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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 14 June 2006
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 14 June 2006
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 14 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 Wednesday 14 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 14 June see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Concordat of the G8 meeting in St Petersburg on the Doha Development Round, what discussions he plans to have with (a) Commissioner Mandleson, (b) the Director General of the World Trade Organisation and (c) Ambassador Susan Schwab on (i) agricultural subsidies, (ii) non-market access and (iii) designation of import/export sensitive commodities. | | (77699) | 2
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were prosecuted in (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06 for tax credit fraud; how many were found guilty; how much money was fraudulently obtained in each such case where proceedings are complete; and if he will make a statement. | | (77590) | 3
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions HM Revenue and Customs have intervened where they suspect a claim by an individual from another EU country claiming tax credits in the UK may be (a) wrong and (b) fraudulent. | | (77591) | 4
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library the preliminary regulatory impact assessment into the changes in the inheritance tax treatment of trusts announced in the Budget; and if he will make a statement. | | (77583) | 5
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date the decision was taken to produce a full regulatory impact assessment into the changes in the inheritance tax treatment of trusts announced in the Budget; whether the document will be publicly available; and if he will make a statement. | | (77584) | 6
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect on revenue to the Exchequer arising from the changes in the inheritance tax treatment of trusts announced in the Budget in the years 2008-09 to 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. | | (77585) | 7
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2006, Official Report, column 175W, on the Data Protection Act, how many responses to requests to HM Revenue and Customs for information under the Data Protection Act 1998 were completed (a) within 40 days, (b) between 40 and 59 days, (c) between 60 and 100 days and (d) over 100 days after receiving the original letter in each of the last five years; and how many are outstanding. | | (77765) | 8
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2006, Official Report, column 175W, on the Data Protection Act, what procedure HM Revenue and Customs uses to respond to requests for information under the Data Protection Act 1998; and what steps the Department takes to ensure that responses to such requests are completed within 40 days. | | (77766) | 9
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2006, column 177W, on the Data Protection Act, when redactions made to documents to be disclosed following a request under the Data Protection Act 1998 are made whether a record is kept of (a) who made each redaction and (b) why it was made in the case of (i) HM Treasury and (ii) HM Revenue and Customs. | | (77767) | 10
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2006, Official Report, column 177W, on the Data Protection Act, what the minimum font size is in which documents held in electronic form are made available by (i) HM Treasury and (ii) HM Revenue and Customs for disclosure under the Data Protection Act 1998 are printed in relation to HM Treasury's policy to provide enlarged print size for the partially sighted. | | (77768) | 11
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2006, Official Report, column 177W, on the Data Protection Act, what longest period of time elapsed between HM Revenue and Customs (a) receiving the administration fee and providing the information requested and (b) receiving a request for information and providing the information requested under the Data Protection Act 1998. | | (77769) | 12
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether child tax credit call centres are obliged to inform claimants that they need to complete an application form in order to have their change of circumstances logged; whether staff at child tax credit call centres automatically send the relevant application form to claimants who call in order to have their circumstances changed; if he will take steps to enable child tax credit claimants who did not receive the tax credit due to not being informed by the call centres that they needed to complete an application form to claim their full tax credit; and if he will make a statement. | | (77661) | 13
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value of (a) UK imports from Zimbabwe and (b) UK exports to Zimbabwe (i) was in each of the last three years and (ii) has been in 2006. | | (77692) | 14
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last met the Paymaster General to discuss tax credits. | | (77817) | 15
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last (a) received and (b) sent written correspondence to the Paymaster General regarding tax credits. | | (77818) | 16
N | Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received in respect of the proposed closure of the HM Revenue and Customs Office at Regian House, Liverpool; what response he has made; and if he will reconsider the closure. | | (77249) | 17
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether further legislation will be required for the use of unclaimed assets for charitable and other purposes. | | (77703) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 18
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment the Government has made of the possible effects of radon gas in respect of the development proposed in the Milton Keynes and South Midlands Regional Strategy. | | (77691) | 19
| Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the £88 million announced by her Department on 12th December 2005 included funding for the Homelessness Innovation Fund. | | (77673) | 20
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether a central inventory is kept of non-housing accommodation held by local authorities. | | (77572) | 21
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the Government encourages exchange of best practice between local authorities on estate utilisation. | | (77573) | 22
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people in each electoral ward in the Stroud constituency own their own home. | | (77789) | 23
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects to respond to the recommendations of the Affordable Rural Local Housing Commission. | | (77790) | 24
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many uniformed firefighters insured under the Group Life Assurance Scheme were (a) subject to a health examination at retirement and (b) subsequently excluded from the scheme on the basis of failing health in the last five years for which full data are available. | | (77568) | 25
