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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 19 June 2006
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 19 June 2006
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 19 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 19 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 19 June see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Chairman of the Administration Committee 1
| David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion):To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee, if he will make a statement on the changes recommended by the Committee to the rules on broadcasting proceedings of the House and on filming and photography within the precincts. | | (79009) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 2
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many working days were lost to his Department and its executive agencies in each year since 1997 due to staff absenteeism, expressed as the average annual number of absent days per employee; and what the estimated total cost to the Department and its agencies of absenteeism was in each year. | | (78080) | 3
| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will authorise the recording of inflammatory breast cancer on death certificates where appropriate instead of a general description of advanced breast cancer. | | (78986) | 4
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consider the merits of a lifetime savings scheme for all individuals which would start with an element of child benefit and develop with significant tax benefits later in working life. | | (78450) | 5
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether overseas students, with the right to work for 20 hours a week, can claim tax credits; what guidance is given to tax credit staff to check that the limit of work is being observed; and if he will place in the Library copies of written guidance to staff on the eligibility of overseas students for tax credits and the checks to be carried out. | | (78276) | 6
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether asylum seekers with the right to work can claim tax credits; what guidance is given to tax credit staff on asylum seekers' eligibility; and if he will place in the Library copies of such guidance. | | (78278) | 7
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contracts are to be offset with the £26.5 million compensation agreed with EDS in respect of the Tax Credits computer system; which Government Departments are involved; and if he will make a statement. | | (78957) | 8
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many websites there are within his responsibilities; and what the total cost of maintaining such websites was in the last year for which figures are available. | | (79073) | 9
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14th June 2006, Official Report, column 1273W, on tax credits, what data the Treasury has on the number of underpayments of tax credits which have now been paid; and if he will make a statement. | | (79100) | 10
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Sir Michael Lyons on his review of local government taxation; and if he will make a statement. | | (78030) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 11
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many working days were lost to her Department and its executive agencies in each year since 1997 due to staff absenteeism, expressed as the average annual number of absent days per employee; and what the estimated total cost to her Department and its agencies of absenteeism was in each year. | | (77256) | 12
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many websites there are within her responsibilities; and what the total cost of maintaining such websites was in the last year for which figures are available. | | (79072) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 13
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many working days have been lost to the Department and its executive agencies in each year since 1997 due to staff absenteeism, expressed as the average annual number of absent days per employee; and what the estimated total cost to the Department and its agencies of absenteeism was in each year. | | (77758) | 14
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding has been provided to Bedfordshire County Council to accommodate travellers in 2006-07; and if she will make a statement. | | (79047) | 15
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations she has received on the funding of travellers sites in Bedfordshire; and if she will make a statement. | | (79048) | 16
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria are used to allocate funding for accommodation for travellers; and if she will make a statement. | | (79049) | 17
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many sites in each London borough have planning permission for educational use but are not occupied by a school; and if she will make a statement. | | (77490) | 18
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to call in the application to build the Weymouth relief road. | | (79076) | 19
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many houses indicated in plans scheduled for completion by 2020 in London and the South-East are to be built in areas determined by the Environment Agency as liable for flooding, broken down by site. | | (78956) | 20
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many websites there are within her responsibilities; and what the total cost of maintaining such websites was in the last year for which figures are available. | | (79061) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 21
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many working days were lost to her Department and its executive agencies in each year since 1997 due to staff absenteeism, expressed as the average annual number of absent days per employee; and what the estimated total cost to her Department and its agencies of absenteeism was in each year. | | (77255) | 22
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether an impact assessment was carried out prior to the decision to implement changes in the Courts Service's budget. | | [R] (79008) | 23
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many websites there are within her responsibilities; and what the total cost of maintaining such websites was in the last year for which figures are available. | | (79071) | 24
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many incidents of (a) postal vote fraud and (b) other electoral fraud there were in (i) European elections, (ii) parliamentary elections and (ii) local elections in each of the last 30 years. | | (79077) | 25
