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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 22 June 2006
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 22 June 2006
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 22 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 Thursday 22 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 22 June see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average employee stakeholder pension contribution was in each year since its introduction. | | (79308) | 2
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate (a) the number of people who received and (b) the amount of income tax relief granted on pension contributions given to (i) basic rate taxpayers and (ii) higher rate taxpayers in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (79309) | 3
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) petrol cars and (b) diesel cars there were in each vehicle excise duty band for private vehicles in each of the last four years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (79310) | 4
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, why there are different levels of vehicle excise duty for diesel cars and petrol cars; and if he will make a statement. | | (79311) | 5
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) males and (b) females aged 16 to 24 years died as a result of (i) road traffic accidents, (ii) suicide, (iii) sexually transmitted diseases, (iv) drug misuse, (v) alcohol misuse and (vi) murder/manslaughter during each year since 1990. | | (79500) | 6
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many children aged between 11 and 18 years died as a result of (a) road traffic accidents, (b) suicide, (c) sexually transmitted diseases, (d) drug misuse, (e) alcohol misuse and (f) murder or manslaughter in each year since 1990. | | (79579) | 7
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to reduce poverty in Coventry South since 1997. | | (79028) | 8
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance he has given to the Department of Health on the financial recovery of NHS deficits. | | (79620) | 9
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on deficits in the NHS; and if he will make a statement. | | (79621) | 10
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13th June 2006, Official Report, column 5767W, on AK-47s, what UK custom entry clearances have been issued to UK-based companies for the import into the UK from Bosnia of (a) military vehicles and (b) assault rifles since June 2003. | | (79909) | 11
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the finance director of (i) his Department and (ii) HM Revenue and Customs. | | (80075) | 12
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average payment in family credit, working families tax credit and their successors was in each applicable year at current prices; and what the (a) total expenditure and (b) expenditure net of tax receipts was in each year. | | (80066) | 13
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what difference the latest changes in the disregard for increases in income will make in tax credit entitlement of a family whose income has risen by (a) £2,500 and (b) £25,000; and what the criteria are for allowing the respective disregards. | | (80067) | 14
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people on (a) half average and (b) half median income have paid income tax in each of the last 15 years. | | (80068) | 15
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value of smuggled illegal meat seized by UK enforcement officials was in (a) the UK and (b) Scotland in each of the past five years. | | (79358) | 16
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rate of suicide was among people in (a) areas with a population below 10,000 inhabitants and (b) England in each of the last 10 years. | | (79498) | 17
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many farmers committed suicide in each of the last 10 years. | | (79499) | 18
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what help his Department has given to the credit union movement in the UK. | | (79826) | 19
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps have been taken by the Government to regulate doorstep lending. | | (79827) | 20
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures his Department has taken to reduce poverty in the Vale of Clwyd since 1997. | | (80047) | 21
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures his Department has taken to reduce (a) child poverty and (b) pensioner poverty since 1997. | | (80048) | 22
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reduce stamp duty on sustainable homes. | | (79866) | 23
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reduce VAT on all forms of construction to the lower rate. | | (79867) | 24
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs regarding European Commission fines for not paying all of the single farm payment by 30th June; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (79898) | 25
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was (a) invested in premium bonds, (b) paid out in premium bond winnings and (c) not claimed by winners each month since January 2000; and how many premium bond holders there were in each month. | | (80072) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 26
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the finance director of her Department. | | (80095) | 27
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what measures the Government has put in place to assist pension transferability of public pensions for personnel working in Government departments and agencies who are members of the Civil Service Pension Scheme. | | (79768) | Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners 28
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the Commissioners' finance director. | | (80094) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 29
N | James Brokenshire (Hornchurch):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funds have been allocated for greenspace projects in the Thames Gateway in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08. | | (78816) | 30
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new homes have been built by Coventry Borough Council in Coventry South since 1997. | | (79029) | 31
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made towards the decent home standards for social housing in Coventry South; and if she will make a statement. | | (79030) | 32
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average house price was in Coventry South in each of the last five years. | | (79031) | 33
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what external monitoring takes place by Government of local strategic partnerships. | | (80019) | 34
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the finance director of her Department. | | (80093) | 35
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what measures her Department has put in place to assist pension transferability of public pensions for members of the (a) Local Government and (b) Fire Service pension schemes. | | (79771) | 36
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average annual wage was of (a) local government chief executives in England and (b) local government workers in each year since 1997. | | (79879) | 37
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent representations she has received from professional bodies regarding design quality and energy efficiency in building standards; and if she will make a statement. | | (79966) | 38
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what strategies for sustainable development the Government Office for the West Midlands has in place. | | (79967) | 39
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to make Government funding conditional on good design quality. | | (80041) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 40
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the total funding allocated for the training of magistrates was in each of the last eight years. | | (79956) | 41
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many Queen's Counsel have been appointed to the Bar in Northern Ireland in each year since 1997; what the community background was of the appointees; and whether there were any declared family relationships between members of the appointing panel and any of the appointees. | | (80064) | 42
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many people were imprisoned following in camera hearings of the family court in each of the past three years; how many of these were imprisoned for offences relating to contempt of court; how many were imprisoned for more than a month; and for what offences, other than contempt, they were imprisoned. | | (79825) | 43
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the finance director of her Department. | | (80092) | 44
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30th January 2006, Official Report, columns 151-2W, on judges (part-time), if she will maintain and publish a central list of part-time judges. | | (79756) | 45
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the recommended time is within which a family should be sent a copy of a post-mortem report; and in how many cases such reports were written and sent (a) within the recommended time and (b) after the recommended time in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (79829) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 46
N | Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what Caroline Felton's remit was in carrying out her recent study of The Public arts organisation in West Bromwich on behalf of Arts Council England; and what conclusions her report came to. | | (79234) | 47
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many applications for lottery funding were received from organisations and groups in Bexleyheath and Crayford in each of the last five years. | | (79957) | 48
N | Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her Answer of 30th January 2006, Official Report, column 59W, on the New Opportunities Fund, if she will update the information on the number of (a) awards and (b) payments made from the New Opportunities Fund for Physical Education and Sport since 2004-05. | | (79703) | 49
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people visited a public library in each year since 1997. | | (79900) | 50