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many days since May 1997 the St George's flag has been flown from her Department's buildings. | | (77745) | 26
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her Department's policy is on flying the (a) St George's flag and (b) EU flag from departmental buildings. | | (77746) | 27
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will ensure the Union Flag is flown from her Department's buildings on every day the offices are open. | | (77747) | 28
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what responsibility she has for the Construction Industry Council; and if she will make a statement. | | (77792) | 29
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects to announce her decision on the establishment of a parish council for Canvey Island. | | (77628) | 30
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what procedures are followed in respect of elections for new parish councils; and if she will make a statement. | | (77629) | 31
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many temporary event licences have been issued under the Licensing Act 2003 by Castle Point Borough Council since that Act's implementation. | | (77630) | 32
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5th May 2006, Official Report, column 204W, on Home Information Packs, if she will list the organisations representing consumers who are strongly in favour of Home Information Packs. | | (77671) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 33
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, which (a) individuals and (b) organisations received an embargoed copy of each (i) consultation document and (ii) White Paper produced by her Department in (A) 2005 and (B) 2006; and if she will make a statement. | | (77569) | 34
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what steps she plans to take to ensure (a) the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry Report on Care of Young People and (b) regular inspections of services for looked after children in the Isle of Man. | | (77605) | 35
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd May 2006, Official Report, column 1472W, on parliamentary boundaries, when she expects the Committee on Standards in Public Life to publish its review of the functions of the Electoral Commission; and how long after the review is published she expects the Government to decide the timing for transferring responsibility for parliamentary boundaries to the Electoral Commission. | | (77392) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 36
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what Private Members' Bills were drafted by her Department in each session since 1997; and which subsequently received Royal Assent. | | (77832) | 37
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which Government Bills sponsored by her Department remain to be introduced during the 2005-06 session. | | (77833) | 38
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which Government Bills sponsored by her Department she has bid for in the next session of Parliament; and if she will make a statement. | | (77834) | 39
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what action has been taken by her Department to implement Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee recommendations since the 2001-02 session; and if she will make a statement. | | (77835) | 40
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the likely impact of the London Olympics on (a) Stroud and (b) the South West, with particular reference to (i) events, (ii) use of training facilities and (iii) opportunities for tourist visits. | | (77824) | 41
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to compensate those who will lose the value of the stamps on a television licence savings card because they were unable to transfer to a new savings card by 31st July. | | (77825) | 42
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many publicly-funded ice rinks there are in England. | | (77575) | 43
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she will answer the letter of 26th April from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr L. Bosch. | | (77589) | 44
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will obtain a reply on behalf of the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton to the letter of 9th May to the Chief Executive of Television Licensing with regard to Mr P. Hartley. | | (77627) | 45
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on how many days since May 1997 the St George's flag has been flown from her Department's buildings. | | (77751) | 46
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department's policy is on flying the (a) St George's flag and (b) EU flag from departmental buildings. | | (77752) | 47
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will ensure the Union Flag is flown from her Department's buildings on every day the offices are open. | | (77753) | 48
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that sufficient facilities exist in West Yorkshire (a) for the coaching of young athletes and (b) where such athletes can train and compete. | | (77681) | 49
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will issue guidance on the licensing requirements for garden fetes and similar events held solely for the purpose of raising money for good causes which include an element of live music and charge a fee for entrance, but at which no alcohol is provided and there is no element of private gain. | | (77658) | 50
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many licences have been issued in respect of charity fund-raising events which did not provide alcohol since the implementation of the Licensing Act 2003; and if she will make a statement. | | (77659) | 51
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations she has received from the Commonwealth Institute regarding the future of the Commonwealth Institute building. | | (77644) | 52
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what organisations she has consulted regarding the future of the Commonwealth Institute building. | | (77656) | 53
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to bring forward legislation to delist the Commonwealth Institute building. | | (77657) | 54
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 8th June 2006, Official Report, column 788W, on the Commonwealth Institute building, what representations she has received from English Heritage on the future of the Commonwealth Institute building. | | (77698) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 55
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will visit the former Royal Ordnance sites at Bridgwater and Chorley to discuss future contracts. | | (77600) | 56
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the UK has taken to combat terrorism in (a) Djibouti, (b) Eritrea, (c) Ethiopia, (d) Kenya, (e) Somalia, (f) Sudan and (g) Yemen as part of the war on terror. | | (77695) | 57
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has established a link between the loss of the Lynx helicopter over Basra in May and missile technology supplied by Iran; and if he will make a statement. | | (77389) | 58
