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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 20 June 2006
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 20 June 2006
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 20 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 Tuesday 20 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 20 June see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consider how the City of Durham's science expertise can be better recognised within the Science City Initiative. | | (79182) | 2
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the revenue implications of introducing a personal allowance of £7,185, absorbing the starting rate band on earnings and savings in the basic rate band, cutting the basic rate of income tax to 20 per cent. with tax rates on dividends unchanged, increasing the basic rate limit to £42,815, keeping the personal allowances for people aged 65 to 74 and 75 years at their current levels and abolishing all other age-related allowances; and if he will make a statement. | | (79293) | 3
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the revenue implications of introducing a personal allowance of £7,500, absorbing the starting rate band on earnings and savings in the basic rate band, cutting the basic rate of income tax to 20 per cent., with tax rates on dividends unchanged, increasing the basic rate limit to £42,500, and raising all the age-related allowances to £7,500; and if he will make a statement. | | (79294) | 4
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average annual administrative costs of collecting Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) have been in the last three years; what proportion of the revenue raised this represents; and how much VED was collected in total in 2005-06. | | (79262) | 5
N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which (a) Minister and (b) official (i) recommended and (ii) approved the easement of tax credit verification rule 12 Residency Criteria Not Met in 2003; for what reasons it was introduced; and if he will make a statement. | | (78033) | 6
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people aged (a) 22 years and over, (b) 18 to 21 years and (c) under 18 years are receiving the minimum wage in (i) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (ii) Lewisham Borough. | | (79159) | 7
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what services (a) his Department and (b) its associated public bodies (i) make available and (ii) have made available in the last five years through the Post Office network; through how many outlets the service is or was made available; and how many relevant transactions were undertaken in each case in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (79195) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 8
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many certificates under the Aliens' Employment Act 1955 permitting employment of aliens in the Civil Service are in force; how many there were in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05 and (c) 2005-06; and in which Departments those holding such a certificate work. | | (79145) | 9
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 15th June 2006, Official Report, column 1377W, on public sector information, what the estimated viewing figures are of each public information film commissioned since 1997; which Government Department commissioned each film; at which dayparts each film was shown; and what the estimated airtime value was of each film. | | (79319) | 10
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the cost is to her Department of supporting GovNet Expo 2006. | | (79219) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 11
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps are being taken to ensure that the views of local people within the Thames Gateway redevelopment area are taken into account with regards to infrastructure and planning. | | (79285) | 12
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what environmental initiatives are being planned as part of the redevelopment of the Thames Gateway. | | (79286) | 13
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what regulations are in place in relation to the building of new housing in the Thames Gateway to reduce (a) carbon levels, (b) waste production, (c) electricity use and (d) overall environmental impact; and how the regulations will be enforced. | | (79287) | 14
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the provision of affordable housing for key public sector workers in Swindon. | | (79187) | 15
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what role is envisaged for county councils in establishing the regional spatial strategy for the East Midlands. | | (79239) | 16
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what services (a) her Department and (b) its associated public bodies (i) make available and (ii) have made available in the last five years through the Post Office network; through how many outlets the service is or was made available; and how many relevant transactions were undertaken in each case in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (79204) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 17
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether any private body providing services under contract to a public authority has been designated as a public authority by an order under section 5 of the Freedom of Information Act. | | (79245) | 18
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many organisations have (a) been found guilty of breaches of the Data Protection Act 1998 and (b) been taken to court since it came into force. | | (78972) | 19
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what services (a) her Department and (b) its associated public bodies (i) make available and (ii) have made available in the last five years through the Post Office network; through how many outlets the service is or was made available; and how many relevant transactions were undertaken in each case in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (79203) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 20
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding the Government is providing for the improvement of library facilities. | | (79185) | 21
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what public funding is available from the Government for the improvement and modernisation of museums. | | (79186) | 22
N | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has plans to bring forward legislation relating to the Commonwealth Institute building; what meetings (a) she and (b) her officials have had to discuss delisting of the Commonwealth Institute; and who attended each meeting. | | (78379) | 23
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what services (a) her Department and (b) its associated public bodies (i) make available and (ii) have made available in the last five years through the Post Office network; through how many outlets the service is or was made available; and how many relevant transactions were undertaken in each case in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (79202) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 24