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many public libraries there were in each local authority in each year since 1997. | | (79901) | 51
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which public libraries are proposed for closure, broken down by local authority. | | (79902) | 52
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what average number of hours per week public libraries were open in each local authority in each year since 1997. | | (79903) | 53
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, in how many local authorities the future of public libraries is open to public consultation; and how long each consultation is expected to last. | | (79904) | 54
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what maximum amount of funding was available to local authorities from the cultural services block in each of the last five years; and what average amount was awarded in each year. | | (79905) | 55
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what percentage of public library stock was made up of (a) books, (b) tapes, (c) CDs, (d) videos and (e) DVDs in each year since 1997. | | (79906) | 56
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the finance director of her Department. | | (80091) | 57
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria the Government used in deciding not to display the flag of (a) Norfolk Island, (b) the British Antarctic Territory, (c) South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, (d) the Turks and Caicos Islands, (e) Montserrat, (f) Bermuda, (g) Anguilla, (h) the Cayman Islands and (i) the British Virgin Islands at this year's Trooping the Colour. | | (79962) | 58
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria the Government used in deciding not to display the flag of (a) the Isle of Man and (b) Guernsey at this year's Trooping the Colour. | | (79965) | 59
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that the small slave transmitter on Ordinance Survey reference SX 802596, at the junction with the Ashprington turn-off at Totnes Hill, will be converted from analogue to digital transmission; and if she will make a statement. | | (77517) | 60
N | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the results of the digital switchover trial in Bolton; what the effect of switchover was on (a) individuals on low incomes and (b) the elderly; how much switchover cost per (i) household and (ii) vulnerable household; and if she will make a statement. | | (79572) | 61
N | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the Government has allocated for support to (a) individuals on low incomes and (b) the elderly (i) to purchase equipment and (ii) to obtain help with installation in preparation for the switch to digital television in each year up to 2012; and if she will make a statement. | | (79573) | 62
N | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has assessed the possible impact of the licence fee settlement delay on digital switchover; and if she will make a statement. | | (79574) | 63
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she expects to lay orders relating to the amount of data which can be carried on a digital radio multiplex and to change the definition of a digital programme service. | | (80065) | 64
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what committees have been established within the (a) Cabinet, (b) London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and (c) Olympic Delivery Authority to examine the legacy for (i) the site of the London 2012 Games and (ii) the International Olympic Committee. | | (79566) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 65
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the budget is per person per day for meals for Royal Navy personnel serving at sea. | | (79751) | 66
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all Royal Navy personnel serving at sea have access to Halal and non-Halal meat options. | | (79765) | 67
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer by the Minister of State for Industry and the Regions of 15th June 2006, Official Report, column 1410W, on the aerospace industry, what discussions he has had with BAE Systems on securing ongoing export contracts for the Brough site; and if he will make a statement. | | (79875) | 68
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff have been recruited to the Atomic Weapons Establishment sites at Aldermaston and Burghfield since July 2005, broken down by employment area; what plans there are for future recruitment in each such area; and if he will make a statement. | | (79948) | 69
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of (a) the threat to the UK of long range missiles being developed by (i) North Korea, (ii) Iran, (iii) China and (iv) other countries and (b) by when such missiles might be militarily deployable. | | (79949) | 70
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the role is of the Missile Defence Centre within his Department; and if he will make a statement. | | (79950) | 71
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions the UK Government has had with the US authorities on acquiring ballistic missile defence (a) technology and (b) equipment from the US. | | (79951) | 72
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what he has identified as the main obstacles to the full roll out of Joint Personnel Administration; and what steps his Department is taking to overcome these obstacles. | | (79824) | 73
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on the development of a replacement Arming, Fuzing and Firing system for the Trident warhead; and when the system will enter service. | | (80013) | 74
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the finance director of his Department. | | (80090) | 75
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many persons have been subject to disciplinary or administrative procedures as a result of failure to report an incident of abuse of power in the Army in the past 12 months. | | (79837) | 76
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what rules are in the Joint Service Defence Records Management Manual concerning retention of (a) records concerning changes of policy and instructions and (b) documentation on the reasons for changes made. | | (79838) | 77
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what rules are established in the Joint Service Defence Records Management Manual concerning the classes or categories of documents that must be retained in the circumstances of a sudden or controversial death; how long these records have to be retained; and what penalties are available following the successful prosecution of a person responsible for the retention of a document or piece of evidence in the event of its destruction. | | (79839) | 78
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what right of appeal is available to a trainee in the UK armed services discharged as a result of being discovered to be at risk following an assessment made as a part of the Suicide Vulnerability Risk Management Policy. | | (79840) | 79
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many trainees have been discharged in the past 12 months as a result of an adverse assessment under the Suicide Vulnerability Risk Management Policy. | | (79841) | 80
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what instructions have been issued to those responsible for posting of individual service personnel regarding the system for the monitoring and vetting of potential instructors who may have been subject to allegations of disciplinary action involving (a) bullying and (b) harassment. | | (79842) | 81
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implementation of his April 2004 policy of seeking completed health questionnaires filled in by the general practitioner of each recruit arriving at phase one training establishments; what percentage of recruits were accompanied by such documentation on arrival; what percentage of recruits have completed phase one training without having their health needs assessed and recorded; and when and by what method he expects to review the effectiveness of this policy. | | (79843) | 82
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the principal components are of the new policy on the provision of supervisory care in phase one and two training establishments introduced in March 2006; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the supervisory care directive applicable to (a) Deepcut barracks and (b) Catterick barracks. | | (79844) | 83
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the guidance note relating to working with under-18-year-olds was distributed to commanding officers in each of the services; by what means this note was promulgated; to how many recipients it was sent; and if he will place a copy in the Library. | | (79845) | 84
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures he plans to take to monitor the adoption and dissemination of a supervisory care directive in each unit of the Army; by what means he will ensure the minimum standards to be reached in drawing up a directive; what measures he plans to take to correct any omissions and flaws; and what his target is for compliance across the training estate. | | (79846) | 85
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his timetable is for (a) planning, (b) commissioning, (c) construction and (d) opening 4,000 new accommodation units for phase two trainees by 2012. | | (79847) | 86
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on which occasions in the past two years (a) his Department, (b) the Army and (c) members of the Armed Services were represented at inquest proceedings; and what his estimate is of the cost on each occasion. | | (79869) | 87
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date he wrote to the Chief Constable of Surrey Police regarding the disclosure of documents to the families of (a) Sean Benton, (b) Cheryl James and (c) Geoff Gray; if he will copy the letter to the legal representatives of those families; and if he will place copies in the Library. | | (79870) | 88
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the case conference relating to the case of Sergeant BB took place; how many persons attended; what (a) disciplines, (b) fields of expertise, (c) military agencies and (d) external bodies were represented; and what measures were taken to hear evidence from (i) victims and (ii) their families. | | (79871) | 89