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to ensure that vessels in the Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability programme will be constructed by United Kingdom shipyards. | | (77390) | 59
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his latest estimate is of the date when a firm order will be placed for each of the future aircraft carriers. | | (77391) | 60
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to encourage appropriate representation of military establishments on local safeguarding children boards; and if he will make a statement. | | (77598) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 61
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he expects the report commissioned by the Department into alleged child abuse related to witchcraft to be published. | | (77571) | 62
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which Private Members' Bills were drafted by his Department in each session since 1997; and which subsequently received Royal Assent. | | (77836) | 63
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which Government Bills sponsored by his Department remain to be introduced during the 2005-06 session. | | (77837) | 64
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which Government Bills sponsored by his Department he has bid for in the next session of Parliament; and if he will make a statement. | | (77838) | 65
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action has been taken by his Department to implement Education and Skills Select Committee recommendations since the 2001-02 session; and if he will make a statement. | | (77839) | 66
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many residents of Stroud constituency are (a) eligible for and (b) in receipt of education maintenance allowance. | | (77821) | 67
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, on how many days since May 1997 the St George's flag has been flown from his Department's buildings. | | (77748) | 68
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his Department's policy is on flying the (a) St George's flag and (b) EU flag from departmental buildings. | | (77749) | 69
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will ensure the Union Flag is flown from his Department's buildings on every day the offices are open. | | (77750) | 70
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which Minister in his Department has ministerial responsibility for sustainability and biodiversity. | | (77625) | 71
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the Government grant per pupil in (a) primary and (b) secondary education in (i) Torbay and (ii) England was in each year since 1997. | | (77865) | 72
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of schoolchildren were (a) eligible for and (b) receiving free school meals in Torbay in each year since 1997. | | (77866) | 73
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the secondary school pupil to teacher ratio was in (a) Torbay, (b) Plymouth and (c) England in each year since 1997. | | (77867) | 74
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of secondary school students were in classes containing more than 30 pupils in (a) Torbay and (b) England in the last period for which figures are available. | | (77868) | 75
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps are being taken to insure the installation of appropriate safety equipment within schools, with particular reference to steps taken at the construction stage. | | (77860) | 76
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the (a) highest and (b) average gross salary for headteachers is in a (i) secondary and (ii) primary school in Castle Point. | | (77631) | 77
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to encourage local authorities to seek representation of military establishments on local safeguarding children boards; and if he will make a statement. | | (77601) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 78
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what restrictions apply to the taking of marmoset monkeys into public places; and if he will make a statement. | | (77704) | 79
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total level of funding is for the Countryside Stewardship Scheme; and how much funding (a) has been allocated in each agreement year since the scheme's inception and (b) is planned to be allocated in each future agreement year. | | (77705) | 80
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many agreements providing public access there were in each agreement year since the Countryside Stewardship Scheme's inception; and how many such agreements applied to land within two miles of (a) an urban area and (b) the coast in each year. | | (77706) | 81
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to how many hectares of land agreements under the Countryside Stewardship Scheme which provided public access applied in each agreement year since the scheme's inception; and how many such agreements applied to land within two miles of (a) an urban area and (b) the coast in each year. | | (77707) | 82
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding has been provided under the Countryside Stewardship Scheme for (a) all agreements providing public access, (b) all agreements providing public access within two miles of an urban area and (c) all agreements providing public access within two miles of the coast in each agreement year since the scheme's inception; and how much such funding is planned to be provided in each future agreement year. | | (77708) | 83
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measurement of radon gas has been recorded in each county in each of the last five years; and how this information is made available to the public. | | (77677) | 84
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures are in place to protect citizens from the effects of radon gas. | | (77678) | 85
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice the Government has issued on the account which should be taken of levels of radon gas in decisions on building new schools. | | (77686) | 86
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of agricultural authorities from the new entrant countries into the EU about their policy on genetically modified organisms; and how many of those countries are permitting cultivation of GM food for export into the UK. | | (77805) | 87
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the UK Government's policy is on non-food GM crops; and what assessment has been made of the impact of such crops in different parts of the world. | | (77806) | 88
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what aid the Government has given to the Romanian authorities to tackle the incidence of H5N1 avian influenza there. | | (77807) | 89
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the Affordable Rural Housing Commission; and when he expects to make a decision on additional funds for housing in rural areas. | | (77813) | 90