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, which local authorities use telephone registration to register electors. | | (79078) | 26
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what rules govern registration to vote by telephone; and whether she plans to change these rules. | | (79079) | 27
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the total cost was of fees remitted in the Newport Isle of Wight County Court in the cases initiated recently against the Home Office by inmates of Isle of Wight prisons; and what comparable figures are available of the total cost of fees remitted in each county court in the last year for which information is available. | | (78565) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 28
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many working days were lost to her Department and its executive agencies in each year since 1997 due to staff absenteeism, expressed as the average annual number of absent days per employee; and what the estimated total cost to her Department and its agencies of absenteeism was in each year. | | (77254) | 29
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to recommend changes to the shortlist drawn up by the Casino Advisory Panel for the regional casino licence that will be granted under the Gambling Act 2005. | | (79011) | 30
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what meetings she has had with hon. Members in the constituencies which submitted proposals for a regional casino to the Casino Advisory Panel; and what issues were discussed at each meeting. | | (79012) | 31
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many websites there are within her responsibilities; and what the total cost of maintaining such websites was in the last year for which figures are available. | | (79060) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 32
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many working days were lost to his Department and its executive agencies in each year since 1997 due to staff absenteeism, expressed as the average annual number of absent days per employee; and what the estimated total cost to the Department and its agencies of absenteeism was in each year. | | (76893) | 33
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the future of Air Training Corps Squadrons. | | (78963) | 34
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in the London Borough of Bexley serve in the Territorial Army. | | (78964) | 35
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel have been treated by the Priory Group in each year since the contract with the Group began; and how many have subsequently (a) returned to duty and (b) been discharged. | | (76847) | 36
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the Priory Group was selected as the sole provider of in-patient psychiatric healthcare service; and which other companies applied to be considered. | | (76848) | 37
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the treatment provided by the Priory Group for service personnel; and what criteria he used to make that assessment. | | (76849) | 38
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the NATO Missile Defence feasibility study will be published; and what role he will play in decisions based on the study. | | (78951) | 39
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned expenditure on hydrodynamic testing at the Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment is in each of the next three years. | | (78952) | 40
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what studies are being carried out on future warhead options by officials at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston. | | (78962) | 41
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where and how often the UK carries out tests to ensure the accuracy of Trident nuclear missiles. | | (79086) | 42
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what components of the Trident missile system are (a) on loan or (b) have been purchased from the United States of America. | | (79087) | 43
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are employed (a) by his Department and (b) at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston on warhead option studies; what the purpose is of these studies; and what their cost is. | | (79088) | 44
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what studies are being carried out into whether to reuse or replace the Trident warhead pit; and when a decision on pit reuse or replacement is likely to be made. | | (79089) | 45
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether evidence from experiments conducted in (a) existing and (b) proposed hydrodynamic testing facilities will be used to support the decision on whether to reuse or replace the Trident warhead pit. | | (79090) | 46
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which proposed new facilities and refurbishment projects at Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston are funded from the £1,050 million allocation announced on 19th July 2005. | | (79091) | 47
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consultation (a) his Department and (b) the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston have held with representatives of the Y-12 plant in the United States of America on the construction of uranium production facilities. | | (79092) | 48
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the projected capital costs are for the construction of the centralised Explosive Handling Facility at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston. | | (79093) | 49
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the projected capital costs are for the construction of new Material Science facilities at the Atomic Weapons Establishment sites at Aldermaston and Burghfield. | | (79094) | 50
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans there are to introduce a petaflop computing capability at the UK Atomic Weapons Establishment. | | (79095) | 51
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many websites there are within his responsibilities; and what the total cost of maintaining such websites was in the last year for which figures are available. | | (79063) | 52
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans there are to replace the Cadet general purpose rifle used by the Cadet Forces; and if he will make a statement. | | (79056) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 53
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many working days were lost to his Department and its executive agencies in each year since 1997 due to staff absenteeism, expressed as the average annual number of absent days per employee; and what the estimated total cost to his Department and its agencies of absenteeism was in each year. | | (77253) | 54
