department has made of the possible impact of manufacturers' quotas for the supply of medicines and drugs in England on the pharmaceutical wholesale and retail sectors. | | (77464) | 348
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will summarise the representations she received in response to the consultations on (a) strategic health authorities, (b) primary care trusts and (c) ambulance services; and how many she received (i) in total and (ii) from Staffordshire. | | (76751) | 349
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of the Department's budget was spent on researching new technologies in the last period for which figures are available. | | (76801) | 350
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what complementary medicine is provided by the NHS; and if she will make a statement. | | (76802) | 351
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will estimate how much the NHS has spent on providing complementary medicine to patients in each year since 1997. | | (76803) | 352
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research has been funded by the NHS on how cost-effective complementary medicine is; and what the conclusions were. | | (76804) | 353
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines are issued to general practitioners concerning referrals to complementary medicine practitioners; and whether there are requirements for the effectiveness of complementary therapies to be scientifically substantiated. | | (76805) | 354
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost was of delivering an episode of care in (a) 1979, (b) 1997 and (c) the most recent period for which figures are available, at constant prices. | | (76948) | 355
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) mean and (b) median wait was for a (i) outpatient and (ii) inpatient appointment in (A) 1979, (B) 1997 and (C) the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (76950) | 356
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors, (b) nurses and (c) dentists were employed in the NHS (i) in full-time equivalent terms and (ii) in headcount terms in (A) 1979, (B) 1997 and (C) the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (76961) | 357
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the year-end gross surplus or deficit of the NHS has been in each financial year since 1997-98. | | (76967) | 358
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she has received representations from dentists who have not been paid by their primary care trust for work undertaken under a new General Dental Services contract or a new Personal Dental Services agreement. | | (76968) | 359
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she has received representations from patients who have been removed from a general dental practitioner's list because of a failure to attend an appointment; what estimate she has made of the number of patients who have been removed from a general dental practitioner's list because of a failure to attend an appointment since the introduction of the new General Dental Services contract and Personal Dental Services agreement; and whether the threat of removing a patient from a dentist's list if they fail to attend an appointment is a method (a) sanctioned, (b) approved and (c) recommended by her Department for the reduction of the number of failures to attend appointments. | | (76969) | 360
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average earnings were of a (a) doctor, (b) dentist and (c) nurse in (i) 1979, (ii) 1997 and (iii) the most recent period for which figures are available, in (A) nominal and (B) real terms. | | (76970) | 361
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many major hospital building projects have been completed since 4th May 1979 and are now fully operational, broken down by (a) projects which were given the go-ahead between 4th May 1979 and 30th April 1997 and (b) projects which were given the go-ahead on or after 1st May 1997. | | (76971) | 362
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average real-terms change in spending on the NHS was over the period (a) 1979 to 1997 and (b) since 1997. | | (76972) | 363
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her latest estimate is of the total implementation costs of Connecting for Health, including the cost of local implementation. | | (76973) | 364
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Written Statement of 5th June 2006, Official Report, column 10WS, on children's hospices, whether additional funding will be provided for non-hospice-based children's palliative care services. | | (77451) | 365
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Written Statement of 5th June 2006, Official Report, column 10WS, on children's hospices, when she anticipates funding for children's hospices to start; how much of the funding announced will be distributed in (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08 and (c) 2008-09; whether this funding will be sourced from the Department of Health's central budget; which hospices will receive funding; and what the mechanism will be through which the funding will be allocated. | | (77452) | 366
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the press release issued by her Department on 2nd June 2006, on fastest treatment ever for cancer patients, on what date the decision was taken that (a) 98 per cent. compliance would constitute success in meeting the 31-day waiting time target and (b) 95 per cent. compliance would constitute success in meeting the 62-day waiting time target. | | (77472) | 367
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her statement of 7th June 2006, Official Report, column 257, on NHS performance, why surpluses generated by primary care trusts and NHS trusts are transferred to strategic health authorities; what assessment she has made of the impact of such transfers on the transparency of financial accounting in the NHS; which (a) primary care trusts and (b) NHS trusts have transferred surpluses to strategic health authorities in the 2005-06 financial year; how much was transferred in each case; under what authority strategic health authorities are permitted to retain surpluses generated by constituent trusts; and if she will make a statement. | | (77473) | 368
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what factors she took into account when deciding not to renew the contract for the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin. | | (76551) | 369
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received on the decision not to renew the contract for the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin. | | (76552) | 370
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been allocated to the (a) Health Professional Council and (b) General Osteopathic Council in each of the last nine years. | | (77058) | 371
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money has been spent on the Choose and Book service. | | (77059) | 372
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the effects of the implementation of Choose and Book. | | (77060) | 373
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the impact of Choose and Book on general practitioners surgeries; and if she will make a statement. | | (77061) | 374
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dossiers have been received by the Food Standards Agency from manufacturers seeking to gain derogation until 2009 from the provisions of the Food Supplements Directive; in how many cases such derogations were (a) given and (b) not given; for which substances derogation has not been given; and for what reasons derogation was denied in each case. | | (77047) | 375
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when officials of which other European Union member states officials of the Food Standards Agency have recently met to discuss the interpretation and implementation of the Food Supplements Directive; on what date such meetings were held; and what the outcome was of the discussions. | | (77051) | 376
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when officials of (a) her Department and (b) the Food Standards Agency last met the Better Regulation Task Force to discuss the economic impact of the Food Supplements Directive; what actions were agreed at that meeting; and if she will make a statement. | | (77052) | 377
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether officials of her Department have produced an analysis of the scientific papers upon which the German government based its negotiating position when the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health recently considered the proposal to add boron to the list of nutrients permitted for use under the Food Supplements Directive and the Directive on Foods for Particular Nutritional Purposes; what steps she intends to take prior to the next discussions on this issue by the Standing Committee; and if she will make a statement. | | (77053) | 378
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether officials of (a) her Department and (b) the Food Standards Agency have obtained a copy of the report on the safety of vitamins and minerals on which the German government is basing its negotiating position in relation to the Food Supplements Directive; whether the Government will produce a response to that document; and if she will make a statement. | | (77054) | 379
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what strategy she has adopted to achieve her objectives for the interpretation and implementation of the Food Supplements Directive; what progress she has made to date in implementing that strategy; what progress she has made in persuading other member states to agree to the United Kingdom's objectives for the implementation of that legislation; and if she will make a statement. | | (77055) | 380
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what further steps she intends to take to ensure that right hon. and hon. Members are fully informed about progress towards the achievement of her objectives for the interpretation and implementation of the Food Supplements Directive. | | (77056) | 381
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with Ministers of which other European Union member states, Ministers of her Department have recently met to discuss the interpretation and implementation of the Food Supplements Directive; on what date such meetings were held; and what the outcome was of the discussions. | | (77057) | 382
| Jessica Morden (Newport East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance is available to the Department on the use of insulins. | | (76553) | 383
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to her Department was of employing management consultants (a) in the NHS and (b) for each (i) primary care trust, (ii) mental health trust and (iii) strategic health authority in each of the last five years. | | (76615) | 384
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the estimated cost is of resolving new dental service contracts and agreements which have been signed in dispute; and how many man-hours she estimates will be spent on resolving the issues. | | (77049) | 385
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the effect on (a) the throughput of and (b) access to NHS dentistry of the implementation of the new dental contact and agreement on 1st April; and if she will make a statement. | | (77050) | 386
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent guidance she has issued to NHS trusts on reducing contractor costs. | | [R] (76683) | 387
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will require the internet industry to ensure that sales of disability equipment on the internet comply with the medical device regulations. | | [R] (76791) | 388
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS trusts requested contractors to reduce the price of contracts which had already been let in 2005-06. | | [R] (76822) | 389
N | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions she has been requested to involve the Independent Review Panel on questions arising from a proposed change in NHS structure or pattern of service provision since 1997; and on how many occasions she acceded to such a request. | | (76308) | 390
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what studies she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the health effects of living in very close proximity to high voltage transmission lines; and if she will make a statement. | | (77040) | 391
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on (a) the licensing of Velcade and (b) access to Velcade for patients. | | (77226) | 392
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many physiotherapists were employed within the NHS in (a) 2005 and (b) 2000. | | (77227) | 393
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to improve the safety of patients and staff on mental health wards. | | (77228) | 394
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) members of staff, (b) patients and (c) visitors have suffered (i) verbal and (ii) physical assaults on mental health wards in each of the last 10 years. | | (77229) | 395
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many residential care places are available for individuals with early onset dementia. | | (77230) | 396
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will estimate the costs to the NHS resulting annually from sickness absence among health service employees. | | (77231) | 397
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time for an (i) initial urology outpatient assessment, (ii) IVU investigation and (iii) inpatient surgery in the urology specialty has been over the last three years. | | (77232) | 398
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received from (a) medical staff and (b) others regarding provision for people with Marfan syndrome. | | (77233) | 399
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of services for people with cystic fibrosis. | | (77234) | 400
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the accuracy and effectiveness of cervical cancer screening. | | (77235) | 401
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how widespread is provision of human papilloma virus testing for screening against cervical cancer via the NHS. | | (77236) | 402
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of patients referred by their general practitioner with suspected breast cancer were assessed by a specialist within two weeks in each of the last three years. | | (77237) | 403
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of patients have been treated for breast cancer within six weeks of (a) diagnosis and (b) referral by general practitioner over the last 12 months. | | (77238) | 404
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of people experienced waits of longer than (a) two and (b) four hours in accident and emergency departments in each of the last five years. | | (77281) | 405
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of cases of food poisoning there have been in each of the last five years. | | (77282) | 406
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will estimate how many people suffer from each of the forms of porphyria. | | (77283) | 407