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people have yet to be paid any of their single farm payment; why the Rural Payments Agency computer was shut down between 27th May and 5th June; and for what reasons payments have yet to be made to eligible claimants. | | (77814) | 91
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the error rate for single farm payment forms was for 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (77815) | 92
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the timetable is for the introduction of the draft Marine Bill; and whether he plans to submit it for pre-legislative scrutiny. | | (77816) | 93
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the UK Government's policy is on Poland's decision to ban the cultivation and sale of genetically modified organisms. | | (77869) | 94
| Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to publish a draft Marine Bill; and whether he plans to submit it for pre-legislative scrutiny. | | (77579) | 95
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to cut carbon dioxide emissions; and how regularly those steps will be reported on. | | (77679) | 96
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress is being made towards the target of annual reductions of three per cent. of carbon dioxide emissions. | | (77680) | 97
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of farmers who went bankrupt in (a) England, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) Beverley and Holderness in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (77599) | 98
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to make partial payments under the 2006 single payments scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (77564) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 99
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what response her Department has made to the concept paper on EU foreign policy published by the President of the EU Commission. | | (77670) | 100
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what her assessment is of the readiness of each potential new entrant into the EU; and what the expected timetable for entry is for each. | | (77787) | 101
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will list the British overseas territories which have governors; how long the period of office is of each; what powers each has; and to whom each is accountable. | | (77662) | 102
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4th May 2006, Official Report, column 1806W, on Israel, if she will make strong representations to the Israeli government concerning its failure to provide a reply in relation to the treatment of the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton within the two weeks stipulated. | | (77624) | 103
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps she is taking to help prevent the spread of Janjaweed attacks from Darfur into Chad. | | (77694) | 104
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many properties the Department owns in the UK; and where they are located. | | (77626) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 105
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which statistical publications produced by her Department are issued (a) weekly, (b) fortnightly, (c) monthly, (d) quarterly and (e) annually; and what the planned date of publication is of each during (i) 2006 and (ii) the first half of 2007. | | (77565) | 106
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make it her policy to send an embargoed copy of each year's annual abortion statistics to those organisations known to her Department to (a) support and (b) oppose abortion; and if she will make a statement. | | (77566) | 107
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which (a) individuals and (b) organisations received an embargoed copy of each (i) consultation document and (ii) White Paper produced by her Department in 2006; and if she will make a statement. | | (77567) | 108
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has had with the US Administration about H.R. 1079 (Holly's Law) and the experience of the US Administration in dealing with deaths caused by the abortion drug RU-486 in the United States; and if she will make a statement. | | (77592) | 109
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 18th May 2006, Official Report, column 1161-62W, on abortion, what estimate she has made of the cost of answering the question; and if she will make a statement. | | (77593) | 110
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women were referred by National Health Service GPs to the British Pregnancy Advisory Service for an abortion in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what the (a) age of the woman, (b) gestation of the pregnancy and (c) region of residence was in each case. | | (77594) | 111
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research her Department (a) has undertaken and (b) plans to undertake into the psychological effects on women of having early medical abortions at home; and if she will make a statement. | | (77595) | 112
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department was consulted by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists prior to the publication of its guidance The Care of Women Requesting Induced Abortion; and if she will make a statement. | | (77596) | 113
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice her Department issues to women contemplating an abortion; and if she will make a statement. | | (77597) | 114
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people had been waiting more than six months for an NHS in-patient operation in England at the end of (a) April and (b) May. | | (77693) | 115
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in Stroud constituency are diagnosed with autism; and how many of these are children. | | (77808) | 116
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the Department's strategy is for encouraging general practitioners to look for early diagnosis of osteoporosis. | | (77809) | 117
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) nursing and (b) residential care homes there were in (i) the Stroud constituency and (ii) Gloucestershire in (A) 1996, (B) 2001 and (C) 2005. | | (77823) | 118
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding has been provided by her Department for research into the (a) prevention, (b) treatment and (c) cure of dementia in each of the last three years; whether she has made an assessment of the research funding provided by other EU countries; and if her Department will increase the priority for those purposes it gives to such research. | | (77632) | 119
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department collects data on the regional and socio-demographic profile of people with dementia; whether she has made a comparison of the prevalence of dementia in the UK with other EU countries; what plans her Department has for monitoring changes in the number of people with dementia; and if her Department will (a) estimate the costs to the NHS of dementia and (b) assess the economic effect on those affected by dementia and their carers. | | (77633) | 120
| Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department has accepted the nutrient-profiling model recommended by the Food Standards Agency. | | (77574) | 121