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 19th December 2005, Official Report, column 2403W, on the Better Regulation Task Force, what progress he has made in considering whether and to what extent the Task Force's other specific proposals can contribute to the key outcomes outlined in Every Child Matters. | | (78570) | 55
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps are being taken (a) to improve sex education and (b) to increase awareness of sexual health issues in schools. | | (77620) | 56
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many websites there are within his responsibilities; and what the total cost of maintaining such websites was in the last year for which figures are available. | | (79070) | 57
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of the statutory duty to promote race equality in schools. | | (78948) | 58
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils have been reinstated into schools by the independent appeals panel after being permanently excluded for violent conduct in each of the last three years. | | (78145) | 59
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the secondary school pupil to teacher ratio was in (a) England and (b) the East Riding of Yorkshire in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (78994) | 60
N | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many tasks identified by the Making a Difference - Red Tape and Bureaucracy In Schools Second Report have been removed. | | (78571) | 61
N | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) head teachers and (b) deputy head teachers have taken early retirement in each of the past three years. | | (78574) | 62
N | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether he plans to publish a further report pursuant to Making a Difference-Red Tape and Bureaucracy 2003, which reviews the impact of initiatives introduced since this publication. | | (78579) | 63
N | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what aspects of personal financial education are included in the compulsory elements of the national curriculum for 11 to 16 year olds. | | (78796) | 64
N | Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he is taking to promote choice and diversity in the provision of pre-school childcare; and if he will make a statement. | | (78575) | 65
N | Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he is taking to assist local authorities to deliver affordable pre-school childcare; and if he will make a statement. | | (78576) | 66
N | Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he is taking to increase parents' access to flexible pre-school childcare; and if he will make a statement. | | (78577) | 67
N | Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will recommend Hertfordshire's model for the delivery of Phase 2 childcare centres to other county councils and public sector providers; and if he will make a statement. | | (78578) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 68
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many working days have been lost to the Department and its executive agencies in each year since 1997 due to staff absenteeism, expressed as the average annual number of absent days per employee; and what the estimated cost to the Department and its agencies of absenteeism was in each year. | | (77754) | 69
N | Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will estimate the financial impact on the landscape and gardening industry of the imposition of a hosepipe ban in some parts of the South East of England. | | (78645) | 70
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2006, Official Report, column 163W, on single farm payments, how much additional funding has been made available; which key rural organisations have received the funding; for what specific purposes it will be used; how much extra money has been made available to organisations which primarily support Cumbrian farmers; and if he will make a statement. | | (78445) | 71
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many websites there are within his responsibilities; and what the total cost of maintaining such websites was in the last year for which figures are available. | | (79059) | 72
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government expects to publish the draft Marine Bill. | | (79057) | 73
N | Mr John Randall (Uxbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to consult on the Joint Nature Conservation Committee's proposed list of bird species to be included on Schedule 4 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. | | (78793) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 74
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many working days have been lost to the Department and its executive agencies in each year since 1997 due to staff absenteeism, expressed as the average annual number of absent days per employee; and what the estimated cost to the Department and its agencies of absenteeism was in each year. | | (77755) | 75
N | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps she has taken to assist the transfer of Michael Shields from Bulgaria to the UK to serve his sentence of imprisonment; and if she will make a statement. | | (78508) | 76
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of recommendation (a) 58, (b) 26, (c) 20, (d) 19, (e) 7 and (f) 45 of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission Report on Weapons of Terror; and if she will make a statement. | | (79082) | 77
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps her Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to implement the last part of Article VI of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; when she expects the Article to be implemented; and if she will make a statement. | | (79083) | 78
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made towards the implementation of the 13 practical steps for nuclear disarmament adopted in 2000 at the Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference. | | (79084) | 79
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make a statement on the progress of the Outer Space Treaty. | | (79085) | 80
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many websites there are within her responsibilities; and what the total cost of maintaining such websites was in the last year for which figures are available. | | (79074) | 81
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps she is taking towards ensuring the safety of British citizens based in Somalia. | | (79010) | 82
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the constitutional status of Norfolk Island in the response to the Australian government's proposals to change the arrangements for governance of the Island. | | (78959) | 83