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans there are to increase the number of audiologists. | | (77284) | 408
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of (a) males and (b) females are considered (i) obese and (ii) overweight. | | (77285) | 409
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what complaints procedures there are for those in a (a) private and (b) NHS care home. | | (77286) | 410
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding has been provided by her Department for addiction treatment and rehabilitation in each of the last 10 years. | | (77287) | 411
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the current (a) average and (b) longest waiting time for assessment for occupational therapy over the last three years. | | (77288) | 412
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how mamy patients are currently awaiting assessment for occupational therapy. | | (77289) | 413
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the cost of providing free (a) personal care and (b) long-term care for each year until 2015. | | (77290) | 414
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what safeguards are in place to prevent patients from mistakenly receiving private dental treatment in the belief that it is being provided on the NHS; and what recourse is available to patients who incur charges in this way. | | (77291) | 415
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consent is required from patients for private dental treatment by NHS dentists. | | (77292) | 416
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with multiple sclerosis are waiting to commence (a) beta interferon and (b) glatiramer treatment. | | (77293) | 417
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding has been provided for (a) beta interferon and (b) glatiramer treatment for multiple sclerosis in each of the last three years. | | (77294) | 418
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the availability of Velcade. | | (77295) | 419
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will seek to amend the rules governing confidentiality of personal information for those with severe mental health problems to ensure that specified family members may be given full disclosure of medication and treatment. | | (77114) | 420
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will keep a separate record of the amount spent annually by her Department on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (77265) | 421
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of her staff are (a) under and (b) over 55 years of age. | | (77266) | 422
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people over the age of 55 years have been recruited into her Department in each of the last three years. | | (77267) | 423
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the managing director of the strategic health authority covering West Worcestershire will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 2nd May. | | (76240) | 424
| Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the impact on doctors of the decision by her Department to withdraw funding from the Drugs and Therapeutic Bulletin; and if she will make a statement. | | (76902) | 425
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department treats referrals to hospital-based orthodontists from dentists as consultant to consultant referrals; and if she will make a statement. | | (76953) | 426
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department collects statistics on referrals to hospital-based orthodontists by dentists; and if she will make a statement. | | (76960) | 427
| Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists in Wantage constituency have stopped taking new NHS patients since 1st April. | | (77118) | 428
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times the Bowel Cancer Treatment Working Group has met during the past 12 months. | | (76242) | 429
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what cost-benefit analysis her Department has undertaken of the use of non-invasive laparoscopic surgery techniques for the treatment of colorectal cancer; and if she will make a statement. | | (76245) | 430
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many laparoscopic surgery procedures for colorectal cancer were carried out in each year since 2003-04. | | (76246) | 431
| Jeremy Wright (Rugby & Kenilworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) financial support and (b) compensation is available to those who have had a Hepatitis C infection as a result of a blood transfusion within the NHS but who no longer have the infection. | | (76550) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 432
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the operation of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971; if he will list the statutory instruments that have been made under this Act; and what recent representations he has received on the operation of the Act. | | (77111) | 433
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the enforcement by his Department of the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961; and if he will make a statement. | | (77133) | 434
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the effects on (a) the UK balance of payments, (b) UK jobs and (c) the number of traffic movements of moving the production of oxycodene hydrochloride formulations from the United Kingdom to another country in the European Union; and if he will make a statement. | | (77134) | 435
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he plans to take to ensure that local authorities monitor and act on public concerns over anti-social behaviour. | | (77142) | 436
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the national non-emergency number for community safety advice and action will be available for use in Dudley. | | (77143) | 437
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to make local authorities more accountable to communities when responding to persistent anti-social behaviour and community safety problems. | | (77144) | 438
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures to tackle anti-social behaviour have been introduced by his Department since 1997; and what the take-up for each measure has been to date in (a) Dudley and (b) the West Midlands. | | (77145) | 439
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders were applied for by (a) each local authority, (b) the police, (c) social landlords and (d) housing action trusts in Dudley since 1st April 1999. | | (77146) | 440
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to ensure that the neighbourhood charters will be delivered by service providers. | | (77328) | 441
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he plans to take to publicise action taken to tackle anti-social behaviour to members of the public in Dudley. | | (77329) | 442
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) criminal anti-social behaviour orders and (b) anti-social behaviour orders have been secured by courts in (i) Dudley and (ii) the West Midlands since the introduction of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003. | | (77330) | 443
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officials from his Department were sent on courses run by the Defence Intelligence and Security Centre in each year since 1997; for what purpose; and at what cost. | | (76689) | 444
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the 77 outstanding applications from Zimbabwe for indefinite leave to remain under the UK Ancestral Visa Route which have been awaiting the outcome of the recent fraud inquiry will be processed. | | (76974) | 445
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the 12 applications from Zimbabwe for indefinite leave to remain under the UK Ancestral Visa Route which have been refused were refused because of fraud. | | (76975) | 446
| Colin Burgon (Elmet):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evaluation he has made of the effectiveness of Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology on the detection and prevention of crime. | | (76930) | 447
| Colin Burgon (Elmet):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he made of the cohesiveness of Government, Local Authority, Town and Parish Council funding streams for developing a viable and robust network of CCTV cameras. | | (76931) | 448
| Colin Burgon (Elmet):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much central government funding has been spent on CCTV cameras in the area covered by Leeds City Council in each of the last five years. | | (76932) | 449
| Colin Burgon (Elmet):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding from the Building Safer Communities Fund has been allocated to (a) Leeds City Council and (b) the basic command units of West Yorkshire Police within the Leeds City Council district in each of the last three years. | | (76933) | 450
| Colin Burgon (Elmet):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding for CCTV cameras has been allocated by town and parish councils in the Leeds City Council district in each of the last three years. | | (76934) | 451
| Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to ensure that production of oxycodone formulations does not move from the UK to elsewhere in the European Union as a result of Home Office interpretation of United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961. | | (76952) | 452
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reoffending rate was for people who were identified as mentally ill whilst in prison in 2005-06. | | (76778) | 453
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who work with mental health patients have been murdered by patients in each of the last 10 years for which records are available. | | (76779) | 454
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures are in place to prevent convicted criminals contacting (a) the victims of their crimes and (b) the relatives of their victims. | | (76782) | 455
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures are in place to prevent a person who has murdered their spouse organising the victim's funeral in their position as next-of-kin. | | (76783) | 456
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers and (b) Immigration and Nationality Directorate staff were present at the removal of Sakchoi Macao on 6th June 2006; where the officers are normally based; and what the cost was of the transportation of these officers to and from Shetland. | | (76868) | 457
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the application by Mr Mohamed Kargbo, of Christchurch (reference: K414597) for indefinite leave to remain, received by his Department on 24th June 2004, will be determined; and if he will make a statement. | | (76132) | 458
N | Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of staff in his Department have been on paid leave for more than (a) six months, (b) a year and (c) two years; and if he will make a statement. | | (76896) | 459
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department is on track to meet its Public Service Agreement target of reducing reoffending by five per cent. by 2006. | | (76899) | 460
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Department since April 2005, broken down by Act. | | (76910) | 461
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18th July 2005 to the hon. Member for Winchester, Official Report, column 1506W, on probation hostels, how many places were available in probation hostels in England and Wales on the latest date for which figures are available; and how many were occupied by high risk offenders on that date. | | (76914) | 462
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7th November 2005 to the hon. Member for Shipley, Official Report, column 57W, on prisoners, how many crimes were committed by people released from prison before the end of their sentence in 2005-06. | | (76915) | 463
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 are yet to come into force; and when he expects each to come into force. | | (76917) | 464
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners released on home detention curfew have been recalled to prison in each year since 1999, broken down by reason for recall. | | (76918) | 465
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many allegations of staff misconduct have been (a) received and (b) investigated in each directorate of his Department in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (76919) | 466
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what basis the Independent Assessor to the Home Secretary on Miscarriages of Justice makes recommendations for interim payments to claimants; and whether interim payments have been made on compassionate grounds. | | (76920) | 467
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many outstanding applications for compensation are being considered by the Independent Assessor to the Home Secretary on Miscarriages of Justice, broken down by the number of years the case has been under consideration. | | (76921) | 468
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what average time was taken for the office of the Independent Assessor to the Home Secretary on Miscarriages of Justice to reply to correspondence in the last period for which figures are available. | | (76922) | 469
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the standard procedure of the Independent Assessor to the Home Secretary on Miscarriages of Justice is in responding to correspondence from claimants' legal representatives. | | (76923) | 470
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department plans to reduce the charges for leave to remain applications once the deficit identified by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate associated with the processing of chargeable applications during 2003-04 and 2004-05 has been recovered. | | (76924) | 471
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, at what point he expects the deficit identified by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate which occurred in processing chargeable applications for leave to remain during 2003-04 and 2004-05 to have been recovered as a result of increases to leave to remain fees from 1st April 2005. | | (76925) | 472
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total running costs were of the Department that handles further leave to remain charges within the Immigration and Nationality Directorate in each year since their introduction. | | (76926) | 473
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was raised through further leave to remain charges in each year since their introduction. | | (76927) | 474
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many adult defendants (a) found guilty and (b) given custodial sentences in court cases were (i) asylum seekers, (ii) illegal immigrants, (iii) legal immigrants not yet granted leave to remain in the UK and (iv) immigrants granted leave to remain in the UK, in each of the last five years. | | (77410) | 475
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded (a) perpetrators and (b) victims of racially aggravated crimes there were in the most recent year for which figures are available, broken down by ethnic origin. | | (77412) | 476