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recommendations were agreed following the case conference relating to the case of Sergeant BB. | | (79872) | 90
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what legal expertise was available to the case conference relating to the case of Sergeant BB. | | (79873) | 91
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the terms of reference were of HM Inspectorate of Constabulary's thematic review of the Royal Military Police Special Investigation Branch; what the target date is for completion; and what arrangements he plans to make for publication. | | (79880) | 92
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the merits of bringing the Royal Military Police Special Investigations Branch under the oversight of the Independent Commission on Police Complaints. | | (79881) | 93
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date he plans to assess the implementation of his December 2005 Defence Instruction Notice concerning recording and retention of information in respect of the management of complaints; and if he will make a report to the House when his assessment has been made. | | (79882) | 94
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what training the Royal Military Police receive in the use of the computerised Home Office Large Murder Enquiry System. | | (79883) | 95
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what training is available to members of the Royal Military Police in the conduct of European Convention of Human Rights Article 2-compliant investigations into an overseas death in barracks. | | (79884) | 96
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) new and (b) existing members of the Royal Military Police have attended courses since the opening of the Defence Police College in 2005; and what percentage of the total Royal Military Police personnel this represents. | | (79885) | 97
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what courses are available at the Defence Police College; what the duration is of each; how many external consultants in what fields of expertise have assisted in training in the last five years; and what advice the College has sought from human rights experts in that period. | | (79886) | 98
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who has been appointed as head of the Defence Police College. | | (79887) | 99
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) terms of reference and (b) rules of procedure are for equal opportunities investigation teams. | | (79915) | 100
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff are assigned to equal opportunities investigation teams, broken down by rank; how many investigations have been undertaken by the teams since their establishment; and how many disciplinary cases have been initiated as a result. | | (79916) | 101
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the Review of his Department's harassment complaints procedure was initiated; what its terms of reference were; what the target date is for completion; and what arrangements he is making for publication. | | (79917) | 102
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the work of his Department in assisting organisations who aim to enable veterans and survivors of (a) war and (b) the Holocaust to share their experiences with children and young people. | | (79833) | 103
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department gives to organisations that aim to enable veterans of (a) war and (b) the Holocaust to share their experiences with children and young people. | | (79834) | 104
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to commemorate the courage and sacrifice of British servicemen made during the Second World War, with particular reference to the saving of victims of the Holocaust. | | (79852) | 105
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what provisions have been made to provide compensation for (a) British personnel who have suffered injury and (b) families of those who have died as a consequence of the Operation Dominic series of nuclear tests conducted in the vicinity of Christmas Island in 1962. | | (79784) | 106
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures the Department has put in place to assist pension transferability of public pensions for members of the Armed Forces pension scheme. | | (79772) | 107
N | Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on financial support for (a) economic development, (b) training and (c) environmental improvements in an area in which a defence establishment has been (i) closed and (ii) mothballed; and if he will make a statement. | | (79461) | 108
N | Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much financial assistance his Department gave to the Cowal area after the closure of the US Navy base at the Holy Loch for (a) economic development, (b) training, (c) environmental improvements and (d) other purposes. | | (79494) | 109
N | Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the future of RAF Machrihanish. | | (79496) | 110
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will provide information and membership forms for credit unions to its employees. | | (79942) | 111
| John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions RAF air tankers have undergone non-emergency (a) first, (b) second, (c) third and (d) fourth time maintenance outside the UK in the last five years; where the maintenance took place; for what reasons the locations were chosen; and what the cost of the maintenance was in each year. | | (80053) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 112
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many compulsory redundancies will arise from the restructuring of the Learning and Skills Council under its Agenda for Change. | | (79877) | 113
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on recent changes in the (a) funding and (b) number of adult education courses, with particular reference to (i) basic skills courses, (ii) other vocational courses and (iii) non-vocational and community education. | | (79888) | 114
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on recent trends in the (a) provision and (b) funding of health and safety training funded by the Learning and Skills Council. | | (79889) | 115
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he is taking in conjunction with the Learning and Skills Council to retrain and develop its staff to fulfil the Agenda for Change. | | (79890) | 116
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many parents in Leyton and Wanstead constituency have received book packs for their babies in the Book Start Scheme since it started in October 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (79849) | 117
N | Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidelines he has issued to the local authorities asked to participate in the Building Schools for the Future programme on the renovation of sports facilities. | | (79705) | 118
N | Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent discussions he has held with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the renovation of school sports facilities; and if he will make a statement. | | (79706) | 119
N | Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether schools which have received grants under the New Opportunities Fund for Physical Education and Sport are eligible for funding from the Building Schools for the Future programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (79707) | 120
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to promote (a) European cultural identity and (b) positive attitudes to (i) mathematics, (ii) foreign languages and (iii) the English language. | | (79930) | 121
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the proposed recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Key Competences for Lifelong Learning; and whether he plans to incorporate them into the national curriculum. | | (79931) | 122
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children living in England attend schools in Wales, broken down by (a) type of school, (b) sex and (c) age. | | (79582) | 123
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children living in Wales attend schools in England, broken down by (a) type of school, (b) age and (c) sex. | | (79583) | 124
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the finance director of his Department. | | (80089) | 125
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brent East of 4th May 2006, Official Report, column 1764W, on specialist schools, how many specialist schools are in areas within the worst 20 per cent. of wards in England according to the index of deprivation; and what specialism has been chosen by each such school. | | (79493) | 126
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures the Department has put in place to assist pension transferability of public pensions for members of the Teachers' Pension Scheme. | | (79770) | 127
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if his Department will provide information and membership forms for credit unions to its employees. | | (79941) | 128
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which organisations were unsuccessful in their application for funding under the Children, Young People and Families Grant programme; what each organisation's proposal was; how much funding each organisation sought; and why each application was rejected. | | (79568) | 129
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding has been allocated for each of the organisations accepted under the Children, Young People and Families Grant programme over the next three years. | | (79569) | 130
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, why the work of community family trusts previously funded under the MARS Grant programme did not continue under the Children, Young People and Families Grant programme. | | (79570) | 131
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average annual wage was of (a) secondary and (b) primary headteachers in each year since 1997. | | (79878) | 132
N | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many fires there were in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each (i) region and (ii) local education authority in each of the last 10 years; and how many were started deliberately. | | (79571) | 133