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much each NHS trust, including foundation trusts, owed to other NHS bodies in the final period of the financial year 2005-06 broken down by NHS body; and how much was owed by each strategic health authority to each NHS trust. | | (77684) | 122
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she plans to implement the recommendations of the Medical Devices Expert Group in respect of the provision to patients of statements of conformity for dental appliances. | | (77576) | 123
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has in place for the inspection of dental laboratories located in (a) China, (b) Turkey, (c) India and (d) South Africa which manufacture dental appliances for use in the UK. | | (77577) | 124
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many inspections of dental laboratories were carried out by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and its predecessors in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (77578) | 125
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what services are provided by the NHS for children in Milton Keynes who have been sexually abused. | | (77697) | 126
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many young people are waiting to access child and adolescent mental health services, broken down by region; what the average waiting time to access child and adolescent mental health services was in the most recent year for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. | | (77487) | 127
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many days since May 1997 the St George's flag has been flown from her Department's buildings. | | (77730) | 128
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her Department's policy is on flying the (a) St George's flag and (b) EU flag from departmental buildings. | | (77731) | 129
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will ensure that the Union Flag is flown from her Department's buildings on every day the offices are open. | | (77732) | 130
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she has received a capital investment plan from West Herts NHS Trust since 26th January; and if she will make a statement. | | (77819) | 131
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the Genito-Urinary Medicine Services Review of Watford General Hospital and St Albans City and District Hospital commissioned by her Department; and if she will make a statement. | | (77820) | 132
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the former Severalls Hospital at Colchester will be put on the market for sale; and when she expects the sale to be completed. | | (77864) | 133
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of multiple sclerosis sufferers in England are receiving disease modifying therapies. | | (77700) | 134
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with multiple sclerosis in (a) England and (b) Eastbourne eligible for disease modifying therapies under the Association of British Neurologists' guidelines are not receiving them. | | (77702) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 135
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of people who have been made subject to an anti-social behaviour order were in receipt of housing benefit when the order was imposed. | | (77709) | 136
N | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what complaints to the Independent Police Complaints Commission have been upheld in each year since its inception; what (a) response was made and (b) action was taken by the relevant police force to implement the recommendations; and if he will make a statement. | | (77250) | 137
N | Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints were made to the Independent Police Complaints Commission in respect of each police force in each year since the Commission's inception; how many were (a) upheld and (b) rejected; and if he will make a statement. | | (77251) | 138
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Private Members' Bills were drafted by his Department in each Session since 1997; and which subsequently received Royal Assent. | | (77770) | 139
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Government Bills sponsored by his Department remain to be introduced during the 2005-06 Session. | | (77771) | 140
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Government Bills sponsored by his Department he has bid for in the next session of Parliament; and if he will make a statement. | | (77772) | 141
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what actions have been taken by his Department to implement Home Affairs Select Committee recommendations since the 2001-02 Session; and if he will make a statement. | | (77773) | 142
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many community support officers there are in Coventry South. | | (76528) | 143
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many workers from EU accession countries have (a) applied and (b) been accepted under the Worker's Registration Scheme since 1st May 2004. | | (77602) | 144
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research his Department has conducted on the level of anti-social behaviour in local authority areas (a) in England and (b) in Wales. | | (77788) | 145
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to designate `Respect Areas' in (a) England and (b) Wales; how those areas will be defined; and which locations he plans to designate. | | (77862) | 146
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many community support officers have been recruited in (a) Gloucestershire and (b) Stroud in each year since the scheme was introduced. | | (77822) | 147
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police community support officers (a) were recruited and (b) left the service in Greater London in (i) 2004-05 and (ii) 2005-06. | | (77643) | 148
| Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national prisoners have been held beyond the date of their scheduled release pending removal or deportation in each of the last five years. | | (77580) | 149
| Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national prisoners have been the subject of administrative removal following their sentence in each of the last five years. | | (77581) | 150
| Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national prisoners have been the subject of a deportation order issued by the Immigration Service in each of the last five years. | | (77582) | 151
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures he is taking to reduce the incidence of knife crime in Peterborough constituency; and if he will make a statement. | | (77663) | 152
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will answer the letter to his predecessor of 2nd May from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Juliet Kufvoz. | | (77586) | 153
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will answer the letter of 8th May from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mrs S. Khan. | | (77587) | 154