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of (a) adult defendants, (b) adult defendants found guilty of offences and (c) those given a custodial sentence in each of the last five years were (i) born in the UK and (ii) not born in the UK. | | (77413) | 477
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new prison places have been created in each year since 1997; and what the cost of new prison places was in each year. | | (77070) | 478
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for which projects external consultants were hired for work for the Immigration and Nationality Directorate in the last financial year; who the consultants were in each case; and how much was paid in each case. | | (77071) | 479
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was paid to external consultants for work for the Immigration and Nationality Directorate in each year since 1997. | | (77072) | 480
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal immigrants have been employed on Home Office premises in each of the last five years. | | (77073) | 481
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people working on Home Office premises have been found to have false National Insurance documents in each of the last five years. | | (77074) | 482
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the job title of Mr Dave Roberts is; and whether changes have been made to his responsibilities in the last two months. | | (77075) | 483
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officials in his Department (a) have been suspended, (b) have been dismissed and (c) have had their responsibilities significantly changed in each of the last three months. | | (77076) | 484
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of staff and (b) financial resources required to implement end to end offender management in the Probation Service; and if he will make a statement. | | (77077) | 485
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners have been held in crowded conditions in each month since November 2004; and what percentage of the total prisoner population this represents in each case. | | (77078) | 486
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employees of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate have been granted British citizenship in (a) the last 12 months, (b) the last five years and (c) the last 10 years; and what the country of origin of each such employee is. | | (77117) | 487
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals are employed by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate. | | (77119) | 488
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employees of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate hold dual citizenship. | | (77120) | 489
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign prisoners are detained in open prisons. | | (77121) | 490
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the 1,019 foreign prisoners released without consideration for deportation are now under police control; and if he will make a statement. | | (77122) | 491
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of police hours taken to trace foreign criminals released without consideration for deportation since the issue was identified. | | (77123) | 492
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign prisoners have been released on bail in each week since 25th April; how many have breached their bail conditions; how many have been taken back into custody; and whether each prisoner was originally convicted of (a) a serious, (b) a more serious, (c) a most serious and (d) an other offence. | | (77125) | 493
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Prime Minister about merging police forces in England and Wales since his appointment. | | (77126) | 494
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will announce final proposals for police force restructuring in the South West of England. | | (77127) | 495
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign offenders have been released from prisons in (a) Scotland and (b) Northern Ireland without being considered for deportation in each of the last eight years; and for what offences each was originally convicted. | | (77128) | 496
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) murders, (b) violent offences, (c) sexual offences and (d) other serious offences have been committed by offenders under the supervision of the Probation Service in each of the last eight years. | | (77129) | 497
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employees from an ethnic minority the Immigration and Nationality Directorate has, broken down by category of staff. | | (77397) | 498
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration officers employed by his Department were born outside the UK, broken down by country of origin. | | (77398) | 499
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the 1,019 foreign prisoners released without being considered for deportation have been allowed to stay in the UK after being considered for deportation; and how many of these are subject to review. | | (77399) | 500
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the 1,019 foreign criminals released without being considered for deportation and subsequently detained have since been granted bail. | | (77400) | 501
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the 1,019 foreign prisoners released without consideration for deportation have been bailed subject to licensing requirements. | | (77401) | 502
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to change the management structure in the Immigration and Nationality Directorate. | | (77402) | 503
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are employed in the Immigration and Nationality Directive at (a) senior management and (b) junior management level. | | (77403) | 504
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign mentally-disordered individuals held in special hospitals under mental health legislation were released without notification to the Immigration and Nationality Directorate in (a) the last six months, (b) the last 12 months and (c) the last five years. | | (77405) | 505
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign mentally-disordered individuals held in special hospitals under mental health legislation have been released without being considered for deportation in (a) the last six months, (b) the last 12 months and (c) the last five years. | | (77406) | 506
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the most serious offenders of the 1,019 foreign prisoners released without being considered for deportation have not been detained. | | (77407) | 507
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the 83 more serious offenders released without being considered for deportation have been brought under control. | | (77408) | 508
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his timetable is for introducing legislation to ensure that there is a legal presumption that foreign prisoners will be deported at the end of their sentences. | | (77409) | 509
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures are in place to deal with the work previously undertaken by the Immigation and Nationality Directorate staff transferred from asylum and managed migration work to dealing with foreign prisoners. | | (77414) | 510
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of translation and interpreting services for foreign nationals (a) in prisons in England and Wales and (b) supervised by the Probation Service. | | (77415) | 511
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of foreign criminals subject to deporation orders were deported in each of the last 10 years. | | (77416) | 512
N | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will ban Hizb-ut-Tehrir under his powers of proscription of extremist and terrorist organisations; and if he will make a statement. | | (76535) | 513
N | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations he has received on child trafficking in the UK; and if he will make a statement. | | (76364) | 514
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value was of each payment which (a) has been made and (b) is planned by the Government to (i) survivors and (ii) families of those affected by the London bombings on 7th July 2005; and to whom each payment was made. | | (76981) | 515
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make arrangements for payments to be made to the victims of the 15th June 1996 IRA Manchester bombings on terms similar to the payments being made to victims of the 7th July London bombings and their families. | | (76533) | 516
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been convicted of drug-trafficking offences in each of the last five years, broken down by police force. | | (77151) | 517
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what has the prison population been in each of the last five years. | | (77154) | 518
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) serving and (b) former police officers of each police force have been imprisoned in each of the last five years. | | (77155) | 519
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people convicted of sexual offences against children have been deported to the UK from abroad in each of the last five years. | | (77158) | 520
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average number of grammes of cannabis found on people charged with possession of cannabis was in each of the last five years. | | (77159) | 521
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average sentence was for (a) rape and (b) date rape in each of the last five years. | | (77160) | 522
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been found guilty of wounding someone with a knife in each of the last five years; and how many of these received a prison sentence. | | (77161) | 523
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the likely effect by 2010 on (a) the prison population and (b) prison costs of requiring all prisoners currently under sentence to serve their full sentences. | | (76608) | 524
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of people convicted of drugs offences as a result of the Misuse of Drugs Act 2005 and (b) how many of them have received a prison sentence. | | (76976) | 525
N | Mr George Galloway (Bethnal Green & Bow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to discover the identity of the Whitehall source quoted by the News of The World as stating that Abul Koyair fired the weapon which wounded Mohammed Abdul Kahar in the incident on 2nd June; and if he will make a statement. | | (76239) | 526
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inmates escaped from each prison in each of the last eight years; how many were recaptured within (a) one hour, (b) 12 hours, (c) 24 hours, (d) seven days, (e) 28 days, (f) six calendar months, (g) one year and (h) more than one year, broken down by category of prison from which they escaped; and how many in each category have not been recaptured. | | (77442) | 527
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inmates have escaped from each category of prison in each of the last eight years; and how many in each category who escaped were (a) British citizens and (b) foreign nationals who had been recommended to the Home Secretary for deportation by the sentencing court on completion of their sentence. | | (77443) | 528
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his policy is on the transfer of inmates from (a) a category A prison to a category B prison, (b) a category B prison to a category C prison and (c) a category C prison to a category D prison; what changes there have been in that policy since 1st May 1997; on what dates the policy was changed; and how the policy change was made public. | | (77444) | 529
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) Acts and (b) parts of Acts received Royal Assent between 1st May 1997 and June 2006 for which his Department has policy responsibility; and which provisions within those Acts (i) have not yet come into force, (ii) have been replaced prior to coming into force and (iii) have been replaced after coming into force. | | (77445) | 530
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals convicted in the Crown courts in England and Wales in each of the last eight years were recommended to the Home Secretary for deportation on completion of their sentences; what the crime committed by the offender was in each case; and on what date (a) they were deported and (b) he decided not to follow the recommendation. | | (77446) | 531
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what factors are taken into account when a decision is made to hold prisoners who are awaiting deportation or being considered for deportation in open prisons. | | (76694) | 532
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were successfully prosecuted in Hampshire for the theft of a caravan in each of the last five years. | | (76549) | 533
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience is of the Chief Accounting Officer of his Department. | | (76797) | 534
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders were found guilty of (a) drunken and disorderly behaviour and (b) drunken and aggravated disorderly behaviour in (i) England, (ii) Peterborough constituency and (iii) the Peterborough City Council area in each year since 1997. | | (76623) | 535
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of assets seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 were returned to the Cambridgeshire Constabulary from seizures in the Cambridgeshire police force area in each year since 2003-04; what the value was in each year; and if he will make a statement. | | (77082) | 536
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) arrested and (b) convicted for shoplifting in the South Wales police area in each of the last two years. | | (77457) | 537
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to promote collaboration between police forces in England and Wales and private security offices based in retail stores to help reduce incidents of shoplifting. | | (77458) | 538
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to reduce shoplifting in retail stores. | | (77459) | 539
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were convicted of sex offences in (a) 2004 and (b) 2005, broken down by offence; and if he will make a statement. | | (77460) | 540
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the use of restraint on Mohammed Hussain in Rainsbrook secure training centre between July and August 2005. | | (77137) | 541
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether oxygen was provided to Mohammed Hussain following an incident of restraint at Rainsbrook secure training centre between July and October 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (77138) | 542
N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to Question 67161 tabled by the hon. Member for Hereford concerning his constituent, Mr John Rose. | | (76247) | 543
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what account his Department takes of (a) a local authority's performance in implementing the Hillingdon Judgment and (b) the availability of appropriate welfare support when placing asylum seeking children with local authorities. | | (76643) | 544