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils in year 10 and above in London are on the apprenticeships scheme. | | (79835) | 134
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average length of time served in post by headteachers in England was according to the most recently available figures. | | (80014) | 135
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers are teaching classes in (a) mathematics, (b) English, (c) biology, (d) physics, (e) chemistry, (f) French, (g) German, (h) history and (i) geography in secondary schools in England who have no higher qualification than an A-level in the subject. | | (80037) | 136
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pages of guidance have been issued by his Department in the last 12 months. | | (80038) | 137
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many separate pieces of guidance to schools have been issued by his Department in each of the last nine years. | | (80039) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 138
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce national compulsory recycling schemes. | | (79779) | 139
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of an oil spill on the feeding grounds of the Western Pacific Grey Whale in the event of a major incident at the Sakhalin II project; and what assessment has been made of the potential impact of such a spill on those feeding grounds in (a) summer conditions and (b) winter ice conditions. | | (79449) | 140
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average time period is between the installation of gas or oil pipelines across each river as part of the Sakhalin II project. | | (79450) | 141
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of (a) the Sakhalin Energy Investment Company's oil spill plan response methods and (b) the potential impact of an oil spill on biodiversity in the Sakhalin island area. | | (79451) | 142
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to paragraph 3.41 of the 2003 Energy White Paper, what steps he plans to take to extend the Energy Efficiency Commitment beyond the domestic sector. | | (78451) | 143
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) televisions and (b) monitors containing cathode ray tubes have been recycled from local authority civic amenity sites since July 2005. | | (78452) | 144
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to announce whether he will introduce variable charges for waste production. | | (79892) | 145
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government plans to take as part of its Organic Action Plan to encourage greater public procurement of organic food. | | (79893) | 146
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, why Business Link was advertising the Rural Enterprise Scheme after all the relevant funds had been committed. | | (80020) | 147
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what controls are in place in to monitor waste intended for recycling to ensure that it is not re-routed to a landfill site. | | (79913) | 148
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the finance director of his Department. | | (80088) | 149
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will set up a regulator of the price of milk for a temporary period. | | (79755) | 150
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the dairy supply chain forum. | | (79757) | 151
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of delays in the Single Payment Scheme on levels of stress among farmers. | | (79580) | 152
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research his Department has commissioned into stress in rural areas; what assessment he has made of levels of stress in rural areas; and what measures are being taken to reduce levels of stress in rural areas. | | (79581) | 153
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will provide information and membership forms for credit unions to its employees. | | (79940) | 154
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the European Commission regarding EU fines for not paying all of the Single Farm Payment by 30th June 2006; whether the deadline will be extended; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (79894) | 155
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the European Commission will fine the UK Government for missing the 30th June 2006 deadline for Single Farm Payment if (a) 85 per cent., (b) 86 per cent., (c) 87 per cent., (d) 88 per cent., (e) 89 per cent., (f) 90 per cent., (g) 91 per cent., (h) 92 per cent., (i) 93 per cent., (j) 94 per cent., (k) 95 per cent., (l) 96 per cent., (m) 97 per cent., (n) 98 per cent., (o) 99 per cent. have been paid by the deadline. | | [R] (79895) | 156
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what percentage of claimants are waiting to receive (a) their Single Farm Payment in full and (b) any Single Farm Payments; and what the total value of payments is which remain to be paid. | | [R] (79896) | 157
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on computer training for the systems to implement the Single Farm Payment. | | [R] (79897) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 158
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the number of students from (a) Russia and (b) the Ukraine who have outstayed their student visa. | | (79781) | 159
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many student visas have been issued for students to study in the UK in each of the last eight years, broken down by country of origin. | | (79782) | 160
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many student visas have been issued to students from (a) Russia and (b) the Ukraine in each of the last eight years. | | (79783) | 161
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of reports that North Korea can launch a Taepodong-2 missile with potential nuclear capability; and what recent discussions she has had with the (a) UN, (b) US and (c) EU on this issue. | | (79964) | 162
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12th June 2006, Official Report, column 1001W, on the International Nuclear Fuel Bank, when she plans to make public the joint US-UK proposals to the International Atomic Energy Agency for a new international nuclear fuel supply agreement; and if she will make a statement. | | (79851) | 163
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations she has made to the governments of (a) China and (b) Russia on the discussion of Burma at the UN Security Council; and what the outcome was of those discussions. | | (79910) | 164
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make a statement on progress made towards (a) the imposition of a travel ban on and (b) the freezing of assets of those impeding the peace process in Sudan. | | (79922) | 165
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made in restricting the flow of (a) arms and ammunition and (b) equipment to (i) the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army, (ii) the Justice and Equality Movement in Sudan and (iii) the Janjaweed militia; and if she will make a statement. | | (79952) | 166
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made to the Sudanese government on the reported operations in Darfur of Chadian armed groups supported by Khartoum. | | (80033) | 167
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made to the Burmese government on the recent human rights violations in Karen State. | | (80034) | 168
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made to the Sudanese government on implementation of the February 2006 Tripoli Agreement. | | (80035) | 169
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made by the UN and Africa Union technical assessment mission towards establishing a UN mandate in Darfur; and if she will make a statement. | | (80040) | 170
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that Burma is formally discussed at the UN Security Council and a resolution is agreed. | | (80056) | 171
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice the British High Commissioner, Mr Francois Gordon, gave to Dr Besigye (a) while he was in detention, with particular reference to applying for amnesty under the Amnesty Law which governs the forgiveness of former rebels, and (b) after the elections, with particular reference to the acceptance of the results of the elections; and if she will make a statement. | | (79945) | 172
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the invasion of the Ugandan High Court by armed commandos on 16th November 2005; and if she will make a statement. | | (79946) | 173
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what her assessment is of the (a) loss of lives, (b) destruction of property and (c) threat to security in Uganda as a result of the demonstrations in the wake of the arrest of Dr Besigye on 14th November 2005; and if she will make a statement. | | (79947) | 174
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many infraction proceedings for breach of EU (a) legislation and (b) treaties were outstanding against the United Kingdom at each formal stage notified to Government at the end of each calendar year since 1990; and how many were outstanding against the governments of Scotland and Wales in each year since devolution. | | (80076) | 175
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the finance director of her Department. | | (80087) | 176
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer given by her predecessor to Q36 of oral evidence taken before the Foreign Affairs Committee on 13th December 2005, what form the misinformation referred to about the case of Benyam Mohammed (al-Habashi) took. | | (80070) | 177
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications of the recent discussions between the Syrian and Iranian governments on strategic and military co-operation; and if she will make a statement. | | (79923) | 178
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the number of Taliban fighters operating in Afghanistan; and if she will make a statement. | | (79924) | 179
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications of the recent talks between the Somali government and the Islamic Courts Union militia; and if she will make a statement. | | (79925) | 180