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to Question 67768, tabled on 27th April 2006 by the hon. Member for Aylesbury, which sought substantive replies to Questions 61153, 61154 and 61155, tabled by the hon. Member for Aylesbury on 16th March 2006. | | (76701) | 155
| Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact of Government guidelines on the treatment of animals used in scientific experimentation; and if he will make a statement. | | (77683) | 156
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7th June 2006, Official Report, column 742W, on the police, what steps he plans to take to fulfil the strategic goals outlined by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in relation to West Mercia Police. | | (77648) | 157
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7th June 2006, Official Report, column 742W, on the police, on what evidence he based his statement that the present strategic structure of West Mercia Police was not fit for purpose. | | (77649) | 158
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the consultation on the merger of the four existing forces in the West Midlands will cost (a) his Department and (b) (i) each individual police force and (ii) each local authority involved. | | (77682) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 159
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will bring forward legislation preventing the provision of UK public funding to any organisation or programme which supports or participates in the management of a programme of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilisation; and if he will make a statement. | | (77570) | 160
| Hugh Bayley (City of York):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what key proposals he made to the World Bank Spring Meeting; what decisions the Bank took on (a) these proposals and (b) other matters; and if he will make a statement. | | (77763) | 161
| Hugh Bayley (City of York):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, to what extent the World Bank and International Monetary Fund require developing countries to liberalise their economies as a condition for aid; and what recent changes have been made to their policies on liberalisation. | | (77764) | 162
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the humanitarian situation in Burma. | | (77025) | 163
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many days since May 1997 the St George's flag has been flown from his Department's buildings. | | (77742) | 164
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his Department's policy is on flying the (a) St George's flag and (b) EU flag from departmental buildings. | | (77743) | 165
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will ensure the Union Flag is flown from his Department's buildings on every day the offices are open. | | (77744) | 166
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what response his Department has made to requests for support for the witness protection programme in Rwanda. | | (77710) | 167
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the budget allocation for (a) Thailand, (b) Burma, (c) Malaysia, (d) Cambodia, (e) Vietnam, (f) Laos, (g) Indonesia, (h) Singapore, (i) Philippines and (j) East Timor (i) was in 2005-06 and (ii) is in 2006-07. | | (77795) | 168
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding the Government plans to allocate to the new three diseases fund for Burma. | | (77796) | 169
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether people in Burma receiving antiretroviral treatment through projects funded by his Department are able to receive regular and reliable blood tests to monitor the efficacy of such treatments. | | (77797) | 170
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what research he has commissioned on the role aid can play in promoting democracy in Burma. | | (77798) | 171
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the percentage of people in Burma living in poverty. | | (77799) | 172
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects his Department funds in Burma to support (a) the Shan ethnic minority and (b) the Pa-o ethnic minority in Shan state. | | (77800) | 173
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent estimate he has made of the number of Karen people internally displaced by the Burmese government's recent attacks on Karen civilians. | | (77801) | Questions to the Leader of the House 174
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Leader of the House, which Private Members' Bills were drafted by his Department in each Session since 1997; and which subsequently received Royal Assent. | | (77840) | 175
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Leader of the House, which Government Bills sponsored by his Department remain to be introduced during the 2005-06 Session. | | (77841) | 176
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Leader of the House, which Government Bills sponsored by his Department he has bid for in the next Session of Parliament; and if he will make a statement. | | (77842) | 177
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Leader of the House, what actions have been taken by his Department to implement (a) Procedure and (b) Modernisation of the House of Commons Select Committee recommendations since the 2001-02 Session; and if he will make a statement. | | (77843) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 178
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was redistributed through resource-releasing savings (a) by each Northern Ireland department, agency and non-departmental public body and (b) in total during 2005-06; and if he will make a statement. | | (76557) | 179
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many civil service posts, expressed as whole time equivalent staff-in-post plus vacancies, there were (a) in each Department and agency in Northern Ireland and (b) in total at 1st April; and if he will make a statement. | | (76558) | 180
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his Department's policy is on flying the EU flag from his Department's buildings. | | (77666) | 181
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will ensure the Union Flag is flown on all working days from his Department's buildings. | | (77667) | 182
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what security checks were carried out in respect of (a) Mr Desmond Clayton and (b) Mr Thomas Hale prior to their appointment as staff of the (i) Northern Ireland Police Fund and (ii) Police Rehabilitation and Retraining Trust. | | (77634) | 183
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what references were taken up in respect of (a) Mr Desmond Clayton and (b) Mr Thomas Hale as part of the appointment process for their employment with (i) the Northern Ireland Police Fund and (ii) the Police Rehabilitation and Retraining Trust. | | (77635) | 184
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what names of previous employers (a) Mr Desmond Clayton and (b) Mr Thomas Hale submitted as part of the appointment process to (i) the Northern Ireland Police Fund and (ii) the Police Rehabilitation and Retraining Trust. | | (77636) | 185