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements will be included in the Government's Action Plan for Tackling Human Trafficking to ensure that victims of trafficking are (a) treated as victims and (b) not detained. | | (76665) | 545
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support will be provided under the Government's Action Plan for Tackling Human Trafficking for (a) programmes providing protection for trafficked persons who are repatriated and (b) to ensure that individual victims are not re-trafficked after deportation. | | (76674) | 546
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what stage the Government has reached in preparing for (a) signing and (b) ratifying the Council of Europe Convention on trafficking. | | (76675) | 547
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional safeguards he will put in place relating to trafficked children in the Action Plan for Tackling Human Trafficking. | | (76676) | 548
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to achieve compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Article 22 for the UK. | | (76825) | 549
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of the Department's budget was spent on researching new technologies in the last period for which figures are available. | | (76811) | 550
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress is being made with the proposed mergers of police forces in the North East region. | | (76812) | 551
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking towards making young people less vulnerable to being influenced and exploited by extremists. | | (76813) | 552
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects the custody plus provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 to be introduced. | | (76744) | 553
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time probation officers were employed in the area covered by the Greater London Magistrates' Courts in each of the last six years. | | (76745) | 554
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional probation officers will be recruited in the London area to provide increased supervision of defendants following the implementation of the Custody Plus provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003. | | (76867) | 555
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will estimate (a) the extent and (b) the cost to the UK economy of e-crime in each of the last five years. | | (76722) | 556
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many domestic violence cases prosecuted in the last five years perpetrators were charged with other crimes. | | (76727) | 557
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many domestic violence incidents dealt with by police in the last five years involved disputes regarding child contact. | | (76728) | 558
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many domestic violence incidents dealt with by police in (a) England and Wales, (b) Luton and (c) Bedfordshire in the last five years the children concerned were on the child protection register. | | (76729) | 559
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many domestic violence incidents dealt with by police in (a) England and Wales, (b) Luton and (c) Bedfordshire in the last five years involved (i) repeat victims and (ii) repeat visits to the same address. | | (76730) | 560
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the trend over the last five years in the number of repeat victims in cases of domestic violence investigated by police in (a) England and Wales, (b) Luton and (c) Bedfordshire. | | (76731) | 561
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for which other crimes domestic violence perpetrators have been (a) investigated, (b) charged and (c) sentenced in the last five years. | | (76732) | 562
| Mr George Mudie (Leeds East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7th June 2006, Official Report, column 737W, on illegal immigration, what charges were imposed on the air and sea carriers; which carriers were charged; and what penalties were imposed on the carriers. | | (76936) | 563
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the costs of policing the Labour Party Conference in September 2006 will be met by Greater Manchester Police. | | (76506) | 564
| Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to prevent people using illegal drugs on buses. | | (76669) | 565
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the likely impact on policing in Greater Manchester of the policing of the Labour Party Conference in September. | | (76671) | 566
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many forensic psychiatrists per 100,000 population are available to assess the mental state of individuals taken into custody in each police authority area. | | (77115) | 567
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police recruits have dropped out of training in each police force in each of the last five years; and what percentage this represents of the total number of recruits in each year. | | (77427) | 568
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police recruits have been (a) disciplined and (b) dismissed during their period of training in each police force in each of the last five years; and what percentage this represents of the total number of recruits in each year. | | (77428) | 569
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers from each police force have been caught drink driving in each of the last five years; and how many have been (a) prosecuted, (b) disciplined and (c) dismissed. | | (77429) | 570
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers in each police force have been (a) disciplined and (b) dismissed for (i) racism, (ii) bullying and (iii) sexual harassment in each of the last five years. | | (77430) | 571
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers in each police force have been (a) disciplined and (b) dismissed for (i) inappropriate use of the internet and (ii) using official telephones to access premium rate telephone numbers in each of the last five years. | | (77431) | 572
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25th May 2006, Official Report, column 2025W, on racial abuse, to what he attributes the increase in complaints of racial abuse since January 2005; what steps have been taken to address this issue; and what meetings have been held with senior civil servants to discuss the rise in complaints of racial abuse. | | (77432) | 573
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd May 2006, Official Report, column 1705W, on parole, what measures have been put in place since 2001-02 to reduce the number of parolees breaking the terms of their release. | | (77433) | 574
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will keep a separate record of the amount spent annually by his Department on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (77434) | 575
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of his staff are (a) under and (b) over 55 years of age. | | (77435) | 576
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people over the age of 55 years have been recruited into his Department in each of the last three years. | | (77436) | 577
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many producers and suppliers of oxycodone hydrochloride in the European Economic Area are approved as alternative sources of supply of the raw material to UK manufacturers of oxycodone preparations for the British market. | | (76539) | 578
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect on UK producers of oxycodone hydrochloride formulations of other EU countries interpreting the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (1961) less restrictively than his Department; and if he will make a statement. | | (76540) | 579
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Prostitution Strategy announced in January 2006 has been implemented; and if he will make a statement. | | (76708) | 580
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations have closed in (a) Devon, (b) Cornwall, (c) Somerset and (d) Dorset in each of the last five years. | | (76251) | 581
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Written Statement of 15th May 2006, Official Report, column 39WS, on deportation and removal of foreign nationals, when he will provide the details which he referred to as being available in due course; and when he will answer Questions 67590, 67592 and 67593 tabled by the hon. Member for East Dunbartonshire. | | (76129) | 582
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken to process a Criminal Records Bureau check was in the last period for which figures are available. | | (77334) | 583
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who listed a residential address in Hartlepool constituency at the time of sentencing received a prison sentence in each year since 1990. | | (77116) | 584
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of the total prison population released in each year since 1990 completed (a) 100 per cent., (b) 90 to 99 per cent., (c) 80 to 89 per cent., (d) 70 to 79 per cent., (e) 60 to 69 per cent., (f) 50 to 59 per cent. and (g) less than 50 per cent. of their total prison sentence. | | (77189) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 585
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many works of art from the Works of Art Collection have been reported (a) missing and (b) stolen in each year since 1997; and what their estimated value was in each case. | | (76312) | 586
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will take steps to ensure that Harvey's beer is considered for stocking in House of Commons bars during Cask Beer Week in September 2006. | | (76686) | 587
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will take steps to ensure that a Sussex sparkling wine is added to the House of Commons wine lists. | | (76690) | 588
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the House took to mark English Wine Week. | | (76800) | 589
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what accommodation is made available to officers of the House; and if he will make a statement. | | (76939) | 590
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 25th May 2006 to Question 73851, how much was spent from the Administration Estimate on clothing and uniforms for (a) Clerks at the Table, (b) Sergeants at Arms and (c) the Secretary and Assistant Secretary to the Speaker in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (77466) | 591
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer to Question 74325, if he will take steps to remind users that the House can recover the cost of postage of spoiled pre-paid envelopes and (b) make visible collection points available for such envelopes; and if he will make a statement. | | (77474) | 592
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the Chief Accounting Officer of the House. | | (76864) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 593
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the chief accounting officer of his Department. | | (76790) | 594
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on delivering aid to Indonesia following the earthquake. | | (77333) | 595
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures he is taking to avoid deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Kashmir as a result of withdrawal of funding to non-governmental organisations. | | (76735) | 596
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will keep a separate record of the amount spent annually by his Department on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (77421) | 597
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of his staff are (a) under and (b) over 55 years of age. | | (77422) | 598
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people over the age of 55 years were recruited into his Department in each of the last three years. | | (77423) | 599
| Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on what basis the figures for the proportion of UK bilateral aid spent on water and sanitation are calculated. | | (76707) | Questions to the Leader of the House 600
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Leader of the House, if he will keep a separate record of the amount spent annually by = his-her= office on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (77322) | 601
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Leader of the House, how many of his staff are (a) under and (b) over 55 years of age. | | (77323) | 602
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Leader of the House, how many people over the age of 55 years have been recruited by his office in each of the last three years. | | (77324) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 603
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans the Northern Ireland Tourist Board has to target potential tourists from the Republic of Ireland during summer 2006. | | (76365) | 604
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many convictions there were in Northern Ireland in connection with theft from retail outlets in (a) 1995 and (b) 2005. | | (76366) | 605
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the Department for Regional Development Roads Service will outline the options for the route of the proposed dual carriageway between Londonderry and Dungiven. | | (76367) | 606
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the level of remuneration will be announced for those persons returned to the shadow councils in Northern Ireland in 2008. | | (76368) | 607
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the expected final cost to public funds is of the design, preparation and build of the new Waterside Health Centre in Londonderry. | | (76645) | 608
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many fixed penalty notices for (a) litter and (b) illegal dumping in Northern Ireland (i) were issued, (ii) were paid, (iii) were rescinded and (iv) remained outstanding six months later in each of the last three years. | | (76646) | 609
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to hold events in Northern Ireland to mark the 90th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. | | (76647) | 610
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many times the Forum for Local Government and the Arts in Northern Ireland met in 2005; and where each meeting took place. | | (76648) | 611
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Department since April 2005, broken down by Act. | | (76903) | 612
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will establish a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane in line with the terms recommended by Judge Cory. | | (76620) | 613
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many criminal offences resulted in a sentence of community work in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months; and how many were completed. | | (76625) | 614
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many convictions there have been for illegal possession of a knife in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (76626) | 615