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications of the recent territorial talks between Japan and South Korea; and if she will make a statement. | | (79926) | 181
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made in accession negotiations on Turkey's membership of the European Union; and if she will make a statement. | | (79927) | 182
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made in the hunt for (a) Radovan Karadzic, (b) General Ratko Mladic and (c) Vlastimir Djordjevic; and if she will make a statement. | | (79928) | 183
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made by the European Union in achieving agreement on the future status of Kosovo; and if she will make a statement. | | (79929) | 184
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of the recruits to her Department were educated in (a) state schools, (b) private schools, (c) Oxford or Cambridge University and (d) other universities in each of the last 30 years. | | (80045) | 185
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the names are of those who (a) approve and (b) select UK ambassadors. | | (80046) | 186
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what percentage of ambassadors were educated in (a) the state sector, (b) the private sector, (c) Oxford or Cambridge University and (d) other universities in each of the last 30 years. | | (80052) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 187
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Prostate Cancer Risk Management Programme; what funding has been allocated for the revision of the programme; and when this funding will be made available. | | (79497) | 188
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much diamorphine was used by the NHS in each of the last five years; and how much she expects to be used in 2006-07. | | (79462) | 189
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the sources are of the supply of diamorphine used by the NHS. | | (79463) | 190
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria her Department uses to decide how much diamorphine the health service requires. | | (79464) | 191
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she has been informed of a shortage of supply of diamorphine in any NHS hospital; and if she will make a statement. | | (79466) | 192
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will take steps to ensure that NHS trusts and primary care trusts in the Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Strategic Health Authority area which do not have deficits are not required to contribute financially to rectifying the deficits of other such trusts in the area. | | (80015) | 193
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many operations were carried out in each NHS surgical centre within Gloucestershire, Avon and Wiltshire Strategic Health Authority area in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by appropriate data field; and how many were carried out on the NHS in the private sector, broken down by appropriate data field. | | (80016) | 194
N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to paragraph 25 of the Department's interim guidance of March 2006 (Gateway Ref 6212) on the role of the Healthcare Commission, under what statutory provision the Commission will be responsible for the regulation of controlled drugs. | | [R] (79575) | 195
N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions representatives of the Healthcare Commission have (a) examined and (b) taken copies of patients' private and confidential notes held by (i) private clinics and (ii) general practitioners offering a private health service in each of the last five years. | | [R] (79576) | 196
N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether (a) her Department and (b) its agencies have assessed the merits of the over-the-counter sale of pre-filled Botox syringes. | | (79577) | 197
N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information she has received from the Healthcare Commission on the number of unregistered laser machines in medical use in England; and what steps she has taken to reduce this number. | | (79578) | 198
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2006, Official Report, column 353W, on chiropractic management, how many chiropractors were employed by the NHS in each of the last three years; and at what cost. | | (79850) | 199
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16th June 2006, Official Report, column 1548W, on health trusts (Hampshire), what the 2005-06 provisional outturn was for (a) Salisbury Healthcare Trust, (b) Frimley Park Hospital and (c) Royal Surrey County Hospital. | | (79876) | 200
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) consultants' clinics have been held and (b) patients have attended such clinics in each month since January 2005 at (i) the Dilke Memorial Hospital and (ii) the Lydney and District Hospital, broken down by consultant specialism. | | (79618) | 201
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether (a) the Dilke Memorial Hospital and (b) the Lydney and District Hospital are included on the choose and book system in Gloucestershire. | | (79622) | 202
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which independent sector treatment centre projects have been scaled down from the initial proposals considered by her Department; and what factors led to the decision to scale down each project. | | (79750) | 203
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the finance director of her Department. | | (80086) | 204
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to ensure more people with asthma take-up care plans. | | (79447) | 205
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what task groups have been established to take forward the `Our Health, Our Say' White Paper implementation plan; and who has been appointed to each such group. | | (79448) | 206
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action she is taking to ensure delivery of Milton Keynes Primary Care Trust's proposals to redesign adult mental health services. | | (79444) | 207
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will take steps to ensure that reductions are not made in adult and older people's mental health services in Milton Keynes. | | (79445) | 208
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether there are plans to extend the provision of training for dental technicians at the new dental schools. | | (79791) | 209
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the Department will measure the merits of the new General Dental Services Contract against the previous fee per item system, with particular reference to complex treatments. | | (79792) | 210
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the Government's position is on the recommendation of the European medical devices expert group that dental patients be given a copy of the Statement of Conformity; and if she will make a statement. | | (79794) | 211
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been allocated to (a) dental technology and (b) dental laboratories in each of the last five years; and what allocations have been made over the next three years. | | (79797) | 212
N | Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of palliative care beds in Worcestershire; and if she will make a statement. | | (79617) | 213
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the National Institute for Health and Clincial Excellence will affect the treatment of anaemia, with particular reference to patients suffering from cancer-related exhaustion; and if she will make a statement. | | (79793) | 214
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made by the Food Standards Agency in establishing a timetable for the comprehensive inspection and licensing of food broker businesses. | | [R] (79495) | 215
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 31st May 2006, Official Report, column 31W, on Small Change Big Difference; how much the campaign has cost; and how much money has been allocated for the entirety of the campaign. | | (79761) | 216
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd May 2006, Official Report, column 1762W, on primary care trusts, what range of work is in hand; and what arrangements Surrey and Sussex Strategic Health Authority have in place to ensure delivery. | | (79763) | 217
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures the Department has put in place to assist pension transferability of public pensions for NHS personnel. | | (79767) | 218
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many redundancies of (a) nurses and (b) midwives there have been in the NHS in each of the last nine years. | | (79795) | 219
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what elements have changed from being funded by Connecting for Health to being funded by Departmental central budgets since the inception of Connecting for Health. | | (79758) | 220
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding was moved from the Connecting for Health budget to the Departmental central budgets in 2005-06 to pay for the Choose and Book appointments line. | | (79787) | 221
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if her Department will provide information and membership forms for credit unions to its employees. | | (79939) | 222
| Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GP practices have opted out of providing childhood immunisation services following the introduction of the new GP contract in 2003; and where each is located. | | (79773) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 223
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Immigration and Nationality Directorate will reply to the fax from the hon. Member for Edinburgh West of 31st May with regard to Ghanzanfar Ali. | | (79785) | 224
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to reply to Questions (a) 68921, (b) 68923, (c) 68918, (d) 68919, (e) 68920, (f) 68922 and (g) 68924, on prisoners, tabled on 3rd May by the hon. Member for Wellingborough. | | (79465) | 225
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the recorded level of violent crime was in Wellingborough in (a) 1996-97 and (b) 2005-06. | | (79708) | 226
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for parole have been heard in each of the last five years; and how many of these applications were successful in each year. | | (79918) | 227