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government plans to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Norfolk Island being given to the inhabitants of Pitcairn Island by Queen Victoria. | | (78961) | 84
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total UK expenditure on capacity-building of the Afghan government, including strengthening democratic institutions, was in each year since 2002. | | (78797) | 85
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with her US counterparts regarding proposals to start poppy eradication with crop-spraying planes in Afghanistan; and what the Government's policy is regarding this issue. | | (78798) | 86
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the most recent assessment is of progress in encouraging farmers in the Helmand Province in Afghanistan to grow alternative crops; and if she will make a statement. | | (78799) | 87
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations she has made to her Afghan counterpart concerning reports that the Afghan government has started remobilising militia groups to fight the Taliban; what her assessment is of those reports; and if she will make a statement. | | (78800) | 88
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the UK's role is in the demobilisation of militia groups in Iraq; and if she will make a statement. | | (78801) | 89
| David Wright (Telford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will (a) make a statement on the administering and (b) effectiveness of the Antarctic Treaty in relation to environmental protection. | | (79015) | 90
| David Wright (Telford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what issues the Government will be raising at the next round of the Antarctic Treaty consultative meetings. | | (79016) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 91
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many working days were lost to her Department and its executive agencies in each year since 1997 due to staff absenteeism, expressed as the average annual number of absent days per employee; and what the estimated total cost to the Department and its agencies of absenteeism was in each year. | | (76892) | 92
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health will be abolished. | | (78446) | 93
| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the response by the Durham and Chester-le-Street Primary Care Trust to the withdrawal of dentists from NHS service in Durham City. | | (78950) | 94
| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will give greater priority to the (a) treatment of, (b) research into and (c) financing of treatment of inflammatory breast cancer. | | (78987) | 95
| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Written Statement of 18th May 2006, Official Report, columns 63-4WS, on NHS dentistry, what assistance she expects to be made available to the Durham and Chester-le-Street Primary Care Trust to provide salaried dentist services. | | (79026) | 96
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what level of planned savings each (a) primary care trust and (b) NHS trust within the Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Strategic Health Authority has to make as part of the operating framework requirements laid down by that strategic health authority; and what percentage that figure represents of the turnover of the trust in each case. | | (78713) | 97
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will meet the Overview and Scrutiny Committee in Gloucestershire to discuss issues arising from the review of health services there. | | (78714) | 98
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provision her Department makes for tourist visitors in estimating likely numbers of patients served by NHS (a) hospital trusts and (b) strategic health authorities; and what advice her Department provides to strategic health authorities on allocating funding to hospitals with small local resident populations and high tourist visitor numbers. | | (78447) | 99
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she last reviewed the strategic provision of hospital provision in London and the surrounding areas; and if she will make a statement. | | (77489) | 100
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, where the offices of the new South Central Strategic Health Authority will be located; and whether they will be operational by 1st July. | | (78566) | 101
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 12th June 2006, Official Report, column 1016W, on the Merton and Sutton Better Healthcare Closer to Home Programme, on what date she expects to publish her response to the local National Health Service. | | (78803) | 102
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 12th June 2006, Official Report, columns 1013-4W, on haemophilia, when she expects developments with regard to the Department's consideration of the Macfarlane Trust's submission. | | (78804) | 103
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she plans to meet the chairman of the Macfarlane Trust. | | (78805) | 104
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Honeybourne Specialist Rehabilitation and Recovery Centre in Cheltenham opened; and how much the project cost. | | (77002) | 105
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many websites there are within her responsibilities; and what the total cost of maintaining such websites was in the last year for which figures are available. | | (79069) | 106
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are in place to control the sale of counterfeit medicines online. | | (79001) | 107
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time was in Colchester Primary Care Trust (PCT) for chiropody/podiatry treatment in the past 12 months; what the average waiting time for such treatment was in other primary care trusts of equivalent size, demographic character and spending patterns; whether all the funding allocated by Colchester PCT for employing clinical staff in chiropody/podiatry in that period was used; whether there are fewer clinical staff applying for jobs in chiropody/podiatry than vacant posts in that area; and if she will make a statement. | | (78944) | 108
N | Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many visits to NHS hospitals (a) she and (b) each of her Ministers made between 4th April and 13th June; and which hospital was visited in each case. | | (78644) | 109
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the volume of carbon dioxide emitted by NHS organisations in each year since 1997. | | (79037) | 110
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS services will not be contained within the commissioning scope of practice-based commissioning. | | (79038) | 111