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether any civil actions have been started by staff in the Northern Ireland Police Fund and Police Rehabilitation and Retraining Trust. | | (77637) | 186
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people had their details leaked to parliamentary organisations as a result of the breach of security in (a) the Northern Ireland Police Fund and (b) the Police Rehabilitation and Retraining Trust. | | (77638) | 187
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on what date Mr Thomas Hale was detained in connection with terrorist offences. | | (77639) | 188
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many official complaints have been made by (a) members of staff and (b) serving and former police personnel and their families about Mr Colin Ashe's role in the Northern Ireland Police Fund. | | (77645) | 189
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) serving and former officers and family members and (b) members of staff at the Northern Ireland Police Fund were interviewed relating to the possible breach of security in the Northern Ireland Police Fund. | | (77646) | 190
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) serving and former officers and family members and (b) members of staff in the Northern Ireland Police Fund were asked if they would be willing to give evidence in any prosecutions stemming from a breach of security in the Northern Ireland Police Fund; and how many (i) refused and (ii) initially agreed but later withdrew their statement. | | (77647) | Questions to the Prime Minister 191
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Prime Minister, what steps he takes to off-set the carbon emissions of his flights to foreign countries on official business. | | (77696) | 192
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Prime Minister, what official role Mrs Blair plays when accompanying him on foreign tours; and who pays for her travel. | | (77863) | Questions to the Solicitor General 193
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Solicitor General, which Private Members' Bills were drafted by his Department in each Session since 1997; and which subsequently received Royal Assent. | | (77849) | 194
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Solicitor General, which Government Bills sponsored by the Law Officers remain to be introduced during the 2005-06 Session. | | (77850) | 195
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Solicitor General, which Government Bills he has bid for in the next Session of Parliament; and if he will make a statement. | | (77851) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 196
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the operation of (a) the Petroleum Act 1998 and (b) the Fossil Fuel Levy Act 1998; and what recent representations he has received about the operation of each Act. | | (77802) | 197
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the operation of (a) the Electricity and Gas (Energy Efficiency Obligation) Order 2001 and (b) the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998; and what recent representations he has received about the operation of each instrument. | | (77803) | 198
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what progress has been made with his plans for further regulation of estate agents. | | (77791) | 199
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what regular liaison takes place between his Department and (a) other government departments and (b) non-governmental organisations on the training of young people. | | (77831) | 200
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which organisations in each London (a) borough and (b) constituency are receiving funding from (i) his Department and (ii) the London Development Agency in 2006-07; and what total amount of funding is being made available in each case. | | (77660) | 201
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assistance the Export Credits Guarantee Department has offered to UK companies seeking to export to Zimbabwe over the past three years. | | (77687) | 202
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether UK companies would be obliged to report on (a) relationships with suppliers in Zimbabwe and (b) their own operations in Zimbabwe under the provisions of the proposed Business Review contained within the Company Law Reform Bill. | | (77688) | 203
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, to what extent the Business Review provided for in the Company Law Reform Bill will oblige UK companies to report on their operations in states which the UK Government considers to be perpetrating abuse of human rights. | | (77689) | 204
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what effect he expects the provisions of the Company Law Reform Bill to have on directors' duties in respect of the human rights of employees and the local community in relation to their operations in Zimbabwe. | | (77690) | 205
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many chronic obstructive pulmonary disease cases have been settled by Thompson's Solicitors in (a) North Durham and (b) County Durham. | | (77804) | 206
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, on how many days since May 1997 the St George's flag has been flown from his Department's buildings. | | (77739) | 207
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what his Department's policy is on flying the (a) St George's flag and (b) EU flag from departmental buildings. | | (77740) | 208
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will ensure that the Union Flag is flown from his Department's buildings on every day the offices are open. | | (77741) | 209
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps the Government has taken to promote venture capital funds for women entrepreneurs. | | (77640) | 210
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many social enterprises have been taken over by private companies in each of the last five years. | | (77641) | 211
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of the UK's energy came from renewable energy sources in 2005-06; and what steps his Department is taking to increase the proportion of energy from renewable sources. | | (77675) | 212
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment his Department has made of the viability of anaerobic digestion as a renewable energy source. | | (77857) | 213
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps are being taken to encourage the use of (a) cleaner and (b) more efficient sources of energy. | | (77858) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 214
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which Private Members' Bills were drafted by his Department in each Session since 1997; and which subsequently received Royal Assent. | | (77844) | 215
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which Government Bills sponsored by his Department remain to be introduced during the 2005-06 Session | | (77845) | 216
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which Government Bills sponsored by his Department he has bid for in the next Session of Parliament; and if he will make a statement. | | (77846) | 217