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) legal advisers and (b) social services advisers have been employed or seconded to work in the Probation Service in each of the last eight years. | | (79953) | 228
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total number of (a) operational and (b) non-operational officers employed in the Probation Service was in each of the last eight years. | | (79954) | 229
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total funding allocated for the (a) recruitment and (b) training of probation officers was in each of the last eight years. | | (79955) | 230
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department expects to publish its annual report for 2005-06. | | (79443) | 231
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what rules the Passport Office applies regarding the length of names. | | (80036) | 232
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which prisons have been re-roled since 1997; how many prison places there are in each establishment; when the re-roling took place; and what the cost of reroling was. | | (79709) | 233
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what response he has made to the July 2005 Report by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman on the treatment of detainees (a) at Oakington Immigration Centre and (b) whilst under escort; and if he will make a statement. | | (79777) | 234
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) escape from closed prisons and (b) absconding from open prisons are criminal offences; and what the penalties are for escaping from each type of prison. | | (79619) | 235
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which UK-based companies have been authorised to import and store (a) AK-47 rifles and (b) other small arms from Bosnia since June 2003. | | (79959) | 236
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK-based companies are authorised (a) to import and (b) to store AK-47 style weapons. | | (79960) | 237
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the documentation requirements are for a British citizen wishing to travel between England and the Republic of Ireland. | | (79961) | 238
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are in prison, broken down by (a) length of sentence and (b) category of offence; and what the date was of the most recent prison population data capture. | | (79848) | 239
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) non-British EU nationals and (b) non-EU foreign nationals are held in prisons in England and Wales, broken down by their country of origin. | | (79775) | 240
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-EU foreign national prisoners were returned to their country of origin to complete their sentence in each of the last 10 years. | | (79776) | 241
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the finance director of his Department. | | (80085) | 242
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the UK plans to take part in the European Union pilot project on the sharing of the criminal records of EU residents; and if he will make a statement. | | (79460) | 243
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) male and (b) female Category A prisoners are held at HMP Peterborough; and if he will make a statement. | | (79467) | 244
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedure is in place to allow hon. Members confidential access to each level of classified material on prisoners in Guantanamo Bay; and in what circumstances access would be denied. | | (80054) | 245
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, since what date sex offenders have been housed in Elliot House in Birmingham; what causes for concern have been drawn to his Department's attention since that time; what his rationale is for deciding that such offenders should no longer be housed in this hostel; and what steps are being taken to ensure that the risk of their re-offending is minimised. | | (80055) | 246
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures the Department has put in place to assist pension transferability of public pensions for (a) police and (b) probation service personnel. | | (79766) | 247
| Mr Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry North West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many sexual attacks there have been in England and Wales by people falsely posing as taxi drivers in each of the last five years. | | (79760) | 248
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the introduction of the victim's personal statement. | | (79830) | 249
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) average and (b) longest time taken for a police investigation into a road death was in each of the last 10 years. | | (79831) | 250
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what sanctions are available to the police to use against (a) individuals, (b) organisations and (c) councils who do not fully co-operate and disclose all information requested in connection with police investigations into road accidents that result in death; and how often such sanctions were applied in each of the last 10 years. | | (79832) | 251
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will provide information and membership forms for credit unions to its employees. | | (79938) | 252
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will consider ways to improve the opportunities for the public to raise their concern about anti-social behaviour with (a) local authorities and (b) police authorities. | | (80049) | 253
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will conclude consideration of the status of Hadi Nozadi of Lower Sharpham Barton, Ashprington, Totnes, who was refused asylum on 22nd November 2001. | | (77516) | 254
N | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what Government policy is on the collection of minors' fingerprints. | | (79567) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 255
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the House of Commons finance director. | | (80084) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 256
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much (a) his Department and (b) the EU has pledged to the emergency response to the Indonesian earthquake; and if he will make a statement. | | (79907) | 257
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he had with (a) agencies capable of large-scale infrastructure projects, (b) aid agencies and (c) non-governmental organisations in relation to the Indonesian earthquake relief effort. | | (79908) | 258
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the finance director of his Department. | | (80083) | 259
| Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will place in the Library a copy of the deliberations of the Treaty of Amsterdam Article 133 Committee since 1997. | | (79788) | 260
| Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list the public sector projects his Department has funded for plant breeding in developing countries in the last three years. | | (79789) | 261
| Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the potential of effective competition legislation to tackle monopolies of rights relating to plant varieties by private sector companies. | | (79790) | 262
| Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the recommendations of the Commission on Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR), how the Government is promoting (a) through the Treaty of Amsterdam Article 133 committee and (b) at the meeting of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, the rights of countries (i) not to grant patents for plants and animals, including genes and genetically modified plants and animals and (ii) to provide for the rights of farmers to save and plant-back seed and to allow informal sale and exchange of seeds; and if he will make representations to revise the Convention on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants to support the CIPR's recommendations. | | (79796) | 263
| Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding has been allocated by his Department to strengthen public sector research on seed varieties (a) in the UK and (b) overseas; and if he will ask the World Bank to increase its lending for such projects. | | (79836) | Questions to the Leader of the House 264
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Leader of the House, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the finance director of the Privy Council Office. | | (80082) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 265
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many schools in Northern Ireland which are currently open he expects to have closed by the end of 2007. | | (79456) | 266
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will estimate the annual total effect on costs if each of Northern Ireland's acute hospitals were to construct a wind turbine in their grounds similar to that operated by Antrim Hospital. | | (79457) | 267
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many copies of the leaflet `Has disability altered your home?' have been produced by the Rates Collection Agency in Northern Ireland. | | (79458) | 268
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will review the appropriateness of the policy of 50 per cent. remission of sentences in Northern Ireland, with particular reference to those convicted of serious (a) violent and (b) sexual attacks. | | (79459) | 269
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average waiting time to be seen by a consultant was for people in Northern Ireland in 2005-06, broken down by clinical conditions. | | (80057) | 270
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the financial impact on families of respite care charges for adults with learning disabilities; and what plans he has to review the making of such charges. | | (79968) | 271
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average waiting time is for multiple sclerosis patients in the Western Health and Social Services Board (WHSSB) area to be added to the waiting list to receive disease-modifying therapy (DMT) treatment; what the average waiting time is for MS patients in the WHSSB area who are on the waiting list to begin DMT treatment; and what the target time is in each case. | | (79969) | 272