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many non-Commonwealth foreign servicemen are serving in the armed forces, broken down by (a) country of origin and (b) service. | | (79107) | 25
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Commonwealth servicemen there are in the British armed forces, broken down by (a) country of posting and (b) service. | | (79108) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 26
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many websites there are within his responsibilities; and what the total cost of maintaining such websites was in 2005-06. | | (79146) | 27
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 6th June 2006, Official Report, columns 833-4W, if he will list the occasions in the last 12 months when his official diary shows that he had meetings with a representative of Sovereign Strategy. | | (79227) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 28
| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidance his Department has issued to higher education institutions on how to respond to internet plagiarism. | | (79179) | 29
| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if his Department will consider the introduction of a proscribed list of customised essay websites in order to reduce internet plagiarism. | | (79180) | 30
| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures his Department is taking to tackle the availability of customised essay websites. | | (79181) | 31
| Mr Stephen Byers (North Tyneside):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many prosecutions were brought under section 7 of the Education Act 1996 in each year between 2001 and 2003. | | (79214) | 32
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much (a) the Government and (b) local authorities have spent commissioning Edison to help local authorities to meet special needs standards. | | (79167) | 33
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what role Edison is playing in helping local authorities to meet special needs standards; and if he will make a statement. | | (79168) | 34
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will consider introducing compulsory training for teachers in autism. | | (79323) | 35
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children there are in mainstream schools in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) the Tees Valley and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency. | | (79324) | 36
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what support his Department provides for children and families affected by alcoholism in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) the Tees Valley and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency. | | (79325) | 37
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much the Department has spent in providing support for children and families affected by alcoholism in each of the last five years. | | (79326) | 38
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will commission an inquiry into the effects of alcoholism on children and families and to explore possible solutions. | | (79327) | 39
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures his Department is taking to tackle the bullying of autistic children in schools. | | (79330) | 40
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much his Department has spent in each year since 1997 on the provision of (a) mainstream and (b) specialist education provision for children with autism. | | (79331) | 41
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what support is provided for teenagers who leave long-term foster care placements; what extra support is provided for those with special needs; and if he will make a statement. | | (78965) | 42
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many under-fives entitled to free nursery places on the Sure Start scheme are on waiting lists in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (b) Lewisham Borough. | | (79164) | 43
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many available places there are in Sure Start schemes in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (b) Lewisham Borough. | | (79165) | 44
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of children are on Sure Start schemes in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (b) Lewisham Borough. | | (79166) | 45
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans the Government has to improve vocational training for young people in Swindon. | | (79184) | 46
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress has been made towards implementing the recommendations of the Egan review of skills for sustainable communities. | | (79288) | 47
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what services (a) his Department and (b) its associated public bodies (i) make available and (ii) have made available in the last five years through the Post Office network; through how many outlets the service is or was made available; and how many relevant transactions were undertaken in each case in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (79201) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 48
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage the use of sustainable water systems in new housing developments. | | (79209) | 49
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions the Water Saving Group has had on rainwater harvesting for use in households. | | (79210) | 50
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many businesses have used the enhanced capital allowance scheme for investment water-saving technologies in (a) Dudley, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England since the scheme's introduction. | | (79211) | 51
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether there are plans to provide financial incentives for households to use (a) rainwater harvesting and (b) other water conservation technologies. | | (79212) | 52
N | Hugh Bayley (City of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of waste was recycled in each local authority in Yorkshire and the Humber in each year since 2003-04. | | (78946) | 53
N | Hugh Bayley (City of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) purpose and (b) value was of each special grant awarded to City of York Council for environmental purposes since 1997. | | (78947) | 54
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the time taken for a disposable nappy to decompose. | | (79267) | 55
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) Anglian Water and (b) Rutland County Council on expanding water supply from Rutland Water. | | (79240) | 56
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd June 2006, Official Report, column 100W, on the Minister of State (sustainable farming and foods), if he will estimate the proportion of the time that Lord Rooker has devoted to official duties that he has spent on the affairs of his Department. | | (79226) | 57
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Department has spent in each of the last five years on scientific research. | | (79320) | 58
| Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contribution the UK Government is making to the development of EU policy on tackling climate change. | | (79332) | 59
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the compensation level payable to farmers for lost stock due to tuberculosis is; how this has changed recently; and if he will make a statement. | | (78966) | 60
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9th March 2006 to the hon. Member for Brent East, Official Report, column 1683W, on the Thames Gateway, what progress has been made as part of the National Flood and Coastal Defence Database in ascertaining the condition of the Thames estuary tidal defences. | | (79317) | 61
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects the consultation on the implementation of the Environmental Liability Directive to start. | | (79213) | 62
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to reduce household waste. | | (79189) | 63
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what services (a) his Department and (b) its associated public bodies (i) make available and (ii) have made available in the last five years through the Post Office network; through how many outlets the service is or was made available; and how many relevant transactions were undertaken in each case in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (79200) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 64
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions have been held with the government of Peru regarding a United Nations Security Council resolution on Burma. | | (79252) | 65
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information the Government has received about the fatal beating of Burmese democracy activist, Thet Naing Win. | | (79253) | 66
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has the legal authority to ban imports from Burma. | | (79254) | 67
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether World Trade Organisation rules prevent the United Kingdom from unilaterally imposing trade and investment sanctions on Burma. | | (79255) | 68
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action the Government has taken to ascertain whether genocide or attempted genocide is being committed in Burma. | | (79256) | 69
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions have been held with the governments of (a) Congo, (b) Tanzania and (c) Ghana regarding a United Nations Security Council resolution on Burma. | | (79257) | 70
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British passports have been issued by her Department overseas in each of the last five years, broken down by country; and in how many cases the recipient was issued with a passport for the first time in each case. | | (79171) | 71
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make a statement on the political situation in Zimbabwe. | | (78085) | 72
N | Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate she has made of the reduction in the volume of the poppy harvest which will result from the work of the British and Coalition troops in Afghanistan in each of the next four years. | | (76136) | 73
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12th May 2006, Official Report, column 628W, on organ harvesting (China), what assessment she has made of the legality of contracts entered into by Chinese prisoners with the Chinese government for organ donation. | | (79216) | 74
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12th May 2006, Official Report, column 628W, on organ harvesting (China), what further representations she plans to make to the Chinese government following the implementation of regulations relating to the sale of organs in China on 1st July. | | (79217) | 75
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much her Department spent in each of the last five years on building links between the UK and (a) Korea and (b) Japan in the (i) science, (ii) engineering and (iii) innovation sectors. | | (79321) | 76
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24th November 2005, Official Report, column 2246W, on the Royal visit (USA), what contact representatives of the Prince of Wales's United States Foundation had with her Department's staff during their Highnesses' official visit to the US; which official events organised by the Government they attended; whether they accompanied their Royal Highnesses on the journey between Washington DC and New York; and if she will make a statement. | | (79235) | 77
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24th November 2005, Official Report, columns 2246-7W, on the Royal visit (USA), what each gift which was not a signed photograph was; to whom each gift was presented; and what total costs were reimbursed by her Department for such gifts. | | (79236) | 78
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd November 2005, Official Report, column 1895W, on ambassadors, how much of the frais was spent on (a) the EU presidency, (b) the G8 presidency and (c) the visit of HRH the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. | | (79237) | 79
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17th November 2005, Official Report, column 1488W, on the United States (Prince of Wales's visit), whether anyone from the Prince of Wales's United States Foundation accompanied the Prince on his official visit to the US in 2005 at public cost. | | (79238) | 80
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many persons conscripted to the Bermuda Regiment have (a) declined to serve, (b) gone absent without leave for more than one month and (c) been (i) charged with and (ii) convicted of (A) desertion, (B) being absent without leave and (C) similar offences; what sentences were imposed in each case; and if she will make a statement. | | (79264) | 81
| Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any (a) known and (b) suspected Al Qaeda operative found in the UK since 1997 has been rendered to the US. | | (79318) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 82
N | Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been generated by the top-slicing of three per cent. of London's primary care trust budgets; where this top-sliced income is being held; what decisions have been taken on the use of the fund; and if she will make a statement. | | (77848) | 83
| Mrs Janet Dean (Burton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations her Department made to the European Commission regarding the inclusion of rheumatoid arthritis as a priority area of EU Framework Programme 7. | | (79177) | 84
| Mrs Janet Dean (Burton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many rheumatology consultants there are per head of population in England. | | (79178) | 85
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time was for accident and emergency departments at hospitals in the Greater London area in each of the last five years. | | (79228) | 86
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance is issued to doctors on the verification of physical disabilities that trigger exemption from prescription charges; and if she will make a statement. | | (79258) | 87