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many incidents of stabbings with knives have occurred in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (76627) | 616
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department plans to take in response to the recent report by the European Commission which identified Ireland as having the fifth highest consumption of alcohol per person in the EU. | | (76629) | 617
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what measures his Department is taking to reduce the incidence of violent attacks on migrant workers in Northern Ireland. | | (76630) | 618
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 4th May 2006, Official Report, columns 1818-20W, on housing, what assessment he has made of community differentials in the allocation of housing in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) Belfast; and if he will make a statement. | | (76786) | 619
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the compliance of the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister's proposals to amend the Fair Employment and Treatment Order (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 with the EU Race Directive. | | (76787) | 620
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will take steps to ensure that the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister's proposals to amend the Fair Employment and Treatment Order (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 to facilitate mixed housing schemes do not adversely affect steps taken (a) to promote equality of opportunity and (b) to ensure the elimination of community differentials in the allocation of public housing in Northern Ireland. | | (76789) | 621
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many items have been surrendered to date in each district council area in Northern Ireland since the commencement of the knife amnesty. | | (76440) | 622
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to extend the knife amnesty in Northern Ireland in accordance with the amnesty operating in England and Wales. | | (76444) | 623
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the chief accounting officer of his Department. | | (76711) | 624
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what role the Government expects nuclear power to play in meeting the future energy needs of Northern Ireland. | | (76531) | 625
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much money was classed by the Northern Ireland Child Support Agency as probably uncollectable during the financial year 2005-06. | | (76678) | 626
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of Social Security Agency customers have their benefits paid (a) directly into a bank or building society account, (b) via a Post Office Card Account, (c) by cheque and (d) in cash. | | (76679) | 627
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the levels were of (a) fraud and (b) overall incorrect payment by the Northern Ireland Social Security Agency (i) income support, (ii) jobseeker's allowance, (iii) disability living allowance, (iv) incapacity benefit, (v) carer's allowance and (vi) retirement pension in 2005-06 (A) in monetary terms and (B) as a percentage of the total expenditure in each benefit programme. | | (76680) | 628
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was spent by (a) the Northern Ireland Office and (b) each of the Northern Ireland departments on (i) hospitality, (ii) taxis, (iii) advertising, (iv) public relations consultants, (v) headhunters and recruitment consultants and (vi) management consultants during (A) 2003-04, (B) 2004-05 and (C) 2005-06; and if he will make a statement. | | (76719) | 629
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will update the information in Table 5.2 of the Northern Ireland Annual Abstract of Statistics 2005 to show the figures for school performance in different parts of the United Kingdom in (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06. | | (76746) | 630
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has made representations to the US Administration about the current restrictions on fund-raising that have been imposed on Sinn Fein politicians visiting the United States; and if he will make a statement. | | (76747) | 631
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the consultancy contracts entered into by the Central Procurement Directorate on behalf of public bodies in Northern Ireland during (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06; what the (i) purpose and (ii) cost to public funds was of each contract; and if he will make a statement. | | (76788) | 632
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many days were lost per staff year in each (a) core department of the Northern Ireland administration and (b) associated public body in (i) 2004-05 and (ii) 2005-06; what the total number of days lost was in each case; and what the cost was to each such (A) department and (B) public body in each year. | | (76895) | 633
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much of the energy consumed by each Northern Ireland department came from renewable sources in the last 12 months. | | (77046) | 634
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what targets have been set to increase the amount of energy from renewable sources used by Northern Ireland Departments. | | (77105) | 635
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total cost of providing a digital hearing aid on the NHS is in the Province including (a) assessment, (b) fitting, (c) follow-up and (d) purchase of the aid (i) to the NHS and (ii) to the patient. | | (77239) | 636
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will estimate how many (a) health department and (b) NHS personnel in the Province are employed on processing requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. | | (77240) | 637
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what NHS trusts in Northern Ireland are currently in financial deficit; and what the size of each deficit is. | | (77325) | 638
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was spent on educating children in the safe use of bicycles on roads in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years, broken down by Westminster constituency. | | (77326) | 639
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many pedal cyclists have been killed in each Westminster constituency in Northern Ireland over the last three years; how many of these were not wearing appropriate head gear; and if he will make a statement. | | (77327) | 640
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many pedestrians have been killed using properly designated crossings in Northern Ireland in the last three years, broken down by Westminster constituency. | | (77337) | 641
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many small to medium businesses have gone into receivership in the Province in the last three years, broken down by Westminster constituency; and if he will make a statement. | | (77338) | 642
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many cases of animal cruelty have been reported across the Province over the last three years, broken down by Westminster constituency. | | (77339) | 643
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many knife stabbing incidents have occurred in Northern Ireland over the last three years, broken down by Westminster constituency; and how many of these involved fatalities. | | (77341) | 644
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many children were admitted to hospital in Northern Ireland with injuries that gave rise to subsequent investigations for abuse in the last three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (77342) | 645
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have suffered major burns in the run-up to the bonfire season in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (77343) | 646
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been allocated to preventative health care for men, with particular reference to early detection of prostate cancer, in each trust area in Northern Ireland over the last three years. | | (77344) | 647
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much general grant was received by each local authority in Northern Ireland in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07. | | (77220) | 648
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many prisoners have escaped from accompanying prison staff whilst on compassionate leave in each of the last five years. | | (77221) | 649
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on how many occasions has he has met representatives of Phoenix Gas to discuss gas prices in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months. | | (77222) | 650
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on media monitoring in each of the last five financial years. | | (77223) | 651
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was spent on (a) travel and (b) attendance for each independent member of the South Eastern Education and Library Board in each of the last five years. | | (77224) | 652
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which consultants have been selected to assist with the visioning and action plans for Neighbourhood Partnerships. | | (77225) | 653
N | Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many children were (a) suspended and (b) expelled from a school in Northern Ireland in the past school term, broken down by education board. | | (77345) | 654
N | Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many emergency 999 calls were made in Northern Ireland in the last year, broken down by emergency service requested. | | (77346) | 655
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd May 2006, Official Report, column 1647W, on road tax, if he will break down the figures for detections by the number of detections in each of the areas of detection. | | (77347) | 656
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what nuclear emergency drills involving local authorities and emergency services are planned over the next 12 months. | | (77348) | 657
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people were unemployed in each of the last three years in Northern Ireland. | | (77349) | 658
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many fixed penalty fines were issued in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) urban and (b) rural district command units. | | (77350) | 659
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was generated by fixed penalty fines in Northern Ireland for each of the past three years. | | (77351) | 660
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff there are in the Northern Ireland Civil Service. | | (77352) | 661
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much each Department under his authority spent on travel expenses in each of the last five years. | | (77353) | 662
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much the Sports Council for Northern Ireland has received from (a) the Exchequer and (b) the Lottery in each of the last five years. | | (77354) | 663
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) males and (b) females were convicted of motoring offences in each district command unit in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years for which information is available. | | (77355) | 664
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many incidents of bullying of children have been reported in the last financial year (a) at primary schools and (b) in post primary education, broken down by (i) board area, (ii) category of bullying and (iii) type of location of incident. | | (77356) | 665
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) live births and (b) abortions there were in Northern Ireland in 2005. | | (77357) | 666
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many mandatory drug tests were carried out in prisons in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many were (a) positive and (b) negative in each year. | | (77358) | 667
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) personal bankruptcies and (b) company failures have taken place in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (77359) | 668
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many applications made by prisoners for home leave were (a) accepted and (b) rejected in each of the last five years. | | (77360) | 669
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many mobile telephones were found in the possession of prisoners in each prison in each of the last five years in Northern Ireland. | | (77361) | 670
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average cost of housing a prisoner was over the last financial year in prison in Northern Ireland. | | (77362) | 671
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people were diagnosed with (a) schizophrenia and (b) catatonia in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. | | (77363) | 672
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) males and (b) females have suffered from (i) severe depressive illness, (ii) catatonia and (iii) a prolonged or severe manic episode in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years for which information is available, broken down by age group. | | (77364) | 673
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many offenders were caught by automated number plate readers in Northern Ireland in the last year, broken down by area. | | (77365) | 674
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many reported incidents of illegal dumping there were along the border with the Republic of Ireland in the last six months. | | (77366) | 675
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what action has been taken against the owners of land upon which illegal dumping has taken place in Northern Ireland. | | (77367) | 676
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in Northern Ireland have been investigated by the Asset Recovery Agency. | | (77368) | 677
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total value of property and possessions confiscated by the Asset Recovery Agency was in the last financial year in Northern Ireland. | | (77369) | 678
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people work for the Asset Recovery Agency in Northern Ireland. | | (77370) | 679
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many personal protection weapons on licence have been returned on request in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (77371) | 680
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many complaints against the Police Service of Northern Ireland were received by the Police Ombudsman in 2005-06. | | (77372) | 681
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many applications for personal protection weapons were made in each of the last five years in Northern Ireland. | | (77373) | 682
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much Sinn Fein has received in the last year from public funds. | | (77374) | 683
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many MMR vaccines the Department of Health and Social Services has committed to purchasing for use in Northern Ireland for 2006-07 and 2007-08. | | (77375) | 684