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many new multiple sclerosis patients in the Western Health and Social Services Board (WHSSB) area have begun receiving disease-modifying therapy in the last three months; how many additional MS patients in the WHSSB area have been placed on the waiting list to receive DMT treatment in the last three months; and if he will make a statement. | | (79970) | 273
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many convictions there have been for vandalism of headstones at graveyards in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (79971) | 274
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what advice he has received on future public expenditure implications arising from possible shortfalls in public service pension funds. | | (79972) | 275
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessments have been made of the ability of Northern Ireland's public service pension funds to meet their liabilities. | | (79973) | 276
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of people employed in Northern Ireland that have private pension provision and (b) what percentage of them are women. | | (79974) | 277
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many convictions for sex offences there have been in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; what the average length of prison sentence received was in each year; and what the (a) longest and (b) shortest sentences given were in each year. | | (79975) | 278
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in each Health & Social Services Board Area are known to be cocaine users; and what working estimate of the total number of cocaine users each HSSB has. | | (79976) | 279
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much the Roads Service has spent on improving the A5 between Derry and Aughnacloy in each of the last five years; how much is planned to be spent in each of the next three years; and what joint plans the Roads Service and the Department for Transport in the Republic of Ireland have to upgrade the A5/N2 Derry to Dublin road. | | (79977) | 280
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what measures are in place to ensure that people in Northern Ireland who require gastric bypass surgery receive the treatment they need. | | (79978) | 281
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will implement in Northern Ireland the Government guidance entitled Social Care for Deafblind Children and Adults; and if he will make a statement. | | (79911) | 282
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what controls are in place in Northern Ireland to monitor waste intended for recycling to ensure that it is not re-routed to a landfill site. | | (79912) | 283
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the finance director of his Department. | | (80081) | 284
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many medical students who are studying in Northern Ireland will (a) be unable to continue their studies and (b) be unable to take up positions of employment in Northern Ireland as a result of the new visa regulations pertaining to international medical students; and if he will make a statement. | | (79762) | 285
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department has any strategies specifically tailored to combat bullying of children with special needs; and if he will make a statement. | | (79786) | 286
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what measures the Department has put in place to assist pension transferability of public pensions for personnel working in Northern Ireland departments and agencies. | | (79769) | 287
N | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in Northern Ireland have been diagnosed with cervical cancer. | | (79452) | 288
N | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many new cases of cervical cancer have been diagnosed in the Province in each of the last 10 years. | | (79453) | 289
N | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many deaths have there been from cervical cancer in the Province in each of the last 10 years. | | (79454) | 290
N | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many individuals from each health board area in the Province (a) were offered and (b) received screening for cervical cancer in each of the last five years. | | (79455) | 291
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made in encouraging people in Northern Ireland to recycle. | | (80096) | 292
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for women undergoing predictive genetic testing for breast cancer; and if he will make a statement. | | (80097) | 293
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many under-age drinkers have been charged with drunkeness in a public place in each divisional command unit in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (80098) | 294
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average class size in each level of education was in each of the last three years, broken down by education and library board area; and if he will make a statement. | | (80100) | 295
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many call centre jobs there are in Northern Ireland; how many there were three years ago; and if he will make a statement. | | (80101) | 296
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many taxis are being used to transport children to school in each education and library board area; and at what cost. | | (80102) | 297
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many families in Northern Ireland have been tested for the CDH 1 gene; and how many patients have opted for pre-emptive surgery in each board area as a result of the test in each of the last three years. | | (80103) | 298
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many children have (a) been injured and (b) reported attacks by other children in shared taxis in the last two years, broken down by education and library board. | | (80104) | 299
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many travellers camps there are in Northern Ireland; what the location is of each; and how many caravans can be accommodated at each camp. | | (80105) | 300
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his Department's preferred ratio is of dentists per head of population in Northern Ireland; and what the ratio was in the last period for which figures are available. | | (80106) | 301
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in Northern Ireland have signed up to carrying donor cards since 1999; and if he will make a statement. | | (80107) | 302
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many foreign nationals have set up residence in Northern Ireland in the last two years, broken down by country of origin. | | (80108) | 303
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many foreign nationals resident in Northern Ireland have been charged with an offence in the last two years, broken down by type of offence committed; and if he will make a statement. | | (80109) | 304
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the safety of Seroxat for pregnant women suffering from depression; and if he will make a statement. | | (80110) | 305
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total cost was of vandalism on educational establishments in each of the last three years, broken down by education and library board area. | | (80111) | 306
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether there have been any recent reported breakouts of bacterial kidney disease in trout fisheries in the Province; and if he will make a statement. | | (80112) | 307
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many cases of repeat offending by known paedophiles have occurred in Northern Ireland in the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (80114) | 308
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many special needs children took part in summer schemes in each board area in each of the last four years; how long the summer schemes last in each board area; and if he will make a statement. | | (80115) | 309
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many post-primary school children from the (a) Catholic and (b) Protestant communities have participated in trips to America funded by the (i) Government and (ii) EU in the last five years, broken down by education and library board area; and if he will make a statement. | | (80116) | 310
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many primary school children in the (a) Catholic and (b) Protestant communities have taken part in trips to the United States of America with (i) Government and (ii) European funds in the last five years, broken down by education and library board area; and if he will make a statement. | | (80117) | 311
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Police Service of Northern Ireland is taking to combat the delivery of alcohol by taxi firms to under-age drinkers; and if he will make a statement. | | (80118) | Questions to the Prime Minister 312
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on his recent discussions with the Israeli Prime Minister on the sale of natural gas to Israel. | | (79446) | 313
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Prime Minister, what the projected total cost is of purchasing new aircraft for his use and that of members of the Royal Family; what the annual (a) running costs and (b) costs of cabin staff and pilots' salaries are expected to be; and if he will make a statement. | | (80113) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 314
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the finance director of his Department. | | (80080) | Questions to the Solicitor General 315
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Solicitor General, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the finance director of each of the Law Officers' Departments. | | (80079) | Questions to the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 316
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the finance director of the Electoral Commission. | | (80078) | 317
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many hours were spent by Electoral Commission staff on the issues of (a) postal ballot fraud and (b) electoral registration in each of the last five years. | | (80042) | 318
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many meetings Electoral Commission officers have (a) attended and (b) initiated on the issues of (i) postal ballot fraud and (ii) electoral registration in each of the last five years. | | (80050) | 319