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria are used to determine eligibility for prescription charges physical disability exemption in the case of people who cannot go out unaided. | | (79259) | 88
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration is being given to designating private companies providing personal medical services through the alternative provider medical service arrangements as public authorities within the meaning of section 5 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. | | (79260) | 89
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to publish the Models of Care for Alcohol Misusers framework (MoCAM); what the reasons are for the delay in publication; and when she expects to publish the evidence review of effectiveness of treatment expected to inform the MoCAM framework. | | (79261) | 90
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many individuals receive exemption from prescription charges due to a continuing physical disability preventing them from going out of the home unaided; what monitoring of such claims is undertaken; and if she will make a statement. | | (79266) | 91
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people met the eligibility criteria for continuing NHS health care in each of the last six years; and how many met the criteria at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (79268) | 92
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people left continuing NHS health care in each of the last six years. | | (79269) | 93
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements health authorities are required to put in place for the provision of independent advice for NHS patients' consideration of signing up for continuing care. | | (79270) | 94
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many residents in nursing homes were fully funded by the NHS under continuing care criteria in each year since 1997. | | (79271) | 95
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the likely number of re-assessments of entitlement to free continuing care. | | (79272) | 96
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been granted recompense for being wrongly denied fully-funded national health service continuing care in each of the last 10 years; and what the aggregate cost of that recompense was. | | (79273) | 97
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have contacted the Health Service Ombudsman regarding their failure to receive continuing care funding for a relative in each year since 1997. | | (79274) | 98
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost is to the NHS of supporting GovNet Expo 2006. | | (79221) | 99
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the outcome of her Department's consultation in 2004 on proposals to exclude overseas visitors from eligibility to free NHS primary medical services. | | (79296) | 100
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress she is making in estimating the costs of provision by NHS facilities of private care; and what assessment she has made of whether the NHS makes a surplus from such provision. | | (79263) | 101
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what approved independent sector treatment centres there are; and how many elective procedures are expected to be carried out at each one each year. | | (79275) | 102
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria she uses to determine the allocation of resources to independent sector treatment; and what account she takes of the distance between facilities, whether NHS or not, providing similar services. | | (79279) | 103
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the potential percentage increase is in the capacity for elective procedures in each relevant area for each independent sector treatment centre that has reached invitation to negotiate stage or beyond. | | (79280) | 104
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentistry practices are (a) serving NHS patients and (b) open to take on new NHS patients in each primary care trust in Hampshire. | | (79281) | 105
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to commence appraisal for the cancer drug Sunitinib; and how long the appraisal is expected to last. | | (79333) | 106
| Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the possible risk to (a) domestic consumers and (b) customers of the catering industry arising from the consumption of hens' eggs imported from countries with high levels of salmonella infection in flocks; and if she will make a statement. | | (79206) | 107
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) timetable is and (b) arrangements are for the (i) submission of applications and (ii) consideration of the appointment of the (A) chairperson and (B) members of the board of the new primary care trust covering Thurrock. | | (79295) | 108
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with which independent treatment centres the NHS holds contracts; what type of treatment was contracted for in each case in the most recent year for which figures are available; how many episodes of treatment were contracted for in each case in that year; which NHS body holds the contract; which primary care trusts are covered by the contract; whether a (i) Wave 1, (ii) Wave 2 and (iii) other type of contract applies; and what the (A) name and (B) legal status is of the proprietor of each centre. | | (79101) | 109
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what services (a) her Department and (b) its associated public bodies (i) make available and (ii) have made available in the last five years through the Post Office network; through how many outlets the service is or was made available; and how many relevant transactions were undertaken in each case in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (79199) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 110
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) nationality, (b) sex, (c) date of birth and (d) immigration status is of each of the seven detainees who escaped from Yarl's Wood following the fire on 14th February 2002 and whose whereabouts remain uncertain. | | (79191) | 111
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any of the seven detainees who escaped from Yarl's Wood following the fire on 14th February 2002, and whose whereabouts remain uncertain, are known to have committed a crime either in the United Kingdom or in another country before their escape in February 2002. | | (79192) | 112
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any of the seven detainees who escaped from Yarl's Wood following the fire on 14th February 2002, and whose whereabouts remain uncertain, are suspected to have committed a crime since their escape in February 2002. | | (79193) | 113
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department has spent on publicity to inform people that they can be fined £80 for being drunk and disorderly. | | (79169) | 114
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many £80 fines for being drunk and disorderly were collected in each of the last 12 months. | | (79170) | 115
N | Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many retirements there have been on grounds of ill-health from each police force in England and Wales in each of the last five years. | | (78974) | 116