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department is following the care closer to home scenario outlined in the conclusions of the National Beds Inquiry of 2000. | | (79039) | 112
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of measles there were in England in each year since 1997; and what the percentage uptake of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine was in each year since 1988 in (a) England and (b) each region. | | (79040) | 113
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of calls to NHS Direct have been referred to (a) 999 and (b) an accident and emergency department in each quarter since December 2002. | | (79041) | 114
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25th April 2006, Official Report, column 1083W, on practice-based commissioning, what her latest estimate is of the number of GP practices engaged in practice-based commissioning in (a) England and (b) each strategic health authority; and if she will make a statement. | | (79044) | 115
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the recent progress with her Department's plans to procure extra capacity in diagnostics from the independent sector. | | (79045) | 116
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the total cost to the NHS of purchasing energy in each year since 1997. | | (79046) | 117
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of children eligible for orthodontic treatment (i) prior to 1st April and (ii) following the introduction of an assessment based on an Index of Treatment Need, broken down by primary care trust. | | (78954) | 118
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she will answer Question 72961 on the Black and Minority Ethnic Mental Health Network. | | (78715) | 119
| Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 18th April 2006, Official Report, column 124W, on trans fats, which national diet and nutrition surveys were referred to in that Answer; which of these surveys yielded data on dietary fatty acid profiles according to socio-economic status; and what conclusions she has drawn from these data regarding dietary fatty acid profiles according to socio-economic status. | | (78949) | 120
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many complaints the NHS Appointments Commission has received about the appointment of Sir David Henshaw as Chair of the North West Strategic Health Authority; and whether they have been forwarded to the Commissioner of Public Appointments. | | (79007) | 121
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many ex-health service employees sit on the boards of (a) primary care trusts and (b) hospital trusts. | | (78143) | 122
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much of the £100 million capital investment to build, rebuild or refurbish at least 50 community hospitals identified by her Department has been earmarked for new projects; how much has been spent; and if she will make a statement. | | (78989) | 123
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department plans to assess the effect on the number of community hospitals of primary care trust deficits; and if she will make a statement. | | (78990) | 124
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost was of setting up (a) Yorkshire Wolds and Coast Primary Care Trust and (b) East Yorkshire Primary Care Trust; how much the recent reorganisation of each trust cost; and if she will make a statement. | | (78991) | 125
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much she expects the reorganisation of primary care trusts to cost; and if she will make a statement. | | (78992) | 126
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many new community hospitals have been built in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement. | | (78993) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 127
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many convicted prisoners recommended for deportation were transferred to open prisons in the last 12 months; and how many of these prisoners (a) absconded and (b) have not been recaptured. | | (78712) | 128
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many working days have been lost to the Department and its executive agencies in each year since 1997 due to staff absenteeism, expressed as the average annual number of absent days per employee; and what the estimated cost to the Department and its agencies of absenteeism was in each year. | | (77756) | 129
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that animals used in laboratory experiments are kept in adequate conditions. | | (78580) | 130
N | Mr William Cash (Stone):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has received recent advice on the effects on the functions of his Department of human rights legislation. | | (78424) | 131
N | Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Monmouth, of 12th June 2006, Official Report, column 1035W, on life sentences, for what offences the 53 prisoners had been sentenced to life; and if he will make a statement. | | (78802) | 132
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures the Passport Service follows when a passport is reported as not having reached its destination; and if he will make a statement. | | (79013) | 133
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Criminal Records Bureau checks have been carried out, broken down by the number of weeks taken to process the check. | | (79014) | 134
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many citizens from each of the countries which joined the EU in May 2005 are being supported by the National Asylum Support Service. | | (79017) | 135
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants from each of the countries which joined the EU in May 2005 have outstanding applications for leave to remain under the one-off exercise announced on 24th October 2003. | | (79018) | 136
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action is being taken to improve the speed of access to the Immigration and Nationality Directorate website; how many complaints the IND has received about this problem; what the estimated cost is of the necessary remedial measures; and when he expects the site to be fully operational. | | (79019) | 137
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority expects to publish an annual report for 2003-04. | | (79020) | 138
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of passports dispatched by courier did not arrive at their destination in the last period for which figures are available. | | (79021) | 139
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the progress of the data cleansing exercise required of police databases before the full implementation of the National Firearms Licensing Management System. | | (79035) | 140