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many instances of vandalism were reported in (a) Castlereagh and (b) East Belfast district command unit in each year since 1990. | | (77376) | 685
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what criteria and procedures he uses when electing consultants for publicly funded work. | | (77377) | 686
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the frequency is of (a) recalibration and (b) other maintenance for static speed detection devices in Northern Ireland; and who undertakes this work. | | (77378) | 687
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to increase the seatbelt-wearing rate in Northern Ireland over the next five years. | | (77379) | 688
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of speed cameras on main roads in Northern Ireland in reducing the incidence of speeding. | | (77380) | 689
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of the Northern Ireland population is aged (a) 65 years and over and (b) 18 to 64 years; and what the forecasts are for (i) 2007, (ii) 2009, (iii) 2010 and (iv) 2015. | | (77381) | 690
| Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the hospitals in Northern Ireland in which clinical trials take place; and if he will make a statement. | | (77382) | 691
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total cost was of staff surveys conducted by each department in Northern Ireland, including the Northern Ireland Office, in each of the last three years. | | (77089) | 692
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many emergency landings have been made by aircraft (a) departing from and (b) flying into each Northern Ireland airport in each of the last five years. | | (77090) | 693
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has discussed the impact on business growth in Northern Ireland of different rates of corporation tax between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. | | (77091) | 694
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much compensation has been paid out to prisoners in Northern Ireland following (a) accidental injury and (b) a successful claim of assault by a member of staff. | | (77092) | 695
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many prisoners have failed to return to prison following (a) weekend and (b) compassionate release in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (77093) | 696
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many police officers in Northern Ireland have been retired on medical grounds in each of the last five years. | | (77094) | 697
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in Northern Ireland have been charged under cattle identification legislation in each of the last five years; and how much was recovered by way of fines in each year. | | (77095) | 698
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people from the business sector have applied to become school governors since May 2005. | | (77096) | 699
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he has taken to help businesses become more innovative since 31st May 2005; and how many businesses in Northern Ireland have been assisted in this way over the period. | | (77097) | 700
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings Ministers have attended with (a) senior departmental officials and (b) business leaders in Northern Ireland to discuss how best to help Northern Ireland businesses become more innovative since 31st May 2005. | | (77098) | 701
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd May 2006, Official Report, column 1605W, on staff surveys, why the total number of staff surveys carried out by the Department of the Office of the First and Deputy First Minister increased from three in 2003-04, to (a) 18 in 2004-05 and (b) 14 in 2005-06. | | (77103) | 702
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd May 2006, Official Report, column 1489W, on Northern Ireland Police Fund, why the Department does not maintain a record of the community breakdown of staff; and whether members of staff in the Northern Ireland Police Funds are required to complete a community background check as part of the appointment process. | | (77104) | 703
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 11th May 2006, Official Report, column 540W, on road traffic accidents, how many road traffic accidents there were in the years covered for which a police officer was responsible; how much has been paid out in compensation to members of the public for such accidents; what the total cost of repairs to police vehicles was in relation to such accidents; how many officers have been disciplined for such incidents; and what sanctions were imposed. | | (77204) | 704
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 11th May 2006, Official Report, column 540W, on road traffic accidents, how are (a) slight contact collisions, (b) minor collisions and (c) major collisions defined; when these definitions were last revised; and what assessment he has made of the reasons for the reported increase in slight contact collisions. | | (77205) | 705
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 18th May 2006, Official Report, column 1248W, on police, how many officers from (a) other UK and (b) foreign police forces have been posted to Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years. | | (77206) | 706
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd May 2006, Official Report, column 1598W, on child sex abuse, how offender clusters have been monitored in Northern Ireland over the past 10 years; and how offender clusters will be scanned for in the future. | | (77207) | 707
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd May 2006, Official Report, column 1601W, on dissident Republican paramilitaries, whether the eighth report of the Independent Monitoring Commission provided evidence of which he was not already in possession on recruitment activities of dissident Republican groups. | | (77208) | 708
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd May 2006, Official Report, column 1601W, on dissident Republican paramilitaries, whether the Independent Monitoring Commission had access to security sources in preparing the eighth report that he has not had. | | (77209) | 709
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd May 2006, Official Report, column 1605W, on security forces (Republic of Ireland), if he has been informed of any occasions on which security forces from the Republic of Ireland have crossed into Northern Ireland without the consent of UK authorities in each of the last 10 years. | | (77210) | 710
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd May 2006, Official Report, column 1605W, on security forces (Republic of Ireland), why no record is kept of occasions when security forces from the Republic of Ireland enter Northern Ireland with the consent of UK authorities while on operation. | | (77211) | 711
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 24th May 2006, Official Report, column 1776W, on special advisers, how much of the spending on travelling expenses was for air travel. | | (77212) | 712
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was spent (a) on travel and subsistence and (b) on air travel for special advisers in the Northern Ireland Office in each of the last five years. | | (77213) | 713
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was spent on overnight accommodation for special advisers in the Northern Ireland Office in each of the last five years. | | (77214) | 714
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 18th May 2006, Official Report, column 1243W, on departmental staff (vetting), what is being done to check information prior to August 2005 to ensure that no foreign nationals working in departments in Northern Ireland, including the Northern Ireland Office, would be disqualified for security reasons. | | (77215) | 715
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 17th May 2006, Official Report, column 1009W, on departmental expenditure, what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of advertising commissioned by Northern Ireland departments, including the Northern Ireland Office. | | (77216) | 716
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 17th May 2006, Official Report, column 1009W, on departmental expenditure, what accounted for the increases in expenditure by (a) Employment and Learning, (b) Health, Social Services and Public Safety and (c) the Northern Ireland Office on advertising between 2003-04 and 2004-05; and if he will take steps to reduce the amount spent on advertising. | | (77217) | 717
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 25th May 2006, Official Report, column 1977W on departmental staff, what criteria for the award of non-consolidated bonuses were used in (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06; and what assessment he has made of the (i) average size and (ii) number of such awards in those years. | | (77218) | 718
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd May 2006, Official Report, column 1605W, on staff surveys, for what reason the number of staff surveys conducted in Northern Ireland departments increased between 2003-04 and 2005-06. | | (77219) | 719
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people have been prosecuted for polluting Northern Ireland waterways in each of the last five years. | | (77305) | 720
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many complaints were made about noise levels to each district and borough council in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and on how many occasions each council took steps to reduce the noise level. | | (77306) | 721
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps have been taken to address the deprivation identified by the Northern Ireland Department of Finance and Personnel in the Drumgask, Drumnamoe, Corcrain, Drumgor and Court areas of Craigavon. | | (77307) | 722
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of the population in each Northern Ireland (a) constituency and (b) council area has been assessed as living in the most deprived areas of Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (77308) | 723
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how the additional £1.2 million announced on 26th May 2005 to maintain frontline early years services in Northern Ireland was spent; and how much remained unspent. | | (77309) | 724
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the new regulations and guidance announced by his Department in Northern Ireland on 25th May 2005 to improve services for young people leaving care. | | (77310) | 725
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff in each department in Northern Ireland, including the Northern Ireland Office, have (a) applied to buy added years and (b) are currently paying for added years to be added to their pension arrangements. | | (77311) | 726
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many temporary advances issued to police officers in Northern Ireland (a) attending courses outside Northern Ireland and (b) performing operational duty outside Northern Ireland are outstanding; and what is the total cost. | | (77312) | 727
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will keep a separate total for the annual amount spent on alcohol for hospitality purposes in each department in Northern Ireland, including his Office. | | (77313) | 728
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many members of staff in each department in Northern Ireland, including his Office, are (a) under and (b) over 55 years of age. | | (77314) | 729
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people over the age of 55 years have been recruited into each Northern Ireland department, including his Office, in each of the last three years. | | (77315) | Questions to the Prime Minister 730
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Prime Minister, with which individuals, other than officials, honourable Members and staff he had a scheduled official appointment at Chequers, other than at official dinners, between 1st July 2003 and 31st December 2003. | | (76311) | 731
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Prime Minister, what sanctions are available under (a) the Ministerial Code and (b) the Civil Service Code against someone who, when providing a witness statement in support of an application to the High Court by a Secretary of State, (i) withholds information which is material to the Court's consideration of the application and (ii) includes in his statement information which he knows to be false or misleading. | | (76307) | 732
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Prime Minister, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the chief accounting officer of his Office. | | (76710) | 733
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Prime Minister, whether positive vetting is conducted (a) prior to him inviting hon. Members and Peers to serve on the Intelligence and Security Committee and (b) after he has extended an invitation to hon. Members and Peers. | | (76371) | 734
| Mr George Mudie (Leeds East):To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2006, Official Report, columns 118-9W, on House of Lords nominations, how many of the 4,090 people nominated for a non-party peerage were interviewed; and whether the Commission's undertakings on confidentiality and the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998 applied to the process extend to the names of those nominated. | | (76601) | 735
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make arrangements for the public to view (a) Chequers, (b) Chevening and (c) Dorneywood at times and on dates that do not inconvenience the Ministers who have use of the properties; and if he will make a statement. | | (77039) | 736
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will keep a separate record of the amount spent annually on alcohol for hospitality purposes in his Office. | | (77316) | 737
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Prime Minister, how many of his staff are (a) under and (b) over 55 years of age. | | (77317) | 738
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Prime Minister, how many people over the age of 55 years have been recruited by his Office in each of the last three years. | | (77318) | 739
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Prime Minister, what mechanism exists to enable liaison between Government departments responsible for delivering sustainable development policy. | | (77048) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 740
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the chief accounting officer of his Department. | | (76709) | 741
| Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the impact on (a) seaside economies and (b) public houses in Scotland of the freeze on gaming machine stake and prize levels. | | (77260) | 742
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd May 2006, Official Report, column 1335W, on air miles, what factors he took into account when deciding not to keep a record of free air miles accrued by senior civil service servants in his Department on official business; and if he will keep such a record. | | (77437) | 743