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many Electoral Commission reports on (a) postal ballot fraud and (b) electoral registration have been produced in each of the last five years; and how many words there were in each. | | (80051) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 320
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much has been paid to local authorities for the additional responsibilities to recycle televisions and monitors containing cathode ray tubes since July 2005. | | (78453) | 321
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate his Department has made of the likely costs associated with recycling televisions and monitors containing cathode ray tubes following the introduction of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive. | | (78454) | 322
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research he has commissioned into the evolution of smart grids to enhance the existing national grid. | | (80017) | 323
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the potential effects on business and employment in the UK of an increase in market penetration in energy efficiency and new measures by UK companies. | | (80018) | 324
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what (a) Standard Individual Trade Control Licences and (b) Open Individual Trade Control Licences have been issued to UK-based companies for the transfer of small arms from Bosnia to (i) Iraq and (ii) other destination countries since June 2003. | | (79958) | 325
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what progress the Department has made in relation to the trading activities of OM Energy Ltd; what support the Government has provided for the company and its associated companies; and if he will make a statement. | | (79752) | 326
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with (a) Heinz, (b) unions representing workers at Aston Cross HP Sauce factory and (c) Birmingham City Council regarding the Heinz proposal to move production of HP Sauce from the UK to the Netherlands. | | (80069) | 327
| Mr Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what (a) funding, (b) tax incentives and (c) other financial support the Government has provided to (i) Peugeot, (ii) LTI vehicles, (iii) British-owned automotive producers and (iv) overseas automotive producers over the last 10 years. | | (79759) | 328
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if his Department will provide information and membership forms for credit unions to its employees. | | (79937) | 329
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, by how much the Government is underwriting British Energy's decommissioning fund. | | (80043) | 330
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much public subsidy was given to the renewable energy industry in each of the last nine years. | | (80044) | 331
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 12th June 2006, Official Report, column 875W, on light fittings (hazardous substances), what guidance he has issued on whether the wholesale and retail of existing stock of non-electrical light fittings are within the scope of the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2005, S.I. 2005, No. 2748. | | (79868) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 332
| Ms Celia Barlow (Hove):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it a legal requirement for train operators to provide and maintain toilets on trains, including for disabled people. | | (79891) | 333
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will ensure that all measures for handling surplus staff arising from the Shared Service Programme set out in `Reorganisation Strategies for DfT' are followed by his Department and its agencies. | | (79778) | 334
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much it cost to research, write and publish (a) `A New Deal for Transport' (July 1998), (b) `Transport 2010 - the 10 Year Plan', (c) `Delivering Better Transport: Progress Report' (December 2002) and (d) `The Future of Transport: a Network for 2030' (July 2004). | | (79919) | 335
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much it has cost to research, write and publish each of the Regional Planning Assessments for the Railways. | | (79920) | 336
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Eddington review has cost; and how much has been budgeted for the review. | | (79921) | 337
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the finance director of his Department. | | (80077) | 338
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress is being made in reducing the noise nuisance caused by train horns in Ardleigh, Essex; and if he will make a statement. | | (79492) | 339
N | Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what criteria the Marine Environment High Risk Areas were determined. | | (79353) | 340
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will provide information and membership forms for credit unions to its employees. | | (79936) | 341
| Helen Southworth (Warrington South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has (a) to increase parking facilities and (b) to upgrade station facilities at Warrington Bank Quay. | | (79944) | 342
| Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the letter from the Minister of State of 8th February 2006, reference SL/001336/06, in relation to the Dart Harbour and Navigation Authority, when he expects the undertakings made in the letter to be met; and if he will make a statement. | | (79774) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 343
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the finance director of his Department. | | (80074) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 344
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the implications for (a) central government departments' budgets and (b) disabled people of the ending of Access to Work funding in October. | | (79932) | 345
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on adaptations and equipment for disabled members of staff in each year since 2003. | | (79933) | 346
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled staff his Department has employed in each year since 2000. | | (79934) | 347
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled staff within his Department (a) received equipment and adaptations through the Access to Work scheme up to 2003 and (b) receive equipment and adaptations paid for by his Department. | | (79935) | 348
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria were used in assessing reimbursement for lunch and other meals to volunteers as earnings rather than legitimate expenses; and what impact he expects this to have on those in receipt of benefits who choose to take up voluntary work. | | (79914) | 349
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of implementation of the Pensions White Paper proposals on achieving the Government's target of raising from 40 to 60 per cent., by 2020, the proportion of a pensioner's income coming from investments rather than taxes. | | (79614) | 350
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of pensioners will be eligible for means-tested assistance (a) under present policies and (b) under the proposals in the White Paper in each year up to 2020. | | (79615) | 351
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in prison have Child Support Agency maintenance liabilities. | | (79616) | 352
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children have non-resident parents with a Child Support Agency liability. | | (79704) | 353
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the finance director of his Department. | | (80073) | 354
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what requirements in relation to pension funds were imposed on Rubber and Plastics Research Association Technology in Shawbury, Shropshire before it went into administration. | | (79754) | 355
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will provide information and membership forms for credit unions to its employees. | | (79943) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 356
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many customs officers are deployed at Northern Ireland's ports and airports; how many there were in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (80099) | 357
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) total and (b) percentage rate of (i) unemployment, (ii) long-term unemployment and (iii) youth unemployment was in each constituency in each of the last 10 years, grouped by region. | | [Transferred] (79828) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 358
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people have participated in the Government's Shared Equity scheme since May 2005. | | [Transferred] (79899) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 359
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many (a) coroners and (b) deputy coroners there have been in Northern Ireland in each year since 1997. | | [Transferred] (80058) | 360
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the (a) legal background and (b) practitioner experience is of each (i) coroner in Northern Ireland, (ii) deputy coroner who served between 1997 and 2006 and (iii) newly appointed (A) coroner and (B) deputy coroner. | | [Transferred] (80059) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 361
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa extensions have been granted to those from (a) Russia and (b) the Ukraine issued with student visas in each of the past five years. | | [Transferred] (79780) | 362
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) asylum seekers and (b) illegal immigrants have been caught working illegally in each of the past five years. | | [Transferred] (79764) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 363
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has allocated to encourage biofuel production in the UK in 2006-07. | | [Transferred] (79963) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 364
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what requirements the Government has placed on private businesses to contribute to a safety net for pension funds. | | [Transferred] (79753) |
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