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for how many offenders out of prison on licence the probation service has no information on their location, broken down by category of offence. | | (79099) | 141
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average minimum sentence was, before being considered for parole, for people convicted of (a) kidnapping, (b) rape and (c) sexual assault of children in each of the last five years. | | (79053) | 142
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000; how many were (a) held for the maximum 14 days, (b) charged and (c) convicted; and in how many cases trials are pending. | | (79054) | 143
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people (a) arrested, (b) charged and (c) convicted under the Terrorism Act 2000 were (i) Muslim, (ii) British and (iii) foreign. | | (79055) | 144
N | Mr George Galloway (Bethnal Green & Bow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to provide a substantive answer to Question 63882, on Khalid Rashid; and if he will make a statement. | | (78509) | 145
| Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on his investigations into Tech Clean and their supply of temporary workers to the Home Office. | | (78945) | 146
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people requested a licence under the Private Security Industry Act 2001 in each month since April 2005, broken down by type of licence. | | (76846) | 147
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department made of the number of people that might request each type of licence under the Private Security Industry Act 2001 prior to the start of applications. | | (76850) | 148
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when application procedures for each type of licence under the Private Security Industry Act 2001 were opened. | | (77000) | 149
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have requested an application for a licence under the Private Security Industry Act 2001 but have not yet received the application form, broken down by type of application. | | (77001) | 150
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are employed by the Security Industry Authority to process licence applications; and what training they are given. | | (77003) | 151
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many websites there are within his responsibilities; and what the total cost of maintaining such websites was in the last year for which figures are available. | | (79058) | 152
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria were used for the classification of (a) psilocin and (b) psylocybin as class A drugs. | | (78997) | 153
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deaths have been caused by (a) psilocin and (b) psylocybin in each of the last 10 years. | | (78998) | 154
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many kilograms of (a) psilocin and (b) psylocybin were seized in each of the last 10 years. | | (78999) | 155
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he last asked the Advisory Committee on the Misuse of Drugs to review the classification of (a) psilocin and (b) psylocybin. | | (79000) | 156
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14th June 2006, Official Report, column 1319W, on passports, whether other biometrics will be stored on the Passport Agency Support System; and if he will make a statement. | | (79043) | 157
N | Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to Question 69655, on foreign prisoners, tabled by the hon. Member for St Albans on 4th May 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (78711) | 158
N | Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) former prisoners and (b) individuals who have been cautioned were placed on the sex offenders register in each month since the register was introduced. | | (78568) | 159
N | Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) former prisoners and (b) individuals who have been cautioned and placed on the sex offenders register were in breach of the obligations thereby placed on them in each month since the register was introduced. | | (78569) | 160
N | Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for judicial review of his decisions on the amalgamation of police forces have been made; and if he will make a statement. | | (77894) | 161
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners were charged with offences committed whilst they were released on (a) special purpose licence, (b) resettlement day release licence, (c) resettlement overnight release licence and (d) childcare resettlement licence in each year between 1997 and 2006. | | (79024) | 162
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests have been received from other nations for details from the national DNA database concerning people who were added to the database when they were under 18 years and not charged or cautioned with any offence. | | (79025) | 163
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed asylum seekers have been in detention for (a) more than four weeks, (b) more than 13 weeks, (c) more than 26 weeks and (d) more than 52 weeks. | | (77759) | 164
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to designate Swale Borough Council as an alcohol control zone. | | (78510) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 165
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many working days were lost to the Department and its executive agencies in each year since 1997 due to staff absenteeism, expressed as the average annual number of absent days per employee; and what the estimated total cost to the Department and its agencies of absenteeism was in each year. | | (76894) | 166
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many websites there are within his responsibilities; and what the total cost of maintaining such websites was in the last year for which figures are available. | | (79064) | 167
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will take steps to seek agreement to a specific millennium development goal which focuses on disability. | | (78425) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 168
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many working days have been lost to the Department and its executive agencies in each year since 1997 due to staff absenteeism, expressed as the average annual number of absent days per employee; and what the estimated cost to the Department and its agencies of absenteeism was in each year. | | (77757) | 169
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps teacher training colleges in Northern Ireland have taken to develop sharing in teacher education as set out in the Policy and Strategic Framework for Good Relations: A Shared Future. | | (78977) | 170