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what action has been taken by his Department to implement Transport Select Committee recommendations since the 2001-02 Session; and if he will make a statement. | | (77847) | 218
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to encourage the streamlining of rail fares. | | (76587) | 219
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to re-signal the railway line from Swindon to Cheltenham. | | (77811) | 220
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what help the Department is giving to car sharing schemes. | | (77812) | 221
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has approved the building of the Weymouth Relief Road. | | (77774) | 222
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans the building of the Weymouth Relief Road to start; and when it is scheduled to be completed. | | (77775) | 223
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding has been allocated for building the Weymouth Relief Road in each of the next 10 years. | | (77776) | 224
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) passenger train carriages and (b) multiple units are stored on the rail network but are not in service. | | (77777) | 225
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) locomotives, (b) multiple units, (c) freight wagons and (d) carriages are in use on the rail network, broken down by (i) train operating company and (ii) class. | | (77778) | 226
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passengers were ejected from trains for anti-social behaviour in the last 12 months, broken down by region. | | (77779) | 227
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains were (a) delayed and (b) cancelled because of vandalism on the tracks in the last 12 months, broken down by region. | | (77780) | 228
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many working days on the rail network were lost to industrial action in the last 12 months, broken down by region. | | (77781) | 229
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) staff and (b) passengers on the rail network were assaulted in the last 12 months, broken down by region. | | (77782) | 230
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains were cancelled in each of the last 12 months, broken down by region. | | (77783) | 231
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents of vandalism were reported to the British Transport Police in the last 12 months, broken down by (a) Government office region and (b) constituency. | | (77784) | 232
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many signals passed at danger were recorded in each Network Rail Region in each of the last 12 months. | | (77785) | 233
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been applied for by the British Transport Police in the last 12 months, broken down by (a) Government office region and (b) constituency. | | (77786) | 234
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects a decision to be made on the A3 Hindhead improvement scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (77521) | 235
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria are used to identify Marine Environment High Risk Areas. | | (77664) | 236
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the Isles of Scilly are no longer a Marine Environment High Risk Area. | | (77665) | 237
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many days since May 1997 the St George's flag has been flown from his Department's buildings. | | (77736) | 238
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on flying the (a) St George's flag and (b) EU flag from departmental buildings. | | (77737) | 239
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will ensure the Union Flag is flown from his Department's buildings on every day the offices are open. | | (77738) | 240
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve (a) road and (b) rail transportation links between the major towns and cities of Yorkshire. | | (77674) | 241
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to complete his review of speed limits on roads; and if he will make a statement. | | (77701) | 242
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria he used in deciding not to include Leominster train station on the Access for All Station List. | | (77672) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 243
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information is held on the Pathways to Work evaluation database; what data fields are used; how much of the information from the database is readily accessible to the public; and how that information may be obtained. | | (76888) | 244
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his latest estimate is of the number of people who are entitled to, but not receiving (a) pension credit, (b) income support, (c) housing benefit, (d) council tax benefit and (e) other benefits in Coventry South. | | (76527) | 245
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals from EU accession states have been found to be fraudulently claiming (a) job seeker's allowance and (b) housing benefit since accession. | | (77603) | 246
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many workers from the EU accession countries are claiming (a) job seeker's allowance, (b) housing benefit and (c) other benefits in the UK. | | (77604) | 247
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many residents in each electoral ward in Stroud district receive pension credit. | | (77810) | 248
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will answer the letter of 20th April from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr and Mrs V. Brown, transferred to him by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. | | (77588) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 249
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether participants in the school milk scheme are required to supply equal amounts of whole and skimmed dairy products. | | [Transferred] (77761) | 250
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the impact of participation in the school milk scheme on schools' ability to meet school meals nutritional standards. | | [Transferred] (77762) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 251
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent research the Government has commissioned into the effects of radon gas. | | [Transferred] (77676) | 252
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Government has determined a maximum safe level of radon gas. | | [Transferred] (77685) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 253
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether it is the Government's policy to preserve the UK's opt-out from the Working Time Directive in its entirety; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (77668) | 254
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what restrictions in (a) scope and (b) permanence relating to the UK's opt-out from the Working Time Directive are under consideration; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (77669) |
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