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 17th May 2006, Official Report, column 994W, on Ministerial Visits (accommodation), what factors he took into account when deciding not to keep a record of overnight accommodation arrangements or costs; and if he will keep such a record. | | (77438) | 744
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will keep a separate record of the amount spent annually by his Department on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (77439) | 745
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many of his staff are (a) under and (b) over 55 years of age. | | (77440) | 746
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people over the age of 55 years have been recruited into his Department in each of the last three years. | | (77441) | Questions to the Solicitor General 747
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Solicitor General, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the chief accounting officer of each of the Law Officers' Departments. | | (76721) | 748
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Solicitor General, whether the Treasury Solicitor's Department has negotiated with companies providing claims handling services, rather than solicitors, when dealing with compensation claims against Government Departments in connection with their role as employers since 1997. | | (76441) | 749
| Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South):To ask the Solicitor General, when he was first informed that `wetting' was official policy for dealing with looters in Basra; what witness statements to this effect were disclosed to Crown Counsel; and if he will make a statement. | | (77183) | Questions to the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 750
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the Chief Accounting Officer of the Electoral Commission. | | (76720) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 751
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the Office of Fair Trade is investigating interpretation in the UK of the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961; what recent representations he has received on this issue; and if he will make a statement. | | (77136) | 752
| Ms Celia Barlow (Hove):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many post offices have (a) opened and (b) closed in Hove constituency since 1997. | | (76684) | 753
| Ms Celia Barlow (Hove):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the number of independent retail shops that have (a) opened and (b) closed in Hove constituency since 1997. | | (76685) | 754
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many post offices there are in Scotland; and how many there were in each of the last eight years. | | (76916) | 755
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Department since April 2005, broken down by Act. | | (76911) | 756
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the Government's position was in the negotiations on the Working Time Directive at the Consumer Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg on 1st June 2006; what the outcome was of the meeting; and if he will make a statement. | | (76755) | 757
| Mrs Janet Dean (Burton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many gaming machines manufactured in the UK were exported in each year since 2001. | | (77153) | 758
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he expects to make a decision on the proposed Belvedere incinerator. | | (76651) | 759
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many prosecutions there have been for the illegal copying of music for personal use under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988; and if he will make a statement. | | (76874) | 760
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent advice he has received from (a) the police and (b) the music industry on the issue of private sound copying and the application of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988; and if he will make a statement. | | (76875) | 761
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many representations he has received from members of the public since 1st January (a) supporting and (b) opposing the extension of nuclear energy generation. | | (76736) | 762
| Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research his Department has (a) carried out and (b) commissioned into the economic consequences of ending export credit support for UK producers of military goods. | | (76856) | 763
| Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proportion of export credits issued by the Export Credits Guarantee Department in each of the last three years were for military goods. | | (76857) | 764
| Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent estimate he has made of the annual value of the UK arms export trade. | | (76858) | 765
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with BAE Systems on securing ongoing export contracts for the Brough site; and if he will make a statement. | | (76612) | 766
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans the Government has for maintaining the UK air industry sector. | | (76613) | 767
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the Chief Accounting Officer of his Department. | | (76839) | 768
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many firms in (a) Peterborough constituency and (b) the Peterborough City Council area have ceased trading in each year since 1997. | | (76622) | 769
| Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many jobs the South West Regional Development Agency has created in (a) Swindon and (b) each district council in Wiltshire in each year since 2003. | | (76985) | 770
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the Department has considered implementing a higher minimum wage in areas where the overall cost of living is higher. | | (76718) | 771
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of the Department's budget was spent on researching new technologies in the last period for which figures are available. | | (76806) | 772
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what checks are made by his Department to ensure that ex-military aircraft transferred to countries subject to a UN arms embargo are not used for military purposes; and if he will make a statement. | | (77080) | 773
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, for what purpose a Westland Scout AH1 helicoper (registration G-ONEB) was transferred to Sierra Leone after being deregistered in the UK on 12th May; and if he will make a statement. | | (77081) | 774
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether his Department has established a procedure for claimants of coal related health compensation to complain about poor services provided by claims handlers. | | (76442) | 775
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many social enterprise advisers there are in (a) Luton and (b) Bedfordshire. | | (76724) | 776
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what publicly-funded sources of assistance are available to social enterprises that are approaching bankruptcy. | | (76725) | 777
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what sources of publicly-funded financial support are available for new social enterprises. | | (76726) | 778
| Jessica Morden (Newport East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment has been made of the potential electricity generating capacity of tidal lagoons in the Severn Estuary. | | (76541) | 779
| Jessica Morden (Newport East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what support is being given by the Government to companies interested in generating energy from tidal lagoons. | | (76542) | 780
| Jessica Morden (Newport East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent representations he has received on tidal lagoon electricity generation; and what contribution he expects this method of generation to make to the Government's targets for the use of renewables. | | (76543) | 781
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will keep a separate record of the amount spent annually by his Department on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (77262) | 782
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many of his staff are (a) under and (b) over 55 years of age. | | (77263) | 783
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people over the age of 55 years have been recruited into his Department in each of the last three years. | | (77264) | 784
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many post offices have closed in (a) Devon, (b) Cornwall, (c) Somerset and (d) Dorset in each of the last five years. | | (76250) | 785
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which local planning authorities his Department has contacted in the last two years to discuss the siting of new strategic gas storage facilities in their areas; what responses have been received from local authorities; and if he will make a statement. | | (76754) | 786
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what advice he has issued to electrical (a) retailers and (b) wholesalers on the sale of existing stocks of non-electrical lightfittings in advance of the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2005, S.I. 2005, No. 2748, coming into force on 1st July 2006. | | (76243) | 787
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has received from the European Commission on the implementation of the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2005, S.I. 2005, No. 2748, in respect of non-electrical components of lightfittings; and if he will make a statement. | | (76244) | 788
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to venture capital for manufacturing firms in the North East. | | (77186) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 789
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what provisions have been made to improve transport links between Wellingborough and the surrounding area and London in the context of the implementation of the Milton Keynes and South Midlands Spatial Strategy. | | (76635) | 790
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what revenue has been earned by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency from the provision of motorists' details in each of the last three financial years. | | (75515) | 791
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25th May 2006, Official Report, column 1945W, on Airbus 380, whether public expenditure was incurred for seats on the Heathrow Express for Ministerial and Civil Servants going to the event. | | (76819) | 792
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Department since April 2005, broken down by Act. | | (76906) | 793
N | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he last discussed Hall Lane Strategic Gateway in Liverpool in relation to plans for rebuilding Royal Liverpool University Hospital; with whom these discussions were held; and if he will make a statement. | | (76774) | 794
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will issue guidance to post offices to ensure that they permit motor traders to present the different names on insurance documents and registration certificates when applying for a tax disc. | | (77079) | 795
N | Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to approve the upgrade to the A13 junction at Sadlers Farm, Essex; and if he will make a statement. | | (76131) | 796
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is towards train operators who intend to limit the use of (a) cheap day and (b) other reduced fare tickets between 1630 and 1900 to and from London; and if he will make a statement. | | (77468) | 797
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce overcrowding on trains; and if he will make a statement. | | (77469) | 798
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles are operated by the Highways Agency, broken down by model. | | (77187) | 799
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the Chief Accounting Officer of his Department. | | (76840) | 800
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost has been of the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Agency Diversity Unit since its establishment; and if he will make a statement. | | (76315) | 801
| Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to claw back funding from the operators of the Rochdale/Oldham Loop Line following reductions in services over the last four years. | | (76668) | 802
| Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what advice his Department gives to bus companies on the operation of no smoking policies on their vehicles. | | (76670) | 803
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25th May 2006, Official Report, column 1957W, on Special Advisers, how much was spent on travel and subsistence for special advisers between (a) July and December and (b) December 2005 and the end of the financial year. | | (77417) | 804
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will keep a separate record of the amount spent annually by his Department on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (77418) | 805
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of his staff are (a) under and (b) over 55 years of age. | | (77419) | 806
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people over the age of 55 years have been recruited into his Department in each of the last three years. | | (77420) | 807
| Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles in the Government car service fleet were made by (a) Peugeot and (b) Citroen. | | (77141) | 808
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether all the additional services in the West Coast Mainline Progress Report planned to call at Milton Keynes will allow passengers to alight and embark. | | (76929) | 809
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will introduce temporary parking exemption Blue badges for those suffering short-term impairment for less than 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (77112) | 810
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress is being made in lowering the average emissions per vehicle. | | (76545) | 811
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with local authorities about a third Thames crossing in the Greater Reading area. | | (76956) | 812
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department and Network Rail expect to take a decision on the upgrading of Reading Station. | | (76957) | 813
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with Network Rail concerning the upgrading of Reading Station. | | (76958) | 814
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department expects to take a decision on funding for M4 junction 11 improvements. | | (76959) | 815
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made any plans for M4 widening. | | (76962) | 816
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions are under way on plans for M4 widening schemes. | | (76963) | 817
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with other agencies concerning a rail link to Heathrow from Reading Station. | | (76964) | 818
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on bringing local authorities together to execute a plan for a third Thames crossing in the Greater Reading area. | | (76965) | 819