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps (a) education and library boards and (b) the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools are taking in their rationalisation plans to ensure that the principles of the Policy and Strategic Framework for Good Relations in Northern Ireland: A Shared Future are delivered. | | (78978) | 171
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, why special schools in Northern Ireland are not permitted to move to integrated status. | | (78979) | 172
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the timescale is for the Strategic Review of the Schools Estate; and whether it will consider how promoting cross-community and cross-sectoral sharing can be incorporated into rationalisation of schools. | | (78980) | 173
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what role the new District Councils will have in planning for educational choice in Northern Ireland following the Review of Public Administration. | | (78981) | 174
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many grammar schools had exclusively A grade pupils in the September 2005 intake. | | (78982) | 175
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many schools in Northern Ireland, apart from integrated schools, have 10 per cent. or more of the minority tradition enrolled; and what the figures were in each of the preceding 10 years. | | (78983) | 176
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, who will be responsible for ensuring that actions to support greater sharing in education under the Triennial Action Plan for A Shared Future are monitored. | | (78984) | 177
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what powers he has to ensure that all educational partners in Northern Ireland meet the requirements of the Policy and Strategic Framework for Good Relations: A Shared Future? | | (78985) | 178
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the number of people in Northern Ireland who have had to sell their family homes in order to provide funds for long-term care in each year since proceedings in the case of Pamela Coughlan v the NHS were completed. | | (78448) | 179
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will bring forward amending legislation to end the requirement on those who enter long term care to sell their family home in order to fund such care. | | (78449) | 180
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many websites there are within his responsibilities; and what the total cost of maintaining such websites was in the last year for which figures are available. | | (79065) | 181
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in total have been employed in the Prison Service in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (78709) | 182
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the European Evidence Warrant on cross border crime; and if he will make a statement. | | (78710) | Questions to the Prime Minister 183
| Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the purchase and use of Mei Eden mineral water from the Golan Heights at 10 Downing Street. | | (79033) | 184
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 24th May 2006, Official Report, column 1477, what geographical area he referred to when giving statistics for health services. | | (77069) | 185
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Prime Minister, what events he will be hosting in Downing Street on Veteran's Day in celebration of veterans; and to which (a) individuals, (b) groups and (c) hon. and right hon. Members invitations to such events have been extended. | | (77530) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 186
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many websites there are within his responsibilities; and what the total cost of maintaining such websites was in the last year for which figures are available. | | (79066) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 187
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many working days were lost to his Department and its executive agencies in each year since 1997 due to staff absenteeism, expressed as the average annual number of absent days per employee; and what the estimated total cost to the Department and its agencies of absenteeism was in each year. | | (78082) | 188
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the likely monetary effects on British business following amendment of the Company Law Reform Bill in the House of Lords. | | (78567) | 189
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent assessment he has made of the skills capability in the UK nuclear industry; and if he will make a statement. | | (78996) | 190
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the impact of EU competition law on the Franco-British Nuclear Forum announced by the Prime Minister on 9th June. | | (79042) | 191
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) permanent and (b) temporary staff have been allocated from his Department to the Franco-British Nuclear Forum announced by the Prime Minister on 9th June 2006. | | (79050) | 192
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which UK companies and industry groups were consulted about the setting up of the Franco-British Nuclear Forum prior to its announcement by the Prime Minister on 9th June 2006. | | (79051) | 193
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the likely cost of the Franco-British Nuclear Forum announced by the Prime Minister on 9th June 2006; and what proportion of the costs will be borne by UK companies and industry groups. | | (79052) | 194
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the reasons are for the delay in posting the submissions received in April in response to the Energy Review consultation on his Department's website; and when he expects all the remaining submissions to be posted. | | (79081) | 195
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many websites there are within his responsibilities; and what the total cost of maintaining such websites was in the last year for which figures are available. | | (79062) | 196
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what (a) goods and (b) services were (i) exported to and (ii) imported from Norfolk Island over the last three years. | | (78960) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 197
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many working days were lost to his Department and its executive agencies in each year since 1997 due to staff absenteeism, expressed as the average annual number of absent days per employee; and what the estimated total cost to the Department and its agencies of absenteeism was in each year. | | (78081) | 198
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will investigate the reasons for (a) recent delays on the Great Western route and (b) track performance problems in hot weather. | | (78031) | 199