N | David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12th June 2006, Official Report, column 1035W, on life sentences, how many of the 53 prisoners were released in each year since 2000. | | (79022) | 117
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list those local authorities who have withdrawn support and accommodation from failed asylum seeker families in addition to those councils piloting implementation of section 9 of the Asylum and Immigration Act (Treatment of Claimants etc.) 2004. | | (79292) | 118
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost is to his Department of supporting GovNet Expo 2006. | | (79222) | 119
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) applicant files, (b) passports and (c) other documents submitted by applicants have been lost in the Immigration and Nationality Directorate in each of the last three years. | | (79172) | 120
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures are (a) in place and (b) planned to reduce the number of documents submitted by applicants being lost in the Immigration and Nationality Directorate; and if he will make a statement. | | (79173) | 121
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of private security companies in England and Wales have been granted approved contractor status; and how many and what proportion of these have been granted a licence dispensation notice. | | (79265) | 122
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he estimates the backlog of licence applications will be cleared by the Security Industry Authority. | | (79289) | 123
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many private security companies were not compliant with the Private Security Industry Act 2001 at 21st March (a) 2001 and (b) 2006. | | (79291) | 124
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the requirements are for (a) Commonwealth and (b) other foreign nationals serving in the armed forces to qualify to apply for British citizenship. | | (79106) | 125
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will consider introducing legislation to reduce the amount of (a) pornographic materials in circulation and (b) bad language, pornography and violence on television; and if he will make a statement. | | (78967) | 126
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the Government has transposed the Council of the European Union's Framework Decision on combating trafficking in human beings into UK law; and if he will make a statement. | | (78811) | 127
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures are in place to identify, rescue and protect child victims of trafficking in England and Wales. | | (78812) | 128
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) prosecuted for and (b) convicted of trafficking people since Sections 4 and 5 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 2004 came into force. | | (78813) | 129
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information the Government has provided to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime's Global Programme Against Trafficking in Human Beings for the purposes of establishing a Trafficking Database. | | (78814) | 130
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what services (a) his Department and (b) its associated public bodies (i) make available and (ii) have made available in the last five years through the Post Office network; through how many outlets the service is or was made available; and how many relevant transactions were undertaken in each case in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (79198) | 131
N | Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, from which countries people convicted of human trafficking came in each of the past five years. | | (78807) | 132
N | Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) arrested, (b) prosecuted and (c) found guility of offences related to human trafficking, in each of the last five years. | | (78808) | 133
N | Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what range of sentences were given in cases involving human trafficking in each of the last five years. | | (78809) | 134
N | Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with which counterparts in other countries he (a) has discussed and (b) plans to discuss actions to tackle the growth in human trafficking. | | (78810) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 135
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what budget he expects to be allocated to Burma in each year between 2006 and 2009. | | (79246) | 136
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what studies he has evaluated on the accountability and effectiveness of cross-border aid to internally displaced people in Burma. | | (79247) | 137
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when the policy review of providing aid to internally displaced people in Burma is expected to be completed. | | (79248) | 138
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department has spent on providing aid to internally displaced people in Burma in the last five years other than through the International Committee of the Red Cross. | | (79249) | 139
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of internally displaced people in Burma can be reached by aid delivered inside the country. | | (79250) | 140
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the budget allocation is for pro-democracy projects in Burma in 2006-07. | | (79251) | 141
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | | (78083) | 142
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the humanitarian situation in Sierra Leone. | | (78084) | 143
| Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of his Department's budget was spent on disaster risk reduction in each region in each of the last three financial years; what percentage is planned to be spent in each region in the next three financial years; and if he will make a statement. | | (79276) | 144
| Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the UK's contribution to the ACP-EU Natural Disaster Facility was in 2005-06; what it is planned to be in each of the next three financial years; and if he will make a statement. | | (79277) | 145
| Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of his Department's budget was spent on water and sanitation in each of the last five financial years; and if he will make a statement. | | (79278) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 146
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average waiting time for a vehicle test was (a) in each test centre and (b) in Northern Ireland in the last period for which figures are available. | | (79297) | 147
N | The Reverend Ian Paisley (North Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total cost of compensation paid to (a) industrial, (b) commercial and (c) residential premises as a result of terrorist attacks by (i) Republican paramilitary groups and (ii) Loyalist paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland was in each of the last 30 years. | | (78968) | 148