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funds he has made available for transport infrastructure schemes in the Thames Valley in the last eight years, broken down by local authority area. | | (76966) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 820
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the Chief Accounting Officer of his Department. | | (76837) | 821
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will keep a separate record of the amount spent annually by his Department on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (77302) | 822
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many of his staff are (a) under and (b) over 55 years of age. | | (77303) | 823
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people over the age of 55 years have been recruited into his Department in each of the last three years. | | (77304) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 824
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what steps she is taking to encourage women to plan and save for their retirement. | | (75802) | 825
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what steps she is taking to improve career advice for girls. | | (75803) | 826
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what steps she is taking to encourage firms to consider women for senior management positions. | | (75804) | 827
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what steps she is taking to increase the take-up of vocational training by girls. | | (75805) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 828
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of medical assessments for (a) disability living allowance, (b) attendance allowance, (c) industrial injuries disablement benefit and incapacity benefit and (d) incapacity benefit have been classified as (i) Grade A, (ii) Grade B and (iii) Grade C in each year in which ATOS Origin and SEMA Group have been conducting such assessments. | | (76880) | 829
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Grade C medical assessments for (a) disability living allowance, (b) attendance allowance, (c) industrial injuries disablement benefit and incapacity benefit and (d) incapacity benefit have resulted in a (i) new assessment and (ii) modification of the original assessment in each of the last five years. | | (76881) | 830
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of medical assessments for (a) disability living allowance, (b) attendance allowance, (c) industrial injuries disablement benefit and incapacity benefit and (d) incapacity benefit have been appealed in each of the last five years. | | (76882) | 831
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of medical assessments for benefit entitlement have been appealed in each of the last five years; and what proportion of appeals for each benefit has been successful. | | (76883) | 832
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average cost is per claimant of a medical assessment for (a) disability living allowance, (b) attendance allowance, (c) industrial injuries disablement benefit and incapacity benefit and (d) incapacity benefit. | | (76884) | 833
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average cost is per appeal against a medical assessment decision for benefit entitlement. | | (76885) | 834
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what action is being taken to stabilise the performance of Jobcentre Plus. | | (76508) | 835
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on progress on the implementation programmes for benefit delivery centres. | | (76509) | 836
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how, under its Employer Engagement Strategy, local resources in Jobcentre Plus will be matched to services required by major national employers; and how (a) consistency of service delivery across the country and (b) effective communication and liaison between specialist delivery teams will be ensured. | | (76510) | 837
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the introduction of the Employer Relationship Management System to Jobcentre Plus. | | (76511) | 838
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to evaluate the Work Search Premium pilots. | | (76512) | 839
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the introduction of strengthened fortnightly job reviews for jobseeker's allowance claimants. | | (76513) | 840
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what action his Department is taking to improve the job prospects of those recently released from prison. | | (76514) | 841
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps are being taken to improve liaison between Jobcentre Plus and (a) other parts of his Department and (b) other Government departments and agencies. | | (76515) | 842
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the introduction of job outcome targeting. | | (76516) | 843
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps are being taken to improve reporting of performance against Departmental targets. | | (76517) | 844
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the pilot of a revised process for handling new and repeat claims for working-age benefits. | | (76518) | 845
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the introduction of the Adviser Achievement Tool into Jobcentre Plus. | | (76519) | 846
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the implementation of the Working Together programme in Jobcentre Plus. | | (76520) | 847
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the development of human resource functions within Departmental activities. | | (76521) | 848
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the state of industrial relations with staff of his Department and its agencies. | | (76522) | 849
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of one parent households received housing benefit in 2005-06. | | (76878) | 850
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of one parent households received council tax benefit in 2005-06. | | (76886) | 851
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Department since April 2005, broken down by Act. | | (76901) | 852
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the change in the proportion of pension contributions from (a) employers and (b) employees following the transfer of pension schemes from defined benefit to defined contribution schemes since 2002-03. | | (76756) | 853
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) asylum seekers, (b) failed asylum seekers and (c) illegal immigrants have been issued with national insurance numbers in each of the last eight years. | | (77124) | 854
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many health and safety at work stability duties are defined in legislation as (a) absolute and (b) qualified as duties reduced to what is (i) reasonably practicable, (ii) practicable, (iii) reasonable, (iv) appropriate, (v) suitable and (vi) adequate. | | (76598) | 855
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of Clause 1 of the Compensation Bill [Lords] on duties under health and safety at work legislation; and if he will make a statement. | | (76599) | 856
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of those who fail to attend compulsory work focused interviews have been subject to sanctions. | | (76831) | 857
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Pathways to Work provision is by the (a) public and (b) private sector. | | (76832) | 858
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many incapacity benefit claimants have failed to attend compulsory work focused interviews; and what proportion this represented of the total number required to attend such interviews. | | (76833) | 859
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-resident parents receiving benefits which the Child Support Agency has a claim against, are not paying the minumum payment required under the new scheme. | | (76834) | 860
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Support Agency cases remain to be transferred from the old scheme to the new scheme. | | (76835) | 861
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will raise the £100,000 limit on interest only mortgages for those people on benefit who are disabled and have adaptations made to their home. | | (77086) | 862
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people starting on incapacity benefits in Liverpool and Wirral attended an initial Work Focussed Interview since it became compulsory. | | (77087) | 863
| Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners receive their pension (a) every week in advance, (b) every four weeks in arrears and (c) every 13 weeks in arrears. | | (76632) | 864
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the Chief Accounting Officer of his Department. | | (76838) | 865
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what average time was taken to rate a claim for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) income support in (i) Peterborough constituency and (ii) the Peterborough City Council area in each of the last 10 years. | | (76621) | 866
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his oral statement of 25th May 2006, Official Report, columns 1648-70, on pensions reform, what steps he is taking to allow early retirement funded by the Financial Assistance Scheme if a beneficiary is in ill health. | | (76824) | 867
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his oral statement of 25th May 2006, Official Report, columns 1648-70, on pensions reform, whether the Department plans to seek to recover pension monies from private companies whose financial dealings were a major contributory factor in the collapse of an occupational pension scheme. | | (76829) | 868
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what circumstances a credit will be awarded towards a qualifying year for (a) the Basic State Pension and State Second Pension, (b) the Basic State Pension only and (c) the State Second Pension only, if the proposals in the May 2006 White Paper `Security in retirement: towards a new pensions system' are implemented in full; and which credits will apply on a weekly basis. | | (76607) | 869
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his latest estimate is of the total cost of full compensation for those covered by the recommendations in the Parliamentary Ombudsman's report Trusting the pensions promise. | | (77336) | 870
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library the information given to the hon. Member for the Vale of York under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding how much companies, contracting bodies and local authorities received in each of the last five years from the European Social Fund. | | (76523) | 871
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Department's press release of 26th September 2005, why the gateway service for help with the resolution of potential Child Support Agency cases has not been established to date; and what representations he has received on this issue. | | (77088) | 872
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):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 Rotherham. | | (76873) | 873
N | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will post on his departmental website his response to the report of the Parliamentary Ombudsman on occupational pensions. | | (76304) | 874
N | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he was first informed of all the recommendations in the report of the Parliamentary Ombudsman on occupational pensions. | | (76305) | 875
N | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what factors he took into account when deciding not to follow the Parliamentary Ombudsman's recommendation to consider her report Trusting in the Pensions Promise for a period of two months before responding. | | (76309) | 876
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with carers' organisations about carers' needs. | | (76781) | 877
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18th May 2006, Official Report, column 1154W, on overnight stays, how the cost of overnight stays by Ministers of State in his Department is monitored; and if he will begin to keep a separate record of such stays. | | (77190) | 878
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will keep a separate record of the amount spent annually by his Department on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (77191) | 879
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of his staff are (a) under and (b) over 55 years of age. | | (77192) | 880
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people over the age of 55 years have been recruited into his Department in each of the last three years. | | (77193) | 881
N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many community care grants enabling homeless prison leavers to buy a tent and sleeping bag were awarded by Jobcentre Plus in 2005. | | (76784) | 882
N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what system is in place to ensure that homeless prison leavers who receive a community care grant from Jobcentre Plus for a sleeping bag and tent spend that grant for that purpose. | | (76785) | 883
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to increase the number of men receiving bereavement allowance; and if he will make a statement. | | (76753) | 884
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many job vacancies were listed at Jobcentre Plus in Hartlepool constituency in each year since 1997. | | (77176) | 885
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce youth unemployment in Hartlepool constituency. | | (77185) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 886
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much the Government is contributing towards the London memorial for British people affected by the 2002 Bali bombing. | | [Transferred] (76836) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 887
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Right of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography to be ratified by the UK. | | [Transferred] (77174) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 888
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much illegal food product was seized at each airport in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and how many people have been prosecuted. | | [Transferred] (77425) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 889
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment the Health and Safety Executive has made of the safety implications of the use of hired sun beds for use in the home; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (77461) | 890
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he has taken to impose anti-dumping measures against the import of frozen strawberries from China. | | [Transferred] (76855) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 891
| Mrs Janet Dean (Burton):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the change in the number of gaming machines manufactured in the UK over the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (77152) |
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