| Mr Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential economic impact of the new A500 through Stoke-on-Trent. | | (79097) | 200
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he last met representatives of the aviation industry to discuss the reduction of carbon emissions from aircraft over the next 10 years; and what the conclusions of the discussions were. | | (78955) | 201
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many websites there are within his responsibilities; and what the total cost of maintaining such websites was in the last year for which figures are available. | | (79068) | 202
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of accidents caused by drivers who are aged (a) 30 to 64, (b) 65 to 74, (c) 75 to 85 and (d) over 85 years in each of the last three years. | | (78976) | 203
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to introduce continued driver development by making Pass Plus or similar schemes compulsory to try to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured. | | (79096) | 204
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on road traffic casualties of the Hazard Perception Test since 2002. | | (79098) | 205
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to consult Colchester residents about the transportation by rail through the town of nuclear waste from Sizewell Power Station; and if he will make a statement. | | (78958) | 206
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which major transport schemes agreed over the last two years in London have cost-benefit ratios below two. | | (78141) | 207
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who the initial recipients will be of the additional funding for the new national concessionary travel scheme announced by the Chancellor in March. | | (78506) | 208
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many appeals have been lodged with him by bus operators against concessionary travel schemes introduced in 2006; which concessionary travel authorities' schemes have been appealed against; and when he will (a) consider and (b) decide each appeal. | | (78507) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 209
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many working days were lost to his Department and its executive agencies in each year since 1997 due to staff absenteeism, expressed as the average annual number of absent days per employee; and what the estimated total cost to the Department and its agencies of absenteeism was in each year. | | (78079) | 210
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many websites there are within his responsibilities; and what the total cost of maintaining such websites was in the last year for which figures are available. | | (79067) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 211
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many working days were lost to his Department and its executive agencies in each year since 1997 due to staff absenteeism, expressed as the average annual number of absent days per employee; and what the estimated total cost to the Department and its agencies of absenteeism was in each year. | | (76891) | 212
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in the UK are recorded as eligible for a national insurance number; and how many are in issue. | | (79032) | 213
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that temporary National Insurance numbers are not used to gain access to (a) services, (b) benefits and (c) forms of identification to which the holder is not entitled; and if he will make a statement. | | (79034) | 214
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women in Coventry South he estimates will be entitled to a full basic state pension by 2025. | | (77621) | 215
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress is being made in improving processing times for disability benefit claims. | | (77622) | 216
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of incapacity benefit recipients in (a) Coventry South and (b) the West Midlands region had a full medical examination in each of the last five years. | | (77623) | 217
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many single parents receive the £5 deduction which claimants on benefit have to make towards Child Support Agency maintenance payments. | | (78794) | 218
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people on benefit are liable for Child Support Agency maintenance payments; and how many have automatic deductions made against them. | | (78795) | 219
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many websites there are within his responsibilities; and what the total cost of maintaining such websites was in the last year for which figures are available. | | (79075) | 220
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has held with HM Revenue and Customs on the use of national insurance numbers in determining eligibility for tax credits of an individual who has failed verification rule 12 of the Tax Credits manual Residency Criteria Not Met. | | (78953) | 221
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidelines have been issued on awarding compensation to mesothelioma sufferers who have been exposed to asbestos in the workplace; and if he will make a statement. | | (78572) | 222
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funds are available to pay compensation to people who suffer from mesothelioma due to exposure to asbestos in the workplace when their employers or insurers cannot be traced; and if he will make a statement. | | (78573) | 223
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many residents in each electoral ward in Beverley and Holderness receive pension credit; and if he will make a statement. | | (78995) | 224
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether hon. Members are able to make submissions to the review of Remploy being undertaken by PriceWaterhouse Coopers; and if he will make a statement. | | (79023) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 225
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what percentage of the electorate in each (a) constituency and (b) ward of each constituency were registered to vote in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2006. | | [Transferred] (79080) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 226
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Prime Minister's Answer of 14th June 2006, Official Report, columns 764-5, on nuclear power, what the source was for his statement (a) that 50 to 60 nuclear power plants are under construction and (b) that the new generation of nuclear power stations generate around one-tenth of the radioactive waste of the previous generation of reactors. | | [Transferred] (79036) |
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