N | The Reverend Ian Paisley (North Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total cost of compensation paid to individuals as a result of injury through terrorist attack by (a) Republican paramilitary groups and (b) Loyalist paramilitary groups was in Northern Ireland in each of the last 30 years. | | (78969) | 149
N | The Reverend Ian Paisley (North Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the estimated total cost is to the Northern Ireland economy of terrorist activity in the last 30 years. | | (78970) | 150
N | The Reverend Ian Paisley (North Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) residential, (b) industrial and (c) commercial premises were damaged by terrorist attack by (i) Republican paramilitary groups and (ii) Loyalist paramilitary groups in each of the last 30 years. | | (78971) | Questions to the Prime Minister 151
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):To ask the Prime Minister, what the cost is to the Government as a whole of supporting GovNet Expo 2006. | | (79218) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 152
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the public consultation on the future of the rural post office network is expected to commence; what the nature will be of this consultation; when it is expected to be concluded; and if he will make a statement. | | (78806) | 153
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the likely changes in costs to business arising out of implementation of the provisions of the Company Law Reform Bill as amended by the House of Lords. | | (79004) | 154
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he plans to make a statement on the Franco-British Nuclear Forum announced by the Prime Minister on 9th June 2006. | | (79102) | 155
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, who will represent the UK at the Franco-British Nuclear Forum announced by the Prime Minister on 9th June 2006. | | (79103) | 156
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the (a) terms of reference and (b) aims are of the Franco-British Nuclear Forum announced by the Prime Minister on 9th June 2006; and how often it will meet. | | (79104) | 157
N | Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he will post the submissions received in April to the Energy Review consultation on his departmental website. | | (78973) | 158
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the cost is to his Department of supporting GovNet Expo 2006. | | (79220) | 159
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what measures the Department has taken to promote UK industry, technology and innovation in Korea to encourage inward investment from that country. | | (79322) | 160
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much the Department spent in each of the last five years building links between the UK and Korea with a focus on (a) engineering, (b) science and technology and (c) innovation. | | (79328) | 161
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much the Department spent in each of the last five years building links between the UK and Japan with a focus on (a) engineering, (b) science and technology and (c) innovation. | | (79329) | 162
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) individuals and (b) businesses in (i) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (ii) Lewisham Borough received a grant for research and development in each of the past two years. | | (79163) | 163
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much coal was produced by the (a) National Coal Board and (b) British Coal Corporation in each year since 1976. | | (79215) | 164
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many post offices were closed in (a) Nottingham South and (b) the East Midlands in 2005-06. | | (79223) | 165
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) bank branches and (b) independent retail shops which closed in (i) Nottingham South and (ii) the East Midlands in 2005-06. | | (79224) | 166
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the impact of the closure of post offices, bank branches and independent retail shops in Nottingham South and in the East Midlands on the (a) frequency, (b) distance and (c) mode of transport of journeys by customers; and what assessment he has made of the impact of such closures on the level of (i) environmental emissions and (ii) traffic congestion. | | (79225) | 167
| Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will take steps to establish an accreditation scheme for green tariffs for domestic electricity customers; and if he will make a statement. | | (79241) | 168
| Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the take-up is of green tariffs to domestic electricity customers; and if he will make a statement. | | (79242) | 169
| Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with Ofgem concerning claims made by electricity suppliers about their green tariff schemes. | | (79243) | 170
| Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what criteria must be met before an electricity company may market an electricity tariff as a green tariff. | | (79244) | 171
N | Paddy Tipping (Sherwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent discussions he has had on the future of Harworth Colliery; and if he will make a statement. | | (78656) | 172
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what services (a) his Department and (b) its associated public bodies (i) make available and (ii) have made available in the last five years through the Post Office network; through how many outlets the service is or was made available; and how many relevant transactions were undertaken in each case in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (79197) | 173
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what regulations are in place to restrict the purchase of sequences of DNA; and if he will make a statement. | | (79174) | 174
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to review the regulations governing the sale and possession of sequences of DNA that may be used to prepare viruses. | | (79175) | 175
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what restrictions his Department places on the sale of DNA sequences to private individuals and organisations whose primary purpose is not published research. | | (79176) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 176
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether provisions exist to prevent people on the Sex Offenders Register from being allowed on to the Register of Approved Driving Instructors. | | (79112) | 177
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made in the development of the Crossrail system; and to what extent the system is to be integrated into the Thames Gateway redevelopment. | | (79282) | 178
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what expenditure is planned on improving rail links between Central London and the Thames Gateway area. | | (79283) | 179
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there is an overall plan for the development of transport links for London commuters as the Thames Gateway is redeveloped; and who has overall responsibility for developing transport in the Thames Gateway area. | | (79284) | 180
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what public transport links are to be developed across the Thames Gateway region in order to support the Government's target for jobs to be created by the project. | | (79290) | 181
| Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the planned transport expenditure for the Thames Gateway redevelopment is to be used to improve (a) buses, (b) trains, (c) car sharing, (d) underground and (e) other public transport services. | | (79316) | 182
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to help local councils and bus companies devise innovative ways of increasing the number of bus journeys, including by providing further Government funding; and if he will make a statement. | | (79183) | 183
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures the Government is taking to reduce road casualties (a) overall and (b) amongst children. | | (79188) | 184
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has to improve integration of rail and cycle travel. | | (79190) | 185
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what services (a) his Department and (b) its associated public bodies (i) make available and (ii) have made available in the last five years through the Post Office network; through how many outlets the service is or was made available; and how many relevant transactions were undertaken in each case in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (79196) | 186
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to bring into force the European Union legislation on applying the 11-hour rule to bus drivers' shifts. | | (79207) | 187
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on recent changes to the legal and regulatory framework governing bus drivers' working hours. | | (79208) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 188
N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many mesothelioma diagnoses have been made by his Department in connection with a claim for industrial injuries disablement benefit in the last three years; and how many of these were posthumous claims for backdated benefit. | | (79109) | 189
N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the occupations were of claimants of industrial injuries disablement benefit for mesothelioma in the last three years. | | (79110) | 190
N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total amount recovered by the Compensation Recovery Unit was from compensation payments made in respect of mesothelioma cases in the last three years. | | (79111) | 191
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on the provision of free television licences for over 75 year olds in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands in each of the last five years. | | (78032) | 192
N | David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what checks are in place to ensure that benefits are not paid to escaped prisoners. | | (79002) | 193
N | David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate has been made of the total amount of benefits paid to illegal immigrants in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (79003) | 194
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women have received a Sure Start maternity grant in (a) England, (b) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (c) Lewisham Borough in each of the last two years. | | (79147) | 195
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals aged 60 to 79 years received the Winter Fuel Payment of (a) £100 and (b) £200 for winter 2005-06 in (i) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (ii) Lewisham Borough. | | (79148) | 196
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals aged 80 years and over received the Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2005-06 in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (b) Lewisham Borough; and how many out of those received an additional (i) £50 and (ii) £100. | | (79149) | 197
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals are participating in Pathways to Work in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (b) Lewisham Borough. | | (79150) | 198
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals are claiming (a) short-term and (b) long-term incapacity benefit in (i) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (ii) Lewisham Borough. | | (79151) | 199
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many residents in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (b) Lewisham Borough receive pension credit. | | (79156) | 200
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many residents in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (b) Lewisham Borough receive housing benefit. | | (79157) | 201
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many residents in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (b) Lewisham Borough receive jobseeker's allowance. | | (79158) | 202
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will reply to Question 73877, on cold-calling, tabled by the hon. Member for the Isle of Wight on 25th May 2006. | | (79105) | 203
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what services (a) his Department and (b) its associated public bodies (i) make available and (ii) have made available in the last five years through the Post Office network; through how many outlets the service is or was made available; and how many relevant transactions were undertaken in each case in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (79194) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 204
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (b) Lewisham Borough are receiving the Child Tax Credit. | | [Transferred] (79154) | 205
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (b) Lewisham Borough are receiving the Working Tax Credit. | | [Transferred] (79155) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 206
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households were registered homeless in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (b) Lewisham Borough in 1997; and how many households are registered homeless in (i) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (ii) Lewisham Borough. | | [Transferred] (79160) | 207
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households were in temporary accommodation in 1997 in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (b) Lewisham Borough; and how many households are currently in temporary accommodation in (i) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (ii) Lewisham Borough. | | [Transferred] (79161) | 208
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many individuals are sleeping rough in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (b) Lewisham Borough. | | [Transferred] (79162) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 209
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many young people have received support from Connexions in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (b) Lewisham Borough in the past year. | | [Transferred] (79152) | 210
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many young people have signed up to the Connexions Card scheme in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (b) Lewisham Borough. | | [Transferred] (79153) |
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